| MAX LORD | CHRONOLOGY |
| Created by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatties and Kevin Maguire |
CHRONOLOGY
Max Lord first appeared in Justice League #1 (May 1987).
Below is the definitive list of appearances of Max Lord 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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Max Lord Chronology
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| Justice League: Generation Lost #20 (late April 2011): "The Man Behind the Curtain" [Flashback, Pages 1-3; Pre-Flashpoint; No longer in continuity] |
| Justice League Vol. 3 #12 (March 2017): "Max Lord: Rebirth" [Flashback; Post-Rebirth] |
| Justice League International Vol. 1 #12 (April 1988): "Who Is Maxwell Lord?" [Flashback; Pages 12-15] |
| Justice League: Generation Lost #20 (late April 2011): "The Man Behind the Curtain" [Flashback, Pages 6-9] |
| Justice League #1 (May 1987): "Born Again" |
| Booster Gold Vol. 1 #16 (May 1987): "Fresh Start" |
| Justice League #2 (June 1987): "Make War No More!" |
| Justice League International Vol. 1 #12 (April 1988): "Who Is Maxwell Lord?" [Flashback; Page 16] |
| Justice League #3 (July 1987): "Meltdown" |
| Justice League #4 (August 1987): "Winning Hand" |
| Justice League #6 (October 1987): "Massacre in Gray" |
| Justice League International Vol. 1 #7 (November 1987): "Justice League... International!" |
| Justice League International Vol. 1 #11 (March 1988): "Constructions!" |
| Justice League International Vol. 1 #12 (April 1988): "Who Is Maxwell Lord?" |
| Justice League America Annual #9 (1995): "Justice League Year One: In 30 Seconds" [Note: Takes place in between panels of Justice League International Vol. 1 #12] |
| Justice League International Vol. 1 #13 (May 1988): "Collision Course" |
| Suicide Squad Vol. 1 #13 (May 1988): "Battle Lines" |
| Justice League International Vol. 1 #14 (June 1988): "Shop ...Or Die" |
| Justice League International Vol. 1 #16 (August 1988): "Bialya, My Bialya" |
| Captain Atom #22 (December 1988): "Capt. Atom Goes to War!" |
| Power of the Atom #5 (December 1988): "Comings and Goings" |
| Justice League International Vol. 1 #19 (November 1988): "No More Mr. Nice-Guy!" |
| Secret Origins Vol. 2 #35 (Holiday 1988): "Climbing Back Out: The Secret Origin of Maxwell Lord" |
| Invasion! #1 (1988): "The Alien Alliance" |
| Justice League International Vol. 1 #22 (Holiday 1988): "Little Murders" |
| Captain Atom #24 (Holiday 1988): "War-Day" |
| Invasion! #2 (1988): "Battleground Earth" |
| Captain Atom #25 (January 1989): "Slow Burn" |
| Invasion! #3 (1989): "World Without Heroes" |
| Justice League International Vol. 1 #24 (February 1989): "The Road Less Travelled" |
| DC Bonus Book #13 (February 1989): "Hostage!" [Note: Came as an insert in Justice League International Vol. 1 #24] |
| Justice League: Generation Lost #20 (late April 2011): "The Man Behind the Curtain" [Flashback, Page 11] |
| Justice League International Vol. 1 #24/2 (February 1989): "Across a Crowded Room..." |
| Justice League Europe #1 (April 1989): "How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down On the Farm After They've Seen Paree?" |
| Justice League America #26 (May 1989): "Slice and Dice!" |
| Justice League America #27 (June 1989): "Mindsnap" |
| Justice League America #29 (August 1989): "Nabu in My Mind" |
| Justice League America #30 (September 1989): "Teenage Biker Mega-Death!" |
| Justice League Europe #4 (July 1989): "Bialya Burning!" |
| Justice League Europe #5 (August 1989): "Stagg Party!" |
| Justice League International Annual Vol. 1 #3 (1989): "Around the World with the Justice League" |
| Justice League America #31 (October 1989): "Crossed Wires!" |
| Justice League America #33 (December 1989): "Nitwits, Knuckleheads & Poozers!" |
| Justice League America #34 (January 1990): "Club JLI" |
| Mister Miracle Vol. 2 #11 (December 1989): "'What? And Give Up Show Business?" |
| Justice League America #35 (February 1990): "Lifeboat" |
| Justice League America #37 (April 1990): "Furballs!" |
| Justice League America #40 (July 1990): "Hell on Earth" |
| Mister Miracle Vol. 2 #17 (July 1990): "Fury Hath No Females Like Apokolips" [Note: Appearances same as panel of Justice League America #40] |
| Justice League America #41 (August 1990): "Maximum Force" |
| Justice League America #42 (September 1990): "Solicitations" |
