Unofficial Chronology ZATANNA [Zatanna Zatara]
 Created by Gardner Fox and Murphy Anderson

Character Chronology Index

Below is the definitive list of appearances of Zatanna 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 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.

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Zatanna Chronology


DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #5 (November-December 1980): "The Secret Spell"
Hawkman Vol. 1 #4 (October-November 1964): "The Girl Who Split in Two"
Atom #19 (June-July 1965): "World of the Magic Atom"
Detective Comics #336 (February 1965): "Batman's Bewitched Nightmare"
Green Lantern Vol. 2 #42 (January 1966): "The Other Side of the World"
Detective Comics #355/2 (September 1966): "The Tantalizing Troubles of the Tripod Thieves"
Justice League of America #51 (February 1967): "Z - as in Zatanna - and Zero Hour"
Flash Vol. 1 #198/2 (June 1970): "Call It Magic"
Justice League of America #87 (February 1971): "Batman - King of the World"
World's Finest Comics #207 (November 1971): "A Matter of Light and Death"
World's Finest Comics #208 (December 1971): "Peril of the Planet-Smashers"
Adventure Comics #413/2 (December 1971): [Untitled]
Adventure Comics #414/2 (January 1972): "The Tower of the Dead"
Adventure Comics #415/2 (February 1972): "Kill or Be Killed"
Adventure Comics #419/3 (May 1972): "A Nightmare Called Gorgonus"
Adventure Comics #421/2 (July 1972): "The Brave and the Broken"
Justice League of America #100 (August 1972): "The Unknown Soldier of Victory"
Justice League of America #102 (October 1972): "And One of Us Must Die"
Supergirl Vol. 1 #1/2 (November 1972): "Castle in the Clouds"
Supergirl Vol. 1 #2/2 (January 1973): "The Magic Piper"
Supergirl Vol. 1 #3/2 (February 1973): "Curse of the Phantom Heckler"
Supergirl Vol. 1 #4/2 (March 1973): "The Rock of Revenge"
Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #132/2 (July 1973): "The Boy Who Never Smiled!"
Supergirl Vol. 1 #7 (October 1973): "The Sinister Snowman"
Action Comics #434/2 (April 1974): "Zatanna's Double Identity"
Justice League of America #114 (November-December 1974): "The Return of Anakronus"
Justice League of America #163 (February 1979): "Concert of the Damned" [Flashback]
Justice League of America #161 (December 1978): "The Reverse Spells of Zatanna's Magic-cigaM"
Justice League of America #162 (January 1979): "The Creation Conspiracy"
Justice League of America #163 (February 1979): "Concert of the Damned"
Justice League of America #164 (March 1979): "Murder by Melody"
Justice League of America #165 (April 1979): "A Mother of Magic"
Justice League of America #166 (May 1979): "The Long Way Home"
Justice League of America #167 (June 1979): "The League That Defeated Itself"
Justice League of America #168 (July 1979): "The Last Great Switcheroo"
Justice League of America #171 (October 1979): "The Murderer Among Us: Crisis Above Earth-One"
Justice League of America #172 (November 1979): "I Accuse..."
Justice League of America #173 (December 1979): "Testing of a Hero"
Justice League of America #174 (January 1980): "A Plague of Monsters"
DC Comics Presents #18 (February 1980): "The Night It Rained Magic"
Justice League of America #175 (February 1980): "But Can an Android Dream?"
Justice League of America #176 (March 1980): "The Dream Factories of Doctor Destiny"
Justice League of America #177 (April 1980): "The Graveyard Gambit"
Justice League of America #178 (May 1980): "The Chess-Master of Mars"
Justice League of America #179 (June 1980): "The Siren Song of the Satin Satan"
Justice League of America #180 (July 1980): "A Beautiful Evil"
Justice League of America #182 (September 1980): "Reprise"
Brave and the Bold #169 (December 1980): "Angel of Mercy, Angel of Death"
Justice League of America #187 (February 1981): "Proteus Says: 'All Things Must Change!'"
Justice League of America #188 (March 1981): "The Metamorph War"
New Teen Titans Vol. 1 #5 (March 1981): "Trigon Lives" [Flashback]
New Teen Titans Vol. 1 #4 (February 1981): "Against All Friends"
Justice League of America #190 (May 1981): "Our Friends, Our Enemies"
Justice League of America #191 (June 1981): "The Key Crisis of the One-Man Justice League"
Justice League of America #194 (September 1981): "Destiny is a Stacked Deck"
Justice League of America #195 (October 1981): "Targets on Two Worlds"
Superman Family #214/3 (January 1982): "Clark Gives Blood, Superman Saves Lives"
World's Finest Comics #274/3 (December 1981): "The Song the Shrieker Sang"
World's Finest Comics #275/3 (January 1982): "Soul-Shriek"
Justice League of America #198 (January 1982): "Once Upon a Time, in the Wild Wild West..."
Justice League of America #199 (February 1982): "Grand Canyon Showdown"
Justice League of America #200 (March 1982): "A League Divided"
Phantom Zone #2 (February 1982): "Earth Under Siege"
World's Finest Comics #276/3 (February 1982): "Magicians and Mercenaries"
World's Finest Comics #277/3 (March 1982): "Doppleganger"
World's Finest Comics #278/3 (April 1982): "Dog Day Afternoon"
Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #291 (May 1982): "Judgment in Infinity"
Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #292 (June 1982): "Seven Against Oblivion"
Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #293 (July 1982): "Countdown to Chaos"
Justice League of America #202 (May 1982): "Star Fall"
Fury of Firestorm #4 (September 1982): "The Icy Heart of Killer Frost"
Justice League of America #207 (October 1982): "Crisis on Earth Prime, Book One: Crisis Times Three"
All-Star Squadron #14 (October 1982): "Crisis on Earth Prime, Book Two: The 'Mystery Men' of October"
Justice League of America #208 (November 1982): "Crisis on Earth Prime, Book Three: The Bomb-Blast Heard 'Round the World!"
All-Star Squadron #15 (November 1982): "Crisis on Earth Prime, Book Four: Master of Worlds and Time"
Justice League of America #209 (December 1982): "Crisis on Earth Prime, Book Five: Let Old Acquaintances Be Forgot..."
Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #300 (February 1983): "Beautiful Dreamer, Death Unto Thee"
World's Finest Comics #285 (November 1982): "Deliver Us from Evil"
World's Finest Comics #286 (December 1982): "When Hell Breaks Loose"
World's Finest Comics #287 (January 1983): "Within My Heart, the Enemy" [Behind the scenes]
World's Finest Comics #288 (February 1983): "To Hell and Back"
Justice League of America #217 (August 1983): "All the Elements of Disaster"
Action Comics #546 (August 1983): "Showdown"
Justice League of America Annual #1 (1983): [No Title]
Justice League of America #219 (October 1983): "Crisis in the Thunderbolt Dimension"
Justice League of America #220 (November 1983): "The Doppelganger Gambit"
Justice League of America #223 (February 1984): "Beasts Part Three: Blood Sport"
World's Finest Comics #300 (February 1984): "A Tale of Two Worlds", or, "Planets In Peril"
World's Finest Comics #302 (April 1984): "No Rest for Heroes"
Justice League of America #225 (April 1984): "Let There Be Light!"
Justice League of America #227 (June 1984): "Dragon Keep"
Saga of the Swamp Thing #24 (May 1984): "Roots"
Supergirl Vol. 2 #20 (June 1984): "Celebration" [No longer in continuity]
Blue Devil #4 (September 1984): "The Sorceress's Apprentice"
Blue Devil #5 (October 1984): "Viva Nebiros!"
Justice League of America #228 (July 1984): "War - of the World?"
Justice League of America #229 (August 1984): "War of the Worlds 1984: Part Two"
Justice League of America #230 (September 1984): "War of the Worlds 1984: Part Three - Blessed is the Peacemaker"
Justice League of America Annual #2 (1984): "- The End of the Justice League"
Justice League of America #233 (December 1984): "Rebirth: One, Gang War"
Justice League of America #234 (January 1985): "Rebirth: Two, Claws"
Justice League of America #235 (February 1985): "Rebirth: Three, Heavy Metal"
Justice League of America #236 (March 1985): "Rebirth: Part Four - Conclusion, Gypsy Genius"
Justice League of America #237 (April 1985): "Lest Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot..."
Justice League of America #238 (May 1985): "Savage Symphony"
Justice League of America #239 (June 1985): "In the Shadow of the Ox"
Blue Devil #13 (June 1985): "Hooray for Hollywood"
Justice League of America #241 (August 1985): "Sea Change"
Justice League of America #242 (September 1985): "Battle Cry"
Justice League of America #243 (October 1985): "Storm Cloud"
Infinity, Inc. #19 (October 1985): "Last Crisis on Earth-Two!"
Justice League of America #244 (November 1985): "The Final Crisis"
Detective Comics #557 (December 1985): "Still Beating"
Crisis on Infinite Earths #4 (July 1985): "And Thus Shall the World Die!"
Crisis on Infinite Earths #5 (August 1985): "Worlds in Limbo" [Appearance same in part as All-Star Squadron #53]
Justice League of America Annual #3 (1985): "Force of Nature"
Crisis on Infinite Earths #9 (December 1985): "War Zone"
Crisis on Infinite Earths #10 (January 1986): "Death at the Dawn of Time!"
Justice League of America #245 (December 1985): "The Long Road Home"
Crisis on Infinite Earths #11 (February 1986): "Aftershock"
Crisis on Infinite Earths #12 (March 1986): "Final Crisis"
Justice League of America #246 (January 1986): "Be It Ever So Humble"
Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #49 (June 1986): "The Summoning"
Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #50 (July 1986): "The End"
Hawkman Vol. 2 #4 (November 1986): "For the Benefit of Mister Kite"
Zatanna Special #1 (1987): "Summoning"
Justice League of America #247 (February 1986): "...There's No Place Like Home"
Justice League of America #248 (March 1986): "Interweavings"
Justice League of America #249 (April 1986): "All Fall Down"
Justice League of America #250 (May 1986): "The Return of the Justice League of America"
Justice League of America #251 (June 1986): "Hunters and Prey"
Justice League of America #252 (July 1986): "Arrival"
Justice League of America #253 (August 1986): "Pyre"
Justice League of America #254 (September 1986): "Desperate Climax"
Justice League of America #255 (October 1986): "Rising"
Justice League of America #256 (November 1986): "Back to Godhead"
Justice League of America #257 (December 1986): "Coming Down"
Spectre Vol. 2 #7 (October 1987): "Pieces of Zatanna"
