January

• Doom Patrol
  Doom Patrol
  The Doom Patrol is a superhero team appearing in publications from DC Comics. The original Doom Patrol first appeared in My Greatest Adventure #80...
  
   #63: " The Empire of Chairs," Grant Morrison
  Grant Morrison
  Grant Morrison is a Scottish comic book writer, playwright and occultist. He is known for his nonlinear narratives and counter-cultural leanings, as well as his successful runs on titles like Animal Man, Doom Patrol, JLA, The Invisibles, New X-Men, Fantastic Four, All-Star Superman, and...
  
  's final issue as Doom Patrol writer.

February

• Action Comics
  Action Comics
  Action Comics is an American comic book series that introduced Superman, the first major superhero character as the term is popularly defined...
  
  , with issue #686, suspends publication following "The Death of Superman
  The Death of Superman
  "The Death of Superman" is a 1992 comic book storyline that occurred in DC Comics' Superman titles. The completed multi-issue story arc was given the title The Death and Return of Superman....
  
  ." (DC Comics)
• Clive Barker's Hellraiser is canceled by Epic Comics (Marvel) with issue #20.
• Static #1 (cover-dated April) debuts under Milestone
  Milestone Media
  Milestone Media is a company best known for creating Milestone Comics and securing an unheard of publishing and distribution deal with DC Comics and the Static Shock cartoon series. It was founded in 1993 by a coalition of African-American artists and writers Milestone Media is a company best known...
  
   brand. Created by Dwayne McDuffie
  Dwayne McDuffie
  Dwayne Glenn McDuffie was an American writer of comic books and television, known for creating the animated television series Static Shock, writing and producing the animated series Justice League Unlimited, and co-founding the pioneering minority-owned-and-operated comic-book company Milestone...
  
   and John Paul Leon
  John Paul Leon
  John Paul Leon is an American comic book artist, known for his work on the Milestone Comics series Static, and the Marvel Comics limited series Earth X.-Career:...
  
  , he is the first black superhero written by a black writer.
• February 21: Harvey Kurtzman
  Harvey Kurtzman
  Harvey Kurtzman was an American cartoonist and the editor of several comic books and magazines. Kurtzman often signed his name H. Kurtz, followed by a stick figure Harvey Kurtzman (October 3, 1924, Brooklyn, New York – February 21, 1993) was an American cartoonist and the editor of several comic...
  
  , founding editor of 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, dies at age 68.

March

• DC Comics debuts its new Vertigo imprint with the publication of Death: The High Cost of Living
  Death: The High Cost of Living
  Death: The High Cost of Living is an American comic book miniseries, written by Neil Gaiman with art by Chris Bachalo and Mark Buckingham. It is a spin-off from Gaiman's best-selling Vertigo Comics series The Sandman, featuring the Sandman 's elder sister, Death of the Endless in a self-contained...
  
   #1. Existing DC titles Swamp Thing
  Swamp Thing comics
  The fictional character Swamp Thing has appeared in four comic book series to date, including several specials, and has crossed over into other DC Comics titles. The series found immense popularity upon its 1970s debut and during the mid-late 1980s under Alan Moore, Steve Bissette, and John...
  
   #129, Hellblazer
  Hellblazer
  Hellblazer is a contemporary horror comic book series, originally published by DC Comics, and subsequently by the Vertigo imprint since March 1993, the month the imprint was introduced, where it remains to this day...
  
   #63, Sandman
  Sandman (Vertigo)
  The Sandman is a comic book series written by Neil Gaiman and published by DC Comics. Beginning with issue #47, it was placed under the imprint Vertigo. It chronicles the adventures of Dream , who rules over the world of dreams. It ran for 75 issues from January 1989 until March 1996...
  
   #47, Doom Patrol
  Doom Patrol
  The Doom Patrol is a superhero team appearing in publications from DC Comics. The original Doom Patrol first appeared in My Greatest Adventure #80...
  
   #64, Animal Man
  Animal Man (comic book)
  Animal Man was a comic book ongoing series published by DC Comics and starring the superhero Animal Man. The series is best known for the run by writer Grant Morrison from issue #1 to #26 with penciller Chas Truog who stayed on the series until #32...
  
   #57, and Shade, the Changing Man
  Shade, the Changing Man
  Shade, the Changing Man is a fictional comic book character created by Steve Ditko for DC Comics in 1977. The character was later adapted by Peter Milligan and became one of the first Vertigo titles....
  
