Image Comics Publication History Chronology With Pre Millennium #1’s! Demythifying 1995!

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Image Comics Publication History Chronology With Pre Millennium #1’s! Demythifying 1995!

Part 1 in our series looked at 1992 to 1994 and included caveats that remain relevant here such as why Rob Liefeld and Jim Lee companies’ creations are included on this list after they left Image, where to find creators credits for the below where it is not noted on the cover, and others. Now onto 1995 and the #1’s it featured from Image Comics .

1995

72 New #1’s representing a 800% increase of launch issues from Image Comics found year 1992 and also representing a 89% increase over 1994.

January 1995

  • Black Flag #1

  • Extreme Sacrifice #1

  • Warchild #1

  • Cyblade/Shi: The Battle for Independents #1

  • Cyberforce Origins #1

  • Grifter One Shot #1

  • Warblade: Endangered Species #1

  • Angela Special #1

February 1995

  • Bloodwulf #1

  • Chapel #1

  • Knightmare #1

  • Avengelyne: Deadly Sins #1

  • Union #1 (Volume 2)

  • Vampirella / Shadowhawk: Creatures of the Night #1

March 1995

  • Badrock #1

  • Glory #1

  • Gen13 #1 (Volume 2)

  • Cyberforce Annual #1

  • The Dragon: Blood & Guts #1

April 1995

  • Ripclaw #1

  • Battlestar Galactica: Apollo’s Journey #1

May 1995

  • Grifter #1

  • Wildstorm Universe Sourcebook #1

  • Avengelyne #1

  • Operation: Knightstrike #1

  • Supreme Annual #1

  • Violator vs. Badrock #1

  • Team 7 Objective: Hell #1

  • Wilstorm Rising #1

June 1995

  • Weapon Zero #1

  • Regulators #1

  • Spawn Blood Feud #1

  • Bloodstrike Assassin #1

  • New ShadowHawk #1

July 1995

  • Spartan: Warrior Spirit #1

  • Team One Stormwatch #1

  • Team One Wild C.A.T.s #1

August 1995

  • Astro City #1

  • Prophet #1 (Volume 2)

  • Chapel #1 (Volume 2)

  • Crypt #1

  • Battlestar Galactica #1

  • The Alliance #1

  • Wildstorm #1

  • Voodoo / Zealot: Skin Trade #1

  • Zealot #1

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / Savage Dragon #1

September 1995

  • Riptide #1

  • Avengelyne / Glory #1

  • Glory / Avengelyne #1

  • Grifter / Badrock #1

  • Shi / Cyblade: The Battle for Independents #1

  • Ballistic #1

  • Cyberforce / Codename: Stryke Force: Opposing Forces #1

  • Wildstar #1 (Volume 2)

October 1995

  • Youngblood #1 (Volume 2)

  • Vogue #1

  • Wildstorm Chamber of Horrors #1

November 1995

  • Witchblade #1

  • Cybernary #1

  • Velocity #1

  • Avengelyne: Power #1

  • Battlestar Galactica: The Enemy Within #1

December 1995

  • Bone #21
  • NOTE: Iconic indy darling moves to Image Comics for 9 issues.

  • Ripclaw #1 (Volume 2)

  • Misery #1

  • Gen13 / The Maxx #1

  • Asylum #1

  • Maximage #1

  • Prophet Babewatch Special #1

  • Glory and Friends Christmas Special #1

  • ShadowHawks of Legend #1

If I have missed any #1’s, please, let me know and I will update this list and appropriately credit you; tomorrow we cover 1996.

John is a long-time pop culture fan, comics historian, and blogger. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief at Comics Nexus. Prior to being EIC he has produced several column series including DEMYTHIFY, NEAR MINT MEMORIES and the ONE FAN'S TRIALS at the Nexus plus a stint at Bleeding Cool producing the COMICS REALISM column. As BabosScribe, John is active on his twitter account, his facebook page, his instagram feed and welcomes any and all feedback. Bring it on!