Dark Age (1989)

DC Comics:

Action Comics (1938) 639-642

  • [One Shot] Green Lantern/Superman: Legend of the Green Flame (2000)

Secret Origins (1986) 49 “Newsboy Legion”

[Superman (1987) 34 + Adventures of Superman (1987) 457]

[One Shot] Lex Luthor: The Unauthorized Biography (1989)

Batman (1940) 431-432 + Detective Comics (1937) 598-600

  • Batman 433-435 + Detective Comics 601-603
  • Batman 436-439 {Year Three}

Wonder Woman (1987) 28-33

The Flash (1987) 24-27, Annual 3, & 28-29

Green Arrow (1988) 17-24

Firestorm, The Nuclear Man (1986) 83-85

Power of the Atom (1988) 10-15

The Question (1987) 26-27

  • [The Question Annual 2 + Green Arrow (1988) Annual 2]
  • The Question 28-29

Spectre (1987) 24-29

Starman (1988) 7-13

New Titans (1988) 55-56, Annual 5, & 57-59

  • Other History of the DC Universe (2020) 2

Hawk & Dove (1989) 1-4

Secret Origins (1986) 43 “Hawk and Dove”

Doom Patrol (1987) 19-25

New Guardians (1988) 8-12

Doctor Fate (1988) Annual 1 & 7-9

Justice League International (1987) 25

Captain Atom (1987) 26-29

Mister Miracle (1989) 3-8

Huntress (1989) 1-2

Justice League America (1989) 26-28, Annual 3, & 29

Animal Man (1988) 9

Justice League Europe (1989) 1-5

Secret Origins (1986) 39 “Animal Man” + Animal Man (1988) 10-15

Justice League Europe (1989) 4-5

New Gods (1989) 1-6

Checkmate (1988) 13-14

Suicide Squad (1987) 25-26

Manhunter (1988) 13

Event: The Janus Directive

Checkmate (1988) 15 + Suicide Squad (1987) 27

  • Checkmate 16 + Suicide Squad 28
  • Checkmate 17 + Manhunter (1988) 14 + Firestorm, The Nuclear Man (1986) 86 + Suicide Squad 29
  • Checkmate 18 + Suicide Squad 30 + Captain Atom (1987) 30-31

Checkmate (1988) 19

Suicide Squad (1987) 31-32

Manhunter (1988) 15-16

Huntress (1989) 3-6

Firestorm, The Nuclear Man (1986) 87-88

L.E.G.I.O.N. (1989) 1-7

Legion of Super-Heroes (1984) 58-63

New Gods (1989) 7-12

Action Comics (1938) 644 + Superman (1987) 35 + Adventures of Superman (1987) 458

Starman (1988) 14

  • Action Comics 645 + Superman 36 + Adventures of Superman 459
  • Action Comics 646 + Superman 37 + Adventures of Superman 460
  • Action Comics 647 + Superman 38 + Adventures of Superman 461
  • Action Comics 648 + Superman 39 + Adventures of Superman 462
  • Action Comics 649 + Superman 40 + Adventures of Superman 463

New Gods (1989) 13

Action Comics (1938) 650

Secret Origins (1986) 44 “Clayfaces”

Detective Comics (1937) 604-607 + Annual 2

Event: A Lonely Time of Dying (Tim Drake Origin)

  • Batman (1940) 440 + New Titans (1988) 60
  • Batman (1940) 441 + New Titans 61 + Batman (1940) 442

Batman (1940) Annual 13

  • Detective Comics (1937) 608-609 + Batman 443-444
  • Detective Comics (1937) 610-611

STRIP: Batman {1989-1991} [Manuscript Press: Comic Revue (1984) 47-67]

Secret Origins (1986) Special 1

[One Shot] Batman: Arkham Asylum (1989)

New Titans (1988) 62-64

Hawk & Dove (1989) 5-9

Wonder Woman (1987) 34, Annual 2, & 35-39

The Flash (1987) 30-35

Green Arrow (1988) 25-30

Firestorm, The Nuclear Man (1986) 89-94

Power of the Atom (1988) 16-18

The Question (1987) 30-36

Spectre (1987) 30-31

Starman (1988) 15-19

Wild Dog (1987) Special 1

Doom Patrol (1987) 26-29

Justice League America (1989) 30 + Mister Miracle (1989) 9-10 + Animal Man (1988) 15 + Justice League Europe (1989) 6

Animal Man (1988) 16 + Captain Atom (1987) 32-36

[Justice League America (1989) 31 + Justice League Europe (1989) 7 + Justice League America (1989) 32 + Justice League Europe (1989) 8]

