What are your favorite single issue stories?

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>series that usually explores the origins of DC characters and how they came to be
>Phantom Stranger's one is actually a collection of four different possible origins as told by the Stranger himself, only furthering the mystique around him and offering no true answers
>also written and drawn by some of the greatest in comics at that time

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The fucking best

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How is there any other choice?

>>93749472
Was gonna post this.

>>93748950
Previous issue is also good single story.

The issue of Uncanny X-Force where Magneto sends Wolverine to murder an old Nazi war criminal is good.

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Thor Once Upon a Time in Midgard a one shot that perfectly encapsulates why Thor is great. It is so tragic, considering what happened afterwards.

>>93749427
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>>93753753

Good choices brehs

>>93754913
Goddamn I really miss a good Superman/Batman book
Kelly on Trinity fucking when?

>>93749472
This was absolutely shit.

>>93754913
Adding to this, that issue where some kids are arguing over who would win in a fight between Superman and Batman is also top tier.

>>93754663
This.
Ellis' Moon Knight is fucking comickino.

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Action Comics 13, the one with Krypto and the Phantom Zone

Also pic related is GOAT single story issue

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A lot of stories from animal stand out.

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The greatest post-Lee Spidey story.

>>93759164
This was the first Batman comic I ever read. Since then I have read probobly over a thousand Bat family books, but this is what started it all

>>93748950
I love the issue of JMS spidey with no dialogue

>>93759499
Jenkins is best at the single issue format, the story with the blind mutant , the story of that black kid, and the superhero poker game are standouts of his runs

>>93755035
GOAT

>>93749472
Action Comics 800 is Kelly's best issue

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>>93749472
Doug mahnke is like an indicator of greatness

>>93748950
The Punisher Armory #1-10 (all stand alone)
The Iron Manual
The Punisher #45
Superman Adventures #41 (and to a lesser extent pretty much every single-issue story in Millar's run [plus MAYBE the single-issue stories in Scott McCloud's run])
Swamp Thing #21 (IF that counts as a "single issue story")
G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #2
G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #34
almost every issue of G.I. Joe Special Missions
EVERY self-contained issue of Badger
The Punisher #93
Archie Meets The Punisher
probably too many other Punisher issues to count
most of John Byrne's Sensational She-Hulk issues
probably a few of John Byrne's Fantastic Four issues, in particular the one with Ego the Living Planet (assuming that counts as a "single issue story") and #258 with Doctor Doom (or really any self-contained Doom issue from that run)
any single-issue story from Frank Miller's Daredevil
any single-issue story from Kurt Busiek's Conan
The World of Ginger Fox
every issue of Twisted Toyfare Theatre
Gun & Girl illustrated

Saga of the Swamp Thing #32 - "Pog"
Sandman #54 - "The Golden Boy"

>>93759839
Great issue to be your first, in my humble opinion

Just a simple and fun short story

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Most unique 1 shot I've read in the last 5 years


Batman 666 with future Damien was the best I've read in the last 10 years


I don't like GM as a whole, and find most of his writing too out there for my taste,but his far out ideas sometimes really strike me as great.