   #33 all become Vertigo titles as well.
• Hawkworld
  Hawkworld
  Hawkworld is a comic book series that was published by DC Comics. The initial story line was published as a three-issue mini-series and then, based on the high sales and interest level generated by this limited series, launched as an ongoing monthly book...
  
   canceled by DC with issue #32.
• Introduction of the hero X
  X (Dark Horse Comics)
  X is a comic book Character who starred in his own self-titled series published by Dark Horse Comics for their Comics Greatest World imprint...
  
   in Dark Horse Comics #8. (Dark Horse Comics)
• Introduction of Deathblow
  Deathblow
  Deathblow is a fictional character in the . He first appears in Darker Image #1 was created by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi.-Fictional character biography:...
  
   in Darker Image
  Darker Image
  Darker Image was intended to be a 4-issue miniseries published by Image Comics. The series was intended to serve as an introduction to three "grim and gritty" characters. The series, however only had one published issue...
  
   #1 and Stormwatch in Stormwatch
  Stormwatch (comics)
  Stormwatch is a fictional United Nations-sponsored superhero team that originated in the Wildstorm Universe and has since been revived as part of the DC Universe. The original version of Stormwatch first appeared in Stormwatch Stormwatch is a fictional United Nations-sponsored superhero team that...
  
   #1. (Image Comics)

April

• Adventures of Superman #500 (dated "Early June") is released and the Reign of the Supermen begins with four Supermen.
• April 5: Alberto Giolitti
  Alberto Giolitti
  Alberto Giolitti was an Italian-American comic book artist.He was born in Rome, where his family held one of the most famous café, Giolitti, where he also worked for a while. He debuted as artist for Il Vittorioso in the late 1940s...
  
   passes away in Rome at age 69.

May

• Cable
  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 released by Marvel Comics as a monthly title.
• Peter Parker, Spectacular Spider-Man #200: "Best of Enemies!" by J.M. DeMatteis and Sal Buscema
  Sal Buscema
  Silvio "Sal" Buscema is an American comic book artist, primarily for Marvel Comics, where he enjoyed a ten-year run as artist of The Incredible Hulk...
  
  . (Marvel Comics)
• Web of Spider-Man
  Web of Spider-Man
  Web of Spider-Man is the name of two different monthly comic book series starring Spider-Man that have been published by Marvel Comics since 1985, the first volume of which ran for 129 issues between 1985 and 1995, and the second of which ran for 12 issues between 2009 and 2010.-Volume 1:The first...
  
   #100 by Terry Kavanagh
  Terry Kavanagh
  Terrence "Terry" Kavanagh is an American comic book editor and writer.-Biography:Kavanagh was a Marvel Comics editor during the late 1980s and 1990s...
  
  , Alex Saviuk
  Alex Saviuk
  Alex Saviuk is an American comic book artist primarily known for his work on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man.-Biography:Saviuk was born on August 17, 1952 Alex Saviuk (born August 17, 1953) is an American comic book artist primarily known for his work on the Marvel Comics character...
  
   and Joe Rubinstein. (Marvel Comics)
• Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
  Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
  Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. can refer to:*Nick Fury, the character*Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., four Marvel comic book series, featuring the eponymous character, that started in 1968, 1983, 1989 and 2000*Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D...
  
   is canceled by Marvel with issue #47.
• The Tick
  The Tick
  The Tick is a fictional character created by cartoonist Ben Edlund in 1986 as a newsletter mascot for the New England Comics chain of Boston area comic stores. He is an absurdist spoof of comic book superheroes. After its creation, the character spun off into an independent comic book series in...
  
   vol. 1 is canceled by New England Comics
  New England Comics
  New England Comics is a comic book retail chain and publisher headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts, USA. They are known for publishing The Tick comic books. They have locations in Quincy, Allston, Brookline, Brockton, Cambridge, Malden, New Bedford and Norwood....
  
   with issue #12.
• May 14: Gerda Gattel
  Gerda Gattel
  Gerda Gattel was a comic book artist who worked as a letterer, and later as a proofreader, for DC Comics. She was given a Special Award by the Academy of Comic Book Arts in 1973 "for bringing her special warmth to our history"....
  
  , long-time DC Comics letterer and proofreader, dies at age 84.
• Maximum Carnage
  Maximum Carnage
  "Maximum Carnage" is a fourteen-part comic book crossover published in Marvel Comics's Spider-Man family of titles in 1993. It featured Spider-Man and Venom teaming up to face Venom's murderous offspring Carnage.-Plot:...
  
   begins.

