This invaluable listing was first put together by Scott Hollifield, who has kindly allowed me to reproduce it here and make modifications as I see fit.  The few corrections I've made are listed at the bottom of this page, but otherwise this is almost identical to Scott's original list, with a few added links to all (?) my title pages.  As Scott says in his preamble, it's still bound to contain a few errors.
If you can spot any omissions or mistakes (especially pre-1970!) please let me know! -- Nick Simon

To assist navigation, I've also added these YEAR markers (you can click on the Back to top symbol at any year to get back to the top):

1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994


Timely-Atlas-Marvel Chronology

by Scott Hollifield

In a nutshell, this is a complete publishing history of Marvel Comics' periodic comic titles from 1939-1994.  The terms used in this list should be fairly self-explanatory.

This file is fairly incomplete towards the bottom, and, especially near the bottom, a lot of the cover dates are suspect.  Still, what we lose in perfect accuracy, I think we make up for in volume.  Let's just say I had a lot of free time last summer.

As always, contributions are welcome, although don't knock yourself out - I doubt this file will ever be up-to-date.

Corrections can be found at the foot of this page


 
1939   Back to top
    Oct     MARVEL COMICS begins
    Dec     MARVEL COMICS renamed MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS (#2)
 
1940   Back to top
    Jan     DARING MYSTERY COMICS begins
    Mar     MYSTIC COMICS begins
    Aug     RED RAVEN COMICS begins
    fal     RED RAVEN COMICS renamed THE HUMAN TORCH (#2)
 
1941   Back to top
    spr     SUB-MARINER COMICS begins
    Mar     CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS begins
    sum     ALL WINNERS COMICS begins
    sum     YOUNG ALLIES COMICS begins
    Aug     USA COMICS begins
 
1942   Back to top
    Apr     DARING MYSTERY COMICS renamed COMEDY COMICS (#9)
    Apr     JOKER COMICS begins
    Jul     KRAZY KOMICS begins
    Aug     MYSTIC COMICS ends (#10)
    Oct     TERRY-TOONS COMICS begins
 
1943   Back to top
    win     MISS FURY begins
    Feb     KID KOMICS begins
    fal     ALL-SELECT COMICS begins
    fal     ALL-SURPRISE begins
 
1944   Back to top
    sum     KRAZY COMICS spins off FUNNY TUNES (#16)
    sum     TESSIE THE TYPIST begins
    fal     AMAZING COMICS begins
    fal     COMIC CAPERS begins
    fal     DARING MYSTERY COMICS revived & renamed DARING COMICS (#9)
    fal     FUNNY TUNES spins off GAY COMICS (#18)
    fal     IDEAL COMICS begins
    fal     SUPER RABBIT begins
    fal     ZIGGY PIG-SILLY SEAL COMICS begins
    Oct     MYSTIC COMICS (second series) begins
    ???     MISS AMERICA COMICS begins
    Nov     MISS AMERICA COMICS renamed MISS AMERICA MAGAZINE (#2)
 
1945   Back to top
    win     AMAZING COMICS renamed COMPLETE COMICS (#2)
    win     COMPLETE COMICS ends (#2)
    win     MYSTIC COMICS (second series) ends (#4)
    spr     GEORGIE COMICS begins
    sum     FUNNY FROLICS begins
    sum     KRAZY KROW begins
    fal     ANIMATED MOVIE-TOONS begins
    fal     DOPEY DUCK COMICS begins
    fal     KOMIC KARTOONS begins
    fal     MILLIE THE MODEL begins
    fal     USA COMICS ends (#17)
    ???     NELLIE THE NURSE begins
    ???     PATSY WALKER begins
 
1946   Back to top
    win     KOMIC KARTOONS ends (#2)
    win     KRAZY KROW ends (#3)
    win     MISS FURY ends (#8)
    sum     COMIC CAPERS ends (#6)
    sum     KID KOMICS renamed KID MOVIE COMICS (#11)
    fal     ANIMATED MOVIE-TUNES renamed MOVIE TUNES COMICS (#3)
    fal     DOPEY DUCK COMICS renamed WACKY DUCK (#3)
    fal     IDEAL COMICS renamed WILLIE COMICS (#5)
    fal     ZIGGY PIG-SILLY SEAL COMICS ends (#6)
    Oct     YOUNG ALLIES COMICS ends (#20)
    Dec     FUNNY FROLICS ends (#5)
 
1947   Back to top
    win     ALL-SELECT COMICS renamed BLONDE PHANTOM (#12)
    win     COMEDY COMICS renamed MARGIE COMICS (#35)
    win     MOVIE TUNES COMICS renamed FRANKIE COMICS (#4)
    Jan     ALL WINNERS COMICS renamed ALL TEEN (#20)
    spr     FUNNY COMICS renamed OSCAR COMICS (#24)
    Apr     ALL TEEN renamed TEEN COMICS (#21)
    Apr     KID MOVIE COMICS renamed RUSTY COMICS (#12)
    Apr     THE HUMAN TORCH spins off JUNIOR MISS (#24)
    Aug     TEEN COMICS spins off HEDY DEVINE COMICS (#22)
    Aug     TERRY-TOONS COMICS ends (#59)
    fal     KRAZY COMICS renamed CINDY COMICS (#27)
    fal     OSCAR COMICS renumbered (#26/3)
    fal     SUB-MARINER COMICS spins off OFFICIAL TRUE CRIME CASES (#24)
    fal     WACKY DUCK renamed JUSTICE COMICS (#7)
 
1948   Back to top
    win     ALL-SURPRISE renamed JEANIE (#13)
    win     ALL TEEN and YOUNG ALLIES merged as ALL WINNERS & TEEN COMICS (#21)
    win     ALL WINNERS AND TEEN COMICS ends (#21)
    Feb     OFFICIAL TRUE CRIME CASES renamed ALL TRUE CRIME (#26)
    spr     ANNIE OAKLEY begins
    spr     LAWBREAKERS ALWAYS LOSE! begins
    spr     MITZI COMICS begins
    spr     WILD WEST begins
    Mar     TWO-GUN KID begins
    Apr     CRIMEFIGHTERS begins
    May     BLACKSTONE, THE MAGICIAN begins (#2)
    May     COMEDY COMICS (second series) begins
    Jun     MITZI COMICS renamed MITZI'S BOYFRIEND
    Jul     BLACKSTONE, THE MAGICIAN renamed BLACKSTONE, THE DETECTIVE (#3)
    Jul     IDEAL begins
    Aug     ALL WINNERS COMICS (second series) begins
    Aug     COMPLETE MYSTERY begins
    Aug     KID COLT begins
    Aug     KRAZY KOMICS (second series) begins
    Aug     JUSTICE COMICS renumbered (#10/4)
    Aug     LANA begins
    Aug     SUN GIRL begins
    Aug     TEX MORGAN begins
    Aug     VENUS begins
    fal     NAMORA begins
    Sep     BLACKSTONE, THE DETECTIVE ends (#4)
    Sep     BLAZE CARSON begins
    Sep     MY ROMANCE begins
    Sep     WILD WEST renamed WILD WESTERN (#3)
    Nov     ANNIE OAKLEY ends (#5)
    Nov     KRAZY KOMICS (second series) ends (#2)
    Nov     SUPER RABBIT ends (#14)
    Dec     NAMORA ends (#3)
    Dec     SUN GIRL ends (#3)
 
1949   Back to top
    win     ALL WINNERS COMICS (second series) renamed ALL WESTERN WINNERS (#2)
    Feb     FRANKIE COMICS renamed FRANKIE & LANA (#13)
    Mar     MY ROMANCE renamed MY OWN ROMANCE (#4)
    Apr     COMPLETE MYSTERY renamed TRUE COMPLETE MYSTERY (#5)
    Apr     MITZI'S BOYFRIEND ends (#7)
    May     BLONDE PHANTOM renamed LOVERS (#23)
    May     IDEAL renamed LOVE ROMANCES (#6)
    May     KID COLT renamed KID COLT OUTLAW (#5)
    May     SUB-MARINER COMICS spins off AMAZING MYSTERIES (#32)
    May     THE HUMAN TORCH renamed LOVE TALES (#36)
    Jun     ALL WESTERN WINNERS renamed WESTERN WINNERS (#5)
    Jun     LITTLE LENNY begins
    Jun     LITTLE LIZZIE begins
    Jun     OSCAR COMICS renamed AWFUL OSCAR (#11)
    Jun     TERRY-TOONS COMICS revived and renamed BEST WESTERN (#58)
    Jul     MY LOVE begins
    Jul     WILLIE COMICS renamed LI'L WILLIE COMICS (#20)
    Aug     BLAZE CARSON renamed REX HART (#6)
    Aug     CASEY: CRIME PHOTOGRAPHER begins
    Aug     FRANKIE & LANA renamed FRANKIE FUDDLE (#16)
    Aug     MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS renamed MARVEL TALES (#93)
    Aug     SUB-MARINER COMICS renamed BEST LOVE (#33)
    Sep     MOLLY MANTON'S ROMANCES begins
    Sep     OUR LOVE begins
    Sep     WONDER DUCK begins
    Oct     ACTUAL ROMANCES begins
    Oct     AWFUL OSCAR renamed OSCAR COMICS (#13)
    Oct     BLAZE THE WONDER COLLIE begins (#2)
    Oct     COWBOY ROMANCES begins
    Oct     GAY COMICS ends (#40)
    Oct     LAWBREAKERS ALWAYS LOSE! ends (#10)
    Oct     LOVE ADVENTURES begins
    Oct     LOVE DRAMAS begins
    Oct     LOVE SECRETS begins
    Oct     MITZI'S BOYFRIEND revived & renamed TRUE LIFE TALES (#8)
    Oct     OSCAR COMICS ends (#13)
    Oct     TESSIE THE TYPIST renamed TINY TESSIE (#24)
    Oct     TRUE COMPLETE MYSTERY ends (#8)
    Oct     WESTERN WINNERS spins off ROMANCE TALES (#7)
    Nov     CRIMEFIGHTERS ends (#10)
    Nov     FAITHFUL begins
    Nov     FILM FUNNIES begins
    Nov     FRANKIE FUDDLE ends (#17)
    Nov     GIRL COMICS begins
    Nov     LANA renamed LITTLE LANA (#8)
    Nov     LITTLE LENNY ends (#3)
    Nov     ROMANCES OF THE WEST begins
    Nov     SPORTS STARS begins
    Nov     TWO-GUN KID ends (#10)
    Nov     YOUNG HEARTS begins
    Dec     BEST WESTERN renamed WESTERN OUTLAWS & SHERIFFS (#60)
    Dec     CUPID begins
    Dec     MAN COMICS begins
    Dec     MOLLY MANTON'S ROMANCES ends (#2)
    Dec     MY DIARY begins
    Dec     RANGELAND LOVE begins
    Dec     ROMANCE DIARY begins
    Dec     TRUE WESTERN begins
    Dec     WESTERN LIFE ROMANCES begins
 
