This is a checklist of comics based on The X-Files, a Twentieth Century Fox Television series created by Chris Carter. The list was last modified Sep 2011.
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This list is arranged in chronological order of publication.
The X-Files Ashcan #1 Jan 1995 Not to be Opened Until
X-mas
Notes: This ashcan issue is a b&w mini-comic featuring the first
half of X-Files #1 and Stefan Petrucha's introduction to The X-Files
comics. Bagged with the Direct Market edition of Star Wars Galaxy Magazine
#2 (Winter 1995) from Topps. The Newsstand edition of SWGM #2 is
not bagged. Cover reproduces the cover of X-Files #1 in b&w.
($3.95)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman e:Jim Salicrup k:Miran
Kim
The X-Files #1 Jan 1995 Not to be Opened Until X-mas
A man dies in a Brooklyn church, claiming to have helped steal the
final prophecy of Fatima from the Vatican. Their investigation leads Mulder
and Scully to a collector of sacred artifacts. An unidentified branch of the
military wants to locate and examine the final prophecy too. Notes: Contains
"Leaves in a Circle: Xploring the Xtremes", a welcome to The X-Files
comic by Stefan Petrucha. The Newsstand edition has a UPC barcode printed
on the lower left corner of the cover. The Direct Market edition doesn't
have a barcode. ($2.50)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c:George Freeman s:Digital
Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup k:Miran Kim
The X-Files #2 Feb 1995 A Dismemberance of Things Past
(1 of 2)
Witnesses of an alleged alien craft are being murdered and the next victim
may be a respected military officer. Mulder and Scully are asked to investigate.
The remaining witnesses are beginning to remember details that someone wants
kept hidden. ($2.50)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c:George Freeman s:Digital
Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim
The X-Files/Hero Illustrated Special Mar 1995
Trick of the Light
A commercial artist's models have all vanished. Mulder and Scully
make an arrest, but their suspect is abducted. Notes: This full-color mini-comic
features a standalone story and "Scully & Mulder's X-ellent Adventures",
an interview with Stefan Petrucha, by Chris Ecker. Bagged with the Direct
Market edition of Hero Illustrated #22 (Mar 1995) from Warrior Publications.
The Newsstand edition of Hero Illustrated #22 is not bagged? Cover
features The X-Files logo outlined in gray on a white background,
with title and credits. ($3.95)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c:George Freeman s:Digital
Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Jim Salicrup
The X-Files #3 Mar 1995 A Little Dream of Me (2 of
2)
A rogue military officer, a player in the "inner government", ties up
loose ends. With help from the Lone Gunman gang, Scully and Mulder identify
the officer. He offers Mulder the opportunity to recover his sister, Samantha.
Scully discovers facts indicating that the offer may be a hoax. Notes: Cover
title appears as The Return. ($2.50)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c:George Freeman c:Laurie
E. Smith s:Digital Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran
Kim
The X-Files #4 Apr 1995 Firebird: Khobka's Lament
(1 of 3)
At Tunguska, Siberia, a shaman watches faceless men disturb the Firebird.
In New Mexico, skeletal remains of a Russian scientist, carbon-dated at 15,000
years old, are found in an overturned, unmarked truck. Scully and Mulder
investigate, finding evidence of materials used to achieve a fusion reaction.
At White Sands Missle Range, the shaman survives to greet Firebird. Notes:
Beginning with this issue, the Direct Market and Newsstand editions both
have UPC barcodes on the lower left corner of the front cover. The Direct
Market edition has a black diagonal stripe across the barcode. ($2.50)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c:George Freeman s:Digital
Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim
The X-Files #5 May 1995 Firebird: Crescit Eundo (2
of 3)
Scully and Mulder flee from Firebird with Khobka, only to encounter more
faceless men in black. While Scully tries to keep Khobka alive, Mulder is
taken before the "inner government" and Firebird grows as it goes, threatening
to consume Las Cruces, New Mexico. ($2.50)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c:George Freeman s:Digital
Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim p:Michael Grecco
The X-Files Special Edition #1 Jun 1995 The X-Files
Notes: Collection of issues #1-3. Cover reproduces the artwork of
X-Files #1 with insets of the covers for the first three issues.
($3.95)
The X-Files #6 Jun 1995 Firebird: A Brief Authority
(3 of 3)
Mulder refuses to cooperate with the leaders of the "inner government",
who are covering up Firebird's destructive activities. The faceless men kidnap
Khobka with Scully in pursuit. Together, Scully and Mulder help Khobka free
Firebird from earth before destroying New Mexico, but the faceless men remain
faceless. Notes: Beginning with this issue the Direct Market edition barcode
is labeled "DIRECT SALES" and the Newsstand edition has a different product
code. ($2.95)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c:George Freeman s:Digital
Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim p:Michael Grecco
The X-Files/TV Guide mini-comic 15 Jul 1995 Circle
Game
Investigating a rash of crop circles in Nebraska, Scully and Mulder
unmask a murderer with help from an unusual cerealogist. Notes: Topps was
commissioned to write this mini-comic for the summer science fiction issue
of the US edition of TV Guide, Vol. 43 No. 28 Issue #2207, pp. 22-26.
Cover features a photograph of Kes and Neelix from Star Trek: Voyager
. ($0.99)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c:Digital Chameleon
e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman e:Charles S. Novinskie
The X-Files #7 Jul 1995 Trepanning Opera
Agent Drake has been hunting a serial killer for five years. The killer
trepans his victims and they die with a smile. The most recent victims carry
messages for Mulder and Scully. ($2.95)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c:George Freeman s:Digital
Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim p:Michael Grecco
The X-Files Annual #1 Aug 1995 Hallow Eve
Prof. Jonah Brockford claims to have found Eve's remains, then dies
under mysterious circumstances. The remains are transported to Miskatonic
University in Arkham, MA, and more people die. Mulder believes that the spirit
of the mother of humanity is disturbed. Scully is skeptical despite warnings
of danger from a spirit of her own. ($3.95)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c:George Freeman s:Digital
Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim p:Chris Helcermanas-Benge
The X-Files #8 Aug 1995 Silent Cities of the Mind
(1 of 2)
Scully and Mulder investigate a hollow earth cult in Alaska, whose leader
is searching for a lost city in the ice. When their plane crashes Mulder
is captured by Dr. Enoch and taken to the long lost city of Azatlan. Scully
follows and watches as Mulder and Enoch open an ancient tomb. ($2.95)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c:George Freeman s:Digital
Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim p:Michael Grecco
The X-Files Collection #1 Jul 1995
Notes: Trade paperback collection of issues #1-6 and the Hero Illustrated
#22 mini-comic. Contains "An Interview with Chris Carter" and "Artists'
Profiles". ISBN 1-883313-07-4, first printing, ISBN 1-883313-10-4, second
printing with a new cover. ($19.95)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c:George Freeman c:Laurie
E. Smith s:Digital Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran
Kim
The X-Files #1-3, Second Printing
Notes: These reprints have a few corrections (e.g. red hair for Scully)
and no letters. Issue #1 has a small poster of the cover stapled in the centerfold.
