| DOCTOR LIGHT III (Arthur Light) | CHRONOLOGY |
| Created by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky |
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CHRONOLOGY
Doctor Light first appeared in Justice League of America #12 (June 1962).
Below is the definitive list of appearances of Doctor Light in chronological order. Flashback sequences or story entries will be followed by a [Flashback] note. Stories that for some reason are no longer part of current continuity will have a comment saying this in a note following the entry.
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Doctor Light Chronology
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Pre-Flashpoint |
| DC Super-Stars #14/3 (May-June 1977): "Let There Be Dr. Light" [Pre-Crisis only] |
| Secret Origins Vol. 2 #37/2 (February 1989): "All Those Light Years Ago" [Flashback] |
| Justice League of America #12 (June 1962): "The Last Case of the Justice League" |
| Atom #8 (August-September 1963): "Lockup in the Lethal Lightbulb" |
| Green Lantern Vol. 2 #33 (December 1964): "Wizard of the Light-Wave Weapons" |
| Silver Age #1 (July 2000): "Pawns of the Invincible Immortal!" |
| Silver Age: Justice League of America #1 (July 2000): "The League Without Justice!" |
| Silver Age: Green Lantern #1 (July 2000): "Alone... Against Injustice!" |
| Silver Age: Showcase #1 (July 2000): "The 7 Soldiers of Victory" |
| Silver Age 80-Page Giant #1 (July 2000): "S.O.S. To Nowhere!" |
| Flash Vol. 1 #171 (June 1967): "Here Lies the Flash--Dead and Unburied" |
| Justice League of America #61 (March 1968): "Operation: Jail the Justice League" |
| Justice League of America #122 (September 1975): "The Great Identity Crisis" |
| World's Finest Comics #207 (November 1971): "A Matter of Light and Death" |
| Flash Vol. 1 #223 (September-October 1973): "Make Way for the Speed-Demons" |
| Justice League of America #136 (November 1976): "Crisis on Earth-S" |
| Teen Titans Vol. 1 #44 (November 1976): "The Man Who Toppled the Titans" |
| Action Comics #474 (August 1977): "Will the Real Superman Please Show Up?" |
| Justice League of America #149 (December 1977): "The Face of the Star-Tsar" |
| Brave and the Bold #147 (February 1979): "Death-Scream from the Sky" |
| World's Finest Comics #264/4 (August-September 1980): "What Light Through Underwater Breaks?" |
| Identity Crisis #2 (September 2004): "Chapter Two: House of Lies" [Flashback] |
| New Teen Titans Vol. 1 #3 (January 1981): "The Fearsome Five" |
| New Teen Titans Vol. 1 #4 (February 1981): "Against All Friends" |
| New Teen Titans Vol. 1 #7 (May 1981): "Assault on Titans' Tower" |
| New Teen Titans Vol. 1 #19 (May 1982): "The Light Fantastic" |
| New Teen Titans Vol. 1 #37 (December 1983): "Light's Out, Everyone!" |
| Batman and the Outsiders #5 (December 1983): "Psimon Says" |
| Tales of the Teen Titans #49 (December 1984): "The Light That Failed" |
| DC Bonus Book #2 (May 1988): "Light At the End of the Tunnel" [Note: Came as an insert in Flash Vol. 2 #12] |
| Secret Origins Vol. 2 #37/2 (February 1989): "All Those Light Years Ago" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #19 (November 1988): "Personal Files - Amanda Waller" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #24 (February 1989): "Slings and Arrows" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #25 (March 1989): "Sea of Troubles" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #27 (early May 1989): "The Janus Directive Part 2: Scattermove" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #29 (early June 1989): "The Janus Directive Part 8: Heavy Squad" |
