Prequel

Prequel

Prequel

Prequel

Takes place prior to the events depicted in the first issue. It could even depict events prior to the character's primary origin story.

Name:

Prequel

Aliases:

Start year:

1952

First issue:

Superboy #19 Death of Young Clark Kent

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Overview

List of prequels

Before the Fantastic Four: Ben Grimm and Logan
Born
Injustice: Gods Among Us
Mad Max: Fury Road: Max
Mad Max: Fury Road: Furiosa
Punisher: The Platoon
Punisher: Year One
Spider-Man: Blue
Star Trek: Early Voyages
Star Trek: Khan
Star Trek: Khan - Ruling in Hell
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
X-Men Origins: Gambit
X-Men: The Hidden Years

Issues

August 1994

Marvels (1994) #0 Book Zero August 1st, 1994

July 1997

Excalibur (1988) #-1 A True & Terrible Sacrifice July 1st, 1997

June 1998

JLA: Tomorrow Woman (1998) #1 Tomorrow Never Knows June 1st, 1998

August 1998

Iron Man: The Iron Age (1998) #1 Challenges August 1st, 1998

September 1998

Iron Man: The Iron Age (1998) #2 Bodyguards September 1st, 1998

October 1999

Crimson: Scarlet X Blood on the Moon (1999) #1 October 1st, 1999

December 1999

X-Men: The Hidden Years (1999) #1 Once More The S… December 31st, 1999

January 2000

X-Men: The Hidden Years (1999) #2 The Ghost And T… January 31st, 2000

February 2000

X-Men: The Hidden Years (1999) #3 On Wings Of Ang… February 29th, 2000

March 2000

X-Men: The Hidden Years (1999) #4 Escape To Obliv… March 31st, 2000

April 2000

X-Men: The Hidden Years (1999) #5 Riders On the S… April 30th, 2000

May 2000

X-Men: The Hidden Years (1999) #6 Behold A Goddes… May 31st, 2000

June 2000

Rising Stars (1999) #0 Initiations: A Lost Tale o… June 1st, 2000

X-Men: The Hidden Years (1999) #7 Power Play June 30th, 2000

July 2000

Before the Fantastic Four: Ben Grimm and Logan (2… July 31st, 2000

X-Men: The Hidden Years (1999) #8 Shadow On The S… July 31st, 2000

August 2000

Before the Fantastic Four: Ben Grimm and Logan (2… August 31st, 2000

X-Men: The Hidden Years (1999) #9 Dark Destiny August 31st, 2000

September 2000

Before the Fantastic Four: Ben Grimm and Logan (2… September 30th, 2000

X-Men: The Hidden Years (1999) #10 Home is Where … September 30th, 2000

October 2000

X-Men: The Hidden Years (1999) #11 Destroy All Mu… October 31st, 2000

November 2000

X-Men: The Hidden Years (1999) #12 And Death Alon… November 30th, 2000

December 2000

Before the Fantastic Four: The Storms (2000) #1 B… December 1st, 2000

January 2001

Before the Fantastic Four: The Storms (2000) #2 I… January 1st, 2001

February 2001

Before the Fantastic Four: The Storms (2000) #3 F… February 1st, 2001

July 2001

X-Men: The Hidden Years (1999) #20 Worlds Within … July 1st, 2001

September 2001

X-Men: The Hidden Years (1999) #22 Friends and En… September 1st, 2001

July 2002

Spider-Man: Blue (2002) #1 My Funny Valentine July 1st, 2002

August 2002

Spider-Man: Blue (2002) #2 Let's Fall in Love August 1st, 2002

September 2002

Spider-Man: Blue (2002) #3 Anything Goes September 1st, 2002

Volumes

1988

Excalibur (1988) 1 issue(s)

1994

Marvels (1994) 1 issue(s)

1998

Iron Man: The Iron Age (1998) 2 issue(s)

JLA: Tomorrow Woman (1998) 1 issue(s)

1999

Crimson: Scarlet X Blood on the Moon (1999) 1 issue(s)

Rising Stars (1999) 1 issue(s)

X-Men: The Hidden Years (1999) 14 issue(s)

2000

Before the Fantastic Four: Ben Grimm and Logan (2… 3 issue(s)

Before the Fantastic Four: The Storms (2000) 3 issue(s)

2002

Spider-Man: Blue (2002) 6 issue(s)

2006

Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (2006) 1 issue(s)

2007

Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes II (2007) 8 issue(s)

2012

Before Watchmen: Comedian (2012) 6 issue(s)

Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan (2012) 4 issue(s)

Before Watchmen: Minutemen (2012) 6 issue(s)

Before Watchmen: Nite Owl (2012) 3 issue(s)

Before Watchmen: Ozymandias (2012) 4 issue(s)

Before Watchmen: Rorschach (2012) 4 issue(s)

2013

Before Watchmen: Dollar Bill (2013) 1 issue(s)

Before Watchmen: Moloch (2013) 2 issue(s)

2016

Avengers (2016) 5 issue(s)

2019

Marvel's Avengers: Iron Man (2019) 1 issue(s)

2020

Marvel's Avengers: Thor (2020) 1 issue(s)

Marvels X (2020) 1 issue(s)

2022

Star Wars: Yoda (2022) 2 issue(s)

2024

X-Men '97 (2024) 2 issue(s)

2025

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2025) 1 issue(s)