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Set Type: Dark Horse Comics (1992)
Owner: Parabellum
Last Modified: 10/2/2023
Views: 156

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Rank:	1
Score:	552
Leading by:	464
Points to Higher Rank:	N/A

Set Description:

pred alien robo
dhp
Volume 1

Dark Horse Comics: Aug 1992 - Sep 1994

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Dark Horse Comics #1, 1st appearance of Time Cop, 1st Dark Horse Robocop story

Dark Horse Comics (DHC) was the second anthology series published by Dark Horse that ran concurrently with Dark Horse Presents (DHP). Unlike DHP who’s story were predominantly in black and white DHC stories were only printed in color. Just like its predecessor DHC also contained several Predator and Aliens stories along with other popular characters. The series was also a vehicle for the publisher to introduce new characters to readers. Some of these characters ended up getting their own spin off series. DHC only lasted 25 issues and was canceled just two years after its first issue.

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Dark Horse Comics #7 and #8, 1st appearance of Nomi Sunrider, 1st appearance of “X”

I was not aware of this series when it was released. I wouldn’t become aware of it until decades later when a fellow board member posted a picture of some recent “pick ups”. I had read several of the Aliens and Predator stories found within this run but I had read them in trade paperback or omnibus form. When I discovered this series I picked up a full run off of eBay and when it was delivered I got to reading. As I’m going through these books I was shocked at what I had been missing; Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Robocop, 007 and the introduction of some other cool storylines, definitely worth the $30 I paid.

I don’t recall why I decided to attempt to collect this series in 9.8. I think it was when I picked up issue #1 and then other issues started popping up in 9.8. I figured it was something fun to do on the side. The covers are fantastic and the issues are usually priced fairly decent. I am not in a hurry to get this series completed these books have picked up a bit in popularity so more and more keep getting sent to CGC. At some point a 9.8 run will be nice to have the gaps in the set are a bit of an eye sore. Let’s hope more sellers decide to slab up some more of these books.

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Dark Horse Comics #13 and #25 (last issue)

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Slot:	Dark Horse Comics 1
Item:	Dark Horse Comics 1 Modern
Grade:	CGC
Cert #:	3699634008

Owner Comments
Cover by Dave Dorman

Dark Horse proudly presents the newest addition to our winning stable: Dark Horse Comics! This monthly, color anthology will feature some of the hottest properties and creators in the known universe. Some of the storylines presented in the pages of Dark Horse Comics will spin off into their own monthly series. The first issue features a Predator story by Ian Edginton and Rick Leonardi; a RoboCop tale by John Arcudi (Aliens: Genocide) and John Paul Leon that marks the beginning of a major new series; "Renegade" by Chris Claremont (X-Men) and Vince Giarrano, which will introduce characters and situations that will be used in Claremont's upcoming Aliens vs. Predator series; and "Time Cop" by Mark Verheiden (Predator: Race War), Wayne Losey, and Chris Warner (Aliens vs. Predator). Plus, a special double-gatefold cover featuring all the characters painted by none other than Dave Dorman. Don't miss placing your bets on this pony -- it's sure to be a winner!

Cover price $2.50

NOTES:

First appearance of Timecop

Double foldout cover featuring Predator and RoboCop

First published artwork in comics by John Paul Leon

Purchased from My Comic Shop in Nov 2020

Slot:	Dark Horse Comics 2
Item:	Dark Horse Comics 2 Modern
Grade:	CGC
Cert #:	3747887021

Owner Comments
Cover by Mike Mignola

Join John Arcudi (Aliens: Genocide, The Mask), red-hot newcomer John Paul Leon, Jeff Albrecht, and RoboCop for a shopping spree at Insane Izzy's. "Renegade" by Chris Claremont (X-Men) and Vince Giarrano concludes in this issue, and sets the stage for Claremont's new Aliens vs. Predator series. Also, Ian Edginton and Rick Leonardi wrap up their Predator tale. Want more? You got it! "Time Cop," written by Mark Verheiden (The American) with pencils by Phil Hester, and inks by Chris Warner (Aliens vs. Predator) rounds out this month's stable. Color cover by Mike Mignola.

Cover price $2.50

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Purchased off eBay in Feb 2021

Slot:	Dark Horse Comics 3
Item:	Dark Horse Comics 3 Universal
Grade:	CGC
Cert #:	1994251024

Owner Comments
Cover by David Roach

Dark Horse Comics continues as the best new anthology on the market. This issue introduces two new features -- "Aliens: Horror Show," a new three-chapter serial written by Sarah Byam (Billi 99) with art by David Roach (2000 AD), and the first of four chapters of "Indiana Jones and the Shrine of the Sea Devil," with story and art by Gary Gianni (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Hard Looks). "RoboCop" by John Arcudi (Aliens: Genocide, The Mask), John Paul Leon, and Jeff Albrecht (Terminator: Hunters and Killers), and "Time Cop," written by Mark Verheiden (The American) with pencils by Wayne Losey and inks by Chris Warner (Aliens vs. Predator) both finish their stories with a bang! Aliens cover by David Roach.

