Recalled comics

Over the years a number of comic books have been recalled for various reasons, ranging from simple printing errors to stories or images that were deemed inappropriate. The rarest of these is probably the The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen volume 1, issue 5, which was recalled due to the inclusion of a 19th-century advertisement for "Marvel"-brand douche; since "League" was published by an imprint of DC Comics, DC's publisher felt that this could be perceived as an attack on DC's main rival, Marvel Comics.

Other notable recalls were the Elseworlds 80-Page Giant with the controversial portrayal of baby Superman in a microwave, Wolverine 131 with its accidental ethnic slur, and also Marvel Knights' Elektra issue 3 showing tame nude images of the titular character.

List of notable recalls

‡ Not quite a recall: second printing issued replacing spoof nude advert with actual (non-nude) advert for Conan #24, with retailers offered the option to swap copies.
‡‡ Withdrawn and pulped, some copies survived through being shipped to England. Ironically, the offending story won an Eisner Award and was subsequently reprinted in DC's "Bizarro Comics" collection; the other stories have not resurfaced.

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