| CAPTAIN BOOMERANG I (Digger Harkness) | CHRONOLOGY |
| Created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino |
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Captain Boomerang (Digger Harkness)
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CHRONOLOGY
Captain Boomerang first appeared in Flash Vol. 1 #117 (December 1960): "Here Comes Captain Boomerang".
Below is the definitive list of appearances of Captain Boomerang 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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Captain Boomerang Chronology
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| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #44 (August 1990): "Grave Matters" [Flashback] |
| Flash Vol. 1 #117 (December 1960): "Here Comes Captain Boomerang" |
| Flash Vol. 1 #124 (November 1961): "Space-Boomerang Trap" |
| Flash Vol. 1 #148 (November 1964): "The Day Flash Went into Orbit" |
| Flash Vol. 1 #155 (September 1965): "The Gauntlet of Super-Villains" |
| Flash Vol. 1 #174 (November 1967): "Stupendous Triumph of the Six Super-Villains" |
| Justice League of America #61 (March 1968): "Operation: Jail the Justice League" |
| Flash Vol. 1 #209 (September 1971): "Beyond the Speed of Life" |
| Flash Vol. 1 #227 (May-June 1974): "Flash-This Is Your Death" |
| Flash Vol. 1 #242 (June 1976): "The Charge of the Electric Gang" |
| Flash Vol. 1 #243 (August 1976): "If I Can't Rob Central City, Nobody Can" |
| Flash Vol. 1 #244 (September 1976): "The Last Day of June Is the Last Day of Central City" |
| Secret Society of Super-Villains #1 (May-June 1976): "Attend Or Die" |
| Secret Society of Super-Villains #3 (September-October 1976): "War for Earthdeath" |
| Secret Society of Super-Villains #4 (November-December 1976): "When Thieves Fall Out" |
| Secret Society of Super-Villains #5 (January-February 1977): "Endgame" |
| Secret Society of Super-Villains #6 (March-April 1977): [No Title] |
| Batman Vol. 1 #322 (April 1980): "Chaos--Coming and Going" |
| Flash Vol. 1 #275 (July 1979): "The Last Dance" |
| Flash Vol. 1 #278 (October 1979): "Road to Oblivion" |
| Flash Vol. 1 #283 (March 1980): "Flashback" |
| Flash Vol. 1 #310 (June 1982): "Colonel Computron Strikes Back With a Vengeance" |
| Flash Vol. 1 #311 (July 1982): "Captives of the Boom-Boom-Boomerang" |
| Flash Vol. 1 #325 (September 1983): "Dead Reckoning" |
| Flash Vol. 1 #337 (September 1984): "Beware the Speed-Demons" [Behind the scenes] |
| Flash Vol. 1 #338 (October 1984): "The Revenge of the Rogues" |
| Flash Vol. 1 #339 (November 1984): "Warday" |
| Flash Vol. 1 #340 (December 1984): "Reach Out and Waste Someone!" |
| Flash Vol. 1 #341 (January 1985): "Trial and Tribulation" |
| Flash Vol. 1 #342 (February 1985): "Smash-Up" |
| Flash Vol. 1 #348 (August 1985): "The Final Verdict" |
| Flash Vol. 1 #349 (September 1985): "And the Truth Shall Set Him Free" |
| Flash Vol. 1 #350 (October 1985): "Flash Flees" |
| Batman #388 (October 1985): "The Round-Trip Looking Glass" |
| Detective Comics #555 (October 1985): "Returning Reflections" |
| Crisis on Infinite Earths #5 (August 1985): "Worlds in Limbo" |
| Blue Devil #30 (November 1986): "Too Many Rogues" |
| Legends #3 (January 1987): "Send for... the Suicide Squad!" |
| Legends #4 (February 1987): "Cry' Havoc...!" |
| Legends #5 (March 1987): "Let Slip the Dogs of War" |
| Legends #6 (April 1987): "Finale!" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #1 (May 1987): "Trial by Blood" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #2 (June 1987): "Trial by Fire" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #3 (July 1987): "Jailbreak" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #4 (August 1987): "William Hell's Overture" |
| Fury of Firestorm #64 (October 1987): "Through the Gauntlet" |
| Firestorm, the Nuclear Man Annual #5 (1987): "Ground Zero" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #5 (September 1987): "The Flight of the Firebird" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #7 (November 1987): "Thrown to the Wolves" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #8 (December 1987): "Personal Files" |
| Millennium #4 (January 1988): "Forth" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #9 (January 1988): "The Final Price" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #11 (March 1988): "Blood and Snow Part One" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #12 (April 1988): "Blood and Snow Part Two" |
