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Publisher: Heroic Publishing
Years in Operation: 1987 - ?
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Country: Flag United States Web Site: Brands: 5 Indicia Publishers: 3 Series: 79 Printings: 650 (458 Issues) Disclose Notes: After taking a short break from publishing in 1989, Heroic Publishing re-entered the marketplace in 1990, co-publishing a handful of issues with Innovation Comics until 1993, before suspending publishing again. It returned to publishing again in 2005; the company currently publishes print-on-demand, distributing both physical copies and electronic editions.   Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.
Series Name Years in Print Issues (Printings)
The Adventures of Chrissie Claus {Comic Books} 1991 - 2012 5
The Adventures of Chrissie Claus {Comic Books} 2010 - 1
The Adventures of Chrissie Claus Color Edition {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: In 2015 Heroic Publishing started reprinting the The Adventures of Chrissie Claus (Heroic Publishing, 1991 series) in color.
2009 - 2
Adventures of Heather Reilly {Comic Books} 2009 - 1
Alter Ego [25th Anniversary Edition] {Comic Books} 2011 - 2012 5
Alter Ego: The Graphic Novel {Trade Paperbacks} 2005 - 1
Bad Luck {Comic Books} 1993 - 1
The Black Enchantress {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Story continues in Witchgirls Inc. (Hero Publishing, 2005 series) #1.
2005 - 5
Britannia the Lion of Britain {Comic Books} 2016 - ? 1
Captain Thunder and Blue Bolt {Comic Books} 1987 - 1988 13 (15)
Captain Thunder and Blue Bolt {Comic Books} 1992 - 2
Champions {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Story continued from Champions (Eclipse, 1986 series). Story continues in League of Champions (Hero Publishing, 1990 series). Features some characters from the Champions role-playing game from Hero Games.
1987 - 1988 12 (15)
Champions {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: The cover title is "Champions Classics", the indicia simply reads Champions vol. 3. Was intended to be a 12 issue series reprinting the Champions series from Eclipse uncut.
1992 - 1
Champions {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Numbering based on: (#1-6) Champions (Eclipse, 1986 Series) #1-6 (#7-18) Champions (Heroic Publishing, 1987 Series) #1-12 (#19) Champions (Heroic Publishing, 1992 Series) #1 (#20-30) Champions / Flare Adventures (Heroic Publishing, 1992 Series) #2-12 (#31-33) Champions Classics (Heroic Publishing, 1993 Series) #13-15.
2005 - 2018 34
Champions {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Covers say "Tales of the Champions".
2005 - 2006 4
Champions {Comic Books} 2007 - ? 2
Champions / Flare Adventures {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: This is a flip-book (Flip Format Edition) with Champions Classics on the cover on one side and Flare Adventures on the other side. Indicia states simply Champions Vol. 3 on Champions Classics side of the flip-book and Flare Adventures Vol. 1 on the Flare Adventures side of the book. Color interior for issues #2-3, black and white interior for #4-12.
1992 - 1993 11
Champions [Second Edition] {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: In 2015 Heroic Publishing started reprinting the Champions issues.
2015 - 2016 18
Champions Adventures {Comic Books} 2011 - 2018 16
Champions Annual {Comic Books} 1988 - 1992 3
Champions Annual [Color Edition] {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: In 2015 Heroic Publishing started reprinting the Champions Annual (Heroic Publishing, 1988 series) in color.
2015 - 2
Champions Classics {Comic Books} 1993 - 1994 3
The Coming of Aphrodite {Comic Books} 1992 - 1
Eternity Smith {Comic Books} 1987 - 1988 9 (12)
Eternity Smith {Comic Books} 2014 - ? 1
Eternity Smith {Comic Books} 2021 - 1 (0)
Eternity Smith [Second Edition] {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: In 2017 Heroic Publishing started reprinting the classic Eternity Smith issues with issues #1 & 2. They have done a "Second Edition" (see the cover barcode) of all the previous issues and "renumbered" them, so both volumes run from #1-14 (not 1-5, v2 1-9). Issues #3-14 may be printed on demand and/or exist as digital copies.
2017 - 2021 2
Flare {Comic Books} 1988 - 1989 3 (4)
Flare {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: ISSN 0898-1299
1990 - 1993 16
Flare {Comic Books} 2004 - 2005 5
Flare {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: New numbering reflects all previous issues of Flare across three different series. Story continued from Flare (Heroic Publishing, 2004 series).
