Year overall

• Image Comics
  Image Comics
  Image Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
  
   explodes onto the scene, releasing eight ongoing and limited series, starting with Youngblood
  Youngblood (comics)
  Youngblood is a superhero team that starred in their self-titled comic book, created by writer/artist Rob Liefeld. The team made its debut as a backup feature in the 1987 one-shot Megaton: Explosion before later appearing in its own ongoing series in 1992 as the flagship publication for Image Comics...
  
  in April; followed by Spawn
  Spawn (comics)
  Spawn is a fictional comic book superhero who appears in a monthly comic book of the same name published by Image Comics. Created by writer/artist Todd McFarlane, Spawn first appeared in Spawn #1...
  
  in May; Savage Dragon
  Savage Dragon
  Savage Dragon is an ongoing American comic book series created by Erik Larsen, published by Image Comics and taking place in the Image Universe. The comic features the adventures of a superheroic police officer named the Dragon...
  
  in July; and Brigade
  Brigade (comics)
  Brigade is a comic book published by Image Comics and later by Awesome Entertainment, created, plotted, and originally written by Rob Liefeld and first illustrated by Marat Mychaels as a spin-off to the then-popular series...
  
  , Shadowhawk
  Shadowhawk
  ShadowHawk is a fictional comic book vigilante anti-hero created by Jim Valentino.He was first introduced in the Malibu Sun free promotional magazine in May of 1992...
  
  , and WildC.A.T.S. in August.
• Silver Age
  Silver Age of Comic Books
  The Silver Age of Comic Books was a period of artistic advancement and commercial success in mainstream American comic books, predominantly those in the superhero genre. Following the Golden Age of Comic Books and an interregnum in the early to mid-1950s, the Silver Age is considered to cover the...
  
   letterer Sam Rosen
  Sam Rosen (comics)
  Sam Rosen , often credited as S. Rosen, is an American calligrapher best known as a letterer for Marvel Comics during the period fans and historians call the Silver Age of Comic Books...
  
   dies.
• Wimmen's Comix
  Wimmen's Comix
  Wimmen's Comix, later titled Wimmin's Comix, was an influential all-female underground comics anthology published from 1972 to 1992. Though it covered a wide range of genre and subject matter, Wimmen's Comix focused more than other anthologies of the time on feminist concerns, homosexuality, sex...
  
  , with issue #17, publishes its final issue. (Last Gasp
  Last Gasp
  Last Gasp is a book and underground comix publisher and distributor based in San Francisco, California.- History :Founded in 1970 by Ron Turner to publish the ecologically-themed comics magazine Slow Death Funnies, followed by the all-female anthology It Ain't Me Babe, Last Gasp soon became a major...
  
  )

January

• With #2, The Transmutation of Ike Garuda
  The Transmutation of Ike Garuda
  The Transmutation of Ike Garuda is a two-issue prestige format mini-series published by the Epic Comics imprint of Marvel Comics, with the first issue being released in 1991 and the second issue in 1992...
  
   is discontinued.
• With #4, Adventures of Captain America
  Adventures of Captain America
  Adventures of Captain America is a comic book limited series which was published by Marvel Comics. It was a four issue limited series written by Fabian Nicieza...
  
   is cancelled.
• With #7, Original Ghost Rider Rides Again
  Ghost Rider (comics)
  Ghost Rider is the name of several fictional supernatural antiheroes appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Marvel had previously used the name for a Western character whose name was later changed to Night Rider and subsequently to Phantom Rider.The first supernatural Ghost Rider is...
  
   is cancelled.
• With #23, RoboCop is cancelled.

February

• With #3, An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
  An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
  An American Tail: Fievel Goes West is a 1991 American animated film produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblimation animation studio and released by Universal Pictures. It is the sequel to An American Tail, and the fourth installment in terms of the series' fictional chronology...
  
   is discontinued.
• With #4, Spider-Man Saga is cancelled.
• With #4, Captain Confederacy
  Captain Confederacy
  Captain Confederacy is an alternate history comic book by Will Shetterly and Vince Stone that was published between 1986 and 1992. It tells the story of a superhero created for propaganda purposes in a world in which the Confederate States of America won their independence.-Publication history:John M...
  
   v2 is discontinued.
• With #11, The Toxic Avenger is cancelled.
• With #50, ALF is cancelled.

