The following creaky old HTML chart was a resource on one of my ROBOTECH comic-related webpages in the 1990s, a near-complete chart — at least as far as my research could take me, I never did find dates for Eternity’s trade paperback and hardcover releases — of what month every single ROBOTECH comic book (at least, the ones from the “main” publishers of ROBOTECH comics in the United States, plus the VOLTRON comics rights-holder who had the rights to do the crossover book) was actually published in from 1984 onwards. I did spend one long evening recently updating it with every new release from the 2010s & 2020s. I do apologize for any readability issues on certain devices — again, it’s an old-school HTML table using twenty-some-year-old code, I’m sure it looks like a nightmare on mobile! (someone showed me, OH GEEZ, OH NO, it is a WRECK on mobile) — but I hope folks might still find this information interesting or useful in this format in the here & now.
(If you’re wondering about the color-coding, the color switches from white to gray or back again when a new “main” publisher takes over the license; the exceptions to that are that the pre-ROBOTECH TV series stuff is in yellow and the one crossover book published by the then-VOLTRON comic licensee is in blue.)
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| 1984 |
Robotech Defenders #1 (DC)
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| 1985 |
Robotech Defenders #2 (DC)
Macross #1 (Comico)
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The Macross Saga #2 (Comico)
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The Macross Saga #3 (Comico)
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The Macross Saga #4 (Comico)
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Robotech Masters #1 (Comico) The New Generation #1 (Comico) |
The Macross Saga #5 (Comico) Robotech Masters #2 (Comico) |
The New Generation #2 (Comico) The Macross Saga #6 (Comico) |
Robotech Masters #3 (Comico) The New Generation #3 (Comico) |
The Macross Saga #7 (Comico) Robotech Masters #4 (Comico) |
The New Generation #4 (Comico) The Macross Saga #8 (Comico) |
| 1986 |
Robotech Masters #5 (Comico) The New Generation #5 (Comico) |
The Macross Saga #9 (Comico) Robotech Masters #6 (Comico) |
The New Generation #6 (Comico) The Macross Saga #10 (Comico) |
Robotech Masters #7 (Comico) The New Generation #7 (Comico) |
The Macross Saga #11 (Comico) Robotech Masters #8 (Comico) |
The New Generation #8 (Comico) The Macross Saga #12 (Comico) |
Robotech Masters #9 (Comico) The New Generation #9 (Comico) |
The Macross Saga #13 (Comico) Robotech Masters #10 (Comico) Robotech: The Graphic Novel (Comico) |
The New Generation #10 (Comico) The Macross Saga #14 (Comico) |
Robotech Masters #11 (Comico) The New Generation #11 (Comico) |
The Macross Saga #15 (Comico) Robotech Masters #12 (Comico) |
The New Generation #12 (Comico)
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| 1987 |
Robotech Masters #13 (Comico) The New Generation #13 (Comico) |
The Macross Saga #17 (Comico) Robotech Masters #14 (Comico) |
The New Generation #14 (Comico) The Macross Saga #18 (Comico) |
Robotech Masters #15 (Comico) The New Generation #15 (Comico) |
The Macross Saga #19 (Comico) Robotech Masters #16 (Comico) |
The New Generation #16 (Comico) The Macross Saga #20 (Comico) |
Robotech Masters #17 (Comico) The New Generation #17 (Comico) |
The Macross Saga #21 (Comico) Robotech in 3-D #1 (Comico) Robotech Masters #18 (Comico) |
The New Generation #18 (Comico) The Macross Saga #22 (Comico) |
Robotech Masters #19 (Comico) The New Generation #19 (Comico) |
The Macross Saga #23 (Comico) Robotech Masters #20 (Comico) |
The New Generation #20 (Comico) The Macross Saga #24 (Comico) |
| 1988 |
Robotech Masters #21 (Comico) The New Generation #21 (Comico) |
The Macross Saga #25 (Comico) Robotech Masters #22 (Comico) |
The New Generation #22 (Comico) The Macross Saga #26 (Comico) |
Robotech Masters #23 (Comico) The New Generation #23 (Comico) |
The Macross Saga #27 (Comico) Robotech Special: Dana’s Story #1 |
The New Generation #24 (Comico) The Macross Saga #28 (Comico) |
The New Generation #25 (Comico) The Macross Saga #29 (Comico) |
The Macross Saga #30 (Comico)
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The Macross Saga #31 (Comico)
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The Macross Saga #32 (Comico)
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The Macross Saga #33 (Comico) The Sentinels #1 (Eternity) |
The Macross Saga #34 (Comico) The Sentinels #2 (Eternity) |
| 1989 |
The Macross Saga #35 (Comico) The Sentinels #3 (Eternity) |
The Macross Saga #36 (Comico) The Sentinels #4 (Eternity) |
The Sentinels #5 (Eternity)
