Unofficial Chronology JOHN CONSTANTINE
 Created by Alan Moore and Steve Bissette

CHRONOLOGY INDEX

   Below is the definitive list of appearances of John Constantine 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.

   Follow the underlined links for a complete index of the issue, including story and creator info as well as full character chronology and in some cases story synopses.

  • First Appearance: Saga of the Swamp Thing #37 (June 1985)
  • JOHN CONSTANTINE CHRONOLOGY

  • Hellblazer #39 (March 1991): "The Hanged Man" [Flashback]
  • Hellblazer/Books of Magic #1 (December 1997): "Book One: Ascent" [Flashback]
  • Hellblazer/Books of Magic #2 (January 1998): "Book Two: Decent" [Flashback]
  • Vertigo Secret Files: Hellblazer #1 (August 2000): "The First Time"
  • Sandman Presents: Love Street #1 (July 1999): "Love Street" [Flashback]
  • Sandman Presents: Love Street #2 (August 1999): "Love Street" [Flashback]
  • Sandman Presents: Love Street #3 (September 1999): "Love Street, Part Three" [Flashback]
  • Hellblazer Special #1 (1998): "Confessional" [Flashback]
  • Hellblazer #11 (November 1988): "Newcastle: A Taste of Things to Come" [Flashback]
  • Shade, the Changing Man Vol. 2 #42 (December 1993): "Mourning Sickness"
  • Shade, the Changing Man Vol. 2 #43 (January 1994): "Invitation to a Hanging"
  • Shade, the Changing Man Vol. 2 #44 (February 1994): "Killing Time"
  • Hellblazer #130 (October 1998): "Son Of Man Part Two" [Flashback]
  • Hellblazer #75/2 (March 1994): "Act of Union"
  • Saga of the Swamp Thing #37 (June 1985): "Growth Patterns"
  • Saga of the Swamp Thing #38 (July 1985): "Still Waters"
  • Saga of the Swamp Thing #39 (August 1985): "Fish Story"
  • Saga of the Swamp Thing #40 (September 1985): "The Curse"
  • Crisis on Infinite Earths #4 (July 1985): "And Thus Shall the World Die!"
  • Saga of the Swamp Thing #44 (January 1986): "Bogeymen"
  • Saga of the Swamp Thing #45 (February 1986): "Ghost Dance"
  • Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #46 (March 1986): "Revelations"
  • Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #47 (April 1986): "The Parliament of Trees"
  • Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #48 (May 1986): "A Murder of Crows"
  • Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #49 (June 1986): "The Summoning" [Pages 1 to 15]
  • New Teen Titans Vol. 2 #22 (July 1986): "Interlude"
  • Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #49 (June 1986): "The Summoning" [Pages 18 to 22]
  • Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #50 (July 1986): "The End"
  • Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #51 (August 1986): "Home Free"
  • Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #55 (December 1986): "Earth to Earth"
  • Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #65 (October 1987): "(We Could Be) Diving for Pearls"
  • Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #66 (November 1987): "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
  • Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #67 (December 1987): "The Wisdom of Solomon"
  • Hellblazer #1 (January 1988): "Hunger"
  • Hellblazer #2 (February 1988): "Feast of Friends"
  • Hellblazer #3 (March 1988): "Going for It"
  • Hellblazer #4 (April 1988): "Waiting for the Man"
  • Hellblazer #5 (May 1988): "When Johnny Comes Marching Home"
  • Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #70 (March 1988): "The Secret Life of Plants"
  • Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #71 (April 1988): "Fear of Flying"
  • Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #72 (May 1988): "Gargles In the Rat Race Choir"
  • Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #73 (June 1988): "The Fire Next Door"
  • Hellblazer #6 (June 1988): "Extreme Prejudice"
  • Hellblazer #7 (July 1988): "Ghosts in the Machine"
  • Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #74 (July 1988): "Center of the Cyclone"
  • Hellblazer #8 (August 1988): "Intensive Care"
  • Hellblazer #9 (September 1988): "Shot To Hell"
  • Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #76 (September 1988): "L'adoration De La Terre"
  • Hellblazer #10 (October 1988): "Sex and Death"
  • Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #77 (October 1988): "Infernal Triangles"
  • Hellblazer #11 (November 1988): "Newcastle: A Taste of Things to Come"
  • Hellblazer #12 (December 1988): "The Devil You Know..."