March

• Batman
  Batman (comic book)
  Batman is an ongoing comic book series featuring the DC Comics hero of the same name. The character first appeared in Detective Comics #27, published in May 1939. Batman proved to be so popular that a self-titled ongoing comic book series began publication in the spring of 1940...
  
  #475: Introduction of Renee Montoya
  Renee Montoya
  Renee Montoya is a fictional comic book character published by DC Comics. The character was initially created for Batman: The Animated Series, and was preemptively introduced into mainstream comics before the airing of her animated debut in 1992....
  
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• With #4, The Destroyer v3 is cancelled.
• With #4, Hook
  Hook (film)
  Hook is a 1991 American fantasy film directed by Steven Spielberg. The film stars Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts, Bob Hoskins, and features Maggie Smith, Caroline Goodall, Charlie Korsmo, Amber Scott, and Dante Basco. Hook acts as a sequel to Peter Pan's original adventures, focusing...
  
   is discontinued.
• With #12, Ted McKeever's Metropol is cancelled.

April

• The Amazing Spider-Man
  The Amazing Spider-Man
  The Amazing Spider-Man is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics, featuring the adventures of the fictional superhero Spider-Man. Being the mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a monthly periodical and was published continuously until it was...
  
  #361: First full appearance of Carnage
  Carnage (comics)
  Carnage is a fictional character, a supervillain in the . The character first appears in The Amazing Spider-Man #344 , and was created by writer David Michelinie and artist Mark Bagley. The character is frequently depicted as an enemy of Spider-Man...
  
  .
• Starman
  Starman (comics)
  Starman is a name used by several different fictional DC Comics superheroes, most prominently Ted Knight and his sons David and Jack.Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Jack Burnley, the original Starman, Ted Knight, first appeared in Adventure Comics #61...
  
  is canceled by DC with issue #45.

May

• Captain America
  Captain America
  Captain America is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 , from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby...
  
  #400: 80-page giant; double gatefold cover; flip-book with a reprint of Avengers
  Avengers (comics)
  The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers...
  
  #4 (Silver Age
  Silver Age of Comic Books
  The Silver Age of Comic Books was a period of artistic advancement and commercial success in mainstream American comic books, predominantly those in the superhero genre. Following the Golden Age of Comic Books and an interregnum in the early to mid-1950s, the Silver Age is considered to cover the...
  
   re-introduction of Captain America) on the opposite side.
• Uncanny X-Men
  Uncanny X-Men
  Uncanny X-Men, first published as The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics comic book series for the X-Men franchise. It is the mainstream continuity featuring the adventures of the eponymous group of mutant superheroes...
  
  #300: 68-page giant featuring "Legacies," by Scott Lobdell
  Scott Lobdell
  Scott Lobdell is an American comic book writer.-Early Career:Scott didn't begin to read comics until he was 17 years old, while lying in bed after lung surgery....
  
  , John Romita Jr., and Dan Green.
• Namor the Sub-Mariner #26 (May cover date) - Jae Lee
  Jae Lee
  Jae Lee is an American comic book artist best known for his work on Inhumans and The Sentry, both with Paul Jenkins.-Career:Lee first rose to prominence in the industry for his work on Marvel's Namor the Sub-Mariner, Inhumans , and The Sentry, as well as his creator-owned character Hellshock at...
  
   makes his Marvel Comics' debut.
• With #3, Quasar Special is discontinued.