Cover price $2.50

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Purchased from Four Color Comics in Nov 2020

Slot:	Dark Horse Comics 4
Item:	Dark Horse Comics 4 Universal
Grade:	CGC
Cert #:	1994251025

Owner Comments
Cover by Leo Duranona

Month after month, Dark Horse Comics brings you four times the excitement of any other comic on the planet! Think we're crazy? Wait `til you read "Mad Dogs on the Loose" by John Arcudi, Andy Dimitt, and Chris Warner. The Predator's hunting grounds move to Japan in "Blood Feud" by Neal Barrett, Jr. (Hard Looks), and Leo Duranona (Race of Scorpions). "Aliens: Horror Show" continues, written by Sarah Byam (Billi 99) with art by David Roach (2000 AD), and the second chapter of "Indiana Jones and the Shrine of the Sea Devil" continues with story and art by Gary Gianni (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Hard Looks). Color Predator cover by Duranona.

Cover price $2.50

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Purchased from Four Color Comics in Nov 2020

Slot:	Dark Horse Comics 5
Item:	Dark Horse Comics 5 Universal
Grade:	CGC
Cert #:	3697568008

Owner Comments
Cover by Dave Dorman

Tired of fad diets and boring exercise? Let Dark Horse do the work, so you won't have to. Burn fat along with "Mad Dogs on the Loose" by John Arcudi, Andy Dimitt, and Chris Warner. The Predator hunts and slims your waist in "Blood Feud" by Neal Barrett, Jr. and Leo Duranona (Race of Scorpions). "Aliens: Horror Show" continues, written by Sarah Byam (Billi 99) with art by David Roach (2000 AD) and the third chapter of "Indiana Jones and the Shrine of the Sea Devil," with story and art by Gary Gianni (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Hard Looks). Color Indiana Jones cover painting by Gary Gianni. So good, and good for you.

Cover price $2.50

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Purchased off eBay Nov 2020

Slot:	Dark Horse Comics 6
Item:	Dark Horse Comics 6 Universal
Grade:	CGC
Cert #:	4134842001

Owner Comments
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Purchased off eBay in Sep 23

Slot:	Dark Horse Comics 7
Item:	Dark Horse Comics 7 Modern
Grade:	CGC
Cert #:	3718940008

Owner Comments
Cover by Joe Phillips

Hot on the heels of Dark Horse's immensely popular Star Wars: Dark Empire series, Tom Veitch scripts a three-part series of stories relating exciting new tales of the Jedi Knights from the glorious era of the Old Republic, millennia before the days of Luke Skywalker and Han Solo. This serialization will serve to introduce characters who will appear in a new Dark Horse miniseries in 1993. The concluding chapters to our most recent "Predator" and "Mad Dogs" stories, as well as part two of "RoboCop: Invasions," complete this action-packed issue.

Cover price $2.50

NOTES:

First appearance of Nomi Sunrider, a Jedi Master

First appearance of Vima Sunrider, daughter of Nomi

Purchased from eBay in Nov 2020

Slot:	Dark Horse Comics 8
Item:	Dark Horse Comics 8 Modern
Grade:	CGC
Cert #:	3732927010

Owner Comments
Cover by Joe Phillips and Wade Grawbadger

Dark Horse Comics introduces comicdom's newest hero, "X," a violent force against crime in the dark and gritty underbelly of the city. Also included this issue is the premiere of a new James Bond adventure, "Light of My Death," and the continuation of our "RoboCop: Invasions" and "Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi" stories. "X" marks the spot on the comic racks this month.

Cover price $2.50

NOTES:

First appearance of “X”

James Bond storyline begins

Purchased from eBay in Dec 2020

Slot:	Dark Horse Comics 9
Item:	Dark Horse Comics 9 Universal
Grade:	CGC
Cert #:	3714777016

Owner Comments
Cover by Ray Lago.

This month the action comes to a head as we wrap up our "Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi" and "RoboCop: Invasions" storylines, learn a little bit more about the mysterious "X," and delve deeper into James Bond's latest travails. You won't want to miss this issue of DHC, as all four of these stories will be leading into upcoming Dark Horse miniseries. To top this issue off, we've found the perfect RoboCop cover artist in Ray Lago, who provides a truly stunning fully-painted cover.

Cover price $2.50

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Purchased from eBay in Nov 2020

Slot:	Dark Horse Comics 10
Item:	Dark Horse Comics 10 Universal
Grade:	CGC
Cert #:	3721279012

Owner Comments
Cover by John Watkiss

Starting this month are two exciting new features in Dark Horse Comics. For all of you Godzilla fans out there, we've got a new two-part tale of the King of the Monsters that sets the stage for an infestation of monsters in Dark Horse's future. We've also got the beginning of a beautifully rendered three-part African story of that monomaniacal hunter of the Galaxy, Predator. As if that weren't enough, we're also wrapping up the three-part introductory story of "Who is X?" as well as bringing you Part 3 of "James Bond: Light of My Death." That's Bond. James Bond... in a very debonair color cover drawn by John Watkiss.

