Advanced Dungeons & Dragons | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
Schedule | Monthly |
Format | Ongoing series |
Publication date | September 1988 – September 1991 |
No. of issues | 36 issues |
Creative team | |
Created by | Jeff Grubb, Rags Morales |
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons is a comic book that was produced by DC Comics under license from TSR.
From 1988 to 1991, DC Comics published several licensed D&D comics, including Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Dragonlance , Forgotten Realms , and Spelljammer . [1] Advanced Dungeons & Dragons debuted in October 1988, after the Dragonlance series.
Dan Mishkin was the primary author during the title's three year run. [2]
Creator Jeff Grubb also wrote four fill-in issues. [3] Michael Fleisher also wrote for the series. Jan Duursema was the primary artist for the comic book series for three years. [4] Duursema drew issues #1-22, 24-30, 33-36, and Annual #1 (1988–91), while Ron Randall also provided artwork for issue #8, and Tom Mandrake illustrated issues ##23, 31-32, and Annual #1 (1990-1991).
Elliot S. Maggin served as an editor for DC from 1989 to 1991 and oversaw the licensed TSR titles, including Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.
In October 1991, the TSR license expired, with Advanced Dungeons & Dragons ending at issue #36. [5]
The series follows the exploits of a group of adventurers in the Forgotten Realms city of Mystra. The main arc is broken into shorter stories 2-4 issues long.