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1995 1994 1996 1998 1997 1985 1984 1986 1988 1987 2005 2004 2006 2008 2007 2015 2014 2016 2018 2017 2000 1999 2001 2003 2002 1990 1989 1991 1993 1992 2010 2009 2011 2013 2012 2019 1981 1983 1982 April May June July August September October November December January February March 1995 1994 1996 1998 1997 1985 1984 1986 1988 1987 2005 2004 2006 2008 2007 2015 2014 2016 2018 2017 2000 1999 2001 2003 2002 1990 1989 1991 1993 1992 2010 2009 2011 2013 2012 2019 1981 1983 1982 First appearance: Daredevil (v.1964) #168 Elektra (v.2001) Daredevil (v.1964) Killed in #181 (1982) Resurrected in #190 (1983) Daredevil (v.1964) Fall from Grace arc (first real return after resurrection) Thunderbolts (v.2013) Daredevil (v.1998) Daredevil (v.1998) Daredevil (v.1998) Elektra (v.1996) Mutant X Elektra (v.2014) Wolverine (v.2003) Enemy of the State arc Daredevil (v.2015) Contest of Champions (v.2016) Elektra: Assassin Wolverine (v.1988) Ultimate Spider-man (v.2000) Marvel Nemesis: The Imperfects Ultimate Elektra Dark Reign: Elektra Punisher Max Heroes for Hire (v.2011) Elektra (v.2017) Exiles Elektra: Root of Evil Elektra: Glimpse and Echo DC vs Marvel Ultimate Daredevil /Elektra Master of Kung-fu (v.2015) 1872 Marvel Knights: 20th Daredevil: The Man Without Fear J2 New Mangaverse: The Rings of Fate House of M: Avengers Elektra and Wolverine: Redeemer Shadowland Uncanny X-force (v.2010) Herc (v.2011) Daredevil: End of Days Savage Wolverine Spider-man 2099 (v.2015) Uncanny Avengers (v.2015) Agents of SHIELD Savage Avengers Elektra: The Hand Black Widow (v.2010) Defenders (v.2017) Daredevil (v.2019) Over the Edge Mighty Avengers (v.2007) Secret Invasion (v.2008) Elektra Lives Again! Elektra on the Rise Fall of the Hulks: Red Hulk Elektra: The Official Movie Adaptation Shadowland: Elektra Daredevil movie Elektra movie Daredevil, Netflix season 2 Defenders, Netflix season 1 Hulk (v.2008) The Pendulum of Popularity as Seen in Twelve Sporadically-Appearing Comic Characters: A Series of Charts Elektra Natchios Character 6 out of 12 First appearance: 1981 Total appearances: 472 How These Charts Were Developed All the characters for this series of charts were selected because there is a sporadic pattern to their comic-book appearances, whether due to deaths and resurrections, nostalgic revivals, or tie-ins to outside media, etc. I focused on characters with less than a thousand appearances, for the ease of processing. "Appearances" here only include actual, original comic book appearances. They do not include reprints, handbooks, or promotional comics. I did include some edge-case issues like the infamous Marvel Swimsuit comics that are not stories, but are in a sense new material. I got the information almost entirely from the website Comic Vine, although I used other sites when necessary. Since Comic Vine is a wiki, its information is only as accurate as its wiki-writers, but generally speaking I find it to be very reliable when it comes to this sort of factual information. Any mistakes are more likely to be my own, since I transcribed all the data by hand and "hand-designed" the chart. The list of appearances accurately reflect the content of the wiki as of October 29, 2019. All dates are cover dates, not in-store dates. Key If the characters were in any major movies or TV shows, I listed them in blue above the appropriate dates, so that any correlation with an increase (or lack thereof) in the number of their comic appearances around that time can be seen. In the bottom chart to the right, each black square represents one comic appearance by the character in a given month. The more black squares per month, the more appearances by that character for that month. There are nine possible spaces for each month; nine was chosen because that was the most appearances any character in this project had in a single month. In the top chart, I collapsed the months and aggregated a whole year's appearances into one set of concentrated boxes, so it looks more like a bar chart. Therefore, the bottom chart shows a more fine-grained picture of exactly when the character appeared, and the top chart provides a better visualization of how their total appearances ebbed and flowed. The red lines and text underneath the top chart indicate some of the main comics that the character appeared in. The red lines show the years the character appeared in those series. These featured red comics are a subjectively-chosen selection of all the comics the characters were in; they are intended to show the main drivers of the character's appearances at any given time, not to provide a complete list. If anyone does want a complete list, contact me and I can send it to you. Generally speaking, I included a series if the character appeared in it three or more times, if they were a recurring team-member in the series, or if the series was named after the character. If the character was in a comic where more than one volume had the same (or a very similar) title, then I listed the year the volume started after the name of the volume. Chris Wildrick, 2019
