The following is a list of facsimile editions of classic 1980s comic books published by DC and Marvel in the past few years, reprinting individual issues that had originally appeared from 1980 to 1989 (by cover date). You can find a list of facsimile editions of pre-1980 issues here.
DC and Marvel continue to release more facsimile editions each month, so this blog post will be updated periodically to reflect these changes. Here are the upcoming facsimile editions of 1980s issues scheduled to be released for the next few months:
December 18, 2024: Amazing Spider-Man #263 (1985)
December 18, 2024: Crisis on Infinite Earths #9 (1985)
December 18, 2024: Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars #12 (1985)January 1, 2025: DC Comics Presents #26 (1980)
January 15, 2025: Crisis on Infinite Earths #10 (1986)
January 29, 2025: Uncanny X-Men #131 (1980)
February 12, 2025: Saga of the Swamp Thing #37 (1985)
February 19, 2025: Crisis on Infinite Earths #11 (1986)
February 19, 2025: Uncanny X-Men #132 (1980)
February 26, 2025: Sandman #8 (1989)
March __, 2025: Crisis on Infinite Earths #12 (1986)
This post was last updated on December 17, 2024.
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: First issue of the series.
Facsimile edition: 2019 (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: First appearance of the Hobgoblin.
Facsimile edition: 2022 (GCD)
Previous reprints include:
- Marvel Tales #257, 1992 with new cover (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: First appearance of Spider-Man's black costume.
Facsimile edition: 2024 (GCD)
Previous reprints include:
- Marvel Tales #266, 1992 (GCD)
- Spider-Man Classics reprint with action figure, 2001 (GCD)
- Spider-Man Family Featuring Spider-Clan #1, 2007 (GCD)
- Amazing Spider-Man #252 Niagara Falls Edition, 2007 (GCD)
- Facsimile edition, 2019 (GCD)
(Note: The 2019 facsimile has a $3.99 cover price; the 2024 facsimile has a $4.99 cover price.)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: First appearance of Spider-Man foe The Rose.
Facsimile edition: 2024 (GCD)
Previous reprints include:
- Marvel Tales #267, 1992 with new cover (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: Early appearance of Spider-Man's black costume.
Previous reprints include:
- Marvel Tales #268, 1992 with new cover (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: Early appearance of Spider-Man's black costume.
Facsimile edition: 2024 (GCD)
Previous reprints include:
- Marvel Tales #269, 1993 with new cover (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: Early appearance of Spider-Man's black costume.
Facsimile edition: 2024 (GCD)
Previous reprints include:
- Marvel Tales #270, 1993 with new cover (GCD)
- Symbiote Spider-Man: Marvel Tales #1, 2021 (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: Early appearance of Spider-Man's black costume.
Facsimile edition: 2024 (no GCD entry yet)
Previous reprints include:
- Marvel Tales #271, 1993 (GCD)
- Symbiote Spider-Man: Marvel Tales #1, 2021 (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: Early appearance of Spider-Man's black costume.
Previous reprints include:
- Marvel Tales #272, 1993 with new cover (GCD)
- True Believers: The Sinister Secret of Spider-Man's New Costume #1, 2019 (GCD)
- Symbiote Spider-Man: Marvel Tales #1, 2021 (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: Early appearance of Spider-Man's black costume.
Previous reprints include:
- Marvel Tales #273, 1993 (GCD)
- Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #24, 2007 (GCD), five pages & cover only
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: Early appearance of Spider-Man's black costume.
Facsimile edition: 2025 (released on November 20, 2024) (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: Early appearance of Spider-Man's black costume.
Previous reprints include:
- Marvel Tales #276, 1993 with new cover (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: First full appearance of Venom.
Facsimile edition: 2023 (no GCD entry yet)
Previous reprints include:
- Amazing Spider-Man #300 Niagara Falls Edition, 2007 (GCD) minus half the issue
- Amazing Spider-Man Family #1, 2008 (GCD)
- True Believers: Venom vs. Spider-Man #1, 2018 (GCD)
- Amazing Spider-Man: Venom 3D #1, 2019 (GCD)
Publisher: DC
Significance: First (cameo) appearance of Jason Todd.
