 The Red King's first historical appearance was in JLA Secret Files 2004 #1 (November 2004), set up to tie into an arc in the main JLA book.But the 4th Parallel arc in which he is introduced was shelved for three years until JLA Classified #32-36 which were published bi-weekly in January, February and March 2007.Darrin Profitt just happened to be one of six billion innocent bystanders in the "dreamscape" during a battle between the Justice League and Doctor Destiny.