1992 in comics
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Notable events of 1992 in comics. See also List of years in comics.
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[edit] Events
[edit] Year overall
- Image Comics explodes onto the scene, releasing eight ongoing and limited series, starting with Youngblood in April; followed by Spawn in May; Savage Dragon in July; and Brigade, Shadowhawk, and WildC.A.T.S. in August.
- Silver Age letterer Sam Rosen dies.
- Wimmen's Comix, with issue #17, publishes its final issue. (Last Gasp)
[edit] January
- With #2, The Transmutation of Ike Garuda is discontinued.
- With #4, Adventures of Captain America is cancelled.
- With #7, Original Ghost Rider Rides Again is cancelled.
- With #23, RoboCop is cancelled.
[edit] February
- With #3, An American Tail: Fievel Goes West is discontinued.
- With #4, Spider-Man Saga is cancelled.
- With #4, Captain Confederacy v2 is discontinued.
- With #11, The Toxic Avenger is cancelled.
- With #50, ALF is cancelled.
[edit] March
- Batman #475: Introduction of Renee Montoya.
- With #4, The Destroyer v3 is cancelled.
- With #4, Hook is discontinued.
- With #12, Ted McKeever's Metropol is cancelled.
[edit] April
- The Amazing Spider-Man #361: First full appearance of Carnage.
- Starman is canceled by DC with issue #45.
[edit] May
- Captain America #400: 80-page giant; double gatefold cover; flip-book with a reprint of Avengers #4 (Silver Age re-introduction of Captain America) on the opposite side.
- Uncanny X-Men #300: 68-page giant featuring "Legacies," by Scott Lobdell, John Romita Jr., and Dan Green.
- Namor the Sub-Mariner #26 (May cover date) - Jae Lee makes his Marvel Comics' debut.
- With #3, Quasar Special is discontinued.
[edit] June
- June 3: EC Comics and Mad magazine publisher William Gaines dies at age 70.
- June 6: Long-time Marvel Comics publisher Martin Goodman dies at age 84.
[edit] July
- Amazing Heroes, the long-running industry magazine published by Fantagraphics, folds after 203 issues.
- Introduction of James Rhodes as War Machine in Iron Man #282.
- July 12: Al Gabriele dies at age 75.
- July 30: Superman co-creator Joe Shuster dies at age 78.
- With #4, Adventures of the Thing is cancelled.
- With #6, Defenders of Dynatron City is discontinued.
[edit] August
- Savage Sword of Conan #200: "Barbarians of the Border," by Roy Thomas, John Buscema, and Ernie Chan.
- The Amazing Spider-Man #365: Special 30th Anniversary issue with a hologram on the cover. A backup story, "I Remember Gwen" drawn by John Romita
- With #9, The Pirates of Dark Water is discontinued.
[edit] September
- With #37, Legends of the Dark Knight changes its title to Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight.
- With #4, Cops: The Job is cancelled.
- With #12, NFL Superpro is cancelled.
[edit] October
- Batman: Sword of Azrael #1: Introduction of Azrael, who would later become Batman during the Knightfall storyline.
- With #4, Dinosaurs: A Celebration is cancelled.
- With #6, Warlock v2 is cancelled.
- With #9, Kid 'n Play is cancelled.
- With #12, Captain Planet and the Planeteers is cancelled.
[edit] November
- With #2, Cable: Blood and Metal is discontinued.
- With #6, The Infinity War is concluded.
[edit] December
- Incredible Hulk reaches issue 400 (December cover date). Hulk takes on the Leader.
- December 24: The Smurfs creator Peyo dies at age 64
- With #3, The Punisher/Captain America: Blood and Glory is concluded.
- With #12, James Bond Jr. is cancelled.
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[edit] First issues by title
[edit] DC Comics
[edit] Dark Horse Comics
- Dark Horse Comics (Anthology series)
- Next Men
- Robocop vs. Terminator
[edit] Image Comics
- Release: August. Writers: Rob Liefeld, Hank Kanalz, and Eric Stephenson. Artists: Marat Mychaels, Paul Scott, and Norm Rapmund.
Cyberforce (1 of 4)
- Release: October. Writer: Eric Silvestri. Artist: Marc Silvestri
Savage Dragon (1 of 3)
- Release: July. Writer/Artist: Erik Larsen
- Release: August. Writer/Artist: Jim Valentino
- Release: May. Writer/Artist: Todd McFarlane
- Release: October. Writers: Rob Liefeld and Brian Murray. Artists: Brian Murray and Rob Liefeld.
- Release: August. Writers: Brandon Choi and Jim Lee. Artists: Jim Lee and Scott Williams.
- Release: April. Writers: Rob Liefeld and Hank Kanalz. Artist: Rob Liefeld.
[edit] Kodansha
- Release: July. Writer and artist: Naoko Takeuchi.
[edit] Marvel Comics
- Release: April.
Darkhold: Pages From The Book of Sin
- Release: October.
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Warlock and the Infinity Watch
- Release: February.
WCW World Championship Wrestling
- Release: April.
[edit] Limited series
- Release: April.
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
- Release: January.
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[edit] Independent titles
Oombah, Jungle Moon Man
- Release: August by Strawberry Jam Comics. Writer/Artist: Mike Bannon.
