| DOCTOR LIGHT IV (Kimiyo Hoshi) | CHRONOLOGY |
| Created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez |
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CHRONOLOGY
Doctor Light first appeared in Crisis on Infinite Earths #4 (July 1985): "And Thus Shall the World Die!".
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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| Crisis on Infinite Earths #4 (July 1985): "And Thus Shall the World Die!" |
| Crisis on Infinite Earths #5 (August 1985): "Worlds in Limbo" |
| Crisis on Infinite Earths #6 (September 1985): "3 Earths! 3 Deaths!" |
| Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 (October 1985): "Beyond the Silent Night" |
| Crisis on Infinite Earths #10 (January 1986): "Death at the Dawn of Time!" |
| Crisis on Infinite Earths #12 (March 1986): "Final Crisis" |
| Justice League #1 (May 1987): "Born Again" |
| Justice League #2 (June 1987): "Make War No More!" |
| Justice League #3 (July 1987): "Meltdown" |
| Justice League #4 (August 1987): "Winning Hand" |
| Justice League Annual #1 (September 1987): "Germ Warfare" |
| Invasion! #2 (1988): "Battleground Earth" |
| Blasters Special #1 (1989): [No Title] [Flashback] |
| Justice League International Annual Vol. 1 #3 (1989): "Around the World with the Justice League" |
| Justice League Europe #19 (October 1990): "The Extremist Vector, Part Five: Pushing the Button" |
| Justice League Europe Annual #1 (1990): "Bialya Blues" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #52 (April 1991): "The Death and Life and Death and Life and Death and Life of Dr. Light" |
| Justice League America #54 (September 1991): [Breakdowns Part 3] "The Boot!" |
| Justice League Europe #30 (September 1991): [Breakdowns Part 4] "The Widening Gyre" |
| Justice League America #55 (October 1991): "Breakdowns Part 5: Bialya Blues" |
| War of the Gods #3 (November 1991): "Casualties of War" |
| War of the Gods #4 (December 1991): "In the Beginning... There Was the End" |
| Justice League America #56 (November 1991): [Breakdowns Part 7] "Look Homeward Leaguers" |
| Green Lantern Vol. 3 #18 (November 1991): "One Angry Guy" [Appearance same as Justice League America #56] |
| Justice League Quarterly #7/4 (summer 1992): "Time to Enjoy the Light" |
| Justice League Spectacular #1 (1992): "Team Work" |
| Justice League Europe #37 (April 1992): "Changing" |
| Justice League Europe #38 (May 1992): "Dissolving Deconstructo" |
| Justice League Europe #39 (June 1992): "Returning" |
| Justice League Europe #40 (July 1992): "The Coming of... Chthon!" |
| Justice League Europe #41 (August 1992): "Welcome to the Dark" |
| Justice League Europe #42 (September 1992): "Mother of Monsters" |
| Justice League Europe #43 (October 1992): "'Round and 'Round and 'Round It Goes..." |
| Justice League Europe #44 (November 1992): "With a Little Bit of Luck" |
| Justice League Europe Annual #3 (1992): "Eclipso Over London" |
| Adventures of Superman Annual #4 (1992): "In Blackest Night" [Behind the scenes] |
| Eclipso: The Darkness Within #2 (October 1992): "Brilliant Men" |
| Justice League Quarterly #12/2 (fall 1993): "On the Road" |
| Justice League Europe #45 (December 1992): "Red Winter 1: A Wind from the East" |
| Justice League Europe #46 (January 1993): "Red Winter 2: First Chill" |
| Justice League Europe #47 (February 1993): "Red Winter 3: Blizzard" |
| Justice League Europe #48 (March 1993): "Red Winter 4: The Freeze" |
| Justice League Europe #49 (April 1993): "Red Winter 5: Hard Ground" |
| Justice League Europe #50 (May 1993): "Red Winter 6: The Ice Breaks" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #20 (February 1993): [5] "Funeral for a Friend Part 3: Funeral Day" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #76 (February 1993): [6] "Funeral for a Friend Part 4: Metropolis Mailbag II" |
| Showcase '93 #10/2 (October 1993): "The Kobra Kronicles, Part 5: Big Black Smoke" |
| Showcase '93 #11/2 (November 1993): "The Kobra Kronicles, Part 6: I'm On An Island" |
| Justice League International Vol. 2 #51 (June 1993): "The New World" |
| Justice League International Vol. 2 #52 (July 1993): "All Is Maya" |
| Justice League International Vol. 2 #54 (early September 1993): "Impostors" |