Spectre Vol. 2 #8 (November 1987): "Armed Against Evil"
Spectre Vol. 2 #11 (February 1988): "Housewarming Party"
Spectre Vol. 2 #23 (Holiday 1988): "House of the Secret Enemy"
Books of Magic Vol. 1 #2 (February 1991): "The Books of Magic, Book II: The Shadow World"
War of the Gods #1 (September 1991): "Hellfire's Web"
War of the Gods #2 (October 1991): "The Holy Wars"
Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #61 (January 1992): "To Avenge an Amazon"
Hellblazer #63 (March 1993): "Forty"
Zatanna Vol. 1 #1 (July 1993): "Come Together 1"
Zatanna Vol. 1 #2 (August 1993): "Come Together 2"
Zatanna Vol. 1 #3 (September 1993): "Come Together 3"
Zatanna Vol. 1 #4 (October 1993): "Come Together 4"
Spectre Vol. 3 #16 (March 1994): "Call For Blood"
Spectre Vol. 3 #17 (April 1994): "Into the Dark Side"
Spectre Vol. 3 #18 (May 1994): "Final Judgments"
Guy Gardner: Warrior #29 (March 1995): "It's My Party And I'll Fight If I Want To"
Fate #10 (August 1995): "Dance on Fire"
Primal Force #12 (October 1995): "Virtues"
Underworld Unleashed #3 (late December 1995): "Seduction of the Innocent"
Guy Gardner: Warrior #39 (February 1996): "Merriment, Mistletoe, and Mayhem!"
Impulse #17 (September 1996): "Quicker Than the Eye"
Final Night #3 (November 1996): "The Final Night, Ch. 3: Keeping Hope Alive"
Final Night #4 (November 1996): "The Final Knight"
Book of Fate #6 (July 1997): "Convergence Part 1: All That Glitters..."
Books of Magic Vol. 2 #39 (August 1997): "Solitaire"
Books of Magic Vol. 2 #40 (September 1997): "The Motherless"
Books of Magic Vol. 2 #41 (October 1997): "Nothing Up My Sleeve"
Spectre Vol. 3 #62 (February 1998): "Final Rites"
Teen Titans Vol. 2 #18 (March 1998): "Night of the Beast"
Green Lantern 80-Page Giant #2/7 (June 1999): "Crosscut"
Impulse #53 (October 1999): "Threats"
Day of Judgment #1 (November 1999): "The Summoning"
Day of Judgment #2 (November 1999): "Lost Souls"
Day of Judgment #3 (November 1999): "Choosing Sides"
Day of Judgment #4 (November 1999): "The End of the World As We Know It"
Day of Judgment #5 (November 1999): "Soul Search"
Day of Judgment Secret Files #1/3 (November 1999): "One Enchanted Evening..."
Totems (February 2000): "Totems"
JLA #38 (February 2000): "World War Three, Part 3"
JLA #39 (March 2000): "World War Three, Part 4"
Sins of Youth: Batboy and Robin #1 (May 2000): "Big Magic"
Justice Leagues: JL? #1 (March 2001): "Justice Leagues, Part 1: Twilight's Last Gleaming"
Justice Leagues: Justice League of Amazons #1 (March 2001): "Justice Leagues, Part II: Jungle Work"
Justice Leagues: Justice League of Atlantis #1 (March 2001): "Justice Leagues, Part III: Sea Change"
JLA: Black Baptism #1 (May 2001): "Magicide"
JLA: Black Baptism #2 (June 2001): "Trials in Darkness"
JLA: Black Baptism #4 (August 2001): "Final Sacrament"
Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #174 (November 2001): "The Witch and the Warrior, Part One"
Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #175 (December 2001): "The Witch and the Warrior, part 2: Girl Frenzy"
Harley Quinn #24 (November 2002): "I Ain't Got No Body--!"
JLA/JSA Secret Files #1 (January 2003): "The Day Before"
Flash Vol. 2 #208 (May 2004): "Red Carpet"
Flash Vol. 2 #209 (June 2004): "Fast Friends"
Identity Crisis #1 (August 2004): "Coffin"
Identity Crisis #2 (September 2004): "House of Lies"
Identity Crisis #3 (October 2004): "Serial Killer"
Flash Vol. 2 #214 (November 2004): "The Secret of Barry Allen, Part One"
Flash Vol. 2 #215 (December 2004): "The Secret of Barry Allen, Part Two: Reformed"
Flash Vol. 2 #216 (January 2005): "The Secret of Barry Allen, Part Three: Spinning"
Identity Crisis #7 (February 2005): "The Hero's Life"
Green Lantern: Rebirth #2 (January 2005): "Enemies Within"
Green Lantern: Rebirth #3 (February 2005): "Yellow"
Green Lantern: Rebirth #4 (March 2005): "Force of Will"
Green Lantern: Rebirth #5 (April 2005): "Rings"
Green Lantern: Rebirth #6 (May 2005): "Brightest Day"
Day of Vengeance #3 (August 2005): "A Hot Night In Budapest"
Day of Vengeance #4 (September 2005): "Monkey Business"
Day of Vengeance #5 (October 2005): "The Particle Theory of Darkness" [Flashback]
Catwoman Vol. 3 #49 (January 2006): "The One You Love, Conclusion"
Catwoman Vol. 3 #50 (February 2006): "Backward Masking, Part 1"
Catwoman Vol. 3 #51 (March 2006): "Backward Masking, Part 2"
Day of Vengeance: Infinite Crisis Special #1 (March 2006): "The Ninth Age of Magic"
52 #1 (July 2006): "Golden Lads & Lasses Must..."
52 #50 (June 2007): "World War III"
52 #51 (June 2007): "Homecoming"
Catwoman Vol. 3 #57 (September 2006): "The Replacements, Conclusion"
Catwoman Vol. 3 #58 (October 2006): "Memories Are Made of This"
Detective Comics #824 (December 2006): "Night of the Penguin"
Detective Comics #833 (August 2007): "Trust"
Detective Comics #834 (September 2007): "Trust, Part 2"
Catwoman Vol. 3 #72 (December 2007): "Crime Pays, Part 1"
Detective Comics #843 (June 2008): "Opening Night!"
Detective Comics #844 (July 2008): "Curtains"
Detective Comics #847 (October 2008): "Batman R.I.P.: Heart of Hush, Part 2: The Last Good Day"
Gotham City Sirens #1 (August 2009): "Union"

