Dan Slott (born July 3, 1967) is an American

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writer, known for his work on

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books such as ''

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'', as well as '' She-Hulk'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Tony Stark: Iron Man'', ''

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'', and '' Fantastic Four''. His work for

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includes the books '' Arkham Asylum: Living Hell'' and ''

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''.

Career

Early writing

Dan Slott's first published work for Marvel was "Survival of the Hippest" in ''

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'' #10 and "To Bounce or Not to Bounce", an eight-page backup story in ''

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Annual'' #1 both cover dated July 1991. He became the regular writer for Marvel's ''

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'' comic book series with that series debut issue (Dec. 1992) and first wrote Spider-Man in an issue of ''Ren and Stimpy'' that saw Spider-Man in battle against the Powdered Toast Man. Following this, Slott wrote other children's comics, including DC's ''

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'', '' Looney Tunes'', and '' Powerpuff Girls''. After work on ''

'' and ''

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'', Slott was given the chance to pitch a series for DC. The resulting miniseries was '' Arkham Asylum: Living Hell'' with artist

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in 2003. In 2004 he wrote the "4th Parallel" storyline for the

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which introduced the Red King; this story was published in 2007 in ''

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'' #32–36.

Marvel Comics

'' Arkham Asylum''s success led to Slott's return to

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in 2004 to launch a new '' She-Hulk'' series. The title focused on She-Hulk as a "superhuman lawyer" in the Marvel Universe. After relaunching in October 2005, the second series met with higher sales, and after

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s with

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storylines "

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" and "

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", reached its highest numbers yet. In 2007 Slott left the title with volume 2 #21, and became one of the writers on ''

''. While ''She-Hulk'' was on hiatus in 2005, Slott penned the '' Spider-Man/

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'' miniseries, which chronicled the friendship of the two characters over the years, with each issue paying tribute to a different era of Marvel Comics. Slott gave the team the

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their first ever solo miniseries in ''GLA: Misassembled'', which featured a character being killed in each issue. He made the first roster changes to the team since its inception by creating a new character, Grasshopper, and reviving an obscure one,

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. During this period, Slott signed an exclusive contract with Marvel. He has since returned to the ''GLA'' twice, first with the 2005 ''GLX-Mas Special'', following a name change to the ''Great Lakes X-Men'', and then again in the 2007 ''

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/GLI Summer Fun Spectacular'' with co-writer

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, to coincide with Marvel's '' Civil War: The Initiative'' branding. At the end of 2005, Slott was assigned to write The Thing's first solo series in 20 years. It was not a sales success, and was canceled with issue #8, despite Slott's attempts to rally readers in a campaign he called "Pull My Thing." The eight issues have been released in a trade paperback entitled ''Idol of Millions,'' which sees the Thing and other heroes fighting deadly roller-coasters and other machines in

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's Murderworld. Slott was the writer of Marvel's '' Avengers: The Initiative'', which launched following the conclusion of the 2006–07 "

" storyline. He was one of the four writers of the thrice-monthly ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', a schedule which began in January 2008 following the controversial storyline " One More Day". Slott took over writing duties on ''

'' after writer Brian Michael Bendis' departure, starting with issue #21 and finishing with issue #36. He wrote the story for the '' Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions'' video game which was released in September 2010. In November 2010, Slott took over ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' as the sole writer, marking the comic book's change to a twice–monthly schedule, beginning with Slott's "Big Time" storyline. The "Big Time" storyline ended with ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #700, its final issue. While that issue's story, which involved the switching of Peter Parker's mind with that of

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, and ended with the death of Parker in Doctor Octopus' body and Octopus remaining in Parker's, generated controversy among fans, including death threats for Slott, it won the 2012

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Gem Award for Top Dollar Comic of the Year. The comic book went through five printings, The next month saw the premiere of a new series, ''

'', written by Slott, and featuring the adventures of Spider-Man, now inhabited by the mind of Doctor Octopus. The first issue won the 2013 Diamond Gem Award for Comic Book of the Year Over $3.00. ''The Superior Spider-Man'' ended with issue #31, with Peter Parker back as Spider-Man, and lead to a relaunch of ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' in April 2014. The first issue of this new version of ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is, according to Diamond Comics Distributors, "The Best Selling Comic of the 21st Century." In 2014, in the pages of ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', Slott would go on to write ''

