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Dark Horse Presents Volume I


Set Type: Dark Horse Presents (1986)
Owner: Autry-Man
Last Modified: 6/1/2026
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The Dark Horse Presents anthology includes some of my favorite comic stories and characters. Concrete, Goon, Hellboy, and Sin City are at the top of my list of great comics. However, the collection also includes many obscure stories and characters that were produced by industry greats such as Pekar, Wrightson and Dorkin.

Dark Horse Presents was conceived as an anthology title and was the first comic to be released by the newly formed Dark Horse Comics in 1986. The first issue featured Black Cross on the cover and featured the first appearance of Paul Chadwick's Concrete. The title became successful thanks to the increasing popularity of Concrete which quickly became the regular cover feature for much of the first few years of the title.

Concrete eventually spun off into its own title, and this was something which would happen to several characters and stories appearing in Dark Horse Presents. These included John Byrne's "Next Men" comic book, as well as Frank Miller's Sin City stories, with the very first "Sin City" story (later retitled "The Hard Goodbye") being serialized within the pages of the comic. The title also contained stories featuring Dark Horse's licensed comics, Aliens and Predator, as well as a Buffy the Vampire Slayer story.

Dark Horse Presents was Dark Horse's longest running title, and provided a mix of material from established and new creators. The title ended with issue #157 in September 2000.

Winner of the Eisner Award for "Best Anthology" - 1992, 1994

Winner of the Harvey Award for "Best Anthology" - 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998
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