1950   Back to top
    Jan     AMAZING MYSTERIES ends (#35)
    Jan     CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS ends (#75)
    Jan     COMEDY COMICS (second series) ends (#10)
    Jan     COWGIRL ROMANCES ends (#28)
    Jan     JEANIE COMICS renamed COWGIRL ROMANCES (#28)
    Jan     LI'L WILLIE COMICS renumbered (#20/22)
    Jan     LOVE ADVENTURES ends (#2)
    Jan     LOVE SECRETS ends (#2)
    Jan     REAL EXPERIENCES ends (#25)
    Jan     RUSTY COMICS renamed THE KELLYS (#23)
    Jan     TINY TESSIE renamed REAL EXPERIENCES (#25)
    Jan     TRUE LIFE TALES renumbered & ends (#2)
    Feb     FAITHFUL ends (#2)
    Feb     FILM FUNNIES ends (#2)
    Feb     IT'S A DUCK'S LIFE begins
    Feb     REX HART ends (#8)
    Feb     SPORTS STARS renamed SPORTS ACTION (#2)
    Feb     TEX MORGAN ends (#9)
    Feb     YOUNG HEARTS ends (#2)
    Mar     ACTUAL ROMANCES renamed TRUE SECRETS (#3)
    Mar     BLAZE THE WONDER COLLIE ends (#3)
    Mar     CUPID ends (#2)
    Mar     LITTLE LANA ends (#9)
    Mar     OUR LOVE renamed TRUE SECRETS (#3)
    Mar     RANGELAND LOVE ends (#2)
    Mar     ROMANCE DIARY ends (#2)
    Mar     ROMANCE TALES ends (#9)
    Mar     ROMANCES OF THE WEST renamed ROMANTIC AFFAIRS (#3)
    Mar     ROMANTIC AFFAIRS ends (#3)
    Mar     WESTERN LIFE ROMANCES ends (#2)
    Mar     WESTERN WINNERS renamed BLACK RIDER (#8)
    Mar     WONDER DUCK ends (#3)
    Apr     BEST LOVE ends (#36)
    Apr     LITTLE LIZZIE ends (#5)
    Apr     MARGIE COMICS renamed RENO BROWNE, HOLLYWOOD'S GREATEST COWGIRL (#50)
    Apr     MY LOVE ends (#4)
    Apr     WHIP WILSON begins
    May     TRUE WESTERN renamed TRUE ADVENTURES (#3)
    Jun     COWBOY ROMANCES renamed YOUNG MEN (#4)
    Jun     MY DIARY renamed MY FRIEND IRMA (#3)
    Aug     JUNIOR MISS ends (#39)
    Aug     LI'L WILLIE COMICS renamed CRIME CASES COMICS (#24)
    Aug     TRUE ADVENTURES renamed MEN'S ADVENTURES (#4)
    Sep     CINDY COMICS renamed CRIME CAN'T WIN (#41)
    Sep     HEDY OF HOLLYWOOD ends (#50)
    Sep     TEEN COMICS renamed JOURNEY INTO UNKNOWN WORLDS (#36)
    Sep     THE KELLYS renamed SPY CASES (#26)
    Nov     CASEY: CRIME PHOTOGRAPHER renamed TWO-GUN WESTERN (#5)
    Nov     JOKER COMICS renamed ADVENTURES INTO TERROR (#43)
    Nov     SUSPENSE renamed AMAZING DETECTIVE CASES (#3)
    Nov     WHIP WILSON renamed THE GUNHAWK (#12)
    Dec     CRIME EXPOSED begins
    Dec     MARVEL BOY begins
    Dec     RENO BROWNE, HOLLYWOOD'S GREATEST COWGIRL renamed APACHE KID (#53/1)
    Dec     WAR COMICS begins
    ???     HEDY DEVINE COMICS renamed HEDY OF HOLLYWOOD
 
1951   Back to top
    Jan     PRIVATE EYE begins
    Jan     RED WARRIOR begins
    Jan     TEXAS KID begins
    Feb     LOVE ADVENTURES revived (#3)
    Mar     ARIZONA KID begins
    Mar     BATTLE begins
    Mar     MYSTIC begins
    Mar     SPY FIGHTERS begins
    Apr     ADVENTURES INTO TERROR renumbered (#45/3)
    Apr     CRIME CAN'T WIN renumbered (#44/4)
    Apr     JOURNEY INTO UNKNOWN WORLDS renumbered (#39/4)
    Apr     MARVEL BOY renamed ASTONISHING (#3)
    Apr     SPY CASES renumbered (#29/4)
    May     CRIME CASES COMICS rennumbered (#28/5)
    May     KENT BLAKE OF THE SECRET SERVICE begins
    Jun     SPACE SQUADRON begins
    Jun     STRANGE TALES begins
    Nov     COMBAT KELLY begins
    Dec     RED WARRIOR ends (#6)
    Dec     THE GUNHAWK ends (#18)
    Dec     YOUNG MEN renamed YOUNG MEN ON THE BATTLEFIELD (#12)
 
1952   Back to top
    Jan     ADVENTURES INTO WEIRD WORLDS begins
    Jan     APACHE KID ends (#10)
    Jan     ARIZONA KID ends (#6)
    Jan     WAR ADVENTURES begins
    Feb     BATTLE ACTION begins
    Feb     IT'S A DUCK'S LIFE ends (#11)
    Feb     PATSY & HEDY begins
    Mar     GIRL COMICS renamed GIRL CONFESSIONS (#13)
    Mar     MYSTERY TALES begins
    Mar     PRIVATE EYE ends (#8)
    Mar     SPELLBOUND begins
    Mar     WAR COMBAT begins
    Apr     BATTLEFIELD begins
    Apr     MEN IN ACTION begins
    Apr     SPACE SQUADRON renamed SPACE WORLDS (#6)
    Apr     SPACE WORLDS ends (#6)
    Apr     VENUS ends (#19)
    Apr     WAR ACTION begins
    Jun     BATTLEFRONT begins
    Jun     COMBAT begins
    Jun     CRIME EXPOSED ends (#14)
    Jun     JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY begins
    Jun     TWO-GUN WESTERN ends (#14)
    Jun     UNCANNY TALES begins
    Jun     WESTERN OUTLAWS & SHERIFFS ends (#73)
    Jul     TEXAS KID ends (#10)
    Aug     LOVE ADVENTURES ends (#12)
    Sep     ALL TRUE CRIME ends (#52)
    Sep     AMAZING DETECTIVE CASES ends (#14)
    Sep     SPORTS ACTION ends (#14)
    Oct     GEORGIE COMICS ends (#39)
    Oct     LOVE ADVENTURES renamed ACTUAL CONFESSIONS (#13)
    Oct     NELLIE THE NURSE ends (#36)
    Nov     WAR COMBAT ends (#5)
    Dec     ACTUAL CONFESSIONS ends (#14)
 
1953   Back to top
    Jan     MEN IN ACTION renamed BATTLE BRADY (#10)
    Jan     WAR COMBAT renamed COMBAT CASEY (#6)
    Feb     WAR ADVENTURES ends (#13)
    Mar     MENACE begins
    Apr     COMBAT ends (#11)
    May     BATTLE ACTION ends (#12)
    May     BATTLEFIELD ends (#11)
    May     PATSY & HER PALS begins
    Jun     BATTLE BRADY ends (#14)
    Jun     BUCK DUCK begins
    Jun     WAR ACTION ends (#14)
    Jul     HOMER HOOPER begins
    Jul     KENT BLAKE OF THE SECRET SERVICE ends (#14)
    Jul     LORNA THE JUNGLE QUEEN begins
    Jul     SPY FIGHTERS ends (#15)
    Jul     WENDY PARKER COMICS begins
    Aug     BIBLE TALES FOR YOUNG FOLK begins
    Sep     CRIME CAN'T WIN ends (#12)
    Sep     LITTLE LIZZIE (second series) begins
    Sep     MAN COMICS ends (#28)
    Sep     SPACEMAN begins
    Sep     THE MONKEY & THE BEAR begins
    Oct     SPY CASES ends (#19)
    Nov     SECRET STORY ROMANCES begins
    Dec     BUCK DUCK ends (#4)
    Dec     CRAZY begins
    Dec     HOMER HOOPER ends (#4)
    Dec     TWO-GUN KID revived (#11)
    ???     YOUNG MEN ON THE BATTLEFIELD renamed YOUNG MEN IN ACTION (#21)
 
1954   Back to top
    Jan     LITTLE LIZZIE (second series) ends (#3)
    Jan     THE MONKEY & THE BEAR ends (#3)
    Feb     WESTERN OUTLAWS begins
    Mar     BIBLE TALES FOR YOUNG FOLK ends (#5)
    Apr     ARROWHEAD begins
    Apr     RIOT begins
    Apr     SUB-MARINER COMICS revived (#33)
    Apr     THE HUMAN TORCH revived (#36)
    May     CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS revived (#76)
    May     MENACE ends (#11)
    Jun     ADVENTURES INTO WEIRD WORLDS ends (#30)
    Jun     SPELLBOUND ends (#23)
    Jun     YOUNG MEN IN ACTION ends (#28)
    Jul     CRAZY ends (#7)
    Jul     MEN'S ADVENTURES ends (#54)
    Jul     SPACEMAN ends (#6)
    Jul     WENDY PARKER COMICS ends (#8)
    Aug     GIRL CONFESSIONS ends (#35)
    Aug     MARINES IN BATTLE begins
    Aug     NAVY ACTION begins
    Aug     OUTLAW FIGHTERS begins
    Aug     RIOT ends (#3)
    Aug     THE HUMAN TORCH ends (#38)
    Aug     THE RINGO KID WESTERN begins
    Sep     BATTLE GROUND begins
    Sep     CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS ends (#78)
    Sep     CRIMEFIGHTERS revived & renamed CRIME FIGHTERS (#11)
    Sep     JUNGLE TALES begins
    Sep     THE OUTLAW KID begins
    Oct     JUNGLE ACTION begins
    Nov     ARROWHEAD ends (#4)
    Nov     BATTLE ACTION revived (#13)
    Nov     SPY THRILLERS begins
    Nov     WESTERN THRILLERS begins
    Dec     APACHE KID revived (#11)
    Dec     RUGGED ACTION begins
    Dec     WESTERN KID begins
    ???     LORNA THE JUNGLE QUEEN renamed LORNA THE JUNGLE GIRL (#6)
 
1955   Back to top
    Jan     CRIME FIGHTERS ends (#13)
    Feb     MY FRIEND IRMA ends (#58)
    Apr     DELLA VISION begins
    Mar     HOMER THE HAPPY GHOST begins
    Mar     JUSTICE COMICS ends (#52)
    Mar     MY GIRL PEARL begins
    Mar     RAWHIDE KID begins
    Mar     WESTERN THRILLERS renamed COWBOY ACTION (#5)
    Apr     OUTLAW FIGHTERS ends (#5)
    May     BLACK RIDER renamed WESTERN TALES OF BLACK RIDER (#28)
    May     MEET MISS BLISS begins
    May     TALES OF JUSTICE begins (#53)?
    May     THE BLACK KNIGHT begins
    Jun     ANNIE OAKLEY revived (#6)
    Jun     NAVY COMBAT begins
    Jul     ADVENTURES OF PINKY LEE begins
    Aug     JUNGLE ACTION ends (#5)
    Sep     POLICE BADGE #479 ends (#5)
    Sep     SPY THRILLERS renamed POLICE BADGE #479 (#5)
    Oct     DELLA VISION renamed PATTY POWERS (#4)
    Oct     RUGGED ACTION renamed STRANGE STORIES OF SUSPENSE (#5)
    Oct     SPELLBOUND revived (#24)
    Oct     SUB-MARINER COMICS ends (#42)
    Nov     BILLY BUCKSKIN WESTERN begins
    Nov     JUNGLE TALES renamed JANN OF THE JUNGLE (#8)
    Nov     WYATT EARP begins
    Dec     ADVENTURES OF PINKY LEE ends (#5) 
    Dec     STRANGE TALES OF THE UNUSUAL begins
    Dec     WESTERN TALES OF BLACK RIDER renamed GUNSMOKE WESTERN (#32)
 
1956   Back to top
    Feb     FRONTIER WESTERN begins
    Feb     RIOT revived (#4)
    Mar     MEET MISS BLISS renamed STORIES OF ROMANCE (#5)
    Apr     MY LOVE STORY begins
    Apr     SECRET STORY ROMANCES renamed TRUE TALES OF LOVE (#22)
    Apr     THE BLACK KNIGHT ends (#5)
    Apr     WORLD OF SUSPENSE begins
    May     ADVENTURE INTO MYSTERY begins
    May     BILLY BUCKSKIN WESTERN renamed 2-GUN WESTERN (#4)
    May     COWBOY ACTION renamed QUICK-TRIGGER WESTERN (#12)
    May     MATT SLADE GUNFIGHTER begins
    May     WORLD OF FANTASY begins
    Jun     APACHE KID renamed WESTERN GUNFIGHTERS (#20)
    Jun     ANNIE OAKLEY ends (#11)
    Jun     MYSTICAL TALES begins
    Jun     RIOT ends (#6)
    Jun     WORLD OF MYSTERY begins
    Jul     2-GUN WESTERN renamed TWO-GUN WESTERN (second series) (#5)
    Jul     DEVIL-DOG DUGAN begins
    Jul     MELVIN THE MONSTER begins
    Jul     SHERRY THE SHOWGIRL begins
    Aug     SGT. BARNEY BARKER begins
    Aug     TRUE SECRETS ends (#40)
    Oct     A DATE WITH MILLIE begins
    Oct     PATTY POWERS ends (#7)
    Oct     YELLOW CLAW begins
 
