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Top 500 Most Published DC Comics Characters

Name the 500 most published DC Comics characters according to https://comicvine.gamespot.com/dc-comics/4010-10/characters/
These refer to the mainstream version of the characters unless otherwise stated.
This includes all appearances across continuity resets.
Also includes characters from Vertigo, Milestone, and Wildstorm books.
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Character
Appearances
Batman (Bruce Wayne)
24913
Superman (Clark Kent/Kal-El)
19755
Nightwing (Dick Grayson)
10124
Wonder Woman (Diana)
9378
Lois Lane
6736
Alfred Pennyworth
6025
James Gordon
5638
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
5618
The Flash (Barry Allen)
5437
Aquaman (Arthur Curry)
4954
Lex Luthor
4627
The Joker
4604
Barbara Gordon
4593
Green Arrow (Oliver Queen)
4562
Jimmy Olsen
4110
Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz
3928
Catwoman (Selena Kyle)
3777
Supergirl (Kara Zor-El)
3644
Red Robin (Tim Drake)
3594
Black Canary (Dinah Lance)
3527
The Flash (Wally West)
3403
Cyborg (Victor Stone)
3248
Perry White
3067
Harley Quinn (Harleen Quinzel)
2934
Captain Marvel/Shazam (Billy Batson)
2703
Donna Troy
2433
Starfire (Koriand'r)
2327
Roy Harper
2317
The Penguin (Oswald Cobblepot)
2278
Robin (Damian Wayne)
2213
Poison Ivy (Pamela Isley)
2207
Beast Boy (Garfield Logan)
2169
Hawkman (Carter Hall)
2149
Green Lantern (Alan Scott)
2143
The Flash (Jay Garrick)
2098
Green Lantern (John Stewart)
2016
The Atom (Ray Palmer)
2012
Two-Face (Harvey Dent)
2012
Red Hood (Jason Todd)
1988
Jonathan Kent
1918
Raven (Rachel Roth)
1903
Martha Kent
1880
Power Girl (Karen Starr)
1870
Zatanna Zatara
1866
Hawkgirl (Shiera Sanders)
1864
Superboy (Connor Kent/Kon-El)
1844
Lana Lang
1793
Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)
1761
The Riddler (Edward Nygma)
1755
The Scarecrow (Jonathan Crane)
1717
Green Lantern (Guy Gardner)
1714
John Constantine
1703
Killer Croc (Waylon Jones)
1686
Darkseid (Uxas)
1659
Plastic Man (Eel O'Brian)
1534
Katar Hol
1526
Steve Trevor
1505
Hippolyta
1469
Harvey Bullock
1453
Deathstroke (Slade Wilson)
1439
Wonder Girl (Cassandra Sandsmark)
1418
Brainiac (Vril Dox)
1383
The Spectre
1365
Saturn Girl (Imra Ardeen)
1326
Thaal Sinestro
1326
Wildcat (Theodore "Ted" Grant)
1322
Mr. Freeze (Victor Fries)
1282
Tempest (Garth)
1280
Dr. Fate (Kent Nelson)
1275
The Huntress (Helena Bertinelli)
1261
Elongated Man (Ralph Dinby)
1252
Lobo
1235
Firestorm (Ronnie Raymond)
1234
Krypto
1228
Cosmic Boy (Rokk Krinn)
1226
Booster Gold (Michael Carter)
1215
Impulse (Bart Allen)
1210
Amanda Waller
1202
Thomas Wayne
1164
Metamorpho (Rex Mason)
1162
Brainiac 5 (Querl Dox)
1155
Bane
1151
Ra's Al Ghul
1140
Red Tornado
1136
Batwoman (Kate Kane)
1135
Jor-El
1121
Black Lightning (Jefferson Michael Pierce)
1098
Blue Beetle (Ted Kord)
1098
Swamp Thing
1097
Mera
1096
Clayface (Basil Karlo)
1095
Mary Marvel (Mary Batson)
1092
Mr. Terrific (Michael Holt)
1091
Lightning Lad (Garth Ranzz)
1087
Captain Cold (Leonard Snart)
1069
Martha Wayne
1065
Batgirl (Cassandra Cain)
1064
Deadshot (Floyd Lawton)
1060
Etrigan the Demon
1057
The Question (Renee Montoya)
1051
Steel (John Henry Irons)
1048
Gorilla Grodd
1030
Captain Marvel Jr. (Freddy Freeman)
1019
Mr. Miracle (Scott Free)
1004
Star Sapphire (Carol Ferris)
1002
Iris West-Allen
998
Big Barda (Barda Free)
989
Deadman (Boston Brand)
987
Katana (Tatsu Yamashiro)
984
Talia al Ghul
969
Green Lantern (Kilowog)
965
Vixen (Mari Jiwe McCabe)
951
The Cheetah (Barbara Ann Minerva)
951