| Justice League Europe #19 (October 1990): "The Extremist Vector, Part Five: Pushing the Button" |
| Justice League America Annual #4 (1990): "What's Black and White and Black and White and Bl" |
| Justice League Quarterly #1 (winter 1990): "Corporate Maneuvers]] (and Leveraged Buyouts)" |
| Justice League America #43 (October 1990): "If You Play Your Card Right..." |
| Justice League Europe #21 (December 1990): "Blood, Sweat and Tabloids" |
| Justice League America #44 (November 1990): "Pastiche" |
| Justice League America #45 (December 1990): "A Date With Density, Part 2: Hell On Ice!" |
| Green Lantern Vol. 3 #9 (February 1991): "The Two and Only!" |
| Justice League America #46 (January 1991): [Glory-Bound, Part 1] "Old Glory" |
| Justice League America #47 (February 1991): [Glory-Bound, Part 2] "General Glory Fights Again!" |
| Justice League America #49 (April 1991): "Glory-Bound, Part 4: Glory and Shame" |
| Justice League America #50 (May 1991): [Glory-Bound, Part 5] "A Blaze of Glory!" |
| Mister Miracle Vol. 2 #26 (April 1991): "Food for Villainy" |
| Justice League Quarterly #3 (summer 1991): "When You Wish..." |
| Justice League America #52 (July 1991): "The Battle of the Month?" |
| Justice League America Annual #5 (1991): "Tomorrow's League Today!" |
| Justice League America #53 (August 1991): [Breakdowns Part 1] "Blown Away" |
| Justice League America #54 (September 1991): [Breakdowns Part 3] "The Boot!" |
| Justice League America #55 (October 1991): "Breakdowns Part 5: Bialya Blues" |
| Justice League Europe #32 (November 1991): "Breakdowns Part 8: The Center Cannot Hold" |
| Justice League America #57 (December 1991): [Breakdowns Part 9] "The Descent of... Despero" |
| Justice League Europe #33 (December 1991): "Breakdowns Part 10: Mere Anarchy" |
| Justice League Europe #34 (January 1992): "Breakdowns Part 12: Blood-Dimmed Tide" |
| Justice League America #59 (February 1992): "Breakdowns Part 13: Ex-Factor" |
| Justice League Europe #35 (February 1992): "Breakdowns Part 14: The Ceremony of Innocence" |
| Justice League America #60 (March 1992): [Breakdowns Part 15] "Swansong" |
| Justice League Europe #36 (March 1992): "Breakdowns: Postscript (Part 16 of 15)" |
| Justice League Spectacular #1 (1992): "Team Work" |
| Justice League America #61 (April 1992): "Born Once Again" |
| Justice League America #62 (May 1992): "Pawns" |
| Justice League America #63 (June 1992): "Almerac or Bust!" |
| Justice League America #64 (July 1992): "The Revenge of Starbreaker" |
| Justice League Europe #40 (July 1992): "The Coming of... Chthon!" |
| Guy Gardner Reborn #1 (1992): [Book One] [Flashback] |
| Justice League Europe Annual #3 (1992): "Eclipso Over London" |
| Justice League America #66 (September 1992): "Together Again" |
| Justice League America #67 (October 1992): "Transitions, Transmissions and Transactions" |
| Justice League America #68 (November 1992): "Actions, Admissions and Acquisitions" |
| Guy Gardner #1 (October 1992): "A New Guy In Town" |
| Justice League America #70 (January 1993): "Grieving" |
| Justice League America #71 (February 1993): "A New Look" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #79 (June 1993): [18] "Prove it." |
| Justice League America #78 (early August 1993): "Lives in the Balance" |
| Justice League America #79 (Late August 1993): "Extreme Measures" |
| Justice League: Generation Lost #20 (late April 2011): "The Man Behind the Curtain" [Flashback, Page 12-14] |
| Justice League America #81 (October 1993): "Do the Right Thing" |
| Justice League America #82 (November 1993): "Guilty As Sin" |
| Justice League America #83 (December 1993): "The Trouble With Guys" |
| Guy Gardner #15 (December 1993): "Collateral Damage" |
| Eclipso #14 (December 1993): "The Undertaking" |
| Justice League America #86 (March 1994): "Cult of the Machine, Part 1: Where the Day Takes You" |
| Justice League America #87 (April 1994): "Cult of the Machine, Part 2: God in the Machine" |
| Justice League America #89 (June 1994): "Judgment Day Part 1: D-Day" |
| Justice League International Vol. 2 #65 (June 1994): "A Whole New Ball Game" |
| Justice League America #90 (July 1994): "Judgment Day Part 4: The Shadow of Death" |
| Justice League International Vol. 2 #66 (July 1994): "All Out of Time" |
| Justice League America #91 (August 1994): "Heroes Passage" |