Each reprint is marked "Special Numbered Editions". A banner across the top
of the cover reads "This is XXX of YYY", where XXX is a dot-matrix printed
number and YYY is 120,000 for issue #1, and 90,000 for issues #2-3. All of
the reprints have UPC barcodes on the cover. Sold individually and as a bagged
set labelled The X-Files Comic Collector's Set. (@ $2.95, $8.00/set)
The X-Files #9 Sep 1995 Silent Cities of the Mind
(2 of 2)
Trapped in an ancient Aztec city in Alaska, Scully and Mulder are caught
in the crossfire between military forces and Enoch, each fighting for possession
of the Ilbal, an incredible Aztec artifact found by the FBI agents. ($2.95)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c:George Freeman c:Laurie
E. Smith s:Digital Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran
Kim p:Michael Grecco
The X-Files #10 Oct 1995 Feelings of Unreality: Wheels
Within Wheels (1 of 3)
While Mulder listens to tapes of Enoch to learn the secrets of his last
meal, General Shadenfreud, Scully remembers a connection to Colleen Dunne.
Mulder is led to the Ilbal by an informant and Scully tracks down Dunne. Men-in-black
also find Dunne. ($2.95)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c:Laurie E. Smith s:Digital
Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim p:Michael Grecco
The X-Files Comics Digest #1 Dec 1995 Big Foot, Warm Heart
Investigating the disappearance of a fellow agent, Scully, Mulder,
and Big Foot become prey for a reclusive millionaire who hunts with robots.
Notes: This quarterly publication features a 65-page X-Files comic
and reprints of three stories from Ray Bradbury Comics. Full color,
96 pages, 5.25"x7.375" format (similar in format to Disney Adventures
). There is a limited variant edition (10,000 copies) with a photo cover,
sold by American Entertainment. The Direct Market edition has a UPC barcode
labeled "DIRECT SALES" on the lower left corner of the cover. ($3.50, Ltd.
$6.00)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c: George Freeman c:Laurie
E. Smith s:Digital Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran
Kim p:Michael Grecco
The X-Files #11 Nov 1995 Feelings of Unreality: The Ancient
of Days (2 of 3)
An intruder breaks into an FBI lab looking for the Ilbal. Colleen Dunne,
Scully's chief witness in the Neola incident, undergoes medical tests. Scully
tells Mulder that she now believes that they have come across some kind
of conspiracy. While Scully experiences electro-magnetically induced sensations
of aliens, Mulder falls prey to Dunne, who has him wear the Ilbal and experience
sensations he has never felt before. ($2.95)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c: George Freeman c:Laurie
E. Smith s:Digital Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran
Kim p:Ken Staniforth
The X-Files Magazine #1 Winter 1996 The Pit
In Nova Scotia, Mulder and Scully try to help with a hostage situation,
but someone or something long buried wants the hostage more. Notes: This
quarterly publication features an excerpt from Ground Zero by Kevin
J. Anderson, illustrated by Omaha Perez, articles, interviews, and an eight-page
X-Files comic (pp. 53-60). There are no credits for the comic. The
Deluxe Collector's Edition is bagged with an X-Files MasterVisions
Preview card (XMV 1), an X-Files Finest Chromium promo card (TXFM 1),
and a Behind the Scenes episode poster of Anasazi (2.25). Full color, 64
pages, 8.5"x11" format. There is a limited variant edition (15,000 copies)
with a photo cover, sold by American Entertainment. The regular and limited
editions both have the poster stapled in the centerfold. The limited edition
doesn't have a UPC barcode on the cover. ($3.95, Dlx. $4.95, Ltd. $4.95)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c: George Freeman c:Laurie
E. Smith s:Digital Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran
Kim p:Ken Staniforth
The X-Files Special Edition #2 Dec 1995 Firebird
Notes: Collection of issues #4-6. ($4.95)
The X-Files #12 Jan 1996 Feelings of Unreality: The Nightmare
of History (3 of 3)
Scully and Mulder present proof of the existence of UFOs and uncover the
"inner government" conspiracy to a Senate committee, but reality is not what
it appears to be. The FBI agents' investigation brings them full circle to
Our Lady of Fatima Church in Brooklyn and a remarkable story from Colleen
Dunne. ($2.95)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c: George Freeman c:Laurie
E. Smith s:Digital Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran
Kim p:Michael Grecco
Wizard Presents: The X-Files #1/2 1996 Tiptoe Through
the Tulpa
Mulder believes that a series of murders are the work of a tulpa,
a conjured being, created by a man who's been in a coma for five years. Scully
unearths a more pragmatic explanation in the form of the suspect's vengeful
mother. Notes: This issue also contains a sketchbook with artwork by Boonthanakit.
Wizard #53 (Jan 1996) was bagged with a certificate (and an envelope)
which could be redeemed for a free copy of X-Files #1/2. The offer
expired 31 January 1996. The comic shipped bagged and boarded, with a
Wizard Certificate of Authenticity. ($4.99 for Wizard #53; $3.00
shipping and handling, plus a 32 cent stamp for the free comic)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Ted Boonthanakit a:Angelo Torres l:John Workman c:Laurie
E. Smith s:Digital Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran
Kim p:Michael Grecco
The X-Files Special Edition #3 Mar 1996
Notes: Collection of issues #7-9. This issue also reprints a story from
Ray Bradbury Comics. ($4.95)
The X-Files #4, Second Printing Firebird: Khobka's Lament
(1 of 3)
($2.95)
The X-Files #13 Feb 1996 One Player Only
A computer game programmer murders the other members of his project
team and can only mutter strange sounds after he is jailed. With help from
the Lone Gunmen, Mulder and Scully identify the sounds as binary code and
the only witness to the murders tells its tale. Notes: This issue contains
Adlard's inked artwork and Kim's photo montage artwork providing different
points of view. ($2.95)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard a:Miran Kim l:John Workman c:George
Freeman c:Laurie E. Smith s:Digital Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon
Zimmerman k:Miran Kim p:Ken Staniforth
The X-Files #14 Apr 1996 Falling
Mulder is captured by children who found a UFO and want to examine
an alien, while Scully investigates an alien sighting. Scully's alien turns
out to be a man dying of radiation poisoning whose cabin is near the crash
site. Scully hunts for Mulder and children begin dying. ($2.95)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman s:Digital Chameleon
e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim p:Jack Rowan
The X-Files Comics Digest #2 Apr 1996 Dead to the World
Someone is killing centenarians and removing their pineal glands.
Their investigation leads Mulder and Scully to an industrialist who may
be legendary 18th century alchemist Count Saint-Germain. Notes: This issue
also features reprints of three stories from Ray Bradbury Comics.
($3.50)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard a:Miran Kim l:John Workman c:George
Freeman c:Laurie E. Smith s:Digital Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon
Zimmerman k:Miran Kim p:Michael Lavine
The X-Files #15 May 1996 Home of the Brave: The New World
(1 of 2)
In the Georgia swamps, a survivalist and his mail-order bride (who narrates
the story) witness a dogfight between jet fighters and a UFO. Investigating
reports of a crashed UFO, Mulder and Scully are taken prisoner by a survivalist
group, whose leader believes that Federal agents are responsible for current
events. As shadow-men converge on the compound, the agents must decide
which of them gets to die. ($2.95)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman s:Digital Chameleon
e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim p:Michael Grecco p:Michael
Lavine
The X-Files #16 May 1996 Home of the Brave: A Question
of Ownership (2 of 2)
Scully and Mulder escape from Gavin, leader of the survivalist group.
