roach04 Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Great topic. DD #219 - Frank Miller basically does Clint Eastwood’s “High Plains Drifter”. Batman #424 - “The Diplomat’s Son”. Scum bag with diplomatic immunity...and things go bad. One of the few good Jason Todd stories. X-Men #205 - All BWS Wolverine vs. Lady Deathstrike. Doctor Strange #55 - Michael Golden greatness. (And the comic that inspired Art Adams to start drawing!) wish I could think of more DC stories off the top of my head - anytime Alan Brennert wrote a DC book (saw Holy Terror listed above), it was great. Comics4All 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 KirbyJack, Comics4All and Ken Aldred 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMyAmadeus Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Fantastic Four #267 The last page will break your heart. mec3437 and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaard Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 2 hours ago, followtheleader said: Sandman 9. Love it. Once more I will offer my love to you, once more, and that is all. If you refuse me a third time, I will condemn your soul to eternal pain. So I ask you, sweet love, for the last time, will you be my queen? Patrick did she? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 (edited) 16 minutes ago, RockMyAmadeus said: Fantastic Four #267 The last page will break your heart. First book that came to mind. Devastating. I didn't think it fit the single issue story requirement though. Edited May 18, 2019 by THE_BEYONDER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
followtheleader Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 9 minutes ago, Gaard said: did she? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 (edited) Another Byrne FF that I consider a must read.... Edited May 18, 2019 by THE_BEYONDER KirbyJack, Comics4All, Larryw7 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500Club Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 John Byrne’s back up story in Superman 9. MagnusX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 - New Gods 7, ‘The Pact’. - Spider- Man : Tangled Web 4, ‘Severance Package’ porcupine48, Gatsby77, KirbyJack and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 (edited) The Thing #3 Quicksilver is intent on exposing his daughter to the mist that grant Inhumans their abilities. Crystal refuses and flees, seeking the FFs help. Ben is caught up in a struggle with the Inhuman Royal Family and Lockjaw, who we know only as Crystals pet, intercedes on his behalf. In an absolutely stunning development, Lockjaw speaks and we learn Lockjaw is not an oversized dog, but was an Inhuman that was exposed to the mists. Quicksilver realizes what might happen to his daughter and relents. Of course, Marvel later undid everything in the story, but it was a stunner. The only other time I recall feeling such a gut punch was when the original Invisible Kid was resurrected in Legion ten years after being thought dead. Edited May 18, 2019 by shadroch mysterio, porcupine48 and Ken Aldred 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post shadroch Posted May 18, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 18, 2019 Superman Annual #11. " For the Man who has everything". I believe this was Allan Moore's first Superman story. DC wanted to give hot British artist Dave Gibbons a push and let him select the writer. He choose Moore and a masterpiece was born. Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman and Robin engage in an all out brawl with a creature more powerful than Wonder Woman. Plot twists and unexpected turns unlike any Superman I'd ever read. Moore's two part "Whatever happened to the Man of Tomorrow" is a classic, but this story is often overlooked. It's not the easiest book to find but the story has been reprinted elsewhere. sfcityduck, KryptoMayor, WeR138 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NelsonAI Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Mad Love story featuring Batman, Joker, Harley Quinn written by Paul Dini and drawn by Bruce Timm. Ken Aldred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaylam Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 This one always comes to mind when I think of good single story issues. Unca Ben, Randall Dowling, Larryw7 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisco37 Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 4 hours ago, NelsonAI said: Mad Love story featuring Batman, Joker, Harley Quinn written by Paul Dini and drawn by Bruce Timm. Mad Love is fantastic and I’d definitely put it up there. My favorite is still Sandman #13 - Men of Good Fortune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bane Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Batman: Gotham by Gaslight Batman: Gothic Raze, mec3437 and Ken Aldred 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D84 Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Detective Comics 567 "The Night of Thanks, but No Thanks" by Harlan Ellison Detective Comics 704 "Rocket Scientist" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Liebl Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Crime SuspenseStories Dog Food. Extra bonus you get 4 complete stories every book! Hutch88, Larryw7 and The Lions Den 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telerites Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Original Swamp Thing #7 - "Night of the Bat." You've got the Wein/Wrightson creative team, Batman, Swampy (of course), and even a cute puppy. Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
143ksk Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Any number of Barks duck books. I'd lean towards Christmas for Shacktown, but there are lots of other contenders. For more recent stuff, Animal Man 5 has always stood out for me. Randall Dowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMyAmadeus Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 X-Men #143, oddly enough, is a wonderful single issue story. Legion HQ and Larryw7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...