| Justice League Task Force #15 (August 1994): "Silver Ages" |
| Justice League International Vol. 2 #67 (August 1994): "Family Troubles" |
| Justice League America #93 (November 1994): "The Baby Hunt" |
| Justice League America #94 (December 1994): "What Are You Made Of?" |
| Justice League America #95 (January 1995): "Where the Wild Things Are" |
| Justice League America #98 (April 1995): "The Silent Place" |
As Lord Havok II |
| Justice League America #99 (May 1995): "One Devil, Two Devil" |
| Justice League America #100 (June 1995): "Opening Up the Game" |
| Justice League America #111 (June 1996): "The Purge, Part 1: Now It's Time..." |
| Justice League America #112 (July 1996): "The Purge, Part 2: To Say Goodbye" |
| Justice League America #113 (August 1996): "The Purge, 3rd and Final: To All Our Company" |
As a Max Lord |
| Formerly Known as the Justice League #1 (September 2003): "A[Nother] New Beginning" |
| Formerly Known as the Justice League #2 (October 2003): "Deja Vu All Over Again" |
| Formerly Known as the Justice League #3 (November 2003): "Dead Man's Hand" |
| Formerly Known as the Justice League #5 (January 2004): "The Wrath of Manga Khan" |
| Formerly Known as the Justice League #6 (February 2004): "A League of Their Own" |
| JLA: Classified #4 (April 2005): "This Guy... This -- Gardner!" |
| JLA: Classified #5 (May 2005): "Yadda, Yadda, Yadda, Yadda" |
| JLA: Classified #6 (June 2005): "Hell… Hell… The Gang's All Here!" |
| JLA: Classified #7 (July 2005): "Hell Freezes Over!" |
| JLA: Classified #8 (August 2005): "That Moron Looks Just Like Me!" |
| JLA: Classified #9 (September 2005): "Lo! There Shall come An Ending-- And None Too Soon!" |
| Identity Crisis #1 (August 2004): "Coffin" |
| Countdown to Infinite Crisis #1 (2005): "Countdown to Infinite Crisis" |
| OMAC Project #1 (June 2005): "The Eye in the Sky" |
| OMAC Project #2 (July 2005): "There Is No I in Team" |
| OMAC Project #3 (August 2005): "The M-E in Team" |
| Adventures of Superman #642 (September 2005): "Sacrifice, Part 3: Remembrance" |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #219 (September 2005): "Sacrifice, Part 4" |
| OMAC Project #4 (September 2005): "Part Four: The King is Dead…" [Deceased] |
| Blackest Night #1 (September 2009): "Blackest Night" [Deceased] |
As a Black Lantern |
| Blackest Night #3 (November 2009): "Blackest Night" |
| Suicide Squad #67 (March 2010): "Dance Macabre, Part 1" |
| Adventure Comics Vol. 3 #4 (January 2010): "He Primed Me, Part One: Spoiler Alert" |
| Blackest Night #4 (December 2009): "Blackest Night" |
| Blackest Night: Wonder Woman #1 (February 2010): "Blackest Night - Wonder Woman, Part One: The Living" |
| Blackest Night: JSA #1 (February 2010): "Lost Souls" |
| Blackest Night: Wonder Woman #3 (February 2010): "Blackest Night - Wonder Woman" |
| Blackest Night #8 (May 2010): "Blackest Night" |
As a Max Lord |
| Justice League: Generation Lost #1 (early July 2010): "Justice League: Generation Lost, Part One: Gone But Not Forgotten" |
| Power Girl Vol. 2 #13 (August 2010): "...What A Difference A Day Makes!" [Appearance same as Justice League: Generation Lost #1, page 27-28] |
| Justice League: Generation Lost #2 (late July 2010): "Justice League: Generation Lost, Part Two: Max'ed Out!" |
| Justice League: Generation Lost #3 (early August 2010): "Justice League: Generation Lost: Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue." |
| Justice League: Generation Lost #4 (late August 2010): "Justice League: The Rocket's Red Glare" |
| Justice League: Generation Lost #5 (early September 2010): "The Gang's All Here" |
| Justice League: Generation Lost #6 (late September 2010): "Spitting the Atom" |
| Justice League: Generation Lost #7 (early October 2010): "*Of Course* They Got Caught." |
| Brightest Day #7 (early October 2010): "The Secret of Life" [Appearance same as Justice League: Generation Lost #7, page 2] |
| Justice League: Generation Lost #8 (late October 2010): "Would It Be Ok With the Management If We Check Out Early?" |
| Justice League: Generation Lost #9 (early November 2010): "Just Stopping By" |
| Justice League: Generation Lost #10 (late November 2010): "The More You See, The Less You Will Know" |
| Justice League: Generation Lost #11 (early December 2010): "Heavy Metal Poisoning" |
| Justice League: Generation Lost #12 (late December 2010): "The Cold Truth" |