Sentenced to death, they are trapped between the survivalists and the
shadow-men . ($2.95)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman s:Digital Chameleon
e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim p:Michael Lavine
The X-Files #17 May 1996 Thin Air
U.S. Navy pilot John Lawrence reappears fifty years after his squadron,
Flight 19, disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle. Mulder talks Scully into
helping him investigate Lawrence. They learn that someone has gone to great
lengths to pull off a hoax, but Mulder thinks that the real John Lawrence
may make an appearance. ($2.95)
w:John Rozum a:Gordon Purcell a:Josef Rubenstein l:John Workman s:Digital
Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim p:Michael Grecco
p:Michael Lavine
The X-Files #18 Jun 1996 Night Lights (1 of 2)
In North Carolina, scientists at a ball lightning research facility disappear.
Miles away, a brief rainshower of blood occurs and a reddish-orange ball
of light is sighted. Mulder and Scully investigate and witness a phenomenon
that moves as if it were alive. ($2.95)
w:John Rozum a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman s:Digital Chameleon e:Jim
Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim p:Michael Lavine
The X-Files #19 Jun 1996 Night Lights (2 of 2)
The Lone Gunmen give Mulder some background on atmospheric creatures.
Mulder asks the director of the research station to set up another test
in hopes of attracting the attention of something. The local police chief
tags along with an agenda of his own. ($2.95)
w:John Rozum a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c:Jessica Kindzierski s:Digital
Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim p:Michael Grecco
The X-Files Magazine #2 Summer 1996 The Silent Blade
An advertising executive is compelled to buy a sword at an auction
of occult artifacts and uses it to murder nine people. Scully and Mulder uncover
disturbing facts about the sword's history. Notes: Features an excerpt from
Ruins by Kevin J. Anderson, interviews with Mitch Pileggi and Mark
Snow, an article on the Lone Gunmen, and an eight-page X-Files comic
(pp. 45-52). There are no credits for the comic. The Deluxe Edition is bagged
with a Topps Finest Chromium promo card (TXFM 2), an X-Files Season
Two promo card (#0), and a Flukeman poster. (Newsstand $3.95, Dlx. $4.95)
w:John Rozum a:Claude St. Aubin a:Armando Gil l:John Workman s:Digital
Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Cliff Nielsen
The X-Files #0 1996 Pilot Episode
Notes: This adaptation of the pilot (episode 1.1) kicks off an
X-Files series presenting authorized 48-page adaptations of the television
episodes. Also contains "The Making of the X-Files Comic Book Series"
by Dwight Jon Zimmerman. Published with three different covers, the regular
edition featuring Mulder and Scully, and limited editions featuring Mulder
alone, and Scully alone. ($3.95)
w:Chris Carter w:Roy Thomas ak:John Van Fleet s:Digital Chameleon e:Jim
Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman
The X-Files #20 Jul 1996 Family Portrait: Gallery
(1 of 2)
The mummified corpse of Henry Franklin, a tourist photographer, is found.
Mulder and Scully investigate, learning that his neighbors feared him and
tourists who had their pictures taken by him got sick and died. An old portrait
camera may help solve the mystery. Notes: Anderson is the author of two
X-Files novels, Ground Zero and Ruins. ($2.95)
w:Kevin J. Anderson a:Gordon Purcell a:Joe Rubinstein & Co. l:John
Workman s:Digital Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran
Kim p:Michael Grecco p:Ken Staniforth
The X-Files #20 Jul 1996 Family Portrait: Gallery
(1 of 2)
Notes: San Diego Comic Con Ashcan Edition, b&w, signed by Kevin J. Anderson.
Free giveaway to attendees of a panel discussion. ($0.00)
w:Kevin J. Anderson a:Gordon Purcell a:Joe Rubinstein & Co. l:John
Workman s:Digital Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran
Kim p:Michael Grecco p:Ken Staniforth
The X-Files #21 Aug 1996 Family Portrait: The Camera Eye
(2 of 2)
Mulder finds Henry Franklin's journal, learns about the camera's original
owner, and discovers that the camera captures a subject's life force, feeds
it to a parasitic incubus, leaving a mummified corpse. The incubus is starved
for souls and Scully is its next victim. Notes: This issue comes with
X-Files Season Three promo card P2 inserted in the centerfold. ($2.95)
w:Kevin J. Anderson a:Gordon Purcell a:Joe Rubinstein & Co. l:John
Workman s:Digital Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran
Kim p:Michael Grecco p:Ken Staniforth
The X-Files Special Edition #4 Nov 1996 Feelings of Unreality
Notes: Collection of issues #10-12 with a wraparound cover. ($4.95)
k:Miran Kim
The X-Files Comics Digest #3 Sep 1996 Scape Goats
A wealthy banker and a young woman are found dead, exsanguinated and
their internal organs removed. Scully and Mulder travel to Puerto Rico to
investigate the bizarre murders which appear to have been committed by a
chupacabra - a goat sucker. Notes: El Mundo Gira, episode 4.11
by John Shiban, also featured a story about chupacabras. ($3.95)
w:John Rozum a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman s:Digital Chameleon e:Jim
Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim p:Michael Grecco p:Michael Lavine
p:Ken Staniforth
The X-Files #22 Sep 1996 The Kanishibari
Students at a Hawaii university are dying mysteriously. Native superstition
suggests that they may be the target of a Kanishibari - a choking ghost
. Scully and Mulder are stonewalled by the survivors and the killing spree
accelerates as they uncover the reason for the students' silence. ($2.95)
w:John Rozum a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman c:Jessica Kindzierski s:Digital
Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim p:Michael Grecco
p:Michael Lavine p:Ken Staniforth
The X-Files #-1 Sep 1996 Trick of the Light
Notes: Reprints The X-Files/Hero Illustrated Special. Also
contains "The Making of the X-Files Comic Book Series" by Dwight
Jon Zimmerman. Sold by American Entertainment with two different covers:
white with a pale blue X-Files logo and silver with a white logo.
25000 copies printed. (white cover $7.00, silver cover $3.00)
k:Jim Salicrup k:Brian C. Boerner
The X-Files #-2 Sep 1996 The Pit and The Silent
Sword
Notes: Reprints the comics which originally appeared in X-Files
Magazine #1 and #2. Sold by American Entertainment with two different
covers: black with a dark gray X-Files logo, and black with a red
logo. 25000 copies printed. (gray logo $7.00, red logo $3.00)
k:Jim Salicrup k:Brian C. Boerner
The X-Files #23 Nov 1996 Donor
Someone is harvesting transplanted organs from recent recipients.
All of the organs came from the same man. Mulder and Scully interview the
organ donor's widow and family while the killer collects his remaining organs.
($2.95)
w:John Rozum a:Charles Adlard l:John Workman s:Digital Chameleon e:Jim
Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim p:Michael Grecco p:Michael Lavine
p:Ken Staniforth
The X-Files Annual #2 1996 E.L.F.s
A respected obstetrician begins lining his office and home with aluminum
foil and wearing foil clothing. He also urges his pregnant patients to shield
their unborn babies from ELFs, Extremely Low Frequency electromagnetic signals.