June

• Adventures of Superman
  Superman (comic book)
  Superman is an ongoing comic book series featuring the DC Comics hero of the same name. The character Superman began as one of several anthology features in the National Periodical Publications comic book Action Comics #1 in June 1938...
  
   #500 by Jerry Ordway
  Jerry Ordway
  Jeremiah "Jerry" Ordway is an American writer, penciller, inker and painter of comic books.He is known for his inking work on a wide variety of DC Comics titles, including the continuity-redefining classic Crisis on Infinite Earths , his long run working on the Superman titles from 1986–1993, and...
  
  , Tom Grummett
  Tom Grummett
  Thomas "Tom" Grummett is a Canadian comic book artist and penciller. He is best known for his work as penciller on titles such as The New Titans, The Adventures of Superman, Superboy, Power Company, Robin, New Thunderbolts and Heroes.During his run on The Adventures of Superman, Grummett and...
  
   and Doug Hazlewood
  Doug Hazlewood
  Doug Hazlewood is an American comic book artist, known primarily for inking.Hazlewood has primarily worked for DC Comics during his career, often partnering with pencilers Tom Grummett and Nicola Scott, and he occupies a particular niche as Superman's "event-book" inker, working on such titles and...
  
  .
• Action Comics
  Action Comics
  Action Comics is an American comic book series that introduced Superman, the first major superhero character as the term is popularly defined...
  
  , with issue #687, resumes publication after a four-month hiatus following "The Death of Superman
  The Death of Superman
  "The Death of Superman" is a 1992 comic book storyline that occurred in DC Comics' Superman titles. The completed multi-issue story arc was given the title The Death and Return of Superman....
  
  " and "Funeral for a Friend" storylines.
• With issue #51, Justice League Europe
  Justice League Europe
  Justice League Europe was a DC Comics book run that was a spin-off of the comic book Justice League America ....
  
   changes its name to Justice League International
  Justice League International
  Justice League International is a DC Comics superhero team written by Keith Giffen and J. M. DeMatteis, with art by Kevin Maguire, created in 1987.-Publication history:...
  
   vol. 2. (DC Comics)
• Malibu Comics
  Malibu Comics
  Malibu Comics was an American comic book publisher active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, best known for its Ultraverse line of superhero titles. The company's headquarters was in Calabasas, California. Malibu imprints included Aircel Comics and Eternity Comics...
  
   launches the Ultraverse
  Ultraverse
  The Ultraverse was the name given to a comic book imprint published by the American company Malibu Comics. The Ultraverse was a shared universe in which a variety of characters — known within the comics as "Ultras" — acquired super-human abilities.-History:...
  
   line of comics in which it states that "Writers are the true enhancements in comics" (a pointed reference to the trend of publishing and marketing foil-stamped covers). Said writers include Steve Englehart
  Steve Englehart
  Steve Englehart is an American novelist. In his earlier career he was a comic book writer best known for his work at Marvel Comics and DC Comics, particularly in the 1970s...
  
  , Gerard Jones
  Gerard Jones
  For the entrepreneur see Gérard Jones.Gerard Jones is an award-winning American author and comic book writer.-Biography:Jones was born in Cut Bank, Montana, and raised in Los Gatos and Gilroy, California...
  
  , and Steve Gerber
  Steve Gerber
  Stephen Ross "Steve" Gerber was an American comic book writer best known as co-creator of the satiric Marvel Comics character Howard the Duck....
  
  . Variant editions of the first issues are published with hologram covers.
• The conclusion to Marvel Comics’ "Infinity Trilogy" is launched with Infinity Crusade
  Infinity Crusade
  Infinity Crusade is a six-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics in 1993. The series was written by Jim Starlin and penciled by Ron Lim, Ian Laughlin, Al Milgrom and Jack Morelli....
  
  .

July

• Premiere issue of Hero Illustrated
  Hero Illustrated
  Hero Illustrated was a comic book-themed magazine published in the early to mid 1990s in the United States. Columnists included Andy Mangels, and Frank Kurtz was at one time a managing editor. The journal won the 1995 Eisner Award for Best Comics-Related Periodical/Publication.- History :Hero...
  
