Adventure Publications

Adventure Publications

Company type	Private
Industry	Comic book publishing
Founded	May 1986 (1986-05)
Founder	Steve Milo
Defunct	1993 (1993)
Fate	Merged with Malibu Comics; became Adventure Comics imprint
Headquarters	Fairfax, Virginia , United States
Parent	Malibu Comics (from 1989)

Adventure Publications was a U.S.-based comic book publisher established by Steve Milo in 1986, headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia. The company operated until 1993 and in 1989 merged with the American publisher Malibu Comics, subsequently becoming known as the Adventure Comics imprint.

Company history

The company was launched in May 1986 by Steve Milo, deriving its name from its initial series, The Adventurers, which was originally released by Canadian publisher Aircel Comics. After publishing two issues, Adventure Publications took over independent production, issuing second printings of the first two issues under the title Adventurers, although the indicia continued to list The Adventurers through issue five.

By March 1988, Adventure Publications had expanded its catalog to five series—Adventurers, Elf Warrior, Ninja Elite, Star Rangers, and Warriors—and was ranked seventh among roughly one hundred comic publishers in the United States. In January 1989, Malibu Comics acquired Adventure Publications, having previously obtained Aircel Comics in October of the prior year. Following this acquisition, Adventure Publications operated as Malibu's Adventure Comics imprint until 1993.

Titles published

• Alien Nation
  • The Spartans (1990), #1–4
  • A Breed Apart (1990–1991), #1–4
  • The Firstcomers (1991), #1–4
  • The Skin Trade (1991), #1–4
  • The Public Enemy (1991–1992), #1–4
  • The Lost Episode (1992), #1
• Ape Nation (1991), #1–4 (a crossover between Alien Nation and Planet of the Apes)
• Adventurers
  • Book I (1986–1987), #0–10 [reprinting and continuing from Aircel’s The Adventurers (1986), #1–2]
  • Book II (1987–1988), #1–6
  • Book III (1989–1990), #1–6
  • Crimson Letters (1990), #1
• Adventures of Roger Wilco (1992), #1–3
• Badaxe (1989), #1–3
• The Bat (1992), #1
• Death Hawk (1988), #1–3
• Deathworld
  • Book I (1990–1991), #1–4
  • Book II (1991), #1–4
  • Book III (1991), #1–4
• The Defenseless Dead (1991), #1–3
• Demon's Tails (1993), #1–4
• Dracula: The Suicide Club (1992), #1–4 (later reprinted by Caliber Comics in 2017)
• Elf Warrior (1987–1988), #1–3 [continued in Quadrant issue #4]
• Evil Ernie (1992), Special Limited Edition #1 [reprints the original 1991 issue from Eternity Comics with added content]
• From the Darkness (1990–1991), #1–4 [continued by Cry For Dawn Productions]
• Lovecraft in Full Color (1991–1992), #1–4
• Jeremiah
  • Birds of Prey (1991), #1–2 [translations of original European editions]
  • A Fistful of Sand (1991), #1–2
  • The Heirs (1991), #1–2
• Livingstone Mountain (1991), #1–4
• Both Logan's Run and its sequel series, Logan's World, ran six-issue runs in 1991.
• Merlin
  • Volume 1 (1990–1991), #1–6
  • Idylls of The King (1992), #1–2
• Miss Fury (1991), #1–4
• Monsters from Outer Space (1992–1993), #1–3
• NetherWorlds (1988), single issue (#1)
• Ninja Elite (1987–1988), issues #1 through 8
• Paranoia series spanning 1991 to 1992, issues #1 to 6
• Peter Pan: The Return to Never-Never Land limited series (1991), issues #1 and 2
• The Planet of the Apes franchise under Malibu/Adventure Comics:
  • Volume 1 ran from 1990 to 1992 with issues #1 through 24 plus a 1991 Annual.
  • Multiple miniseries such as: ‘’Ape City’’, ‘’Urchak’s Folly’’, among others between 1990 and 1992.
• The Re-Animator series included film adaptations and prequel storylines published during 1991-92.
• Retief series featured several miniseries from 1989 through 1991.
• Additional series published:
  • ‘’Rocket Ranger’’,
  • Rust volume three,
  • Sinbad,
  • Star Rangers,
  • Torg,
  • Velvet,
  • Warriors.

This collection highlights Adventure Publications’ emphasis on licensed franchises and genre-specific titles, reinforcing its competitive position prior to assimilation into Malibu Comics.