Mulder and Scully are asked to investigate by a fellow agent, looking for
answers as the doctor's bizarre behavior becomes life-threatening. ($3.95)
w:John Rozum a:Gordon Purcell a:Joe Rubinstein & Co. l:John Workman
s:Digital Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim p:Michael
Grecco p:Michael Lavine p:Ken Staniforth
The X-Files #24 Dec 1996 Silver Lining
Scully and Mulder investigate a series of murders in which all of
the victims claimed to have been adbucted by aliens. A link to all the murders
is a disfigured man wearing a black coat with a metallic silver lining, which
one victim claimed was an alien broadcasting unit. ($2.95)
w:John Rozum a:Gordon Purcell a:Joe Rubinstein & Co. l:John Workman
s:Digital Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim p:Michael
Grecco p:Michael Lavine p:Ken Staniforth
The X-Files #25 Jan 1997 Be Prepared (1 of 2)
In Montana, Mulder and Scully listen to a young scout describe an attack
on his scoutmaster and the scoutmasters' subsequent horrific behavior. Following
a lead on snowshoes, the agents may become the next victims of Windigo,
cannibalistic giants lurking in the woods. ($2.95)
w:John Rozum a:Gordon Purcell a:Josef Rubinstein l:John Workman c:Lisa
Slykerman s:Digital Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran
Kim p:Michael Grecco p:Michael Lavine p:Ken Staniforth
The X-Files #26 Jan 1997 Be Prepared (2 of 2)
Mulder and Scully find the scoutmaster suspected of killing several members
of his troop, but he gets away with Mulder's gun. Continuing their search,
the agents find the rest of the scout troop and have a final showdown with
the killer. ($2.95)
w:John Rozum a:Gordon Purcell a:Josef Rubinstein l:John Workman s:Digital
Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim p:Michael Grecco
p:Michael Lavine p:Ken Staniforth
The X-Files #27 Mar 1997 Remote Control (1 of 3)
Psychics who participated in CIA and DIA programs are dying unnatural
deaths. A former program director informs Mulder and Scully that it might
be an inside job. One of the psychics is missing and might be working for
Libya. He is watching a government facility housing a saucer. ($2.95)
w:John Rozum a:Charles Adlard a:Gordon Purcell a:Josef Rubinstein l:John
Workman c:Lisa Slykerman s:Digital Chameleon e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran
Kim p:Michael Grecco p:Michael Lavine p:Ken Staniforth
The X-Files #28 Apr 1997 Remote Control (2 of 3)
Libyans hijack a government convoy transporting an alien craft. Mulder
and Scully convince a psychic to track the Libyans, but the agents are themselves
tracked down and captured by unknown assailants. Scully is badly injured.
($2.95)
w:John Rozum a:Charles Adlard a:Gordon Purcell a:Josef Rubinstein l:John
Workman c:Jessica Kindzierski s:Digital Chameleon e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman
k:Miran Kim p:Michael Grecco p:Michael Lavine p:Ken Staniforth
The X-Files #29 May 1997 Remote Control (3 of 3)
Mulder is a prisoner of the Libyans. Scully returns to the psyhic and
asks him to find Mulder. Mulder is about to die when Crocket arrives, a
killing ghost who lets Mulder live but doesn't give any answers.. ($2.95)
w:John Rozum a:Charles Adlard a:Gordon Purcell a:Josef Rubinstein l:John
Workman c:Jessica Kindzierski s:Digital Chameleon e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman
k:Miran Kim p:Michael Grecco p:Michael Lavine p:Ken Staniforth
The X-Files #30 Jun 1997 Surrounded (1 of 2)
The FBI surrounds an anti-government militia compound. One of the militia
has been skinned and they ask for Mulder and Scully to investigate. An angry
geneticist is a member of the militia. ($2.95)
w:Don McGregor w:John Rozum a:Alex Saviuk a:Rick Magyar l:John Workman
c:Jessica Kindzierski s:Digital Chameleon e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim
The X-Files #31 Jul 1997 Surrounded (2 of 2)
Mutant dust mites hungry for human skin cells force the militia from their
compound. Mulder and Scully barely escape with their hides intact, but the
geneticist escapes with a container of mites. ($2.95)
w:Don McGregor w:John Rozum a:Alex Saviuk a:Rick Magyar l:John Workman
c:Jessica Kindzierski s:Digital Chameleon e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim
The X-Files #32 Aug 1997 Crop Duster
Fred Glausiusz is arrested for shooting at a police officer. He claims
he was trying to kill some of the little green men plaguing him. Scully
thinks it's a hallucination. Mulder learns that Fred worked on a classified
chemical warfare project called "Crop Duster" and that others have seen
the little green men. ($2.95)
w:John Rozum a:Alex Saviuk a:Rick Magyar l:John Workman c:Jessica Kindzierski
s:Digital Chameleon e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:Miran Kim
The X-Files #33 Sep 1997 SOMA
Several elderly Indian widows in San Francisco have died violently, apparently
by spontaneous combustion. Another woman asks Mulder and Scully for help.
She chose not to be cremated when her husband died and now he has come for
her. Notes: Also available with a limited edition photo cover featuring
Mulder and Scully. (Ltd. $4.95, Reg. $2.95)
w:John Rozum a:Alex Saviuk a:Rick Magyar l:John Workman c:Jessica Kindzierski
s:Digital Chameleon e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman k:George Pratt p:Michael Corecco
The X-Files Season One: Pilot Episode Jul 1997
Notes: New edition of the pilot (episode 1.1) adaptation first published
as The X-Files #0. Perfect bound with cardboard covers and new cover
art. Also contains an X-Files #0 cover gallery. ($4.95)
w:Chris Carter w:Roy Thomas ak:John Van Fleet l:John Workman s:Digital
Chameleon e:Renee Witteerstaetter
Wizard ACE Edition #19: The X-Files #1 1997
Notes: New edition featuring a painted acetate cover by Miran Kim. Comic
shop dealers were offered one copy with every 25 copies of Wizard
#73 ordered. Also available from American Entertainment. Signed by Miran
Kim. Comes bagged with a Wizard Certificate of Authenticity. ($19.95)
The X-Files Season One: Deep Throat Aug 1997
Notes: An adaptation of episode 1.2. Published with two different covers,
one featuring Mulder and Scully, and a limited edition featuring Deep Throat.
Perfect bound with cardboard covers. (Ltd. 4.95, Reg. $4.95)
w: Chris Carter w:Roy Thomas a:Claude St. Aubin a:Rick Magyar l:John Workman
ck:John Van Fleet s:Digital Chameleon e:Renee Witterstaetter
The X-Files Collection #2 1997
Notes: Trade paperback collection of issues #7-12 and Annual #1. ISBN
1-883313-23-6 ($19.95)
k:Miran Kim
The X-Files Special Edition #5 Sep 1997
Notes: Collection of issues #13 and Annual #1. ($4.95)
k:Miran Kim
The X-Files: Afterflight Aug 1997
Professor Wilson, an elderly eccentric Texan, has finished building the
airship of his dreams. His daughter plans to have him committed because he
keeps complaining that aliens are interfering with his work. Mulder and Scully
investigate his claim and discover that men in black have become a threat
too. Notes: A graphic novel based on the 1896 airship mystery, the first
UFO flap in the US. Perfect bound with paper covers. ($5.95)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Jill Thompson a:Alexander Saviuk a:Rick Magyar l:John
Workman c:Anthony Tollin s:Digital Chameleon d:Brian C. Boerner k:Miran Kim
e:Dwight Jon Zimmerman e:Jim Salicrup
The X-Files #34 Oct 1997 Skybuster
Ravens are killing members of a research facility in Alaska and the locals
are ecstatic. Scully and Mulder investigate Project HAARP and the killings.