  • Hellblazer #13 (winter 1988): "On the Beach"
  • Hellblazer #14 (Holiday 1988): "Touching the Earth"
  • Hellblazer #15 (January 1989): "Shepherd's Warning"
  • Hellblazer #16 (February 1989): "Rough Justice"
  • Hellblazer #17 (April 1989): "Fellow Travellers"
  • Hellblazer #18 (May 1989): "Hate Mail & Love Letters"
  • Hellblazer #19 (June 1989): "The Broken Man" [Pages 1 to 6]
  • Sandman Vol. 2 #3 (March 1989): "Dream a Little Dream of Me"
  • Hellblazer #19 (June 1989): "The Broken Man" [Pages 18 to 24]
  • Hellblazer #20 (July 1989): "Betrayal"
  • Hellblazer #21 (August 1989): "The God of All Gods"
  • Hellblazer #22 (September 1989): "Balance"
  • Green Arrow Vol. 2 #25 (October 1989): "Witch Hunt, Part 1"
  • Hellblazer #23 (October 1989): "Larger than Life"
  • Hellblazer #24 (November 1989): "The Family Man"
  • Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #84 (March 1989): "Final Payment"
  • Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #88 (September 1989): "Survival of the Fittest"
  • Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #89 (November 1989): "Founding Fathers"
  • Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #90 (December 1989): "Journeys"
  • Hellblazer #25 (January 1990): "Early Warning"
  • Hellblazer #26 (February 1990): "How I Learned to Love the Bomb"
  • Hellblazer #27 (March 1990): "Hold Me"
  • Hellblazer #28 (April 1990): "Thicker Than Water"
  • Hellblazer #29 (May 1990): "Sick at Heart"
  • Hellblazer #30 (June 1990): "Fatality"
  • Hellblazer #31 (July 1990): "Mourning of the Magician"
  • Hellblazer #32 (August 1990): "New Tricks"
  • Hellblazer #33 (September 1990): "Sundays are Different"
  • Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #99 (September 1990): "Leaves In A Tempest"
  • Hellblazer #34 (October 1990): "The Bogeyman"
  • Hellblazer #35 (November 1990): "Dead-Boy's Heart"
  • Hellblazer #36 (December 1990): "The Undiscovered Country..."
  • Hellblazer #37 (January 1991): "Man's Work"
  • Hellblazer #38 (February 1991): "Boy's Games"
  • Hellblazer #39 (March 1991): "The Hanged Man"
  • Hellblazer #40 (April 1991): "The Magus"
  • Books of Magic Vol. 1 #1 (January 1991): "The Books of Magic, Book I: The Invisible Labyrinth"
  • Books of Magic Vol. 1 #2 (February 1991): "The Books of Magic, Book II: The Shadow World"
  • Books of Magic Vol. 1 #4 (April 1991): "The Books of Magic, Book IV: The Road to Nowhere"
  • Hellblazer #51 (March 1992): "Counting to Ten"
  • Hellblazer #41 (May 1991): "Dangerous Habits, Part 1: The Beginning of the End"
  • Hellblazer #42 (June 1991): "Dangerous Habits, Part 2: A Drop of the Hard Stuff"
  • Hellblazer #43 (July 1991): "Dangerous Habits, Part 3: Friends in High Places"
  • Hellblazer #44 (August 1991): "Dangerous Habits, Part 4: My Way"
  • Hellblazer #45 (September 1991): "Dangerous Habits, Part 5: The Sting"
  • Hellblazer #46 (October 1991): "Dangerous Habits, Part 6: Falling Into Hell"
  • Hellblazer #47 (November 1991): "The Pub Where I Was Born"
  • Hellblazer #48 (December 1991): "Love Kills"
  • Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #114 (December 1991): "Pirate's Alley"
  • Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #115 (January 1992): "Rum, Necromancy & The Lash"
  • Hellblazer #49 (January 1992): "Lord of the Dance"
  • Hellblazer #50 (February 1992): "Remarkable Lives"
  • Hellblazer #52 (April 1992): "Royal Blood, Part 1: The Players"
  • Hellblazer #53 (May 1992): "Royal Blood, Part 2: Revelations"
