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Vandal Savage
A caveman made immortal by meteor radiation, whose power is longevity and accumulated knowledge rather than invulnerability.
First appearance: Green Lantern #10 (1943), DC Comics
Powers
Key issues
Milestone appearances — first appearance, death, return, team change. These are the issues the collector market actually prices.
- First appearance · 1943
Green Lantern #10 DC Comics
Debut of the immortal.
Commonly got wrong
Claims that are widely repeated and wrong, with what the cited record actually shows. If you are generating anything about this subject, these are the errors to avoid.
Commonly believed Vandal Savage is hard to kill because he is invulnerable.
Actually He bleeds like anyone else. What makes him dangerous is ten thousand years of preparation, not durability.
Commonly believed Vandal Savage's power is immortality alone.
Actually The immortality manifests as regeneration from wounds that would kill a human. But his actual advantage in the stories is accumulated knowledge across millennia, not any combat ability.
The feat ledger
Immortal since prehistory through meteor radiation; dangerous for accumulated knowledge rather than invulnerability
Immortal since prehistory after exposure to a meteorite
Recovers from wounds that would kill a human, which is how the immortality manifests
Claims to have been numerous historical figures, a claim the stories neither confirm nor deny
Regenerates from near-total destruction across multiple stories
His advantage is accumulated knowledge rather than any combat power
Continuities
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- Post-Crisis DC — 1986 Crisis on Infinite Earths through 2011 Flashpoint
- New 52 — DC relaunched continuity, 2011 to 2016
Last updated 2026-09-06 · machine-readable version