Amazing Heroes

    (Fantagraphics, 1981-1992)
™ and ©1981 Fantagraphics Books, Inc.

Amazing Heroes was the most successful super-hero comics fanzine of the 80s. Published by Fantagraphics Books, Amazing Heroes was considered to be the fiercely independent company’s sole concession to the mainstream. Amazing Heroes often covered—and championed—Marvel and DC products that Fantagraphics’ flagship title The Comics Journal eventually distanced itself from and openly despised. Although its focus was on super-heroes, Amazing Heroes always provided space for articles about other genres and more esoteric fare, introducing fans to once-unknown creators such as Neil Gaiman, Paul Chadwick, and Mark Millar. It also launched the career of comic-book writer Mark Waid. In the early 90s, Amazing Heroes received heavy competition from the glossy newcomer Wizard, whose price guides helped to propel the speculation boom in which collectors, not fans, temporarily had dominion on sales. Amazing Heroes kept its values, black-and-white pages, and mature, in-depth reviews intact, but its audience had eroded, forcing Fantagraphics to cease publication.

—Michael Sutton
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  • 1
    #1
    Jun 1981
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Archie Goodwin, J. Michael Catron  ·  A: Al Williamson, John Byrne
    Star Wars, Star Hawks, John Byrne, Dial H for Hero!
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  • 2
    #2
    Jul 1981
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    Teen Titans
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  • 3
    #3
    Aug 1981
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  • 4
    #4
    Sep 1981
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  • 5
    #5
    Oct 1981
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    Ka-zar
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  • 6
    #6
    Nov 1981
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    W: Archie Goodwin, J. Michael Catron, George Guay, Peppy White  ·  A: Al Williamson, Gil Kane, Bill Anderson, Rudi Franke, Doug Hazlewood, Mark Heike, Gary Kwapisz, Mark Lamport, Kevin Nowlan, Mike O'Neal
    Moon Knight
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  • 7
    #7
    Dec 1981
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    #8
    Feb 1982
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  • 9
    #9
    Mar 1982
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  • 10
    #10
    Apr 1982
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    W: J. Collier, George Guay, Mindy McAdams, Jim Korkis, Dwight Decker, Gene Reed, Archie Goodwin  ·  A: Bret Blevins, Denys Cowan, Nequi Dharsee, Rudi Franke, Pat Gabriele, Bert Hernandez, Gary Kwapisz, Branko Matkovic, Kevin Nowlan, Sam De La Rosa, Don Rosa, Al Williamson, Gil Kane
    History of the Metal Men; Interview with Denys Cowan; Review of the Swamp Thing movie
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  • 11
    #11
    May 1982
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    W: Archie Goodwin, Michael Eury, Peter Sanderson, Mindy McAdams, Lou Mougin, Kevin McConnell, Jim Korkis  ·  A: Bud Perkins, Michael Eury, Gene Colan, Sam De La Rosa, Paul Abrams
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  • 12
    #12
    Jun 1982
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    #13
    Jul 1982
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  • 14
    #14
    Aug 1982
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    W: Archie Goodwin, Peter Sanderson, Lou Mougin, Beppe Sabatini, Kevin McConnell, Jim Korkis  ·  A: Brian Bolland, Al Williamson, Brian Riedel, Gil Kane
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    #15
    Sep 1982
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    #16
    Oct 1982
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    #17
    Nov 1982
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  • 18
    #18
    Nexus cover by Steve Rude
    Dec 1982
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  • 19
    #19
    Jan 1983
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    W: Archie Goodwin, Kim Thompson, Bill Henley Jr., Beppe Sabatini, Marilyn Bethke, Michael Dugan, Jim Korkis  ·  A: Joe Staton, Al Williamson, Warren Drummond, Bloomen Chadsworth, Michael Dugan
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    #20
    Feb 1983
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    #21
    Mar 1983
