''Dragonlance'' is a comic book that was produced by

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under license from TSR. It featured new characters and stories in the world of Krynn, with appearances by some of the original characters from the Dragonlance books. The stories take place prior to the events of ''

Dragons of Autumn Twilight ''Dragons of Autumn Twilight'' is a 1984 fantasy novel by American writers Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, based on a series of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') game modules. It was the first ''Dragonlance'' novel, and first in the Dragonlanc ...

''.

Publication history

From 1988 - 1991,

published several licensed ''D&D'' comics, including ''

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'', ''Dragonlance'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. ''Dragonlance'' was first to be licensed and published with its first issue hitting the stands in August 1988.

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was the primary writer for the ''Dragonlance'' (1988-1991) comic. Mishkin wrote issues #1-20, 22–25, and 28 (1988–1991), and

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also worked on issue #28 (1991).

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illustrated issues #1-13, 16–19, 22–27, 30-32 (1988-1991); other artists on the series include Dave Hoover on issue #20 (1990),

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, and

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. In 1989,

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illustrated ''The DragonLance Saga Book Three'', written by

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served as an editor for DC from 1989 to 1991 and oversaw the licensed TSR titles, including ''Dragonlance''.

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served as an editor for DC from 1991 to 1993 and oversaw their licensed titles.Kim Yale (editor, DC Comics)
at the Grand Comics Database The comic ran for 34 issues, ending in September 1991.

Characters

Main characters

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Sturm Brightblade Sturm Brightblade is a fictional character from the ''Dragonlance'' series of role playing games and novels, based on the ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' franchise. The character was created by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman and is published by ...

:Human Knight of Solamnia ;Vandar Brightblade :Human Knight, and uncle of Sturm ;Riva Silvercrown :Human Knight ;

Raistlin Majere Raistlin Majere is a fictional character from the ''Dragonlance'' series of books created by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. Raistlin played an extensive role in the two main series of books, particularly in ''Dragonlance Legends'' in which he ...

:Human Magic User ;Kalthanan :Dark Elf ;Gnatch :Gnome

Minor characters

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Kitiara uth Matar Kitiara Uth Matar is a fictional character appearing in the Dragonlance campaign setting created by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. She is the daughter of a disgraced Knights of Solamnia, Solamnic Knight named Gregor Uth Matar and his first wife, ...

:Human warrior ;

Tanis Half-Elven Tanis Half-Elven is a fictional half-elven character in the ''Dragonlance'' series of books, which were published by TSR, and are now published by Wizards of the Coast. He is first introduced in the book ''Dragons of Autumn Twilight'' by Margare ...

:Half-elf warrior

References

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