| Justice League International Vol. 2 #55 (late September 1993): "Lest Darkness Fall" |
| Justice League International Vol. 2 #56 (early October 1993): "Ambush" |
| Justice League International Vol. 2 #57 (late October 1993): "Inferno!" |
| Justice League International Vol. 2 #58 (November 1993): "Nocturne" |
| Justice League International Vol. 2 #60 (January 1994): "Out of the Future" |
| Bloodbath #1 (early December 1993): "Bloodbath" |
| Bloodbath #2 (late December 1993): "Bloodbath" |
| Green Lantern Corps Quarterly #6 (Autumn 1993): "The Book of Equals" |
| Justice League International Vol. 2 #61 (February 1994): "Born of Man and Woman" |
| Justice League International Vol. 2 #62 (March 1994): "The Sacrifice" |
| Justice League International Vol. 2 #63 (April 1994): "Visions of Death" |
| Justice League International Vol. 2 #64 (May 1994): "Immortal Truth" |
| Justice League America #89 (June 1994): "Judgment Day Part 1: D-Day" |
| Justice League Task Force #13 (June 1994): "Judgment Day, Part 2: Split Decision" |
| Justice League International Vol. 2 #65 (June 1994): [Judgment Day, Part 3] "A Whole New Ball Game" |
| Justice League America #90 (July 1994): "Judgment Day Part 4: The Shadow of Death" |
| Justice League Task Force #14 (July 1994): "Judgment Day, Part 5: The Longest Yard" |
| Justice League International Vol. 2 #66 (July 1994): [Judgment Day, Part 6] "All Out of Time" |
| Justice League America #91 (August 1994): "Heroes Passage" |
| Justice League Task Force #15 (August 1994): "Silver Ages" |
| Justice League International Vol. 2 #67 (August 1994): "Family Troubles" |
| Zero Hour: Crisis in Time #3 (September 1994): "Zero Hour" |
| Justice League America #96 (February 1995): "Rush to Judgment" |
| Showcase '96 #9/2 (October 1996): "Illumination" |
| Final Night #1 (November 1996): "Dusk" |
| JLA #27 (March 1999): "The Bigger They Come..." |
| Justice Leagues: Justice League of Aliens #1 (March 2001): "Brother's Keepers" |
| JLA: Our Worlds at War #1 (September 2001): "A Date Which Will Live in Infamy" |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #174 (November 2001): "The Witch and the Warrior, Part One" |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #175 (December 2001): "The Witch and the Warrior, part 2: Girl Frenzy" |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #177 (February 2002): "Paradise Found" |
| Doom Patrol Vol. 3 #4 (March 2002): "Blink...And It's Gone!" |
| Doom Patrol Vol. 3 #5 (April 2002): "Fade" |
| Doom Patrol Vol. 3 #6 (May 2002): "Dead?" |
| Identity Crisis #1 (August 2004): "Coffin" |
| Infinite Crisis #5 (April 2006): "Faith" |
| Infinite Crisis #7 (June 2006): "Finale" |
| 52 #1 (July 2006): "Golden Lads & Lasses Must..." |
| 52 #35 (March 2007): "Rain of the Supermen" |
| World War III #4 (June 2007): "United We Stand" |
| 52 #50 (June 2007): "World War III" [Appearance same as World War III #4] |
| Action Comics #838 (June 2006): "Up, Up, and Away! Chapter Four: Powers and Abilities" |
| Action Comics #839 (July 2006): "Up, Up, and Away! Chapter Six: This Looks Like A Job..." |
| Birds of Prey #100 (January 2007): "Blood & Circuits: Part One - A Chance To Do Good" |
| Birds of Prey #114 (March 2008): "Shark Attack!" |
| DC Universe: Decisions #2 (late November 2008): "The Great Debate" |
| Final Crisis: Requiem #1 (August 2008): "Final Crisis: Requiem - Caretakers of Mars" |
| Final Crisis #6 (January 2009): "How to Murder the Earth" |
| Justice League: Cry for Justice #1 (September 2009): "Cry for Justice" |
| Justice League of America Vol. 2 #39 (January 2010): "By My Black Hand-- The Dead Shall Rise!, Part One: Reunion" |
| Justice League of America Vol. 2 #40 (February 2010): "By My Black Hand-- The Dead Shall Rise!, Part Two: Reunion" |
| Justice League: Cry for Justice #5 (January 2010): "The Lie" |
| Justice League: Cry for Justice #6 (March 2010): "The Game" |
| Justice League: Cry for Justice #7 (April 2010): "Justice" |
| Justice League of America Vol. 2 #41 (March 2010): "Team History" |
| Justice League of America Vol. 2 #42 (April 2010): "Team History" |
| Justice League of America Vol. 2 #43 (May 2010): "Rise and Fall: All Along the Watchtower" |
