List of wrestling-based comic books
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 occured 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.
Wrestlers in American comics
- WWF BattleMania series
- World Championship Wrestling series
- Undertaker series
- Mankind special
- Stone Cold Steve Austin miniseries
- Chyna special
- Chyna II special
- The Rock special
- The 10th Muse based on Rena Mero, aka Sable
- Nash miniseries based on Kevin Nash
- Warrior series based on The Warrior
- The 10th Muse: Book Of Lights special also based on Mero
Wrestlers in International comics
Mexico and Japan have also had characters crossover into comic books.
Comics based on or including wrestling
- Futaba-kun Change! manga, Studio Ironcat (US publisher)
- Somnambulo
- El Zombo Fantasma miniseries, 2004, Dark Horse Comics
- The Nail miniseries, 2004, Dark Horse Comics
- Rob Zombie's Spookshow International series, 2003-current, CrossGen Comics, MV Creations and Image Comics
Comics in wrestling
- Arachnaman 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.
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.