Longest running comic book title

Jan 29, 2010 the longest running comic book is walt disneys comics. What is the longestrunning comic strip still in print. Whats the longest comic book run a single writer or artist. Action comics debuted in 1938, written by jerry siegel with art by joe schuster. Small publishers regularly releasing titles include avatar comics, hyperwerks, raytoons, and terminal press, buoyed by such. But given the peculiarities in comics numbering over the years, its not necessarily that. What is the longest running still in publication print comic book.

Action comics received the guinness book of world records award for longest running superhero comics at a san diego comic con press breakfast. The two other key personnel were wally wood and samm schwartz. Other long running romance titles such as complete love magazine and ten. Longestrunning superhero comic book series guinness. Jul 20, 2018 dcs action comics receives guinness world records title for the longestrunning superhero comic book series dc presented with official title certificate today at san diego comiccon 2018, 80 years after the first issue was released san diego, july 19, 2018 guinness world records, the global authority on recordbreaking achievements, today honored dcs action.

A comic book or comicbook, also called comic magazine or simply comic, is a publication that. During the love glut, roughly 1 in 5 of all comic books were romance comics. But the main one titled the simpsons is the longest running out of all of them and has been going since 1991. The best selling comics of 2019 includes batman, xmen, and. The best selling comics of 2019 includes batman, xmen. A spot for geeks and nerds to talk about comics, video games, movies, tv shows, internet culture, tech, music and more. Detective comics new 52 and detective comics are not. One of the longest running comic book titles in history. The longestrunning monthly american comic to never be. Dc comics just earned a guinness world record for the longest running superhero comic book series ever with action comics. Donnenfeld remained president of dc until his death in 1965. What are some of the longest running titles that nobody seems to actually collect any more. On the other hand, the third cliffhanger title, ramos crimson, became the longest running series of the line, going on for 24 issues before its.

A fans farewell and retrospective to longestrunning venom. This is a list of active and upcoming marvel comics printed comic books as opposed to digital comics, trade paperbacks, hardcover books, etc. Detective comics is the oldest, having been published since march 1937. Which comic title has been running for the longest period of time which one has had most issues. Well talk about the awards in a second, but heres something very cool. After 80 years of issues, action comics has officially reached the milestone by setting the world record. A fans farewell and retrospective to longestrunning venom comic book series fanboys anonymous. Comic books have been around for close to a century, and when you assemble the facts youll find several key titles coming into focus as well. His very first comic book appearance as a filler story was in 1941. This page provides lists of bestselling comic book series to date. Magno is nearly unique among superheroes for having neither an origin for his powers or any apparent secret identity. In 2007 the dandy went fortnightly, becoming the dandy xtreme.

This resulted in some odd quirks as to what their longest running titles were then if you go my issue number. Harry shorten founded the silverage publisher tower comics in 1965. That would be the katzenjammer kids, which has been running since 1897. The records include best selling game on sega systems, longest running comic based on a video game and best selling retro. Wyn and his wife rose wyn produced comic books between 1940 and the end of 1956. Often the title is given to action comics, but its first appearance was over a year later. It includes japanese manga, american comic books, and european comics. Dc earns guinness world record for longest running. The longest running comic book is walt disneys comics. Long running titles that nobody collects cgc comic book. Liebowitz remained in dc until 1970 and later moved to the board of directors of the warner brothers company. Dc presented with official title certificate today at san diego comic con 2018, 80 years after the first issue was released san diego, july 19, 2018 guinness world records, the global authority on recordbreaking achievements, today honored dcs action comics. Todd mcfarlane and spawn earn a guinness record for longest. I would say, in the cases of these titles, they are new books.

Created by rudolph dirks, it is also the first comic strip ever to tell a story using a series of panels. So around 20 weeks ago the beano overtook the dandys numbering. This led to comic shops with back issues, so that one could buy issues they missed. How did sonic the hedgehog become americas longestrunning. The top 10 longest running independent comics from around the. The comic strip that has a finale every day by john scully scully. If you mean longest running series without a renumbering then would say archie. Longest running animated shows from around the world imdb. Spawn comic enters the guinness book of world records nerdist. All that said, this may be the current longest running american monthly to never be relaunched, but its certainly not the holder of that title throughout all of american comics.