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'', a massive Spider-Man event teaming up "Every Spider-Man Ever". It was the first time that characters like Spider-Ham and the newly created Spider-Gwen would team up with Peter Parker, Miles Morales, Spider-Man Noir, Spider-Man 2099, and many other Spider-Men. This story would go on to be adapted as a cartoon mini-series in the Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon, and then in the Oscar Award-winning film, '' Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse''. Slott and artist

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launched a new ''

'' series in May 2014. In 2016, Slott and Allred's ''Silver Surfer'' #11 won the Eisner Award for " Best Single Issue". In 2018, Slott finished his ten year-plus run on ''The Amazing Spider-Man''. He wrote his last major storyline, titled '' Go Down Swinging,'' from issue #797–800, which detailed Spider-Man fighting a Carnage-bonded Green Goblin. After that, he finished his run with his final issue being #801. After finishing his run on ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', Slott began writing '' Tony Stark: Iron Man'' and '' Fantastic Four''. 2018 ended with Slott writing four of the Top 10 selling issues for the entire industry, taking the #2, #4, #8, and #10 spots. In January 2020, when Diamond Comics released its list of the Top 100 Best-Selling Comics of the Decade, nine of the titles were ones written by Slott: ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #1 (2014), ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #800, ''Fantastic Four'' #1 (2018), ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #700, ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #1 (2015), ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #798, ''Superior Spider-Man'' #1, ''The Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows'' #1, and ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #799. In July 2022, it was announced that Slott would return full time to the Spider-Man franchise in October of that year, teaming with veteran Spider-Man artist

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for the first time. Their title, simply called ''Spider-Man'', will be a monthly ongoing which will connect to the status quo of the ''Amazing Spider-Man'' run from

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and

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The first storyline for the issue will be ''The End of Spider-Verse'', the climatic chapter of the ''

'' trilogy begun in 2014 and furthered with ''

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'' in 2018.

Personal life

Slott lives in

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. In 2021, Slott apologized on

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regarding his comics involving Spider-man character

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for "playing into

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" and that "those story choices were a mistake".

Bibliography

* ''

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'' #7,

, 1995 * '' A+X'' #1, Marvel Comics, 2012 ** collected in ''A+X Equals Awesome'' * '' AVX: Versus'' #6, Marvel Comics, 2012 ** collected in ''Avengers Vs. X-Men'' ** collected in ''AVX: Versus'' * ''Acclaim Adventure Zone Digests'' #1–3,

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, 1997 * '' Age of Heroes'' #1–4, Marvel Comics, 2010 ** ''The Heroic Age'' trade paperback collects Age of Heroes #1 ** ''Age of Heroes'' collects #1–4 ** ''

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Vol.2: Squirrel You Know It's True'' collects #3 ** also collected in ''The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl & The Great Lakes Avengers'' ** ''Avengers The Initiative: The Complete Collection Vol. 2'' collects #2 and #4 * '' All-New Marvel Now! Point One'' #1 Marvel Comics, 2014 ** collected in ''Silver Surfer: New Dawn'' ** collected in ''Silver Surfer by Slott & Allred Omnibus'' * '' Amazing Fantasy'' (volume 2) #15, Marvel Comics, 2005 ** collected in ''The Mighty Avengers: Dark Reign'' * ''

