DC Comics:

Superman (1987) 15 + Adventures of Superman (1987) 438 + Action Comics (1938) 598

• Superman 16 + Adventures of Superman 439 + Action Comics 599
• Superman 17

[One Shot] Superman: The Earth Stealers (1988)

Batman (1940) 417-420 + Detective Comics (1937) 585-589

• Batman (1940) 421-422

• Wonder Woman (1987) Annual 4

Wonder Woman (1987) 15-16

• Legends of the DC Universe (1998) 4-5

[Adventures of Superman (1987) 440 + Action Comics (1938) 600]

Wonder Woman (1987) 17-19

Superman (1987) 18 + Adventures of Superman (1987) 441

• Superman 19 + Adventures of Superman 442-443
• Superman Annual 2

The Flash (1987) 10-15

Green Lantern Corps (1986) 224

[One Shot] Aquaman Special (1988)

Green Arrow (1988) 1-6

Firestorm, The Nuclear Man (1986) 71-76

The Question (1987) 14-19

Spectre (1987) 12-16, Annual 1, & 17

Secret Origins (1986) 27 “Zatara, Dr. Mist, & Zatanna”

New Teen Titans (1984) 41-46

Teen Titans Spotlight (1986) 21

Blue Beetle (1986) 23-24

Captain Atom (1987) 13-14

Infinity Inc (1984) 48-50, Annual 2, & 51-53

Power Girl (1988) 1-4

Manhunter (1988) 1-2

[One Shot] Doom Patrol and Suicide Squad Special (1988)

Suicide Squad (1987) 11-12

Doom Patrol (1987) 7-10 + Superman (1939) 20

Checkmate (1988) 1-5

[Justice League International (1987) 13 + Suicide Squad (1987) 13]

Secret Origins (1986) 28 “Nightshade”

Suicide Squad (1987) 14-16

Captain Atom (1987) 15-18

Martian Manhunter (1988) 1-4

Justice League International (1987) 14-15, Annual 2, & 16-18

Secret Origins (1986) 24 “Blue Devil”

Warlord (1976) 129-131

Action Comics (1938) 601-613

Legion of Super-Heroes (1984) 46-52, Annual 4, & 53-57

Superman (1987) 21 + Adventures of Superman (1987) 444

• Superman 22 + Adventures of Superman 445
• Superman 23 + Adventures of Superman 446
• Superman 24 + Adventures of Superman 447
• Superman 25 + Adventures of Superman 448

Action Comics (1938) 614-638

Event: Fables

• Detective Comics (1937) Annual 1 + Green Arrow (1988) Annual 1 + The Question (1987) Annual 1

Batman (1940) 423 + Detective Comics (1937) 590-591

• Batman 424-425 + Detective Comics 592-594
• Batman Annual 12

[One Shot] Batgirl Special (1988)

[One Shot] Batman: The Killing Joke (1988)

• Batman (1940) 426-429
• ‘Oracle: Year One’ [Batman Chronicles (1995) 5/1]
• Batman: Turning Points (2001) 3
• Batman and Superman: World’s Finest (1999) 7
• Brave and the Bold (2007) 33
• DC Universe: Legacies (2010) 6/1

Wonder Woman (1987) 20-22, Annual 1, & 23-24

The Flash (1987) 16-17, Annual 2, & 18-20

Green Lantern (1960) Specials 1-2

Cosmic Odyssey (1988) 1-4

Green Arrow (1988) 7-12

Firestorm, The Nuclear Man (1986) 77-79

Sword of the Atom Special (1984) 3

Secret Origins (1986) 29 “The Atom”

Power of the Atom (1988) 1-6

The Question (1987) 20-25

Spectre (1987) 18-22 

Starman (1988) 1-5

New Teen Titans (1984) 47-49 & Annual 4

Hawk & Dove (1988) 1-5

Doom Patrol (1987) 12-14, Annual 1, & 15-16

New Guardians (1988) 1-5

Captain Atom (1987) 19-20

Animal Man (1988) 1-5

Justice League International (1987) 19-21

Captain Atom 21-22, Annual 2, & 23

Manhunter (1988) 3-5 + Suicide Squad (1987) 17 + Checkmate (1988) 6-8

Suicide Squad 18-19

Deadshot (1988) 1-4

Checkmate 9-10 + Manhunter 6 + Suicide Squad Annual 1

Manhunter 7 + Checkmate 9-10 + Suicide Squad 20-22

Warlord (1976) 132-133

Event: Invasion

• Swamp Thing (1982) 78-80.

