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 wrestlers have appeared or been referenced in comic books.

Peter Parker's need for a colorful gimmick
, as he planned to enter and win a wrestling challenge.

Wrestlers in American comics

Azteca Productions

Valiant Comics

  • WWF BattleMania series

Marvel Comics

Chaos! Comics

Image Comics

Warrior Productions

  • The Ultimate Warrior

Angel Gate Press

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

El Rey Network

  • Lucha Underground (comics)

Wrestlers in International comics

Mexico and Japan have also had characters crossover into comic books. Mexican Wrestling Comic Books

Pro Wrestling Superstar Retsuden is a series of biographic
manga published in Japan in the 1980s.

Comics based on or including wrestling

Comics in wrestling

  • "Arachnaman" (portrayed by Brad Armstrong) appeared in World Championship Wrestling (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.
  • Scott Hall
    suggested the idea to Sting, knowing of the concept but not having seen or read any of the materials himself.
  • Tiger Mask was originally a popular Japanese manga character; as a result, New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) decided to capitalize on this by employing the young Satoru Sayama to play the character as an actual wrestler. The resultant success led to the character being reassigned, following Sayama's retirement, to other wrestlers, namely the now high-profile Mitsuharu Misawa and Koji Kanemoto. The current incarnation is the fourth, played by Yoshihiro Yamazaki.
  • Christian
    .
  • Gregory Helms wrestles as The Hurricane, a superhero gimmick with elements of The Green Lantern.

Other connections

  • Rob Van Dam is an avid collector, who cites Ghost Rider as his favorite character, and operates his own store, RVD's Five Star Comics, in California, and plans to write his own series.
  • Raven wrote an issue of Spider-Man: Tangled Web for Marvel Comics. The issue featured a partial rewrite of Spider-Man's history, and focused on Crusher Hogan, the wrestler whom Spider-Man first tested his powers on.
  • CM Punk has also been hired as a writer for Marvel Comics.

See also

References

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  2. ^ Dark Horse Comics > Profile > El Zombo Fantasma TPB
  3. ^ Dark Horse Comics > Profile > Nail TPB
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  5. ^ Rival Angels
  6. ^ Lerner Publishing
  7. ^ "Resurrection Mag — Kodi Symmons Volume 1 Subscription". Archived from the original on 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
  8. ^ Suspicious Behavior Productions