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Notable Limited Series

See also: List of limited series
Title Publisher Year Number of issues Comments
Cerebus the Aardvark Aardvark-Vanaheim 1977 300 Creator Dave Sim had the idea of creating a 300 issue series (and make sure that this was the fixed number of issues). As well as being the first official limited series, it is also the longest limited series of all time (in terms of both number of issues and time span), spanning 300 issues released from December, 1977 to March, 2004.
World of Krypton DC 1979 3 Originally scheduled for Showcase #104-106 to coincide with the premiere of Superman: The Movie. The storyline was rescheduled for Showcase #110-112, but by then Showcase had been cancelled.
The Untold Legend of the Batman DC 1980 3 First miniseries created especially for the format.
Tales of the Green Lantern Corps DC 1981 3
Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes DC 1981 3 Detailed the origins of each member of the Legion of Super-Heroes; revealed that R. J. Brande is Chameleon Boy's biological father
Camelot 3000 DC 1982 12 First "maxi-series"
Contest of Champions Marvel 1982 3 Marvel's first limited series
Green Arrow DC 1983 4
Ronin DC 1983 6 Comics icon Frank Miller's first solo series.
Secret Wars Marvel 1984 12 A major Marvel crossover series.
Secret Wars II Marvel 1985 9 Arriving at about the same time, Secret Wars II and Crisis on Infinite Earths introduced the idea of limited series as company-wide crossover events.
Crisis on Infinite Earths DC 1985 12 A pivotal series that re-shaped the entire DC Universe.
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns DC 1986 4 First use of the "prestige format"
Watchmen DC 1986 12 One of Alan Moore's highly praised comic limited series, recently adapted into a film. The series won the Eisner Award for "Best Finite Series" in 1988.
The Shadow DC 1987 4
Hawkworld DC 1989 3
From Hell Kitchen Sink Press 1991 10
Bone Cartoon Books, Image Comics 1991 55
Sin City: The Hard Goodbye Dark Horse 1991 13 The first "yarn" of Frank Miller's iconic Sin City comic series, released in thirteen parts as part of the anthology comic book Dark Horse Presents.
Hellboy: Seed of Destruction Dark Horse 1994 4 The first solo series for hit character Hellboy.
Marvels Marvel 1994 4 Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross burst on the scene. The series won the Eisner Award for Best Limited Series in 1994.
Kingdom Come DC 1996 4 The series won the Eisner Award for Best Limited Series in 1997.
Marvel vs. DC Marvel/DC 1996 4
300 Dark Horse 1998 5
JLA/Avengers DC/Marvel 2003 4 Culmination of idea first hatched in 1979.
Identity Crisis DC 2004 7
Infinite Crisis DC 2005 7
Marvel Zombies Marvel 2005 5
House of M Marvel 2005–2006 8
52 DC 2006–2007 52 Weekly series lasting for one year, with events detailed in real time. Follows Infinite Crisis.
Civil War Marvel 2006–2007 7
Countdown to Final Crisis DC 2007–2008 51 Weekly series lasting one year, events detailed in real time. Titled "Countdown" for its first 19 issues. Numbered in reverse. Follows 52.
The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite Dark Horse 2007 6 The series was written by singer Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance, who teamed up with critically acclaimed Brazilian comic artist Gabriel Bá. It also won the Eisner Award for "Best Limited Series" in 2008.
Secret Invasion Marvel 2008 8
Blackest Night DC 2009 8
Brightest Day DC 2010-2011 24 The follow-up to Blackest Night.

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