Doctor Fate (1988) 10-13 + Mister Miracle (1989) 11-12 + Huntress (1989) 7-12 + Justice League America (1989) 33-35

Animal Man (1988) 17-19

Justice League Europe (1989) 9-10

Captain Atom (1987) 37-38

Justice League International (1987) Special 1

Manhunter (1988) 17-18 + Suicide Squad (1987) 33-34

Manhunter 19-23 + Checkmate (1988) 20-25 + Suicide Squad 35-38

Manhunter 24

Secret Origins (1986) 45 “El Diablo”

El Diablo (1989) 1-7

L.E.G.I.O.N. (1989) 8-11

Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) 1-4

Swamp Thing (1982) 83-87, Annual 5 & 88-91

Hellblazer (1988) 17-22, Annual 1, & 23-26

Sandman (1989) 2-12

[One Shot] Gotham by Gaslight (1989)

  • [One Shot] Batman: Master of the Future (1991)

[One Shot] Batman: The Official Comic Adaptation of the Warner Bros. Motion Picture (1989)

  • [One Shot] Batman Returns: The Official Comic Adaptation of the Warner Bros. Motion Picture (1992)
  • Batman ’89 (2021) 1-6 + Batman ’89: Echoes (2023) 1…
  • [One Shot] Batman Forever: The Official Comic Adaptation of the Warner Bros. Motion Picture (1995)
  • [One Shot] Batman and Robin: The Official Comic Adaptation of the Warner Bros. Motion Picture (1997)

Marvel Comics:

Web of Spider-Man (1985) 44-46

Daredevil (1964) 259-261

Punisher (1987) 15-16

Cloak and Dagger (1988) 3

Fantastic Four (1961) 320

Silver Surfer (1987) 19-20

West Coast Avengers (1985) 40 + Solo Avengers (1987) 14-16 + Avengers (1963) 294-297

Captain America (1968) 349

Iron Man (1968) 238-240

Incredible Hulk (1968) 349-350

Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988) 1-2

Speedball (1988) 5

X-Factor (1986) 30-34 + Uncanny X-Men (1963) 239 + New Mutants (1983) 67-70

  • X-Factor 35 + Excalibur (1988) 4-5
  • [One Shot] Wolverine: Doombringer (1997)

Alpha Flight (1983) 66

Damage Control (1989) 1

Wolfpack (1988) 6

[One Shot] Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe (1989)

Event: Inferno

  • Daredevil (1964) 262-265 + X-Terminators (1988) 1-2 + Power Pack (1984) 42
  • Uncanny X-Men (1963) 239-241 + X-Terminators 3 + X-Factor (1986) 36 + New Mutants (1983) 71
  • Fantastic Four (1961) 321-322 + Avengers (1963) 298-299 + X-Terminators 4 + Avengers 300
  • New Mutants 72 + Fantastic Four 323-324

The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) 311 + The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) 146 + Web of Spider-Man (1985) 47

  • The Amazing Spider-Man 312 + The Spectacular Spider-Man 147 + Web of Spider-Man 48
  • The Amazing Spider-Man 313 + The Spectacular Spider-Man 148

New Mutants 73 + X-Factor 37 + Excalibur (1988) 6 + Uncanny X-Men 242

Excalibur (1988) 7 + X-Factor 38 + Uncanny X-Men 243 + X-Factor 39

Cloak and Dagger (1988) 4 + Power Pack 43-44

Code of Honor (1997) 4

[One Shot] Spider-Man: Skating on Thin Ice (1990)

The Amazing Spider-Man 314 + The Spectacular Spider-Man 149 + Web of Spider-Man 49

  • The Amazing Spider-Man 315 + The Spectacular Spider-Man 150 + Web of Spider-Man 50

Spider-Man [Marvel Graphic Novel (1982) 46]

The Amazing Spider-Man 316-317 + Web of Spider-Man 51 + The Spectacular Spider-Man 151

  • Web of Spider-Man 52 + The Spectacular Spider-Man 152
  • Web of Spider-Man 53 + The Spectacular Spider-Man 153
  • Web of Spider-Man 54 + The Spectacular Spider-Man 154
  • Web of Spider-Man 55 + The Amazing Spider-Man 318-325

Daredevil (1964) 266-267

Punisher (1987) 17 + Punisher War Journal (1988) 4-5

  • Punisher 18-20 + Punisher War Journal 6-7

Marc Spector: Moon Knight (1989) 1

Cloak and Dagger (1988) 5-6

Fantastic Four (1961) 325-333

Silver Surfer (1987) 21-24

West Coast Avengers (1985) 41 + Avengers (1963) 301-303 + Solo Avengers (1987) 17-18