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The Sentinels #6 (Eternity) The Sentinels Wedding Special #1 (Eternity) |
The Sentinels Wedding Special #2 (Eternity) |
The Sentinels #7 (Eternity)
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The Sentinels #8 (Eternity)
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The Malcontent Uprisings #1 (Eternity)
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The Sentinels #9 (Eternity) The Malcontent Uprisings #2 (Eternity) |
The Sentinels #10 (Eternity) The Sentinels #11 (Eternity) The Malcontent Uprisings #3 (Eternity) |
The Sentinels #12 (Eternity)
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The Sentinels #13 (Eternity) The Malcontent Uprisings #4 (Eternity) |
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| 1990 |
The Sentinels #14 (Eternity)
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The Sentinels #15 (Eternity)
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The Sentinels #16 (Eternity) The Malcontent Uprisings #5 (Eternity) |
The Sentinels Book 2 #1 (Eternity)
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The Malcontent Uprisings #6 (Eternity)
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The Malcontent Uprisings #7 (Eternity)
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The Sentinels Book 2 #2 (Eternity) The Malcontent Uprisings #8 (Eternity) |
The Malcontent Uprisings #9 (Eternity)
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The Sentinels Book 2 #3 (Eternity) The Malcontent Uprisings #10 (Eternity) |
The Malcontent Uprisings #11 (Eternity)
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The Sentinels Book 2 #4 (Eternity) The Malcontent Uprisings #12 (Eternity) |
| 1991 |
The Sentinels Book 2 #5 (Eternity)
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The Sentinels Book 2 #6 (Eternity)
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Cyberpirates #1 (Eternity)
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Cyberpirates #2 (Eternity) |
The Sentinels Book 2 #7 (Eternity) Cyberpirates #3 (Eternity) |
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The Sentinels Book 2 #8 (Eternity) Cyberpirates #4 (Eternity) |
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The Sentinels Book 2 #9 (Eternity)
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The Sentinels Book 2 #10 (Eternity)
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The Sentinels Book 2 #11 (Eternity)
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| 1992 |
The Sentinels Book 2 #12 (Eternity)
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The Legend of Zor #1 (Eternity) Invid War #1 (Eternity) |
The Legend of Zor #2 (Eternity) The Sentinels Book 2 #13 (Eternity) |
Sentinels Swimsuit Spectacular #1 (Eternity) Invid War #2 (Eternity) The Legend of Zor #3 (Eternity) |
Invid War #3 (Eternity) The Sentinels Book 2 #14 (Eternity) |
Invid War #4 (Eternity) The Legend of Zor #4 (Eternity) |
Invid War #5 (Eternity) The Sentinels Book 2 #15 (Eternity) The Legend of Zor #5 (Eternity) |
Invid War #6 (Eternity) The Legend of Zor #6 (Eternity) |
The Sentinels Book 2 #16 (Eternity) The Sentinels Book 2 #17 (Eternity) Invid War #7 (Eternity) |
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| 1993 |
Invid War #8 (Eternity) Firewalkers #1 (Eternity) Invid War #9 (Eternity) |
The Sentinels Book 2 #18 (Eternity)
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The Sentinels Book 2 #19 (Eternity) Invid War #10 (Eternity) |
Invid War #11 (Eternity) Return to Macross #1 (Eternity) |
Return to Macross #2 (Eternity) The Sentinels Book 2 #20 (Eternity) Invid War #12 (Eternity) Invid War #13 (Eternity) |
The Sentinels Book 2 #21 (Eternity) Return to Macross #3 (Eternity) Invid War #14 (Eternity) |
The Sentinels Book 3 #1 (Eternity) The Sentinels Mission Impossible TPB (Eternity) Invid War #15 (Eternity) Return to Macross #4 (Eternity) |
The Sentinels Book 3 #2 (Eternity) Invid War #16 (Eternity) Return to Macross #5 (Eternity) |
Invid War #17 (Eternity) Return to Macross #6 (Eternity) |
The Sentinels Book 3 #3 (Eternity) Invid War #18 (Eternity) Return to Macross #7 (Eternity) |
The Sentinels Book 3 #4 (Eternity) The Sentinels Book 3: The Untold Story #1 (Eternity) The Sentinels Book 3 #5 (Eternity) Invid War: Aftermath #1 (Eternity) |
Return to Macross #8 (Eternity)
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| 1994 |
Invid War: Aftermath #2 (Eternity) Return to Macross #9 (Eternity) The Sentinels Book 3 #6 (Eternity) |
Invid War: Aftermath #3 (Eternity)
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Return to Macross #10 (Eternity) Return to Macross #11 (Eternity) The Sentinels Book 3 #7 (Eternity) |
Return to Macross #12 (Eternity) Invid War: Aftermath #4 (Eternity) The Sentinels Book 3 #8 (Eternity) |