($2.95)
w:John Rozum a:Alex Saviuk a:Rick Magyar k:Miran Kim
The X-Files Season One: Squeeze Oct 1997
Notes: An adaptation of episode 1.3 by Glen Morgan and James Wong. Published
with two different covers, including a limited edition featuring Tooms.
($4.95)
w:Roy Thomas a:Mayerick a:Rick Magyar k:John Van Fleet
The X-Files #35 Nov 1997 N.D.E. (1 of 2)
A mobster scheduled to testify for the government suffers a Near Death
Experience. He claims that it has turned him into a gateway for demons from
his personal hell. Mulder and Scully investigate when fellow agents begin
to die. ($2.95)
w:John Rozum a:Alex Saviuk a:Rick Magyar k:Miran Kim
The X-Files: Ground Zero #1 Nov 1997 (1 of 4)
Dr. Gregory, head of "Bright Anvil" is found charred to a radioactive
cinder. Mulder and Scully begin their investigation and are frustrated by
bureaucracy. Notes: An adaptation of Anderson's novel. ($2.95)
w:Kevin J. Anderson a:Gordon Purcell a:Larry Mahlstedt k:George Pratt
The X-Files #36 Dec 1997 N.D.E. (2 of 2)
Mob informant Lawrence Schiff is convinced that he must remain in total
darkness to stay alive, but he's scheduled to tesify. Mulder and Scully must
determine if mob hitmen or demons are trying to kill Schiff. ($2.95)
w:John Rozum a:Alex Saviuk a:Rick Magyar k:Miran Kim
The X-Files Season One: Conduit Dec 1997
Notes: An adaptation of episode 1.4. ($4.95)
w:Roy Thomas a:Sean Scoffield k:John Van Fleet
The X-Files: Ground Zero #2 Jan 1998 (2 of 4)
Notes: An adaptation of Anderson's novel. ($2.95)
w:Kevin J. Anderson a:Gordon Purcell a:Larry Mahlstedt k:George Pratt
The X-Files #37 Feb 1998 The Face of Extinction
Mulder and Scully investigate the murder of a North Carolina businessman
by a goatman, a genetically altered goat or perhaps a cloven-hooved satyr.
Notes: no title. ($2.95)
w:John Rozum a:Alex Saviuk a:Rick Magyar k:Miran Kim
The X-Files: Season One Feb 1998 Ice
Notes: An adaptation of episode 1.8 by Glen Morgan and James Wong. ($4.95)
w:Roy Thomas ak:John Van Fleet
The X-Files: Ground Zero #3 Feb 1998 (3 of 4)
Notes: An adaptation of Anderson's novel. ($2.95)
w:Kevin J. Anderson a:Gordon Purcell a:Larry Mahlstedt k:George Pratt
The X-Files #38 Mar 1998 Cam Ranh Bay
Mulder and Scully investigate a dolhpin's cry for justice. ($2.95)
w:John Rozum a:Alex Saviuk a:Rick Magyar k:Miran Kim
The X-Files: Season One Mar 1998 Space
Notes: An adaptation of episode 1.9 by Chris Carter. ($4.95)
w:Roy Thomas a:Val Mayerick k:John Van Fleet
The X-Files: Ground Zero #4 Mar 1998 (4 of 4)
Notes: An adaptation of Anderson's novel. ($2.95)
w:Kevin J. Anderson a:Gordon Purcell a:Larry Mahlstedt k:George Pratt
The X-Files #39 Apr 1998 Scum of the Earth
Mulder and Scully investigate a skeleton found in a shower stall. ($2.95)
w:John Rozum a:Alex Saviuk a:Rick Magyar k:Miran Kim
The X-Files: Season One Apr 1998 Fire
Notes: An adaptation of episode 1.? by Chris Carter. ($4.95)
w:Roy Thomas a:Val Mayerick k:John Van Fleet
The X-Files #40 Jun 1998 Devil's Advocate
Mulder and Scully investigate the death of a fisherman. Notes: published
with two covers, including a photo cover of Mulder and Scully. ($2.95)
w:John Rozum a:Alex Saviuk a:Rick Magyar k:Miran Kim
The X-Files: Season One Jun 1998 Beyond the Sea
Notes: An adaptation of episode 1.? by Glen Morgan and James Wong. ($4.95)
w:Roy Thomas a:Sean Scofield k:John Van Fleet
The X-Files: Fight the Future Jun 1998
Notes: Graphic novel adaptation of the feature film screenplay by Chris
Carter. ($5.95)
w:John Rozum ak:John Van Fleet
The X-Files: Season One Jul 1998 Shadows
Notes: An adaptation of episode 1.6 by Glen Morgan and James Wong. ($4.95)
w:Roy Thomas a:Sean Scofield k:John Van Fleet
The X-Files #41 Sep 1998 Severed
Mulder and Scully investigate a serial killer who may be a werewolf. Notes:
published with two covers, including a photo cover of Mulder and Scully.
($2.95)
w:John Rozum a:Alex Saviuk a:Rick Magyar k:Miran Kim
NOTE: The following items were solicited and probably cancelled. If you've seen any of these titles please let me know.
The X-Files Magazine #3 **
Synopsis unavailable. Notes: Features an interview with Gillian Anderson,
an in-depth examination of the conspiracy plot that has run through the series,
an article on the use of parapsychology at the FBI, but no mention made of
an eight-page X-Files comic. The Deluxe Edition is bagged with an
X-Files Chromium promo card, an X-Philes Season Three promo
card, and an 8-page poster featuring an analysis of the third season-ending
cliffhanger. (Newsstand $3.95, Dlx. $4.95)
The X-Files: Season One **The Jersey Devil
Notes: An adaptation of episode 1.5 by Chris Carter. ($3.95)
w:Roy Thomas a:Yanick Paquette a:Michael Lacombe
The X-Files: Season One **Ghost in the Machine
Notes: An adaptation of episode 1.7 by Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon.
($3.95)
w:Roy Thomas a:Rafael Kayanan k:John Van Fleet
Previews Vol. VII, NO. 6 Jun 1997
Preview of eight pages from The X-Files Season One
Deep Throat, pp. 312-313. ($2.95)
Dark Horse Extra #34 Apr 2001 The Lone Gunmen: Generations
Frohicke and Langley debate the merits of Kirk and
Picard, while Byers has his own opinion about the most efficient Star Trek crew member.
Notes: Comic strip in a tabloid size publication, 14-3/4 in. x 21-1/2 in. folded to
14-3/4 in. x 10-3/4 in.
($0.25)
w:Paul Lee a:Paul Lee
The Lone Gunmen Special Jul 2001 Patriots and Generations
Notes: Based on the short-lived X-Files spin-off televison series.
Published with three covers, an art cover, a photo cover, and a Dynamic Forces
exclusive photo cover.
($2.99)
w:Jane Espenson a:Paul Lee l:Clem Robins c:Michelle Madsen e:Scott Allie
d:Darcy Hockett k:Paul Lee
The X-Files Volume #1 2005
Notes: Trade paperback collection of issues #13-17, Squeeze and #0 Pilot Episode.