1957   Back to top
    Jan     MATT SLADE GUNFIGHTER renamed KID SLADE GUNFIGHTER (#5)
    Jan     NAVY TALES begins
    Jan     SAILOR SWEENEY renamed NAVY ACTION (#15)
    Jan     SIX-GUN WESTERN begins
    Feb     SGT. BARNEY BARKER renamed G.I. TALES (#4)
    Feb     SHERRY THE SHOWGIRL renamed SHOWGIRLS (#4)
    Apr     SHOWGIRLS renamed SHERRY THE SHOWGIRL (#5)
    Apr     TALES OF THE MARINES renamed MARINES AT WAR (#5)
    Apr     YELLOW CLAW ends (#4)
    May     WESTERN TRAILS begins
    Jun     ADVENTURES OF HOMER GHOST begins
    Jun     COMMANDO ADVENTURES begins
    Jun     JANN OF THE JUNGLE ends (#17)
    Jun     SHOWGIRLS (second series) begins
    Jun     SPELLBOUND ends (#34)
    Jul     ADVENTURE INTO MYSTERY ends (#8)
    Jul     COMBAT CASEY ends (#34)
    Jul     G.I. TALES ends (#6)
    Jul     KID SLADE GUNFIGHTER ends (#8)
    Jul     NAVY TALES ends (#4)
    Jul     SIX-GUN WESTERN ends (#4)
    Jul     THE KID FROM DODGE CITY begins
    Jul     THE KID FROM TEXAS begins
    Jul     WESTERN TRAILS ends (#2)
    Jul     WORLD OF MYSTERY ends (#7)
    Jul     WORLD OF SUSPENSE ends (#8)
    Aug     A DATE WITH MILLIE ends (#7)
    Aug     ADVENTURES OF HOMER GHOST ends (#2)
    Aug     ASTONISHING ends (#57)
    Aug     BATTLE ACTION ends (#30)
    Aug     BATTLE GROUND ends (#20)
    Aug     BATTLEFRONT ends (#48)
    Aug     COMBAT KELLY ends (#44)
    Aug     COMMANDO ADVENTURES ends (#2)
    Aug     FRONTIER WESTERN ends (#10)
    Aug     JOURNEY INTO UNKNOWN WORLDS ends (#59)
    Aug     LORNA THE JUNGLE GIRL ends (#26)
    Aug     LOVERS ends (#86)
    Aug     MARINES AT WAR ends (#7)
    Aug     MARVEL TALES ends (#159)
    Aug     MY LOVE STORY ends (#9)
    Aug     MYSTERY TALES ends (#54)
    Aug     MYSTIC ends (#61)
    Aug     MYSTICAL TALES ends (#8)
    Aug     NAVY ACTION ends (#18)
    Aug     PATSY & HER PALS ends (#29)
    Aug     SHERRY THE SHOWGIRL ends (#7)
    Aug     SHOWGIRLS (second series) ends (#2)
    Aug     STORIES OF ROMANCE ends (#13)
    Aug     STRANGE STORIES OF SUSPENSE ends (#16)
    Aug     STRANGE TALES OF THE UNUSUAL ends (#11)
    Aug     TALES OF JUSTICE ends (#67)
    Aug     WESTERN GUNFIGHTERS ends (#27)
    Aug     WESTERN KID ends (#17)
    Aug     WESTERN OUTLAWS ends (#21)
    Sep     DEXTER THE DEMON ends (#7)
    Sep     LOVE TALES ends (#75)
    Sep     MELVIN THE MONSTER renamed DEXTER THE DEMON (#7)
    Sep     QUICK-TRIGGER WESTERN ends (#19)
    Sep     RAWHIDE KID ends (#16)
    Sep     THE KID FROM DODGE CITY ends (#2)
    Sep     THE KID FROM TEXAS ends (#2)
    Sep     THE OUTLAW KID ends (#19)
    Sep     THE RINGO KID WESTERN ends (#21)
    Sep     TWO-GUN WESTERN (second series) ends (#12)
    Sep     UNCANNY TALES ends (#56)
    Sep     WAR COMICS ends (#57)
    Sep     WILD WESTERN ends (#57)
 
1958   Back to top
    Sep     MARINES IN BATTLE ends (#25)
    Oct     NAVY COMBAT ends (#20)
    Nov     HOMER THE HAPPY GHOST ends (#22)
    Nov     MISS AMERICA MAGAZINE ends (#93)
    Dec     STRANGE WORLDS begins
 
1959   Back to top
    Jan     TALES OF SUSPENSE begins
    Jan     TALES TO ASTONISH begins
    Aug     STRANGE WORLDS ends (#5)
    Aug     WORLD OF FANTASY ends (#19)
    Oct     A DATE WITH MILLIE (second series) begins
    Oct     KATHY begins
 
1960   Back to top
    Jun     BATTLE ends (#70)
    Jun     WYATT EARP ends (#29)
    Aug     RAWHIDE KID revived (#17)
    Sep     MY OWN ROMANCE renamed TEEN-AGE ROMANCE (#77)
    Dec     A DATE WITH MILLIE (second series) renamed LIFE WITH MILLIE (#8)
 
1961   Back to top
    Apr     TWO-GUN KID ends (#59)
    Jun     AMAZING ADVENTURES begins
    Sep     LINDA CARTER, STUDENT NURSE begins
    Nov     FANTASTIC FOUR begins
    Dec     AMAZING ADVENTURES renamed AMAZING ADULT FANTASY (#7)
    ???     MY GIRL PEARL ends (#11)
 
1962   Back to top
    Mar     TEEN-AGE ROMANCE ends (#86)
    Aug     AMAZING ADULT FANTASY renamed AMAZING FANTASY (#15)
    Aug     AMAZING FANTASY ends (#15)
    May     THE INCREDIBLE HULK begins
    Nov     TWO-GUN KID revived (#60)
 
1963   Back to top
    Jan     LINDA CARTER, STUDENT NURSE ends (#9)
    Feb     LIFE WITH MILLIE renamed MODELING WITH MILLIE (#21)
    Mar     AMAZING SPIDER-MAN begins
    Mar     THE INCREDIBLE HULK ends (#6)
    May     SGT. FURY begins
    Jul     GUNSMOKE WESTERN ends (#77)
    Jul     LOVE ROMANCES ends (#106)
    Sep     THE AVENGERS begins
    Sep     THE X-MEN begins
 
1964   Back to top
    Feb     KATHY ends (#27)
    Apr     DAREDEVIL begins
    ---     MARVEL TALES (second series) begins
 
1965   Back to top
    Dec     PATSY WALKER ends (#124)
    ---     MARVEL COLLECTORS ITEM CLASSICS begins
 
1966   Back to top
    Feb     FANTASY MASTERPIECES begins
    Mar     JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY renamed THOR (#126)
    Oct     MARVEL SUPER-HEROES one-shot
 
1967   Back to top
    Feb     GHOST RIDER begins
    Feb     PATSY & HEDY ends (#110)
    Jun     MODELING WITH MILLIE ends (#54)
    Aug     NOT BRAND ECHH begins
    Nov     GHOST RIDER ends (#7)
    Dec     FANTASY MASTERPIECES renamed MARVEL SUPER-HEROES (#12)
 
1968   Back to top
    Jan     CAPT. SAVAGE AND HIS LEATHERNECK RAIDERS begins
    Mar     GROOVY begins
    Mar     KID COLT OUTLAW ends (#139)
    Mar     TWO-GUN KID ends (#92)
    Apr     IRON MAN & SUB-MARINER one-shot
    Apr     TALES OF SUSPENSE renamed CAPTAIN AMERICA (#100)
    Apr     TALES TO ASTONISH renamed THE INCREDIBLE HULK (#102)
    May     CAPTAIN MARVEL begins
    May     IRON MAN begins
    May     SUB-MARINER begins
    Jun     NICK FURY, AGENT OF SHIELD begins
    Jun     STRANGE TALES renamed DOCTOR STRANGE (#169)
    Jul     GROOVY ends (#3)
    Jul     THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN begins
    Aug     SILVER SURFER begins
    Oct     TALES OF ASGARD one-shot
    Oct     THE MIGHTY MARVEL WESTERN begins
    Nov     THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN ends (#2)
 
1969   Back to top
    Apr     MAD ABOUT MILLIE begins
    May     CHILI begins
    May     NOT BRAND ECHH ends (#13)
    Sep     MY LOVE (second series) begins
    Sep     TOWER OF SHADOWS begins
    Oct     CHAMBER OF DARKNESS begins
    Oct     MARVEL COLLECTORS ITEM CLASSICS renamed MARVEL'S GREATEST COMICS
                (#23)
    Oct     OUR LOVE STORY begins
    Nov     DOCTOR STRANGE ends (#183)
    Nov     HOMER THE HAPPY GHOST (second series) begins
    Nov     KID COLT OUTLAW revived (#140)
    Nov     NICK FURY, AGENT OF SHIELD ends (#15)
    Nov     PETER, THE LITTLE PEST begins
    Dec     CAPTAIN MARVEL ends (#19)
 
1970   Back to top
    Jan     THE RINGO KID begins
    Jan     WHERE MONSTERS DWELL begins
    Mar     CAPT. SAVAGE AND HIS LEATHERNECK RAIDERS ends (#19)
    Mar     THE X-MEN ends (#66)
    May     PETER, THE LITTLE PEST renamed PETEY (#4)
    May     PETEY ends (#4)
    Jun     CAPTAIN MARVEL revived (#20)
    Jul     HOMER THE HAPPY GHOST (second series) ends (#5)
    Jul     TWO-GUN KID revived (#93)
    Jul     WHERE CREATURES ROAM begins
    Aug     AMAZING ADVENTURES (second series) begins
    Aug     ASTONISHING TALES begins
    Aug     CAPTAIN MARVEL ends (#21)
    Aug     KA-ZAR begins
    Aug     LI'L KIDS begins
    Aug     THE OUTLAW KID (second series) begins
    Aug     WESTERN GUNFIGHTERS (second series) begins
    Sep     CHILI ends (#17)
    Sep     SILVER SURFER ends (#18)
    Oct     CONAN THE BARBARIAN begins
    Oct     HARVEY begins
    Oct     LI'L KIDS ends (#2)
    Oct     SPOOF begins, ends (#1)
    Nov     FEAR begins
    Nov     HARVEY ends (#2)
    Nov     NICK FURY, AGENT OF SHIELD revived (#16)
    Dec     MAD ABOUT MILLIE ends (#17)
    Dec     THE X-MEN revived (#67)
 
1971   Back to top
    Jan     SPECIAL MARVEL EDITION begins
    Feb     CHAMBER OF DARKNESS renamed MONSTERS ON THE PROWL (#9)
    Mar     KA-ZAR ends (#3)
    Mar     NICK FURY, AGENT OF SHIELD ends (#18)
    Mar     TOWER OF SHADOWS renamed CREATURES ON THE LOOSE (#10)
    May     SAVAGE TALES begins
    Jun     KULL THE CONQUEROR begins
    Sep     KULL THE CONQUEROR ends (#2)
    Sep     WHERE CREATURES ROAM ends (#8)
    Nov     LI'L KIDS revived (#3)
    Nov     MARVEL SPOTLIGHT begins
    Nov     MARVEL SUPER-HEROES ends (#31)
    Dec     MARVEL FEATURE begins
    Dec     THE WESTERN KID (second series) begins
 
1972   Back to top
    Feb     MARVEL TRIPLE ACTION begins
    Mar     MARVEL TEAM-UP begins
    Apr     MARVEL PREMIERE begins
    Apr     TOMB OF DRACULA begins
    May     RED WOLF begins
    Jun     COMBAT KELLY (second series) begins
    Jun     HARVEY revived (#3)
    Jun     HERO FOR HIRE begins
    Jul     KULL THE CONQUEROR revived (#3)
    Aug     CHILI revived (#18)
    Aug     THE DEFENDERS begins
    Aug     THE WESTERN KID (second series) ends (#5)
    Aug     WARLOCK begins
    Sep     CAPTAIN MARVEL revived (#22)
    Sep     LI'L PALS begins
    Sep     MARVEL SUPER-HEROES revived (#32)
    Sep     WEREWOLF BY NIGHT begins
    Oct     DOC SAVAGE begins
    Oct     GUNHAWKS begins
    Oct     JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (second series) begins
    Oct     JUNGLE ACTION (second series) begins
    Oct     WYATT EARP revived (#30)
    Nov     CHAMBER OF CHILLS begins
    Nov     NIGHT NURSE begins
    Nov     SPOOF revived (#2)
    Nov     THE CAT begins
    Dec     HARVEY ends (#6)
    Dec     SHANNA, THE SHE-DEVIL begins
    Dec     SUPERNATURAL THRILLERS begins
 
