| MAXIMA | CHRONOLOGY |
| Created by Roger Stern and George Pérez |
CHRONOLOGY
Maxima first appeared in Action Comics #645 (September 1989).
Below is the definitive list of appearances of Maxima 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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Maxima Chronology
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| Action Comics #651 (March 1990): "Not of this Earth" [Flashback] |
| Adventures of Superman #458 (September 1989): "I Sing the Body Elastic" [Behind the scenes] |
| Action Comics #645 (September 1989): "My Lady Maxima" [Behind the scenes] |
| Action Comics #650 (February 1990): "Reflections" |
| Action Comics #651 (March 1990): "Not of this Earth" |
| Action Comics #674 (February 1992): [8] "The Past is Prologue" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #9 (March 1992): [9] "Panic in the Sky! First Strike: Power Breakfast" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #65 (March 1992): [10] "Panic in the Sky! Second Strike: Head Man" |
| Adventures of Superman #488 (March 1992): [11] "Panic in the Sky! Third Strike: Counter Strike!" |
| Action Comics #675 (March 1992): [12] "Panic in the Sky! Fourth Strike: Divide and Conquer" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #10 (April 1992): [13] "Panic in the Sky! Fifth Strike: Tidal Wave!" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #66 (April 1992): [14] "Panic in the Sky! Final Strike: Our Army at War" |
| Adventures of Superman #489 (April 1992): [15] "Panic in the Sky! Epilogue: Hail the Conquering Heroes" |
| 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 America #65 (August 1992): "Of Ashes and Justice" |
| Justice League America Annual #6 (1992): "Maximum Eclipse" |
| Adventures of Superman Annual #4 (1992): "In Blackest Night" |
| Eclipso: The Darkness Within #2 (October 1992): "Brilliant Men" |
| Justice League America #66 (September 1992): "Together Again" |
| Justice League America #68 (November 1992): "Actions, Admissions and Acquisitions" |
| Justice League America #69 (December 1992): "Down for the Count" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #74 (December 1992): [46] "Countdown to Doomsday!" |
| Adventures of Superman #497 (December 1992): [47] "Under Fire" |
| Action Comics #684 (December 1992): [48] "...Doomsday Is Near!" |
| Justice League America #70 (January 1993): "Grieving" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #20 (February 1993): [5] "Funeral for a Friend Part 3: Funeral Day" |
| Justice League America #71 (February 1993): "A New Look" |
| Justice League Europe #49 (April 1993): "Red Winter 5: Hard Ground" |
| Justice League Europe #50 (May 1993): "Red Winter 6: The Ice Breaks" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #76 (February 1993): [6] "Funeral for a Friend Part 4: Metropolis Mailbag II" |
| Justice League America #73 (April 1993): "Destiny's Hand Part 2" |
| Justice League America #74 (May 1993): "Destiny's Hand Part 3" |
| Justice League America #75 (June 1993): "Destiny's Hand Finale" |
| Justice League America #78 (early August 1993): "Lives in the Balance" |
| Justice League America #79 (late August 1993): "Extreme Measures" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #83 (November 1993): [34] "On the Edge" |
| Justice League America #80 (September 1993): "Running from Justice" |
| 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" |
| Bloodbath #1 (early December 1993): "Bloodbath" |
| Bloodbath #2 (late December 1993): "Bloodbath" |
| Eclipso #14 (December 1993): "The Undertaking" |
| Justice League America #84 (January 1994): "Absolute Power" |
| Justice League Quarterly #13 (winter 1993): "Love is War" |
| Justice League Task Force #7 (December 1993): "Valley of the Daals!" |
| Justice League Task Force #8 (January 1994): "How Green Was My Daalie?" |
| Valor #14 (December 1993): "D.O.A. Part Three: Yesterday's Hero" |
| 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 #88 (May 1994): "Rage Against the Machine" |
| Justice League America #89 (June 1994): "Judgment Day Part 1: D-Day" |
| Justice League Task Force #13 (June 1994): "Judgment Day, Part 2: Split Decision" |
| Justice League International Vol. 2 #65 (June 1994): [Judgment Day, Part 3] "A Whole New Ball Game" |
| Justice League America #90 (July 1994): "Judgment Day Part 4: The Shadow of Death" |
| Justice League Task Force #14 (July 1994): "Judgment Day, Part 5: The Longest Yard" |
| Justice League International Vol. 2 #66 (July 1994): [Judgment Day, Part 6] "All Out of Time" |
| Justice League America #91 (August 1994): "Heroes Passage" |
| Justice League Task Force #15 (August 1994): "Silver Ages" |