'' #546–548, 559–561, 564, 568–573, 581–582, 590–591, 600, 618–621, 647, 648–660, 662–676, 678–700, 789–801 Marvel Comics, 2008–2012, 2017–2018 ** ''Spider-Man: Through the Decades'' collects #546 ** ''Marvel Firsts: Before Marvel NOW!'' collects #546 ** ''True Believers: Spider-Man BND #1'' collects #546 ** ''Spider-Man: Brand New Day Vol. 1'' collects #546–548 (with ''Spider-Man: Swing Shift'' and ''Venom Super Special'' #1) ** ''Spider-Man: Brand New Day Vol. 3'' collects #559–561 ** ''Spider-Man: Kraven's First Hunt'' collects #564 ** ''Spider-Man: Brand New Day The Complete Collection Vol.1'' collects #546–548, 559–561, #564 (with ''Spider-Man: Swing Shift'') ** ''Spider-Man: New Ways To Die'' collects #568–573 ** ''Spider-Man: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility #7'' collects #568 ** ''Spider-Man: Brand New Day The Complete Collection Vol.2'' collects #568–573 ** ''Spider-Man: Death and Dating'' collects #581–582 ** ''Spider-Man: 24/7'' collects #590–591 ** ''Spider-Man: Brand New Day The Complete Collection Vol.3'' collects #581–582, #590-#591 ** ''Spider-Man: Died in Your Arms Tonight'' collects #600 ** ''Spider-Man: Brand New Day The Complete Collection Vol.4'' collects #600 ** ''Spider-Man: The Gauntlet Book 2: Rhino & Mysterio'' collects #618–621 ** ''Spider-Man: Origin of the Species'' collects #647 ** ''Spider-Man: Big Time'' collects #648–651 ** ''Spider-Man: Matters of Life and Death'' collects #652–654, #654.1, and #655–657 ** ''Marvel Point One'' collects #654.1 ** ''Venom: Flashpoint'' collects #654 and #654.1 ** ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3'' collects #654 ** ''Spider-Man: The Fantastic Spider-Man'' collects #658–662 (2011) ** ''Spider-Man: Big Time Ultimate Collection'' collects #648–662, and #654.1 (2012) ** ''Spider-Man: The Return of Anti-Venom'' collects #663–665, plus backups from #660 and #662–665 ** ''Amazing Spider-Man: Spider-Island: Infested'' collects backups from #660 and #662–665 ** ''Spider-Man: Spider-Island'' collects #666–673 and backups from #660 and #662–665 ** ''Spider-Man: Flying Blind'' collects #674–676 ** ''Spider-Man: Big Time Ultimate Collection Vol.2'' collects #663–676 (2013) ** ''Spider-Man: Trouble on the Horizon'' collects #678–681 and #679.1 ** ''Spider-Man: Ends of the Earth'' collects #682–687 ** ''Spider-Man: Big Time Ultimate Collection Vol.3'' collects #677–687 and #679.1 (2015) ** ''Spider-Man: Lizard – No Turning Back'' collects #688–691 ** ''Spider-Man: Danger Zone'' collects #692–697 ** ''Spider-Man: Big Time Ultimate Collection Vol.4'' collects #688–697 (2015) ** ''Spider-Man: Dying Wish'' collects #698–700 ** ''Morbius The Living Vampire: The Man Called Morbius'' collects #699.1 ** Superior Spider-Man: Volume 1 collects #698–700 ** ''Marvel 75th Anniversary Omnibus'' collects #700 * ''Free Comic Book Day 2007: The Amazing Spider-Man'' #1, (