Solomon Grundy (Cyrus Gold)
938
Spoiler (Stephanie Brown)
936
Man-Bat (Kirk Langstrom)
932
The Phantom Stranger
923
Chameleon Boy (Reep Daggle)
908
Black Adam (Teth-Adam)
906
Captain Atom (Nathaniel Adam)
879
Stargirl (Courtney Whitmore)
874
Captain Boomerang (Digger Harkness)
871
Adam Strange
865
Valor (Lard Gand/Mon-El)
851
Ultra Boy (Jo Nah)
844
Hawkwoman (Shayera Thal)
843
The Mad Hatter (Jervis Tetch)
820
Sgt. Rock (Franklin John Rock)
818
Animal Man (Buddy Baker)
808
General Zod (Dru-Zod)
803
Bizarro
802
Phantom Girl (Tinya Wazzo)
777
Superboy (Jon Kent)
773
Orion
758
Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes)
757
The Sandman (Wesley Dodds)
756
Blackhawk (Janos Prohaska)
754
Lara Lor-Van
732
Black Manta (David Milton Hyde)
725
The Atom (Al Pratt)
718
Etta Candy
718
Lucius Fox
713
Robotman (Cliff Steele)
713
Lightning Lass (Ayla Ranzz)
698
Shrinking Violet (Salu Digby)
691
Fire (Beatriz da Costa)
678
Colossal Boy (Gim Allon)
677
Mr. Mxyzptlk
676
Star Boy (Thom Kallor)
675
Sun Boy (Dirk Morgna)
661
Jade (Jennifer-Lynn Hayden)
648
Duplicate Girl (Luornu Durgo)
641
Azrael (Jean-Paul Valley)
640
Vandal Savage
639
Grifter (Cole Cash)
638
Dr. Mid-Nite (Charles M. McNider)
636
Doomsday
606
Element Lad (Jan Arrah)
600
Jesse Quick (Jesse Chambers)
592
Hourman (Rex Tyler)
592
Shadow Lass (Tasmia Mallor)
581
Timber Wolf (Brin Londo)
580
Starman (Ted Knight)
579
Green Lantern (Salaak)
573
Jonah Hex
571
Dr. Mid-Nite (Pieter Cross)
569
Ravager (Rose Wilson)
564
Vicki Vale
557
Morgan Edge
551
Maggie Sawyer
545
Green Lantern (Arisia Rrab)
544
Wildfire (Drake Burroughs)
543
Weather Wizard (Mark/Marco Mardon)
541
Geo-Force (Brion Markov)
539
The Creeper (Jack Ryder)
535
Green Lantern (Jessica Cruz)
527
Ice (Tora Olafsdotter)
526
Congorilla (William Glenmorgan)
523
Johnny Thunder
522
Atom Smasher (Albert Julian Rothstein)
519
Joe Chill
517
Ganthet
517
Desaad
512
Black Mask (Roman Sionis)
510
Natasha Irons
500
Guardian (Jim Harper)
498
Steve Lombard
495
Metallo (John Corben)
493
Victor Zsasz
492
The Sandman (Sandy Hawkins)
491
Dr. Sivana (Thaddeus Sivana)
488
Heat Wave (Mick Rory)
486
Green Lantern (Simon Baz)
484
Artemis of Bana-Mighdall
484
Cain
482
Karate Kid (Val Armorr)
481
Detective Chimp (Bobo T. Chimpanzee)
480
Green Arrow (Connor Hawke)
479
The Signal (Duke Thomas)
476
Kid Flash (Wallace West)
476
Platinum
473
Bumblebee (Karen Beecher)
472
Parasite (Rudy Jones)
472
Jericho (Joseph Wilson)
471
Giovanni Zatara
470
Negative Man (Larry Trainor)
470
The Ventriloquist (Arnold Wesker)
469
The Huntress (Helena Wayne)
466
Dr. Light (Arthur Light)
465
Dream Girl (Nura Nal)
463
Lucy Lane
462
Dr. Light (Kimiyo Hoshi)
460
The Ray (Ray Terrill)
459
Hugo Strange
454
The Enchantress (June Moone)
454
Chop-Chop (Weng Chan)
454
Mercury
454
Midnighter
452
Linda Park-West
452
Jim Corrigan
451
Leslie Thompkins
450
Cat Grant
450
Tomahawk (Tom Hawkins)
449
Blue Devil (Daniel Patrick Cassidy)
447
Caitlyn Fairchild
446
Maxwell Lord
446
Dawnstar
445
Thunderbolt (Yz)
444
The Wizard (Shazam)
444
Giganta (Doris Zuel)
443
Highfather (Izaya)
443
Hawk (Hank Hall)
442
Hourman (Richard Tyler)
442
Obsidian (Todd James Rice)
442
Elasti-Girl (Rita Farr)
442
Madame Xanadu (Nimue Inwudu)
441
Bouncing Boy (Chuck Taine)
439
Bulldozer (Horace Nichols)
438
The Question (Vic Sage)
438
Reverse-Flash (Eobard Thawne)
437
Invisible Kid (Lyle Norg)
436
Star-Spangled Kid (Sylvester Pemberton)
434
Lead
434
Gold
433
The Chief (Niles Caulder)
432
Sue Dinby
431
Batman Beyond (Terry McGinnis)
430
Iron
428
Max Mercury (Maxwell Crandall)
425
Metron
425