1973   Back to top
    Jan     CRYPT OF SHADOWS begins
    Jan     FRANKENSTEIN begins
    Jan     TEX DAWSON, GUN-SLINGER begins
    Jan     WAR IS HELL begins
    Feb     CRAZY (second series) begins
    Feb     SHIELD begins
    Feb     VAULT OF EVIL begins
    Mar     BEWARE begins
    Apr     TEX DAWSON, GUN-SLINGER renamed GUNSLINGER (#2)
    May     LI'L PALS ends (#5)
    May     NIGHT NURSE ends (#4)
    May     SPOOF ends (#5)
    May     WORLDS UNKNOWN begins
    Jun     CRAZY (second series) ends (#3)
    Jun     GUNSLINGER ends (#3)
    Jun     LI'L KIDS ends (#12)
    Jun     THE CAT ends (#4)
    Jun     WYATT EARP ends (#34)
    Jul     MONSTERS UNLEASHED begins
    Aug     MARVEL SPECTACULAR begins
    Aug     SHANNA, THE SHE-DEVIL ends (#5)
    Aug     TALES OF THE ZOMBIE begins
    Aug     VAMPIRE TALES begins
    Sep     GHOST RIDER (second series) begins
    Sep     RED WOLF ends (#9)
    Sep     STRANGE TALES revived (#169)
    Oct     COMBAT KELLY (second series) ends (#9)
    Oct     CRAZY MAGAZINE begins
    Oct     GUNHAWKS ends (#7)
    Oct     SHIELD ends (#5)
    Oct     WARLOCK ends (#8)
    Nov     MARVEL FEATURE ends (#12)
    Nov     MONSTERS ON THE PROWL ends (#27)
    Nov     THE RINGO KID ends (#23)
    Dec     CHILI ends (#26)
    Dec     DEAD OF NIGHT begins
    Dec     MARVEL DOUBLE FEATURE begins
    Dec     MILLIE THE MODEL ends (#207)
    Dec     UNCANNY TALES (second series) begins
    Dec     WEIRD WONDER TALES begins
    ???     DRACULA LIVES! begins
 
1974   Back to top
    Jan     DOC SAVAGE ends (#8)
    Jan     KA-ZAR (second series) begins
    Jan     MAN-THING begins
    Jan     MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE begins
    Feb     HERO FOR HIRE renamed POWER MAN (#17)
    Feb     KULL THE CONQUEROR renamed KULL THE DESTROYER (#11)
    Apr     DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU begins
    Apr     SPECIAL MARVEL EDITION renamed MASTER OF KUNG FU (#17)
    Jun     DOCTOR STRANGE (second series) begins
    Jun     MONSTERS ON THE PROWL revived (#28)
    Jul     BEWARE renamed TOMB OF DARKNESS (#9)
    Aug     KULL THE DESTROYER ends (#15)
    Aug     PLANET OF THE APES begins
    Aug     SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN begins
    Aug     WORLDS UNKNOWN ends (#8)
    Sep     THE HUMAN TORCH (second series) begins
    Sep     THE SUB-MARINER ends (#72)
    Oct     MONSTERS ON THE PROWL ends (#30)
    Oct     NIGHT RIDER begins
    Oct     SPIDEY SUPER STORIES begins
    Dec     ARRGH! begins
    ---     COMIX BOOK begins
    ---     MARVEL TREASURY EDITION begins
 
1975   Back to top
    Jan     UNKNOWN WORLDS OF SCIENCE FICTION begins
    Feb     MARVEL PREVIEW begins
    Mar     TALES OF THE ZOMBIE ends (#10)
    Apr     MONSTERS UNLEASHED ends (#11)
    May     KULL AND THE BARBARIANS begins
    Jun     VAMPIRE TALES ends (#11)
    Jul     DRACULA LIVES! ends (#13)
    Aug     DEAD OF NIGHT ends (#11)
    Aug     DOC SAVAGE (second series) begins
    Aug     NIGHT RIDER ends (#6)
    Aug     SKULL, THE SLAYER begins
    Aug     SUPER-VILLAIN TEAM-UP begins
    Aug     THE INVADERS begins
    Sep     ARRGH! ends (#5)
    Sep     CREATURES ON THE LOOSE ends (#37)
    Sep     FRANKENSTEIN ends (#18)
    Sep     KULL AND THE BARBARIANS ends (#3)
    Oct     ADVENTURES ON THE PLANET OF THE APES begins
    Oct     JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (second series) ends (#19)
    Oct     MAN-THING ends (#22)
    Oct     MARVEL CHILLERS begins
    Oct     MARVEL PRESENTS begins
    Oct     SUPERNATURAL THRILLERS ends (#15)
    Oct     THE CHAMPIONS begins
    Oct     THE INHUMANS begins
    Oct     THE OUTLAW KID (second series) ends (#30)
    Oct     UNCANNY TALES ends (#12)
    Oct     WAR IS HELL ends (#15)
    Oct     WARLOCK revived (#9)
    Oct     WHERE MONSTERS DWELL ends (#38)
    Nov     CRYPT OF SHADOWS ends (#21)
    Nov     IRON FIST begins
    Nov     MARVEL FEATURE (second series) begins
    Nov     MARVEL SPECTACULAR ends (#19)
    Nov     THE HUMAN TORCH (second series) ends (#8)
    Nov     THE RINGO KID revived (#25)
    Nov     UNKNOWN WORLDS OF SCIENCE FICTION ends (#6)
    Nov     VAULT OF EVIL ends (#23)
    Nov     WESTERN GUNFIGHTERS (second series) ends (#33)
    Dec     FEAR ends (#31)
    Dec     SON OF SATAN begins
    ---     MARVEL SPECIAL EDITION FEATURING... begins
    ---     SAVAGE TALES ends (#12)
 
1976   Back to top
    Jan     HOWARD THE DUCK begins
    Feb     BLACK GOLIATH begins
    Feb     OUR LOVE STORIES ends (#36)
    Mar     MY LOVE (second series) ends (#39)
    Mar     OMEGA THE UNKNOWN begins
    Jul     ASTONISHING TALES ends (#36)
    Jul     THE ETERNALS begins
    Aug     KULL THE DESTROYER revived (#16)
    Sep     NOVA begins
    Sep     THE MIGHTY MARVEL WESTERN ends (#46)
    Oct     CAPTAIN BRITAIN begins
    Oct     MARVEL CHILLERS ends (#7)
    Nov     AMAZING ADVENTURES (second series) ends (#39)
    Nov     BLACK GOLIATH ends (#5)
    Nov     CHAMBER OF CHILLS ends (#25)
    Nov     JUNGLE ACTION (second series) ends (#26)
    Nov     MARVEL FEATURE (second series) ends (#7)
    Nov     SKULL, THE SLAYER ends (#8)
    Nov     STRANGE TALES ends (#188)
    Nov     THE RINGO KID ends (#30)
    Nov     TOMB OF DARKNESS ends (#23)
    Nov     WARLOCK ends (#15)
    Dec     2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY begins
    Dec     ADVENTURES ON THE PLANET OF THE APES ends (#11)
    Dec     THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (second series) begins
    ---     COMIX BOOK ends (#5)
    ---     MARVEL CLASSICS COMICS SERIES FEATURING... begins
 
1977   Back to top
    Jan     LOGAN'S RUN begins
    Jan     MS. MARVEL begins
    Jan     RAMPAGING HULK begins
    Jan     RED SONJA begins
    Jan     THE BLACK PANTHER begins
    Feb     DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU ends (#33)
    Feb     KA-ZAR (second series) ends (#20)
    Feb     PLANET OF THE APES ends (#29)
    Feb     SON OF SATAN ends (#8)
    Feb     WHAT IF? begins
    spr     DOC SAVAGE (second series) ends (#8)
    Mar     MARVEL DOUBLE FEATURE ends (#21)
    Mar     WEREWOLF BY NIGHT ends (#43)
    Apr     MARVEL SPOTLIGHT ends (#33)
    Apr     SPIDER-WOMAN begins
    Apr     TWO-GUN KID ends (#136)
    May     MARVEL SUPER ACTION begins
    May     WEIRD WONDER TALES ends (#22)
    Jun     JOHN CARTER, WARLORD OF MARS begins
    Jun     TARZAN begins
    Jul     CAPTAIN BRITAIN ends (#39)
    Jul     LOGAN'S RUN ends (#7)
    Jul     STAR WARS begins
    Aug     GODZILLA begins
    Aug     MARVEL PRESENTS ends (#12)
    Aug     THE INHUMANS ends (#12)
    Sep     2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY ends (#10)
    Sep     IRON FIST ends (#15)
    Sep     THE HUMAN FLY begins
    Oct     OMEGA THE UNKNOWN ends (#10)
    Oct     SCOOBY-DOO begins
    Oct     THE FLINTSTONES begins
    Nov     DYNOMUTT begins
    Nov     YOGI BEAR begins
    Dec     THE FUNTASTIC WORLD OF HANNA-BARBERA begins
    ---     MARVEL COMICS SUPER SPECIAL begins
 
1978   Back to top
    Jan     THE CHAMPIONS ends (#17)
    Jan     THE ETERNALS ends (#19)
    Feb     MAN FROM ATLANTIS begins
    Mar     LAFF-A-LYMPICS begins
    Apr     DEVIL DINOSAUR begins
    Apr     MACHINE MAN begins
    Apr     POWER MAN renamed POWER MAN & IRON FIST (#50)
    Jun     THE FUNTASTIC WORLD OF HANNA-BARBERA ends (#3)
    Aug     MAN FROM ATLANTIS ends (#7)
    Aug     RAMPAGING HULK renamed HULK (#10)
    Aug     TV STARS begins
    Sep     DYNOMUTT ends (#6)
    Oct     KULL THE DESTROYER ends (#29)
    Dec     DEVIL DINOSAUR ends (#8)
    Dec     MACHINE MAN ends (#9)
    Dec     MARVEL CLASSICS COMICS SERIES FEATURING... ends (#36)
    ---     MARVEL SPECIAL EDITION FEATURING... ends (#3)
 
1979   Back to top
    Jan     MICRONAUTS begins
    Feb     SCOOBY-DOO ends (#9)
    Feb     SHOGUN WARRIORS begins
    Feb     THE FLINTSTONES ends (#9)
    Feb     TV STARS ends (#4)
    Mar     BATTLESTAR GALACTICA begins
    Mar     LAFF-A-LYMPICS ends (#13)
    Mar     THE HUMAN FLY ends (#19)
    Mar     YOGI BEAR ends (#9)
    Apr     KID COLT OUTLAW ends (#229)
    Apr     MARVEL TRIPLE ACTION ends (#47)
    Apr     MS. MARVEL ends (#23)
    May     CAPTAIN MARVEL ends (#62)
    May     HOWARD THE DUCK ends (#31)
    May     NOVA ends (#25)
    May     RAWHIDE KID ends (#151)
    May     RED SONJA ends (#15)
    May     THE BLACK PANTHER ends (#15)
    Jul     GODZILLA ends (#24)
    Jul     MARVEL SPOTLIGHT (second series) begins
    Aug     MACHINE MAN revived (#10)
    Aug     TOMB OF DRACULA ends (#70)
    Sep     FUN AND GAMES MAGAZINE begins
    Sep     THE INVADERS ends (#41)
    Oct     HOWARD THE DUCK (second series) begins
    Oct     JOHN CARTER, WARLORD OF MARS ends (#28)
    Oct     TARZAN ends (#29)
    Oct     TOMB OF DRACULA (second series) begins
    Nov     MAN-THING (second series) begins
    Dec     AMAZING ADVENTURES (third series) begins
    Dec     FANTASY MASTERPIECES (second series) begins
    Dec     ROM begins
    Dec     TALES TO ASTONISH (second series) begins
 
