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🗓️ Kent Nelson first appeared in Flash Comics #13 in 1941 — that's 85 years ago. It's a recognized key issue.
🎨 Co-created by Gardner Fox and Everett E. Hibbard.
🏆 Ranks #760 of 59,192 characters in our catalog by number of appearances — one of the most-published characters we track.
📚 Appears in 178 issues across 100 different series.
⭐ 17 of their appearances are key issues collectors actively chase.
📈 Has appeared in comics for 85 years (1941–2026) — a true Golden Age mainstay.

Appearances (most recent 150 of 178)

52 (2006)

Flash Comics (1940)

More Fun Comics (1936)

All-Star Comics (1940)

Superwoman [ashcan] (1942)

Sensation Comics (1942)

#2

Justice League of America (1960)

#29 #37 #38 #46 #47 #64 #65 #73 #110 #150 #183 #184 #185 #193 #195 #207 #208 #209 #244

Paragon Illustrated (1969)

#3

DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (1971)

#6

All Star Adventure Comic (1959)

Wanted. The World's Most Dangerous Villains (1972)

#3

Famous First Edition (1974)

DC Special Series (1977)

The Comics Journal (1977)

House of Mystery (1951)

Hembeck 1980 [Hembeck Series] (1980)

#2

Super Action Album (1980)

DC Comics Presents (1978)

All-Star Squadron (1981)

#1 #2 #15 #24 #31 #47 #48 #49 #50 #51 #53 #59 #60

Jimmy Olsen's Pal, Fred Hembeck [Hembeck Series] (1981)

#6

The Flash (1959)

The Best of DC (1979)

World's Finest Comics (1941)

All-Star Squadron Annual (1982)

#2

Super Powers Collection (1983)

#13 #15 #20 #21 #22

Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)

#1 #3 #6 #7 #12 #17 #21 #26

Super Powers (1985)

Infinity, Inc. (1984)

Hawkman (1986)

DC Challenge (1985)

Legends (1986)

Adventures of Superman (1987)

Action Comics (1938)

Justice League (1987)

Doctor Fate (1987)

#1 #2 #3 #4 #28

Who's Who: Update '87 (1987)

Young All-Stars (1987)

Justice League Annual (1987)

#1

Wonder Woman (1987)

#8

Justice League International (1987)

#7

Superman (1987)

Firestorm the Nuclear Man (1987)

Flash Annual (1987)

#3

Doctor Fate Annual (1989)

#1

Green Lantern Corps Quarterly (1992)

Legends: The Collection (1993)

Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. (1999)

Starman (1994)

Golden Age Secret Files (2001)

#1

Bizarro Comics (2001)

DC 100-Page Super Spectacular No. 6 Replica Edition (2004)

DC: The New Frontier (2004)

#1

Solo (2004)

#7

Infinite Crisis (2005)

#2

The All-Star Companion (2000)

Countdown (2007)

Golden Age Doctor Fate Archives (2007)

#1

Wednesday Comics (2009)

#7

Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2009)

The Brave and the Bold (2007)

Batgirl (2009)

#9

DCU: Legacies (2010)

#1 #4 #5 #6 #10

Zatanna (2010)

#7

The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2011)

#4

Showcase Presents: Green Lantern (2005)

#5

Justice Society of America (2007)

Infinity, Inc.: The Generations Saga (2011)

#1

Batman: Streets of Gotham - The House of Hush (2011)