| Justice League International Vol. 1 #13 (May 1988): "Collision Course" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #13 (May 1988): "Battle Lines" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #14 (June 1988): "The Nightshade Odyssey, Part 1: Slipping into Darkness" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #15 (July 1988): "The Nightshade Odyssey, Part 2: Devil to Pay" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #16 (August 1988): "The Nightshade Odyssey, Part 3: Deathzone" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #17 (September 1988): "Battleground Manhattan" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #18 (October 1988): "Manhattan Massacre" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #19 (November 1988): "Personal Files - Amanda Waller" [Behind the scenes as Mirror Master] |
| Flash Vol. 2 #19 (December 1988): "A Meeting of Rogues" |
| Suicide Squad Annual #1 (1988): "Ghosts and Shadows" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #20 (December 1988): "Practice to Deceive" [Also disguised as Mirror Master] |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #21 (winter 1988): "Rogues" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #22 (Holiday 1988): "Final Round" |
| Invasion! #2 (1988): "Battleground Earth" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #23 (January 1989): "Weird War Tales" [Flashback] |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #23 (January 1989): "Weird War Tales" |
| Invasion! #3 (1989): "World Without Heroes" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #24 (February 1989): "Slings and Arrows" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #25 (March 1989): "Sea of Troubles" |
| Checkmate #15 (early May 1989): "The Janus Directive, Part 1: Knight Kill" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #27 (early May 1989): "The Janus Directive Part 2: Scattermove" |
| Checkmate #16 (late May 1989): "The Janus Directive, Part 3: Shadow Knights" |
| 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" |
| Firestorm, the Nuclear Man Vol. 1 #87 (July 1989): "Freakstorm" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #32 (August 1989): "Steel Trap" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #33 (September 1989): "Into the Angry Planet" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #34 (October 1989): "Armagetto" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #35 (November 1989): "That Hideous Strength" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #36 (December 1989): "In Final Battle" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #37 (January 1990): "Threads" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #41 (May 1990): "The Phoenix Gambit Part 2: Embers" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #42 (June 1990): "The Phoenix Gambit Part 3: Firefight" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #43 (July 1990): "The Phoenix Gambit Part 4: Black Queen's Mate" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #44 (August 1990): "Grave Matters" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #45 (September 1990): "The Jerusalem Serpent" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #46 (October 1990): "Choice of Evils" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #49 (January 1991): "Out of Control" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #50 (February 1991): "Debt of Honor" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #51 (March 1991): "Fractured Image" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #54 (June 1991): "The Dragon's Hoard, Part II: Divine Wind" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #55 (July 1991): "The Dragon's Hoard Part III: Dead Man's Hand" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #56 (August 1991): "The Dragon's Hoard Part IV: Dragon's Teeth" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #57 (September 1991): "The Dragon's Hoard Part V: Dragon's Blood" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #58 (October 1991): "Suicide Attack" |
| War of the Gods #3 (November 1991): "Casualties of War" |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #61 (January 1992): "To Avenge an Amazon" |
| War of the Gods #4 (December 1991): "In the Beginning... There Was the End" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #59 (November 1991): "Legerdemain, Part One: Forces in Motion" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #61 (January 1992): "Legerdemain, Part 3: Snafu" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #62 (February 1992): "Number the Dead" |
| 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" |
| Flash Annual Vol. 2 #5 (1992): "Run-In!" |