Invasion (1988) 1

[One Shot] Invasion Special: Daily Planet (1989)

• Spectre (1987) 23 + The Flash (1987) 21 + Manhunter (1988) 8 + Wonder Woman (1987) 25 + Justice League International (1987) 22 + Swamp Thing (1982) 81 + New Guardians (1988) 6 + Captain Atom (1987) 24 + Animal Man (1988) 6 + Firestorm, The Nuclear Man (1986) 80 + Starman (1988) 5 + Checkmate (1988) 11 + Power of the Atom (1988) 7 + Superman (1987) 26 + Detective Comics (1937) 595 + Doom Patrol (1987) 17 + Adventures of Superman (1987) 449

Invasion (1988) 2

• Superman (1987) 27 + Adventures of Superman (1987) 450 + Suicide Squad (1987) 23 + The Flash (1987) 22 + Checkmate (1988) 12 + Manhunter (1988) 9 + Wonder Woman (1987) 26 + Captain Atom (1987) 25 + Justice League International (1987) 23 + Animal Man (1988) 7 + New Guardians (1988) 7 + Starman (1988) 6 + Power of the Atom (1988) 8 + Firestorm, The Nuclear Man (1986) 81 + Doom Patrol (1987) 18.

Invasion (1988) 3

[One Shot] Blasters Special (1989)

Invasion Event Epilogue: Superman Exile

Superman (1987) 28 + Adventures of Superman (1987) 451

• Superman 29 + Adventures of Superman 452
• Superman 30 + Adventures of Superman 453-454 + Action Comics (1938) Annual 2.
• Superman 32 + Adventures of Superman 455
• Superman 33 + Adventures of Superman 456 + Action Comics 643

Detective Comics (1937) 596-597 + Batman (1940) 430

Wonder Woman (1987) 27

The Flash (1987) 23

• [One Shot] DC Retroactive: The Flash – The 80’s (2011)

Green Arrow (1988) 13-16

Firestorm, The Nuclear Man (1986) 82

Power of the Atom (1988) 9

New Titans (1988) 50-54

Other History of the DC Universe (2020) 1

Doctor Fate (1988) 1-6

Mister Miracle (1989) 1-2

Animal Man (1988) 8

Justice League International (1987) 24

Secret Origins (1986) 33-35

Manhunter (1988) 10-12

Suicide Squad (1987) 24

Swamp Thing (1982) 72-76, Annual 4, & 77-82

Hellblazer (1988) 5-16

Sandman (1989) 1

• Sandman: Overture (2013) 1-6

Black Orchid (1988) 1-3

V for Vendetta (1988) 1-10

• Pennyworth (2021) 1-7

Superboy (1990) 1-22

• [One Shot] Superboy Special (1992)

Tailgunner Joe (1988) 1-6

Marvel Comics:

The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) 296 + The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) 134-136 + Web of Spider-Man (1985) 34

• The Amazing Spider-Man 297 + Web of Spider-Man 35
• The Amazing Spider-Man 298 + Web of Spider-Man 36
• The Amazing Spider-Man 299-300 + The Spectacular Spider-Man 137-138 + Web of Spider-Man 37-38
• The Amazing Spider-Man 301 + The Spectacular Spider-Man 139-142 + Web of Spider-Man 39
• The Amazing Spider-Man 302 + Web of Spider-Man 40-43
• The Amazing Spider-Man 303-305 + The Spectacular Spider-Man 143

Venom: Dark Origin (2008) 1-5

Daredevil (1964) 250-258

Punisher (1987) 6-10

Fantastic Four (1961) 308-317

Silver Surfer (1987) 7-14

West Coast Avengers (1985) 28 + Solo Avengers (1987) 2

• West Coast Avengers 29 + Solo Avengers 3
• West Coast Avengers 30 + Solo Avengers 4 + Avengers (1963) 286-290
• West Coast Avengers 31 + Solo Avengers 5 + Avengers 291-293
• West Coast Avengers 32 + Solo Avengers 6
• West Coast Avengers 33-34 + Solo Avengers 7-8
• West Coast Avengers 35 + Solo Avengers 9
• West Coast Avengers 36 + Solo Avengers 10
• West Coast Avengers 37 + Solo Avengers 11 + Avengers 294-297

Captain America (1968) 337-346

Iron Man (1968) 226-235

Thor (1966) 390-395

Black Panther (1988) 1-4

Incredible Hulk (1968) 339-348

• Hulk Smash Avengers (2012) 4
• She-Hulk [[One Shot] Hulk Family: Green Genes (2009)]

Saga of the Sub-Mariner (1988) 12

Strange Tales (1987) 10-19

Uncanny X-Men (1963) 220-224 + X-Factor (1983) 21-23 + New Mutants (1983) 58

• X-Factor 24 + Uncanny X-Men 225 + New Mutants 59
• X-Factor 25 + New Mutants 60 + Uncanny X-Men 226
• X-Factor 26 + New Mutants 61 + Uncanny X-Men 227
• New Mutants 62 + Uncanny X-Men 228

