Wasteland

    (DC, 1987-1989)
™ and ©1987 DC Comics, Inc.

It’s like Vertigo before there was Vertigo.

Wasteland is a series of anthologies edited by comic industry legend, Mike Gold. The series collects three bizarre stories in each issue. The series kicks off with a tale by John Ostrander about a drug that will create the highest of highs, but will also cause death. One would think that a sure death would be enough of a deterrent to stop people from taking it. But then again, one never knows. Next comes a story about a futuristic society where people are married over the phone and abortions are retroactive, up to nine years. The third is a weird autobiographical tale written by Del Close.

Printed in full color, Wasteland first hit the stands in 1987. A critical, if not a commercial, success, it ran for eighteen issues.
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  • 1
    #1
    Dec 1987
    Cover: $1.75
    W: Del Close, John Ostrander  ·  A: David Lloyd, Donald Simpson, William Messner-Loebs
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  • 2
    #2
    Jan 1988
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    W: Del Close, John Ostrander  ·  A: David Lloyd, William Messner-Loebs, George Freeman
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  • 3
    #3
    Feb 1988
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    W: Del Close, John Ostrander  ·  A: David Lloyd, Donald Simpson, William Messner-Loebs, George Freeman
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  • 4
    #4
    Mar 1988
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    W: Del Close, John Ostrander  ·  A: Donald Simpson, George Freeman, Ty Templeton, William Messner-Loebs
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  • 5
    #5
    Correct cover
    Apr 1988
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    W: Del Close, John Ostrander  ·  A: David Lloyd, Donald Simpson, William Messner-Loebs
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  • 5/A
    #5 Variation A
    Cover A of #6 on issue #5
    Apr 1988
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    W: Del Close, John Ostrander  ·  A: Donald Simpson, William Messner-Loebs, David Lloyd
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  • 6/A
    #6 Variation A
    Blank Cover A
    May 1988
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    W: Del Close, John Ostrander  ·  A: David Lloyd, William Messner-Loebs, George Freeman
    4 copies from $3.00
  • 7
    #7
    Jun 1988
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    W: Del Close, John Ostrander  ·  A: George Freeman, David Lloyd, Donald Simpson
    6 copies from $3.75
  • 8
    #8
    Jul 1988
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    W: Del Close, John Ostrander  ·  A: Tom Artis, Donald Simpson, William Messner-Loebs
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  • 9
    #9
    Aug 1988
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    W: Del Close, John Ostrander  ·  A: David Lloyd, Donald Simpson, William Messner-Loebs
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  • 10
    #10
    Sep 1988
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    W: Del Close, John Ostrander  ·  A: Timothy Truman, David Lloyd, William Messner-Loebs
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  • 11
    #11
    Oct 1988
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    W: Del Close, John Ostrander  ·  A: David Lloyd, Donald Simpson, Ty Templeton, William Messner-Loebs
    6 copies from $2.75
  • 12
    #12
    Nov 1988
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    W: Del Close, John Ostrander  ·  A: David Lloyd, Donald Simpson, Joe Orlando, William Messner-Loebs
    4 copies from $4.00
  • 13
    #13
    Dec 1988
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    W: Del Close, John Ostrander  ·  A: Donald Simpson, Joe Orlando, Timothy Truman, Bill Wray
    3 copies from $4.00
  • 14
    #14
    Dec 1988
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    W: Del Close, John Ostrander  ·  A: Donald Simpson, Joe Orlando, Michael Davis, Bill Wray, Rick Magyar
    Winter 1988
    2 copies from $5.00
  • 15
    #15
    Dec 1988
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    W: Del Close, John Ostrander  ·  A: Donald Simpson, Joe Orlando, Rick Magyar, Bill Wray
    Hol 1988
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  • 16
    #16
    Feb 1989
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    W: Del Close, John Ostrander  ·  A: Donald Simpson, Joe Orlando, Michael Davis, Bill Wray
    6 copies from $2.75
  • 17
    #17
    Apr 1989
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    W: Del Close, John Ostrander  ·  A: William Messner-Loebs, John A. Peck, Michael Davis, Bill Wray
    4 copies from $3.25
  • 18
    #18
    May 1989
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    W: Del Close, John Ostrander  ·  A: Donald Simpson, Joe Orlando, Michael Davis, Bill Wray
    Final Issue
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