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Gravedigger

Gravedigger

6 appearances · Bronze Age · 1979–2025
Who is Gravedigger?

Unearthed in the Bronze Age pages of Men of War #21 (1979) by Jack C. Harris and Dick Ayers, Gravedigger is one of DC's more distinctive war-comics figures, carved out of an era when the publisher was still investing in gritty, soldier-centered storytelling. What makes this character genuinely fascinating to collectors is the long shadow cast by that debut — appearances stretching across nearly five decades, all the way to 2025, speak to a lasting place in DC's historical memory. Gravedigger has shared pages with some of the most iconic names in the DC Universe — Green Lantern, Batman, The Flash, Hawkman, The Atom — a testament to the character's reach beyond the war-comics corner of the line. A compact but meaningful catalog presence, Gravedigger rewards the dedicated hunter looking for a hidden gem with real Bronze Age grit.

Men of War
#21
★ First appearance
Men of War #21
Oct 1979

Covers through the years — 2011–2012

DC Universe: Legacies #[nn] 2011
DC Universe: Legacies #[nn]
DC Universe: Legacies #[nn] 2012
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Appearances

Men of War (1977)
#21
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)
#9
DCU: Legacies (2010)
#4
DC Universe: Legacies (2011)
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen: Who Killed Jimmy Olsen - The Deluxe Edition (2025)