Avengers 304 + West Coast Avengers 42-45 + Solo Avengers 19

Captain America (1968) 350-354

Iron Man (1968) 241-243

Thor (1966) 396-408

Incredible Hulk (1968) 351-355 + Sensational She-Hulk (1989) 1

Incredible Hulk 356 + Sensational She-Hulk 2-3

Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988) 3-4

New Mutants (1983) 74-75 + X-Factor (1986) 40 + Excalibur (1988) 8

  • New Mutants 76 + Excalibur 9-11

[One Shot] Excalibur Mojo Mayhem (1989)

X-Men: Spotlight on…Starjammers (1990) 1-2

  • Excalibur 20 + Uncanny X-Men (1963) 244-245

Alpha Flight (1983) 67-71

Damage Control (1989) 2

Power Pack (1984) 45-46

Speedball (1988) 6-10

Wolfpack (1988) 7-11

Solarman (1989) 1-2

Event: Atlantis Attacks

  • Silver Surfer (1987) Annual 2 + Iron Man (1968) Annual 10 + Uncanny X-Men (1963) Annual 13 + The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) Annual 23 + The Punisher (1987) Annual 2 + The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual (1976) 9 + Daredevil (1964) Annual 5 + Avengers (1963) Annual 18
  • New Mutants (1983) 76 + Annual 5
  • X-Factor (1986) Annual 4 + Web of Spider-Man (1985) Annual 5
  • Avengers West Coast (1985) 56 + Annual 4
  • Thor (1966) Annual 14 + Fantastic Four (1961) Annual 22

The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) 155-156 + Web of Spider-Man (1985) 56-57

  • The Spectacular Spider-Man 157

Daredevil (1964) 268-273

Punisher (1987) 21-25 + Punisher War Journal (1988) 8-10

Marvel Graphic Novel (1982) 40

[One Shot] Punisher: Return to Big Nothing (1989)

Punisher 26 + Punisher War Journal 11

Cloak and Dagger (1988) 7-8

Marc Spector: Moon Knight (1989) 2-7

Silver Surfer (1987) 25-31

Avengers (1963) 305-310 + Avengers West Coast (1985) 46-49 + Solo Avengers (1987) 20

Avengers Spotlight (1989) 21-23

  • Avengers West Coast 50-52 + Avengers Spotlight 24-25

Captain America (1968) 355-364

Iron Man (1968) 244-250

Thor (1966) 409-410

Captain Marvel (1989) 1

Quasar (1989) 1-3

Incredible Hulk (1968) 357-360 + Sensational She-Hulk (1989) 4-8

Sensational She-Hulk in Ceremony (1989) 1-2

Incredible Hulk 361-362

Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988) 5-10

Wolverine (1988) 9

Havok and Wolverine Meltdown (1988) 1-4

Uncanny X-Men (1963) 246-247 + Wolverine 10-16 + New Mutants (1983) 81 + X-Factor (1986) 47

Alpha Flight (1983) 72-77

Damage Control (1989) 3-4

Power Pack (1984) 47-50

Wolfpack (1988) 12

Shadowmasters (1989) 1-4

New Warriors (1990) 1

What If? (1989) 1-10

Marvel Comics Presents (1988):

  • Machine Man (10) + Colossus (10-17) + Ant Man (11) + Slag (11) + Hercules (12) + Namorita (12) + Mr. Fantastic (13) + Shanna the She-Devil (13) + Black Panther (13-37) + Speedball (14) + Nomad (14)
  • Marvel Girl (15) + Red Wolf (15) + Longshot (16) + Kazar (16) + Watcher (17) + Cyclops (17-24) + She-Hulk (18) + Willie Lumpkin (18) + Damage Control (19) + Doctor Strange (19-20)
  • Clea (20) + Paladin (21) + Thing (21) + Starfox (22) + Falcon (23) + Wolfpack (23) + Shamrock (24) + Havok (24-31)
  • Nth Man (25) + Ursa Major (25) + Coldblood (26-35) + Hulk (26 + 38 + 45 + 52 + 78) + American Eagle (27) + Triton (28) + Quasar (29)
  • Leir (30) + Sunfire (32)
  • Her (35) + Hellcat (36) + Devil Slayer (37) + Wonder Man (38-45) + Wolverine (38-47 + 51-53)
  • Freedom Force (41) + Death’s Head (76) + Beast (85-92)

Marvel Super-Heroes (1990):

  • Hercules (1) + X-Men (6-8)

Death’s Head [Transformers UK (1984) 113-114, 117-118, 120, 133-134, & 146-151]