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issue), Marvel Comics, May 2007 ** collected in ''The Amazing Spider-Man: Swing Shift: Director's Cut'' (with new material), 2008 ** collected in ''Spider-Man: Brand New Day Vol. 1'' ** collected in ''Spider-Man: Brand New Day The Complete Collection Vol. 1'' * ''Free Comic Book Day 2011: The Amazing Spider-Man'' #1, (Free Comic Book Day issue), Marvel Comics, May 2011 ** collected in ''Spider-Man: The Return of Anti-Venom'' ** collected in ''Spider-Man: Big Time Ultimate Collection Vol.2'' (2013) * ''The Amazing Spider-Man Extra'' #2 ** collected in ''Anti-Venom: New Ways to Live'' *''The Amazing Spider-Man'' vol.3 #1–18 Marvel Comics, 2014–2015 ** ''Amazing Spider-Man: The Parker Luck'' collects #1–6 ** ''Amazing Spider-Man: Learning to Crawl'' collects #1.1–1.5 ** ''Amazing Spider-Man: Spider-Verse Prelude'' collects #7–8 ** ''Amazing Spider-Man: Spider-Verse'' collects #9–15 ** ''Amazing Spider-Man: Graveyard Shift'' collects #16–18 ** ''Original Sin'' collects #4–6 ** ''Spider-Verse'' collects #7–15 ** ''Ms. Marvel: Last Days'' collects #7–8 ** ''Ms. Marvel Vol.2'' collects #7–8 ** ''Amazing Spider-Man Vol.1'' hardcover collects #1–6, and #1.1–1.5 ** ''Amazing Spider-Man Vol.2'' hardcover collects #7–18 (along w/ FCBD 2014: Guardians of the Galaxy #1 and Superior Spider-Man #32–33) * ''Free Comic Book Day 2014: Guardians of the Galaxy/Spider-Verse'' #1, (Free Comic Book Day issue), Marvel Comics, May 2014 ** collected in ''Amazing Spider-Man: Spider-Verse Prelude'' ** collected in ''Spider-Verse'' hardcover *''The Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows'' #1–5 Marvel Comics (2015) ** collected in ''Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows'' trade paperback *''The Amazing Spider-Man'' vol.4 #1–32, Marvel Comics, 2015–2017 ** ''Amazing Spider-Man: Worldwide Vol.1'' collects #1–5 ** ''Amazing Spider-Man: Worldwide Vol.2'' collects #6–11 * ''

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'' #15, 16, 18,

, 1996 * '' Arkham Asylum: Living Hell'' #1–6, DC Comics, 2003 ** collected in ''Arkham Asylum: Living Hell'' trade paperback ** collected in ''Arkham Asylum: Living Hell: Deluxe Edition'' hardcover * '' Avengers: The Initiative Annual'' #1, ''Special'' #1, #1–12 and #14–20, Marvel Comics, 2007–2009 ** ''Basic Training'' collects 1–6 ** ''World War Hulk: X-Men'' collects 4–5 ** ''Secret Invasion: Infiltration'' collects the last story from ''Annual'' #1 ** ''Killed in Action'' collects 7–12, ''Annual'' #1 ** ''Secret Invasion'' collects 14–19 ** ''Avengers The Initiative: Disassembled'' collects #20 ** ''Siege'' collects the Trauma short story from Avengers: The Initiative Special #1 ** ''Skrulls Must Die! The Complete Skrull Kill Krew'' collects #16–19 ** ''Avengers The Initiative: The Complete Collection Vol. 1'' collects #1-#19 and Annual #1 ** ''Avengers The Initiative: The Complete Collection Vol. 2'' collects #20 and Special #1 * '' Avenging Spider-Man'' #8, Marvel Comics ** collected in ''Spider-Man: Ends of the Earth'' ** collected in ''Spider-Man: Big Time Ultimate Collection Vol.3'' * ''

'' #1–8 and #10–14 (with

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), DC Comics, 2003–2004 ** ''Batman Adventures'' #1 reprinted in ''Batman Adventures Free Comic Book Day 2003'' ** ''Batman Adventures'' #1 reprinted in ''Batman/Scooby-Doo ComicFest 2012'' ** digest ''Batman Adventures: Rogues Gallery'' collects issues #1–4 ** digest ''Batman Adventures: Shadows & Masks'' collects issues #5–8 ** "Learn Spanish with Batman: Rogues Gallery" collects issues #1–4 Berlitz ** "Learn Spanish with Batman: Shadows & Masks" collects issues #5–8 Berlitz * '' Batman: Double Trouble'', Scholastic Books, 2005 * '' Batman: Gotham Adventures'' #58, DC Comics, 2003 * ''Big Max'' #1, Mr. Comics, 2006 * ''

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'' #3 and #21, DC Comics/ Cartoon Network, 1997 and 1999 * ''Cartoon Network Starring