June

• June 3: EC Comics
  EC Comics
  Entertaining Comics, more commonly known as EC Comics, was an American publisher of comic books specializing in horror fiction, crime fiction, satire, military fiction and science fiction from the 1940s through the mid-1950s, notably the Tales from the Crypt series...
  
  and Mad
  Mad (magazine)
  Mad is an American humor magazine founded by editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines in 1952. Launched as a comic book before it became a magazine, it was widely imitated and influential, impacting not only satirical media but the entire cultural landscape of the 20th century.The last...
  
  magazine publisher William Gaines
  William Gaines
  William Maxwell Gaines , better known as Bill Gaines, was an American publisher and co-editor of EC Comics. Following a shift in EC's direction in 1950, Gaines presided over what became an artistically influential and historically important line of mature-audience comics...
  
   dies at age 70.
• June 6: Long-time Marvel Comics
  Marvel Comics
  Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
  
   publisher Martin Goodman
  Martin Goodman
  Martin Goodman may refer to:*Martin Goodman , American publisher of pulp magazines, paperback books and comic books*Martin Goodman , British historian*Martin J. Goodman, British author and journalist...
  
   dies at age 84.

July

• Amazing Heroes
  Amazing Heroes
  Amazing Heroes was a magazine about the comic book medium published by Fantagraphics Books from 1981 to 1992. Unlike its companion title, The Comics Journal, Amazing Heroes was a hobbyist magazine rather than an analytical journal....
  
  , the long-running industry magazine published by Fantagraphics, folds after 203 issues.
• Introduction of James Rhodes as War Machine
  War Machine
  War Machine is a fictional character, a comic book superhero appearing in comic books set in the Marvel Comics universe. The character of James Rhodes first appeared in Iron Man #118 by David Michelinie, John Byrne and Bob Layton...
  
   in Iron Man
  Iron Man
  Iron Man is a fictional character, a superhero in the . The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, first appearing in Tales of Suspense #39 .A billionaire playboy, industrialist and ingenious engineer,...
  
  #282.
• July 12: Al Gabriele
  Al Gabriele
  Albert Gabriele or possibly Alfred Gabriele was an American comic book artist during the 1940s period fans and historians call the Golden Age of comic books...
  
   dies at age 75.
• July 30: Superman
  Superman
  Superman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective...
  
   co-creator Joe Shuster
  Joe Shuster
  Joseph "Joe" Shuster was a Canadian-born American comic book artist. He was best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman, with writer Jerry Siegel, first published in Action Comics #1...
  
   dies at age 78.
• With #4, Adventures of the Thing
  Thing (comics)
  The Thing is a fictional character, a founding member of the superhero team known as the Fantastic Four in the Marvel Comics universe. He was created by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee in The Fantastic Four #1...
  
   is cancelled.
• With #6, Defenders of Dynatron City is discontinued.

August

• Savage Sword of Conan
  Savage Sword of Conan
  The Savage Sword of Conan was a black-and-white magazine-format comic book series published beginning in 1974 by Curtis Magazines, an imprint of Marvel Comics, and then later by Marvel itself. Savage Sword of Conan starred Robert E...
  
  #200: "Barbarians of the Border," by Roy Thomas
  Roy Thomas
  Roy William Thomas, Jr. is an American comic book writer and editor, and Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. He is possibly best known for introducing the pulp magazine hero Conan the Barbarian to American comics, with a series that added to the storyline of Robert E...
  
  , John Buscema
  John Buscema
  John Buscema, born Giovanni Natale Buscema , was an American comic-book artist and one of the mainstays of Marvel Comics during its 1960s and 1970s ascendancy into an industry leader and its subsequent expansion to a major pop culture conglomerate...
  
  , and Ernie Chan
  Ernie Chan
  Ernesto "Ernie" Chan is a Filipino-born American comic book artist.-Biography:Chan migrated to the United States in 1970, and became a citizen in 1976. For a number of years, he was obliged to work under the name "Ernie Chua" as that name had been wrongfully entered on his U.S...
  
  .
• The Amazing Spider-Man
  The Amazing Spider-Man
  The Amazing Spider-Man is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics, featuring the adventures of the fictional superhero Spider-Man. Being the mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a monthly periodical and was published continuously until it was...
  
  #365: Special 30th Anniversary issue with a hologram on the cover. A backup story, "I Remember Gwen" drawn by John Romita
  John Romita, Sr.
  John V. Romita, Sr. is an Italian-American comic-book artist best known for his work on Marvel Comics' The Amazing Spider-Man...
  
