''Dragonlance'' was a comic book produced by

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under license from TSR. It featured new characters and stories in the world of Krynn, with appearances by some of the original characters from the Dragonlance books. The stories take place prior to the events of ''

Dragons of Autumn Twilight ''Dragons of Autumn Twilight'' is a 1984 fantasy novel by American writers Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, based on a series of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') game modules. It was the first ''Dragonlance'' novel, and first in the Chronicle ...

''.

Publication history

From 1988 - 1991,

published several licensed ''D&D'' comics, including ''

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'', ''Dragonlance'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. ''Dragonlance'' was first to be licensed and published with its first issue hitting the stands in August 1988.

Dan Mishkin Dan Mishkin (born March 3, 1953) is an American comic book writer, and co-creator (with Gary Cohn) of the DC Comics characters Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld and Blue Devil. Biography As an adolescent, Dan Mishkin formed a writing partnership ...

was the primary writer for the ''Dragonlance'' (1988-1991) comic. Mishkin wrote issues #1-20, 22–25, and 28 (1988–1991), and