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| Character ▲ | First Published | First Credit | Issues | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Americommando [Tex Thomson; Mr. America] (English) | 1942 | 2018 | 1 | pencils (1) |
| The Atom [Al Pratt] (English) | 1940 | 1983 | 1 | pencils (1); inks (1) |
| Batman [Bruce Wayne] (English) | 1939 | 1940 | 17 | pencils (17); inks (7) |
| Batman [Bruce Wayne] (French) | 1940 | 2025 | 1 | pencils (1); inks (1) |
| Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Italian) | 1946 | 1967 | 1 | pencils (1) |
| Batman [Dick Grayson] (English) | 1994 | 1991 | 1 | pencils (1) |
| Batman [Jean-Paul Valley] (English) | 1993 | 2004 | 1 | pencils (1) |
| Alfred Beagle [Bruce Wayne's butler, 1943-1953] (English) | 1943 | 1944 | 3 | pencils (3) |
| Sgt. Casey [from Superman] (English) | 1940 | 1940 | 1 | pencils (1); inks (1) |
| Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (English) | 1940 | 1968 | 3 | pencils (3) |
| The Cavalier [DC, Mortimer Drake] (English) | 1943 | 1946 | 1 | pencils (1) |
| Oswald Cobblepot [Penguin] (English) | 1941 | 1944 | 4 | pencils (4) |
| Congo Bill [often controls The Congorilla] (English) | 1940 | 2018 | 1 | pencils (1) |
| Jim Corrigan [Spectre] (English) | 1940 | 1983 | 1 | pencils (1); inks (1) |
| Doc [Superman antagonist] (English) | 1945 | 2018 | 1 | pencils (1) |
| Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson] (English) | 1940 | 1983 | 1 | pencils (1); inks (1) |
| Wesley Dodds [DC, Sandman] (English) | 1939 | 1983 | 2 | pencils (2); inks (2) |
| Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider] (English) | 1941 | 1983 | 1 | pencils (1); inks (1) |
| Mortimer Drake [DC, the original Cavalier] (English) | 1943 | 1946 | 1 | pencils (1) |
| Flannelhead [Superman antagonist] (English) | 1945 | 2018 | 1 | pencils (1) |
| Commissioner James Gordon [from Batman] (English) | 1939 | 1943 | 5 | pencils (5); inks (1) |
| Dick Grayson [DC, Robin] (Italian) | — | 1967 | 1 | pencils (1) |
| Dick Grayson [DC, Robin] (Swedish) | — | 1945 | 1 | pencils (1) |
| Dick Grayson [DC, Robin, Nightwing] (French) | 1940 | 2025 | 1 | pencils (1); inks (1) |
| Dick Grayson [Robin / Nightwing / Batman] (English) | 1940 | 1940 | 18 | pencils (18); inks (7) |
| Carter Hall [Hawkman] (English) | 1940 | 1983 | 1 | pencils (1); inks (1) |
| Hawkman [Carter Hall] (English) | 1940 | 1983 | 1 | pencils (1); inks (1) |
| Hocus [Superman antagonist] (English) | 1945 | 2018 | 1 | pencils (1) |
| Joker [secret identity unknown, Batman villain] (English) | 1940 | 1944 | 4 | pencils (4) |
| Clark Kent [Superman] (English) | 1938 | 1940 | 25 | pencils (24); inks (22); letters (2) |
| Clark Kent [Superman / Superboy] (French) | 1938 | 2025 | 1 | pencils (1); inks (1) |
| Ted Knight [Starman] (English) | 1941 | 1941 | 4 | pencils (4); inks (4) |
| Selina Kyle [Catwoman] (English) | 1950 | 1968 | 3 | pencils (3) |