  
• With #9, The Pirates of Dark Water is discontinued.

September

• With #37, Legends of the Dark Knight
  Legends of the Dark Knight
  Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, commonly referred to as simply Legends of the Dark Knight is a DC comic book featuring Batman. It was launched in 1989 with the popularity of the Batman movie, following on from Frank Miller's Batman: Year One...
  
  changes its title to Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight.
• With #4, Cops: The Job is cancelled.
• With #12, NFL Superpro
  NFL Superpro
  NFL Superpro was a short-lived comic book series published by Marvel Comics. Produced in collaboration with the NFL and written by Fabian Nicieza, the series started publication in 1991 and ended after 12 issues...
  
   is cancelled.

October

• Batman: Sword of Azrael #1: Introduction of Azrael
  Azrael (comics)
  Azrael is the name of several fictional characters in the DC Comics universe. They are a group of assassins who were created by The Order of St. Dumas to "enforce god's will"...
  
  , who would later become Batman
  Batman (set index)
  Batman is the alias of a number of DC Comics characters, the original and best-known being Bruce Wayne but others have adopted the role when he has been indisposed.-Bruce Wayne:Bruce Wayne is the main character associated with the Batman alias....
  
   during the Knightfall storyline.
• With #4, Dinosaurs: A Celebration is cancelled.
• With #6, Warlock v2 is cancelled.
• With #9, Kid 'n Play
  Kid 'n Play
  Kid 'n Play is an American hip-hop and comedy duo from New York City that was popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The duo was composed of Christopher "Kid" Reid and Christopher "Play" Martin working alongside their DJ, Mark "DJ Wiz" Eastmond...
  
   is cancelled.
• With #12, Captain Planet and the Planeteers is cancelled.

November

• With #2, Cable: Blood and Metal
  Cable (comics)
  Cable is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared as an infant in Uncanny X-Men #201...
  
   is discontinued.
• With #6, The Infinity War is concluded.

December

• Incredible Hulk reaches issue 400 (December cover date). Hulk takes on the Leader
  Leader (comics)
  The Leader is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Tales to Astonish #62, and was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. In 2009, The Leader was ranked as IGN's 63rd Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.Actor Tim Blake...
  
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• December 24: The Smurfs
  The Smurfs
  The Smurfs is a comic and television franchise centred on a group of small blue fictional creatures called Smurfs, created and first introduced as a series of comic strips by the Belgian cartoonist Peyo on October 23, 1958...
  
   creator Peyo
  Peyo
  Pierre Culliford , known as Peyo, was a Belgian comics artist, perhaps best known for the creation of The Smurfs comic strip.-Biography:...
  
   dies at age 64
• With #3, The Punisher/Captain America: Blood and Glory is concluded.
• With #12, James Bond Jr. is cancelled.

DC Comics

• Batman: Shadow of the Bat
  Batman: Shadow of the Bat
  Batman: Shadow of the Bat was a comic book series featuring Batman, published by DC Comics. The series ran for 96 issues, from 1992 to 2000. The stories took place in Batman's then-current continuity along with Detective Comics and Batman, in contrast to Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, which...
  
  
• Batman: Sword of Azrael
• Darkstars
  Darkstars
  The first Darkstars were a group of fictional intergalactic policemen that appeared in comic books published by DC Comics. They were introduced in Darkstars #1 , and were created by Michael Jan Friedman and Mike Collins. The series lasted a total of 39 issues, ending with issue #38 , with an issue...
  
  

Dark Horse Comics

• Dark Horse Comics
  Dark Horse Comics
  Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book...
  
  (Anthology series)
• Next Men
  Next Men
  John Byrne's Next Men is a comic book series written and drawn by John Byrne. The first volume of the series was published by Dark Horse Comics between 1991 and 1995...
  
  
• Robocop vs. Terminator

Image Comics

Release: August. Writers: Rob Liefeld

Rob Liefeld

Rob Liefeld is an American comic book writer, illustrator, and publisher. A prominent artist in the 1990s, he has since become a controversial figure in the medium....