1980   Back to top
    Feb     THE SAVAGE SHE-HULK begins
    spr     EPIC ILLUSTRATED begins
    Mar     KING CONAN begins
    Apr     STAR TREK begins
    Jun     SUPER-VILLAIN TEAM-UP ends (#17)
    Aug     TOMB OF DRACULA (second series) ends (#6)
    Sep     SHOGUN WARRIORS ends (#20)
    Nov     MOON KNIGHT begins
 
1981   Back to top
    Jan     AMAZING ADVENTURES (third series) ends (#14)
    Jan     BATTLESTAR GALACTICA ends (#23)
    Jan     FANTASY MASTERPIECES (second series) ends (#14)
    Jan     MARVEL'S GREATEST COMICS ends (#96)
    Jan     TALES TO ASTONISH (second series) ends (#14)
    Feb     MACHINE MAN ends (#19)
    Feb     THE X-MEN renamed THE UNCANNY X-MEN (#142)
    Mar     HOWARD THE DUCK (second series) ends (#9)
    Mar     MARVEL PREVIEW renamed BIZARRE ADVENTURES (#25)
    Mar     MARVEL SPOTLIGHT (second series) ends (#11)
    Mar     THE DAZZLER begins
    Apr     KA-ZAR THE SAVAGE begins
    Jun     HULK ends (#27)
    Jul     MAN-THING (second series) ends (#11)
    Aug     MARVEL PREMIERE ends (#61)
    Sep     RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK 3-issue mini
    Oct     DRAGONSLAYER 2-issue mini
    Oct     JAMES BOND: FOR YOUR EYES ONLY 2-issue mini
    Nov     DENNIS THE MENACE begins
    Nov     MARVEL SUPER ACTION ends (#37)
    Dec     SGT. FURY ends (#167)
    ---     MARVEL TREASURY EDITION ends (#28)
 
1982   Back to top
    Jan     MARVEL SUPER-HEROES ends (#105)
    Feb     STAR TREK ends (#18)
    Feb     THE SAVAGE SHE-HULK ends (#25)
    Mar     MARVEL FANFARE begins
    Mar     SPIDEY SUPER STORIES ends (#57)
    Apr     DENNIS THE MENACE COMICS DIGEST begins
    Apr     THE VERY BEST OF DENNIS THE MENACE 3-issue mini (digest)
    Jun     G.I.JOE, A REAL AMERICAN HERO begins
    Jun     MARVEL SUPER HERO CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS 3-issue mini
    Jun     TEAM AMERICA begins
    Jun     THE SILVER SURFER (second series) one shot
    Aug     DENNIS THE MENACE COMICS DIGEST ends (#3)
    Sep     HERCULES 4-issue mini
    Sep     WOLVERINE 4-issue mini
    Oct     ANNIE 2-issue mini
    Oct     BLADE RUNNER 2-issue mini
    Oct     CONAN THE BARBARIAN MOVIE SPECIAL 2-issue mini
    Nov     DENNIS THE MENACE ends (#13)
    Nov     DREADSTAR begins
    Nov     MARVEL MOVIE SHOWCASE FEATURING STAR WARS 2-issue mini
    Nov     VISION AND THE SCARLET WITCH 4-issue mini
    Dec     KULL THE CONQUERER (second series) begins
    Dec     SMURFS begins
    Dec     WARLOCK (second series) 6-issue mini?
    ---     MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL begins
 
1983   Back to top
    Jan     THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF INDIANA JONES begins
    Jan     THE OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE 15-issue mini
    Feb     BIZARRE ADVENTURES ends (#34)
    Feb     RED SONJA (second series) 2-issue mini?
    Feb     SMURFS ends (#3)
    Mar     KULL THE CONQUERER (second series) ends (#2)
    Mar     THE NEW MUTANTS begins
    Apr     MARVEL AGE begins
    Apr     THE DARK CRYSTAL 2-issue mini
    May     KULL THE CONQUERER (third series) begins
    May     TEAM AMERICA ends (#12)
    May     THE SAGA OF CRYSTAR, CRYSTAL WARRIOR begins
    May     U.S. 1 begins
    Jun     COYOTE begins
    Jun     GHOST RIDER (second series) ends (#81)
    Jun     MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE ends (#100)
    Jun     MASTER OF KUNG FU ends (#125)
    Jun     SPIDER-WOMAN ends (#50)
    Jul     THE THING begins
    Aug     ALPHA FLIGHT begins
    Aug     RED SONJA (third series) begins
    Sep     HAWKEYE 4-issue mini
    Sep     THE KREE/SKRULL WAR STARRING THE AVENGERS 2-issue mini
    Oct     CLOAK AND DAGGER 4-issue mini
    Oct     CRAZY MAGAZINE ends (#94)
    Oct     STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI 4-issue mini
    Nov     FALCON 4-issue mini
    Nov     KRULL 2-issue mini
    Nov     MOON KNIGHT SPECIAL EDITION 3-issue mini
    Dec     MAGIK 4-issue mini
    Dec     NICK FURY, AGENT OF SHIELD (second series) 2-issue mini
    Dec     X-MEN CLASSICS begins
 
1984   Back to top
    Jan     JACK OF HEARTS 4-issue mini
    Jan     KING CONAN renamed CONAN THE KING (#20)
    Jan     THE X-MEN AND THE MICRONAUTS 4-issue mini
    Jan?    VOID INDIGO begins
    Feb     CAPTAIN AMERICA SPECIAL EDITION 2-issue mini
    Feb     THE ELEKTRA SAGA 4-issue mini
    Feb     X-MEN CLASSICS ends (#3)
    Mar     A-TEAM begins
    Mar     DOCTOR STRANGE CLASSICS 4-issue mini
    Mar     HERCULES (second series) 4-issue mini
    Apr     ALIEN LEGION begins
    May     A-TEAM ends (#3)
    May     MARVEL SUPER HEROES SECRET WARS 12-issue mini
    Jul     MOON KNIGHT ends (#38)
    Jul     SIX FROM SIRIUS 4-issue mini
    Jul     TARZAN OF THE APES 2-issue mini
    Aug     AMAZING HIGH ADVENTURE begins
    Aug     MICRONAUTS ends (#59)
    Aug     POWER PACK begins
    Aug     QUESTPROBE 4-issue mini
    Sep     INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM 3-issue mini
    Sep     PRINCE NAMOR, THE SUB-MARINER 4-issue mini
    Sep     TRANSFORMERS 4-issue mini
    Sep     WEST COAST AVENGERS 4-issue mini
    Oct     CRASH RYAN 4-issue mini
    Oct     DOCTOR WHO begins
    Oct     KA-ZAR THE SAVAGE ends (#34)
    Oct     MACHINE MAN (second series) 4-issue mini
    Oct     MICRONAUTS (second series) begins
    Oct     THE LAST STARFIGHTER 3-issue mini
    Oct     U.S. 1 ends (#12)
    Oct     WHAT IF? ends (#47)
    Nov     BLACK PANTHER (second series) 4-issue mini
    Nov     KITTY PRYDE AND WOLVERINE 6-issue mini
    Nov     STARRIORS 4-issue mini
    Nov     THE MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN 3-issue mini
    Dec     BUCKAROO BONZAI 2-issue mini
    Dec     ICEMAN 4-issue mini
    Dec     SHEENA 2-issue mini
    Dec     SISTERHOOD OF STEEL begins
    Dec     TIME SPIRITS begins
 
1985   Back to top
    Jan     CONAN THE DESTROYER 2-issue mini
    Jan     THE BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 4-issue mini
    Feb     MARVEL TEAM-UP ends (#150)
    Feb     THE SAGA OF CRYSTAR, CRYSTAL WARRIOR ends (#11)
    Mar     GROO THE WANDERER begins
    Apr     DUNE 3-issue mini
    Apr     HEATHCLIFF begins
    Apr     PLANET TERRY begins
    Apr     THE OFFICIAL MARVEL INDEX TO THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 9-issue mini
    Apr     TOP DOG begins
    Apr     WALLY THE WIZARD begins
    Apr     WEB OF SPIDER-MAN begins
    May     MOONSHADOW begins
    May     PETER PORKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-HAM begins
    May     ROCKET RACCOON 4-issue mini
    May     THE BLACK DRAGON 6-issue mini
    May     THE GETALONG GANG begins
    Jun     EWOKS begins
    Jun     GARGOYLE 4-issue mini
    Jun     KULL THE CONQUERER (third series) ends (#10)
    Jun     MOON KNIGHT (second series) begins
    Jun     SECTAURS begins
    Jun     STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE begins
    Jun     TRANSFORMERS revived as regular series (#5)
    Jul     CLOAK AND DAGGER (second series) begins
    Jul     SECRET WARS II 9-issue mini
    Aug     ELFQUEST begins
    Aug     FRAGGLE ROCK begins
    Aug     RAWHIDE KID (second series) 4-issue mini
    Aug     THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN MARVEL 5-issue mini
    Sep     LONGSHOT 6-issue mini
    Sep     SOLOMON KANE 6-issue mini
    Sep     SQUADRON SUPREME 12-issue mini
    Oct     THE ETERNALS (second series) 12-issue mini
    Oct     VISION AND THE SCARLET WITCH (second series) 12-issue mini
    Oct     WEST COAST AVENGERS (second series) begins
    Nov     BALDER THE BRAVE 4-issue mini
    Nov     CARE BEARS begins
    Nov     NIGHTCRAWLER 4-issue mini
    Nov     RED SONJA (fourth series) 2-issue mini
    Nov     SAVAGE TALES (second series) begins
    Dec     MARVEL SAGA begins
    Dec     MISTY 6-issue mini
    Dec     MOON KNIGHT (second series) ends (#6)
    Dec     SIX FROM SIRIUS 2 4-issue mini
    Dec     THE BOZZ CHRONICLES 6-issue mini
    Dec     THE OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE (second series) 20-issue mini
    Dec     THE OFFICIAL MARVEL INDEX TO THE FANTASTIC FOUR 12-issue mini
    Dec     THUNDERCATS begins
 
1986   Back to top
    Jan     HOWARD THE DUCK revived (#32)
    Jan     PUNISHER 5-issue mini
    Jan     THE OFFICIAL MARVEL INDEX TO MARVEL TEAM-UP 6-issue mini
    Jan     X-MEN/ALPHA FLIGHT 2-issue mini
    Feb     EPIC ILLUSTRATED ends (#36)
    Feb     ROM ends (#75)
    Feb     THE DEFENDERS ends (#152)
    Feb     X-FACTOR begins
    Mar     COYOTE ends (#16)
    Mar     FIRESTAR 4-issue mini
    Mar     THE DAZZLER ends (#42)
    Mar     THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF INDIANA JONES ends (#34)
    Mar     THE GETALONG GANG ends (#6)
    Apr     DROIDS begins
    May     MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE begins
    May     MICRONAUTS (second series) ends (#20)
    Jun     DAKOTA NORTH begins
    Jun     THE THING ends (#36)
    Jul     STEELGRIP STARKEY 6-issue mini
    Aug     DOCTOR WHO ends (#23)
    Aug     ELEKTRA: ASSASSIN 8-issue mini
    Sep     CLASSIC X-MEN begins
    Sep     FRAGGLE ROCK ends (#8)
    Sep     HOWARD THE DUCK ends (#33)
    Sep     HUGGA BUNCH begins
    Sep     MADBALLS begins
    Sep     POWER MAN & IRON FIST ends (#125)
    Sep     STAR WARS ends (#107)
    Oct     G.I. JOE SPECIAL MISSIONS begins
    Oct     POPPLES begins
    Oct     SPITFIRE AND THE TROUBLESHOOTERS begins
    Oct     STAR BRAND begins
    Nov     D.P. 7 begins
    Nov     JUSTICE begins
    Nov     KICKERS, INC. begins
    Nov     LABYRINTH 3-issue mini
    Nov     MADBALLS ends (#3)
    Nov     MARK HAZZARD: MERC begins
    Nov     MARVEL COMICS SUPER SPECIAL ends (#41)
    Nov     NIGHTMASK begins
    Nov     PSI-FORCE begins
    Dec     ANIMAX begins
    Dec     G.I.JOE COMICS MAGAZINE begins
    Dec     HOWARD THE DUCK: THE MOVIE 3-issue mini
    Dec     STRIKEFORCE: MORITURI begins
    Dec     THE 'NAM begins
    Dec     THE G.I. JOE ORDER OF BATTLE 4-issue mini
    Dec     THE TRANSFORMERS UNIVERSE 4-issue mini
    Dec     TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE 3-issue mini
    ---     RED SONJA (third series) ends (#13)
 
