| GUARDIAN III (Jim Harper III) | CHRONOLOGY |
| Created by Jack Kirby |
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CHRONOLOGY
Guardian first appeared in Pre-Crisis: Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #135 (January 1971) Modern: Superman Annual Vol. 2 #2 (1988).
Below is the definitive list of appearances of Guardian 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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Guardian Chronology
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Guardian III (Pre-Crisis) |
| Superman Family #192/4 (November-December 1978): "Whatever Happened to the Guardian?" [Flashback] |
| Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #135 (January 1971): "Evil Factory" |
| Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #136 (March 1971): "The Saga of the D.N.Aliens" |
| Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #138 (June 1971): "The Big Boom" |
| Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #139 (July 1971): "The Guardian Fights Again" |
| Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #141 (September 1971): "Will the Real Don Rickles Panic?" |
| Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #144 (December 1971): "A Big Thing in a Deep Scottish Lake" |
| Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #146 (February 1972): "Homo-Disastrous" |
| Superman Family #193/2 (January-February 1979): "The Project: Perilous" |
| Superman Family #194/3 (March-April 1979): "Armageddon Arrives Today" |
Guardian III (Post-Crisis) |
| Superman Annual Vol. 2 #2 (1988): "The Cadmus Project" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #26 (Holiday 1988): "...It's Just a Shot Away!" |
| Adventures of Superman #449 (Holiday 1988): "The Search" |
| Invasion! #2 (1988): "Battleground Earth" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #27 (January 1989): "Of Course, You Know, This Means War!" |
| Adventures of Superman #450 (January 1989): "Triple Threat" |
| Secret Origins Vol. 2 #49/2 (June 1990): "The Secrets of the Cadmus DNA Project" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #36 (October 1989): "Laugh... I Thought I'd Die!" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #37 (November 1989): "Best Friends" |
| Action Comics #648 (December 1989): "Body and Mind" |
| Action Comics #649 (January 1990): "Man and Machine" [Flashback] |
| Superman Vol. 2 #41 (March 1990): "The Nature of the Beast" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #43 (May 1990): "The Evil Factory" |
| Adventures of Superman Annual #2 (1990): "Quest for Vengeance" |
| Action Comics #659 (November 1990): "Breakout!" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #50 (December 1990): "The Human Factor" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #54/2 (April 1991): [10] "Attack of the D.N.Alien" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #55/2 (May 1991): [13] "Blaze of Glory!" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #56/2 (June 1991): [16] "Charlie & Company" |
| Adventures of Superman #480 (July 1991): [21] "Dying Breed" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #58 (August 1991): [24] "Fangs of the Bloodhounds" |
| Armageddon 2001 #2 (October 1991): [No Title] |
| Action Comics #670 (October 1991): [34] "Skullduggery" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #6 (December 1991): [39] "Mismatch" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #62 (December 1991): [40] "Wedding Daze" |
| Adventures of Superman #485 (December 1991): [41] "Out of the Mist" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #9 (March 1992): [9] "Panic in the Sky! First Strike: Power Breakfast" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #65 (March 1992): [10] "Panic in the Sky! Second Strike: Head Man" |
| Adventures of Superman #488 (March 1992): [11] "Panic in the Sky! Third Strike: Counter Strike!" |
| Action Comics #675 (March 1992): [12] "Panic in the Sky! Fourth Strike: Divide and Conquer" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #10 (April 1992): [13] "Panic in the Sky! Fifth Strike: Tidal Wave!" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #66 (April 1992): [14] "Panic in the Sky! Final Strike: Our Army at War" |
| Adventures of Superman #489 (April 1992): [15] "Panic in the Sky! Epilogue: Hail the Conquering Heroes" [Behind the scenes] |
| Action Comics #678 (June 1992): [24] "Talking Heads" |
| Adventures of Superman #497 (December 1992): [47] "Under Fire" |
| Action Comics #684 (December 1992): [48] "...Doomsday Is Near!" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #19 (January 1993): [1] "Doomsday Is Here!" |
| Adventures of Superman #498 (January 1993): [3] "Funeral for a Friend Part 1: Death of a Legend" |
| Action Comics #685 (January 1993): [4] "Funeral for a Friend Part 2: Re:Actions" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #20 (February 1993): [5] "Funeral for a Friend Part 3: Funeral Day" |
| Action Comics #686 (February 1993): [8] "Funeral for a Friend Part 6: Who's Buried in Superman's Tomb?" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #21 (March 1993): [9] "Funeral for a Friend Part 7: Ghosts" |
| Superman: The Legacy of Superman #1 (March 1993): "The Guardians of Metropolis!" |
| Adventures of Superman #500/4 (early June 1993): [11] "First Sighting..." |
| Superman Vol. 2 #78 (June 1993): [14] "Alive" |
| Adventures of Superman #501 (late June 1993): [15] "The Adventures of Superman When He Was a Boy" |
| Adventures of Superman #506 (November 1993): [35] "Payback!" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #31 (March 1994): [9] "Obsessions!" |
| Adventures of Superman #510 (March 1994): [11] "Bizarro World" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #3 (April 1994): "Remains of the Dead" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #32 (April 1994): [13] "Love & Death" |
| Adventures of Superman #511 (April 1994): [15] "Collision Course" |
| Action Comics #698 (April 1994): [16] "Losing It!" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #33 (May 1994): [17] "Under Siege!" |
| Action Comics #699 (May 1994): [20] "Eye of the Hurricane" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #34 (June 1994): [21] "War" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #90 (June 1994): [22] "Battle Ground Metropolis" |
| Adventures of Superman #513 (June 1994): [23] "Target: Cadmus" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #6 (July 1994): "Changing Realities" |
