Comics anthology
Comics anthologies collect works in the medium of comics that are too short for standalone publication.
U.S.
| Title | Publisher | First Year | Last Year | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detective Comics | DC Comics | 1937 | ongoing | detective | anthology aspect dropped in the 1940s |
| Feature Funnies | Everett M. "Busy" Arnold | 1937 | 1939 | humor | with issue #21, became Feature Comics |
| Adventure Comics | DC Comics | 1938 | 1983 | various, mostly superhero | |
| Action Comics | DC Comics | 1938 | ongoing | adventure, superhero | anthology aspect dropped in 1959 |
| Fantastic Comics | Fox Feature Syndicate | 1939 | 1941 | superhero | |
| Feature Comics | Quality Comics | 1939 | 1950 | superhero, humor | evolved from Feature Funnies |
| Four Color | Dell Comics | 1939 | 1962 | various | successive one-shot comics |
| Whiz Comics | Fawcett Comics | 1940 | 1953 | superhero | |
| Big Shot Comics | Columbia Comics | 1940 | 1949 | superhero, humor | |
| Young Love | Crestwood Publications DC Comics | 1947 1960 | 1956 1977 | romance | acquired by DC Comics in 1963 |
| Young Romance | Crestwood Publications DC Comics | 1947 | 1977 | romance | acquired by DC Comics in 1963 |
| Sweethearts | Fawcett Comics Charlton Comics | 1948 | 1973 | romance | acquired by Charlton Comics in 1954 |
| Western Comics | DC Comics | 1948 | 1961 | Western | |
| Wild Western | Marvel Comics | 1948 | 1957 | Western | |
| Prize Comics Western | Prize Comics | 1948 | 1956 | Western | |
| Girls' Love Stories | DC Comics | 1949 | 1973 | romance | |
| Romantic Story | Fawcett Comics Charlton Comics | 1949 | 1973 | romance | acquired by Charlton Comics in 1954 |
| Heart Throbs | Quality Comics | 1949 | 1972 | romance | acquired by DC Comics in 1957 |
| First Love Illustrated | Harvey Comics | 1949 | 1963 | romance | |
| Marvel Tales | Marvel Comics | 1949 | 1957 | horror | |
| Strange Worlds | Avon Comics | 1950 | 1955 | science fiction | |
| Strange Adventures | DC Comics | 1950 | 1973 | science fiction | |
| Girls' Romances | DC Comics | 1950 | 1971 | romance | |
| Six-Gun Heroes | Fawcett Comics Charlton Comics | 1950 | 1965 | Western | acquired by Charlton Comics in 1954 |
| Tales From the Crypt | EC Comics | 1950 | 1955 | horror | |
| The Vault of Horror | EC Comics | 1950 | 1955 | horror | |
| The Haunt of Fear | EC Comics | 1950 | 1954 | horror | |
| Weird Fantasy | EC Comics | 1950 | 1953 | science fiction | |
| Weird Science | EC Comics | 1950 | 1953 | science fiction | |
| House of Mystery | DC Comics | 1951 | 1983 | horror/suspense | |
| All-Star Western | DC Comics | 1951 | 1961 | Western | |
| Frontline Combat | EC Comics | 1951 | 1954 | war | |
| Strange Tales | Marvel Comics | 1952 | 1968 | horror, science fiction, superhero | |
| Journey into Mystery | Marvel Comics | 1952 | 1966 | horror, science fiction, superhero | anthology aspect dropped in 1964, becomes Thor |
| G.I. Combat | Quality Comics DC Comics | 1952 | 1987 | war | acquired by DC Comics in 1957 |
| Space Adventures | Charlton Comics | 1952 | 1979 | science fiction | |
| Our Army at War | DC Comics | 1952 | 1977 | war | Becomes Sgt. Rock |
| Star Spangled War Stories | DC Comics | 1952 | 1977 | war | Becomes The Unknown Soldier |
| Our Fighting Forces | DC Comics | 1954 | 1978 | war | |
| Fightin' Marines | Charlton Comics | 1955 | 1984 | war | |
| I Love You | Charlton Comics | 1955 | 1980 | romance | |
| Fightin' Army | Charlton Comics | 1956 | 1984 | war | |
| House of Secrets | DC Comics | 1956 | 1978 | horror/suspense | |
| Showcase | DC Comics | 1956 | 1970 | superhero | |
| Tales of the Unexpected | DC Comics | 1956 | 1968 | science fiction | relaunched as the horror anthology The Unexpected |
| Brides in Love | Charlton Comics | 1956 | 1965 | romance | |
| Outlaws of the West | Charlton Comics | 1957 | 1980 | Western | |
| Teen-Age Love | Charlton Comics | 1958 | 1973 | romance | |
