Marvel house ad for the ambitious lineup of

NEW UNIVERSE

Eight series in a new initiative with new rules. New Universe ran 1986 to 1989. Four series survived to the end when, despite being profitable, Marvel canceled the whole line.
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1993 Image house ad

GEN X

Gen X was the original name for what became Gen 13. The name was changed when Marvel threatened legal action over the use of their trademark (Generation X launched in 1994). The first issue of Gen 13 vol 2 famously had 13 cover variants.
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1993 Image house ad

SPAWN #9

Introducing several recurring characters, including Cogliostro (originally Cain of Cain and Abel), Gabrielle, and Medeival Spawn. By far, the biggest addition, though, was Angela, who was eventually added to the Marvel universe.
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1993 Image house ad

EXTREME (QUARTERLY)

Despite the ad suggesting this is a quarterly book, only one issue ever came out--#0 in August of 1993. This should not be confused with the Extreme Tour Book. The Extreme Universe included such books as Youngblood and Brigade.
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1990 DC house ad

Batman Prey

Doug Moench's story of Batman's early years sees him struggle to win the trust of Jim Gordon and face the psychiatrist Hugo Strange. Art by Paul Gulacy & Terry Austin. Colors by Steve Oliff. The sequel Batman Terror was published in 2001.
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1993 Valiant house ad

DEATHMATE YELLOW & BLUE

While many Image creators couldn't hit a deadline to save their lives, these Valiant-produced issues shipped right on time. Yellow featured characters appearing with the W.I.L.D.C.A.T.s. Blue's character sets varied.
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1992 Valiant house ad

DEATHMATE

Deathmate was the first major universe crossover since 1982. Months of delays on Image's issues, the $4.95 price tag, and retailer over-ordering resulted in so much tied-up money that it is blamed for putting many shops out of business.
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1998 Marvel house ad

Typhoid Mary blows into town, makes Daredevil fall in love with her, drops him off a bridge and leaves him for dead, and becomes an object of Kingpin's affection. This intense arc, featuring Johnny Storm in his "Bad!" tee and cowboy boots, ran from #254-263.
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On The House A DC Comics house ad that tormented me as a kid. I desperately wanted to read this comic, but I didn't have access to the direct market. Whenever I think, "I don't really have any more Reference posts to write," I inevitably think of something that I want to write about that doesn't really fit in any other category and doesn't warrant the creation of a new one.

On The House

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1994 Marvel house ad

THE ADVENTURES OF CYCLOPS AND PHOENIX

This was one hell of a homeymoon for Scott and Jean. But at long last...the definitive answer of who Cable is! (Because X-Cutioner's Song totally dropped the ball on that.
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1992 DC house ad

BATMAN NIGHT CRIES

Batman and Commissioner Gordon chase drug pushers and stumble upon a series of murders and child abuse. Scott Hampton won the 1993 Harvey award for excellence in oresentation for this graphic novel.
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1991 Marvel house ad

Warlock and the Infinity Watch spun out of Infinity Gauntlet (its first issue naturally branded as a collector's issue). First order of business--get those pesky gems from Adam Warlock. The series ran from 1992 to 1995 for 42 issues.
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Na na na na na na na na na...Bat Ads! #houseads

Why you gotta be such a dick, Superman? #houseads

1986 DC house ad

AQUAMAN

It's Aquaman versus Ocean Master in this series written by Neil Pozner with art by Craig Hamilton & Steve Montano and colors by Joe Orlando. Ocean Master attacks New Venice, Florida--Aquaman's adoptive home!
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Two #houseads, covers by Gil Kane, for my money one of comics greatest ever all around artists.

The real shocking ending is that it WASN'T returned to Ed. #houseads

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A DC comics subscription ad for titles outside the main universe like Arak and Night Force, with an image of the Warlord by Mike Grell and a small image of Captain Carrot down in the corner. Tagline: “It’s Magic! The new DC slashes subscription prices!”

A great subscription ad from a comic I read yesterday, New Teen Titans 32.

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When you want to take advantage of a successful new series but you don’t have a tie-in comic.

This is a pretty good collection.

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The recent Brainiac story was the continuation of the Superman/Lobo feud & as great as that story has been it would have been so much better if one of the books came in a bag and let you design a cover with vinyl clings.

Best. Special. Cover. Ever.

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Back in 1988 DC Comics changed Action Comics from a monthly Superman team up book to a weekly anthology title. It was a noble failure. Some stories were great. The Blackhawk strip was excellent & I liked the Deadman feature. Other strips…weren’t as good.

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It is important to zoom in on the names at the bottom of this ad. And appreciate the seventies disaster movie vibe this masterpiece is.

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When the early nineties truly came to the Superman books.

It’s like when people were into wide ties or members only jackets…most comics in the early 90s had a blood phase.

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1996 Image house ad

BAPTISM OF FIRE TPB

Baptism of Fire was a 10 issue crossover between Team Youngblood, Youngblood, and Image #0. Among the issues included are Youngblood 6-8 & 10. Issue 9, in an example of superior scheduling, was part of Image X month.
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1990 DC house ad

GREEN LANTERN VOL 3 SUBSCRIPTION

A free poster! Subscribe now and get the first three issues in one package with a free full-color poster! Who got that poster?
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1993 Image house ad

DEATHBLOW #1

Let's just admit that character names really got silly in the 90s. The Deathblow story takes place following Darker Image 1, which featured the character's first appearance. The Cybernary backup featured Cybernary's first appearance.
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