[One Shot] Excalibur: The Sword is Drawn (1987)

• New Mutants 63 + Uncanny X-Men 229 + X-Factor 27
• Uncanny X-Men 230 + New Mutants 64-66 + X-Factor 28-29

• Wolverine (1988) 1-3 + Uncanny X-Men 231
• Wolverine 4-8 + Wolverine [Marvel Age (1983) Annual 4]
• Uncanny X-Men 232-234
• X-Men Legends (2021) 12

Nick Fury vs S.H.I.E.L.D. (1988) 1-4

Alpha Flight (1983) 54-63

Power Pack (1984) 34-40

Spellbound (1988) 1-6

Speedball (1988) 1-2

Wolfpack (1988) 1-3

Warheads (1992) 1

Event: The Evolutionary War

X-Factor (1986) Annual 3 + The Punisher (1987) Annual 1 + Silver Surfer (1987) Annual 1

• New Mutants (1983) Annual 4 + Fantastic Four (1961) Annual 21 + The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) Annual 22
• Uncanny X-Men (1963) Annual 12 + Web of Spider-Man (1985) Annual 4 + West Coast Avengers (1985) Annual 3 + The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) Annual 8 + The Avengers (1963) Annual 17

The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) 144-145 + The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) 306-310

Punisher (1987) 11-13 + Punisher War Journal (1988) 1-3

• Punisher 14

Cloak and Dagger (1988) 1-2

Fantastic Four (1961) 318-319

Silver Surfer (1987) 15-18

West Coast Avengers (1985) 38 + Solo Avengers (1987) 12

• West Coast Avengers 39 + Solo Avengers 13

Captain America (1968) 347-348

Iron Man (1968) 236-237

Uncanny X-Men (1963) 235-238 + Excalibur (1988) 1-3

Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. (1988) 5-6

Alpha Flight (1983) 64-65

Power Pack (1984) 41

Speedball (1988) 3-4

Wolfpack (1988) 4-5

[One Shot] What If? Special (1988)

Marvel Age (1983) Annual 4 (Wolverine; Speedball)

Marvel Comics Presents (1988):

• Silver Surfer (1) + Master of Kung-Fu (1-8) + Wolverine (1-10) + Man-Thing (1-12)
• The Captain (2) + Thing (3) + Thor (4)
• Daredevil (5) + Hulk (6 & 95) + Sub-Mariner (7) + Iron Man (8) + Cloak (9) + El Aguila (9)
• Wolfsbane & Mirage (22) + Fantastic Four (64-68)

Silver Surfer (1988) 1-2

What The-?! (1988) 1-26

COMICS: Shadowline Verse

• Doctor Zero (1988) 1-8

• Powerline (1988) 1-8

• St. George (1988) 1-8

• A Shadowline Saga: Critical Mass (1990) 1-7

Archie Comics:

Archie (1960) 356, Annual 52, 357-360, Annual 53, & 361-365

Archie’s Pals ‘N’ Gals (1952) 196-204

Archie Giant Series Magazine (1954) 582-594

Life with Archie (1958) 266-271

Betty and Me (1965) 166-173

Everything’s Archie (1969) 135-141

Betty’s Diary (1986) 16-23

Jughead (1987) 5-10

Betty and Veronica (1987) 9-18

Laugh (1987) 6-12

Katy Keene (1983) 26-29

Dark Horse Comics: B.P.R.D. Verse

Hellboy: The Bones of Giants (2021) 1-4

Misc. Comics:

First Comics: Crossroads (1988) 1-5 *crossover miniseries*

Eternity: Dinosaurs for Hire (1988) 1-9

*for continuation, see ‘Protectors’ in 1992*

Northstar Publications: Faust (1988) 1-6

Avatar Press: 777: The Wrath (1998) 1-3 + Faust/777: The Wrath (1998) 0-4

• Faust: Book of M (1999) 1-3
• Faust: Sigha’s Talons (2000) ½ + 1-4
• [One Shot] Faust: Claire’s Lust (2000)

Caliber: The Jam (1989) 1-14

Tundra: The Jam: Urban Adventure (1992) 1-5

Dark Horse Comics: Madman/The Jam (1998) 1-2

Comico: Maze Agency (1988) 1-7

Innovation: Maze Agency (1989) 8-23 + Special

STRIP: Foxtrot {1988-present}

Andrews McMeel Publishing: Foxtrot Collection {1989-2021…}

UK COMICS: Tank Girl (1988)

