SEPTEMBER 1997

CHARACTERS – BONNIE, DR. FLEM, GALE, JOE, LOIS LANE, MADMAN, MOTT, MR. MXYZPTLK, MUTANT STREET BEATNIKS, SUPERMAN

STORYLINE – SUPER MADNESS

Superman and Madman have swapped powers. Angry, hyper-powered feminists have taken over City Hall. The streets are full of hungry zombies. There’s only one fella’ who could create these problems, and it’s up to Superman and Madman to put an end to his escapades! But how . . . ? Mike Allred turns his talents toward comics greatest superhero in the conclusion to this three-issue crossover! Co-published with DC Comics.

PUBLISHER – DARK HORSE COMICS

WRITER – Mike Allred

INTERIOR ART – Mike Allred

COVER ART – Mike Allred

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JULY 1997

1^ST APPEARANCES – MUTANT STREET BEATNIKS

CHARACTERS – ASTROMAN, BONNIE, DR. FLEM, GALE, JOE, LOIS LANE, MADSMAN, MOTT, MUTANT STREET BEATNIKS, SUPERMAN

STORYLINE – Hot Dang! Yin Yang!

Eight people from two worlds have wound up with Superman’s powers! Superman and Madman are two of them, but who are the other six? How did they get his powers? And how will Superman get them back? It’s the oddest thing that’s ever happened in Metropolis! The most bizarre occurrence to hit Snap City! It’s The Superman/Madman Hullabaloo!, and it’s from the frightening genius of Mike Allred! Copublished with DC Comics.

PUBLISHER – DARK HORSE COMICS

WRITER – Mike Allred

INTERIOR ART – Mike Allred

COVER ART – Mike Allred

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JUNE 1998

ORIGIN STORIES – METALLO, DOOMSDAY, CYBORG SUPERMAN, TOYMAN, LEX LUTHOR, BIOGRAPHICAL INFO ON SUPERMAN’S ROGUE GALLERY

CHARACTERS – Lex Luthor, Metallo (John Corben), Silver Banshee (Siobhan McDougal), Cyborg Superman (Hank Henshaw), Brainiac, Obsession, Mainframe, Mister Mxyzptlk, Rock, Maxima, Atomic Skull (Albert Michaels), Riot, Parasite (Raymond Jensen), Toyman (Winslow P. Schott), Doomsday

STORYLINE – Secret Origin; Atomic Skull Movie Magazine; Toyman’s Catalog; Special Feature: Monster Maker’s; Interview Lex Luthor; Obsession’s Web Page; Timeline; A Child’s Garden of Villainy

A 64-page anthology issue designed to chronicle the backstories, motivations, and overall lore of Superman’s rogues’ gallery. The anthology framework centers on Lex Luthor, who tells a dark bedtime story to his daughter, Lena, skewing the history of Superman’s greatest threats into a twisted, villain-centric narrative.

PUBLISHER – DC COMICS

WRITER – Stuart Immonen, Roger Stern, Kevin Dooley, Evan Dorkin, Dan Brereton, Matt Brady, Scott Sonneborn

INTERIOR ART – Stuart Immonen, Stephen DeStefano, John McCrea, Phil Jimenez, John Byrne, Joyce Chin, Dan Jurgens, Dave Johnson, Paul Ryan, Evan Dorkin, Scot Eaton, Amanda Conner, Georges Jeanty, Cully Hamner, Ron Frenz

COVER ART – Dan Jurgens

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MAY 1999

1^ST APPEARANCES – LUCA DEL PORTENZA, THE ANTI-HERO

CHARACTERS – Superman, Superman Robots, Kismet, Dominus, Lexcom, Supermen of America, Strange Visitor, Anti-Hero, Contessa, Misa, Gog, Eradicator, Kon-El, Lex Luthor, Lois Lane, Martian Manhunter, Matrix, Steel, Wally West

STORYLINE – History of Change; This is a Job For the Supermen of America; Cause and Effect; Chance Encounter; Metropolis; From The Desk of Jimmy Olsen; Big Belly Burgers; A Hard Night’s Work; Lois Lane Timeline

An anthology that acts as a guide to late-’90s Superman lore, featuring stories about an anti-hero fighting Superman and the Supermen of America team, plus detailed profiles on characters like Dominus and LexCom. This 64-page special also includes concept art of Metropolis and a look at the Fortress of Solitude, alongside humorous pages centered on Mister Mxyzptlk.

PUBLISHER – DC COMICS

WRITER – Ron Marz, Mark Millar, Fabian Nicieza, Stuart Immonen, Eliot Brown, Joe Casey, Mark Schultz, Matt Brady, Scott Beatty, Randall Frenz

INTERIOR ART – Paul Ryan, Phil Jimenez, Stuart Immonen, Eliot Brown, Michael Avon Oeming, Shannon Eric Denton, Doug Mahnke, Steve Epting, Peter Doherty, Dusty Abell, Denis Rodier, Chuck Wojtkiewicz, Ron Frenz, Georges Jeanty, Matt Haley, Cully Hamner, Tom Grummett

COVER ART – Doug Mahnke

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MARCH 1999 – ONE-SHOT

DELUXE EDITION – INCLUDES MEMBERSHIP KIT

ENHANCED GATEFOLD CARDSTOCK COVER

CHARACTERS – Outburst (Mitch Anderson), Superman (Clark Kent), Lex Luthor, White Lotus (Nona Lin), Brahma (Cal Usjak), Loser (Theo Storm), Pyrogen (Claudio Tielli), Psilencer (Tim Townsend), Supermen of America, Lois Lane, the Supermen of America

STORYLINE – Fire From Heaven

When Superman abandons Metropolis and the world (under the influence of Dominus), LexCorp sponsors a new team of young heroes led by Outburst.

