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The following contents were (unless otherwise noted) written by Jeph Loeb and illustrated by Tim Sale.

 

 

DC Comics

Marvel Comics

Other

1991

 

Challengers of the Unknown (second series) #1-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1993

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Batman:  Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special

 

 

1994

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uncanny X-Men Annual #18:

back-up story

 

 

Batman:  Madness – a Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special

 

 

1995

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cable (second series) #23:

eight pages of art

 

 

 

Wolverine / Gambit:  Victims #1-4

 

 

Batman:  Ghosts – a Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special

The Savage Hulk:

eleven-page story

 

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Batman:  The Long Halloween #1-13

 

 

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1998

 

 

 

 

 

Superman for All Seasons #1-4

 

 

 

 

 

1999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vampirella #1:

back-up story

 

Batman:  Dark Victory #0-13

 

 

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Daredevil:  Yellow #1-6

 

 

 

 

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Spider-Man:  Blue #1-6

 

 

 

 

2003

 

 

 

 

the short story “The Same Thing Happens Every Night” in JSA:  All-Stars #2

 

 

 

the short story “When Clark Met Bruce” in Superman / Batman Secret Files 2003

Hulk:  Gray #1-6

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Challengers of the Unknown (second series) #1-8

1991’s eight-issue Challengers of the Unknown mini-series, while an early collaboration of Loeb and Sale, nonetheless had merit.  It was not, however, a great success.  For completion’s sake, the two also collaborated about this time on the entry for the Challengers in Who’s Who (second series) #1; this series of files on DC Universe characters was in magazine-size loose-leaf format on glossy paper, with each entry being a single folio (or one page, both front and back).

Batman

·         Batman:  Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Specials

This eighty-page special was cover-dated December 1993.

This 48-page special was cover-dated November 1994.

The precise title and details of this special are unknown to me at present.

These three Halloween Specials were collected as Batman:  Haunted Knight, the team’s first trade paperback, published to coincide with the launch of Batman:  The Long Halloween.

For more information, see The Continuity Pages:  Batman > Year One Era.

·         Batman:  The Long Halloween #1-13

Following the success of the Halloween specials, DC offered Loeb and Sale this 13-issue mini-series, the length being a great rarity at the time.  What’s more, the first and thirteenth issues were prestige format, 48-page episodes, not only adding to the series’s length but mixing the format of the series, another great rarity.  Taking place during Batman’s first and second years, the story would revive many of the mafia characters from Frank Miller’s Batman:  Year One.  The first and last issues would take place on Halloween, separated by a year; intervening issues would occur on Holidays during that year’s time, as a killer who killed on holidays struck again and again.  The series was published along a similar schedule, from October 1996 to October 1997.  A trade paperback collection followed about a year later and a hardcover was published subsequently (a sure sign of success).  This is probably Loeb and Sale’s best collaboration:  the concluding sequences, in particular, are absolutely masterful, on par with the best of any medium, not only containing a surprise ending but devastatingly good narration and imagery.

For more information, see The Continuity Pages:  Batman > Year One Era.

·         Batman:  Dark Victory #0-13

This sequel to Batman:  The Long Halloween continued immediately following that mini-series.  It was preceded by a short story in #0, published as a supplement to Wizard (the comics-related magazine) #97.  Like its predecessor, #1 and #13 were 48-page prestige format issues.  This was the second Loeb-Sale collaboration to be collected first as a hardcover (following Superman for All Seasons).

For more information, see The Continuity Pages:  Batman > Year One Era.

X-Men

·         Uncanny X-Men Annual #18

Loeb and Sale collaborated on a back-up story in this 1994 annual.

·         Cable (second series) #23

Loeb wrote this issue of the Cable ongoing series.  Entitled “Family Secrets” and cover-dated September 1995, Tim Sale illustrated eight pages of Jeph Loeb’s script.  Other artists included Ian Churchill (who also provided the cover art), Mark Buckingham, and Scott Hanna.

·         Wolverine / Gambit:  Victims #1-4

Cover-dated from September to December 1995, Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale collaborated on this mini-series, their second ever and their first for Marvel Comics.  The mini-series was collected in a trade paperback (with the same title) cover-dated February 1997, not long after Batman:  Haunted Knight, making it their second trade paperback.

For more information, see The Continuity Pages:  X-Men.

The Savage Hulk

Cover-dated January 1996, this anthology featured a Simon Bisley cover and an eleven-page story by Loeb and Sale entitled “Dinner.”

For more information, see The Continuity Pages:  Hulk.

Superman for All Seasons #1-4

Comprised of four prestige format issues, Superman for all Seasons told of Clark Kent’s last days in Smallville and his first in Metropolis.  This was the first Loeb-Sale collaboration to be collected first as a hardcover.  The themes of the series would be credited as an inspiration for the television series Smallville, for which Jeph Loeb wrote some scripts.

For more information, see The Continuity Pages:  Superman > Pre-Loeb Era (1997-1999).

Vampirella #1

Published by Harras Comics with a September 1999 cover-date, this first issue featured an 8-page back-up by Loeb and Sale.  Sale also illustrated the issue’s two alternate covers, a premium edition and an alternate cover offered by Dynamic Forces.

Daredevil:  Yellow #1-6

This was the first of the Loeb-Sale team’s high-profile mini-series for Marvel.  Though grounded in contemporary continuity (following the death of Karen Page), the story was mostly a flashback taking place during Daredevil’s earliest years, in which he wore a yellow costume.  The first issue was cover-dated August 2001 and published in June.  The last issue was cover-dated January 2002.  This was the third Loeb-Sale collaboration to be collected first as a hardcover (after Superman for All Seasons and Batman:  Dark Victory).

For more information, see The Continuity Pages:  Daredevil > Marvel Knights Relaunch (1998-2001).

Spider-Man:  Blue #1-6

The second of the Loeb-Sale team’s high-profile mini-series for Marvel, this one featuring the company’s most popular character, similarly told of Spider-Man’s early days.  The first issue was dated July 2002, but the mini-series ran behind by several months and its last two issues were notably delayed; the final, sixth issue was published in March 2002, nearly a year after the mini-series commenced.  The mini-series was first collected as a hardcover.

For more information, see The Continuity Pages:  Spider-Man.

the short story “The Same Things Happens Every Night” in JSA:  All-Stars #2

This six-page story features Hawkman unsuccessfully balancing his super-hero career with his domestic life, specifically his wife cooking and waiting for her husband’s return.  JSA:  All-Stars was an 8-issue mini-series in which #2-7 each focused on a different character, with a main story set in the present day and a back-up story featuring guest creators’ visions of the characters.  Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale provided the first such back-up for the series.

For more information, see The Continuity Pages:  Starman / JSA > JSA Era.

the short story “When Clark Met Bruce” in Superman / Batman Secret Files 2003

This two-page story features an orphaned Bruce Wayne traveling through Smallville with Alfred on the way to the West Coast.  A young Clark Kent plays nearby as Alfred changes the tire, but the two never meet.  Superman / Batman Secret Files 2003 was offered to supplement the then-new series, Superman / Batman, which was written by Jeph Loeb.

For more information, see The Continuity Pages:  Justice League of America > Various Writers Era.

Hulk:  Gray #1-6

This was the third of the Loeb-Sale team’s high-profile mini-series for Marvel.  #1 was published in October 2003.

For more information, see The Continuity Pages:  Hulk.