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    W: Archie Goodwin, William Stoddard, Kim Thompson, Lou Mougin, David Transue, Kevin McConnell, Michael Dugan  ·  A: Al Williamson, Bruce Timm, Don Rosa, Michael Dugan
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  • 22
    #22
    Apr 1983
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    #23
    May 1983
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  • 24
    #24
    Jun 1983
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    W: Archie Goodwin, Jay L. Zilber, R.A. Jones, Kevin McConnell, Jim Korkis  ·  A: Al Williamson, Gil Kane
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  • 25
    #25
    Jun 1983
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  • 26
    #26
    Jul 1983
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    W: Ron Goulart  ·  A: Gray Morrow
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    #27
    Jul 1983
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    #28
    Aug 1983
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    #29
    Sep 1983
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    #30
    Sep 1983
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    #31
    Oct 1983
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    #32
    Oct 1983
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  • 33
    #33
    Nov 1983
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  • 34
    #34
    Nov 1983
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    A: Joe Kubert
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  • 35
    #35
    Dec 1983
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    Inferior Five
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  • 36
    #36
    Dec 1983
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    W: Dave Olbrich, Archie Goodwin, Peter Sanderson, Stephen Richmond  ·  A: Al Williamson
    Includes Star Wars comic strip; Roy Thomas interview
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  • 37
    #37
    Dec 1983
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    #38
    Jan 1984
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  • 39
    #39
    Jan 1984
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  • 40
    #40
    Feb 1984
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    Preview appearance of Nightwing prior to New Teen Titans #44
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  • 41
    #41
    Feb 1984
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    W: Archie Goodwin, Richard Pachter, Lynn Woolley, Mark Waid, Dwight Decker, R.A. Jones  ·  A: Al Williamson
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  • 42
    #42
    Mar 1984
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  • 43
    #43
    Mar 1984
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    Warlock
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    #44
    Apr 1984
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    #45
    Apr 1984
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    #46
    May 1984
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    #47
    May 1984
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  • 48
    #48
    Jun 1984
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    W: Archie Goodwin, Mark Waid  ·  A: Al Williamson
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  • 49
    #49
    Dalgoda cover by Dennis Fujitake
    Jun 1984
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    W: Archie Goodwin, Robert J. Sodaro, Nancy Collins, John Pierce, R.A. Jones, Steve Freitag, Mark Waid, Dave Olbrich  ·  A: Al Williamson
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  • 50
    #50
    Teen Titans cover by George Pérez
    Jul 1984
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    W: Mark Waid, Heidi MacDonald  ·  A: George Pérez
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  • 51
    #51
    Jul 1984
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  • 52
    #52
    Judge Dredd cover by Brian Bolland
    Aug 1984
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  • 53
    #53
    Elementals cover by Bill Willingham
    Aug 1984
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    W: Mark Waid, Archie Goodwin, Jim Valentino, Janet Clark, R.A. Jones, J. Collier  ·  A: Bill Willingham, Al Williamson, Larry Blake
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  • 54
    #54
    Sep 1984
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    W: Peter Sanderson, Tony Rose, R.A. Jones  ·  A: Terry Austin, Larry Blake
