You might have to let Popeye go.

Hey Cei-U! would a spin-off title of the same character count-for instance Savage Sword of Conan or King Conan spinning off of Conan the Barbarian or Spectacular Spider-Man spinning off of Amazing Spider-Man. I think I know the answer, but want to double check before I look elsewhere.

-M

Okay, what about characters debuting in another title who were clearly being set up to get their own series from the getgo and were just appearing in another title in order to get a quick plug? New Warriors in Thor immediately comes to mind,or Dazzler in X-Men, or Suicide Squad in Legends, or nearly every character in the Valiant Universe. These were less organic spin-offs and more the kind of free publicity one might get from appearing on a talk show. In my mind, if the new series was already being planned/solicited prior to the first guest appearance, it shouldn't count.

Sorry if this kills your plans to include Prophet, Icctrombone 😉😂

And what of the reverse: a title or one-shot created just to introduce upcoming titles? Iron Man & Sub-Mariner #1, for example. Do we count both of those ongoing features as spin-offs because of that promotional one-shot? Or would the fact that both characters had features prior to that disqualify them anyway?

And what about a character like Longshot, who debuted in his own title, but who was clearly tied to the X-Men franchise?



And I agree with Driver that alternative reality characters (or really any alternate versions of existing characters) are less spin-offs and more their own enormous can of worms. I could easily make a top twelve of just alternate takes on existing characters. Don't really need it cluttering up this already beautiful assignment.