| Just Married | Charlton Comics | 1958 | 1976 | romance | |
| Love Diary | Charlton Comics | 1958 | 1976 | romance | |
| Strange Worlds | Marvel Comics | 1958 | 1959 | science fiction | |
| Tales to Astonish | Marvel Comics | 1958 | 1968 | science fiction, horror, superhero | anthology aspect dropped in 1964, becomes The Incredible Hulk |
| Tales of Suspense | Marvel Comics | 1959 | 1968 | science fiction, horror, superhero | anthology aspect dropped in 1964, becomes Captain America |
| Creepy | Warren Publishing | 1964 | 1983 | horror | |
| witzend | Wally Wood Wonderful Publishing Company | 1966 | 1985 | various | acquired by Bill Pearson (Wonderful Publishing Company) in 1968 |
| Ghostly Tales | Charlton Comics | 1966 | 1984 | horror | |
| Eerie | Warren Publishing | 1966 | 1983 | horror | |
| Weird | Eerie Publications | 1966 | 1981 | horror | |
| The Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves | Charlton Comics | 1967 | 1986 | horror | |
| Zap Comix | Apex Novelties | 1968 | 2005 | underground | |
| The Unexpected | DC Comics | 1968 | 1982 | horror | changes format from science fiction to horror from Tales of the Unexpected, continues same numbering |
| The Witching Hour | DC Comics | 1969 | 1978 | horror | |
| Terror Tales | Eerie Publications | 1969 | 1979 | horror | |
| San Francisco Comic Book | Print Mint Last Gasp | 1970 | 1983 | underground | |
| Wimmen's Comix | Last Gasp | 1972 | 1992 | underground | |
| Weird War Tales | DC Comics | 1971 | 1983 | war | |
| Ghostly Haunts | Charlton Comics | 1971 | 1978 | horror/suspense | |
| Snarf | Kitchen Sink Press | 1972 | 1990 | underground | |
| Weird Western Tales | DC Comics | 1972 | 1980 | Weird Western | |
| Tits & Clits Comix | Nanny Goat Productions Last Gasp | 1972 | 1987 | underground | |
| Superman Family | DC Comics | 1974 | 1982 | superhero | |
| Comix Book | Marvel Comics Kitchen Sink Press | 1974 | 1976 | underground | acquired by Kitchen Sink in 1976 |
| Star Reach | Star*Reach | 1974 | 1979 | various, mostly action | |
| Secrets of Haunted House | DC Comics | 1975 | 1982 | horror/suspense | |
| Batman Family | DC Comics | 1975 | 1978 | superhero | |
| Arcade | Print Mint | 1975 | 1976 | underground | |
| Heavy Metal | HM Communications Metal Mammoth | 1977 | ongoing | adult fantasy | |
| Epic Illustrated | Epic Comics | 1980 | 1986 | heroic fiction | |
| Gay Comix | Kitchen Sink Press Bob Ross | 1980 | 1998 | underground | |
| World War 3 Illustrated | World War 3 Illustrated | 1980 | ongoing | alternative/political | |
| RAW | Raw Books & Graphics | 1980 | 1991 | alternative | |
| Weirdo | Last Gasp | 1981 | 1993 | underground | |
| Marvel Fanfare | Marvel Comics | 1982 | 1997 | superhero | |
| Dark Horse Presents | Dark Horse Comics | 1986 | ongoing | independent | volume 3 began in 2011 |
| Marvel Comics Presents | Marvel Comics | 1988 | 1995 | superhero | |
| BLAB! | Kitchen Sink Press Fantagraphics | 1989 | 2007 | alternative | acquired by Fantagraphics in 1997 |
| Drawn & Quarterly | Drawn and Quarterly | 1990 | ongoing | alternative | |
| Negative Burn | Caliber Comics | 1993 | 1997 | independent | |
| Zero Zero | Fantagraphics | 1995 | 2000 | underground/alternative | |
| Little Lit | RAW Junior HarperCollins/Joanna Cotler Books | 2000 | 2003 | alternative/children's | Evolved into Toon Books |
| Kramers Ergot | Avodah Books Gingko Press Buenaventura Press | 2000 | ongoing | alternative | |
| Flight | Image Comics Ballantine Books | 2004 | 2011 | independent | acquired by Ballantine in 2006 |
| MOME | Fantagraphics | 2005 | 2011 | alternative | |
| Popgun | Image Comics | 2008 | ongoing | diverse | |
| Wednesday Comics | DC Comics | 2009 | 2009 | weekly showcase | |
| Island | Image Comics | 2015 | ongoing | various |
UK
Main article: British comics
Britain has a long tradition publishing comics anthologies, often weekly (hence The Dandy going past 3,000 published issues).