Dragon’s Claws (1988) 1-10

Death’s Head (1988) 1-10

Nth Man (1989) 1-7

Excalibur (1988) 12-17

Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1989) 1-5

Event: Acts of Vengeance

  • Avengers Spotlight (1989) 26 + Fantastic Four (1961) 334-336 + Incredible Hulk (1968) 363 + Amazing Spider-Man (1963) 326 + Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988) 11 + Avengers (1963) 311 + Daredevil (1964) 274-275 + Marc Spector: Moon Knight (1989) 8-9
  • Sensational She-Hulk (1989) 9 + Alpha Flight (1983) 78 + Power Pack (1984) 51
  • Web of Spider-Man (1985) 58 + Cloak and Dagger (1988) 9 + Punisher (1987) 27
  • Punisher War Journal (1988) 12-13 + Damage Control (1989) 1
  • Quasar (1989) 4 + Marvel Super-Heroes (1990) 9/1
  • Incredible Hulk (1968) 364-367 + Iron Man (1968) 251-252 + Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988) 12
  • Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1989) 6 + Silver Surfer (1987) 32 + Sensational She-Hulk (1989) 10
  • Alpha Flight (1983) 79-80 + Power Pack (1984) 52
  • Punisher (1987) 28 + Avengers Spotlight 27
  • What If…? (1989) 8
  • Damage Control (1989) 2 + Quasar (1989) 5

[One Shot] Wolverine: Jungle Adventure (1990)

Wolverine (1988) 17-18 + Uncanny X-Men (1963) 248 + X-Factor (1986) 41-42

  • Wolverine 19-21 + Uncanny X-Men 249
  • Wolverine 22 + Uncanny X-Men 250

X-Factor [X-Men Legends (2021) 3-4]

  • New Mutants (1983) 77-78 + X-Factor 43 + Wolverine 23
  • New Mutants 79 + X-Factor 44 + Uncanny X-Men 251
  • New Mutants 80 + X-Factor 45 + Uncanny X-Men 252
  • New Mutants 82 + X-Factor 46 + Uncanny X-Men 253 + X-Factor 47
  • New Mutants 83 + X-Factor 48 + Uncanny X-Men 254
  • New Mutants 84 + X-Factor 49 + Uncanny X-Men 255

New Mutants (1983) 85 + X-Factor (1986) 50 + Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) 158-159

New Mutants 86 + Web of Spider-Man (1985) 59 + Amazing Spider-Man (1963) 327 + Thor (1966) 411-412 + Avengers (1963) 312

Mystique [X-Factor Annual 6/2]

Punisher (1987) 29 + Captain America (1968) 365-367

New Mutants (1983) 87 + X-Factor (1986) 51

  • New Mutants 88-89 + Uncanny X-Men (1963) 256

[One Shot] Marvel Graphic Novel: Rick Mason, The Agent (1989)

Nightcrawler [Marvel Comics Presents (2019) 5]

Amazing Spider-Man (1963) 328 + Uncanny X-Men (1963) 257-258 + Avengers: West Coast (1985) 53-54 + Avengers (1963) 313 + Daredevil (1964) 276 + Silver Surfer (1987) 33 + Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) 160 + Web of Spider-Man (1985) 60

  • Avengers Spotlight 28 + Quasar (1989) 6 + Web of Spider-Man (1985) 61 + Avengers: West Coast (1985) 55 + The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) 329
  • Avengers Spotlight 29 + Quasar (1989) 7
  • Cloak and Dagger (1988) 10 + Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988) 13 + Marc Spector: Moon Knight (1989) 10 + Power Pack (1984) 53

[One Shot] Fred Hembeck Destroys the Marvel Universe (1989)

  • [One Shot] Fred Hembeck Sells the Marvel Universe (1990)

[One Shot] Punisher Movie Special (1990)

Archie Comics:

Archie (1960) 366-367, Annual 54, 368-370, Annual 55, & 371-375

Archie’s Pals ‘N’ Gals (1952) 205-213

Archie Giant Series Magazine (1954) 595-607

Life with Archie (1958) 272-277

Betty and Me (1965) 174-181

Everything’s Archie (1969) 142-148

Betty’s Diary (1986) 24-31

Jughead (1987) 11-16

Betty and Veronica (1987) 19-28

Laugh (1987) 13-19

Veronica (1989) 1-6

Katy Keene (1983) 30-33

Archie 3000! (1989) 1-16

Archie’s R/C Racers (1989) 1-10

Dilton’s Strange Science (1989) 1-5

Faculty Funnies (1989) 1-5

Archie Americana Series (1995) Books 5 & 11

Dark Horse Comics:

