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Richard Swift

59 appearances · Silver Age · 1961–2025 · 1 key issues
Who is Richard Swift?

Richard Swift stepped out of the Silver Age in 1961, introduced by the legendary team of Gardner Fox and Carmine Infantino in The Flash #123 — already a collector's landmark — and has been winding through the DC Universe ever since, accumulating nearly six and a half decades of appearances. He's most deeply associated with Starman, where he keeps remarkable company alongside the likes of Ted Knight, Jack Knight, and Hope O'Dare, and his reach extends to Justice League of America and even a featured entry in Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe, cementing his place as a figure DC has long considered worth defining. With 59 catalog appearances spanning 1961 to 2025, Swift is one of those quietly enduring characters whose longevity speaks for itself — a Silver Age original who never quite left the stage.

The Flash
#123
★ First appearance
The Flash #123
Sep 1961

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Appearances

The Flash (1959)
Justice League of America (1960)
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)
Who's Who: Update '87 (1987)
#3
Starman Annual (1996)
#1
Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. (1999)
#9
Flash & Green Lantern: The Brave and the Bold (2001)
Green Arrow (2001)
The Shade (2011)
#4
The Flash 123 (Facsimile Edition) (2020)
Who's Who Omnibus (2021)
#1
DC Finest: The Flash: The Human Thunderbolt (2024)