| BLOCKBUSTER II (Roland Desmond) | CHRONOLOGY |
| Created by Roger Stern and Tom Lyle |
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Blockbuster (Roland Desmond)
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CHRONOLOGY
Blockbuster first appeared in (as Roland): Detective Comics #345 (November 1965) (as Blockbuster II): Starman Vol. 1 #9 (April 1989).
Below is the definitive list of appearances of Blockbuster 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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Blockbuster Chronology
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| Detective Comics #345 (November 1965): "The Blockbuster Invasion of Gotham City" [As Roland Desmond] |
| Starman Vol. 1 #10 (May 1989): "Dark Knight in Monument Valley" [Flashback] |
| JLA: Incarnations #6 (December 2001): "Buddies" |
| Starman Vol. 1 #9 (April 1989): "Blockbuster" |
| Starman Vol. 1 #10 (May 1989): "Dark Knight in Monument Valley" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #63 (March 1992): "True Minds" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #64 (April 1992): "Nasty As They Want To Be" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #65 (May 1992): "Run Through the Jungle" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #66 (June 1992): "And Be a Villain" |
| Outsiders Vol. 2 #9 (July 1994): "Breakout" |
| Underworld Unleashed #1 (November 1995): "Underworld Unleashed" |
| Impulse #8 (November 1995): "Smart Men, Foolish Choices" |
| Underworld Unleashed #3 (late December 1995): "Seduction of the Innocent" |
| Steel #32 (November 1996): "Herculean Labors" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #1 (October 1996): "Child of Justice" [Behind the scenes] |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #2 (November 1996): "Gangland Express" [Behind the scenes] |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #3 (December 1996): "The Freebooters" [Behind the scenes] |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #4 (January 1997): "Lady Be Deadly" [Behind the scenes] |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #5 (February 1997): "Lady's Night" [Behind the scenes] |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #6 (March 1997): "The Visitor" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #7 (April 1997): "Rough Justice" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #8 (May 1997): "The Bigger They Are" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #9 (June 1997): "Die Trying" [Behind the scenes] |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #11 (August 1997): "Fear Takes Flight" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #13 (October 1997): "Shadows Over Blüdhaven" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #14 (November 1997): "Dead Meat" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #15 (December 1997): "Warriors Two" |
| Nightwing #½ (1997): "The Breaks" |
| Birds of Prey: Batgirl #1 (February 1998): "Birds of Prey" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #21 (June 1998): "False Starts" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #27 (January 1999): "Live Not On Evil" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #29 (March 1999): "Back To Back To Back" [Behind the scenes] |
| Birds of Prey #3 (March 1999): "Hounded" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #30 (April 1999): "Just Passing Through" |
| Young Justice #8 (May 1999): "The Uninvited Geeks" |
| Birds of Prey #6 (June 1999): "Time's Rainbow" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #32 (June 1999): "Double Dare" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #33 (July 1999): "Acts of Violence" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #34 (August 1999): "Sister Act" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #36 (October 1999): "Nothing But Time" |
| Batman Annual #23 (September 1999): "Jungle Rules" |
| Secret Origins of Super-Villains 80-Page Giant #1/4 (December 1999): "Dreams In Smoke" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #39 (January 2000): "By Force of Arms" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #41 (March 2000): "Hero of the City" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #42 (April 2000): "Tonight's the Nite" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #43 (May 2000): "Improper Angels" |
| Birds of Prey #18 (June 2000): "The Hateful" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #44 (June 2000): "The Stalkers" |