| Checkmate #18 (late June 1989): "The Janus Directive, Part 9: Knight Fight" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #30 (late June 1989): "The Janus Directive Part 10: Endgame" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #31 (July 1989): "Personal Files: Father Richard Craemer - Acts of Contrition" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #33 (September 1989): "Into the Angry Planet" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #34 (October 1989): "Armagetto" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #36 (December 1989): "In Final Battle" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #37 (January 1990): "Threads" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #52 (April 1991): "The Death and Life and Death and Life and Death and Life of Dr. Light" |
| Green Lantern Vol. 3 #36 (February 1993): "The Ghost of Christmas Light" |
| Green Lantern Vol. 3 #78 (September 1996): "A Beginning" [Behind the scenes] |
| Green Lantern Vol. 3 #79 (October 1996): "Hard Time" |
| Green Lantern Vol. 3 #80 (November 1996): "Light In Darkness" |
| JLA #9 (early September 1997): "Elseworlds" |
| JLA #10 (late September 1997): "Rock of Ages, Prologue: Genesis and Revelations" |
| JLA #11 (October 1997): "Rock of Ages, Part 2: Hostile Takeover" |
| JLA #12 (November 1997): "Rock of Ages, Part 3: Wonderworld" |
| JLA #14 (January 1998): "Rock of Ages, Part 5: Twilight of the Gods" |
| JLA #15 (February 1998): "Rock of Ages, Part 6: Stone of Destiny" |
| Green Lantern 3-D #1 (December 1998): "Into the Light" |
| JLA #34 (October 1999): "The Ant and the Avalanche" |
| Green Lantern/Atom #1 (October 2000): "Unusual Suspects" |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #175 (December 2001): "The Witch and the Warrior, part 2: Girl Frenzy" |
| Joker: Last Laugh #4 (December 2001): "Everyone Knows This is Nowhere" |
| JLA #59 (December 2001): "Bipolar Disorder" |
| Avengers/JLA #4 (January 2004): "The Brave and the Bold" |
| Teen Titans Vol. 3 #21 (April 2005): "Lights Out, Part One: The New Kid" |
| Identity Crisis #2 (September 2004): "House of Lies" |
| Identity Crisis #3 (October 2004): "Serial Killer" |
| Identity Crisis #6 (January 2005): "Husbands and Wives" |
| Teen Titans Vol. 3 #20 (March 2005): "Hiding" |
| Teen Titans Vol. 3 #21 (April 2005): "Lights Out, Part One: The New Kid" |
| Teen Titans Vol. 3 #22 (May 2005): "Lights Out, Part Two: War and Peace" |
| Teen Titans Vol. 3 #23 (June 2005): "Lights Out, Part Three: Secrets and Lies" |
| Teen Titans/Outsiders Secret Files 2005 (October 2005): [Third Story] "Who's Your Daddy?" [Behind the scenes; takes place during Teen Titans Vol. 3 #20-23] |
| Countdown to Infinite Crisis #1 (2005): "Countdown to Infinite Crisis" |
| Infinite Crisis #1 (December 2005): "DC Comics Presents Infinite Crisis" |
| Villains United: Infinite Crisis Special #1 (June 2006): "A Hero Dies But One" |
| Infinite Crisis #7 (June 2006): "Finale" |
| Green Arrow Vol. 3 #54 (November 2005): "Heading Into the Light, Part One: His Name Is My Name, Too" |
| Green Arrow Vol. 3 #55 (December 2005): "Heading Into the Light, Part Two: Cold Reflections" |
| Green Arrow Vol. 3 #56 (January 2006): "Heading Into the Light, Part Three: School's Out" |
| Green Arrow Vol. 3 #57 (February 2006): "Heading Into the Light, Part Three: House Warming" |
| Green Arrow Vol. 3 #58 (March 2006): "Until the End of the World, Part One: Persistance Is Futile" |
| Green Arrow Vol. 3 #59 (April 2006): "Until the End of the World, Part Two: When It All Comes Down to This, It'll All Just Come Down" |
| All New Atom #5 (January 2007): "My Life in Miniature, Part Five: Redline Shift" |
| Superman/Batman #43 (late January 2008): "Darklight" |