Character
Appearances
Alec Holland
421
Pete Ross
417
Andre Blanc-Dumont
416
Tin
415
Miss Martian (M'gann M'orzz)
415
Granny Goodness
413
Dan Turpin
411
Vigilante (Greg Saunders)
410
Abel
406
Eclipso
405
Killer Moth (Drury Walker)
404
Zealot (Zannah)
402
Olaf Friedricksen
399
Kamandi
398
Will Magnus
397
Joan Garrick
393
Shorty
392
Johnny Quick (Johnny Chambers)
391
Scarface
389
Phillipus
388
Tom Kalmaku
388
Starro
387
Abby Holland
384
Circe
384
Halo (Violet Harper)
383
Hans Hendrickson
383
Green Lantern (Abin Sur)
382
Apollo (Andrew Pulaski)
381
Golden Age Superman (Kal-L)
380
Sam Lane
380
Sensor Girl (Wilimena Vauxhall)
377
Kalibak
377
Alanna Strange
377
Mirror Master (Samuel Scudder)
376
Doll Man (Darrell Dane)
375
King Shark (Nanaue)
374
Stanislaus Drozdowski
372
Hush (Thomas Elliot)
371
S.T.R.I.P.E. (Pat Dugan)
370
Mirror Master (Evan McCulloch)
369
The Warlord (Travis Morgan)
369
Ultraman (Earth-3)
368
Casey the Cop
364
Ragman (Rory Regan)
363
Ocean Master (Orm)
363
Green Lantern (Tomar-Re)
362
Toyman (Winslow Percival Schott)
360
Dream of the Endless (Morpheus)
359
Frankenstein
357
Amazo
356
Cyborg Superman (Hank Henshaw)
355
Skeets
355
Dr. Psycho (Edgar Cizko)
351
Chuck Wilson
351
Firestorm (Jason Rusch)
351
Ace the Bat-Hound
350
Felix Faust
349
Lightray (Solis)
348
Phantom Lady (Sandra Knight)
345
Buzzy Brown
345
Terra (Tara Markov)
344
Lady Shiva (Sandra Wu-San)
344
Little Sure Shot (Louis Kiyahani)
344
Atrocitus (Atros)
342
The Pied Piper (Hartley Rathaway)
339
Oberon
339
Dove (Dawn Granger)
338
Uncle Sam
338
Bronze Tiger (Ben Turner)
335
Mammoth (Baran Flinders)
333
Grunge (Percival Edmund Chang)
332
Floronic Man (Jason Woodrue)
330
Nuidis Vulko
330
Nightshade (Eve Eden)
329
Rocky Davis
329
Wildman (Harold Shapiro)
329
Supergirl (Matrix)
327
Parallax
327
Wolfgang "Woozy" Winks
326
Shining Knight (Justin Arthur)
324
Slam Bradley (Samuel Bradley)
321
Emil Hamilton
321
Trigon
320
Captain Comet (Adam Blake)
318
Mr. Terrific (Terry Sloane)
318
Green Lantern (Mogo)
318
Kyle "Ace" Morgan
317
Jean Loring
316
Jerry the Jitterbug
315
Spartan (Hadrian)
314
Anti-Monitor (Mobius)
314
Damage (Grant Emerson)
314
Peacemaker (Christopher Smith)
313
Freefall (Roxy Spaulding)
313
Little Pete
312
Cheshire (Jade Nguyen)
311
Bigby Wolf
309
Zor-El
309
Lilith Clay
309
Walter "Prof" Haley
308
Matthew "Red" Ryan
308
Lucas "Snapper" Carr
308
The Engineer (Angie Spica)
307
The Trickster (Giovanni Giuseppe)
306
John Lynch
306
Soranik Natu
305
Green Lantern (Katma Tui)
305
Dr. Fate (Hector Hall)
304
Blue Beetle (Dan Garrett)
303
Batwing (Luke Fox)
302
Despero
301
Superwoman (Earth-3)
301
Rip Hunter
301
Rainmaker (Sarah Rainmaker)
298
Robert Crane
296
The Eradicator
296
Catman (Thomas Blake)
295
Jason Blood
295
Duela Dent
293
Green Lantern (Chaselon)
293
Owlman (Earth-3)
292
Firefly (Garfield Lynns)
292
Voodoo (Priscilla Kitaen)
291
Jeb Stuart
290
Jack Hawksmoor
289
Ice Cream Soldier (Philip Mason)
287
Mento (Steve Dayton)
286
Burnout (Bobby Lane)
284
Bluebird (Harper Row)
283
Fury (Lyta Hall)
281
Tommy Tomorrow
281
Snow White
280
Blok
279
Lashina
279
Monsieur Mallah
278
Jeremiah Arkham
277
Matter Eater Lad (Tenzil Kem)
277
Sarge Steel
276
Vril Dox II
276
Psycho-Pirate (Roger Hayden)
274
Professor Pyg (Lazlo Valentin)
273
Klarion
273
Binky Biggs
272
Tweedledee (Deever Tweed)
270
Aqualad (Jackson Hyde)
270
Roy Raymond
269
Aquagirl (Tula)
269
Gypsy (Cynnthia Mordeth)
268
Count Vertigo (Werner Vertigo)
268
Tweedledum (Dumfree Tweed)
268
Amethyst (Amy Winston)
265
Mercy Graves
265
Lucifer Morningstar
265
Ron Troupe
265
Brother E.Y.E.