| Läderlappen [DC, Batman, Bruce Wayne] (Swedish) | 1945 | 1945 | 1 | pencils (1) |
| Loïs Lane [from Superman, DC] (French) | 1939 | 2025 | 1 | pencils (1); inks (1) |
| Lois Lane [girlfriend/wife of Superman] (English) | 1938 | 1940 | 16 | pencils (15); inks (15); letters (2) |
| Doris Lee [girlfriend of Ted Knight (Starman)] (English) | 1941 | 1941 | 1 | pencils (1); inks (1) |
| Charles McNider [Dr. Mid-Nite] (English) | 1941 | 1983 | 1 | pencils (1); inks (1) |
| Kent Nelson [Doctor Fate] (English) | 1940 | 1983 | 1 | pencils (1); inks (1) |
| Penguin [Oswald Cobblepot] (English) | 1941 | 1944 | 4 | pencils (4) |
| Alfred Pennyworth [Bruce Wayne's butler, 1954-present] (English) | 1954 | 1990 | 1 | pencils (1) |
| Père Noël [generic] (French) | — | 2025 | 1 | pencils (1); inks (1) |
| Pocus [1945] (English) | 1945 | 2018 | 1 | pencils (1) |
| Al Pratt [Atom] (English) | 1940 | 1983 | 1 | pencils (1); inks (1) |
| Robin [DC, Dick Grayson] (French) | 1940 | 2025 | 1 | pencils (1); inks (1) |
| Robin [DC, Dick Grayson] (Italian) | — | 1967 | 1 | pencils (1) |
| Robin [DC, Dick Grayson] (Swedish) | — | 1945 | 1 | pencils (1) |
| Robin [Dick Grayson] (English) | 1940 | 1940 | 18 | pencils (18); inks (7) |
| Greg Sanders [Vigilante] (English) | 1941 | 2018 | 1 | pencils (1) |
| The Sandman [DC, Wesley Dodds] (English) | 1939 | 1983 | 2 | pencils (2); inks (2) |
| Santa Claus [unspecified] (English) | 1889 | 2001 | 1 | pencils (1); inks (1) |
| The Spectre [Jim Corrigan] (English) | 1940 | 1983 | 1 | pencils (1); inks (1) |
| Starman [Ted Knight] (English) | 1941 | 1941 | 4 | pencils (4); inks (4) |
| Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El / Kal-L] (English) | 1938 | 1940 | 24 | pencils (24); inks (21); letters (1) |
| Superman [Superman / Superboy / Superboy, Terre-1] (French) | 1938 | 2025 | 1 | pencils (1); inks (1) |
| George Taylor [editor for the Daily Star, from Superman] (English) | 1938 | 1940 | 6 | pencils (6); inks (6) |
| Tex Thomson [Mr. America; Americommando] (English) | 1938 | 2018 | 1 | pencils (1) |
| Johnny Thunder [superhero] (English) | 1940 | 1983 | 1 | pencils (1); inks (1) |
| Two-Face [DC, unspecified] (English) | 1942 | 2007 | 1 | pencils (1) |
| Jean-Paul Valley [DC, Batman, Azrael] (English) | 1992 | 2004 | 1 | pencils (1) |
| Vigilante [Greg Sanders / Saunders] (English) | 1941 | 2018 | 1 | pencils (1) |
| Bruce Wayne [Batman] (English) | 1939 | 1940 | 17 | pencils (17); inks (7) |
| Bruce Wayne [Batman] (French) | 1940 | 2025 | 1 | pencils (1); inks (1) |
| Bruce Wayne [Batman] (Italian) | 1946 | 1967 | 1 | pencils (1) |
| Perry White (French) | 1962 | 2025 | 1 | pencils (1); inks (1) |
| Perry White [from Superman] (English) | 1940 | 1941 | 4 | pencils (4); inks (4) |
| Zatara [DC magician] (English) | 1938 | 2018 | 1 | pencils (1) |
| Giovanni "John" Zatara *DO NOT USE* [Zatara] (English) | 1938 | 2018 | 1 | pencils (1) |
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