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'' #3, 7, and 13, DC Comics/Cartoon Network, 1999–2000 ** digest ''Cartoon Cartoons: Volume 2 – The Gang's All Here!'' includes ''Cow and Chicken'' #7, DC Comics/ Cartoon Network * '' Dexter's Laboratory'' #4 and #14, DC Comics, 1999–2000 ** digest "Cartoon Cartoons: Volume 1 – Name That Toon" includes ''Dexter's Laboratory'' #4, DC Comics/Cartoon Network ** ''Dexter's Laboratory Classics: Volume 1'' includes ''Dexter's Laboratory'' #4, IDW * ''Dark Reign: The List: The Amazing Spider-Man'' Marvel Comics, 2010 ** collected in ''Dark Reign: The List'' ** collected in ''Spider-Man: The Gauntlet, Book 1'' * ''Disney's Aladdin'' #2 and #11, Marvel Comics, 1994–1995 ** trade paperback "Disney's Aladdin" includes #2 * ''

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'' #1–4, Marvel Comics, 1996 * ''

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'' #1–3, Marvel Comics, 1995 * ''

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'' #68, Marvel Comics, 1993 * '' Fantastic Four'' vol.6 #1- , Marvel Comics, 2018 ** '' Fantastic Four Wedding Special'' #1, Marvel Comics, 2018 * ''

'' #1–4, Marvel Comics, 2005 ** trade paperback ''G.L.A. Misassembled'' collects four-issue limited series, 2005 ** ''GLX-Mas Special'', 2005 *** collected in ''Marvel Holiday Magazine 2010'' *** collected in ''The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol.2: Squirrel You Know It's True'' ** ''

/GLI Summer Fun Spectacular'', with

, 2007 *** collected in ''Deadpool & Cable Ultimate Collection Book 3'' *** collected in ''Deadpool & Cable Omnibus'' ** ''The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl & The GLA'', collects GLA:Misassembled #1–4, GLX-Mas Special, and Deadpool/GLA Summer Fun Spectacular. * ''Gross Point'' #2, 5, and 7, DC Comics, 1997–1998 * ''Guardians of the Galaxy: Free Comic Book Day 2014'', Marvel Comics, 2014 (Spider-Verse prelude back-up story) * ''Incoming'', Marvel Comics, 2019 * ''Iron Man 2020'' #1–6 , Marvel Comics, 2020 * ''

'' #32–36, DC Comics, 2007 * '' JLA:

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'', DC Comics, 2004 * ''

'' #4, 6, 11, and 13, DC Comics, 2002–2003 ** trade paperback ''Justice League Adventures'' includes #6, 11, and 13 ** digest ''The Magnificent Seven'' includes #6 and 11 ** digest ''Friends & Foes'' includes #13 * '' Looney Tunes'' #13, 20, 25, 26, 44, 47, 49 – 52, 57, 59, 62, 65, 70, 75, 89, 93, 100, 104, 129, 171, 182, and 247 DC Comics, 1995–2019 ** ''Bugs Bunny & Friends: A Comic Celebration'' includes the stories from issues #44 and 47 * ''Marvel #1000'',

2019 * '' Marvel Comics Presents'' #89, 93, 98, 99, 116, 119, 129, 130, 132–136, 148, and 156, Marvel Comics, 1991–1994 ** trade paperback ''Marvel Visionaries:

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'' includes #116, featuring the

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** trade paperback ''

Captain Universe Captain Universe is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is the guardian and protector of Eternity. Rather than a character with a single identity, Captain Universe is a persona that h ...

: Power Unimaginable'' includes #148 ** trade paperback ''Destroyer'' includes #156 * ''Marvel Swimsuit Special'' 1992–1993, Marvel Comics ** material from ''Marvel Swimsuit Special '93'' collected in ''X-Men: A Skinning of Souls'' ** material from ''Marvel Swimsuit Special '93'' collected in ''The Infinity War: Aftermath'' * '' Marvel Tales'' #256, Marvel Comics, 1991 * '' Marvel Universe: Ultimate Spider-Man'' #1, Marvel Comics, 2012 ** collected in ''Marvel Universe: Ultimate Spider-Man Reader'' #1 ** collected in ''Marvel Universe: Ultimate Spider-Man Digest'' Vol. #1 ** reprinted in ''Spider-Man/Avengers ComicFest 2012'' ** reprinted in ''Ultimate Spider-Man ComicFest 2013'' ** reprinted in ''Marvel Comics Digest:Starring Spider-Man'' #1 2017 * ''Marvel Year in Review'' 1991 – 1993, Marvel Comics, ** material from ''Marvel Year in Review '93'' collected in ''X-Men: A Skinning of Souls'' * ''

Midnight Sons Unlimited Midnight is the transition time from one day to the next – the moment when the date changes, on the local official clock time for any particular jurisdiction. By clock time, midnight is the opposite of noon, differing from it by 12 hours ...

