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1991

1990 in comics

1992 in comics

Notable events of 1991 in comics. See also List of years in comics.

Events

January

• Checkmate is canceled by DC Comics with issue #33.
• El Diablo vol. 2 is canceled by DC with issue #16.
• Count Duckula is canceled by the Marvel Comics imprint Star Comics with issue #15.
• Alien Legion: On The Edge is canceled with issue #3.
• Avengers Spotlight is cancelled with #40.

February

• The Amazing Spider-Man #344 - First appearance of Cletus Kasady, who later becomes the super-villain Carnage.
• New Mutants #98 - Introduction of Deadpool, Domino, and Gideon. (Marvel Comics)
• Power Pack is canceled by Marvel with issue #62.
• Heathcliff is cancelled with issue #56.

March

• Weapon X begins in Marvel Comics Presents.
• With #12, Stalkers is cancelled by Epic Comics.
• With #4, The Last American is cancelled by Epic Comics.

April

• New Mutants #100, the title's final issue, featuring the debut of X-Force (Marvel Comics).
• April 4: Graham Ingels dies at age 75.
• With #6 Cadillacs & Dinosaurs is cancelled.
• With #5, Hollwood Superstars is cancelled.
• First issue of Seth's Palookaville

June

• Armageddon 2001 crossover event.

July

• Superman: The Man of Steel #1 - debut issue of fourth ongoing Superman title. Written by Louise Simonson and drawn by Jon Bogdanove, Tom Grummett, Bob McLeod, Dan Jurgens, Dennis Janke, Jerry Ordway, and Brett Breeding.
• Wizard publishes its premiere issue.
• Muir Island Saga begins.
• With #10, Mighty Mouse is cancelled.
• With #80, The Transformers is cancelled by Marvel Comics.
• With #25, Yummy Fur moves to Drawn and Quarterly

August

• New Gods vol. 3 is canceled by DC with issue #28.
• With #19, Cloak & Dagger is cancelled.
• August 18: Underground comics artist Rick Griffin dies at age 47.

September

• Alpha Flight #100: "The Final Option, Part Four: Decisions of Trust," written by Fabian Nicieza.
• With #2, Impossible Man Summer Vacation Spectacular is cancelled.
• With #4, Car Warriors is cancelled.
• With #3, Samurai Cat is cancelled.
• With #4, Damage Control v3 is cancelled.
• Everything's Archie is canceled by Archie Comics with issue #157.
• September 5: Carol Kalish, Vice President of New Product Development at Marvel Comics, dies at age 46.

October

• Crisis is canceled by Fleetway with issue #63.
• With #2, Legion of Night is cancelled.
• With #3, Terminator 2: Judgment Day is cancelled.
• With #4, Alpha Flight Special is cancelled.
• With #6, Sweet XVI is cancelled.
• With #10, Foolkiller v1 is cancelled.

November

• Alpha Flight #102: Introduction of Wild Child as Weapon Omega.
• Maze Agency is canceled by Innovation Comics with issue #23.
• With #12, Marvel Comics' Zorro is cancelled.

December

• The Incredible Hulk #388: Jim Wilson revealed to be HIV-positive.
• December 21: Sheldon Mayer dies at age 74.
• December 29: Long-time Disney comics artist Tony Strobl dies at age 76.

First issues by title

DC Comics

• Deathstroke the Terminator
• Superman: The Man of Steel

Limited series

• Black Canary

Release: November.

Dark Horse Comics

• Star Wars: Dark Empire

Marvel Comics

• Barbie

Release: January

• Barbie Fashion

Release: January.

• Bill & Ted's Excellent Comic Book

Release: December.

• Captain Planet and the Planeteers

Release: October.

• Darkhawk

Release: March.

• Deathlok v2

Release: July.

• The Destroyer v3

Release: December.

• Double Dragon

Release: July.

• Original Ghost Rider Rides Again

Release: July.

• NFL Superpro

Release: October.

• Sleepwalker

Release: June.

• Sweet XVI

Release: May.

• The Toxic Avenger

Release: April.

• Wonder Man

Release: September.

• X-Force v1

Release: August.

• X-Men v2

Release: October.

Limited series

• Adventures of Captain America

Release: September.

• Alpha Flight Special

Release: July.

• Captain Confederacy

Release: November by Epic Comics.

• Car Warriors

Release: June by Epic Comics.

• Damage Control v3

Release: June.

• Deadly Foes of Spider-Man

Release: May.

• Deathlok Special (reprint of Deathlok v1)

Release: May.

• The Infinity Gauntlet

Release: July.

• Legion of Night

Release: September.

• The Pirates of Dark Water

Release: November.

• Samurai Cat

Release: June by Epic Comics.

• Spider-Man Saga

Release: November.

• Terminator 2

Release: September.