PUBLISHER – DC COMICS

WRITER – Stuart Immonen

INTERIOR ART – Norm Breyfogle, Sean Phillips, Humberto Ramos, Chuck Wojtkiewicz, Ron Lim, Ethan Van Sciver

COVER ART – Dave Gibbons

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JULY 2010

CHARACTERS – THE HEADLIGHT, HIP HOT-RODDERS, FAT CATS, THE V-EIGHP

STORYLINE – Dawn of the Gearheads

Set in a dystopian, near-future apocalypse, the plot serves as a “race car pulp science-fiction” tale. It follows a world gone crazy where hip, hot-rodding culture has evolved into a religion.

The story centers around a famous race car driver who becomes a mechanical messiah known as The Headlight, a cyborg-like entity who can literally shine a blinding light out of his face.

Morse utilizes a highly experimental narrative approach. The issue features no character dialogue. Instead, the story unfolds entirely through over-the-top, sensationalized narration mimicking 1950s and 1960s B-movie posters and documentaries. The visual layout is strictly formatted with three panels per page.

PUBLISHER – IDW

WRITER – C. Scott Morse

INTERIOR ART – C. Scott Morse, Paul Pope

COVER ART – C. Scott Morse

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DECEMBER 1963

CHARACTERS – DWAYNE BEST, CHRIS BOYKO, JAMES LUDWIG, HENRY MORSE, EDITH MORSE, DICK TODD, MILES NORDEN

STORYLINE – DON’T BOX ME IN; THE MARDENBURG CURSE; THE FINAL WALTZ; SHADOW OVER MANTON FARMS; STRANGE RANSOM

A Silver Age reprint of an earlier Pre-Code Golden Age horror and suspense comic.

PUBLISHER – I. W. ENTERPRISES – SUPER COMICS

WRITER – VARIOUS

INTERIOR ART – ROSS ANDRU, MIKE ESPOSITO, JOE ROSEN

COVER ART – ROSS ANDRU, MIKE ESPOSITO, JOE ROSEN

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NOVEMBER 1999

1^ST APPEARANCES CHARACTERS – WILLIAM GRAVEL, PARASITIC ENTITY

STORYLINE – A dark horror comic by Warren Ellis and Mike Wolfer introducing combat magician William Gravel. The issue initiates a hyper-violent, supernatural narrative featuring body horror as a parasitic entity begins to infect humans.

The story focuses on SAS sergeant Gravel investigating gruesome, unnatural events in a city,, involving a parasitic “strange kiss” that impregnates people. This issue, which centers on biological horror with visceral, graphic imagery, kicks off the series that introduces Gravel as a gritty, occult-focused,, and mercenary, hero.

PUBLISHER – AVATAR PRESS

WRITER – Warren Ellis

INTERIOR ART – Mike Wolfer

COVER ART – Mike Wolfer

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JUNE 1958

1^ST APPEARANCES – TOM HALLEY (PATROLMAN), AL

CHARACTERS – TOM HALLEY (PATROLMAN), AL, UNCLE FEATHERBY, MRS. FEATHERBY, ORVILLE WRIGHT, WILBUR WRIGHT, HUGH BRACE, TALCOTT, SUSAN CAIN, GALACTIC GUARDIANS

STORYLINE – TWELVE SECONDS THAT CHANGED HISTORY; WHIRLPOOL OF SPACE; OPERATION SATELLITE; UNCLE FEATHERBY WEATHER- OR NOT; VALOR UNLIMITED

Strange Journey #4, published by Ajax-Farrell (under their America’s Best Comics imprint) in June 1958, contains an assortment of science fiction, historical non-fiction, and humor stories. Because the industry was adapting to the restrictions of the Comics Code Authority, the issue showcases the publisher’s shift from pre-Code style horror to safer, kid-friendly genres.

“Twelve Seconds That Changed History!” – A 7-page biographical, non-fiction comic story detailing the historical account of Orville and Wilbur Wright and their first successful motorized flight at Kitty Hawk.

“Whirlpool of Space” – A science fiction tale featuring Al and Tom (Patrolman Tom Halley) of the Galactic Guardians, who are sent to investigate a spaceliner that mysteriously vanished into a massive cosmic space whirlpool.

PUBLISHER – AJAX-FARRELL – AMERICA’S BEST COMICS

WRITER – IGER SHOP STAFF WRITERS

INTERIOR ART – JERRY IGER, HENRY C. KIEFER, DICK AYERS

COVER ART – JERRY IGER, HENRY C. KIEFER, DICK AYERS

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MAY 2007

CHARACTERS – SUKUMAR, ALEX STEADMAN, ANTHONY CORBEAU

STORYLINE – SPAWN & X-MEN: CIVIL WAR writer David Hine brings his magnum opus to Image Comics! Digitally re-mastered, STRANGE EMBRACE will be available as eight monthly issues colored by FLANIMALS co-creator ROB STEEN and lettered by those awfully nice chaps at Comicraft! STRANGE EMBRACE is a modern gothic psycho-sexual tortured romance and is not for the nervous!

PUBLISHER – IMAGE COMICS

WRITER – Dave Hine

INTERIOR ART – Dave Hine

COVER ART – Dave Hine

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