  • Hellblazer #54 (June 1992): "Royal Blood, Part 3: The Good Old Days"
  • Hellblazer #55 (July 1992): "Royal Blood, Part 4: Dog Eat Dog"
  • Hellblazer #56 (August 1992): "This is the Diary of Danny Drake"
  • Hellblazer #57 (September 1992): "Mortal Clay"
  • Hellblazer #58 (October 1992): "Body and Soul"
  • Hellblazer #59 (November 1992): "Fallen Women"
  • Hellblazer #60 (December 1992): "Nativity Infernal"
  • Hellblazer #61 (January 1993): "She's Buying a Stairway to Heaven"
  • Hellblazer #62 (February 1993): "End of the Line"
  • Hellblazer #63 (March 1993): "Forty"
  • Hellblazer #64 (April 1993): "Fear and Loathing, Part 1: For God and Country"
  • Hellblazer #65 (May 1993): "Fear and Loathing, Part 2: London Kills Me"
  • Hellblazer #66 (June 1993): "Fear and Loathing, Part 3: Down To Earth"
  • Hellblazer #67 (July 1993): "Dear John"
  • Hellblazer #68 (August 1993): "Down All the Days"
  • Hellblazer #69 (September 1993): "Rough Trade"
  • Hellblazer #70 (October 1993): "Heartland"
  • Hellblazer #71 (November 1993): "Finest Hour"
  • Hellblazer Special #1 (1998): "Confessional"
  • Hellblazer #72 (December 1993): "Damnation's Flame, Part 1: Brave New World"
  • Hellblazer #73 (January 1994): "Damnation's Flame, Part 2: Broadway the Hard Way"
  • Hellblazer #74 (February 1994): "Damnation's Flame, Part 3: Trail of Tears"
  • Hellblazer #75 (March 1994): "Damnation's Flame, Part 4: Hail To The Chief"
  • Spectre Vol. 3 #15 (February 1994): "Old Blood"
  • Hellblazer #76 (April 1994): "Confessions of an Irish Rebel"
  • Hellblazer #77 (May 1994): "And the Crowd Goes Wild"
  • Hellblazer #78 (June 1994): "Rake At The Gates Of Hell, Part One"
  • Hellblazer #79 (July 1994): "Rake At The Gates Of Hell, Part Two"
  • Hellblazer #80 (August 1994): "Rake At The Gates Of Hell, Part Three"
  • Hellblazer #81 (September 1994): "Rake At The Gates Of Hell, Part Four"
  • Hellblazer #82 (October 1994): "Rake At The Gates Of Hell, Part Five"
  • Hellblazer #83 (November 1994): "Rake At The Gates Of Hell, Part Six"
  • Horrorist #1 (December 1995): "Antarctica, Part One"
  • Horrorist #2 (January 1996): "Antarctica, Part Two"
  • Hellblazer #84 (December 1994): "In Another Part of Hell"
  • Mobfire #1 (December 1994): "Episode One: Guns and Roses"
  • Hellblazer #85 (January 1995): "Warped Notions, Part 1: The Delicate Power of Terror"
  • Hellblazer #86 (February 1995): "Warped Notions, Part 2: "
  • Hellblazer #87 (March 1995): "Warped Notions, Part 3: The Shout"
  • Hellblazer #88 (April 1995): "Warped Notions, Part 4: Mountain Of Madness"
  • Hellblazer #89 (May 1995): "Dreamtime"
  • Hellblazer #90 (June 1995): "Dangerous Ground"
  • Mobfire #5 (April 1995): "Episode Five: Incommunicado"
  • Hellblazer #91 (July 1995): "Riding The Green Lanes"
  • Hellblazer #92 (August 1995): "Critical Mass 1: Bait"
  • Hellblazer #93 (September 1995): "Critical Mass 2: Troubled Waters"
  • Hellblazer #94 (October 1995): "Critical Mass 3: The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea"
  • Hellblazer #95 (November 1995): "Critical Mass 4: Coming Up For Air"
  • Hellblazer #96 (December 1995): "Critical Mass 5: Hook, Line And Sinker"
  • Hellblazer #96 (December 1995): "Critical Mass, Part 5: Hook, Line And Sinker"
  • Hellblazer #97 (January 1996): "The Nature of the Beast"
  • Underworld Unleashed: Abyss - Hell's Sentinel #1 (December 1995): "Hell's Sentinel"
  • Guy Gardner: Warrior #39 (February 1996): "Merriment, Mistletoe, and Mayhem!"
