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List of comic book supervillain debuts

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionSep 17, 2026
Entity authorityQ6611899 ↗
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The following is a list of first appearances of supervillains and teams in American comic books.

For a list of comic book superhero debuts, see List of superhero debuts.

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See also

List of Dick Tracy villains

List of superhero debuts

List of years in comics

Bibliography

Daniels, Les. The Golden Age of DC Comics: 365 Days. New York: H.N. Abrams, 2004.

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