1995 in comics
overview of comics-related events during the year of 1995
Notable events of 1995 in comics.
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Year overall
Publishers Broadway Comics, Tekno Comix, Class Comics, Fantasy Flight Publications, Moonstone Books, A is A, and Ace Comics all debut; WildStorm introduces its Homage Comics imprint; Defiant Comics ceases publishing
Marvel Comics reintroduces the Amazing Fantasy comic book with #16 with a December 1995 date. It was cancelled with a March 1996 date. All three issues feature Spider-Man.
Scott Adams is the first U.S. syndicated newspaper cartoonist to make his comic (Dilbert) also available online, as a webcomic, publishing it on his own site.
January
After Xavier: The Age of Apocalypse is launched. All X-titles change to different names for the next four months.
Thor marks his 400th appearance in Marvel Comics with issue #482.
Silver Surfer vol. 2 #100: by Ron Marz, Joe Phillips, and Tom Grindberg.
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