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Comic Book Runs That Defined a Character

versedb 22 Series Jan 13, 2026
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Definitive runs that established or redefined iconic characters. These are the versions that set the standard, the stories writers and artists still reference today when bringing these heroes and villains to life.

Series

Batman: Year One

Batman: Year One (1988)

Collected Edition

DC Comics

1 issue

Ultimate Spider-Man

Ultimate Spider-Man (2000)

Marvel Comics

134 issues

Fantastic Four By Jonathan Hickman

Fantastic Four By Jonathan Hickman (2010)

Collected Edition

Marvel Comics

6 issues

Incredible Hulk By Peter David Omnibus

Incredible Hulk By Peter David Omnibus (2020)

Collected Edition

Marvel Comics

5 issues

JLA by Grant Morrison Omnibus

JLA by Grant Morrison Omnibus (2020)

Collected Edition

DC Comics

1 issue

Batman: The Long Halloween

Batman: The Long Halloween (1996)

Limited Series

DC Comics

13 issues

The New Teen Titans

The New Teen Titans (1980)

DC Comics

40 issues

Kingdom Come

Kingdom Come (1996)

Limited Series

DC Comics

4 issues

Transmetropolitan

Transmetropolitan (1997)

DC Comics

60 issues

Vision

Vision (2016)

Marvel Comics

12 issues

Wonder Woman by Brian Azzarello & Cliff Chiang Omnibus

Wonder Woman by Brian Azzarello & Cliff Chiang Omnibus (2019)

Collected Edition

DC Comics

1 issue

Moon Knight by Jeff Lemire & Greg Smallwood

Moon Knight by Jeff Lemire & Greg Smallwood (2018)

Marvel Comics

1 issue

Punisher MAX by Garth Ennis Omnibus

Punisher MAX by Garth Ennis Omnibus (2018)

Collected Edition

Marvel Comics

2 issues

Hawkeye by Matt Fraction And David Aja Omnibus

Hawkeye by Matt Fraction And David Aja Omnibus (2015)

Collected Edition

Marvel Comics

1 issue

Hellboy

Hellboy (1999)

Extrem Erfolgreich Enterprises

1 issue

Animal Man

Animal Man (1988)

DC Comics

89 issues

Flash by Mark Waid

Flash by Mark Waid (2016)

Collected Edition

DC Comics

8 issues

Batman by Grant Morrison Omnibus

Batman by Grant Morrison Omnibus (2018)

Collected Edition

DC Comics

3 issues

X-Men by Chris Claremont & Jim Lee Omnibus

X-Men by Chris Claremont & Jim Lee Omnibus (2011)

Collected Edition

Marvel Comics

2 issues

The Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Man (1963)

Marvel Comics

651 issues

Captain America by Ed Brubaker

Captain America by Ed Brubaker (2012)

Collected Edition

Marvel Comics

4 issues

Daredevil by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson Omnibus

Daredevil by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson Omnibus (2007)

Collected Edition

Marvel Comics

1 issue

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