| Adventures of Superman #522 (April 1995): [15] "City of Hope" [Flashback] |
| Guardians of Metropolis #1 (November 1994): "No One Can Stop... Trev-Orr! A Really Big Monster from A Deep Scottish Lake!" |
| Guardians of Metropolis #2 (December 1994): "Donovan's Circus!" |
| Guardians of Metropolis #3 (January 1995): "All This and World War II!" |
| Guardians of Metropolis #4 (February 1995): "Race the Devil!" |
| Superboy Annual #2 (1995): "The Lost Boys!" |
| Showcase '96 #4 (April 1996): "The Devil's Own" |
| Adventures of Superman #539 (October 1996): [39] "Doppelgangster" |
| Final Night #2 (November 1996): "Darker Grows the Night" |
| Final Night #3 (November 1996): "Keeping Hope Alive" |
| Green Lantern Vol. 3 #81 (December 1996): "Funeral for a Hero" |
| Superman: The Wedding Album #1 (December 1996): "The Wedding Album" |
| Superman Secret Files #1/3 (January 1998): [Lost Pages: Who Watched Metropolis During Superman's Honeymoon?] |
| Adventures of Superman #542 (January 1997): [2] "Power Trip!" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #64 (January 1997): [4] "Into the Fire" |
| Adventures of Superman #543 (February 1997): [7] "The Honeymoon's Over" |
| Adventures of Superman #544 (March 1997): [11] "Dead Men Walking" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #39 (May 1997): "Meltdown: Freakshow" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #40 (June 1997): "Meltdown: Life Support" |
| Superboy and the Ravers #10 (June 1997): "Meltdown: Flatline" |
| Adventures of Superman #550/2 (September 1997): [36] "The Touch of Evil" |
| Adventures of Superman #553 (December 1997): [49] "Energy Crisis!" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #77 (March 1998): [11] "Triangles" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #133 (March 1998): [12] "To Summon the Guard!" |
| Adventures of Superman #556 (April 1998): [13] "Three to One!" |
| Adventures of Superman #556/2 (April 1998): [13] "I Was Alone Against Gargox A Really Big Monster!" |
| Superman Forever #1 (June 1998): [21] "Superman Forever" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #52 (June 1998): "The Last Boy On Earth: Destination Unknown" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #53 (July 1998): "The Last Boy On Earth: Pearl Harbor 2" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #54 (August 1998): "Darkness and Light" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #55 (September 1998): "Hexed" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #56 (October 1998): "Here There Be Monsters" |
| Secret Origins 80-Page Giant #1/3 (December 1998): "Secrets! Origins! This One's Got Them All!" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #57 (December 1998): "Demolition Run: Dangerous Curves" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #58 (January 1999): "Demolition Run: Crash and Burn" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #59 (February 1999): "Mission to Krypton" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #60 (March 1999): "Hyper-Tension: Big Bang Theory" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #61 (April 1999): "Hyper-Tension: Superboys of Infinite Worlds" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #62 (May 1999): "Hyper-Tension!, Part Three: Divided By Zero" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #64 (July 1999): "Hyper-Tension!, Part Five: Zero Tolerance" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #65 (August 1999): "Hyper-Tension!, Epilogue: Out of Hyper-Time!" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #66 (September 1999): "Wild Hunt!" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #67 (October 1999): "Tooth & Claw" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #68 (November 1999): "Demons!" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #71 (February 2000): "The Evil Factory, Part 2: Prisoner of the Project!" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #72 (March 2000): "The Evil Factory, Part 3: The Hex Files" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #73 (April 2000): "The Evil Factory, Part 4: Point of No Return!" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #74 (May 2000): "The Evil Factory, Conclusion: Game, Set & Match" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #75 (June 2000): "My Greatest Adventure!" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #76 (July 2000): "The New Superboy" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #77 (August 2000): "...Into the Fire!" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #79 (October 2000): "The Power and the Prize" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #80 (November 2000): "Boiling Point" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #81 (December 2000): "Fever Pitch" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #82 (January 2001): "Power Lunch" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #83 (February 2001): "How Kon-El Lost His Groove" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #84 (March 2001): "Smells Like Rage" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #86 (May 2001): "Southern Cookin'" [Flashback] |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #87 (June 2001): "Touched By a Guardian Angel" [Flashback] |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #88 (July 2001): "Diapers and Angels and Babies, Oh My!" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #89 (August 2001): "Greed I$ Good" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #90 (September 2001): "The One Where Superboy Makes An Important Choice!" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #91 (October 2001): "War Letters" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #100 (July 2002): "A Boy's Life!" |
Chronology UncertainIt is currently uncertain where these stories fit into the character's internal chronology. |
| A. Bizarro #2 (August 1999): "Silicon Dreamer" |
| Action Comics #769 (September 2000): [37] "Superman: Arkham, Part Two: Supermanamrepus" |
| Martian Manhunter Vol. 2 #3 (February 1999): "Femme Fatal" |
| Superboy Plus #2 (1997): "The Serpent and the Rainbow" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #49 (March 1998): "Searching" |
| Supermen of America Vol. 2 #4 (June 2000): "Up, Up and Away..." |
| Supermen of America Vol. 2 #5 (July 2000): "The Unimaginable Happens" |
| Supermen of America Vol. 2 #6 (August 2000): "To the Max" |