  .
• The start of the "Summer Offensive" in 2000 AD when control was handed over to Grant Morrison
  Grant Morrison
  Grant Morrison is a Scottish comic book writer, playwright and occultist. He is known for his nonlinear narratives and counter-cultural leanings, as well as his successful runs on titles like Animal Man, Doom Patrol, JLA, The Invisibles, New X-Men, Fantastic Four, All-Star Superman, and...
  
   and Mark Millar
  Mark Millar
  Mark Millar is a Scottish comic book writer, known for his work on books such as The Authority, The Ultimates, Marvel Knights Spider-Man, Ultimate Fantastic Four, Civil War, Wanted, and Kick-Ass, the latter two of which have been adapted into feature films...
  
  . With issue #842 the magazine launches a raft of new features, including Really & Truly
  Really & Truly
  Really & Truly was a 2000 AD comic strip, created by Grant Morrison and Rian Hughes. It ran in 1993 as part of the "Summer Offensive" and dealt explicitly with drugs...
  
  , Slaughterbowl, Big Dave
  Big Dave
  Big Dave is an infamous character created and written by Grant Morrison and Mark Millar, with artwork by Steve Parkhouse, for 2000 AD....
  
  , and Maniac 5 as well as Morrison's run on Judge Dredd
  Judge Dredd
  Judge Joseph Dredd is a comics character whose strip in the British science fiction anthology 2000 AD is the magazine's longest running . Dredd is an American law enforcement officer in a violent city of the future where uniformed Judges combine the powers of police, judge, jury and executioner...
  
   with "Inferno."
• DC Comics releases Batman
  Batman
  Batman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 , and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics...
  
   #500, in which 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"...
  
   becomes the new Batman.
• 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...
  
   and Valiant Comics
  Valiant Comics
  Valiant Comics is a comic book imprint published by various publishers since its inception with Voyager Communications, Inc. in 1989, later Acclaim Comics, Inc. Its assets were purchased from the bankruptcy of the Acclaim Entertaintment by Valiant Entertainment, Inc. in 2007.-Voyager...
  
   stage an intercompany crossover
  Intercompany crossover
  In comic books, an intercompany crossover is a comic or series of comics where characters published by one company meet those published by another...
  
   called Deathmate
  Deathmate
  Deathmate was a six-part comic book crossover between Valiant Comics and Image Comics published in 1993 and 1994. Designated by color rather than issue numbers plus two book-end issues, Deathmate Prologue and Deathmate Epilogue,as well as Preview issues collected with comic products, the four main...
  
  .
• Fatal Attractions begins.

August

• 2000 AD
  2000 AD (comic)
  2000 AD is a weekly British science fiction-oriented comic. As a comics anthology it serialises a number of separate stories each issue and was first published by IPC Magazines in 1977, the first issue dated 26 February. IPC then shifted the title to its Fleetway comics subsidiary which was sold...
  
  s "Summer Offensive" draws to a close with issue #849.
• The New Titans #100: "The Darkening, Part Four: Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something... Dead," by Marv Wolfman
  Marv Wolfman
  Marvin A. "Marv" Wolfman is an award-winning American comic book writer. He is best known for lengthy runs on The Tomb of Dracula, creating Blade for Marvel Comics, and The New Teen Titans for DC Comics.-1960s:...
  
  , Tom Grummett
  Tom Grummett
  Thomas "Tom" Grummett is a Canadian comic book artist and penciller. He is best known for his work as penciller on titles such as The New Titans, The Adventures of Superman, Superboy, Power Company, Robin, New Thunderbolts and Heroes.During his run on The Adventures of Superman, Grummett and...
  
  , and Bill Jaaska
  Bill Jaaska
  William C. "Bill" Jaaska was an American artist whose work has included a number of comic books. He is best known for his work on DC Comic's New Titans following Tom Grummett. During his run as artist on the series he also wrote two issues in 1994.Jaaska also worked with Peter David during...
  
  .
• Deadpool #1 is released by Marvel Comics
• "The Fall from Grace" storyline debuts in Daredevil
  Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
  Daredevil is a fictional character, a superhero in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett, with an unspecified amount of input from Jack Kirby, and first appeared in Daredevil #1 .Living in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood...
  
   #319.

October

• 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...
  
   #500: 64-page giant — "Knightfall" chapter 19, written by Doug Moench
  Doug Moench
  Douglas Moench , better known as Doug Moench, is an American comic book writer notable for his Batman work and as the creator of Black Mask, Moon Knight and Deathlok.-Biography:...
  