Facsimile edition: 2023 (GCD)
Publisher: DC
Significance: "Year One" Part 1 (of 4).
Publisher: DC
Significance: "Year One" Part 2 (of 4).
Publisher: DC
Significance: "Year One" Part 3 (of 4).
Publisher: DC
Significance: "Year One" Part 4 (of 4).
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: First appearance of USAgent.
Facsimile edition: 2021 (GCD)
Publisher: DC
Significance: First issue of the series.
Facsimile edition: 2024 (GCD)
Publisher: DC
Significance: Second issue of the series.
Facsimile edition: 2024 (GCD)
Publisher: DC
Significance: Third issue of the series.
Facsimile edition: 2024 (GCD)
Publisher: DC
Significance: Fourth issue of the series.
Facsimile edition: 2024 (GCD)
Publisher: DC
Significance: Death of Barry Allen (The Flash)
Facsimile edition: 2025 (released on November 20, 2024) (GCD)
Previous reprints include:
- Crisis on Infinite Earths Giant #2, 2020 (GCD)
- Facsimile edition, 2020 (GCD)
Publisher: DC
Significance: Ninth issue of the series.
Facsimile edition: 2025 (released on December 18, 2024) (GCD)
Publisher: DC
Significance: Tenth issue of the series.
Facsimile edition: 2025 (to be released on January 15, 2025) (no GCD entry yet)
Publisher: DC
Significance: Eleventh issue of the series.
Facsimile edition: 2025 (to be released on February 19, 2025) (no GCD entry yet)
Previous reprints include:
- Crisis on Infinite Earths Giant #2, 2020 (GCD)
Publisher: DC
Significance: Final issue of the series.
Facsimile edition: 2025 (to be released in March 2025) (no GCD entry yet)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: Death of Elektra.
Facsimile edition: 2019 (GCD)
Previous reprints include:
- The Elektra Saga #3, 1984 [19 pages only] (GCD)
- 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time [#25-22] #1, 2001 (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: First meeting of DD & Punisher.
Facsimile edition: 2023 (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: First issue of the series.
Facsimile edition: 2019 (GCD)
Publisher: DC
Significance: First appearance of the New Teen Titans.
Facsimile edition: 2025 (to be released on January 1, 2025) (no GCD entry yet)
Previous reprints include:
- Tales of the Teen Titans #59, 1985 (GCD), Titans story only
- New Teen Titans: Custom Variant #1, 2018 (GCD), Titans story only
Publisher: DC
Significance: First "Elseworlds" story.
Facsimile edition: 2024 (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: First appearance of Hulk's Mr. Fixit identity.
Facsimile edition: 2023 (GCD)
Previous reprints include:
- True Believers, 2019 (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: Black Widow story drawn by George Perez.
Facsimile edition: 2020 (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: First appearance of the Beyonder.
Facsimile edition: 2024 (GCD)
Previous reprints include:
- Hasbro reprint, 2009 (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: Second issue of the series.
Facsimile edition: 2024 (GCD)
Previous reprints include:
- Hasbro reprint, 2009 (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: Third issue of the series.
Facsimile edition: 2024 (GCD)
Previous reprints include:
- Hasbro reprint, 2009 (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: Fourth issue of the series.
Facsimile edition: 2024 (GCD)
Previous reprints include:
- Hasbro reprint, 2009 (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: Fifth issue of the series.
Facsimile edition: 2024 (GCD)
Previous reprints include:
- Hasbro reprint, 2009 (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: First (cameo) appearance of the new Spider-Woman.
Facsimile edition: 2024 (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: Spider-Man gets his black costume.
Facsimile edition: 2024 (GCD)
Previous reprints include:
- Marvel Milestones: Venom & Hercules, 2005 (GCD)
- Hasbro reprint, 2009 (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: Final issue of the series.
Previous reprints include:
- Hasbro reprint, 2009 (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: First issue of the series.
Facsimile edition: 2022 (GCD)
Previous reprints include:
- True Believers: Bushman, 2020 (GCD)
Publisher: DC
Significance: First issue of the series.
Publisher: DC
Significance: First appearance of Lobo.
