A comics anthology collects works in the medium of comics, typically from multiple series, and compiles them into an anthology or magazine. The comics in these anthologies range from comic strips that are too short for standalone publication to comic book chapters that might later be compiled into collected comic book volumes (such as manga tankobon and comic albums).

United States

TitlePublisherFirst YearLast YearGenreNotes
Detective ComicsDC Comics1937ongoingdetectiveanthology aspect dropped in the 1960s
Feature FunniesEverett M. "Busy" Arnold19371939humorwith issue #21, became Feature Comics
Adventure ComicsDC Comics19381983various, mostly superhero
Action ComicsDC Comics1938ongoingadventure, superheroanthology aspect dropped in 1959
Fantastic ComicsFox Feature Syndicate19391941superhero
Feature ComicsQuality Comics19391950superhero, humorevolved from Feature Funnies
Four ColorDell Comics19391962varioussuccessive one-shot comics
Whiz ComicsFawcett Comics19401953superhero
Planet ComicsFiction House19401953science fiction
Big Shot ComicsColumbia Comics19401949superhero, humor
Young LoveCrestwood Publications
DC Comics
1947
1960
1956
1977
romanceacquired by DC Comics in 1963
Young RomanceCrestwood Publications
DC Comics
19471977romanceacquired by DC Comics in 1963
Adventures into the UnknownACG19481967horror
SweetheartsFawcett Comics
Charlton Comics
19481973romanceacquired by Charlton Comics in 1954
Western ComicsDC Comics19481961Western
Wild WesternMarvel Comics19481957Western
Prize Comics WesternPrize Comics19481956Western
Girls' Love StoriesDC Comics19491973romance
Romantic StoryFawcett Comics
Charlton Comics
19491973romanceacquired by Charlton Comics in 1954
Heart ThrobsQuality Comics19491972romanceacquired by DC Comics in 1957
First Love IllustratedHarvey Comics19491963romance
Marvel TalesMarvel Comics19491957horror
Strange WorldsAvon Comics19501955science fiction
Strange AdventuresDC Comics19501973science fiction
Girls' RomancesDC Comics19501971romance
Six-Gun HeroesFawcett Comics
Charlton Comics
19501965Westernacquired by Charlton Comics in 1954
Tales From the CryptEC Comics19501955horror
The Vault of HorrorEC Comics19501955horror
The Haunt of FearEC Comics19501954horror
Weird FantasyEC Comics19501953science fiction
Weird ScienceEC Comics19501953science fiction
Mystery in SpaceDC Comics19511966science fiction
House of MysteryDC Comics19511983horror/suspense
All-Star WesternDC Comics19511961Western
Frontline CombatEC Comics19511954war
Strange TalesMarvel Comics19521968horror, sci-fi, superhero
Journey into MysteryMarvel Comics19521966horror, sci-fi, superheroanthology aspect dropped in 1964, becomes Thor
G.I. CombatQuality Comics
DC Comics
19521987waracquired by DC Comics in 1957
Space AdventuresCharlton Comics19521979science fiction
Our Army at WarDC Comics19521977warBecomes Sgt. Rock
Star Spangled War StoriesDC Comics19521977warBecomes The Unknown Soldier
Our Fighting ForcesDC Comics19541978war
Fightin' MarinesCharlton Comics19551984war
I Love YouCharlton Comics19551980romance
Fightin' ArmyCharlton Comics19561984war
House of SecretsDC Comics19561978horror/suspense
ShowcaseDC Comics19561970superhero
Tales of the UnexpectedDC Comics19561968science fictionrelaunched as the horror anthology The Unexpected
Brides in LoveCharlton Comics19561965romance
Outlaws of the WestCharlton Comics19571980Western
Teen-Age LoveCharlton Comics19581973romance
Just MarriedCharlton Comics19581976romance
Love DiaryCharlton Comics19581976romance
Strange WorldsMarvel Comics19581959science fiction
Tales to AstonishMarvel Comics19581968sci-fi, horror, superheroanthology aspect dropped in 1964, becomes The Incredible Hulk
Tales of SuspenseMarvel Comics19591968sci-fi, horror, superheroanthology aspect dropped in 1964, becomes Captain America
Amazing AdventuresMarvel Comics19611961Fantasy, Science fiction, Superhero
Amazing Adult FantasyMarvel Comics19611962sci-fi, fantasyanthology aspect dropped in 1962, becomes The Amazing Spider-Man
CreepyWarren Publishing19641983horror
witzendWally Wood
Wonderful Publishing Company
19661985variousacquired by Bill Pearson (Wonderful Publishing Company) in 1968
Ghostly TalesCharlton Comics19661984horror
EerieWarren Publishing19661983horror
WeirdEerie Publications19661981horror
The Many Ghosts of Doctor GravesCharlton Comics19671986horror
Zap ComixApex Novelties19682005underground
The UnexpectedDC Comics19681982horrorchanges genre from science fiction to horror