  .
• Green Lantern
  Green Lantern
  The Green Lantern is the shared primary alias of several fictional characters, superheroes appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. The first Green Lantern was created by writer Bill Finger and artist Martin Nodell in All-American Comics #16 .Each Green Lantern possesses a power ring and...
  
   takes part in the Reign of the Supermen in issue #46
• Mike Carlin and Dan Jurgens
  Dan Jurgens
  Dan Jurgens is an American comic book writer and artist. He is best known for creating the superhero Booster Gold, and for his lengthy runs on the Superman titles Adventures of Superman and Superman , particularly during The Death of Superman storyline...
  
   relaunch the Metal Men
  Metal Men
  The Metal Men are fictional characters that appear in comic books published by DC Comics. The characters first appeared in Showcase #37 and were created by writer Robert Kanigher and penciller Ross Andru...
  
   with a four-issue limited series
• Reed Richards aka Mr. Fantastic “dies” in Fantastic Four
  Fantastic Four
  The Fantastic Four is a fictional superhero team appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The group debuted in The Fantastic Four #1 , which helped to usher in a new level of realism in the medium...
  
   #381
• Stephen Platt debuts on Moon Knight
  Moon Knight
  Moon Knight is a fictional character, a mercenary-turned-superhero appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character exists in the Marvel Universe and was created by Doug Moench and Don Perlin...
  
   #55 and becomes extremely popular due to his art style resembling Todd MacFarlane.
• X-Men 2099
  X-Men 2099
  X-Men 2099 was a comic book series published by Marvel Comics from 1993 to 1996 that chronicled the adventures of an X-Men team in the year 2099. It extends the Marvel 2099 imprint, which features other future versions of popular Marvel characters, such as Spider-Man 2099 and Hulk 2099...
  
   #1 - Marvel 2099
  Marvel 2099
  Marvel 2099 is a Marvel Comics imprint, started in 1992, that explores one possible future of the Marvel Universe. It was originally announced by Stan Lee in his "Stan's Soapbox" column as a single series entitled The Marvel World of Tomorrow, which was being developed by Lee and John Byrne...
  
  
• The first full colour issue of The Beano
  The Beano
  The Beano is a British children's comic, published by D.C. Thomson & Co and is arguably their most successful.The comic first appeared on 30 July 1938, and was published weekly. During the Second World War,The Beano and The Dandy were published on alternating weeks because of paper and ink...
  
  , it was issue 2674 dated October 16 1993.
• October 20: Prolific scripter Gaylord DuBois
  Gaylord DuBois
  Gaylord McIlvaine Du Bois , or DuBois In his lifetime he wrote well over 3000 comic book stories and comic strips as well as Big Little Books and juvenile adventure...
  
   dies at age 94.

November

• Green Lantern
  Green Lantern
  The Green Lantern is the shared primary alias of several fictional characters, superheroes appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. The first Green Lantern was created by writer Bill Finger and artist Martin Nodell in All-American Comics #16 .Each Green Lantern possesses a power ring and...
  
   #47 marks the reunion of Green Lantern and Green Arrow
  Green Arrow
  Green Arrow is a fictional superhero that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp, he first appeared in More Fun Comics #73 in November 1941. His secret identity is Oliver Queen, billionaire and former mayor of fictional Star City...
  
  .
• Avengers West Coast #100: 64-page anniversary issue; the death of Mockingbird
  Mockingbird (Marvel Comics)
  Mockingbird is a fictional character, a superhero in the who first appears in the Ka-Zar story in Astonishing Tales #6 written by Gerry Conway and pencilled by Barry Smith...
  
  .
• Wolverine
  Wolverine (comics)
  Wolverine is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Born as James Howlett and commonly known as Logan, Wolverine is a mutant, possessing animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, three retracting bone claws on each hand and a healing...
  
   #75 represents a turning point in Wolverine’s life as the adamantium is separated from his body by Magneto
  Magneto (comics)
  Magneto is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the central villain of the X-Men comic, as well as the TV show and the films. The character first appears in X-Men #1 , and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby...
  
