Runaways

    (Marvel, 2003-2005, 2017)
™ and © Marvel Characters, Inc.

A group of disparate teen “types” discover a terrible secret about their parents that will change their lives forever. No, it’s not Out There; it’s Runaways, Marvel’s latest and least “manga” title.

For the few remaining Marvel Zombies in existence, it wittily acknowledges the fact that the story takes place in the Marvel universe, then speedily moves on to establishing the teens, who for once don’t carry the stench of Hollywood focus groups on them. Writing about young people can go bad fast, but none of their voices here seem forced, fake, or phony, and there’s an emotional immediacy to their interactions that never screams soap opera, let alone super-team.

The art is not manga-inspired; stylish and original, it’s different from anything else Marvel’s publishing these days. But, as with manga, readers aren’t given much meat in the first installment. What there is, is certainly choice, and, when you’re not sure what the next issue will be like, you know you’re onto something good.

— S.A. Bennett
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  • 1
    #1
    Jul 2003
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    1st appearance of Alex Wilder; 1st appearance of Arsenic (Gertrude Yorkes); 1st appearance of Bruiser (Molly Hayes); 1st appearance of Lucy In The Sky (Karolina Dean); 1st appearance of Sister Grimm (Nico Minoru); 1st appearance of Talkback (Chase Stein)
    2 copies from $86.00
  • 1-2
    #1 - 2nd printing
    Dec 2017
    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    1st appearance of Alex Wilder; 1st appearance of Arsenic (Gertrude Yorkes); 1st appearance of Bruiser (Molly Hayes); 1st appearance of Lucy In The Sky (Karolina Dean); 1st appearance of Lucy in the Sky (Karolina Dean); 1st appearance of Sister Grimm (Nico Minoru); 1st appearance of Talkback (Chase Stein)
    No copies available
  • 1/NS
    #1 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Jo Chen
    Jul 2003
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    1st appearance of Alex Wilder; 1st appearance of Arsenic (Gertrude Yorkes); 1st appearance of Bruiser (Molly Hayes); 1st appearance of Lucy In The Sky (Karolina Dean); 1st appearance of Sister Grimm (Nico Minoru); 1st appearance of Talkback (Chase Stein)
    No copies available
  • 2
    #2
    Aug 2003
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    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    1st appearance of Old Lace (Gertrude’s dinosaur)
    3 copies from $4.99
  • 2/NS
    #2 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Jo Chen
    Aug 2003
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    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    1st appearance of Old Lace (Gertrude’s dinosaur)
    No copies available
  • 3
    #3
    Sep 2003
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    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    1st appearance of Old Lace (full); Origin of Karolina
    1 copy for $29.99
  • 3/NS
    #3 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Jo Chen
    Sep 2003
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    1st appearance of Old Lace (full); Origin of Karolina
    No copies available
  • 4
    #4
    Oct 2003
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    1 copy for $34.99
  • 4/NS
    #4 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Jo Chen
    Oct 2003
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    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    No copies available
  • 5
    #5
    Nov 2003
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    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    1 copy for $19.99
  • 5/NS
    #5 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Jo Chen
    Nov 2003
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    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    No copies available
  • 6
    #6
    Nov 2003
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    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    1 copy for $4.99
  • 6/NS
    #6 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Jo Chen
    Nov 2003
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    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    No copies available
  • 7
    #7
    Dec 2003
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    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    1st appearance of Topher
    4 copies from $1.50
  • 7/NS
    #7 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Jo Chen
    Dec 2003
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    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    1st appearance of Topher
    No copies available
  • 8
    #8
    Jan 2004
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    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    No copies available
  • 8/NS
    #8 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Jo Chen
    Jan 2004
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    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    No copies available
  • 9
    #9
    Feb 2004
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    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    Topher revealed to be a vampire
    3 copies from $4.40
  • 9/NS
    #9 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Jo Chen
    Feb 2004
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    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    Topher revealed to be a vampire
    No copies available
  • 10
    #10
    Mar 2004
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    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    Death of Topher
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  • 10/NS
    #10 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Jo Chen
    Mar 2004
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    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    Death of Topher
    No copies available
  • 11
    #11
    Apr 2004
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    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Takeshi Miyazawa
    3 copies from $2.98
  • 11/NS
    #11 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Joshua Middleton
