However his main appearance is in the story Origins ( 2006 -- 2007 ) , as a recurring character in a series of flashbacks .
His first appearance in the comic was in a flashback in # 68 , in the 1978 story The Cursed Earth .
His main appearance is in the story Origins ( 2006 -- 2007 ) , as a recurring character in a series of flashbacks .
His first appearance in the comic was in a flashback in # 68 , in the 1978 story The Cursed Earth .