The following is a list of facsimile editions of classic 1980s comic books published by DC and Marvel since 2019, 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:
January 14, 2026: Batman: The Killing Joke (1988)
February 4, 2026: Marvel Treasury Edition #28 (Superman and Spider-Man) (1981)
February 11, 2026: Superman #423 (1986)
February 11, 2026: The Punisher #1 (1986)
February 18, 2026: Detective Comics #575 (1987)
February 25, 2026: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #1 (of 4) (1986)
February 25, 2026: Daredevil #183 (1982) [re-issue]
March 18, 2026: Detective Comics #576 (1987)
March 18, 2026: Phoenix: The Untold Story #1 (1984)
March 25, 2026: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #2 (of 4) (1986)
This post was last updated on December 18, 2025.
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 (GCD)
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: DC
Significance: Groundbreaking mini-series by Frank Miller.
Facsimile edition: 2026 (to be released on February 25, 2026) (no GCD entry yet)
Previous reprints include:
- Millennium Edition, 2000 (GCD)
Publisher: DC
Significance: Groundbreaking mini-series by Frank Miller.
Facsimile edition: 2026 (to be released on March 25, 2026) (no GCD entry yet)
Publisher: DC
Significance: Graphic novel by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland. Barbara Gordon (Batgirl) crippled by Joker.
Facsimile edition: 2026 (to be released on January 14, 2026) (no GCD entry yet)
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 (GCD)
Publisher: DC
Significance: Eleventh issue of the series.
Facsimile edition: 2025 (GCD)
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: 2026 (to be released on February 25, 2026) (no GCD entry yet)
Previous reprints include:
(Note: The 2026 facsimile is a reissue of the 2023 facsimile edition, but with a $4.99 cover price instead of $3.99.)
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 (GCD)
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: "Year Two" Part 1 (of 4).
Facsimile edition: 2026 (to be released on February 18, 2026) (no GCD entry yet)
Previous reprints include:
- DC Retroactive: Batman - The '80s #1, 2011 (GCD)
- DC Finest: Batman: Year Two #1 Batman Day 2025 Special Edition giveaway, 2025 (GCD)
Publisher: DC
Significance: "Year Two" Part 2 (of 4).
Facsimile edition: 2026 (to be released on March 18, 2026) (no GCD entry yet)
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: April Fool's Day story by Barry Windsor-Smith.
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: DC/Marvel
Significance: Second team-up of Superman and Spider-Man (after Superman vs. Spider-Man in 1976).
Facsimile edition: 2026 (to be released on February 4, 2026) (no GCD entry yet)
Previous reprints include:
- Superman and Spider-Man, 1995 (GCD) [regular size, not treasury]
(Note: The 2026 facsimile edition will be published in 10" x 13.25" treasury size.)
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: Marvel
Significance: Original ending of the Phoenix saga, where Jean Grey lives.
Facsimile edition: 2026 (to be released on March 18, 2026) (no GCD entry yet)
Publisher: DC
Significance: First full appearance of John Constantine.
Facsimile edition: 2025 (GCD)
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: 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: Part One of "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" by Alan Moore.
Facsimile edition: 2026 (to be released on February 11, 2026) (no GCD entry yet)
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:
Previous reprints include:
- Classic X-Men #37, 1989 (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: Early appearance of Hellfire Club.
Facsimile edition: 2025 (GCD)
Previous reprints include:
- Classic X-Men #38, 1989 (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: Wolverine in solo fight.
Facsimile edition: 2025 (GCD)
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: Death of Phoenix (Jean Grey).
Facsimile edition: 2025 (no GCD entry yet)
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)
- Facsimile edition, 2019 (GCD)
Note: The 2019 facsimile has a $4.99 cover price; the 2025 facsimile has a $6.99 cover price.
Publisher: Marvel
Significance: Aftermath of the Dark Phoenix saga.
Facsimile edition: 2025 (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)
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