ISBN 1-933160-02-0 ($19.95)
k:Miran Kim
The X-Files Volume #2 2005
Notes: Trade paperback collection of issues #18-22, #1/2 Tiptoe through the
tulpa and Digest #1 Big foot, warm heart.
ISBN 1-933160-03-9 ($19.95)
k:Miran Kim
The X-Files Volume #3 2005
Notes: Trade paperback collection of issues #23-26, Fire, Ice and Hero Illustrated
Special Trick of the light.
ISBN 1-933160-39-9 ($19.95)
k:Miran Kim
The X-Files #13 2008 One Player Only
Notes: Reprint of the 1996 Topps comic, but missing the last page of the original comic.
Probably an insert for a DVD box set. Size is about 5 in. x 7.5 in. ($0.00)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Charles Adlard a:Miran Kim l:John Workman c:George
Freeman c:Laurie E. Smith s:Digital Chameleon e:Jim Salicrup e:Dwight Jon
Zimmerman k:Miran Kim p:Ken Staniforth
The X-Files #0 Sep 2008
Notes: published with two covers, a photo cover and a retailer incentive variant cover
by the artist. Entertainment Weekly published a five-page
online sneak preview
of this issue.
($2.99)
w:Frank Spotnitz a:Brian Denham c:Kelsey Shannon k:Brian Denham
The X-Files #1 Nov 2008
Notes: published with two covers; part 1 of a 6-part mini-series.
($3.50)
w:Frank Spotnitz a:Brian Denham k:Tony Shasteen k:Russell Walks
The X-Files #2 Dec 2008
Notes:
($3.50)
w:Frank Spotnitz a:Brian Denham k:Tony Shasteen
The X-Files #3 Jan 2009
Notes:
($3.50)
w:Marv Wolfman a:Brian Denham k:Jim Daly and Tim Bradstreet
The X-Files #1 2009
Notes: Convention 2009 Exclusive, reprint of the first issue of the mini-series.
($3.50)
w:Frank Spotnitz a:Brian Denham k:Tony Shasteen k:Russell Walks
The X-Files #4 Feb 2009
Notes:
($3.50)
w:Marv Wolfman a:Brian Denham k:Jim Daly and Tim Bradstreet
The X-Files #5 Mar 2009
Notes:
($3.50)
w:Doug Moench a:Brian Denham k:Brian Denham
The X-Files #6 Apr 2009
Notes:
($3.50)
w:Doug Moench a:Brian Denham k:Brian Denham
The X-Files Nov 2009
Notes: Trade paperback collection of issues #0-6.
($19.99)
w:Frank Spotnitz w:Marv Wolfman w:Doug Moench a:Brian Denham k:Ryan Sook
The X-Files/30 Days of Night #1 Jul 2010
Notes: Three covers.
($3.99)
w:Steve Niles w:Adam Jones a:Tom Mandrake k:Andrea Sorrentino
k:Tom Mandrake k:Sam Kieth
The X-Files/30 Days of Night #2 Aug 2010
Notes:
($3.99)
w:Steve Niles w:Adam Jones a:Tom Mandrake k:Andrea Sorrentino
The X-Files/30 Days of Night #3 Sep 2010
Notes:
($3.99)
w:Steve Niles w:Adam Jones a:Tom Mandrake k:Andrea Sorrentino
The X-Files/30 Days of Night #4 Oct 2010
Notes:
($3.99)
w:Steve Niles w:Adam Jones a:Tom Mandrake k:Andrea Sorrentino
The X-Files/30 Days of Night #5 Nov 2010
Notes:
($3.99)
w:Steve Niles w:Adam Jones a:Tom Mandrake k:Andrea Sorrentino
The X-Files/30 Days of Night #6 Dec 2010
Notes:
($3.99)
w:Steve Niles w:Adam Jones a:Tom Mandrake k:Andrea Sorrentino
The X-Files/30 Days of Night Jul 2011
Notes: Trade paperback collection of issues #1-6.
($17.99)
w:Steve Niles w:Adam Jones a:Tom Mandrake k:Andrea Sorrentino
A daily net strip by Dave Glebe which featured an X-Files strip on 9/15/95. b&w
World of Archie #18 Mar 1996 The X-Folders
After attending the premiere of a movie based on their favorite television
show, X-Folders, featuring Agents Braina Sully and Ferret Mallowmar, Archie
and Veronica encounter a UFO in Riverdale and Jughead is abducted by aliens.
($1.50)
w:C.J. Henderson ak:Rex Lindsey
The X-Closet 5/1/95-5/5/95
A daily net strip by Bebe Williams. The May 1995 satire of The X-Files
may be available again online and a new week of X-dailies is forthcoming.
For more of Williams' work, see The X-Flies Special
below. b&w
The Ebonix Files #1 Jul 1998
The truth be out there. Mulker and Skulky search for the truth behind
Ebonics. b&w (Reg. $2.95, Nude cover $9.95)
wa:Waupsh, Crosby, Faucheux, and Nikolokakis
Soulsearchers & Company #14 Oct 1995 To Boldly Search
Some Cosmic Convoy: Venturer actors have disappeared. The Soulsearchers,
a team of mildly inept psychic investigators, are first hired to guest-replace
them and then to locate them. Also looking for the missing stars are FBI
Agents Scudder and Molly. Warning: Potshots fired at Star Trek,
The X-Files , and the merchandising thereof. If you can't find this
title at your local comic shop, Claypool stocks a few extra copies for warehouse
sales: Comics Warehouse, P.O. Box 1099, Forestville, CA 95426, 1-707-887-1521.
Shipping is $4.00 so ask your local retailer to stock this title. b&w
($2.50)
w:Peter David w:Richard Howell a:John Heebink a:Jim Mooney k:Amanda Conner
k:Bruce Patterson
Moldy and Scaley visit Internet superhero Cyber-Chicken, to solve the Case of the Abducted Teddy Bear the week of 8 Jun 1996. Cyber-Chicken is a multimedia net cartoon.
Animaniacs #19 Nov 1996 The Y-Files
Three insane siblings. A bright light in the sky. Rubber sheep in
the street. Little green mice. A plot to take over the world. Conspiracies
within conspiracies. The truth is way out there for Mouldy and Scowly, the
Animaniacs, Pinky, and the Brain. ($1.75)
w:Dave King a:Charles Adlard a:Neal Sternecky k:Miran Kim
PS, The Preventive Maintenance Monthly #544 Mar 1998
"The PM Files", pp. 27-34. Skulky and Molder investigate the apparently
supernatural increase in readiness rate at Fort Nowhere.
Disney Adventures Vol. 7 No. 14 Sep 1997
"The Lion King's Timon & Pumba in The X-Piles", pp. 32-37. A spoof of
the television series featuring a pair of clowns from the animated film.
Mean #2 **Mar 1997 (publication delayed indefinitely)
"The Trek Files", a six-page Star Trek/X-Files strip. ($NA)
w:Janet L. Hetherington a:Ron Sutton
Mad #335 May 1995
"The Ecch-Files", pp. 44-48. Facts Moldy, Agent Sculky, and Assistant
Director Skinhead investigate a slimy sewer creature. Agent Moldy drops
his trousers to reveal polka-dot boxers. Cameo appearances by film and television
aliens from Star Trek, Star Wars, Babylon 5, Alien
, and many others. b&w ($1.95)
w:Dick Debartolo a:Angelo Torres
Mad #338 Aug 1995
The letter column features a b&w photo of Mitch Pileggi, Gillian Anderson,
David Duchovny, and Chris Carter reacting to "The Ecch-Files". ($1.99)
Mad #358 Jun 1997
"Real reasons why The X-Files totally unbelievable", pp. 37-39.