  • Hellblazer #98 (February 1996): "Walking The Dog"
  • Hellblazer #99 (March 1996): "Punkin' Up The Great Outdoors"
  • Hellblazer #100 (April 1996): "Sins of the Father"
  • Hellblazer #101 (May 1996): "Football: It's A Funny Old Game"
  • Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #166 (May 1996): "Trial By Fire, Part 1: Golden Days Before The End"
  • Hellblazer #102 (June 1996): "Difficult Beginnings, Part 1: The Single Sided Coin"
  • Hellblazer #103 (July 1996): "Difficult Beginnings, Part 2: The Trouble With Worms"
  • Hellblazer #104 (August 1996): "Difficult Beginnings, Part 3: The Darkening of the Light"
  • Hellblazer #105 (September 1996): "A Taste Of Heaven"
  • Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #169 (August 1996): "Trial By Fire, Part 4: Judas Tree"
  • Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #170 (September 1996): "Trial By Fire, Part 5: Apocalypse Now"
  • Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #171 (October 1996): "Trial By Fire: The End"
  • Hellblazer #106 (October 1996): "In The Line Of Fire Part 1"
  • Hellblazer #107 (November 1996): "In The Line Of Fire Part 2"
  • Green Lantern Vol. 3 #81 (December 1996): "Funeral For A Hero"
  • Hellblazer #108 (December 1996): "Days Of Wine And Roses"
  • Mythos: The Final Tour #2 (January 1997): "Uncut"
  • Hellblazer #109 (January 1997): "The Wild Hunt"
  • Hellblazer #110 (February 1997): "Last Man Standing Part One"
  • Hellblazer #111 (March 1997): "Last Man Standing Part Two"
  • Hellblazer #112 (April 1997): "Last Man Standing Part Three"
  • Hellblazer #113 (May 1997): "Last Man Standing Part Four"
  • Hellblazer #114 (June 1997): "Last Man Standing Part Five"
  • Hellblazer #115 (July 1997): "In The Red Corner"
  • Hellblazer #116 (August 1997): "Widdershins Part One"
  • Hellblazer #117 (September 1997): "Widdershins Part Two"
  • Hellblazer #118 (October 1997): "Life And Death And Taxis"
  • Hellblazer #119 (November 1997): "Undertow"
  • Hellblazer #120 (December 1997): "Desperately Seeking Something"
  • Hellblazer #121 (January 1998): "Up The Down Staircase Part One"
  • Hellblazer #122 (February 1998): "Up The Down Staircase Part Two"
  • Hellblazer #123 (March 1998): "Up The Down Staircase Part Three"
  • Hellblazer #124 (April 1998): "Up The Down Staircase Part Four"
  • Challengers of the Unknown Vol. 3 #15 (April 1998): "Earth Came A-Walkin'"
  • Hellblazer #125 (May 1998): "How To Play With Fire Part One"
  • Hellblazer #126 (June 1998): "How To Play With Fire Part Two"
  • Hellblazer #127 (July 1998): "How To Play With Fire Part Three"
  • Hellblazer #128 (August 1998): "How To Play With Fire Part Four"
  • Hellblazer #129 (September 1998): "Son Of Man Part One"
  • Hellblazer #130 (October 1998): "Son Of Man Part Two"
  • Hellblazer #131 (November 1998): "Son Of Man Part Three"
  • Hellblazer #132 (December 1998): "Son Of Man Part Four"
  • Hellblazer #133 (January 1999): "Son Of Man Part Five"
  • Hellblazer #134 (February 1999): "Haunted 1"
  • Hellblazer #135 (March 1999): "Haunted 2"
  • Hellblazer #136 (April 1999): "Haunted 3"
  • Hellblazer #137 (May 1999): "Haunted 4"
  • Hellblazer #138 (June 1999): "Haunted 5"
  • Hellblazer #139 (July 1999): "Haunted 6"
  • Hellblazer #140 (August 1999): "Locked"
  • Hellblazer #141 (October 1999): "The Crib"
  • Hellblazer #142 (November 1999): "Setting Sun"
  • Hellblazer #143 (December 1999): "Telling Tales"
  • Hellblazer #144 (January 2000): "Ashes and Honey Part One"
  • Hellblazer #145 (February 2000): "Ashes and Honey Part Two"
  • Hellblazer #146 (March 2000): "Hard Time Part One"
  • Hellblazer #147 (April 2000): "Hard Time Part Two"
  • Hellblazer #148 (May 2000): "Hard Time Part Three"
  • Hellblazer #149 (June 2000): "Hard Time Part Four"
  • Hellblazer #150 (July 2000): "Hard Time Part Five"
  • Lucifer #5 (October 2000): "The House of the Windowless Rooms, Part One"
  • Hellblazer #151 (August 2000): "Good Intentions Part One"
  • Hellblazer #152 (September 2000): "Good Intentions Part Two"
  • Hellblazer #153 (October 2000): "Good Intentions Part Three"
  • Hellblazer #154 (November 2000): "Good Intentions Part Four"
  • Hellblazer #155 (December 2000): "Good Intentions Part Five"
  • Hellblazer #156 (January 2001): "Good Intentions Part Six"
  • Hellblazer #157 (February 2001): "...And Buried?"