| Justice League: Generation Lost #13 (early January 2011): "Old Soldiers" |
| Justice League: Generation Lost #14 (late January 2011): "Justice League: Generation Lost, Part 14: Tomorrow is Today" |
| Justice League: Generation Lost #15 (early February 2011): "Tomorrow is Today" |
| Justice League: Generation Lost #16 (late February 2011): "Justice League: Generation Lost, Part 16: Scary Monsters" |
| Justice League: Generation Lost #17 (early March 2011): "Justice League: Generation Lost, Part 17: Code Blue" |
| Power Girl Vol. 2 #20 (March 2011): "Beasts of Burden" |
| Justice League: Generation Lost #18 (late March 2011): "Justice League: Generation Lost, Part 18: Old Friends" |
| Justice League: Generation Lost #19 (early April 2011): "Justice League: Generation Lost, Part 19: And the Lord Taketh Away" |
| Justice League: Generation Lost #20 (late April 2011): "The Man Behind the Curtain" |
| Justice League: Generation Lost #21 (early May 2011): "Justice League: Generation Lost, Part Twenty-One: The Dark of Morning's Light" |
| Justice League: Generation Lost #22 (late May 2011): "Generation Lost, Part Twenty-Two: A Good News, Bad News Sort of Thing" |
| Justice League: Generation Lost #23 (early June 2011): "Generation Lost, Part Twenty-Three: Generation Lost, Caught" |
| Justice League: Generation Lost #24 (late June 2011): "Generation Lost, Part Twenty-Four: It All Comes Down to This!" |
| DC Universe Presents #0 (November 2012): "Origins Matter After Cancellation" |
| OMAC Vol. 3 #2 (December 2011): "Odd Meals Assure Confrontation" |
| OMAC Vol. 3 #3 (January 2012): "Offensive Meetings, Antagonistic Communications" |
| OMAC Vol. 3 #4 (February 2012): "Offline Messaging, Annoying Circumstances" |
| OMAC Vol. 3 #5 (March 2012): "Occasionally Monsters Accidentally Crossover" |
| Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #5 (March 2012): "Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. Vs. OMAC" [Appearance same as OMAC Vol. 3 #5, pages 2-3] |
| OMAC Vol. 3 #6 (April 2012): "One More Amorous Conflict" |
| OMAC Vol. 3 #7 (May 2012): "Overnight, Mysterious Animals Converge" |
| OMAC Vol. 3 #8 (June 2012): "Omit, Mutliate, And Cancel" |
| Grayson #16 (March 2016): "Code Word: Swordfish" |
| Grayson #17 (April 2016): "You Can Take the Spy Out of the Shadow..." |
| Grayson #19 (June 2016): "The Second Coming" |
| Justice League Vol. 3 #12 (March 2017): "Max Lord: Rebirth" [Flashback] |
| Justice League Vol. 3 #12 (March 2017): "Max Lord: Rebirth" |
| Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #1 (February 2017): "Justice League vs. Suicide Squad" |
| Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #2 (February 2017): "Justice League vs. Suicide Squad, Chapter Two" |
| Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #3 (March 2017): "Justice League vs. Suicide Squad, Chapter Three" |
| Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #4 (March 2017): "Justice League vs. Suicide Squad, Chapter Four" |
| Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #5 (March 2017): "Justice League vs. Suicide Squad, Chapter Five" |
| Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #6 (March 2017): "Justice League vs. Suicide Squad, Conclusion" |
| Justice League: No Justice #1 (July 2018): "No Justice" |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #759 (September 2020): "I Walk the Line" |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #760 (October 2020): "What Have I Done?" |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #761 (October 2020): "Enemies and Allies" |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #762 (November 2020): "Liar Liar" |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #763 (November 2020): "Sometime the World Needs A Little Upside Down" |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #764 (December 2020): "The Amazing Adventures of Darren Hondor or Miami or Bust!" |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #765 (December 2020): "What Happens in Zandia!" |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #766 (January 2021): "Max Lord's Revenge, Part 1" |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #767 (January 2021): "Max Lord's Revenge, Part 2" |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #768 (February 2021): "Long Live the Queen" |
| Wonder Woman Vol. 1 #769 (February 2021): "Liar Liar Returns" |