1994
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Events
January
- Avengers West Coast reaches its last issue at number 102.
February
- Captain America 425 is the debut of the 12-part storyline The Fighting Chance
- She-Hulk vol. 2 is cancelled with issue 60. The caption on the cover reads: “O.K., kids, we had a deal…now hand over those X-Men comics!”
March
April
May
- The Incredible Hulk issue 417 features Rick Jones’ infamous stag party in which Marvel heroes discover that Jones’ fiancée was an adult film star.
June
- Conan the Barbarian returns to comics with two titles: Conan the Adventurer and Conan Classic (reprinting the early stories from the 1970’s)
- The Incredible Hulk issue #418 is Rick & Marlo's Wedding issue with an appearance by DC Comics’ character Death. Written by Peter David art by Gary Frank & Cam Smith.
- Thor (Marvel Comics) reaches issue 475 and re-introduces Dr. Don Blake, Thor's first secret identity, and romantic interest Jane Foster. Thor also gets a new armor and costume.
July
- The Spider-Man clone saga begins
August
- DC Comics launches the Zero Month promotion.
September
October
November
December
- X-Men 41 is the prologue to the Age of Apocalypse with Legion murdering Professor X.
Exhibitions and shows
Conventions
- 1994 Chicago Comic Book Convention
First issues by title
DC Comics
- Anima
- Aquaman
- Batman: Castle of the Bat - Elseworlds
- Detective Comics Annual #7
- Damage
- Deathstroke Annual #3
- Gunfire
- R.E.B.E.L.S. '94
- Shadow Cabinet - Milestone Comics imprint
- Starman
- Superman: The Feral Man of Steel
- Worlds Collide - Milestone Comics imprint
- Xombi - Milestone Comics imprint
- Zero Hour
Image Comics
- Boof
Marvel Comics
- Nightwatch
- Force Works
- Release: Summer 1994 by Marvel Comics. Writer: Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning. Art by: Tom Tenney and inked by Rey Garcia. Summary: The West Coast Avengers are reborn as Force Works. Financed by Iron Man, the group welcomes a new member called Legacy.
Vertigo Comics
- The Invisibles
- Generation X
- Release: Fall 1994 by Marvel Comics. Writer: Scott Lobdell. Art by: Chris Bachalo and inked by Mark Buckingham. Summary: Banshee and Emma Frost bring new, young mutants to Xavier's School for Higher Learning. Veteran but young X-Men member Jubilee is part of the group along with fresh faces: Gateway, M, Skin, Husk, Chamber, Synch, and Penance.
Independent titles
- The Biologic Show
