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Floyd Lawton

Floyd Lawton

105 appearances · Golden Age · 1950–2026 · 5 key issues
Who is Floyd Lawton?

Floyd Lawton made his first mark on comics in 1950, stepping onto the page in Batman #59 courtesy of the legendary Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Lew Sayre Schwartz — a Golden Age pedigree that speaks to just how deep his roots run in the DC universe. Over more than seven decades of publication, he's proven himself one of the most enduring figures in DC's darker corners, racking up five key collector issues and 105 catalog appearances across Batman, Detective Comics, and most prominently, Suicide Squad. He keeps remarkable company — sharing pages with Batman, Bruce Wayne, The Flash, Green Lantern, and Clark Kent — which tells you everything about the weight this character carries in the DC tapestry. If you're serious about exploring the grittier, morally complex side of DC storytelling, Floyd Lawton is absolutely a character worth tracking down from his Golden Age debut all the way to the present day.

Batman
#59
★ First appearance
Batman #59
Jun 1950

Covers through the years — 2000–2025

Batman: Strange Apparitions #[nn] 2000
Batman: Strange Apparitions #[nn]
Batman Unwrapped: R.I.P. #[nn] 2016
Batman Unwrapped: R.I.P. #[nn]
Absolute Power: Origins #[nn] 2025
Absolute Power: Origins #[nn]

Appearances

52 (2006)
#6
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)
Legends (1986)
Superman (1987)
Hawkman (1986)
#10
Secret Origins (1986)
Adventures of Superman (1987)
Action Comics (1938)
Who's Who: Update '87 (1987)
#1
Justice League International (1987)
#13
Hawkworld (1990)
#8
Showcase '93 (1993)
#1
Congorilla (1992)
#3
Deathstroke: The Hunted (1994)
#41
Deathstroke (1995)
#49
Underworld Unleashed: Patterns of Fear (1995)
#1
JLA (1997)
#34
Batman: Strange Apparitions (1999)
Flash (1987)
Batman Adventures (2003)
#5
Wizard: The Comics Magazine (1991)
Villains United (2005)
Villains United: Infinite Crisis Special (2006)
#1
Justice League of America (2006)
Countdown to Final Crisis (2008)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2009)
#13
DCU: Legacies (2010)
#6
The Flash (2010)
#7
Secret Six (2008)
Secret Six: Cats in the Cradle (2011)
DC Universe: Legacies (2011)
The Flash Omnibus by Geoff Johns (2011)
#2
The Infinite Crisis Omnibus (2012)
Green Lantern: The Animated Series (2012)
#7
The Green Team: Teen Trillionaires (2013)
#4
DC Comics: The New 52 Villains Omnibus (2013)
Batman Unwrapped: R.I.P. (2015)
Batman '66 (2013)
#30
New Suicide Squad (2015)
#2
Shade, the Changing Girl (2016)
#5
Nightwing (2016)
#29
Justice League: Rebirth Deluxe Edition (2017)
#2
Batman: Rebirth Deluxe Edition (2017)
#2
Legion of Super-Heroes: Millennium (2019)
#1
Batman & the Outsiders (2019)
#8
DCeased: Unkillables (2020)
The Flash Annual (2018)
#3
Absolute Power: Origins (2025)
DC Finest: Suicide Squad: Trial by Fire (2025)
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen: Who Killed Jimmy Olsen - The Deluxe Edition (2025)
DCeased Omnibus (2025)
Batman by Tom King (2024)
#2
Michel Fiffe Portfolio (2016)
#2
LEGO Batman FCBD Special Edition (2026)
#1