, Hank Kanalz, and Eric Stephenson. Artists: Marat Mychaels, Paul Scott, and Norm Rapmund

Norm Rapmund

-Image Comics and Marvel:Rapmund's career began with Image Comics' Brigade #1 in 1992. He worked on the series concurrently with Image titles Bloodstrike and Team Youngblood until 1994, when he moved from Brigade to Supreme...

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Release: October. Writer: Eric Silvestri. Artist: Marc Silvestri

Marc Silvestri

Marc Silvestri is an American comic book artist, creator and publisher. He currently acts as the CEO for Top Cow Productions.-Early life:Marc Silvestri was born in Palm Beach, Florida.-Career:...

Release: July. Writer/Artist: Erik Larsen

Erik Larsen

Erik J. Larsen is an American comic book writer, artist and publisher. He is best known for his work on Savage Dragon, as one of the founders of Image Comics, and for his work on Spider-Man for Marvel Comics.-Early life:...

Release: August. Writer/Artist: Jim Valentino

Jim Valentino

Jim Valentino is an American writer, penciler, editor and publisher of comic books.-1970s - 1992:Valentino began his career in the late 1970s creating small press and mostly autobiographical comics. The early-mid 1980s saw normalman which first appeared as a back-up story in Aardvark-Vanaheim's...

Release: May. Writer/Artist: Todd McFarlane

Todd McFarlane

Todd McFarlane is a Canadian cartoonist, writer, toy designer and entrepreneur, best known for his work in comic books, such as the fantasy series Spawn....

Release: October. Writers: Rob Liefeld

Rob Liefeld

Rob Liefeld is an American comic book writer, illustrator, and publisher. A prominent artist in the 1990s, he has since become a controversial figure in the medium....

 and Brian Murray. Artists: Brian Murray and Rob Liefeld

Rob Liefeld

Rob Liefeld is an American comic book writer, illustrator, and publisher. A prominent artist in the 1990s, he has since become a controversial figure in the medium....

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Release: August. Writers: Brandon Choi

Brandon Choi

Brandon Choi is an American comic book writer best known as one of the co-creators of the series Gen¹³ which enjoyed high popularity in the middle and late 1990s. He also wrote several other titles for Wildstorm Comics.-Biography:...

 and Jim Lee

Jim Lee

Jim Lee is a Korean-American comic book artist, writer, editor and publisher. He first broke into the industry in 1987 as an artist for Marvel Comics, illustrating titles such as Alpha Flight and Punisher War Journal, before gaining a great deal of popularity on The Uncanny X-Men...

. Artists: Jim Lee

Jim Lee

Jim Lee is a Korean-American comic book artist, writer, editor and publisher. He first broke into the industry in 1987 as an artist for Marvel Comics, illustrating titles such as Alpha Flight and Punisher War Journal, before gaining a great deal of popularity on The Uncanny X-Men...

 and Scott Williams.

Release: April. Writers: Rob Liefeld

Rob Liefeld

Rob Liefeld is an American comic book writer, illustrator, and publisher. A prominent artist in the 1990s, he has since become a controversial figure in the medium....

 and Hank Kanalz. Artist: Rob Liefeld

Rob Liefeld

Rob Liefeld is an American comic book writer, illustrator, and publisher. A prominent artist in the 1990s, he has since become a controversial figure in the medium....

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Kodansha

Release: July. Writer and artist: Naoko Takeuchi

Naoko Takeuchi

is a Japanese manga artist who lives in Tokyo, Japan. Takeuchi's works have a wide following among anime and manga fans worldwide. Her most popular work, Sailor Moon, rose to become one of the most recognized manga and anime products to date.-Early life:...

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Independent titles

Release: August by Strawberry Jam Comics

Strawberry Jam Comics

Strawberry Jam Comics was a Canadian publisher of comic books during the black-and-white comics boom of the mid and late 1980s. Inspired by the creative success of Dave Sim's Cerebus the Aardvark, founders paul Stockton and Derek McCulloch launched Strawberry Jam with the publication of To Be...

. Writer/Artist: Mike Bannon.