'' #9, Marvel Comics, 1995 ** collected in ''Destroyer'' * ''

'' #21–36, Marvel Comics, 2009–2010 ** ''Avengers: I am an Avenger II'' collects #21 ** ''The Mighty Avengers: Earth's Mightiest'' collects #21–26 (along with ''Secret Invasion Requiem'' material) ** ''The Mighty Avengers: The Unspoken'' collects #27–31 ** ''Siege'' collects #32–36 ** ''The Mighty Avengers: Dark Reign'' collects #21–36 * ''Mighty Marvel Westerns:

'', Marvel Comics, 2006 ** included in ''Mighty Marvel Westerns'' hardcover * ''

'' #10, Marvel Comics, 1991 * ''

Annual'' #1, Marvel Comics, 1991 ** collected in ''New Warriors Classic Vol.2'' ** collected in ''New Warriors Omnibus Vol.1'' * ''

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'' #13–14, Marvel Comics, 1994 * '' Nights into Dreams...'' #1–4, Archie Comics, 1998 * ''The Original

Ghost Rider Ghost Rider is the name of multiple antiheroes and superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Marvel had previously used the name for a Western character whose name was later changed to Phantom Rider. The first s ...

'' #3, 5–12, 15, and 19, Marvel Comics, 1992–1994 (backup stories featuring

Phantom Rider Phantom Rider is the name of several Old West heroic gunfighter characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was originally called Ghost Rider, and was renamed following the introduction of Marvel's moto ...

) * ''Original Sins'' #3, Marvel Comics, 2014 ** collected in ''Original Sin'' * ''

Pinky and the Brain ''Pinky and the Brain'' is an American animated television series that was created by Tom Ruegger that premiered on Kids' WB on September 9, 1995. It was the first animated television series to be presented in Dolby Surround and the fourth col ...

'' #3–4, DC Comics, 1996 * ''

Power Pack Power Pack is a superhero team consisting of four young siblings appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Louise Simonson and artist June Brigman, they first appeared in their own series in 1984, which last ...

Holiday Special'' #1, Marvel Comics, 1992 * ''

The Powerpuff Girls ''The Powerpuff Girls'' is an American superhero animated television series created by animator Craig McCracken and produced by Hanna-Barbera (later Cartoon Network Studios) for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Telev ...

'' #34, DC Comics, 2003 ** collected in ''Powerpuff Girls: Go, Girls, Go!'' * ''

The Punisher The Punisher (Francis "Frank" Castle, born Castiglione) is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru. The Punisher made ...

Back to School Special'' #2, Marvel Comics, 1993 * ''

Summer Special'' #1, Marvel Comics, 1991 ** collected in ''The Punisher: Eternal War'' * ''

The Ren and Stimpy Show ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' (also known as ''Ren & Stimpy'') is an American animated television series created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi. Originally produced by Spümcø for Nickelodeon, the series aired from August 11, 1991, to Dece ...

'', 1–13, 15, 17–19 Marvel Comics, 1992–1995 ** ''Pick of the Litter'' trade paperback collects issues 1–4 ** ''Tastes Like Chicken'' trade paperback collects issues 5–8 ** ''Don't Try This at Home'' trade paperback collects issues 9–12 ** ''Your Pals'' trade paperback collects issues 13–16 ** ''Sick Little Monkeys'' trade paperback collects issues 17–20 ** ''The Ren and Stimpy Show: Holiday Special'' 1994 ** ''The Ren and Stimpy Show Special'' #3: Masters of Time and Space, 1994 ** ''The Ren and Stimpy Show: Eenteractive Special'', 1995 ** '' Powdered Toast Man Special'' #1–2, 1994–1995 * '' Saban's Powerhouse Digest'' (w/