(at Tales of the Unexpected); continues same numbering

The Witching HourDC Comics19691978horror
Terror TalesEerie Publications19691979horror
Astonishing TalesMarvel Comics19701976Superhero
Slow DeathLast Gasp19701979, 1992underground
San Francisco Comic BookSan Francisco Comic Book Company
Print Mint
Last Gasp
19701983underground
Marvel Feature vol. 1Marvel Comics19711973superheroes
Marvel SpotlightMarvel Comics19711977superheroes
Weird War TalesDC Comics19711983war
Ghostly HauntsCharlton Comics19711978horror/suspense
Savage TalesMarvel Comics
Dynamite Entertainment
1971
2007
1986
2008
fantasy, various
Weird Western TalesDC Comics19721980Weird Western
Marvel PremiereMarvel Comics19721981superheroes
Tits & Clits ComixNanny Goat Productions
Last Gasp
19721987underground
SnarfKitchen Sink Press19721990underground
Wimmen's ComixLast Gasp
Renegade Press
Rip Off Press
19721992underground
Superman FamilyDC Comics19741982superhero
Comix BookMarvel Comics
Kitchen Sink Press
19741976undergroundacquired by Kitchen Sink in 1976
Star ReachStar*Reach19741979various, mostly action
Marvel Feature vol. 2Marvel Comics19751976superheroes
Marvel PresentsMarvel Comics19751977superheroes
Secrets of Haunted HouseDC Comics19751982horror/suspense
Batman FamilyDC Comics19751978superhero
ArcadePrint Mint19751976underground
Heavy MetalHM Communications
Metal Mammoth
1977ongoingadult fantasy
Time WarpDC Comics19791980science fiction
Marvel SpotlightMarvel Comics19791981superheroes
Epic IllustratedEpic Comics19801986heroic fiction
Gay ComixKitchen Sink Press
Bob Ross
19801998underground
World War 3 IllustratedWorld War 3 Illustrated1980ongoingalternative/political
RAWRaw Books & Graphics19801991alternative
WeirdoLast Gasp19811993underground
Eclipse MagazineEclipse Comics19811983various
Marvel FanfareMarvel Comics19821997superhero
Eclipse MonthlyEclipse Comics19831984superheroes
Dark Horse PresentsDark Horse Comics19862017independentvolume 3 ended in 2017[1]
WastelandDC Comics19871989horror
Marvel Comics PresentsMarvel Comics19881995superhero
TabooSpiderbaby Grafix & Publications

Kitchen Sink Press

19881992, 1995horror
A1Atomeka Press19891992various
BLAB!Kitchen Sink Press
Fantagraphics
19892007alternativeacquired by Fantagraphics in 1997
Cheval NoirDark Horse Comics19891994international
Drawn & QuarterlyDrawn & Quarterly1990ongoingalternative
Negative BurnCaliber Comics19931997independent
The Big Book OfParadox Press19942000independent
VerotikaVerotik19941997erotic/horror
Zero ZeroFantagraphics19952000underground/alternative
KeyholeMillennium Publications

