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 MERLYN (Malcolm Merlyn)CHRONOLOGY 
Created by Mike Friedrich, Neal Adams and Dick Dillin

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Merlyn (Malcolm Merlyn)
The Original Universe

CHRONOLOGY

Merlyn first appeared in Justice League of America #94 (November 1971): "Where Strikes Demonfang?".

Below is the definitive list of appearances of Merlyn 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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Merlyn Chronology

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Justice League of America #94 (November 1971): "Where Strikes Demonfang?" [Flashback]
Green Arrow Vol. 8 #11 (June 2024): "Old Enemies" [Flashback]
Justice League of America #94 (November 1971): "Where Strikes Demonfang?"
Action Comics #443 (January 1975): "At Last! Clark Kent, Super-Hero"
Black Lightning Vol. 1 #1 (April 1977): "Black Lightning"
Black Lightning Vol. 1 #2 (May 1977): "Merlyn Means Murder"
Flash Vol. 2 #29 (August 1989): "Casablanca Nights"
Underworld Unleashed #1 (November 1995): "Underworld Unleashed"
Justice League America #105 (November 1995): "The Killer Elite"
Justice League America #106 (December 1995): "Up From the Underworld"
Body Doubles (Villains) #1 (February 1998): "Tested to Destruction"
JLA #18 (May 1998): "Synchronicity"
Young Justice #23 (September 2000): "Down Under Where"
Young Justice #24 (October 2000): "When the Bow Breaks..."
Young Justice #25 (November 2000): "Gold Standard"
Joker: Last Laugh #4 (December 2001): "Everyone Knows This is Nowhere"
Flash Vol. 2 #179 (December 2001): "Smile for the Camera"
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"
Identity Crisis #7 (February 2005): "The Hero's Life"
Manhunter Vol. 3 #8 (May 2005): "Trial by Fire Part 3: Bad Influence"
Manhunter Vol. 3 #9 (June 2005): "Trial by Fire Part 4: Disorder in the Court"
Manhunter Vol. 3 #10 (July 2005): "Mis-Trial by Fire: Manhunted"
Green Arrow Vol. 3 #57 (February 2006): "Heading Into the Light, Part Three: House Warming"
Green Arrow Vol. 3 #58 (March 2006): "Until the End of the World, Part One: Persistance Is Futile"
Green Arrow Vol. 3 #59 (April 2006): "Until the End of the World, Part Two: When It All Comes Down to This, It'll All Just Come Down"
Green Arrow Vol. 3 #73 (June 2007): "Jericho, Part One: The Long Fall Only Hurts When It's Over"
Green Arrow Vol. 3 #74 (July 2007): "Jericho, Part Two: Seems Like Old Times"
Black Canary Vol. 3 #1 (early September 2007): "Living with Sin, Part One"
Black Canary Vol. 3 #2 (late September 2007): "Living with Sin, Part Two"
Black Canary Vol. 3 #3 (early October 2007): "Living with Sin, Part Three"
Black Canary Vol. 3 #4 (late October 2007): "Living with Sin, Part Conclusion"
Batman #670 (December 2007): "A Prelude to the Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul: Lazarus Rising"
Robin Vol. 2 #168 (January 2008): "The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul, Part 1: A Boy for the Demon"
Nightwing Vol. 2 #138 (January 2008): "The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul, Part Two: The Lesser of Two Evils"
Batman #671 (January 2008): "The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul, Part 4: He Who Is Master"
Robin Vol. 2 #169 (February 2008): "The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul, Part Five"
Nightwing Vol. 2 #139 (February 2008): "The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul, Part Six: Living Proof"
Detective Comics #839 (February 2008): "The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul, Conclusion: Entitlement"
Batman #675 (May 2008): "The Fiend With Nine Eyes"
Azrael: Death's Dark Knight #1 (May 2009): "Azrael: Death's Dark Knight, Book One: Simple Sacrifices"
Azrael: Death's Dark Knight #2 (June 2009): "Azrael: Death's Dark Knight, Book Two: Give and Take"
Azrael: Death's Dark Knight #3 (July 2009): "Azrael: Death's Dark Knight, Book Three: Why Ask Why?"
Green Arrow/Black Canary #16 (March 2009): "Enemies List, Part One: Draw Back Your Bow"
Green Arrow/Black Canary #17 (April 2009): "Let Your Arrow Go"
Green Arrow/Black Canary #18 (May 2009): "Straight to My Lover's Heart"
Green Arrow/Black Canary #19 (June 2009): "Nobody But Me"
Batman: Orphans #2 (Late February 2011): "Batman: Orphans, Part 3: Way of the Bat"
Batman: Orphans #2/2 (Late February 2011): "Batman: Orphans, Part 4: The Twist"
Batman Incorporated Vol. 2 #4 (December 2012): "Kill Box"
Forever Evil #1 (November 2013): "Nightfall"
Green Arrow Vol. 7 #13 (February 2017): "Emerald Outlaw, Part Two"
Green Arrow Vol. 7 #14 (March 2017): "Emerald Outlaw, Part Three"
Green Arrow Vol. 7 #16 (April 2017): "Emerald Outlaw, Part Five"
Green Arrow Vol. 7 #17 (April 2017): "Emerald Outlaw, Part Six"
Green Arrow Vol. 7 #25 (August 2017): "Broken Arrow"
Green Arrow Vol. 7 #34 (January 2018): "Time Will Tell"
Green Arrow Vol. 7 #36 (March 2018): "The Descent"
Green Arrow Vol. 7 #37 (April 2018): "Blood Trail"
Suicide Squad Annual Vol. 4 #1 (October 2018): "For The Wicked, No Rest"
DC's Year of the Villain Special #1 (July 2019): "Leviathan"
Batman Vol. 3 #86 (March 2020): "Their Dark Designs, Part 1"
Batman Vol. 3 #87 (March 2020): "Their Dark Designs, Part 2"
Batman Vol. 3 #88 (April 2020): "Their Dark Designs, Part 3"
Batman Vol. 3 #89 (April 2020): "Their Dark Designs, Part 4"
Batman Vol. 3 #90 (Early May 2020): "Their Dark Designs, Part 5"
Batman Vol. 3 #94 (September 2020): "Their Dark Designs, Finale"
Batman Secret Files: The Signal #1 (September 2021): "The Signal"
Checkmate Vol. 3 #2 (September 2021): "Checkmate"
Checkmate Vol. 3 #3 (October 2021): "Checkmate"
Checkmate Vol. 3 #4 (November 2021): "Checkmate"
Shadow War: Alpha #1 (May 2022): "Shadow War Alpha, Part One"
Deathstroke, Inc. #8 (June 2022): "Shadow War, Part 3"
Robin Vol. 3 #13 (June 2022): "Shadow War, Part Four"
Deathstroke, Inc. #9 (July 2022): "Shadow War, Part 6: Revenge Never Ends"
Robin Vol. 3 #14 (July 2022): "Shadow War, Part Seven"
Green Arrow Vol. 8 #11 (June 2024): "Old Enemies" [Flashback]
Justice League: Road to Dark Crisis #1 (July 2022): "Life of Purpose"
Green Arrow Vol. 8 #4 (November 2023): "Quiver Hour"
Green Arrow Vol. 8 #5 (December 2023): "Out of Time"
Green Arrow Vol. 8 #6 (January 2024): "Homecoming"
Green Arrow Vol. 8 #11 (June 2024): "Old Enemies" [Flashback]
Green Arrow Vol. 8 #11 (June 2024): "Old Enemies"
Green Arrow Vol. 8 #12 (July 2024): "Family First"