Power Rangers Turbo ''Power Rangers Turbo'' is a television series and the fifth season of the Power Rangers franchise. The show was prefaced with the franchise's second film, '' Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie''. As with its predecessors, ''Power Rangers Turbo'' is ...

and Masked Rider) #1–2, Acclaim Comics,1997 * ''

'' #5 and #50, DC Comics/ Cartoon Network, 1997 and 2001 ** story from issue 5 included in ''Scooby-Doo – Volume One: You Meddling Kids!'' digest * '' Secret Invasion: Requiem'' #1, Marvel Comics, 2009 ** collected in ''The Mighty Avengers: Earth's Mightiest'' ** collected in ''The Mighty Avengers: Dark Reign'' ** collected in ''The Avengers: The Many Faces of Henry Pym'' * '' Shadowland: Spider-Man'' #1, Marvel Comics, 2010 ** collected in ''Shadowland: Street Heroes'' * '' She-Hulk'' (volume 1) 1–12, (volume 2) 1–21, Marvel Comics, 2004–2007 ** ''Single Green Female'' collects volume 1 – issues 1–6 ** ''Superhuman Law'' collects volume 1 – issues 7–12 *** issue #10 is also included in Secret Wars Omnibus ** ''Time Trials'' collects volume 2 – issues 1–5 ** ''She-Hulk by Dan Slott: The Complete Collection Volume 1'' collects volume 1 – issues 1–12 and volume 2 – issues 1–5 ** ''Laws of Attraction'' collects volume 2 – issues 6–13 *** issue #8 is also included in ''

: Marvel Universe'' trade paperback *** issue #8 is also included in ''Civil War: Fantastic Four'' hardcover ** ''Planet Without a Hulk'' collects volume 2 – issues 14–21 ** ''She-Hulk by Dan Slott: The Complete Collection Volume 2'' collects volume 2 – issues 6–21 * ''

'' vol. 7 #1–15 Marvel Comics, 2014–2015 ** ''Silver Surfer: New Dawn'' collects #1–5 ** ''Silver Surfer: Worlds Apart'' collects #6–10 ** ''Silver Surfer: Last Days'' collects #11–15 ** ''Secret Wars: Last Days of the Marvel Universe'' collects #11–15 ** ''Silver Surfer by Slott & Allred Omnibus'' collects #1–15 * ''

'' vol. 8 #1–14 Marvel Comics, 2016–2017 ** ''Silver Surfer: Citizen of Earth'' collects #1–6 ** ''Silver Surfer: A Power Greater Than Cosmic'' collects #7–14 ** ''Silver Surfer by Slott & Allred Omnibus'' collects #1–14 * '' Sleepwalker'' #25, Marvel Comics, 1993 * '' Sonic the Hedgehog Super Special'' #8 and #12, Archie Comics, 1999–2000 ** collected in ''Sonic Select: Book 4'' * '' Spider-Island: Deadly Foes'' #1, Marvel Comics, 2011 ** collected in ''Spider-Man: Spider-Island'' ** collected in ''Spider-Man: Big Time Ultimate Collection Vol. 2'' (2013) * '' Spider-Man/

'' #1–5, Marvel Comics, 2005 ** collected as ''Spider-Man/Human Torch: I'm With Stupid'' digest ** collected as ''Spider-Man & The Human Torch'' hardcover 2009 ** collected in ''The Thing & The Human Torch'' trade paperback 2018 * ''Spider-Man'' Magazine For Kids – Fall, Marvel Comics, 1996 * ''

'' #1–2, Marvel Comics, 2014 ** collected in ''Spider-Verse'' hardcover ** "It's the Little Things" from Spider-Verse #2 collected in ''Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows'' trade paperback * ''