Dark Horse Comics: Tank Girl (1991) 1-4

• Tank Girl 2 (1993) 1-4

DC Comics: Tank Girl: The Odyssey (1995) 1-4

• Tank Girl: Apocalypse (1995) 1-4
• [One Shot] Tank Girl – Movie Adaptation (1995)

IDW Publishing: Tank Girl: The Gifting (2007) 1-4

• Tank Girl: Visions of Booga (2008) 1-4
• Tank Girl: The Royal Escape (2010) 1-4

Image Comics: [One Shots] Tank Girl: Dark Nuggets (2009) + Tank Girls: Dirty Helmets (2010) + Tank Girl: Hairy Heroes (2010)

Titan Comics: Tank Girl: Skidmarks (2009) 1-4

• Tank Girl: Bad Wind Rising (2011) 1-4
• Tank Girl: Carioaca (2011) 1-3
• Everybody Loves Tank Girl (2012) 1-3
• Solid State Tank Girl (2013) 1-4
• Tank Girl: 21st Century Tank Girl (2015) 1-3
• Tank Girl: Two Girls, One Tank (2016) 1-4
• Tank Girl: Gold (2016) 1-4
• Tank Girl: World War Tank Girl (2017) 1-4
• The Wonderful World of Tank Girl (2017) 1-4
• Tank Girl: All Stars (2018) 1-4
• Tank Girl Ongoing (2019) 1-8

Albatross Funnybooks: King Tank Girl (2020) 1-5

Manga:

Bad Boys {1988-1996}

• Bad Boys Glare {1996-2003}

Rokudenashi Blues {1988-1997}

Media Adaptations:

Alien Nation (1988)

DC Comics: [One Shot] Alien Nation (1988)

Adventure: Alien Nation: The Spartans (1990) 1-4

• Alien Nation: A Breed Apart (1990) 1-4
• Alien Nation: The Skin Trade (1991) 1-4

• Ape Nation (1991) 1-4

• Alien Nation: The First Comers (1991) 1-4
• Alien Nation: Public Enemy (1991) 1-4

Malibu: [One Shot] Alien Nation: The Lost Episode (1992)

Beetlejuice (1988)

Harvey Comics: [One Shot] Beetlejuice (1991)

• [One Shot] Beetlejuice in the Netherworld (1991)
• [One Shot] Beetlejuice Horror Day Special (1991)
• Beetlejuice: Crimebusters on the Haunt (1992) 1-3

Big (1988)

Marvel: [One Shot] Big (1989)

Bionic Commando (1988)

Capcom: [One Shot] Bionic Commando: Chain of Command (2009)

Child’s Play (1988)

Innovation Publishing: Child’s Play 2 The Official Movie Adaptation (1991) 1-3

• Child’s Play: The Series (1991) 1-5
• Child’s Play 3 (1992) 1-3

Devil’s Due Publishing: [One Shot] Hack/Slash vs. Chucky (2007)

• Chucky (2007) 1-4

Cyberpunk (1988)

Dark Horse: Cyberpunk 2077: Trauma Team (2020) 1-4

• Cyberpunk 2077: Where’s Johnny (2020) 1-3
• [One Shot] Cyberpunk 2077: Your Voice (2021)
• Cyberpunk 2077: You Have My Word (2021) 1-4
• [One Shot] Cyberpunk 2077: Big City Dreams (2022)
• Cyberpunk 2077: Blackout (2022) 1-4
• [One Shot] Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty – Ten of Swords (2023)
• Cyberpunk 2077: XOXO (2023) 1-4…

Die Hard (1988)

Boom Studios: Die Hard: Year One (2009) 1-8

Insight: [One Shot] A Million Ways to Die Hard (2019)

Jim Henson’s Storyteller (1988)

Archaia Entertainment: [One Shot] The Storyteller (2011)

Boom Studios: Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Witches (2014) 1-4

• The Storyteller: Dragons (2015) 1-4
• Jim Henson’s Storyteller: Giants (2016) 1-4
• The Storyteller: Fairies (2017) 1-4
• Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Sirens (2019) 1-4
• Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Ghosts (2020) 1-4
• Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Tricksters (2021) 1-4
• Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Shapeshifters (2022) 1-4

Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988)

Dark Horse: Mystery Science Theater 3000 (2018) 1-6

Red Dwarf (1988)

Fleetway: Red Dwarf Smegazine (1992) 1-14

• Red Dwarf Smegazine (1993) 1-9

Rocket Ranger (1988)

Malibu: Rocket Ranger (1991) 1-5

Spiral Zone (1988)

DC Comics: Spiral Zone (1988) 1-4

Wallace & Gromit (1988)

Titan Comics: Wallace & Gromit Comic (2005) 1-26

• Wallace & Gromit Dailies (2012) 1-8

Willow (1988)

Marvel: Willow (1988) 1-3

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