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  • 55
    #55
    Wolverine cover by Bill Sienkiewicz
    Sep 1984
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    #56
    Oct 1984
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  • 57
    #57
    Oct 1984
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    W: Peter Sanderson, Archie Goodwin, Mike Catron, Brian Pearce, R.A. Jones, Michael K. Willis  ·  A: Michael W. Kaluta, Al Williamson, Brian Pearce, Jeff Albrecht
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  • 58
    #58
    Nov 1984
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    W: Archie Goodwin, Gil Jordan, Carl Cafarelli, Nancy Collins, R.A. Jones, Mark Waid, Kevin Gould  ·  A: Al Williamson, Chas Gillen, Stephen R. Bissette, Jeff Butler, Steve Rude, Bill Reinhold, Jeff Albrecht
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  • 59
    #59
    Nov 1984
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  • 60
    #60
    Dec 1984
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    W: Mark Waid, Roger McKenzie, Gil Kane, Lou Mougin, Jeffrey Saltarella, R.A. Jones, J. Collier  ·  A: Rick Leonardi, Gil Kane, Chas Gillen, Brian Pearce
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  • 61
    #61
    Dec 1984
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  • 62
    #62
    Jan 1985
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  • 63
    #63
    Jan 1985
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    W: Dave Olbrich, Roger McKenzie, Eric Yarber, Ken Boechler, Peter Lust, Steve Johnson, Lou Mougin, Johnny Carruthers, R.A. Jones  ·  A: Gil Kane, Chas Gillen, Don Martinec
    No copies available
  • 64
    #64
    Feb 1985
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    No copies available
  • 65
    #65
    Black Dragon cover by John Bolton
    Feb 1985
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  • 66
    #66
    DC’s Harbinger cover by George Pérez
    Mar 1985
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    W: Mark Waid, Lou Mougin, Gerard Jones  ·  A: George Pérez
    No copies available
  • 67
    #67
    Wolverine, Ironman, Captain America cover by Sal Buscema
    Mar 1985
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  • 68
    #68
    Ambush Bug cover by Keith Giffen
    Apr 1985
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    W: Mark Waid  ·  A: Keith Giffen
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  • 69
    #69
    Elektra & Batman cover by Frank Miller
    Apr 1985
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    W: Frank Miller  ·  A: Bill Sienkiewicz
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  • 70
    #70
    Squadron Supreme cover by Bob Hall
    May 1985
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    W: Kim Thompson, Peter Sanderson, Ed Sample, Will Jacobs, Gerard Jones, Peter Lust, Steven R. Johnson, Lou Mougin, R.A. Jones  ·  A: Chas Gillen
    No copies available
  • 71
    #71
    Alan Moore cover by Stephen R. Bissette
    May 1985
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    W: Kim Thompson, Peter Sanderson, Ed Sample, Frank Plowright, R.A. Jones  ·  A: Warren Drummond
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  • 72
    #72
    Avengers cover by Richard Howell
    Jun 1985
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    W: Peter Sanderson  ·  A: Richard Howell
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  • 73
    #73
    Eternals cover by Sal Buscema and Al Gordan
    Jun 1985
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  • 74
    #74
    Futurians cover by Dave Cockrum
    Jul 1985
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  • 75
    #75
    Jul 1985
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    A: Henry Mayo
    100-Page Summer Special!
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  • 76
    #76
    Hulk and Alpha Flight cover by Mike Mignola and John Byrne
    Aug 1985
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  • 77
    #77
    Mr Monster & Swamp Thing cover by Michael T. Gilbert and Stephen R. Bissette
    Aug 1985
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  • 78
    #78
    Outsiders cover by Jim Aparo
    Sep 1985
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    W: Mark Waid
    No copies available
  • 79
    #79
    Superman, Batman, Deadman, Adam Strange, Shazam, Hawkman, Jonah Hex on cover by Chuck Patton and Dick Giordano
    Sep 1985
