| PRANKSTER (Oswald Loomis) | CHRONOLOGY |
| Created by Jerry Siegel and John Sikela (historical) and John Byrne (canonical) and J.M. DeMatteis and Mike McKone (current body) |
CHRONOLOGY
Prankster first appeared in (historical): Action Comics #51 (August 1942): "The Case of the Crimeless Crimes"
(canonical): Superman Vol. 2 #16 (April 1988): "He Only Laughs When I Hurt!"
(current body): Adventures of Superman #579 (June 2000): "Pranked!".
Below is the definitive list of appearances of Prankster 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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Prankster Chronology
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| Superman Vol. 2 #16 (April 1988): "He Only Laughs When I Hurt!" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #36 (October 1989): "Laugh... I Thought I'd Die!" |
| Superman: Day of Doom #2 (January 2003): "Superman's Death" [Flashback] |
| Adventures of Superman #500 (early June 1993): [11] "Life After Death" |
| Underworld Unleashed #1 (November 1995): "Underworld Unleashed" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #187 (December 2002): "Ending Battle Part Five: After School Special" |
| Adventures of Superman #579 (June 2000): [23] "Pranked!" |
| Adventures of Superman #580 (July 2000): [27] "Critical Condition, Part Two: Green Universe" |
| Adventures of Superman #581 (August 2000): [31] "Adversaries" |
| Adventures of Superman #585 (December 2000): [48] "Doubles" |
| Adventures of Superman #586 (January 2001): [3] "Soul of the City" |
| Adventures of Superman #588 (March 2001): [11] "Pillar of Earth" |
| Superman: Day of Doom #2 (January 2003): "Superman's Death" |
| Birds of Prey #86 (November 2005): "A Wakeful Time" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #651 (June 2006): "Up, Up, and Away! Chapter Three: Bare Hands" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #654 (September 2006): "On Our Special Day" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #660 (March 2007): "The Art of the Prank" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #664 (August 2007): "Countermeasures" |
| Justice League Wedding Special #1 (November 2007): "Unlimited, Chapter 1: Injustice League" |
| Green Arrow/Black Canary Wedding Special #1 (November 2007): "And They Said It Wouldn't Last" |
| Salvation Run #3 (March 2008): "All You Need is Hate" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #682 (January 2009): [6] "New Krypton, Part Six: Invasive Surgery" |
| Action Comics #873 (March 2009): [10] "New Krypton, Part Ten: Birth of a Nation" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #687 (June 2009): [23] "Power and Weakness" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #689 (August 2009): [31] "The Tourist" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #700 (August 2010): "The Comeback" |