'' #1–33 Marvel Comics, 2013–2014 ** issues #1–5 collected in ''Superior Spider-Man: My Own Worst Enemy'' ** issues #1–5 collected in ''Superior Spider-Man: Vol. 1.'' ** issue #1 collected in ''Marvel NOW! Omnibus'' ** issue #1 collected in ''Spider-Man Firsts'' ** issues #6–10 collected in ''Superior Spider-Man: A Troubled Mind'' ** issues #11–16 collected in ''Superior Spider-Man: No Escape'' ** issues #6–16 collected in ''Superior Spider-Man: Vol. 2.'' ** issues #17–21 collected in ''Superior Spider-Man: Necessary Evil'' ** issues #21–26 collected in ''Superior Spider-Man: Superior Venom'' ** issues #27–31 collected in ''Superior Spider-Man: Goblin Nation'' ** issues #32–33 collected in ''Amazing Spider-Man: Spider-Verse Prelude'' ** issues #32–33 collected in ''Spider-Verse'' hardcover * '' Superman Adventures'' #40 and #57, DC Comics, 1999 and 2001 ** issue #40 collected in ''Superman Adventures: Man of Steel'' 2013 * ''

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures'' is a comic book series published from August 1988 to October 1995 by Archie Comics, based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It is mainly based on t ...

: Year of the Turtle'' #1–3, Archie Comics, 1996 * '' The Thing'' #1–8, Marvel Comics, 2005–2006 ** collected as ''The Thing: Idol of Millions'' trade paperback ** collected in ''The Thing & The Human Torch'' trade paperback 2018 ** trade paperback ''Pet Avengers Classic'' includes issue #4 ** Lockjaw: Dog Days#1 collects issue #4 ** trade paperback ''The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol.2: Squirrel You Know It's True'' includes issue #8 ** trade paperback ''The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl & The Great Lakes Avengers'' includes issue #8 * ''

Tomb Raider ''Tomb Raider'', also known as ''Lara Croft: Tomb Raider'' from 2001 to 2008, is a media franchise that originated with an action-adventure video game series created by British gaming company Core Design. Formerly owned by Eidos Interactive, ...

'' #50,

Top Cow Top Cow Productions is an American comics publisher, an imprint of Image Comics founded by Marc Silvestri in 1992. History During the early years of Image Comics, which was founded in 1992, co-founder Marc Silvestri shared a studio with Jim ...

/ Image Comics, 2005 ** ''Tomb Raider Compendium Edition'' includes this story (miscredited) ** ''Tomb Raider: Tankōbon Vol.5'' includes this story (miscredited) ** ''Tomb Raider Archive Vol.3'' includes this story (correctly credited) * ''Tony Stark: Iron Man'' #1–11, #14–19 Marvel Comics, 2018–2019 * ''Troublemakers'' #16, Acclaim Comics, 1998 * ''

Venom Venom or zootoxin is a type of toxin produced by an animal that is actively delivered through a wound by means of a bite, sting, or similar action. The toxin is delivered through a specially evolved ''venom apparatus'', such as fangs or a st ...

Super Special'' #1, Marvel Comics, 1995 ** collected in ''Spider-Man: Brand New Day Vol.1'' * '' What If...?'' (volume 2) #52 and #63, 1993–1994 * ''

What The--?! ''What The--?!'' is a Marvel Comics comic book series self-parodying the Marvel Universe, similar in vein to the 1960s series '' Not Brand Echh''. It was billed as "The Marvel mag of mirth and mayhem!" The series ran for 26 issues, from August 19 ...

'' #23 and #26, Marvel Comics, 1993–1994 * ''

Wolverine The wolverine (), (''Gulo gulo''; ''Gulo'' is Latin for " glutton"), also referred to as the glutton, carcajou, or quickhatch (from East Cree, ''kwiihkwahaacheew''), is the largest land-dwelling species of the family Mustelidae. It is a muscul ...

'' #102.5, Marvel Comics, 1996 ** collected in Young Marvel: Little X-Men, Little Avengers, Big Trouble * '' Wonder Man Annual'' #2, Marvel Comics, 1993 * '' X-Force Annual'' #1, Marvel Comics, 1992 ** collected in ''X-Force: Under the Gun'' * '' X-Men Annual'' #1, Marvel Comics, 1992

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