| Title | Publisher | First Year | Last Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comic Cuts | Amalgamated Press (AP) | 1890 | 1953 | Merged with Golden Penny, Jolly Comic and Larks before merging with Knockout |
| The Dandy | 1937 | 2012 | ||
| The Beano | 1938 | ongoing | ||
| Eagle | Hulton Press IPC Magazines | 1950 1982 | 1969 1994 | Relaunched by different publisher. |
| Lion | 1952 | 1974 | ||
| Bunty | 1958 | 2000 | ||
| Buster | 1960 | 2000 | ||
| Valiant | 1962 | 1976 | ||
| Wham! | 1964 | 1968 | ||
| Smash! | 1966 | 1971 | ||
| Pow! | 1967 | 1968 | ||
| Fantastic | 1967 | 1968 | ||
| Terrific | 1967 | 1968 | ||
| Action | IPC Magazines | 1976 | 1977 | |
| 2000 AD | IPC Magazines/Fleetway/Rebellion Developments | 1977 | ongoing | Merged with Starlord and Tornado |
| Starlord | IPC Magazines | 1978 | 1978 | Merged with 2000AD |
| Tornado | IPC Magazines | 1978 | 1979 | Merged with 2000AD |
| Warrior | Quality | 1982 | 1985 | |
| Scream! | IPC Magazines | 1984 | 1984 | Merged with re-launched Eagle. |
| Oink! | IPC Magazines | 1986 | 1988 | |
| Crisis | Fleetway | 1988 | 1991 | |
| Deadline | 1988 | 1995 | ||
| A1 | Atomeka/Epic Comics | 1989 | 1992, 2004 | Irregular publishing schedule over multiple publishers. |
| Judge Dredd Megazine | Fleetway Publications/Rebellion Developments | 1990 | ongoing | |
| Revolver | Fleetway Publications | 1990 | 1991 | Dare storyline completed in Crisis following cancellation. |
| Toxic! | Apocalypse Ltd | 1991 | 1991 | Not related to Toxic. |
| Toxic (magazine) | Egmont Publishing | 2002 | ongoing | Not related to Toxic! |
| The DFC | 2008 | 2009 | ||
| The Phoenix | 2012 | ongoing | ||
Belgium and France
Main article: Franco-Belgian comics magazines
| Title | Publisher | First Year | Last Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Petit Vingtième | Le Vingtième Siècle | 1928 | 1940 | |
| Spirou magazine | Dupuis | 1938 | ongoing | |
| Tintin magazine | Le Lombard Média-Participations | 1946 | 1993 | Le Lombard acquired by Média-Participations in 1986. |
| Pilote magazine | Dargaud | 1959 | 1989 | |
| Pif gadget | French Communist Party | 1969 2004 | 1994 2009 | |
| L'Écho des savanes | Self-published Albin Michel | 1972 | 2006 | Acquired by Albin Michel in 1986 |
| Métal Hurlant | Les Humanoïdes Associés Humanoids Publishing/DC Comics | 1974 2002 | 1987 ongoing | |
| Fluide Glacial | Groupe Flammarion | 1975 | ongoing | |
| À Suivre magazine | Casterman | 1979 | 1997 | |
| Lapin | L'Association | 1999 | ongoing | |
Malaysia
| Title | Publisher | First Year | Last Year | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garaj Komik | Self-publishing | 2015 | ongoing | various | successive one-shot comics |
See also
- British comics, the majority of which are anthologies
- British small press comics, many of which are also anthologies
- List of manga magazines, the majority of which are anthologies
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