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 PENGUIN (Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot)CHRONOLOGY 

The Original Universe

CHRONOLOGY

Penguin first appeared in Detective Comics #58 (December 1941).

Below is the definitive list of appearances of Penguin 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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Penguin Chronology

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Detective Comics #58 (December 1941): [One of the Most Perfect Frame-Ups]
Detective Comics #59 (January 1942): "The King of the Jungle"
Batman #11/4 (June-July 1942): "Four Birds of a Feather"
Detective Comics #67 (September 1942): "Crime's Early Bird"
Batman #14/4 (December 1942-January 1943): "Bargains in Banditry"
Batman #17/2 (June-July 1943): "The Penguin Goes A-Hunting"
Batman #21/4 (February-March 1944): "The Three Eccentrics"
Detective Comics #87 (May 1944): "The Man of a Thousand Umbrellas"
Batman #25 (October-November 1944): "The Knights of Knavery"
Batman #27 (February-March 1945): "The Penguin's Apprentice"
Detective Comics #99 (May 1945): "The Temporary Murders"
Batman #30 (August-September 1945): "Back to the Big House"
Batman #33 (February-March 1946): "Crime on the Wing"
Batman #36 (August-September 1946): "The Penguin's Nest"
Batman #38/3 (December 1946-January 1947): "The Penguin on Parole"
Detective Comics #120 (February 1947): "Fowl Play"
Batman #41 (June-July 1947): "The Bird Cage Bandits"
Detective Comics #126 (August 1947): "Case of the Silent Songbirds"
Batman #43 (October-November 1947): "The Blackbird of Banditry"
Detective Comics #134 (April 1948): "The Umbrellas of Crime"
World's Finest Comics #35 (July-August 1948): "Crime by the Book"
Batman #48 (August-September 1948): "The Fowls of Fate"
Batman #51 (February-March 1949): "Pee Wee, The Talking Penguin"
Batman #56/2 (December 1949-January 1950): "The Riddle of the Seven Birds"
Batman #58 (April-May 1950): "The State Bird Crimes"
Batman #61/2 (October-November 1950): "The Mystery of the Winged People"
World's Finest Comics #49 (December 1950-January 1951): "A White Feather for Batman"
Detective Comics #171 (May 1951): "The Menace of the Giant Birds"
World's Finest Comics #55 (December 1951-January 1952): "The Bird Sayings Crimes"
Batman #70/3 (April-May 1952): "The Parasols of Plunder"
Batman #76/2 (April-May 1953): "The Penguin's Fabulous Fowls"