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* [=WildStorm=]'s ''ComicBook/NewLineCinemasTalesOfHorror'' was a series that would have alternated between telling two stories set in either the ''[[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Nightmare]], [[Franchise/TheTexasChainsawMassacre Chainsaw]]'' or ''[[Franchise/FridayThe13th Friday]]'' Universes, or a combination of two of the three. It [[ShortRunners had only one issue]].

** ''Adventure Comics'' (long-running anthology title, but Superboy or the ComicBook/{{Legion of Super-Heroes}} were usually the stars)

* Most titles published by EC Comics in the [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]], including ''Tales from the Crypt'' and ''Crime Suspenstories''.

[[{{Manga}} Japanese comics]] also tend to go the anthology route. In Japan, each issue tends to be a few hundred pages long, and feature stories about 20 pages or more in length, or chapters (except for gag series and {{Yonkoma}}). Those aimed at teenage [[{{Shonen}} boys]] or [[{{Shojo}} girls]] often put the name of their demographic in the title, while those aimed at {{seinen}} or {{josei}} usually use words like ''young'' or ''youth''.

** ''ComicBook/SensationComics'' (birthplace of ComicBook/MisterTerrific & Franchise/WonderWoman[[note]]the latter ''technically'' debuted as third-feature in ''All-Star Comics'' #8, but surviving drafts of that story indicate it was originally slated for ''Sensation'' #1[[/note]])

** ''ComicBook/SensationComics'' (birthplace of ComicBook/MisterTerrific & Franchise/WonderWoman, though technically she debuted in a bonus in ''All-Star Comics'')

** ''ComicBook/SensationComics'' (birthplace of Franchise/WonderWoman, though technically she debuted in a bonus in ''All-Star Comics'')

* ''DeathRattle'', a 1990s horror anthology comic series with some recurring characters/storylines (such as the Alcoholic Janitor).

** ''Sensation Comics'' (birthplace of Franchise/WonderWoman, though technically she debuted in a bonus in ''All-Star Comics'')

* ''[[ComicBook/IceCreamMan]]'' is a horror anthology comic that connects a series of disparate stories, all of which involve the eponymous Ice Cream Man, a malevolent supernatural entity.

* ''Hana to Yume (Flowers and Dreams)''

** ''Detective Comics'' (taken over by Franchise/{{Batman}})

* ''[=CoroCoro=] Comic''

* ''Magazine/MetalHurlant''

* ''Metal Hurlant''

* ''ComicBook/Tattoo''; each story is inspired by a Music/ToriAmos song (yes, some are rather weird). Also something of a {{Doorstopper}}.

* Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse comics such as "Star Wars Tales" tend to be like this.
* ''Comic Book Tattoo''; each story is inspired by a Music/ToriAmos song (yes, some are rather weird). Also something of a {{Doorstopper}}.

* ''Le journal de [[ComicBook/SpirouAndFantasio Spirou]]'' (weekly)

Anthology comics used to be common in America, but are less visible nowadays. [[Creator/MarvelComics Marvel]] and [[Creator/DCComics DC]], originally published several stories in one issue of their respective comics; only the most popular characters ever got a whole issue devoted to them, and even then it was typically a group of shorter stories about the character. Nowadays, Marvel and DC typically publish one or two stories per issue of each comic - the DecompressedComic and WritingForTheTrade pretty much forced the end of the anthology at the Big Two. However, Marvel has recently attempted to revive the anthology format with ''ComicBook/MarvelComicsPresents''; the first series lasted 175 issues but the second only 12. They've since tried giving it another go, this time re-using the Strange Tales title. It is also easier to find [[AlternativeComics independent comics]] that go down the anthology route.

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*** ''[[ComicBook/Marvel2099 2099]] Unlimited'' - The first six issues showcased Hulk 2099, until he got his own monthly. Additional stories featured either ComicBook/SpiderMan2099 or Doom 2099, and additional stories with a random assortment of new characters serving as WorldBuilding for the 2099 universe.
*** ''Midnight Sons Unlimited'' - Featuring supernatural characters such as ComicBook/GhostRider, ComicBook/{{Morbius}}, ComicBook/{{Blade}}, ComicBook/WerewolfByNight, and ComicBook/DoctorStrange.

*** ''Franchise/StarTrek Unlimited'' - Ran for ten issues, featured the ''[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Original Series]]'' and ''[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Next Generation]]'' casts.

* ''[[Magazine/CreepyMagazine Creepy]]'' and ''Eerie''

** ''ComicBook/WednesdayComics'' - presented in a newspaper comic format.

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