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Firstappearance:Daredevil(v.1964)#168
Elektra(v.2001)
Daredevil(v.1964)Killed in #181 (1982)Resurrected in #190 (1983)
Daredevil(v.1964)Fall from Grace arc(first real return afterresurrection)
Thunderbolts(v.2013)
Daredevil(v.1998)
Daredevil(v.1998)
Daredevil(v.1998)
Elektra(v.1996) Mutant X
Elektra(v.2014)Wolverine
(v.2003)Enemy ofthe Statearc
Daredevil(v.2015)
ContestofChampions(v.2016)
Elektra: Assassin
Wolverine(v.1988)
Ultimate Spider-man (v.2000)
MarvelNemesis:TheImperfects
Ultimate Elektra
DarkReign:Elektra
Punisher Max
HeroesforHire(v.2011)
Elektra(v.2017)
ExilesElektra:RootofEvil
Elektra:GlimpseandEcho
DCvsMarvel
UltimateDaredevil/Elektra
MasterofKung-fu(v.2015)
1872 MarvelKnights:20th
Daredevil:The ManWithoutFear
J2
NewMangaverse:The Rings ofFate
Houseof M:Avengers
ElektraandWolverine:Redeemer
Shadowland
UncannyX-force(v.2010)
Herc (v.2011)
Daredevil:End of Days Savage
Wolverine
Spider-man2099(v.2015)
Uncanny Avengers(v.2015)
AgentsofSHIELD
SavageAvengers
Elektra: The Hand
BlackWidow(v.2010)
Defenders(v.2017)
Daredevil(v.2019)
OvertheEdge
MightyAvengers(v.2007)
SecretInvasion(v.2008)
ElektraLivesAgain!
Elektraon theRise
FalloftheHulks:RedHulk
Elektra:TheOfficialMovieAdaptation
Shadowland:Elektra
Daredevilmovie
Elektramovie
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The Pendulum of Popularity as Seen in Twelve Sporadically-Appearing
Comic Characters:A Series of Charts
Elektra NatchiosCharacter 6 out of 12First appearance: 1981Total appearances: 472
How These Charts Were DevelopedAll the characters for this series of charts were selected because there is a sporadic pattern to their comic-book appearances, whether due to deaths and resurrections, nostalgic revivals, or tie-ins to outside media, etc.
I focused on characters with less than a thousand appearances, for the ease of processing.
"Appearances" here only include actual, original comic book appearances. They do not include reprints, handbooks, or promotional comics. I did include some edge-case issues like the infamous Marvel Swimsuit comics that are not stories, but are in a sense new material.
I got the information almost entirely from the website Comic Vine, although I used other sites when necessary. Since Comic Vine is a wiki, its information is only as accurate as its wiki-writers, but generally speaking I find it to be very reliable when it comes to this sort of factual information. Any mistakes are more likely to be my own, since I transcribed all the data by hand and "hand-designed" the chart.
The list of appearances accurately reflect the content of the wiki as of October 29, 2019.
All dates are cover dates, not in-store dates.
KeyIf the characters were in any major movies or TV shows, I listed them in blue above the appropriate dates, so that any correlation with an increase (or lack thereof) in the number of their comic appearances around that time can be seen.
In the bottom chart to the right, each black square represents one comic appearance by the character in a given month. The more black squares per month, the more appearances by that character for that month. There are nine possible spaces for each month; nine was chosen because that was the most appearances any
character in this project had in a single month.
In the top chart, I collapsed the months and aggregated a whole year's appearances into one set of concentrated boxes, so it looks more like a bar chart.Therefore, the bottom chart shows a more fine-grained picture of exactly when the character appeared, and the top chart provides a better visualization of how their total appearances ebbed and flowed.
The red lines and text underneath the top chart indicate some of the main comics that the character appeared in. The red lines show the years the character appeared in those series. These featured red comics are a subjectively-chosen selection of all the comics the characters were in; they are intended to show the main drivers of the character's appearances at any given time, not to provide a complete list. If anyone does want a complete list, contact me and I can send it to you. Generally speaking, I included a series if the character appeared in it three or more times, if they were a recurring team-member in the series, or if the series was named after the character.
If the character was in a comic where more than one volume had the same (or a very similar) title, then I listed the year the volume started after the name of the volume.
Chris Wildrick, 2019