| Justice League of America Vol. 2 #47 (September 2010): "The Dark Things, Part Three" |
| Justice League of America Vol. 2 #51 (January 2011): "JLA: Omega, Part 2: The Power of a Million Souls!" |
| Starman/Congorilla #1 (March 2011): "Now & Then" [Appears here during Justice League of America Vol. 2 #51] |
| Justice League of America Vol. 2 #56 (June 2011): "Eclipso Rising, Part Three: The Battle for Emerald City" |
| Justice League of America Vol. 2 #57 (July 2011): "Eclipso Rising, Part Four: Wrath & Vengeance" |
| Justice League of America Vol. 2 #58 (August 2011): "Eclipso Rising, Part Five: The Destined and the Dying" |
| Justice League of America Vol. 2 #59 (September 2011): "Eclipso Rising, Part Six" |
Chronology UncertainIt is currently uncertain where these stories fit into the character's internal chronology. |
| Action Comics #883 (January 2010): [15] "Divine Spark, Part 1" |
| Action Comics #884 (February 2010): [19] "Divine Spark, Part 2" |
| Action Comics #884/2 (February 2010): "Captain Atom, Chapter Six" |
| Action Comics #885 (March 2010): [23] "Divine Spark, Part 3" |
| Action Comics #885/2 (March 2010): "Captain Atom, Chapter Seven" |
| Action Comics #903 (September 2011): "Reign of the Doomsdays, Part 3" |
| Batman: Streets of Gotham #2 (September 2009): "City on Fire" |
| Batman: Streets of Gotham #3 (October 2009): "Hush Money" |
| Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #3 (early August 2010): "Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne, Part Three: The Bones of Bristol Bay" |
| Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #5 (November 2010): "Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne, Part Five: Masquerade" |
| Booster Gold Vol. 2 #26 (January 2010): "Dead Ted, Part I" [Ted Kord's Funeral] |
| 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" |
| Justice League International Annual Vol. 2 #4 (1993): "Bloody London" |
| Justice League Quarterly #11 (summer 1993): "Beautiful, Wonderful, Perfect" |
| Justice League Quarterly #15 (summer 1994): "A Hole in the World" |
| Justice League of America Vol. 2 #30 (April 2009): "Welcome to Sundown Town, Chapter 3: New Moon Rising" |
| Justice League of America Vol. 2 #31 (May 2009): "Welcome to Sundown Town, Interlude: Crisis of Confidence" |
| Justice League of America Vol. 2 #32 (June 2009): "Welcome to Sundown Town, Chapter Four: Nyctophobia" |
| Justice League of America Vol. 2 #33 (July 2009): "Welcome to Sundown Town, Chapter 6: Metathesiophobia" |
| Justice League of America Vol. 2 #34 (August 2009): "Welcome to Sundown Town, Conclusion: The Dharma Initiative" |
| Justice League of America Vol. 2 #35 (September 2009): "Royal Pain!, Chapter One: Luck of the Draw!" |
| Justice League of America Vol. 2 #36 (October 2009): "Royal Pain!, Chapter Two: Shuffle Up and Die!" |
| Justice League of America Vol. 2 #37 (November 2009): "Royal Pain!, Chapter 3: Dead Man's Hand!" |
| Justice League of America Vol. 2 #38 (December 2009): [No Title] |
| Justice League Task Force #1 (June 1993): "The Tyranny Gun!" |
| New Teen Titans Annual Vol. 2 #2 (1986): "Revenge of the Rusting Reptiles From Outer Space (!)" |
| Supergirl Vol. 5 #50 (April 2010): [28] "Queen" |
| Supergirl Vol. 5 #53 (August 2010): "Fallout" |
| Supergirl Vol. 5 #54 (September 2010): "Looking Glass" |
| Supergirl Vol. 5 #55 (October 2010): "Fakeouts" |
| Supergirl Vol. 5 #58 (January 2011): "Day of the Dollmaker, Part One: Toying with Emotions" [Behind the scenes] |
| Action Comics #877 (July 2009): [25] "The Sleepers, Part 3" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #688 (July 2009): [27] "The Fall and Rise of Jonathan Kent" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #689 (August 2009): [31] "The Tourist" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #690 (September 2009): [35] "The Setup" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #692 (November 2009): [9] "Down Time" |
| Superman: War of the Supermen #4 (July 2010): "Superman: War of the Supermen, Part 4: The Battle for Survival" |
| Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Superman-Prime #1 (January 2008): "Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Superman-Prime: Into the Sun" |