List of wrestling based comic books

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Comic book superheroes and professional wrestling characters have long been viewed in the same vein of entertainment as colorful characters that are larger than life, and numerous adaptations, interpretations and appearances have occurred of wrestlers in comic books, in one of those variations.

Of historical note, Spider-Man's first costumed appearance was because of needing a colourful gimmick as he planned to enter and win a wrestling challenge.


Contents

[edit] Wrestlers in American comics

[edit] Valiant Comics

  • WWF BattleMania series

[edit] Marvel Comics

[edit] Chaos Comics

[edit] Image Comics

[edit] Warrior Productions

[edit] Angel Gate Press

  • 10th Muse: Book Of Lights special also based on Mero

[edit] Wrestlers in International comics

Mexico and Japan have also had characters crossover into comic books.

[edit] Comics based on or including wrestling

  • Futaba-kun Change! manga, Studio Ironcat (US publisher)
  • Somnambulo
  • El Zombo Fantasma limited series, 2004, Dark Horse Comics
  • The Nail limited series, 2004, Dark Horse Comics
  • Rob Zombie's Spookshow International series, 2003-current, CrossGen Comics, MV Creations and Image Comics

[edit] Comics in wrestling

  • Arachniman appeared in WCW in the early 1990s wearing a costume resembling that of Spider-Man's aside from its yellow coloration instead of red. His gimmick included shooting 'webs' upon his ring entrance.
  • Sting changed from a colorful flamboyant performer to a dark brooding figure after being falsely accused of betrayal in the nWo storyline in late 1996. As a result he adopted a black and white look and brooded in the rafters of the arenas, mimicking The Crow by James O'Barr in appearance to the point of actual birds appearing as well. Scott Hall suggested the idea to Sting, knowing of the concept but not having seen or read any of the materials himself.

[edit] Other connections

  • Rob Van Dam is an avid collector and operates his own store RVD's Five Star Comics in California, and has plans to write a series as well.
  • Raven wrote an issue of Spider-Man: Tangled Web for Marvel Comics.
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