The Realm (Vol. 1)

    (Arrow, 1986-1991)
©1986 Arrow Comics

This title no doubt was inspired by fantasy games like Dungeons & Dragons. The story begins when four University of Michigan students travel to a cabin in the Upper Peninsula for a week of rest and relaxation. When they arrive, however, they find themselves transported to another world. In this fantastic place, magic is real, and elves and other races fight against evil on a mythic scale. The college kids become adventurers in this new realm of sword and sorcery.

The Realm was a modestly successful independent fantasy series drawn by Guy Davis. It spawned a follow-up series at Caliber, as well as a spinoff starring Silverfawn, an Elfin heroine of the series. It is probably most notable for issue #4’s introduction of Deadworld, a zombie-filled nightmare where the dead fight with the living for control of the land.
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#1

March, 1986
Cover Price: $1.50
3 copies available from $4.18 		Stuart Kerr, Ralph Griffith, Daniel Péres SanchezJim Miller, Guy Davis, Pat Sandy
#2

May, 1986
Cover Price: $1.50
3 copies available from $2.09 		Stuart Kerr, Ralph GriffithGuy Davis
#3

July, 1986
Cover Price: $1.50
1 copy available for $2.50 		Stuart Kerr, Ralph GriffithGuy Davis
#4

September, 1986
Cover Price: $1.50
4 copies available from $4.95 		Stuart Kerr, Ralph GriffithGuy Davis, Vincent Locke
#5

November, 1986
Cover Price: $1.50
4 copies available from $1.75 		Stuart Kerr, Ralph GriffithGuy Davis
#6

January, 1987
Cover Price: $1.50
3 copies available from $1.44 		Stuart Kerr, Ralph GriffithGuy Davis
#7

March, 1987
Cover Price: $1.50
2 copies available from $1.54 		Stuart Kerr, Ralph GriffithGuy Davis
#8

May, 1987
Cover Price: $1.50
3 copies available from $1.25 		Stuart Kerr, Ralph GriffithGuy Davis
#9

July, 1987
Cover Price: $1.50
3 copies available from $1.50 		Stuart Kerr, Ralph GriffithGuy Davis
#10

September, 1987
Cover Price: $1.50
2 copies available from $1.98 		Stuart Kerr, Ralph GriffithGuy Davis
#11

November, 1987
Cover Price: $1.50
2 copies available from $2.20 		Stuart Kerr, Ralph GriffithGuy Davis
#12

March, 1988
Cover Price: $1.50
2 copies available from $1.76 		Stuart Kerr, Ralph GriffithGuy Davis
#13

June, 1988
Cover Price: $1.95
2 copies available from $3.38 		Guy Davis, Ralph GriffithGuy Davis
#14

February, 1989
Cover Price: $1.95
1 copy available for $2.20 		Guy Davis, Ralph GriffithGuy Davis
#15

April, 1989
Cover Price: $1.95
1 copy available for $1.98 		Guy Davis, Ralph GriffithGuy Davis
#16

May, 1989
Cover Price: $1.95
1 copy available for $1.98 		Stuart KerrJohn Dennis
#18

April, 1990
Cover Price: $2.50
1 copy available for $5.30 		Randy ZimmermanJohn Dennis
#19

August, 1990
Cover Price: $2.50
1 copy available for $2.86 		Randy ZimmermanJohn Dennis
#20

December, 1990
Cover Price: $2.50
1 copy available for $8.36 		Randy ZimmermanJohn Dennis
Book #1

July, 1987
Cover Price: $4.95
1 copy available for $9.99 		Stuart Kerr, Ralph GriffithGuy Davis