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  • 80
    #80
    Dracula & Jack the Ripper cover by Mark Wheatley
    Oct 1985
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    W: Ed Sample, R.A. Jones, Dean Traven  ·  A: Carl Taylor
    No copies available
  • 81
    #81
    Scout cover by Timothy Truman
    Oct 1985
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    W: Kim Thompson, Chris Henderson, R.A. Jones, Ken Jones  ·  A: Ed Wesolowski, Timothy Truman, Ed Cherniga, Ron Doak, Michael T. Gilbert, Marc Tucker, Carl Taylor, Stephen R. Bissette
    No copies available
  • 82
    #82
    Marvel Mutants cover by Ed Cherniga
    Nov 1985
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    No copies available
  • 83
    #83
    X-Factor cover
    Nov 1985
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  • 84
    #84
    Batman Cover by Stephen R. Bissette
    Dec 1985
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  • 85
    #85
    Miracleman on cover by Alan Davis
    Dec 1985
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  • 86
    #86
    Hawkmoon cover by Rafael Kayanan
    Jan 1986
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  • 87
    #87
    Electric Warrior cover by Jim Baikie
    Jan 1986
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  • 88
    #88
    Shadow cover by Howard Chaykin
    Feb 1986
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  • 89
    #89
    Feb 1986
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  • 90
    #90
    Magneto & Dr Doom cover by Dennis Fujitake
    Mar 1986
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    W: Art Cover, Peter Quiñones, Kim Thompson, Bill Kropfhauser, Brian K. Busch, R.A. Jones, Scott McCloud  ·  A: Vince Musacchia
    No copies available
  • 91
    #91
    Superman & Wonder Woman on cover by George Pérez
    Mar 1986
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    W: Mark Waid, Steve Webb, Andy Mangels, Mike Tiefenbacher, R.A. Jones, Marv Wolfman  ·  A: George Pérez, Jerry Ordway, Steve Ditko, Gil Kane, Paris Cullins, Joe Staton, José Luis García-López, Curt Swan, Jack Kirby, Keith Giffen, Wallace Wood, Dave Ross
    Special Post-Crisis Issue
    No copies available
  • 92
    #92
    Apr 1986
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    No copies available
  • 93
    #93
    Apr 1986
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    W: Heidi MacDonald, J. Vance, Barry Dutter, David Smay, R.A. Jones, Scott McCloud  ·  A: Chas Gillen
    No copies available
  • 94
    #94
    May 1986
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    W: David Smay, Trina Robbins, Wendi Lee, Alan Stewart, Kevin O’Neill, Nancy Collins, R.A. Jones, Scott McCloud  ·  A: Larry Blake, Dale Sherman, Clay Fortis, Mark Thunder, John Dennis, James Rubino
    No copies available
  • 95
    #95
    Jonny Quest cover by Doug Wildey
    May 1986
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    W: David Smay, Jim Korkis, Ed Sample, Dave Olbrich, David H. Smith, R.A. Jones, Scott McCloud  ·  A: Dave Gross
    No copies available
  • 96
    #96
    Superman cover by John Byrne and Dale Crain
    Jun 1986
    Cover: $3.00
    W: Peter Sanderson, Bob Hughes, Dave Blanchard, Mark Waid, Dave Waves, R.A. Jones, Scott McCloud
    No copies available
  • 97
    #97
    Jun 1986
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    W: Michael Sangiacomo, Brian Busch, Kim Thompson, David Smay, Frank Plowright, Anthony Cardino, Chris Meier, Scott McCloud  ·  A: Dave Gibbons, Dave Mitchell, Jeff Albrecht, Bruce Timm, Gregg Wilcox, Jim Jenkins, Dave Nelson
    Watchmen
    No copies available
  • 98
    #98
    Dreadstar, Nexus, Badger, Grimjack, Whisper, and American Flagg cover by Jim Starlin
    Jul 1986
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    W: Mark Waid  ·  A: Jim Starlin
    No copies available
  • 99
    #99
    Jul 1986
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    W: Dennis Pimple, Jan Strnad, Peter Sanderson, Peter Bosch, John Lustig, James Vance, Mark Waid, R.A. Jones  ·  A: Bill Sienkiewicz, Rich Buckler, Sergio Aragonés, Terry Tidwell, Mitch Ballard, John Dennis, Craig Allen Caywood, Adam Stoller, Tom Simmons, Fred Hembeck, Greg Wilcox, Douglas Spaulding
    Elektra
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  • 100
    #100
    Aug 1986
    Cover: $3.00
    W: Greg Potter, Mark Evanier, Greg Theakston, Richard Howell  ·  A: Jack Kirby
    Jack Kirby
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