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Notable events of 1992 in comics. See also List of years in comics.
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Events [link]
Year overall [link]
- Image Comics explodes onto the scene, releasing eight ongoing and limited series, starting with Youngblood in April; followed by Spawn in May; Savage Dragon in July; and Brigade, Shadowhawk, and WildC.A.T.S. in August.
- Silver Age letterer Sam Rosen dies.
- Wimmen's Comix, with issue #17, publishes its final issue. (Last Gasp)
January [link]
- With #2, The Transmutation of Ike Garuda is discontinued.
- With #4, Adventures of Captain America is cancelled.
- With #7, Original Ghost Rider Rides Again is cancelled.
- With #23, RoboCop is cancelled.
February [link]
- With #3, An American Tail: Fievel Goes West is discontinued.
- With #4, Spider-Man Saga is cancelled.
- With #4, Captain Confederacy v2 is discontinued.
- With #11, The Toxic Avenger is cancelled.
- With #50, ALF is cancelled.
March [link]
- Batman #475: Introduction of Renee Montoya.
- With #4, The Destroyer v3 is cancelled.
- With #4, Hook is discontinued.
- With #12, Ted McKeever's Metropol is cancelled.
April [link]
- The Amazing Spider-Man #361: First full appearance of Carnage.
- Starman is canceled by DC with issue #45.
May [link]
- Captain America #400: 80-page giant; double gatefold cover; flip-book with a reprint of Avengers #4 (Silver Age re-introduction of Captain America) on the opposite side.
- Uncanny X-Men #300: 68-page giant featuring "Legacies," by Scott Lobdell, John Romita Jr., and Dan Green.
- Namor the Sub-Mariner #26 (May cover date) - Jae Lee makes his Marvel Comics' debut.
- With #3, Quasar Special is discontinued.
June [link]
- June 3: EC Comics and Mad magazine publisher William Gaines dies at age 70.
- June 6: Long-time Marvel Comics publisher Martin Goodman dies at age 84.
July [link]
- Amazing Heroes, the long-running industry magazine published by Fantagraphics, folds after 203 issues.
- Introduction of James Rhodes as War Machine in Iron Man #282.
- July 12: Al Gabriele dies at age 75.
- July 30: Superman co-creator Joe Shuster dies at age 78.
- With #4, Adventures of the Thing is cancelled.
- With #6, Defenders of Dynatron City is discontinued.
August [link]
- Savage Sword of Conan #200: "Barbarians of the Border," by Roy Thomas, John Buscema, and Ernie Chan.
- The Amazing Spider-Man #365: Special 30th Anniversary issue with a hologram on the cover. A backup story, "I Remember Gwen" drawn by John Romita
- With #9, The Pirates of Dark Water is discontinued.
September [link]
- With #37, Legends of the Dark Knight changes its title to Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight.
- With #4, Cops: The Job is cancelled.
- With #12, NFL Superpro is cancelled.
October [link]
- Batman: Sword of Azrael #1: Introduction of Azrael, who would later become Batman during the Knightfall storyline.
- With #4, Dinosaurs: A Celebration is cancelled.
- With #6, Warlock v2 is cancelled.
- With #9, Kid 'n Play is cancelled.
- With #12, Captain Planet and the Planeteers is cancelled.
November [link]
- With #2, Cable: Blood and Metal is discontinued.
- With #6, The Infinity War is concluded.
December [link]
- Incredible Hulk reaches issue 400 (December cover date). Hulk takes on the Leader.
- December 24: The Smurfs creator Peyo dies at age 64
- With #3, The Punisher/Captain America: Blood and Glory is concluded.
- With #12, James Bond Jr. is cancelled.
Exhibitions and shows [link]
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Conventions [link]
- July 4–6: Chicago Comicon (Rosemont, Illinois)
- August 13–16: Comic-Con International (San Diego Convention Center and Double Tree Hotel, San Diego, California — 22,000 attendees; special guests: Francis Ford Coppola, Creig Flessel, Bill Griffith, Todd McFarlane, Diane Noomin, Rowena, William Shatner, Gilbert Shelton, Lewis Shiner, Mr. T, Gary Trousdale, Vernor Vinge, and Kirk Wise. Con hosts Jack Kirby's 75th birthday party. Phil Foglio begins long run as Masquerade emcee.
Awards [link]
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First issues by title [link]
DC Comics [link]
Dark Horse Comics [link]
- Dark Horse Comics (Anthology series)
- Next Men
- Robocop vs. Terminator
Image Comics [link]
- Release: August. Writers: Rob Liefeld, Hank Kanalz, and Eric Stephenson. Artists: Marat Mychaels, Paul Scott, and Norm Rapmund.
Cyberforce (1 of 4)
- Release: October. Writer: Eric Silvestri. Artist: Marc Silvestri
Savage Dragon (1 of 3)
- Release: July. Writer/Artist: Erik Larsen
- Release: August. Writer/Artist: Jim Valentino
- Release: May. Writer/Artist: Todd McFarlane
- Release: October. Writers: Rob Liefeld and Brian Murray. Artists: Brian Murray and Rob Liefeld.
- Release: August. Writers: Brandon Choi and Jim Lee. Artists: Jim Lee and Scott Williams.
- Release: April. Writers: Rob Liefeld and Hank Kanalz. Artist: Rob Liefeld.
Kodansha [link]
- Release: July. Writer and artist: Naoko Takeuchi.
Marvel Comics [link]
- Release: April.
Darkhold: Pages From The Book of Sin
- Release: October.
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Warlock and the Infinity Watch
- Release: February.
WCW World Championship Wrestling
- Release: April.
Limited series [link]
- Release: April.
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
- Release: January.
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Independent titles [link]
Oombah, Jungle Moon Man
- Release: August by Strawberry Jam Comics. Writer/Artist: Mike Bannon.
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