  .
• November 9: Ross Andru
  Ross Andru
  Ross Andru was an American comic book artist and editor. He is best known for his work on Amazing Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, Flash and Metal Men....
  
   dies at age 66.
• November 11: Little Lulu
  Little Lulu
  "Little Lulu" is the nickname for Lulu Moppett, a comic strip character created in the mid-1930s by Marjorie Henderson Buell. The character debuted in The Saturday Evening Post on February 23, 1935 in a single panel, appearing as a flower girl at a wedding and strewing the aisle with banana peels...
  
   writer John Stanley
  John Stanley (comics)
  John Stanley was a comic book creator, best known for writing Little Lulu from 1945 to 1959. While mostly known for scripting, Stanley also was an accomplished artist who drew many of his stories, including the earliest Little Lulu issues. His specialty was humorous stories, both with licensed...
  
   dies at age 79.
• Fatal Attractions concludes, only for Bloodties
  Bloodties (comics)
  "Bloodties", a 1993 Avengers/X-Men crossover and a direct sequel to the X-Men "Fatal Attractions" story line. It details the fallout from Charles Xavier's infamous mindwipe of Magneto and Magneto's ultimate defeat. The story details a civil war between the human and mutant populations of Genosha,...
  
   to begin.

December

• Conan the Barbarian
  Conan (Marvel Comics)
  Conan is a fictional character based on Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian. He was introduced to the comic book world in 1970 with Conan the Barbarian, written by Roy Thomas, illustrated by Barry Smith and published by Marvel Comics....
  
   is canceled with issue #275
• The Punisher (Marvel Comics) debuts the "Suicide Run" storyline with issue #85
• "Emerald Twilight
  Emerald Twilight
  "Emerald Twilight" is a 1994 comic book story told in Green Lantern #48-50, written by Ron Marz, and published by DC Comics. The story introduced a new Green Lantern, Kyle Rayner, who gained a significant fan following....
  
  " storyline debuts in Green Lantern
  Green Lantern
  The Green Lantern is the shared primary alias of several fictional characters, superheroes appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. The first Green Lantern was created by writer Bill Finger and artist Martin Nodell in All-American Comics #16 .Each Green Lantern possesses a power ring and...
  
   #48
• Hellboy
  Hellboy
  Hellboy is a comic book superhero created by writer-artist Mike Mignola. The character first appeared in San Diego Comic-Con Comics #2 , and has since appeared in various eponymous miniseries, one-shots and intercompany crossovers...
  
   makes his first mainstream comic book appearance, in 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...
  
   #21.
• Lobo gets a monthly title from DC Comics
• Malibu Ultraverse
  Ultraverse
  The Ultraverse was the name given to a comic book imprint published by the American company Malibu Comics. The Ultraverse was a shared universe in which a variety of characters — known within the comics as "Ultras" — acquired super-human abilities.-History:...
  
   launches "Break-Thru," the first company-wide crossover.

DC Comics

• Batman: In Darkest Night
• Black Canary
  Black Canary (comic book)
  Black Canary first appeared in Flash Comics #86 as a guest hero/villain for character Johnny Thunder appearing for five issues until gaining her own feature starting with issue #92 through the series end in #104.-Unpublished 1984 miniseries:...
  
  
• Bloodlines
• Catwoman
  Catwoman
  Catwoman is a fictional character associated with DC Comics' Batman franchise. Historically a supervillain, the character was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, partially inspired by Kane's cousin, Ruth Steel...
  
   monthly series (vol. 1)
• Chain Gang War
• Hawkman
• Justice League Task Force
• Legacy of Superman
• Lobo (Monthly)
• Lobo Annual
• Metal Men
• Robin
  Robin (comics)
  Robin is the name of several fictional characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, originally created by Bob Kane, Bill Finger and Jerry Robinson, as a junior counterpart to DC Comics superhero Batman...
  
   monthly series (vol. 2)
• Showcase 93
• Supergirl
• Trinity

Malibu Ultraverse

• Break-Thru
• Exiles
• Hard Case
• Mantra
• Prime
• Sludge
• Solitaire
• The Strangers

Marvel Comics

• Deadpool
• Doom 2099
• Midnight Sons Unlimited
• Night Thrasher
• Nova
• Punisher 2099
• Spider-Man Unlimited
• Transformers: Generation 2
• X-Men 2099
• X-Men Unlimited

Milestone Comics

• Blood Syndicate
• Hardware
• Icon
• Static

Writer: Dwayne McDuffie

Dwayne McDuffie

Dwayne Glenn McDuffie was an American writer of comic books and television, known for creating the animated television series Static Shock, writing and producing the animated series Justice League Unlimited, and co-founding the pioneering minority-owned-and-operated comic-book company Milestone...

. Artist: John Paul Leon

John Paul Leon

John Paul Leon is an American comic book artist, known for his work on the Milestone Comics series Static, and the Marvel Comics limited series Earth X.-Career:...