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
    #1
    Mar 1986
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Stuart Kerr, Ralph Griffith, Daniel Péres Sanchez  ·  A: Jim Miller, Guy Davis, Pat Sandy
    5 copies from $0.99
  • 2
    #2
    May 1986
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Stuart Kerr, Ralph Griffith  ·  A: Guy Davis
    Repeats indicia for #1
    9 copies from $0.50
  • 3
    #3
    Jul 1986
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Stuart Kerr, Ralph Griffith  ·  A: Guy Davis
    9 copies from $0.50
  • 4
    #4
    Sep 1986
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Stuart Kerr, Ralph Griffith  ·  A: Guy Davis, Vincent Locke
    1st Appearance of Deadworld
    8 copies from $1.75
  • 5
    #5
    Nov 1986
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Stuart Kerr, Ralph Griffith  ·  A: Guy Davis
    14 copies from $0.50
  • 6
    #6
    Jan 1987
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Stuart Kerr, Ralph Griffith  ·  A: Guy Davis
    12 copies from $0.50
  • 7
    #7
    Mar 1987
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Stuart Kerr, Ralph Griffith  ·  A: Guy Davis
    11 copies from $0.25
  • 8
    #8
    May 1987
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Stuart Kerr, Ralph Griffith  ·  A: Guy Davis
    8 copies from $0.50
  • 9
    #9
    Jul 1987
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Stuart Kerr, Ralph Griffith  ·  A: Guy Davis
    5 copies from $0.50
  • 10
    #10
    Sep 1987
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Stuart Kerr, Ralph Griffith  ·  A: Guy Davis
    4 copies from $0.50
  • 11
    #11
    Nov 1987
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Stuart Kerr, Ralph Griffith  ·  A: Guy Davis
    3 copies from $1.75
  • 12
    #12
    Mar 1988
    Cover: $1.50
    W: Stuart Kerr, Ralph Griffith  ·  A: Guy Davis
    5 copies from $0.50
  • 13
    #13
    Jun 1988
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Guy Davis, Ralph Griffith  ·  A: Guy Davis
    Published by WeeBee Comics
    3 copies from $3.08
  • 14
    #14
    Feb 1989
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Guy Davis, Ralph Griffith  ·  A: Guy Davis
    Caliber begins publishing; B&W
    2 copies from $2.20
  • 15
    #15
    Apr 1989
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Guy Davis, Ralph Griffith  ·  A: Guy Davis
    B&W
    2 copies from $1.98
  • 16
    #16
    May 1989
    Cover: $1.95
    W: Stuart Kerr  ·  A: John Dennis
    B&W
    2 copies from $1.98
  • 17
    #17
    Sep 1989
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Stuart Kerr  ·  A: John Dennis
    2 copies from $1.75
  • 18
    #18
    Apr 1990
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Randy Zimmerman  ·  A: John Dennis
    2 copies from $4.84
  • 19
    #19
    Aug 1990
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Randy Zimmerman  ·  A: John Dennis
    No publication date
    2 copies from $2.86
  • 20
    #20
    Dec 1990
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Randy Zimmerman  ·  A: John Dennis
    2 copies from $8.36
  • 21
    #21
    Jan 1991
    Cover: $2.50
    W: Randy Zimmerman  ·  A: John Dennis
    Daemonstorm Parts 3 & 4 never published
    1 copy for $59.98
  • Bk 1
    Book #1
    Jul 1987
    Cover: $4.95
    W: Stuart Kerr, Ralph Griffith  ·  A: Guy Davis
    Collects The Realm (Vol. 1) #1-4
    1 copy for $9.99