• The Transmutation of Ike Garuda

Release: July by Epic Comics.

• Weaveworld

Release: December by Epic Comics.

Initial appearance by character name

DC Comics

• Abattoir in Detective Comics #625
• Alexandre LeRoi in Batman: Master of the Future
• Atomic Skull II in Adventures of Superman #483
• Bloody Mary in Hawk and Dove vol. 2 #21 (Feb.)
• Donna Cavanaugh in The Sandman #32 (Nov.)
• Chantinelle in Hellblazer #43 (Jul.)
• Destruction of the Endless in The Sandman Special #1 (Nov.)
• Electrocutioner II in Detective Comics #626 (Feb.)
• General Glory I in Justice League America # 46 (Jan.)
• King Snake in Robin #2 (Feb.)
• Linear Men in Adventures of Superman #476 (Mar.)
• Lynx II in Robin v1 #1 (Jan.)
• Mirage II in The New Titans #79
• Monarch I in Armageddon 2001 #2 (Oct.)
• Nightrider in New Titans Annual #7
• Pantha in New Titans #73 (Feb.)
• Speed Queen in Hawk and Dove vol. 2 #21 (Feb.)
• Terra II in New Titans #79 (Sep.)
• Ron Troupe in Adventures of Superman #480 (Jul.)
• Malice Vundabar in Hawk and Dove vol. 2 #21 (Feb.)
• Waverider in Armageddon 2001 #1 (May)
• Paul Westfield in Superman Vol. 2, #58 (Aug.)

Marvel Comics

• 8-Ball in Sleepwalker #1 (Jun.)
• Helmut in Incredible Hulk #379 (Mar.)
• Lucas Bishop in Uncanny X-Men #282 (Nov.)
• G.W. Bridge in X-Force v1 #1 (Aug.)
• Copycat in New Mutants #98 (Feb.)
• Abraham Cornelius in Marvel Comics Presents #73 (Mar.)
• Fabian Cortez in X-Men vol. 2, #1 (Oct.)
• Cyber in Marvel Comics Presents #85 (Sep.)
• Darkhawk in Darkhawk #1 (Mar.)
• Deadpool in The New Mutants #98 (Feb.)
• Devos the Devastator in Fantastic Four #359 (Dec.)
• Marco Delgado in X-Men v. 2, #1 (Oct.)
• Wyndell Dichinson in Web of Spider-Man #81 (Oct.)
• Feral in New Mutants vol. 1, #99 (Mar.)
• Firebrand II in Web of Spider-Man vol. 1, #77 (Jun.)
• Trevor Fitzroy in Uncanny X-Men #281 (Oct.)
• Muriel Frost in Doctor Who Magazine #169
• Gauntlet I in X-Factor v. 1, #65 (Apr.)
• Gideon in New Mutants (vol. 1) #98 (Feb.)
• Impala in Captain America #388 (Jul.)
• Krugarr in Guardians of the Galaxy Annual #1
• Lodestone in Darkhawk #7 (Sep.)
• Fabian Marechal-Julbin in New Warriors #9 (Mar.)
• Nox in Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #31 (Jul.)
• Paibok in Fantastic Four Vol. 1, #358 (Nov.)
• Phobos I in Dr. Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #32 (Aug.)
• Phoenix (Giraud) in Guardians of the Galaxy #11 (Apr.)
• Protégé in Guardians of the Galaxy #15 (Aug.)
• Psynapse in X-Factor #65 (Apr.)
• Rancor in Guardians of the Galaxy #8 (Jan.)
• Replica in Guardians of the Galaxy #9 (Feb.)
• Shatterstar in New Mutants vol. 1, #99 (Mar.)
• Shinobi Shaw in X-Factor #67 (Jun.)
• Sleepwalker in Sleepwalker #1
• Speedfreek in Incredible Hulk #388 (Dec.)
• Squirrel Girl in Marvel Super-Heroes Special vol. 2, #8 (Winter)
• Jeremy Stevens in Uncanny X-Men #283 (Dec.)
• Carl Stricklan in Daredevil Annual #9
• Talon in Guardians of the Galaxy #18 (Nov.)
• Tusk in X-Factor #65 (Apr.)
• Nathan Taylor in Incredible Hulk #379 (Dec.)
• Weapon X II in X-Force v. 1, #2 (Sep.)
• Buford Wilson in New Warriors vol. 1, #9 (Mar.)
• John Wraith in Wolverine (vol. 2) #48 (Nov.)
• Zodiak in Ghost Rider Vol. 3, #10 (Feb.)

Other publishers

• Detective-Judge Armitage in Judge Dredd Megazine v.1, #9 (Fleetway, June)
• Lady Death in Evil Ernie #1 (Chaos! Comics, Dec.)
• Erica Pierce in Solar, Man of the Atom v. 2, #1 (Valiant Comics, Sept.)