Facsimile edition: 2023 (GCD)
Publisher: DC
Significance: First full appearance of John Constantine.
Facsimile edition: 2025 (to be released on February 12, 2025) (no GCD entry yet)
Previous reprints include:
- Essential Vertigo: Swamp Thing #18, 1998 (GCD) in B&W
Publisher: DC
Significance: First issue of the series.
Facsimile edition: 2022 (GCD)
Previous reprints include:
- Essential Vertigo: The Sandman #1, 1996 (GCD)
- Millennium Edition, 2000 (GCD)
Publisher: DC
Significance: First appearance of Death.
Facsimile edition: 2025 (to be released on February 26, 2025) (no GCD entry yet)
Previous reprints include:
- Essential Vertigo: The Sandman #8, 1997 (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: First appearance of She-Hulk.
Facsimile edition: 2023 (GCD)
Previous reprints include:
- She-Hulk #3 [#100], 2006 with new cover (GCD)
- Hulk Family: Family Genes #1, 2009 with new cover (GCD)
- Marvel Tales: Hulk #1, 2019 with new cover (GCD)
- True Believers, 2020 (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: Anniversary issue.
Facsimile edition: 2019 (GCD)
Publisher: DC
Significance: First appearance of Nightwing (Dick Grayson).
Facsimile edition: 2024 (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: Classic resurrection cover. Part 4 of "Kraven's Last Hunt."
Facsimile edition: 2024 (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: First issue of the Claremont-Miller limited series.
Facsimile edition: 2024 (released on December 27, 2023) (GCD)
Previous reprints include:
- True Believers, 2017 (GCD)
- Facsimile edition, 2020 (GCD)
(Note: The 2019 facsimile has a $3.99 cover price; the 2024 facsimile has a $4.99 cover price.)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: First issue of the ongoing Wolverine series.
Facsimile edition: 2024 (GCD)
Previous reprints include:
- True Believers: Sword Quest, 2018 (GCD)
(Note: The 2024 facsimile is a reissue of the 2020 facsimile edition, but with a $4.99 cover price instead of $3.99.)
Publisher: DC
Significance: First issue of the post-Crisis series.
Facsimile edition: 2023 (GCD)
Previous reprints include:
- Facsimile edition: 2020 (GCD) (modern ads on back & inside covers)
(Note: The 2023 facsimile has the correct back & inside covers, unlike the 2020 version.)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: First appearances of Kitty Pryde and Emma Frost.
Facsimile edition: 2023 (GCD)
Previous reprints include:
- Classic X-Men #35, 1989 (GCD)
- Marvel Legends reprint, 2003 (GCD)
- True Believers: X-Men - Kitty Pryde & Emma Frost #1, 2019 (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: First appearance of Dazzler.
Facsimile edition: 2024 (GCD)
Previous reprints include:
- Classic X-Men #36, 1989 (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: Second appearance of Dazzler.
Facsimile edition: 2025 (to be released on January 29, 2025) (no GCD entry yet)
Previous reprints include:
- Classic X-Men #37, 1989 (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: Early appearance of Hellfire Club.
Facsimile edition: 2025 (to be released on February 19, 2025) (no GCD entry yet)
Previous reprints include:
- Classic X-Men #38, 1989 (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: Death of Phoenix (Jean Grey).
Facsimile edition: 2019 (GCD)
Previous reprints include:
- Phoenix: The Untold Story #1, 1984 with new wraparound cover by John Byrne & unpublished original ending (GCD)
- Classic X-Men #43, 1990 with new cover by John Byrne (GCD)
- Marvel Collectible Classics: X-Men #3, 1998 with new cover (GCD)
- 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time [#3] #8, 2001 (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: "Days of Future Past" part one.
Facsimile edition: 2024 (released on November 22, 2023) (GCD)
Previous reprints include:
- Marvel Collectible Classics: X-Men #2, 1998 (GCD)
- Marvel Legends reprint, 2005 (GCD)
- True Believers: X-Men - Pyro #1, 2019 (GCD)
- 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time [#25-22] #1, 2001 (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: "Days of Future Past" part two.
Previous reprints include:
- Marvel Collectible Classics: X-Men #2, 1998 (GCD)