| Showcase '94 #6/2 (early June 1994): "Allure of New Orleans" |
| Outsiders Vol. 2 #9 (July 1994): "Breakout" |
| Adventures of Superman #520 (February 1995): [7] "Christmas Thieves" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #13 (March 1995): "Watery Grave: Suicidal Tendencies" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #14 (April 1995): "Watery Grave: Kill Them All" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #15 (May 1995): "Watery Grave: Honor Among Thieves" |
| Underworld Unleashed #1 (November 1995): "Underworld Unleashed" |
| Flash Vol. 2 #123 (March 1997): "The Flash of Two Cities" |
| Flash Vol. 2 #125 (May 1997): "Cause and Effect" |
| Flash Vol. 2 #126 (June 1997): "Trial Run" |
| Flash Vol. 2 #127 (July 1997): "Hell to Pay, Part 1: Hell Breaks Loose" |
| Flash Vol. 2 #128 (August 1997): "Hell to Pay, Part 2: Heart and Souls" |
| Flash Vol. 2 #129 (September 1997): "Hell to Pay, Part 3: An Attack of Conscience" |
| Flash Vol. 2 #134 (February 1998): "Still Life in the Fast Lane" |
| Rogues (Villains) #1 (February 1998): "Men & Gods" |
| Flash Vol. 2 #138 (June 1998): "The Human Race, Part III: Home Run" |
| Flash Vol. 2 #140 (August 1998): "The Black Flash, Part II" |
| Adventures of Superman #565 (March 1999): [9] "The World Is My Backyard" |
| Robin Vol. 2 #62 (March 1999): "Faster Than Anything!" |
| Robin Vol. 2 #63 (April 1999): "The Blink of an Eye" |
| Robin Vol. 2 #64 (May 1999): "Stop Me If You've Heard This One" |
| Flash Secret Files #2 (November 1999): "Twenty-First Century Rogue" |
| Flash Vol. 2 #179 (December 2001): "Smile for the Camera" |
| Flash Vol. 2 #183 (April 2002): "Crossfire, Prologue: Tricked!" |
| Flash Vol. 2 #213 (October 2004): "Slow Motion" |
| Identity Crisis #2 (September 2004): "House of Lies" |
| Identity Crisis #3 (October 2004): "Serial Killer" |
| Identity Crisis #4 (November 2004): "Who Benefits" |
| Identity Crisis #5 (December 2004): "Father's Day" |
| Identity Crisis #6 (January 2005): "Husbands and Wives" [Deceased] |
| Flash Vol. 2 #217 (February 2005): "Post-Crisis" [Deceased] |
| Flash Vol. 2 #220 (May 2005): "Rogue War Chapter 1" [Deceased] |
| Flash Vol. 2 #221 (June 2005): "Rogue War Chapter 2" [Deceased] |
| Flash Vol. 2 #222 (July 2005): "Rogue War Chapter 3" [Deceased] |
| Flash Vol. 2 #223 (August 2005): "Rogue War Chapter 4" [Deceased] |
As a Black Lantern |
| Blackest Night #1 (September 2009): "Blackest Night" [Behind the scenes] |
| Blackest Night #2 (October 2009): "Blackest Night" |
| Blackest Night #3 (November 2009): "Blackest Night" |
| Blackest Night: Batman #3 (December 2009): "Blackest Night: Batman - Who Burns Who, Conclusion" |
| Blackest Night: The Flash #2 (March 2010): "Blackest Night: The Flash, Chapter Two" |
| Blackest Night: The Flash #3 (April 2010): "Blackest Night: The Flash" |
| Blackest Night #8 (May 2010): "Blackest Night" |
As Captain Boomerang |
| Red Robin #16 (November 2010): "The Hit List, Part Four: The Best-Laid Plans" [Flashback] |
| Brightest Day #0 (June 2010): "Carpe Diem" |
| Flash Vol. 3 #1 (June 2010): "Case One: The Dastardly Death of the Rogues" |
| Red Robin #15 (October 2010): "The Hit List, Part Three: Secret Identity Crisis" |
| Red Robin #16 (November 2010): "The Hit List, Part Four: The Best-Laid Plans" |
| Flash Vol. 3 #2 (July 2010): "Case One: The Dastardly Death of the Rogues" |
| Flash Vol. 3 #3 (August 2010): "Case One: The Dastardly Death of the Rogues, Part Three" |
| Flash Vol. 3 #4 (September 2010): "Case One: The Dastardly Death of the Rogues, Part Four" |
| Flash Vol. 3 #5 (November 2010): "Case One: The Dastardly Death of the Rogues, Part Four" |
| Flash Vol. 3 #7 (late January 2011): "What Goes Around, Comes Around" |
| Brightest Day #18 (late March 2011): "Easy Come Easy Go" |
| Brightest Day #23 (early June 2011): "Rise and Fall" |
| Brightest Day #24 (late June 2011): "Brightest Day" |
| Red Robin #26 (October 2011): "What Goes Around..." |
Chronology UncertainIt is currently uncertain where these stories fit into the character's internal chronology. |
| Batman #645 (November 2005): "Show Me Yesterday, For I Can't Find Today" [Flashback] |
| Flash Vol. 2 #224 (September 2005): "Rogue War Chapter 5" |
| Flash 80-Page Giant #1/4 (August 1998): "The Professional" |
| Legends of the DC Universe #16 (May 1999): "Dark Matters Part Two" |
| Legends of the DC Universe #17 (June 1999): "Dark Matters Part Three" |
| Secret Origins Vol. 2 #41 (June 1989): "A Rogue by Any Other Name" |
| Superman Secret Files and Origins 2004 (August 2004): "Suicide Watch" |