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Roy Lincoln

42 appearances · Golden Age · 1941–2025 · 1 key issues
Who is Roy Lincoln?

Roy Lincoln made his explosive entrance in Police Comics #1 back in 1941, one of the Golden Age's landmark debut issues and a genuine collector's prize. Created by Vern Henkel for Quality Comics, Lincoln has endured as one of that era's distinctive heroes, his legacy stretching across an remarkable 84 years of comics history. He's kept exceptional company throughout — sharing pages with icons like Plastic Man, Manhunter, and The Flash — and his presence in All-Star Squadron and DC's Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe confirms his place as a recognized pillar of the Golden Age pantheon. For fans who love digging into the rich, sprawling roots of superhero comics, Roy Lincoln is exactly the kind of character who rewards the search.

Police Comics
#1
★ First appearance
Police Comics #1
Aug 1941

Appearances

The Comics Journal (1977)
#42
All-Star Squadron (1981)
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)
Tales of the Teen Titans (1984)
#72
Who's Who: Update '87 (1987)
#1
Young All-Stars (1987)
#27
JSA (1999)
#51
Enginehead (2004)
#6
Infinite Crisis (2005)
#1
The All-Star Companion (2000)
#2
DCU: Legacies (2010)
Freedom Fighters (2010)
#5
DC Universe: Legacies (2011)
Convergence: Infinite Earths (2015)
#2
Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion Deluxe Edition (2018)
#1
Gwandanaland Comics (2016)
PS Artbooks Softee: Police Comics (2025)
DC Finest: Plastic Man: The Origin of Plastic Man (2025)