Top Shelf Productions

19961998independent/alternative
GanglandVertigo Comics19992001crime
FlinchVertigo Comics19981998horror
Tomorrow StoriesAmerica's Best Comics/Wildstorm19992002superheroes
Little LitRAW Junior
HarperCollins/Joanna Cotler Books
20002003alternative/children'sEvolved into Toon Books
Kramers ErgotAvodah Books
Gingko Press
Buenaventura Press
2000ongoingalternative
SoloDC Comics20042006superheroes
FlightImage Comics
Ballantine Books
20042011independentacquired by Ballantine in 2006
MOMEFantagraphics20052011alternative
PopgunImage Comics20072010diverse
Wednesday ComicsDC Comics20092009weekly showcase
Robert E. Howard's Savage SwordDark Horse Comics20102015variousBased on Robert E. Howard works and characters
A+XMarvel Comics20122014superhero
IslandImage Comics20152017various
Amazing ForestIDW20162016various
Vast Expanse Township Comics 2016 ongoing various

Asia

Japan

Malaysia

TitlePublisherFirst YearLast YearGenreNotes
Garaj KomikSelf-publishing2015ongoingvarioussuccessive one-shot comics

Thailand

TitlePublisherFirst YearLast YearGenreNotes
Thai ComicsVibulkij publishing19922013variousanthology

for amateur&veteran

Europe

Belgium and France

TitlePublisherFirst YearLast YearNotes
Le Petit VingtièmeLe Vingtième Siècle19281940
Spirou magazineDupuis1938ongoing
Tintin magazineLe Lombard
Média-Participations
19461993Le Lombard acquired by Média-Participations in 1986.
Pilote magazineDargaud19591989
Pif gadgetFrench Communist Party1969
2004
1994
2009
Charlie HebdoGérard Biard1970
1992
1981
ongoing
L'Écho des savanesSelf-published
Albin Michel
19722006Acquired by Albin Michel in 1986
Métal HurlantLes Humanoïdes Associés
Humanoids Publishing/DC Comics
1974
2002
1987
ongoing
Fluide GlacialGroupe Flammarion1975ongoing
À Suivre magazineCasterman19791997
LapinL'Association1999ongoing

United Kingdom

Britain has a long tradition of publishing comic anthologies, usually weekly (hence The Dandy going past 3,000 published issues).

TitlePublisherFirst YearLast YearNotes
Comic CutsAmalgamated Press18901953Merged with Golden Penny, Jolly Comic and Larks

before finally merging with Knockout

The Dandy19372012
The Beano1938ongoing
EagleHulton Press
IPC Magazines
1950
1982
1969
1994
Relaunched by different publisher.
Lion19521974
Bunty19582000
Buster19602000
Valiant19621976
Wham!19641968
Smash!19661971
Pow!19671968
Fantastic19671968
Terrific19671968
ActionIPC Magazines19761977
2000 ADIPC Magazines

Fleetway Rebellion Developments

1977ongoingMerged with Starlord and Tornado
StarlordIPC Magazines19781978Merged with 2000AD
TornadoIPC Magazines19781979Merged with 2000AD
WarriorQuality19821985
Scream!IPC Magazines19841984Merged with re-launched Eagle.
Oink!IPC Magazines19861988
CrisisFleetway19881991
WildcatFleetway19881989Stories continued in re-launched Eagle.
Deadline19881995
A1Atomeka/Epic Comics19891992, 2004Irregular publishing schedule over multiple publishers.
Judge Dredd MegazineFleetway Publications

Rebellion Developments

1990ongoing
RevolverFleetway Publications19901991Dare storyline completed in Crisis following cancellation.
Toxic!Apocalypse Ltd19911991Not related to Toxic.
Toxic (magazine)Egmont Publishing2002ongoingNot related to Toxic!
The DFC20082009
The Phoenix2012ongoing

See also

References

  1. Johnson, Rich. "Dark Horse Presents, Cancelled One More Time…". Bleeding Cool News. Bleeding Cool News. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
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