[One Shot] Hellboy and the B.R.P.D.: Time Is a River (2022)

‘The Miser’s Gift’ [[One Shot] Hellboy Winter Special 2019]

‘A Christmas Underground’ [[One Shot] Hellboy: The Chained Coffin and Others (1998)]

Misc. Comics:

Caliber: The Crow (1989) 1-4

Kitchen Sink Press: The Crow: Dead Time (1996) 1-3

  • The Crow: Flesh and Blood (1996) 1-3
  • The Crow: City of Angels (1996) 1-3
  • The Crow: Wild Justice (1996) 1-3
  • The Crow: Walking Nightmares (1997) 1-4
  • [One Shot] The Crow: A Cycle of Shattered Lives (1998)

London Night: The Crow/Razor: Kill the Pain (1998) 1-7

Image Comics: The Crow (1999) 1-10

IDW Publishing: The Crow: Death and Rebirth (2012) 1-5

  • The Crow: Skinning the Wolves (2012) 1-3
  • The Crow: Curare (2013) 1-3
  • [One Shot] The X-Files/The Crow: Conspiracy (2014)
  • The Crow: Pestilence (2014) 1-4
  • The Crow: Memento Mori (2018) 1-4
  • The Crow: Hack/Slash (2019) 1-4
  • [One Shot] The Crow: Hark the Herald (2019)
  • The Crow: Lethe (2020) 1-3

Fantagraphics: Eightball (1989) 1-23

STRIP: Dilbert {1989-2023}

Andrews McMeel Publishing: Dilbert 1-48 {1994-2020}

Manga:

Berserk {1989-present}

Ghost in the Shell {1989-1991}

  • Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human Error Processor {1991-1996}
  • Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface (1997)
  • Ghost in the Shell: The Human Algorithm {2019-present}

Hajime no Ippo {1989-present}

The Osamu Tezuka Story: A Life in Manga and Anime {1989-1992}

Media Adaptations:

Adventures of Bayou Billy (1989)

Archie: Adventures of Bayou Billy (1989) 1-5

Bill & Ted (1989)

Marvel: Bill & Ted’s Excellent Comic Book (1991) 1-12

Boom Studios: Bill & Ted’s Most Triumphant Return (2015) 1-6

  • Bill & Ted Go to Hell (2016) 1-4
  • Bill & Ted Save the Universe (2017) 1-5

Dark Horse: Bill & Ted Are Doomed (2020) 1-4

Opus Comics: Bill & Ted Roll the Dice (2022) 1-4

  • [One Shot] Bill & Ted Present Death (2022)

Prince of Persia (1989):

Dynamite: Prince of Persia: Before the Sandstorm (2010) 1-4

Saved by the Bell (1989)

Harvey Comics: Saved by the Bell (1992) 1-5

The Simpsons (1989):

Bongo Comics:

Simpsons Comics (1993) 1-7

Bartman (1993) 1-6 + Itchy & Scratchy Comics (1993) 1-4 + Radioactive Man (1993) 1-6

[One Shot] Lisa Comics (1995)

Krusty Comics (1995) 1-3

[One Shot] Radioactive Man 80-pg. Colossal (1995)

Simpsons Comics (1993) 8-48

Treehouse of Horror (1995) 1-5

Simpsons Comics (1993) 49-120 + Bart Simpson (2000) 1-30 + Radioactive Man (2000) 1-9

Treehouse of Horror (1995) 6-11

The Futurama/Simpsons Infinitely Secret Crossover Crisis (2002) 1-2

  • The Simpsons/Futurama Crossover Crisis II (2005) 1-2

Simpsons Comics (1993) 121-180 + Bart Simpson (2000) 31-61

Simpsons Super Spectacular (2006) 1-13

Treehouse of Horror (1995) 12-16

The Simpsons Winter Wingding (2006) 1-5

The Simpsons Summer Shindig (2007) 1-5

Radioactive Man (1993) 711

Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book (2010) 1-5

Simpsons Comics (1993) 181-229 + Bart Simpson (2000) 62-100 + Simpsons Super Spectacular (2006) 14-16

Simpsons Illustrated (2012) 1-23

Treehouse of Horror (1995) 17-21 + The Simpsons Winter Shindig (2006) 6-10 + The Simpsons Summer Shindig (2007) 6-9

Simpsons One-Shot Wonders (2012-16) {Ralph Wiggum + Mr. Burns + Lisa + Jimbo + Grandpa}

Simpsons Comics (1993) 230-245 + Simpsons Illustrated (2012) 24-28

Treehouse of Horror (1995) 22-23

Bartman Spectacularly Super Secret Saga (2017) 1-3

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