CHRONOLOGY UNCERTAIN

It is currently uncertain where these stories fit into the character's internal chronology.

Action Comics #824 (April 2005): "Old Man, New World"
Adventures of Superman #644 (November 2005): "Blame and Remorse"
Batman #639 (June 2005): "Family Reunion, Part 1: The Word on the Street"
Countdown #40 (September 2007): "Small Wonders"
Countdown #38 (October 2007): "All Hell!"
Countdown #37 (October 2007): "Forbidden Fruit"
Countdown #36 (October 2007): "Magical Mystery Tour"
Countdown #33 (November 2007): "Let's Make A Deal"
Birds of Prey #122 (November 2008): "Fear Itself"
DC Universe: Decisions #1 (early November 2008): "The Green Endorsement"
Green Arrow Vol. 2 #101 (October 1995): "Run of the Arrow"
Green Arrow Vol. 3 #52 (September 2005): "Identity Crisis Again!"
JLA/JSA: Virtue & Vice (2003): [Virtue & Vice]
Justice League of America Vol. 2 #6 (March 2007): "The Tornado's Path, Final Chapter: Iron Man"
Seven Soldiers: Zatanna #1 (June 2005): "Talking Backwards Sdrawkcab Gniklat"
Seven Soldiers: Zatanna #2 (August 2005): "A Book in the Beginning"
Seven Soldiers: Zatanna #3 (September 2005): "Three Days of the Dead"
Seven Soldiers: Zatanna #4 (December 2005): "Zor!"
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #15 (fall 1999): [45] "Heart of Hell"
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