Cover price $2.50

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Purchased from My Comic Shop in Feb 2021

Slot:	Dark Horse Comics 11
Item:	Dark Horse Comics 11 Modern
Grade:	CGC
Cert #:	3695251022

Owner Comments
Cover by Arthur Adams

This month Dark Horse Comics takes you from the bottom of the ocean to the jungles of Africa, from the pyramids of Egypt to the depths of outer space. This globe- (and galaxy-) spanning issue features the titanic might of Godzilla, King of the Monsters in part 2 of "Godzilla: Blast from the Past"; the savage fury of Predator in part 2 of "Predator: The Pride at Nghasa"; the limitless tenacity of James Bond, agent 007, in part 4 of "James Bond: Light of My Death"; and the fathomless cunning of Aliens in "Aliens: Taste" -- all wrapped up in a monstrous cover by Arthur Adams!

Cover price $2.50

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Purchased from eBay in Nov 2020

Slot:	Dark Horse Comics 12
Item:	Dark Horse Comics 12 Universal
Grade:	CGC
Cert #:	2107271003

Owner Comments
Cover by Derek Thompson

It was supposed to be an easy job. With a Particle Plasma Projector, you can literally vaporize any Alien where it stands. But there's always a few hundred more Aliens than you think. Don't miss "Aliens: Backsplash," an exciting two-part tale of the perfect mission gone bad. "Predator: The Pride at Nghasa" comes to a stunning conclusion this month with Johnny single-handedly facing the Predator down. Things might look bad, but Johnny knows of even worse things than an angry Predator. Now if he can only make it...

Cover price $2.50

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Purchased from eBay in Nov 2020

Slot:	Dark Horse Comics 13
Item:	Dark Horse Comics 13 Universal
Grade:	CGC
Cert #:	3782089009

Owner Comments
Cover by Kilian Plunkett

Okay, what are the odds here? A small group of Colonial Marines, deep underground, with no usable transport and minimal firepower. Forty bazillion ill-tempered Aliens. Could be bad. Find out for sure in part 2 of "Aliens: Backsplash"! It's just a paintball game, right? Nothing to cry over. In "Predator: Bad Blood," part 2, Chris discovers that not all the players are obnoxious city slickers. Nor are they all human. Also in this issue... There's nothing wrong with doing a little research... unless your research involves the deadliest organism on Earth. Catch "The Thing from Another World: Questionable Research," part 1 of a new 4-part "Thing" series. Forget the skies -- watch your back!

Cover price $2.50

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Purchased from eBay in May 2021

Slot:	Dark Horse Comics 15
Item:	Dark Horse Comics 15 Universal
Grade:	CGC
Cert #:	3814204019

Owner Comments
Cover by John Higgins

"The Mark: What Goes Around" concludes in this issue of Dark Horse Comics when the Archon, Lutzany's despotic leader, finds himself in America at a time when his country is ripped apart by revolution and riot. But the Archon has his own plan and no revolution in the world can stop it now. Gerald Coile was a smuggler of Alien products -- Royal Jelly, Xeno-Zip, and... other "things." It was a lucrative occupation, but without retirement benefits, so he arranged his own retirement benefits via the Drug Enforcement Agency. In part 1 of "Aliens: Cargo," he discovers that such a plan definitely has a down side. Also, in part 3 of "The Thing from Another World: Questionable Research," the scientific team aboard the Donachek discovers that their research really can get the best of them. What can you do when your experiment has its own hidden and horrifying agenda?

Cover price $2.50

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Purchased from eBay in Feb 2022

Slot:	Dark Horse Comics 16
Item:	Dark Horse Comics 16 Universal
Grade:	CGC
Cert #:	3779174011

Owner Comments
Cover by George Pratt

Tony Vincenzo is what you might call "a family man." So is Bernie Jinks. Up until now, they had their own little disputes in the heart of Manhattan. But this time around someone's knocking off both Vincenzo's and Jinks' boys. Vincenzo's in the slammer, but he isn't telling everything. The truth is too unbelievable. But he has a plan. Don't miss this issue's premiere of "Predator: The Hunted City." Also, "Aliens: Cargo" concludes in this issue with part 2 as Coile realizes being trapped with an Alien isn't as bad as he thought -- after all, he has his wits and a five-minute head start. What more do you need when you're faced with the universe's most voracious and hungry xenomorph? In the pyrokinetic conclusion to "The Thing from Another World: Questionable Research," Douglas finally realizes what he has unleashed, and it's up to him to stop The Thing in its tracks -- even if it means sacrificing himself in the process!

Cover price $2.50

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Purchased from eBay in Apr 2021