Cover features Mulder and Scully being chased by an Alfred E. Neuman UFO.
($2.50)
w:Mike Snider a:Drew Friedman k:Drew Friedman k:Sergio Aragones
Entertainment Weekly #297 20 Oct 1995
"TV Saves the World", pp. 22-30. This article on why TV is better than
the movies features artwork of Fox Mulder (or David Duchovny, depending upon
your point of view) as one of the mutant X-Men (Cyclops sans visor). Notes:
Since Scully is at least as psychic as Jean Grey, her omission is unforgivable.
($2.95?)
w:Bruce Fretts a:The Dynamic Duo?
Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre #9 Nov 1995
The * Files
Attorneys Alanna Wolff and Jeff Byrd deal with unexplained phenomena but
things get really spooky when FBI Agents Tooty and Muldoon investigate their
latest client. b&w ($2.50)
wa:Batton Lash
Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre: Case Files, Vol. 3
May 1997
Trade paperback collection containing issue #9, The * Files. b&w
($10.95)
wa:Batton Lash
Cracked Monster Party #31 Spring 1996
"The Yechh's Files", pp. 3-8. Agents Moldy and Scummy investigate mutilated
cows, bizarre crop makings, and an alien mom. Guest appearances by Hollywood
robots Robby, Gort, the MST3K gang, and assorted nondescript aliens and
cows. "Monster Bulletin Board", pp. 40-41. A posting by Fox Mulder. Cover
features Mulder being abducted while Scully examines alien footprints for
clues. b&w ($1.75)
w:Rob Weske a:Walt Brogan k:John Severin
Cracked #318 Aug 1997
"The Ecchhh Files", pp. 6-11. Skulky and Muddler investigate the disappearance
of Energizer Bunny watchers and other commercial people. Cover features
Mulder and Scully exposing themselves. They also appear in the table of
contents. b&w ($1.99)
w:Lou Silverstone a:Walter J. Hoover Brogan k:Jeff Wong
The Tick: Karma Tornado #8 Dec 1994
"The Tick Files", pp. 17-20. Agent Scullery meets her new partner, Agent
Tick, and they investigate the disappearance of an ordinary family. b&w
($2.75)
w:Clay Griffith a:Dave Garcia
The aXed Files #1 1995
Special Agents Pox Dullder and Danish Scummy investigate the abduction
of sheep by aliens, strange activity at a zoo, and alien brain slugs in the
Arctic. b&w ($2.50)
w:H.J. Cho a:Kevin MacKenzie
The aXed Files #1 Encore Edition 1995
Reprint with new cover art and a four-page mini-adventure, Sebbin
, a parody of the film Seven. b&w ($2.50)
w:H.J. Cho a:Kevin MacKenzie
Penthouse Men's Adventure Comix #4 Oct/Nov 1995
"LA-X, Episode 3: The Sex Files", pp. 60-74. Agents Waterman and Elke
investigate deaths at a Hollywood studio, but Waterman is distracted by
his attractive fellow agent. Scully and Mulder with their names changed
to protect the innocent. For adults only. ($4.95)
w:George Caragonne w:Tom Thornton a:Les Edwards
MTV's Beavis and Butt-Head: The Butt Files 1997
Beavis and Butt-Head investigate psychic phone services, the abdominal
snowman, life after death, and alien abductions. ISBN 0-671-01426-9 Trade
paperback ($12.95)
Greg Grabianski and Aimee Keillor
A net cartoon spoof of The X-Files by John Cook. The time is 33 AD. The place is Jerusalem. Federal Imperial Agents Mouldy and Scurvy investigate the disappearance of Jesus of Nazareth.
Duckman #5 May 1995
"The XXX Files". Duckman is obsessed with finding lost film footage of
alien sex. Scully and Mulder don't appear in this parody. ($2.50)
w:Stefan Petrucha a:Craig Yoe k:Don Alan Zakrzewski
The X-Flies Special #1 Sep 1995
Scully Fly and Fox Fly investigate the paranormal and make awful puns.
Also features a photo-comic story by and starring Bebe Williams titled
Bobby Ruckers vs. X-Fly-Zee. Other contributors are Dan Duncan, Dave
A. Law, Gary St. Lawrence, Fabian Nicienza, and Scott Saavedra. Note: An
X-Flies t-shirt is also in the works. A second printing will be available
Aug 1996. b&w ($2.95)
wa:Richard Johnston ek:Mike Meyer
The X-Flies Conspiracy Mar 1996
The insect investigators plunge into a series of stories in an attempt
to find out whether the truth is out there or in your navel. b&w ($2.95)
wa:Richard Johnston ek:Mike Meyer
Dirtbag #6 May 1996
Contains rare X-Flies shorts. b&w ($2.95)
wa:Richard Johnston ek:Mike Meyer
Dirtbag #7 Sep 1996
Contains X-Flies: Bug Hunt Prelude. b&w ($2.95)
wa:Richard Johnston ek:Mike Meyer
The X-Flies: Bug Hunt #1 Dec 1996 Vampires
Features Ringo the beetle vampire hunter, Fox Fly, Scully Fly, and
mosquito vampires. Also contains "Bobby Rucker Cyber-X-Flies Team K" by Bebe
Williams. First issue of a four-issue mini-series. b&w ($2.95)
wak:Richard Johnston ek:Mike Meyer
The X-Flies: Bug Hunt #1 Date ? Vampires
Sampler, contents unknown. b&w ($0.60)
wak:Richard Johnston ek:Mike Meyer
The X-Flies: Bug Hunt #2 Feb 1997 Monsters
Second issue of a four-issue mini-series. b&w ($2.95)
wak:Richard Johnston ek:Mike Meyer
The X-Flies: Bug Hunt #3 Apr 1997 Aliens
Third issue of a four-issue mini-series. When aliens visit, they bring
alien fleas. b&w ($2.95)
wak:Richard Johnston ek:Mike Meyer
The X-Flies: Bug Hunt #4 Jun 1997 The Truth
Conclusion of a four-issue mini-series. The leader of world-wide conspiracies
is found at his drawing board. b&w ($2.95)
wak:Richard Johnston ek:Mike Meyer
Flies in Black Special #1 **Nov 1997
Fox Fly and Scully Fly are drafted into the Flies in Black, an organization
dedicated to wiping out sci-fi parodies, but their jobs are threatened by
the arrival of Babylon Hive. b&w ($2.95)
wak:Richard Johnston ek:Mike Meyer
Robotman
6/19/95-6/24/95, 6/26/95-7/1/95, 7/3/95-7/4/95
1/22/96-1/27/96, 1/29/96-2/2/96
Syndicated newspaper comic strip by Jim Meddick, the fellow who introduced
Trekkers to Ms. Spock and the Star Trek cats. Robotman is an alien
constantly having close encounters of an earthling kind. Robotman
is available online one week after print publication and a two-week archive
is maintained. b&w
Fox Trot 1/6/95, 2/27-3/4/95, 6/16/95, 1/6/96, 2/18/96 (color)
Syndicated newspaper comic strip by Bill Amend. The artist has paid homage
to The X-Files several times. Jason Fox, one of the characters, is
a pre-teen genre fan who wants to be a Federal agent like Fox Mulder when
he grows up. b&w
Sci-Fi Invasion Summer 1997
"The truth is right there", pp. 50-51. Mulder and Scully investigate sightings
of familiar Hollywood UFOs and aliens. ($3.99)
wa:Brian Douglas Ahern
More information would be appreciated.
