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Imra Ardeen

Imra Ardeen

170 appearances · Silver Age · 1960–2026 · 14 key issues
Who is Imra Ardeen?

Few characters can claim to have helped launch one of DC's most beloved concepts, but Imra Ardeen has that distinction — stepping onto the scene in Action Comics #267 in 1960, a genuine Silver Age original conjured by Otto Binder and Wayne Boring. Over the span of an extraordinary 66 years of publication history, she has remained a fixture across Adventure Comics, Legion of Super-Heroes, and beyond, sharing countless adventures with iconic figures like Rokk Krinn, Garth Ranzz, and Clark Kent himself. With 14 key-issue appearances to her name and 170 catalog entries, Imra is no background player — she's a cornerstone of DC's far-future mythology, the kind of character whose longevity speaks louder than any single story. If you're following the threads that tie the Silver Age to the modern DC universe, Imra Ardeen is an essential name to know.

Adventure Comics
#247
★ First appearance
Adventure Comics #247
Apr 1958

Trivia

Covers through the years — 2001–2025

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Appearances (most recent 150 of 170)

52 (2006)
#4
Action Comics (1938)
Superboy (1949)
Superman (1939)
Superman Annual (1960)
#6
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (1954)
World's Finest Comics (1941)
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (1958)
Superman Supacomic (1959)
Wonder Woman (1942)
All Star Adventure Comic (1959)
#93
Limited Collectors' Edition (1972)
All New Collectors' Edition (1978)
DC Comics Presents (1978)
DC Special Series (1977)
#19
The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980)
The Best of DC (1979)
DC Sampler (1983)
#1
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes (1984)
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)
Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985)
#8
Legionnaires Three [Legionnaires 3] (1986)
Legion of Super-Heroes Annual (1985)
#2
Legion of Super-Heroes (1984)
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes Annual (1986)
#5
Comics Scene (1987)
Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes (1988)
#5
Adventures of Superman (1987)
L.E.G.I.O.N. '89 (1989)
#9
Hawkworld (1990)
#1
Justice League Europe Annual (1990)
#2
DC Silver Age Classics Adventure Comics 247 (1992)
Congorilla (1992)
#4
Legionnaires (1993)
The Darkstars (1992)
#0
Green Lantern (1990)
#98
Adventure Comics 80-Page Giant (1998)
#1
Legion of Super-Heroes: The Beginning of Tomorrow (1999)
Superman in the Sixties (1999)
A DC Universe Christmas (2000)
Secret Files & Origins Guide to the DC Universe 2001-2002 (2002)
#1
The Legion (2001)
#3
Superboy #147 May-June 1968 Replica Edition (2003)
JSA (1999)
#51
Bizarro World (2005)
Solo (2004)
#7
Crisis on Multiple Earths (2002)
#4
Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes (2006)
#24
The Brave and the Bold (2007)
Superman: The Amazing Transformations of Jimmy Olsen (2007)
Tiny Titans (2008)
#31
DCU: Legacies (2010)
Booster Gold (2007)
#43
DC Comics Presents: The Teen Titans (2011)
#1
DC Universe: Legacies (2011)
DC Universe by Alan Moore (2013)
Solo: The Deluxe Edition (2013)
Legion of Super-Heroes: The Great Darkness Saga (2014)
Crisis on Infinite Earths Deluxe Edition (2015)