| Flash Vol. 2 #92 (July 1994): "Reckless Youth, Ch. 1: Speed Kills" |
| Zero Hour: Crisis in Time #3 (September 1994): "Zero Hour" |
| Extreme Justice #0 (January 1995): "With A Bang" |
| Adventures of Superman #522 (April 1995): [15] "City of Hope" [Flashback] |
| Extreme Justice #1 (February 1995): "Mad Dogs and Superheroes" |
| Extreme Justice #2 (March 1995): "High Stakes" |
| Extreme Justice #3 (April 1995): "Extreme Reaction" |
| Steel #11 (January 1995): "Fire Power" |
| Steel #12 (February 1995): "Showdown" |
| Steel #13 (March 1995): "The Great Escape" |
| Extreme Justice #4 (May 1995): "The Brave and the Crazy" |
| Extreme Justice #5 (June 1995): "Atomic Nights" |
| Extreme Justice #6 (July 1995): "Housekeeping" |
| Extreme Justice #7 (August 1995): "The Once and Future Monarch" |
| Extreme Justice #8 (September 1995): "Look Before You Quantum Leap!" |
| Extreme Justice #9 (October 1995): "Extremities!" |
| Extreme Justice #10 (November 1995): "Sapphire Blues" |
| Extreme Justice #11 (December 1995): "Creation For Two" |
| Green Lantern Vol. 3 #69 (December 1995): "Bargains" |
| Underworld Unleashed #2 (early December 1995): "The Devil to Pay" |
| Underworld Unleashed #3 (late December 1995): "Seduction of the Innocent" |
| Extreme Justice #12 (January 1996): "Kings Healing" |
| Extreme Justice #13 (February 1996): "King's Heeling" |
| Extreme Justice #14 (March 1996): "King's Revealed and King's Revealing" |
| Extreme Justice #15 (April 1996): "Duel of Duals" |
| Extreme Justice #16 (May 1996): "..So Now What Do We Do?" |
| Extreme Justice #17 (June 1996): "Live Evil" |
| Extreme Justice #18 (July 1996): "Deathmatch Doom" |
| Justice League Task Force #37 (July 1996): "Rejoice" |
| Guy Gardner: Warrior #39 (February 1996): "Merriment, Mistletoe, and Mayhem!" |
| 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" |
| Final Night #1 (November 1996): "Dusk" |
| Total Justice #1 (October 1996): "Tim" |
| Total Justice #2 (early November 1996): "Mike" |
| Superman: The Wedding Album #1 (December 1996): [47] "The Wedding Album" |
| Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #7 (winter 1997): [5] "Hero or Villain?" |
| Adventures of Superman #543 (February 1997): [7] "The Honeymoon's Over" |
| Action Comics #730 (February 1997): [8] "The Precedent of the United Hates" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #65 (February 1997): [9] "Losers" |
| Aquaman Vol. 5 #40 (January 1998): "Doctor in the House" |
| Aquaman Vol. 5 #41 (February 1998): "Babewatch" |
| Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #10 (spring 1998): [9] "Who Do You Love?" |
| Sins of Youth: The Secret/Deadboy #1 (May 2000): "Looking for Trouble..." |
| Sins of Youth: Superboy Sr./Superman Jr. #1 (May 2000): "The Adventures of Superboy... When He Was a Man!" |
| Young Justice: Sins of Youth #2 (May 2000): "Sins of Youth: The Stunning Conclusion" |
| Superman: Our Worlds at War Secret Files #1 (August 2001): "The Eighth Day" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #159 (August 2000): [30] "Detour" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #115 (August 2001): [32] "Metropolitan Rapture" |
| JLA: Our Worlds at War #1 (September 2001): "A Date Which Will Live in Infamy" |
| Action Comics #781 (September 2001): [37] "Thousand Yard Stare" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #117 (October 2001): [40] "Total Abandon" |
Chronology UncertainIt is currently uncertain where these stories fit into the character's internal chronology. |
| Action Comics #690 (August 1993): [24] "Lies & Revelations" |
| Avengers/JLA #4 (January 2004): "The Brave and the Bold" |
| Deathstroke #49 (July 1995): "All the King's Men" |
| Guy Gardner: Warrior #33 (August 1995): "The Way of the Warrior, Part 4: Into the Valley of Death" |
| Hawkman Vol. 3 #22 (July 1995): "The Way of the Warrior, Part 3: Storm Over Thanagar" |
| Justice League America #85 (February 1994): "They Might Be Giants" |
| Justice League America #96 (February 1995): "Rush to Judgment" |
| Justice League America #100 (June 1995): "Opening Up the Game" |
| Justice League America #101 (July 1995): [The Way of the Warrior, Part 2] "Preasure Cooker" |
| Justice League America #102 (August 1995): [The Way of the Warrior, Part 5] "Breakout!" |
| Justice League America Annual #7 (1993): "Only the Lucky Ones Die!" |
| Justice League Quarterly #15 (summer 1994): [The Damnation Agenda Part 5] "A Hole in the World" |
| Justice League Quarterly #15/4 (summer 1994): "In a Different Light" |
| Justice League Quarterly #17/3 (winter 1994): "Guardian Angel" |
| Superman/Doomsday: Hunter/Prey #1 (1994): [No Title] |