Sylvia ?
Syndicated newspaper strip by Nicole Hollander.
Over the Edge ?
Syndicated newspaper strip by M. Fry and T. Lewis.
Berry, Michael. "File Under X". Wizard #44, Apr 1995, pp. 86-88. Wizard Press. Interview with Stefan Petrucha.
Fielder, Joe. "Drawing The X-Files: A new comic series searches for the truth". Cinescape #2, Nov 1994, p. 44. Warrior Publications. This sidebar to another X-Files article discusses the forthcoming comic book series.
Florence, Bill. "The X-Comics". Starlog #212, Mar 1995, pp. 58-60. Starlog Group. Interview with Stefan Petrucha and artwork from X-Files #1.
Kurtz, Frank. "The X-Files". Hero Illustrated #20, Feb 1995, pp. 82-83. Warrior Publications. Interview with Stefan Petrucha.
Lucas, Mark. "Spotlight: Duckman". Comics Interview #142, 1995, pp. 10-22. Fictioneer Books. Interview with Stefan Petrucha on Duckman (his other Topps Comics publication) with occasional mention of his X-Files work.
Miller, Craig and John Thorne. "An interview with Stefan Petrucha: Writing the X-Files comic book". Spectrum #3, Apr 1995, pp. 27-29. Win-Mill Productions.
Perenson, Melissa J. "X-Rated". Sci-Fi Universe #6, Apr 1995, p. 86. HG Publications. Interviews with Stefan Petrucha and Jim Salicrup, Topps Associate Publisher and Editor in Chief for The X-Files.
Petrucha, Stefan. "Finally". Hero Illustrated #26, Aug 1995, p. 98. Warrior Publications. A commentary on his X-Files fame.
Sullivan, Len. "The truth is here: Writer Stefan Petrucha opens The X-Files". Previews Vol. V, No. 7, July 1995, pp. 270-271. Diamond Comic Disributors. Interview with Stefan Petrucha.
Thompson, Maggie. "Comics Guide". Comics Buyer's Guide #1116, 7 April 1995, p. 46. Review of The X-Files #2.
Thompson, Maggie. "Comics Guide". Comics Buyer's Guide #1138, 8 Sep 1995, p. 24. Review of The X-Files Special Edition #1 and issues #6 and #7 of the regular series.
Vigoda, Arlene. "Comic X-stacy". USA Today, Jan 18, 1995, one paragraph on X-Files comics, with an illustration.
Yronwode, Cat. "fit to print #529". Comics Buyer's Guide #1122, 19 May 1995, p. 56. Editorial on X-Files #1 and gender transgression in the television series.
Advance Comics. Capital City Distribution, Inc. Monthly catalog of forthcoming comics.
Combo #16, May 1996. Century Publishing. Interview with Charles Adlard by Alex Amado, pp. 34-35. Contains artwork from The X-Files comics.
Comics Buyer's Guide #1006, 27 Jan 1995, pp. 26, 28-29. Krause Publications. Announcement of The X-Files comic series from Topps with four pages of art. "Leaves in a circle: A welcome to the X-Files comic book", a version of the introduction to X-Files #1, by Stefan Petrucha. Contains interviews with artists Charles Adlard and Miran Kim, and an abbreviated version of The X-Files Episode Guide by Cliff Chen. Cover reproduces the cover of X-Files #2.
Comic Shop News #394, 11 Jan 1995. Contains "X-Files becomes X-ceptional Topps comic", an interview with Stefan Petrucha by Cliff Biggers. Cover reproduces the cover of X-Files #1.
Comic Shop News. CSNsider , online comic industry insider information.
Comics Interview #147, 1995, Fictioneer Books. Contains "Spotlight: X-Files", an interview with Stefan Petrucha by Mark Lucas, pp. 4-13; "Internet X-Files Episode Guide", by Cliff Chen, pp. 14-27; a profile of Charles Adlard, p. 24. Cover art is by Charles Adlard. There are numerous interior illustrations from the comic series and comic covers are reproduced in the episode guide.
Not of This Earth, 1995, Image Publishing. "Inside The X-Files ". Contains Cliff Chen's episode guide with cover reproductions in the comics section, interviews with X-Files staff, and an interview with Jeff Rice, creator of Kolchak. A revised edition is due for publication in Nov 1996.
Previews. Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. Monthly catalog of forthcoming comics.
Starlog Presents #1: Eerie TV, 1995, Starlog Group. Reprints the article from Starlog #212 with a new sidebar, "X-Comic Mania" by Bill Florence, p. 73.
Vantage Comic & Card Picks #00, Nov 1995, Vantage-Golub Communications. Contains "The truth is in there", an interview with Stephan Petrucha, A sidebar on Petrucha's "Favorite episodes and in-jokes", and a short article on Gillian Anderson.
Wizard #52, Dec 1995, Wizard Press. Contains "Opening ip the Files" and "Comic X-Plosion" by Marc Shapiro, pp. 36-40, with photos and comic art. This issue was published with two different covers, one featuring The X-Files by Miran Kim.
Wizard #54, Feb 1996, Wizard Press. This issue features the "Amaze the Agents" X-Files contest, pp. 70-71. Prizes include a jacket, autographed comics and other stuff. Deadline for entries is 28 Feb 1996. Also contains "Risque Business" by Marc Shapiro, pp. 40-42, an article on Penthouse Comics with some discussion of the recent X-Files parody in Penthouse Men's Adventure Comix #4.
X-Files/Bad Girls Super Special Flip Book, Jul 1996, Fictioneer Books. Reprint of Comics Interview #147.
Cinescape #6?, Feb 1995?. Warrior Publications. Interview with Stefan Petrucha?
The Fortean Times #82, 18 Aug 1995?. Interview with Stefan Petrucha and other articles of interest to X-Philes.
Overstreet Monthly #21, Dec 1994. Overstreet Publications. Interview with Stefan Petrucha.
Wrapped in Plastic #13, date?. Win-Mill Productions. Contains article on The X-Files comics.
The X-Files Confidential, Aug 1996, Little Brown. An unofficial episode guide through three seasons, including the novels and comics.
Got X-Files comics? To find a comic shop near you, go to the Comics Shop Locator Service or call 1-888-COMICBOOK (1-888-266-4226).
| w: Writer | *: Scheduled shipping date |
| a: Artist (pencilers and inkers) | **: Late (past scheduled shipping date) |
| l: Letterer | CBG: Comics Buyer's Guide |
| c: Colorist | CSN: Comic Shop News |
| s: Separations | TBA: To be announced |
| e: Editor | NA: Not available |
| k: Cover artist | ?: General cluelessness |
| p: Photographer | d: Design |
The information in this list was gathered by lurking in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, NM, comic shops, alt.tv.x-files, and dark corners of the web. I thank the legions of X-Philes on the net for their informative posts and email.
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