1987   Back to top
    Jan     CHUCK NORRIS begins
    Jan     CLOAK AND DAGGER ends (#11)
    Jan     DEFENDERS OF THE EARTH begins
    Jan     G.I. JOE AND THE TRANSFORMERS 4-issue mini
    Jan     INHUMANOIDS begins
    Jan     SPIDER-MAN COMICS MAGAZINE begins
    Feb     COMET MAN 6-issue mini
    Feb     DAKOTA NORTH ends (#5)
    Feb     DOCTOR STRANGE (second series) ends (#81)
    Feb     FANTASTIC FOUR VS. X-MEN 4-issue mini
    Feb     MOONSHADOW ends (#12)
    Mar     SAVAGE TALES ends (#9)
    Apr     FALLEN ANGELS 8-issue mini
    Apr     MEPHISTO VS. 4-issue mini
    Apr     STRANGE TALES (second series) begins
    Apr     THE X-MEN VS. THE AVENGERS 4-issue mini
    May     HEATHCLIFF'S FUNHOUSE begins
    May     THE OFFICIAL MARVEL INDEX TO THE X-MEN 8-issue mini
    Jun     ANIMAX ends (#4)
    Jun     CONAN SAGA begins
    Jun     DROIDS ends (#8)
    Jun     MADBALLS revived (#4)
    Jul     PUNISHER (second series) begins
    Jul     SILVER SURFER (third series) begins
    Jul     SPITFIRE AND THE TROUBLESHOOTERS renamed CODENAME: SPITFIRE (#10)
    Jul     TOP DOG ends (#14)
    Jul     TRANSFORMERS: HEADMASTERS 4-issue mini
    Aug     FOOFUR begins
    Aug     SILVERHAWKS begins
    Aug     THE FLINTSTONE KIDS begins
    Sep     ALIEN LEGION ends (#20)
    Sep     CHUCK NORRIS ends (#3)
    Sep     DEFENDERS OF THE EARTH ends (#5)
    Sep     EWOKS ends (#15)
    Sep     PETER PORKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-HAM ends (#17)
    Oct     ALIEN LEGION (second series) begins
    Oct     CODENAME: SPITFIRE ends (#13)
    Oct     MARSHAL LAW begins
    Oct     MOEBIUS begins
    Nov     AIR RAIDERS begins
    Nov     BULLWINKLE AND ROCKY begins
    Nov     VISIONARIES begins
    Dec     MARVEL SAGA ends (#25)
    Dec     SOLO AVENGERS begins
    ---     AMAZING HIGH ADVENTURE ends (#5)
 
1988   Back to top
    Jan     SPELLBOUND 6-issue mini
    Jan     TALES OF G.I. JOE begins
    Feb     BLOOD 4-issue mini
    Feb     SLEDGE HAMMER begins
    Mar     AIR RAIDERS ends (#5)
    Mar     ALF begins
    Mar     CAPTAIN JUSTICE begins
    Mar     ELFQUEST ends (#32)
    Mar     SLEDGE HAMMER ends (#2)
    Apr     CAPTAIN JUSTICE ends (#2)
    Apr     DOCTOR ZERO begins
    Apr     FRAGGLE ROCK (second series) 6-issue mini
    Jun     FOOFUR ends (#6)
    Jun     G.I. JOE EUROPEAN MISSIONS begins
    Jun     NICK FURY VS. SHIELD 6-issue mini
    Jun     MADBALLS ends (#10)
    Jun     ST. GEORGE begins
    Jul     BLACK PANTHER (third series) 4-issue mini
    Jul     DRAGON'S TEETH/DRAGON'S CLAWS begins
    Aug     WHAT THE--?! begins
    Aug     WILLOW 3-issue mini
    Aug     WOLFPACK 12-issue mini
    Sep     AKIRA begins
    Sep     MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS begins
    Sep     SPEEDBALL begins
    Sep     VISIONARIES ends (#6)
    Oct     EXCALIBUR begins
    Oct     STRANGE TALES (second series) ends (#19)
    Oct     THE LIGHT AND DARKNESS WAR 6-issue mini
    Oct     THE MUTANT MISADVENTURES OF CLOAK AND DAGGER begins
    Oct     X-TERMINATORS 4-issue mini
    Nov     COUNT DUCKULA begins
    Nov     DOCTOR STRANGE, SORCEROR SUPREME begins
    Nov     SAGA OF THE SUB-MARINER 12-issue mini
    Nov     THE INCAL begins
    Nov     THE PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL begins
    Nov     WOLVERINE (second series) begins
    Dec     DEATH'S HEAD begins
    Dec     SEMPER FI begins
    Dec     THE SILVER SURFER (fourth series) 2-issue mini
    ---     G.I. JOE COMICS MAGAZINE ends (#13)
    ---     HEATHCLIFF'S FUNHOUSE ends (#10)
    ---     MOEBIUS ends (#7)
    ---     SPIDER-MAN COMICS MAGAZINE ends (#13)
 
1989   Back to top
    Jan     CARE BEARS ends (#20)
    Jan     THE INCAL ends (#3)
    Feb     DINO RIDER begins
    Feb     TALES OF G.I. JOE ends (#14)
    Mar     BULLWINKLE AND ROCKY ends (#9)
    Mar     HAVOK AND WOLVERINE: MELTDOWN 4-issue mini
    Apr     THE FLINTSTONE KIDS ends (#11)
    May     DAMAGE CONTROL 4-issue mini
    May     MARSHAL LAW ends (#6)
    May     STAR BRAND ends (#19)
    May     THE SENSATIONAL SHE-HULK begins
    Jun     D.P. 7 ends (#32)
    Jun     DRAGON'S TEETH/DRAGON'S CLAWS ends (#12)
    Jun     JUSTICE ends (#32)
    Jun     MOON KNIGHT (third series) begins
    Jul     SPEEDBALL ends (#11)
    Jul     STRIKEFORCE: MORITURI ends (#31)
    Jul     THE OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE (third series) 8-issue mini
    Jul     WHAT IF...? (second series) begins
    Aug     DOCTOR ZERO ends (#8)
    Aug     NTH MAN begins
    Aug     SEMPER FI ends (#9)
    Aug     SOLO AVENGERS renamed AVENGERS SPOTLIGHT (#21)
    Sep     DEATH'S HEAD ends (#10)
    Sep     NICK FURY, AGENT OF SHIELD (third series) begins
    Sep     THE WOLVERINE SAGA 4-issue mini
    Sep     WEST COAST AVENGERS (second series) renamed AVENGERS WEST COAST (#48)
    Oct     QUASAR begins
    Oct     SHADOWMASTERS 4-issue mini
    Oct     ST. GEORGE ends (#8)
    Oct     THE PUNISHER MAGAZINE begins
    Nov     CONAN THE KING ends (#55)
    Nov     POLICE ACADEMY begins
    Nov     PUNISHER MOVIE COMIC 3-issue mini
    Nov     THE DESTROYER begins
    Dec     DAMAGE CONTROL (second series) 4-issue mini
    Dec     G.I. JOE EUROPEAN MISSIONS ends (#15)
    Dec     G.I. JOE SPECIAL MISSIONS ends (#28)
    ???     DINO RIDERS ends (#3)
    ---     BLUEBERRY 5-issue mini
    ---     INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE 4-issue mini
 
1990   Back to top
    Mar     ROBOCOP begins
    Apr     CLASSIC X-MEN renamed X-MEN CLASSIC (#46)
    Apr     CLIVE BARKER'S HELLBREED begins
    Apr     NAMOR, THE SUB-MARINER begins
    Apr     SAGA OF THE ORIGINAL HUMAN TORCH 4-issue mini
    Apr     STALKERS begins 
    Apr     STEELTOWN ROCKERS 6-issue mini
    May     CAMP CANDY begins
    May     GHOST RIDER (third series) begins
    May     MARVEL SUPER-HEROES (second series) begins
    May     THE ELSEWHERE PRINCE 6-issue mini
    May     X-MEN SPOTLIGHT: STARJAMMERS 2-issue mini
    Jun     BLACK KNIGHT (second series) 4-issue mini
    Jun     THE DESTROYER ends (#9)
    Jun     THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY begins
    Jul     DEATHLOK 4-issue mini
    Jul     THE KNIGHTS OF PENDRAGON begins
    Jul     THE NEW WARRIORS begins
    Jul     THE PUNISHER ARMORY begins
    Aug     ALIEN LEGION (second series) ends (#18)
    Aug     BRUTE FORCE 4-issue mini
    Aug     ROBOCOP 2 3-issue mini
    Aug     SPIDER-MAN begins
    Oct     CAMP CANDY ends (#6)
    Oct     DARKMAN 3-issue mini
    Oct     FAFHRD AND THE GREY MOUSER 4-issue mini
    Oct     FOOLKILLER begins
    Oct     MIGHTY MOUSE begins
    Oct     THE MUTANT MISADVENTURES OF CLOAK AND DAGGER renamed CLOAK AND
                DAGGER (third series) (#14)
    Nov     ALIEN LEGION: ON THE EDGE 3-issue mini
    Nov     ATOMIC AGE 4-issue mini
    Nov     CADILLACS AND DINOSAURS 6-issue mini
    Nov     HOLLYWOOD SUPERSTARS begins
    Nov     NOMAD 4-issue mini
    Nov     THE PUNISHER MAGAZINE ends (#16)
    Dec     THE LAST AMERICAN 4-issue mini
    Dec     ZORRO begins
    ---     THE THANOS QUEST 2-issue mini
 
1991   Back to top
    Jan     AVENGERS SPOTLIGHT ends (#40)
    Jan     BARBIE begins
    Jan     BARBIE FASHION begins
    Jan     COUNT DUCKULA ends (#15)
    Feb     HEATHCLIFF ends (#56)
    Feb     POWER PACK ends (#62)
    Mar     DARKHAWK begins
    Mar     DREADSTAR ends (#64)
    Apr     HOLLYWOOD SUPERSTARS ends (#5)
    Apr     THE NEW MUTANTS ends (#100)
    Apr     TOXIC AVENGER begins
    May     DEADLY FOES OF SPIDER-MAN 4-issue mini
    May     DEATHLOK SPECIAL 4-issue mini
    Jun     DAMAGE CONTROL (third series) 4-issue mini
    Jun     SLEEPWALKER begins
    Jul     ALPHA FLIGHT SPECIAL 4-issue mini
    Jul     DEATHLOK (second series) begins
    Jul     DOUBLE DRAGON 6-issue mini
    Jul     THE INFINITY GAUNTLET 6-issue mini
    Jul     THE ORIGINAL GHOST RIDER RIDES AGAIN 7-issue mini
    Jul     TRANSFORMERS ends (#80)
    Aug     CLOAK AND DAGGER (third series) ends (#19)
    Aug     X-FORCE begins
    Sep     ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN AMERICA 4-issue mini
    Sep     TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY 3-issue mini
    Sep     WONDER MAN begins
    Oct     CAPTAIN PLANET AND THE PLANTEERS begins
    Oct     CLIVE BARKER'S BOOK OF THE DAMNED: A HELLRAISER COMPANION begins
    Oct     FOOLKILLER ends (#10)
    Oct     NFL SUPERPRO (second series) begins
    Oct     THE LEGION OF NIGHT 2-issue mini
    Oct     X-MEN (second series) begins
    Nov     CAPTAIN CONFEDERACY 4-issue mini
    Nov     PIRATES OF DARK WATER begins
    Nov     SPIDER-MAN SAGA 4-issue mini
    Nov     ZORRO ends (#12)
    Dec     BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT COMIC BOOOK begins
    Dec     THE DESTROYER (second series) 4-issue mini
    Dec     THE KNIGHTS OF PENDRAGON ends (#18)
    ---     ALIEN LEGION: TENANTS OF HELL 2-issue mini
    ---     BLACK PANTHER: PANTHER'S PREY 4-issue mini
    ---     LIEUTENANT BLUEBERRY 3-issue mini
    ---     PUNISHER: P.O.V. 4-issue mini
    ---     TOMB OF DRACULA (third series) 4-issue mini
 
