Character Debuts
| Character | Issue | Publication date |
|---|---|---|
| Slam Bradley | #1 | March 1937 |
| Crimson Avenger | #20 | October 1938 |
| Batman | #27 | May 1939 |
| Commissioner James Gordon | #27 | May 1939 |
| Joe Chill | #33 | November 1939 |
| Hugo Strange | #36 | February 1940 |
| Robin | #38 | April 1940 |
| Clayface (Basil Karlo) | #40 | June 1940 |
| Penguin | #58 | December 1941 |
| Two-Face | #66 | August 1942 |
| Tweedledum and Tweedledee | #74 | April 1943 |
| Riddler | #140 | October 1948 |
| Red Hood | #168 | February 1951 |
| Firefly | #184 | June 1952 |
| Batmen of All Nations | #215 | January 1955 |
| Martian Manhunter | #225 | November 1955 |
| Batwoman | #233 | July 1956 |
| Calendar Man | #259 | September 1958 |
| Bat-Mite | #267 | May 1959 |
| Clayface (Matt Hagen) | #298 | December 1961 |
| Catman | #311 | January 1963 |
| Blockbuster | #345 | November 1965 |
| Cluemaster | #351 | May 1966 |
| Batgirl (Barbara Gordon) | #359 | January 1967 |
| Jason Bard | #392 | October 1969 |
| Man-Bat | #400 | June 1970 |
| Talia al Ghul | #411 | May 1971 |
| Harvey Bullock | #441 | July 1974 |
| Leslie Thompkins | #457 | March 1976 |
| The Calculator | #463 | September 1976 |
| Rupert Thorne | #469 | May 1977 |
| Silver St. Cloud | #470 | June 1977 |
| Clayface (Preston Payne) | #478 | July 1978 |
| Maxie Zeus | #483 | May 1979 |
| Killer Croc | #523 | February 1983 |
| Onyx | #546 | January 1985 |
| Ventriloquist (Arnold Wesker) | #583 | February 1988 |
| Ratcatcher | #585 | April 1988 |
| Anarky | #608 | November 1989 |
| Renee Montoya | #642 | March 1992 |
| Stephanie Brown | #647 | August 1992 |
| Crispus Allen | #742 | March 2000 |
| Sasha Bordeaux | #751 | December 2000 |
| Nyssa Raatko | #783 | August 2003 |
| Ventriloquist (Peyton Riley) | #827 | March 2007 |
| Dollmaker | Vol. 2, #2 | December 2011 |
| Charlotte Rivers | Vol. 2, #2 | December 2011 |
| Jill Hampton | Vol. 2, #5 | March 2012 |
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