With this 300th issue, spawn becomes the longest running independent series in comic book history. Longestrunning creatorowned superhero comic book series. The wyns had been publishing pulp fiction under the periodical house and magazine publishers names since 1928. The savage dragon series is also the longest running fullcolor comic book that has featured a single writerartist, although david sims cerebus the aardvark continues to hold the title of the. Contentsshow sonicrelated text 2008 edition the sonic the hedgehog franchise was awarded seven records. Congratulations to action comics guinness world record holder for the longest running superhero comic book series of 80 years. This is a list of active and upcoming marvel comics printed comic books as opposed to. Sazae stands as the longestrunning anime in japan, and it holds the title for good reason. Lets look at how long running and successful spawn is. As of posting, and limiting myself to englishlanguage titles. The show has episodes which run 25minutes a pop, and there are over 7,500. Detective comics is the dcs longest running comic book title, this is due to another character who took over the about 2 years later.

One of the best selling comics in the uk, along with the dandy, the weekly circulation of the beano in april 1950 was 1,974,072. From the march 2014 diamond catalogue for comics to be sold in may. But issue wise, with uk comics traditionally being weekly actually its now the beano. Kmc forums comic book forums comic book movies what is the longest running comic series. Guinness world records gamers edition is a record book made by guinness world records. The misadventures of doraemon, a robot cat from the future, who with his gadgets, is sent back in time to help make nobita nobi, a boy without much talent, a better person. Spawn comic book series honoured at nycc 2019 guinness. With all the hullabaloo about superman and wonder woman in the last few weeks, its worth remembering that the longest surviving superhero indigenous to a comic book appeared 75 years ago this summer. The achievements of new york comic con nycc panelist and comic book entrepreneur todd mcfarlane have been recognised at this years event with the presentation of the longest running creatorowned superhero comic book series. Its a pretty amazing achievement and its a shame that he became such a controversial and polarizing figure because cerebus started out as a simple conan parody but bec. Without an official word, the rampant speculation among readers is that after 25 years, archie might be losing the license, bringing the story of comics longest running title to pretty. In 1939, a book called motion pictures funnies weekly came out and in it would be marvel comics first and longest running character, prince namor the submariner. I remember reading this comic a lot when i was kid. To celebrate, legendary artists todd mcfarlane and greg capullo return with.

Sazae stands as the longest running anime in japan, and it holds the title for good reason. What is the longest running still in publication print. A guide to following marvels numbering through its legacy titles. This list includes comic books that have sold at least 100 million copies. At some point he got a collaborator named gerhard who drew the backgrounds but sim did the character art for all 300 issues as well as all the writing. I recall buying comics with numbering in the 300s, inspiring me to think that maybe one day i would get those earlier numbers. With several spinoffs and even movies under its name, it has a very strong fanfollowing that has kept it going for a very long time. Today, dc comics president and publisher paul levitz accepted an award on behalf of dc from the guinness world records, recognizing detective comics as the longest running comic book periodical in the united states. Simpsons comics published by bongo comics 236 issues. Dc presented with official title certificate today at san diego comiccon 2018, 80 years after the first issue was released. Jan 23, 2019 lets look at how long running and successful spawn is.

At the time, dc comics had not even taken on its name and was known, instead, as. The 15 best vertigo series of the last 15 years paste. New fun was the first comic book series to consist entirely of original material. How did sonic the hedgehog become americas longest. Aces longest running series were the companys romance comics glamorous romances, love at first sight, love experiences and real love, which began in the late 1940s as the superhero books faded away, and continued until the company ceased publishing comic books in 1956. The xmen line has been home to dozens of ongoing series over the past few decades, but which 15 lasted the longest.