2005 - 2018 23 (32)
Flare {Comic Books} 2007 - 2017 7
Flare {Comic Strips} Disclose
Note: Heroic Publishing has partnered with Publishing Group of America (PGA) to provide FLARE to their newspaper partners through the Hometown Content editorial syndicate. FLARE will be PGA’s first offering in the field of syndicated newspaper cartoon strips. Created by Stacy Thain.
2008 - ? 145
Flare [Second Edition] {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: In 2016 Heroic Publishing started reprinting, in order, the original Flare issues. They are numbered in order of original release.
2016 - ? 19
Flare Adventures {Comic Books} 1992 - 1
Flare Adventures {Comic Books} 2005 - 2007 19 (20)
Flare Annual {Comic Books} 1992 - 2010 4
Flare Annual Color Edition {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: In 2015 Heroic Publishing started reprinting the Flare Annual (Heroic Publishing, 1992 series) in color.
2015 - 1
Flare First Edition {Comic Books} 1992 - 1993 11
Heroic Spotlight {Comic Books} 2010 - 2017 26
Heroic Super-Spectacular {Comic Books} 1992 - 1
The Huntsman {Comic Books} 2016 - ? 2
Icicle {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Publishing hiatus between #5 and #6 from July 1993 - April 2015.
1992 - 2017 8
Icicle Color Edition {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: In 2015 Heroic Publishing started reprinting the Icicle (Heroic Publishing, 1992 series) in color.
2015 - 7 (10)
Independent Publisher's Group Spotlight {Comic Books} 1993 - 1
The Infinites {Comic Books} 2011 - 2014 7 (8)
Jay-Na: The Jungle Queen {Comic Books} 2019 - ? 1
Lady Arcane {Comic Books} 1992 - 1993 4
Lady Arcane Color Edition {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: In 2015 Heroic Publishing started reprinting the Lady Arcane (Heroic Publishing, 1992 series) in color.
2015 - 4 (6)
League of Champions {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: First three issues distributed by Innovation Publishing. ISSN 0142-9794 (#8) 1042-9794 (#9-13)
1990 - 2017 17
League of Champions [Color Edition] {Comic Books} 2017 - 2018 12
League of Champions: The War Against Olympus {Comic Books} 2017 - ? 1
Liberty Comics {Comic Books} 2007 - 1
Liberty Comics {Comic Books} 2007 - ? 9
Liberty Girl {Comic Books} 2006 - 2012 5
Liberty Girl the Return {Comic Books} 2007 - ? 1
The Marksman {Comic Books} 1988 - 5 (6)
The Marksman Annual {Comic Books} 1988 - 1
Mr. Fixitt {Comic Books} 1993 - 1
Murciélaga She-Bat {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Studio G published the four issues (#3-7) in between these listed here.
1993 - 2015 12
Murciélaga She-Bat [Second Edition] {Comic Books} 2017 - 2018 7
Murcielaga She-Bat Special {Comic Books} 2014 - 1
Psyche the Occult Detective {Comic Books} 2015 - 2017 5
Reiki Warriors {Comic Books} 1993 - 1
Reki Warriors Special {Comic Books} 2013 - 1
The Remarkable Adventures of Heather Reilly {Comic Books} 2009 - 2009 1
Rose {Comic Books} 1992 - 1993 5
Roy Thomas' Anthem {Comic Books} 2006 - 2007 5 (14)
Sensational G-Girl {Comic Books} 2016 - ? 6
The Sensational G-Girl {Comic Books} 2016 - 3
Sensational G-Girl {Comic Books} 2018 - 2022 1
Sparkplug {Comic Books} 1993 - 3 (4)
Sparkplug {Comic Books} 2013 - 1
Sparkplug Color Edition {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: In 2015 Heroic Publishing started reprinting the Sparkplug (Heroic Publishing, 1993 series) in color.
2015 - 3
Spotlight {Comic Books} 1993 - 1
The Tigress {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Hiatus between issue 6 (1993) and issue 7 (2016).
1992 - 2017 9
Tigress Color Edition {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: In 2015 Heroic Publishing started reprinting The Tigress (Heroic Publishing, 1992 series) issues in color.
2015 - 2016 7 (10)
Witchgirls Inc. {Comic Books} 2005 - ? 13 (14)
Witchgirls Inc.: The Origin {Comic Books} 2013 - ? 1

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