264
Hector Hammond
264
Ibis the Invincible (Amentep)
263
Zauriel
263
Bulletman (Jim Barr)
262
Deathblow (Michael Patrick Cray)
261
Streaky
261
Liberty Belle (Libby Lawrence)
261
Golden Glider (Lisa Snart)
260
Pandora
260
Polar Boy (Brek Bannin)
257
Dr. Occult (Richard Occult)
257
Killer Frost (Louise Lincoln)
257
Matthew Cable
257
Ultra-Humanite (Gerard Shugel)
256
Mr. Bones (Robert Todd)
256
John Grayson
256
Kid Devil (Eddie Bloomberg)
255
Arkillo
255
Red Arrow (Emiko Queen)
255
Rick Flag
254
Green Lantern (Tomar-Tu)
254
Mary Grayson
254
Lori Lemaris
253
Pig-Iron (Peter Porkchops)
253
Shade the Changing Man (Rac Shade)
252
Bette Kane
252
Alura-El
252
Lady Blackhawk (Zinda Blake)
251
Rocket Red (Dmitri Pushkin)
251
Sterling Morris
250
Firestorm (Martin Stein)
250
Jason Bard
250
Peg
249
Maxima
249
The Brain (Ernst)
248
Warblade (Reno Bryce)
247
The Prankster (Oswald Loomis)
246
Void (Adrianna Tereshkova)
246
Ellen Baker
245
Calendar Man (Julian Day)
245
Gentleman Ghost (Jim Craddock)
243
Tim Hunter
243
Nubia
242
Green Lantern (Hannu)
242
Paula Von Gunther
242
The Shade (Richard Swift)
242
Ferro Lad (Andrew Nolan)
240
Mr. Majestic (Majestros of Khera)
239
Black Hand (William Hand)
238
The Atom (Ryan Choi)
238
Julia Pennyworth
238
Harbinger (Lyla Michaels)
237
Inza Nelson
237
Dan Hunter
236
Thunderheart (Iris "Irey" West II)
236
Swift (Shen Li-Min)
236
Jax-Ur
235
Blockbuster (Mark Desmond)
235
Death of the Endless
235
White Witch (Mysa Nal)
235
Johnny Quick (Earth-3)
234
Varsity Vic
233
Philip Darnell
233
Argent (Toni Monetti)
232
Saint Walker
232
Unknown Soldier
231
Human Bomb (Roy Lincoln)
230
Kobra (Jeffery Burr)
229
Vibe (Cisco Ramon)
229
Abra Kadabra
229
Chronos (David Clinton)
228
Dolphin
228
Sarah Essen
228
Charles "Doiby" Dickles
227
The Trickster (Axel Walker)
227
The Crimson Avenger (Lee Walter Travis)
227
Mr. Mind
227
Gizmo (Mikron O'Jeneus)
227
Sugar Plumm
226
Mongul
225
Steppenwolf
225
Sardath
224
Crispus Allen
223
Supergirl (Linda Danvers)
222
Cecil "Spike" Watson
222
Agent Orange (Larfleeze)
222
Silver Banshee (Siobhan Smythe)
221
Black Canary (Dinah Drake)
221
Dr. Polaris (Neal Emerson)
220
Arion
219
Green Lantern (Isamot Kol)
218
Sapphire Stagg
218
Speedy (Mia Dearden)
218
Bat-Mite
216
Power Ring (Earth-3)
216
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