  • Hellblazer #158 (March 2001): "...Freezes Over Part One"
  • Hellblazer #159 (April 2001): "...Freezes Over Part Two"
  • Hellblazer #160 (May 2001): "...Freezes Over Part Three"
  • Hellblazer #161 (June 2001): "...Freezes Over Part Four"
  • Hellblazer #162 (July 2001): "Lapdogs and Englishmen Part One"
  • Hellblazer #163 (August 2001): "Lapdogs and Englishmen Part Two"
  • Hellblazer #164 (September 2001): "Highwater Part One"
  • Hellblazer #165 (October 2001): "Highwater Part Two"
  • Hellblazer #166 (November 2001): "Highwater Part Three"
  • Hellblazer #167 (December 2001): "Highwater Part Four"
  • Hellblazer #168 (January 2002): "A Fresh Coat of Red Paint"
  • Hellblazer #169 (February 2002): "Chasing Demons"
  • Hellblazer #170 (March 2002): "Ashes and Dust Part One"
  • Hellblazer #171 (April 2002): "Ashes and Dust Part Two"
  • Hellblazer #172 (May 2002): "Ashes and Dust Part Three"
  • Hellblazer #173 (June 2002): "Ashes and Dust Part Four"
  • Hellblazer #174 (August 2002): "Ashes and Dust Part Five"
  • Hellblazer #175 (September 2002): "High on Life Part One"
  • Hellblazer #176 (October 2002): "High on Life Part Two"
  • Hellblazer #177 (December 2002): "Red Sepulchre Part One"
  • Hellblazer #178 (January 2003): "Red Sepulchre Part Two"
  • Hellblazer #179 (February 2003): "Red Sepulchre Part Three"
  • Hellblazer #180 (March 2003): "Red Sepulchre Part Four"
  • Hellblazer #181 (April 2003): "The Game of Cat And Mouse"
  • Hellblazer #182 (May 2003): "Black Flowers Part One"
  • Hellblazer #183 (June 2003): "Black Flowers Part Two"
  • Hellblazer #184 (July 2003): "Third Worlds Part One: The Wild Card"
  • Hellblazer #185 (August 2003): "Third Worlds Part Two: Ordeal"
  • Hellblazer #186 (September 2003): "Third Worlds Part Three: The Pit"
  • Hellblazer #187 (October 2003): "Bred in the Bone Part 1"
  • Hellblazer #188 (November 2003): "Bred in the Bone Part 2"
  • Hellblazer #189 (December 2003): "Staring at the Wall Part One"
  • Hellblazer #190 (January 2004): "Staring at the Wall Part Two"
  • Hellblazer #191 (February 2004): "Staring at the Wall Part 3"
  • Hellblazer #192 (March 2004): "Staring at the Wall Part 4"
  • Hellblazer #193 (April 2004): "Staring at the Wall Conclusion"
  • Hellblazer #194 (May 2004): "Ward 24"
  • Hellblazer #195 (June 2004): "Out of Season Part 1"
  • Hellblazer #196 (July 2004): "Out of Season Part 2"
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