| DOCTOR PHOSPHORUS (Alex Sartorius) | CHRONOLOGY |
| Created by Steve Englehart |
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CHRONOLOGY
Doctor Phosphorus first appeared in Detective Comics #469 (May 1977).
Below is the definitive list of appearances of Doctor Phosphorus 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 Phosphorus Chronology
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Pre-Flashpoint |
| Detective Comics #469/2 (May 1977): "The Origin of Dr. Phosphorus" [Flashback] |
| Detective Comics #469 (May 1977): "By Death's Eerie Light" |
| Detective Comics #469/2 (May 1977): "The Origin of Dr. Phosphorus" |
| Detective Comics #470 (June 1977): "The Master Plan of Dr. Phosphorus" |
| Batman Vol. 1 #311 (May 1979): "Dr. Phosphorus is Back" |
| Crisis on Infinite Earths #9 (December 1985): "War Zone" |
| Batman Vol. 1 #400 (October 1986): "Resurrection Night!" |
| Black Orchid Vol. 1 #2 (1989): "Going Down..." |
| Damage #9 (January 1995): "Fragments, Part II: Family Ties" |
| Underworld Unleashed #1 (November 1995): "Underworld Unleashed" |
| Starman Vol. 2 #10 (August 1995): "The Day Before the Day To Come" |
| Starman Vol. 2 #12 (October 1995): "Sins of the Child Part I: Jack's Day (the First Half)" |
| Starman Vol. 2 #13 (November 1995): "Sins of the Child Part II: Ted's Day" |
| Starman Vol. 2 #14 (December 1995): "Sins of the Child Part III: the Opal's Day. The O'Dare's Day" |
| Starman Vol. 2 #16 (February 1996): "Sins of the Child Part V: Jack's Day (the Second Half)" |
| Starman Vol. 2 #41 (April 1998): "Villain's Redemption" |
| Starman Vol. 2 #56 (August 1999): "City Without Light, Part II: Bad Times Loom" |
| Starman Vol. 2 #68 (August 2000): "Grand Guignol, Septieme Partie: A Villain's Tale II" [Flashback] |
| Starman Vol. 2 #63 (March 2000): "Grand Guignol, Deuxieme Partie: Friends and Lovers" |
| Starman Vol. 2 #65 (May 2000): "Grand Guignol, Quatrième Partie: Darkness Not of Night" |
| Starman Vol. 2 #67 (July 2000): "Grand Guignol, Sixieme Partie: Rules of Engagement" |
| Starman Vol. 2 #70 (October 2000): "Grand Guignol, Dixième Partie: The Devil's in the Details" |
| Starman Vol. 2 #71 (November 2000): "Grand Guignol, Onzième Partie: Evils Old, New and Unexpected" |
| Detective Comics #825 (January 2007): "The Return of Dr. Phosphorus" |
| Battle for the Cowl: Man-Bat #1 (June 2009): "I Am What You Say I Am" |
| Battle for the Cowl: The Network #1 (July 2009): "The Network" |
| Batman #687 (August 2009): "The Battle Within; An Epilogue to Battle for the Cowl" |
| Batman: The Widening Gyre #3 (December 2009): "The Widening Gyre, Part Three: Things Fall Apart" |
| Arkham Reborn #2 (January 2010): "Arkham Reborn, Part Two: ...Just Desserts" |
| Arkham Reborn #3 (February 2010): "Arkham Reborn, Part Three: ...The Ghost in the Machine" |
| Batgirl Vol. 3 #6 (March 2010): "Batgirl Rising: Core Requirements, Part Two" |
| Batgirl Vol. 3 #7 (April 2010): "Batgirl Rising: Core Requirements, Part Three" |
| Titans Vol. 2 #28 (December 2010): "Family Reunions, Part One: Past Sins" |
| Titans Vol. 2 #29 (January 2011): "Family Reunions, Part Two: Clear and Present Danger" |
| Titans Vol. 2 #30 (February 2011): "Family Reunions, Part Three: The Future's So Dark..." |
| Batman and Robin #22 (June 2011): "Dark Knight vs. White Knight, Part 3 of 3: Tree of Blood" |
| Gotham City Sirens #25 (September 2011): "X Friends, Part Three" |
Post-Flashpoint |
| Catwoman Vol. 4 #22 (September 2013): "Down Under, Part 1" |
| Catwoman Vol. 4 #24 (December 2013): "Down Under, Part 3" |
| Catwoman Vol. 4 #26 (February 2014): "Diamonds are a Girls Worst Friend" |
| Forever Evil #1 (November 2013): "Nightfall" |
| Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S. #1 (December 2013): "Issue of Trust, Part 1" |
| Batman Eternal #2 (June 2014): [No Title] |
| Batman Eternal #6 (July 2014): "The Denied" |
| Batman Vol. 3 #19 (May 2017): "I Am Bane, Part Four" |
| Green Arrow Vol. 7 #41 (August 2018): "Better Than, Part 1" |
| Batwoman Vol. 3 #17 (September 2018): "The Time of Your Life, Part One" |
| Nightwing Vol. 4 #48 (November 2018): "Harm's Way, Part One" |
| Detective Comics #1002 (June 2019): "Medieval" |
| Detective Comics #1003 (July 2019): "Medieval" |
| Detective Comics #1004 (July 2019): "Medieval: Secrets & Lies" |
| Detective Comics #1005 (August 2019): "Medieval, Conclusion: Savage Sun" |
| Batman Vol. 3 #70 (July 2019): "The Fall and the Fallen, Part 1" |
| Batman Vol. 3 #75 (September 2019): "City of Bane, Part 1" |
| Arkham City: The Order of the World #1 (December 2021): "Arkham City: The Order of the World, Chapter 1" |
| Arkham City: The Order of the World #2 (January 2022): "Arkham City: The Order of the World, Chapter 2" |
| Arkham City: The Order of the World #3 (February 2022): "Arkham City: The Order of the World, Chapter 3" |
| Arkham City: The Order of the World #4 (March 2022): "Arkham City: The Order of the World, Chapter 4" |
| Arkham City: The Order of the World #5 (April 2022): "Arkham City: The Order of the World, Chapter 5" |
| Arkham City: The Order of the World #6 (May 2022): "Arkham City: The Order of the World, Finale" |
| Justice League: Road to Dark Crisis #1/5 (July 2022): "Because the Night" |
| Dark Crisis #1 (August 2022): "Dark Crisis, Chapter One: The Justice League is Dead" |
| Dark Crisis #2 (September 2022): "Dark Crisis, Chapter Two: Fall of the Titans" |
| Dark Crisis #3 (October 2022): "Dark Crisis, Chapter Three: Boot Camp" |
| Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths #4 (November 2022): "Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths, Chapter Four: Crossovers" |
| Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths #5 (December 2022): "Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths, Chapter Five: Together" |
| Dark Crisis: War Zone #1 (February 2023): "On Time" |
| Dark Crisis: The Dark Army #1 (January 2023): "Dark Crisis: The Dark Army" |