| Birds of Prey #19 (July 2000): "Masks" [Behind the scenes] |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #45 (July 2000): "The Hunt for Oracle, Part 1: To the Slaughter" |
| Birds of Prey #20 (August 2000): "Hunt For Oracle! Part 2: The Noose!" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #46 (August 2000): "The Hunt for Oracle, Part 3: The Dying Hours" |
| Birds of Prey #21 (September 2000): "The Hunt For Oracle! Part 4: The Deep" |
| Birds of Prey #22 (October 2000): "The Hostage Heart, Part One" |
| Birds of Prey #23 (November 2000): "The Hostage Heart, Part Two" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #48 (October 2000): "The Sylph, Part 1: Slender Thread" |
| Birds of Prey #24 (December 2000): "The Hostage Heart, Part Three: Conclusion" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #50 (December 2000): "Big Guns" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #54 (April 2001): "In the Middle of the Cold, Cold Night" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #55 (May 2001): "Love & Death" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #56 (June 2001): "Stalked" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #57 (July 2001): "Yesterday Never Dies" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #73 (November 2002): "Cherchez la Femme" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #82 (August 2003): "Venn Diagram Part Three: That and a Buck Fifty" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #83 (September 2003): "Incrimination" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #84 (October 2003): "Did Not Shoot the Deputy" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #87 (January 2004): "Snowball" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #88 (February 2004): "Flurry" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #89 (March 2004): "Avalanche" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #91 (May 2004): "Rekindle" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #92 (June 2004): "Flashpoint" |
| Nightwing Vol. 2 #93 (July 2004): "Slow Burn" |
As a Black Lantern |
| Blackest Night: Batman #1 (October 2009): "Blackest Night: Batman - Who Burns Who, Part One" |
| Blackest Night: Batman #2 (November 2009): "Blackest Night: Batman - Who Burns Who" |
| Blackest Night: Batman #3 (December 2009): "Blackest Night: Batman - Who Burns Who, Conclusion" |
Post-Flashpoint |
| Nightwing Vol. 4 #23 (August 2017): "Blockbuster, Part Two" [Flashback] |
| Nightwing Vol. 4 #22 (August 2017): "Blockbuster, Part One" |
| Nightwing Vol. 4 #23 (August 2017): "Blockbuster, Part Two" |
| Nightwing Vol. 4 #24 (September 2017): "Blockbuster, Part Three" |
| Nightwing Vol. 4 #25 (September 2017): "Blockbuster, Finale" |
| Nightwing Vol. 4 #27 (October 2017): "Spyral, Part Two" |
| Nightwing Vol. 4 #28 (November 2017): "Spyral, Finale" |
| Nightwing Vol. 4 #30 (December 2017): "Raptor's Revenge, Part One" |
| Nightwing Vol. 4 #31 (December 2017): "Raptor's Revenge, Part Two" |
| Nightwing Vol. 4 #33 (January 2018): "Raptor's Revenge, Part Four" |
| Nightwing Vol. 4 #34 (February 2018): "Raptor's Revenge, Conclusion" |
| Nightwing Annual Vol. 4 #3 (August 2020): "Wings Up" [Flashback] |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #765 (December 2020): "What Happens in Zandia!" |
| Nightwing Vol. 4 #78 (May 2021): "Leaping Into the Night, Part 1" |
| Nightwing Vol. 4 #80 (July 2021): "Leaping Into the Night, Part 3" |
| Nightwing Vol. 4 #81 (August 2021): "Leaping Into the Night, Part 4" [Behind the scenes] |
| Nightwing Vol. 4 #82 (September 2021): "Leaping Into the Night, Part 5" [Behind the scenes] |
| Nightwing Vol. 4 #83 (October 2021): "Leaping Into the Night, Part 6" |
| Nightwing Vol. 4 #84 (November 2021): "Fear State, Part 1" |
| Superman: Son of Kal-El 2021 Annual #1 (February 2022): "Homecoming" |
| Nightwing Vol. 4 #88 (March 2022): "Get Grayson, Act Two" |
| Nightwing Vol. 4 #90 (May 2022): "Get Grayson, Act Three" |
| Nightwing Vol. 4 #91 (June 2022): [No Title] |
| Nightwing Vol. 4 #92 (July 2022): "The Battle for Blüdhaven's Heart" |
| Nightwing Vol. 4 #93 (August 2022): "The Battle for Blüdhaven's Heart, Part 2" |
| Nightwing Vol. 4 #94 (September 2022): "The Battle for Blüdhaven's Heart, Part 3" |
| Nightwing Vol. 4 #95 (October 2022): "The Battle for Blüdhaven's Heart, Part 4" |
| Nightwing Vol. 4 #96 (November 2022): "The Battle for Blüdhaven's Heart, Finale" |
| Nightwing Vol. 4 #97 (December 2022): "Power Vacuum, Part 1" [Deceased] |