1992   Back to top
    Jan     AN AMERICAN TAIL: FIEVEL GOES WEST 3-issue mini
    Jan     JAMES BOND JR. begins
    Jan     MARVEL FANFARE ends (#60)
    Jan     ROBOCOP ends (#23)
    Feb     ALF ends (#50)
    Feb     DEFENDERS OF DYNATRON CITY 6-issue mini
    Feb     HOOK 4-issue mini
    Feb     KID 'N PLAY begins
    Feb     TOXIC AVENGER ends (#11)
    Feb     WARLOCK AND THE INFINITY WATCH begins
    Mar     DEATH'S HEAD II 4-issue mini
    Mar     THE PUNISHER: WAR ZONE begins
    Apr     ADVENTURES OF THE THING 4-issue mini
    Apr     CAGE begins
    Apr     WCW WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING begins
    May     NOMAD (second series) begins
    May     TOXIC CRUSADERS begins
    May     WARLOCK (third series) 6-issue mini
    Jun     COPS: THE JOB 4-issue mini
    Jun     MOTORMOUTH begins
    Jun     SILVER SABLE AND THE WILD PACK begins
    Jun     THE INFINITY WAR 6-issue mini
    Jun     WARHEADS begins
    Jul     HELL'S ANGEL begins
    Jul     PENDRAGON begins
    Jul     TERROR INC. begins
    Jul     THE ORIGINAL GHOST RIDER begins
    Aug     GHOST RIDER/BLAZE: SPIRITS OF VENGEANCE begins
    Aug     PIRATES OF DARK WATER ends (#9)
    Sep     MORBIUS: THE LIVING VAMPIRE begins
    Sep     NFL SUPERPRO (second series) ends (#12)
    Sep     WILLIAM SHATNER'S TEKWORLD begins
    Oct     BLOOD AND GLORY 3-issue mini
    Oct     CABLE: BLOOD AND METAL 2-issue mini
    Oct     CAPTAIN PLANET AND THE PLANETEERS ends (#12)
    Oct     DARKHOLD: PAGES FROM THE BOOK OF SINS begins
    Oct     FISH POLICE begins
    Oct     NIGHT THRASHER: FOUR CONTROL 4-issue mini
    Nov     BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT COMIC BOOK ends (#12)
    Nov     NIGHTSTALKERS begins
    Nov?    PENDRAGON renamed KNIGHTS OF PENDRAGON (second series) (#5)
    Nov     SLAPSTICK 4-issue mini
    Nov     SPIDER-MAN 2099 begins
    Nov     X-MEN ADVENTURES begins
    Dec     BATTLETIDE 4-issue mini
    Dec     DEATH'S HEAD II (second series) begins
    Dec     DIGITEK 4-issue mini
    Dec     HELL'S ANGEL renamed DARK ANGEL (#6)
    Dec     JAMES BOND JR. ends (#12)
    Dec     RAVAGE 2099 begins
    Dec     THE REN & STIMPY SHOW begins
    ---     A-1 4-issue mini
    ---     DREADLANDS 4-issue mini
    ---     EPIC 4-issue mini
    ---     IDOL 4-issue mini
    ---     INCREDIBLE HULK: FUTURE IMPERFECT 2-issue mini
    ---     MUTATIS 3-issue mini
 
1993   Back to top
    Jan     DOCTOR WHO: CLASSIC COMICS begins
    Jan     DOOM 2099 begins
    Jan     TEAM HELIX 4-issue mini
    Jan     THE INCOMPLETE DEATH'S HEAD 12-issue mini
    Feb     PUNISHER 2099 begins
    Feb     SHADOW RIDERS 4-issue mini
    Feb     VENOM 6-issue mini
    Mar     FANTASTIC FOUR UNLIMITED begins
    Mar     SECRET DEFENDERS begins
    Apr     BLACK AXE begins
    Apr     HELLSTORM: PRINCE OF LIES begins
    Apr     MIDNIGHT SONS UNLIMITED begins
    Apr     SPIDER-MAN CLASSICS begins
    Apr     SUPER SOLDIERS begins
    Apr     WILD THING begins
    May     CABLE begins
    May     LAWDOG begins
    May     NICK FURY, AGENT OF SHIELD (third series) ends (#47)
    May     SPIDER-MAN UNLIMITED begins
    Jun     THE INFINITY CRUSADE 6-issue mini
    Jun     U.S. AGENT 4-issue mini
    Jun     X-MEN UNLIMITED begins
    Jul     2099 UNLIMITED begins
    Jul     CYBERSPACE 3000 begins
    Jul     WARLOCK CHRONICLES begins
    Aug     DEADPOOL 4-issue mini
    Aug     DEATH'S HEAD II & KILLPOWER: BATTLETIDE II 4-issue mini
    Aug     METEOR MAN 6-issue mini
    Aug     MORBIUS REVISITED 5-issue mini
    Aug     NIGHT THRASHER begins
    Aug     SABRETOOTH 4-issue mini
    Aug     VENOM: FUNERAL PYRE 3-issue mini
    Sep     AVENGERS: TERMINATRIX OBJECTIVE 4-issue mini
    Sep     BLOODSEED 4-issue mini
    Sep     CHILDREN OF THE VOYAGER 4-issue mini
    Sep     DANCES WITH DEMONS 4-issue mini
    Sep     DEATH 3 4-issue mini
    Sep     ECTOKID begins
    Sep     HOKUM & HEX begins
    Sep     HYPERKIND begins
    Sep     IMMORTALIS 4-issue mini
    Sep     KILLPOWER: THE EARLY YEARS 4-issue mini
    Sep     LETHAL FOES OF SPIDER-MAN 4-issue mini
    Sep     THOR CORPS 4-issue mini
    Oct     DAREDEVIL: THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR 5-issue mini
    Oct     DARK GUARD begins
    Oct     GENE DOGS 4-issue mini
    Oct     GENETIX 6-issue mini
    Oct     GUN RUNNER 6-issue mini
    Oct     PSYCHONAUTS 4-issue mini
    Oct     SAINT SINNER begins
    Oct     STRANGE COMBAT TALES 4-issue mini
    Oct     THUNDERSTRIKE begins
    Oct     WOLVERINE/PUNISHER: DAMAGING EVIDENCE 3-issue mini
    Oct     X-MEN 2099 begins
    Nov     BIKER MICE FROM MARS begins
    Nov     CAGE ends (#20)
    Nov     CHILLER 2-issue mini
    Nov     DIE-CUT 4-issue mini
    Nov     DIE-CUT VS. G-FORCE 2-issue mini
    Nov     DRAGON LINES: THE WAY OF THE WARRIOR 2-issue mini
    Nov     MOTORMOUTH & KILLPOWER 4-issue mini
    Nov     PINHEAD/MARSHAL LAW: LAW IN HELL 2-issue mini
    Nov     PLASMER 4-issue mini
    Nov     SACHS & VIOLENS 4-issue mini
    Nov     SPIDER-WOMAN (second series) 4-issue mini
    Nov     TERRARISTS 4-issue mini
    Nov     TRANSFORMERS: GENERATION 2 begins
    Nov     VENOM: THE MADNESS 3-issue mini
    Nov     WAR MAN 2-issue mini
    Dec     BLAZE 4-issue mini
    Dec     BLOODRUSH 4-issue mini
    Dec     BOOK OF THE DEAD 4-issue mini
    Dec     CURSE OF THE WEIRD 4-issue mini
    Dec     DEATH DUTY begins
    Dec     DEATH METAL VS. GENETIX 2-issue mini
    Dec     GAMBIT 4-issue mini
    Dec     HARROWERS begins
    Dec     HELLHOUND 4-issue mini
    Dec     KING ARTHUR AND THE KNIGHTS OF JUSTICE 3-issue mini
    Dec     MONSTER MENACE 4-issue mini
    Dec     MORT THE DEAD TEENAGER 4-issue mini
    Dec     PINHEAD begins
    Dec     ROID RAGE 4-issue mini
    Dec     THE SENSATIONAL SHE-HULK ends (#60)
    Dec     TIMESTRYKE 4-issue mini
    Dec     TRAKKER 4-issue mini
    ---     PUNISHER: THE GHOSTS OF INNOCENTS 2-issue mini
 
1994   Back to top
    Jan     AVENGERS WEST COAST ends (#102)
    Jan     DEATH'S HEAD II GOLD begins
    Jan     DEATH METAL 4-issue mini
    Jan     DEATH WRECK 4-issue mini
    Jan     DOCTOR WHO: AGE OF CHAOS 4-issue mini
    Jan     HAWKEYE (second series) 4-issue mini
    Jan     MARVEL FRONTIER COMICS UNLIMITED begins
    Jan     MARVELS 4-issue mini
    Jan     NOVA (second series) begins
    Jan     OFFICER OUTBODY 4-issue mini
    Jan     REMOVAL VS. MOTORMOUTH 2-issue mini
    Jan     RIPWIRE 4-issue mini
    Jan     SCARLET WITCH 4-issue mini
    Jan     STARBLAST 4-issue mini
    Jan     WARHIDE 4-issue mini
    Jan     WONDER MAN ends (#30)
    Jan     X-MEN ADVENTURES ends (#15)
    Feb     DEATH'S HEAD/KILLPOWER: BATTLETIDE III 4-issue mini
    Feb     G-FORCE 4-issue mini
    Feb     LAWDOG ends (#10)
    Feb     THE THREE MUSKETEERS 2-issue mini
    Feb     VENOM: THE ENEMY WITHIN 3-issue mini
    Feb     WILD ANGELS 4-issue mini
    Feb     X-MEN ADVENTURES SEASON II begins
    Mar     BEAVIS & BUTT-HEAD begins
    Mar     COSMIC POWERS 6-issue mini
    Mar     LOOSE CANNONS 4-issue mini
    Mar     MOON KNIGHT (third series) ends (#60)
    Mar     SLEEPWALKER ends (#33)
    Mar     SPIDER-MAN: THE MUTANT AGENDA 3-issue mini
    Mar     THE SHROUD 4-issue mini
    Mar     WILD ANGELS 4-issue mini
    Apr     KILLFRENZY 4-issue mini
    Apr     NIGHTWATCH begins
    Apr     NORTHSTAR 4-issue mini
    Apr     OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE X-MEN 5-issue mini
    Apr     WAR MACHINE begins
    May     BRATS BIZARRE 4-issue mini
    May     GHOST RIDER 2099 begins
    May     MOTORMOUTH: RE-MIX 4-issue mini
    May     SABRETOOTH CLASSICS begins
    May     SPIDER-MAN/X-FACTOR: SHADOWGAMES 3-issue mini
    May     THE ADVENTURES OF CYCOPS AND PHOENIX 4-issue mini
    May     VENOM: THE MACE 3-issue mini
    May     X-MEN: THE EARLY YEARS begins
    Jun     BLACKWULF begins
    Jun     CONAN CLASSIC begins
    Jun     CONAN THE ADVENTURER begins
    Jun     CONEHEADS 4-issue mini
    Jun     NO ESCAPE 3-issue mini
    Jun     ROCKO'S MODERN LIFE begins
    Jul     BLACK CAT 4-issue mini
    Jul     BLADE: THE VAMPIRE HUNTER begins
    Jul     FORCE WORKS begins
    Jul     GALACTIC GUARDIANS 4-issue mini
    Jul     MARVEL MASTERPIECES II 3-issue mini
    Aug     ALICE COOPER: THE LAST TEMPTATION OF ALICE 3-issue mini
    Aug     ANNEX 4-issue mini
    Aug     BLAZE (second series) begins
    Aug     BREAK THE CHAIN begins
    Aug     DEADPOOL (second series) 4-issue mini
    Aug     MACHINE MAN 2020 2-issue mini
    Aug     SPIDER-MAN: THE ARACHNIS PROJEXT 6-issue mini
    Aug     SPIDER-MAN: WEB OF DOOM 3-issue mini
    Aug     VENOM: NIGHTS OF VENGEANCE 4-issue mini
    Sep     BEAUTY & THE BEAST (second series) begins
    Sep     HYPERKIND UNLEASHED begins?
    Sep     JUSTICE: FOUR BALANCE 4-issue mini
    Sep     SOLO 4-issue mini
    Sep     THE LITTLE MERMAID begins
    Oct     ALADDIN begins
    Oct     CLANDESTINE begins
    Oct     FANTASTIC FORCE begins
    Oct     MARVEL SUPER-HEROES MEGAZINE begins
    Oct     SPIDER-MAN MEGAZINE begins

