''Hall of Heroes'' was an American independent

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company that existed in the mid-to-late 1990s. Based in

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, Hall of Heroes operated from 1993 to 1999. The company's longest-running titles were two volumes of the anthology ''Hall of Heroes Presents'', which totaled 9 issues; Matt Martin's ''Vortex'' (6 issues); and ''

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'', which ran 4 issues. ( Stephen R. Bissette contributed covers for ''Bog Swamp Demon.'') Creators associated with Hall of Heroes were

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, Keith Alan Morris,

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, Trent Kaniuga, Matt Martin, and Andy Brase.

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'' by Ryan Brown et al. (4 issues, 1996–1997; later stories published by

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and

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) *''Creed'' by Trent Kaniuga (2 issues, 1994–1995; title later acquired by Lightning Comics, then

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, and then

) *''

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'' by

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(2 issues; 1994; title later acquired by

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) *''Dragon's Bane: The New Dark Age'' by Harry Bauer and Sean Murray (3 issues plus 1 ashcan, 1999–2000) *''Fuzzy Buzzard! and Friends'' by

(1 issue, April 1995) *''Hall of Heroes Presents'' (3 issues, 1993) featuring: **''Dead Bolt'' by Trent Kaniuga **''Mourning Star'' **''Nadir'' *''Hall of Heroes Presents'' (6 issues, 1996–1997) featuring: **''The Becoming'' **''Elijah's Fury in the Last Days'' by Keith Alan Morris **''The Fuzz'' **''Power of the Golem'' by

and Jerry Beck **''Salamandroid'' **''Sinnister'' **''Slingers'' **''Turaxx'' by Andy Brase *''Hall of Heroes: Halloween Special'' (1997) *''Hall of Horrors'' (1 issue, 1997) with stories featuring Grin, Bog, and Sinister. *''Sleepwalking'' (3 issues, 1996–1997) *''Snowman'' (3 issues, 1995–1996) by Matt Martin *''Vortex'' (6 issues, 1993–1995) by Matt Martin

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