In september 2009, the beanos 3,500th issue was published. While most longrunning comic book titles are owned by large. Philadelphia comic con call the comic con hotline 8562175737 weekend of the show for the latest guest list. Mar 06, 2011 so time wise, detective comics is the longest running comic in the world that we know. This is a momentous occasion in comic book history. At 290 issues, it now holds the title for longestrunning franchisebased comic book. Comic book collectors blo g says our show is a true comic book show. The series are listed according to the highest sales estimates as reported in reliable sources. Americas longest running fantasy comic book series, with tens of millions of copies of comics and graphic novels in print worldwide, elfquest will come to an end on the same day it first appeared 40 years ago, february 28, 1978. Civil war is marvels longest movie, still cant touch. Jul 19, 2018 dcs action comics receives guinness world records title for the longestrunning superhero comic book series. But the record holder for longest running creatorowned comic now belongs to. The title was generally an anthology series, featuring several different characters throughout its run. There is not just one series of comics under the simpsons name, there are several.

Mar 10, 2014 this led to comic shops with back issues, so that one could buy issues they missed. Cliffhanger was an imprint of wildstorm, publishing creatorowned comic books. The beano is the longest running british childrens comic magazine, published by dc thomson in dundee, scotland. All about books and comics in phoenix will close in april. This indie comic was once ranked 60th on wizard magazines list of the top 200 comic book characters of all time. Adventure comics 1938 comic book by dc title details. The london cartoon strip was created by 15 of britains best known cartoonists and depicts the history of london. Mcfarlanes spawn makes history as the longest running, creatorowned comic book with superstar creative team las vegas, nev. What is the longest running comic strip still in print. Like most, he entered the field with a bunch of anthology titles anchored by superheroes, such. But for the first time ever, spawn and spiderman, together. This is a list of the longest running united states television series, ordered by number of years the show has been aired. Don markstein edited the publication from 1984 to 1987 and 1992 to 1996.

For a full list of record titles, please use our record application search. The modern age of comic books runs from the mid1980s to the present day. Detective comics, started march 1937, up to issue 996. The comic first appeared on 30 july 1938, and was published weekly.

This list includes only firstrun series originating in north america and available throughout the united states via national broadcast networks, u. Longestrunning superhero comic book series guinness world. May 11, 2016 civil war is marvels longest movie, still cant touch drawnout dc universe. Typically these come out on a monthly basis, and so with a long running series like uncanny xmen which has been running for 47 years, there are over 500 issues to date. Peter parker subsumed basically all of the second title spidey books. Because of the success of this title, other comic characters are also given a chance with their own titles.

After more than 38 years in business, the owners of phoenixs longest running comic book store will retire and close their doors in the last week of april, when the lease ends. List of current marvel comics publications wikipedia. The 10 longestrunning comics that have never been renumbered. As of 2020, it has published more than 350 issues, making it the longest running independent comic book beating the record of cerebus the aardvark. Detective comics recognized by guinness world records as. Americas postwar fling with romance comics the conversation.

It first began being published in 1940 and is still being published today by boom. The top 10 longest running independent comics from around. Its most successful and longestrunning superhero title was supermystery comics featuring magno the magnetic man and his boy partner davey, who appeared in 28 issues of the title s 48issue run. Dc presented with official title certificate today at san diego comic con 2018, 80 years after the first issue was released san diego, july 19, 2018 guinness world records, the global authority on recordbreaking achievements, today honored dcs action comics with the. Comics revue is a bimonthly small press comic book published by manuscript press and edited by rick norwood. Young love was one of the longest running romance comics series. Jul 31, 2017 the most popular book series is harry potter. Come meet your favorite comic book creators at the. List of longestrunning united states television series. Random house distributes dc comics books to the bookstore market, while diamond comics distributors supplies the comics shop specialty market. All that said, this may be the current longest running american monthly to never be relaunched, but its certainly not the holder of that title throughout all of american comics history. Once upon a time, there were books that were popular enough to run for decades. The book contains video gamerelated records, trivia, and countdowns.