| Justice League Wedding Special #1 (November 2007): "Unlimited, Chapter 1: Injustice League" |
| Justice League of America Vol. 2 #13 (November 2007): "Unlimited, Chapter 2" |
| Justice League of America Vol. 2 #14 (December 2007): "Unlimited, Chapter 3: Two Against Nature" |
| Justice League of America Vol. 2 #15 (January 2008): "Unlimited, Chapter 4: Unleashed" |
| Salvation Run #3 (March 2008): "All You Need is Hate" |
| Salvation Run #4 (April 2008): "Life is But a Nightmare" |
| Salvation Run #5 (May 2008): "Through a Glass Deadly" |
| Salvation Run #7 (July 2008): "We Gotta Get Out of This Planet" |
| DC Universe #0 (June 2008): "Let There Be Lightning" |
| Final Crisis #1 (July 2008): "D.O.A.: The God of War!" |
| Final Crisis: Requiem #1 (August 2008): "Final Crisis: Requiem - Caretakers of Mars" [Flashback] |
| Final Crisis #2 (August 2008): "Ticket to Blüdhaven" |
| Final Crisis: Rogues' Revenge #1 (September 2008): "Final Crisis: Rogues' Revenge, Book One" |
| Final Crisis: Rogues' Revenge #2 (October 2008): "Final Crisis: Rogues' Revenge, Book Two" [Flashback] |
| Final Crisis: Revelations #1 (October 2008): "Final Crisis: Revelation, Part One" |
| Blackest Night #1 (September 2009): "Blackest Night" [Behind the scenes] |
As a Black Lantern |
| Blackest Night #3 (November 2009): "Blackest Night" |
| Suicide Squad #67 (March 2010): "Dance Macabre, Part 1" |
| Blackest Night #4 (December 2009): "Blackest Night" |
| Adventure Comics Vol. 3 #4 (January 2010): "He Primed Me, Part One: Spoiler Alert" |
| Justice League of America Vol. 2 #38 (December 2009): [Out of the Ashes] |
| Justice League of America Vol. 2 #39 (January 2010): "By My Black Hand-- The Dead Shall Rise!, Part One: Reunion" |
Post-Flashpoint |
| Justice League of America Vol. 3 #4 (July 2013): "World's Most Dangerous, Part 4: The Good, the Bad, & the Shaggy" |
| Justice League of America Vol. 3 #5 (August 2013): "World's Most Dangerous, Part 5" |
| Justice League Vol. 2 #22 (September 2013): "Trinity War, Part 1: The Death Card" |
| Justice League of America Vol. 3 #6 (September 2013): "Trinity War, Part 2" [Deceased] |
| Justice League Dark #22 (September 2013): "Trinity War, Part 3: House of Cards" [Deceased] |
| Trinity of Sin: The Phantom Stranger #11 (October 2013): "A Foolish Man" [Deceased] |
| Trinity of Sin: The Phantom Stranger #13 (January 2014): "That is the Question" [As a spirit] |
| Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S. #1 (December 2013): "Issue of Trust, Part 1" |
| Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S. #2 (January 2014): "Issue of Trust, Part 2:Know Thyself" |
| Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S. #3 (February 2014): "Issue of Trust, Part 3:Deals & Devils" |
| Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S. #5 (April 2014): "Issue of Trust, Part 5: The Cages & the Courageous" |
| Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S. #6 (May 2014): "Issue of Trust, Part 6:Trustfall" |
| Trinity of Sin: The Phantom Stranger #18 (June 2014): "The Crack in Creation, Part 1: The Ghsots of Metropolis" |
| Deathstroke Vol. 4 #22 (October 2017): "Defiance, Chapter Two" |
| Deathstroke Vol. 4 #39 (March 2019): "Arkham, Book Four: Simple Man" |
| Deathstroke Vol. 4 #44 (August 2019): "Deathstroke R.I.P.: Elegy" |
| Flash Vol. 1 #775 (December 2021): "Beacon of Hate" |
Chronology UncertainIt is currently uncertain where these stories fit into the character's internal chronology. |
| Trinity #28/2 (February 2009 [December 10, 2008]): "Railing Against the Tide" |
| Trinity #34/2 (March 2009 [January 21]): "Not Much of a Soldier" |
| Trinity #39 (April 2009 [February 25]): "Metropolis" |