  
 

Corrections

Corrections made by Nick Simon:

  • Added BATTLE (Mar 1951 - June 1960)
  • Deleted duplicate entry for SUB-MARINER (May 1968)
  • Corrected JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY becomes THOR (# 126 not # 196) (Mar 1966)
  • Corrected TWO-GUN KID ends (# 92 not # 62) (Mar 1968)
  • Deleted reference to 'BRAND ECHH' becoming NOT BRAND ECHH (end 1967)

If you can spot any other omissions or mistakes, especially pre-1970, please let me know! -- Nick

Corrections made by Scott E:

  • Removed "???" from KID COLT renamed KID COLT OUTLAW (#5) (May 1949)
  • Revised ADVENTURES INTO TERROR renumbered (#45/3, previously (#3/1) (Apr 1951)
  • Added WORLD OF SUSPENSE (Apr 1956 - July 1957)
  • Added MATT SLADE GUNFIGHTER begins (May 1956)
  • Revised RAWHIDE KID ends (#16, previously #17) (Sep 1957)
  • Revised RAWHIDE KID revived (#17, previously #18) (Aug 1960)
  • Removed "???" from MARVEL TALES (second series) (--- 1964)
  • Revised MARVEL COLLECTORS ITEM CLASSICS begins (--- 1965, previously Feb 1965)
  • Revised KID COLT OUTLAW ends (#139, previously #140) (Mar 1968)
  • Deleted reference to STRANGE TALES ends (#168) (May 1968)
  • Revised KID COLT OUTLAW revived (#140, previously #169) (Nov 1969, not Nov 1970)
  • Added WESTERN GUNFIGHTERS (second series) (Aug 1970 - Nov 1975)
  • Revised KULL THE CONQUERER begins (Jun 1971, previously Jul 1971)
  • Revised MARVEL SPOTLIGHT (Nov 1971 - Apr 1977, previously Nov 1972 - Aug 1977)
  • Added "begins" to HERO FOR HIRE (Jun 1972)
  • Added "(#17)" to HERO FOR HIRE renamed POWER MAN (Feb 1974)
  • Added "begins" to SUPER-VILLAIN TEAM-UP (Aug 1975)
  • Added 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (Dec 1976 - Sep 1977)
  • Revised MS. MARVEL begins (Jan 1977, previously Jun 1977)
  • Revised CHAMPIONS final issue (#17, previously #18) (Jan 1978)
  • Revised POWER MAN renamed POWER MAN & IRON FIST (#50), previously (May? 1980, #68)
  • Revised TV STARS begins (Aug 1978, previously Apr 1978)
  • Revised FUN AND GAMES MAGAZINE begins (Sep 1979), previously (??? 1979)
  • Revised INVADERS final issue (#41, previously #71) (Sep 1979)
  • Added FANTASY MASTERPIECES (second series) (Dec 1979 - Jan 1981)
  • Revised SUPER-VILLAIN TEAM-UP ends (#17) (Jun 1980, previously Jun 1981)
  • Revised BATTLESTAR GALACTICA final issue (#23, previously #21) (Jan 1981)
  • Removed "?" from THE X-MEN renamed THE UNCANNY X-MEN (#142) (Feb 1981)
  • Revised SPIDEY SUPER STORIES ends (#57, not #52) (Mar 1982)
  • Revised THE SILVER SURFER (second series) one shot (previously 7-issue mini?) (Jun 1982)
  • Added DREADSTAR (Nov 1982 - Mar 1991)
  • Added VISION AND THE SCARLET WITCH 4-issue mini (Nov 1982)
  • Added KULL THE CONQUERER (second series) (Dec 1982 - Mar 1983)
  • Added SMURFS (Dec 1982 - Feb 1983)
  • Added MARVEL AGE begins (Apr 1983)
  • Added KULL THE CONQUERER (third series) (May 1983 - Jun 1985)
  • Added THE SAGA OF CRYSTAR, CRYSTAL WARRIOR (May 1983 - Feb 1985)
  • Added U.S. 1 (May 1983 - Oct 1984)
  • Revised COYOTE (Jun 1983 - Mar 1986), previously (??? 1984)
  • Revised MASTER OF KUNG FU final issue (#125, previously #123) (Jun 1983)
  • Added HAWKEYE 4-issue mini (Sep 1983)
  • Added X-MEN CLASSICS (Dec 1983 - Feb 1984)
  • Added HERCULES (second series) 4-issue mini (Mar 1984)
  • Revised SIX FROM SIRIUS 4-issue mini (Jul 1984, previously Sep 1984)
  • Added TARZAN OF THE APES 2-issue mini (Jul 1984)
  • Added PRINCE NAMOR, THE SUB-MARINER 4-issue mini (Sep 1984)
  • Revised TRANSFORMERS 4-issue mini (previously ?-issue mini) (Sep 1984)
  • Removed "?" from CRASH RYAN 4-issue mini (Oct 1984)
  • Added MICRONAUTS (second series) (Oct 1984 - May 1986)
  • Added SHEENA 2-issue mini (Dec 1984)
  • Revised SISTERHOOD OF STEEL begins (Dec 1984), previously (Jan? 1985)
  • Revised PLANET TERRY begins (Apr 1985), previously (??? 1985)
  • Added THE OFFICIAL MARVEL INDEX TO THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 9-issue mini (Apr 1985)
  • Revised WALLY THE WIZARD begins (Apr 1985), previously (??? 1985)
  • Revised WEB OF SPIDER-MAN begins (Apr 1985, previously Oct 1985)
  • Added ROCKET RACCOON 4-issue mini (May 1985)
  • Revised SECTAURS begins (Jun 1985, previously Jul 1985)
  • Revised STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE begins (Jun 1985), previously (??? 1985)
  • Added TRANSFORMERS revived as regular series (#5) (Jun 1985)
  • Added RAWHIDE KID (second series) 4-issue mini (Aug 1985)
  • Added SOLOMON KANE 6-issue mini (Sep 1985)
  • Added SQUADRON SUPREME 12-issue mini (Sep 1985)
  • Added VISION AND THE SCARLET WITCH (second series) 12-issue mini (Oct 1985)
  • Added RED SONJA (fourth series) 2-issue mini (Nov 1985)
  • Added MISTY 6-issue mini (Dec 1985)
  • Revised MOON KNIGHT (second series) final issue (#6, previously #5) (Dec 1985)
  • Added SIX FROM SIRIUS 2 4-issue mini (Dec 1985)
  • Added THE OFFICIAL MARVEL INDEX TO THE FANTASTIC FOUR 12-issue mini (Dec 1985)
  • Revised THUNDERCATS begins (Dec 1985, previously May 1986)
  • Revised PUNISHER 5-issue mini (previously 4-issue) (Jan 1986)
  • Added THE OFFICIAL MARVEL INDEX TO MARVEL TEAM-UP 6-issue mini (Jan 1986)
  • Revised X-MEN/ALPHA FLIGHT 2-issue mini (Jan 1986, previously Dec 1985)
  • Added MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE begins (May 1986)
  • Revised STEELGRIP STARKEY 6-issue mini (Jul 1986), previously regular (Sep? 1986)
  • Revised STAR BRAND begins (Oct 1986, previously Nov 1986)
  • Added KICKERS, INC. begins (Nov 1986)
  • Added LABYRINTH 3-issue mini (Nov 1986)
  • Added NIGHTMASK begins (Nov 1986)
  • Added STRIKEFORCE: MORITURI (Dec 1986 - Jul 1989)
  • Added THE TRANSFORMERS UNIVERSE 4-issue mini (Dec 1986)
  • Added TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE 3-issue mini (Dec 1986)
  • Added INHUMANOIDS begins (Jan 1987)
  • Added STRANGE TALES (second series) (Apr 1987 - Oct 1988)
  • Added THE OFFICIAL MARVEL INDEX TO THE X-MEN 8-issue mini (May 1987)
  • Added TRANSFORMERS: HEADMASTERS 4-issue mini (Jul 1987)
  • Added SILVERHAWKS begins (Aug 1987)
  • Added AIR RAIDERS (Nov 1987 - Mar 1988)
  • Added VISIONARIES (Nov 1987 - Sep 1988)
  • Removed "?" from SOLO AVENGERS begins (Dec 1987)
  • Revised SPELLBOUND 6-issue mini (Jan 1988), previously ?-issue mini
  • Added TALES OF G.I. JOE (Jan 1988 - ??? 1989)
  • Added SLEDGE HAMMER (Feb 1988 - Mar 1988)
  • Removed "?" from NICK FURY VS. SHIELD 6-issue mini (Jun 1988)
  • Added ST. GEORGE (Jun 1988 - Nov 1989)
  • Added WILLOW 3-issue mini (Aug 1988)
  • Added WOLFPACK 12-issue mini (Aug 1988)
  • Added SAGA OF THE SUB-MARINER 12-issue mini (Nov 1988)
  • Added SEMPER FI (Dec 1988 - Aug 1989)
  • Revised TALES OF G.I. JOE ends (#14) (Feb 1989, previously ??? 1989)
  • Added STAR BRAND final issue (#19) (May 1989)
  • Added NTH MAN begins (Aug 1989)
  • Added SHADOWMASTERS 4-issue mini (Oct 1989)
  • Added POLICE ACADEMY begins (Nov 1989)
  • Added SAGA OF THE ORIGINAL HUMAN TORCH 4-issue mini (Apr 1990)
  • Added STALKERS begins (Apr 1990)
  • Revised X-MEN SPOTLIGHT: STARJAMMERS 2-issue mini (previously ?-issue mini) (May 1990)
  • Revised DARKMAN 3-issue mini (Oct 1990, previously Sep 1990)
  • Added MIGHTY MOUSE begins (Oct 1990)
  • Revised NOMAD 4-issue mini (previously regular series) (Nov 1990)
  • Added DEADLY FOES OF SPIDER-MAN 4-issue mini (May 1991)
  • Revised DAMAGE CONTROL (third series) 4-issue mini (Jun 1991, previously Jun 1990)
  • Added THE ORIGINAL GHOST RIDER RIDES AGAIN 7-issue mini (Jul 1991)
  • Added TRANSFORMERS ends (#80) (Jul 1991)
  • Added TOXIC AVENGER (Apr 1991 - Feb 1992)
  • Added WONDER MAN (Sep 1991 - Jan 1994)
  • Added NFL SUPERPRO (second series) (Oct 1991 - Sep 1992)
  • Added PIRATES OF DARK WATER (Nov 1991 - Aug 1992)
  • Added SPIDER-MAN SAGA 4-issue mini (Nov 1991)
  • Revised TERROR INC. begins (Jul 1992, previously Jul 1991)
  • Removed "?" from FANTASTIC FOUR UNLIMITED begins (Mar 1993)
  • Added HELLSTORM: PRINCE OF LIES begins (Apr 1993)
  • Added MIDNIGHT SONS UNLIMITED begins (Apr 1993)
  • Revised CABLE begins (May 1993, previously Jul 1993)
  • Added NICK FURY, AGENT OF SHIELD (third series) ends (#47) (May 1993)
  • Removed "?" from SPIDER-MAN UNLIMITED begins (May 1993)
  • Added U.S. AGENT 4-issue mini (Jun 1993)
  • Revised X-MEN UNLIMITED begins (Jun 1993, previously Mar? 1993)
  • Added VENOM: FUNERAL PYRE 3-issue mini (Aug 1993)
  • Added THE SENSATIONAL SHE-HULK ends (#60) (Dec 1993)
  • Revised PUNISHER: THE GHOSTS OF INNOCENTS (--- 1993, previously Apr? 1993)
  • Reorganized titles alphabetically within each month
  • Fixed a few typos here and there...

Corrections & additions welcome - Scott E