    Apr 2004
    Cover: $2.99
    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Takeshi Miyazawa
    No copies available
  • 12
    #12
    Apr 2004
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    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Takeshi Miyazawa
    2 copies from $14.00
  • 12/NS
    #12 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Joshua Middleton
    Apr 2004
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    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Takeshi Miyazawa
    No copies available
  • 13
    #13
    May 2004
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    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    Origin of The Pride
    2 copies from $9.50
  • 13/NS
    #13 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Jo Chen
    May 2004
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    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    Origin of The Pride
    No copies available
  • 14
    #14
    Jun 2004
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    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    Death of Lt. Flores
    5 copies from $4.00
  • 14/NS
    #14 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Jo Chen
    Jun 2004
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    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    Death of Lt. Flores
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  • 15
    #15
    Jul 2004
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    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    Versus The Pride
    3 copies from $4.98
  • 15/NS
    #15 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Jo Chen
    Jul 2004
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    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    Versus The Pride
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  • 16
    #16
    Aug 2004
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    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    3 copies from $5.98
  • 16/NS
    #16 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Jo Chen
    Aug 2004
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    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    No copies available
  • 17
    #17
    Oct 2004
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    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    Death of Alex Wilder
    3 copies from $3.90
  • 17/NS
    #17 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Jo Chen
    Oct 2004
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    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    Death of Alex Wilder
    No copies available
  • 18
    #18
    Nov 2004
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    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    4 copies from $3.99
  • 18/NS
    #18 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Jo Chen
    Nov 2004
    Cover: $2.99
    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    No copies available
  • Bk 1
    Book #1
    Cover: $7.99
    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    Collects #1-6
    No copies available
  • Bk 1-2
    Book #1 - 2nd printing
    Cover: $7.99
    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    Collects #1-6
    1 copy for $9.99
  • Bk 1-3
    Book #1 - 3rd printing
    Cover: $7.99
    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    Collects #1-6
    No copies available
  • Bk 1-4
    Book #1 - 4th printing
    Cover: $9.99
    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    Collects Runaways #1-6; Digest size
    No copies available
  • Bk 1-5
    Book #1 - 5th printing
    Cover: $14.99
    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    Collects Runaways #1-6
    No copies available
  • Bk 1/A
    Book #1 Variation A
    Dec 2004
    Cover: $14.99
    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    Collects Runaways #1-6
    No copies available
  • Bk 1/HC
    Book #1 Hardcover
    Hardcover Edition
    Cover: $19.99
    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    Collects Runaways #1-6
    No copies available
  • Bk 2
    Book #2
    Cover: $7.99
    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona, Takeshi Miyazawa
    Collects #7-12
    No copies available
  • Bk 2-2
    Book #2 - 2nd printing
    Cover: $7.99
    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona, Takeshi Miyazawa
    Collects #7-12; Digest size
    No copies available
  • Bk 2-3
    Book #2 - 3rd printing
    Cover: $9.99
    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona, Takeshi Miyazawa
    Collects Runaways #7-12; Digest size; ca. 2011
    No copies available
  • Bk 2-4
    Book #2 - 4th printing
    Cover: $14.99
    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    Collects Runaways #7-12; Reprint
    No copies available
  • Bk 2/A
    Book #2 Variation A
    Cover: $14.99
    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona, Takeshi Miyazawa
    Collects Runaways #7-12
    No copies available
  • Bk 2/HC
    Book #2 Hardcover
    Hardcover Edition with cover by Jo Chen
    Cover: $19.99
    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona, Takeshi Miyazawa
    No copies available
  • Bk 3
    Book #3
    Cover: $7.99
    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    Collects #13-18; ca. 2005
    No copies available
  • Bk 3-2
    Book #3 - 2nd printing
    Cover: $7.99
    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    Collects #13-18; ca. 2005
    1 copy for $5.99
  • Bk 3-3
    Book #3 - 3rd printing
    Cover: $9.99
    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    Collects #13-18; Digest size; ca. 2011
    No copies available
  • Bk 3/A
    Book #3 Variation A
    Cover: $16.99
    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    Collects #13-18; Collects Runaways #13-18; ca. 2005
    No copies available
  • Bk 3/HC
    Book #3 Hardcover
    Hardcover Edition with cover by Jo Chen
    Cover: $19.99
    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    Collects #13-18; ca. 2009
    No copies available
  • Dlx 1
    Deluxe Set #1
    Cover: $34.99
    W: Brian K. Vaughan  ·  A: Adrian Alphona
    Collects Runaways #1–18; ca. 2005
    No copies available