Invid War: Aftermath #5 (Eternity) Invid War: Aftermath #6 (Eternity) |
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The Sentinels Book 3 #9 (Academy) Robotech #0 (Academy) Aftermath #7 (Academy) |
Return to Macross #13 (Academy) The Sentinels Book 3 #10 (Academy) Return to Macross #14 (Academy) Aftermath #8 (Academy) |
Invid World #1 (Academy) The Sentinels Book 3 #11 (Academy) Return to Macross #15/ Warriors #0 (Academy) Aftermath #9 (Academy) Hohsq’s Story #1 (Academy) |
The Sentinels Book 3 #12 (Academy) Return to Macross #16 (Academy) Clone #0 (Academy) Amazon World #1 (Academy) |
| 1995 |
The Sentinels Book 3 #13 (Academy) Return to Macross #17 (Academy) Aftermath #10 (Academy) Clone #1 (Academy) |
Sentinels Book 3 #14 (Academy) Return to Macross #18 (Academy) Aftermath #11 (Academy) Clone #2 (Academy) Warriors #1 (Academy) |
The Sentinels Book 3 #15 (Academy) Return to Macross #19 (Academy) Aftermath #12 (Academy) Clone #3 (Academy) Warriors #2 (Academy) Smith World #1 (Academy) |
The Sentinels Book 3 #16 (Academy) Return to Macross #20 (Academy) Clone #4 (Academy) Warriors #3 (Academy) The Threadbare Heart Collection TPB (Academy) |
The Sentinels Book 3 #17 (Academy) Return to Macross #21 (Academy) Aftermath #13 (Academy) Academy Blues #0 (Academy) |
The Sentinels Book 3 #18 (Academy) Return to Macross #22 (Academy) Clone Special #1 (Academy) Academy Blues #1 (Academy) |
The Sentinels Book 3 #19 (Academy) Return to Macross #23 (Academy) Macross Missions: Destroid #1 (Academy) Cyber World #1 (Academy) |
The Sentinels Book 3 #20 (Academy) Return to Macross #24 (Academy) Clone #5 (Academy) Academy Blues #2 (Academy) |
The Sentinels Book 3 #21 (Academy) Return to Macross #25 (Academy) Mechangel #0 (Academy) Macross Tempest #1 (Academy) Worlds of Robotech Graphic Novel Vol. 1 TPB (Academy) |
The Sentinels Book 3 #22 (Academy) Academy Blues #3 (Academy) Warriors: The Terror Maker Collection TPB (Academy) |
The Sentinels Book 4 #0 (Academy) Sentinels “Winter Wonderland” Swimsuit Special #1 (Academy) Return to Macross #26 (Academy) Macross Missions: Excalibur #1 (Academy) |
The Sentinels Book 4 #1 (Academy) Return to Macross #27 (Academy) Academy Blues #4 (Academy) Metalswarm #1 (Academy) |
| 1996 |
The Sentinels Book 4 #2 (Academy) Return to Macross #28 (Academy) Mechangel #1 (Academy) Feral World #1 (Academy) |
The Sentinels Book 4 #3 (Academy) Return to Macross #29 (Academy) Academy Blues #5 (Academy) Mechangel #2 (Academy) Mordecai #1 (Academy) |
The Sentinels Book 4 #4 (Academy) Return to Macross #30 (Academy) Booby Trap #1 (Academy) |
The Sentinels Book 4 #5 (Academy) Return to Macross #31 (Academy) |
The Sentinels Book 4 #6 (Academy) Return to Macross #32 (Academy) Mechangel #3 (Academy) War of the Believers TPB (Academy) |
The Sentinels Book 4 #7 (Academy) Return to Macross #33 (Academy) Crystal World #1 (Academy) |
The Sentinels Book 4 #8 (Academy) Return to Macross #34 (Academy) Macross Missions: Excalibur II #1 (Academy) |
The Sentinels Book 4 #9 (Academy) Return to Macross #35 (Academy) The Misfits #1 (Academy) |
The Sentinels Book 4 #10 (Academy) Return to Macross #36 (Academy) Star Runners: Carpenter’s Journey #1 (Academy) |
The Sentinels Book 4 #11 (Academy) The Sentinels Halloween Special #1 (Academy) Return to Macross #37 (Academy) |
The Sentinels Book 4 #12 (Academy) Romance #1 (Academy) The Movie #1 (Academy) The Movie #2 (Academy) |
The Sentinels Book 4 #13 (Academy) Breaking Point: Cadet Lisa Hayes Special #1 (Academy) Civil War Stories #1 (Academy) |
| 1997 |
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Robotech #1 (Antarctic)
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Robotech #2 (Antarctic)
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Robotech #3 (Antarctic)
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Vermilion #1 (Antarctic)
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Robotech #4 (Antartic)
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Vermilion #2 (Antarctic)
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Robotech #5 (Antarctic)
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| 1998 |
Vermilion #3 (Antarctic)
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Robotech #6 (Antarctic)
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Vermilion #4 (Antarctic)
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Annual #1 (Antarctic) Robotech #7 (Antarctic) |
Escape #1 (Antarctic) Crystal Dreams #1 (Antarctic) |
Robotech #8 (Antarctic)
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The Sentinels: Rubicon #1 (Antarctic)
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Megastorm Collection TPB (Antarctic) Covert Ops #1 (Antarctic) Wings of Gibraltar #1 (Antarctic) The Sentinels: Rubicon #2 (Antarctic) |
Robotech #9 (Antarctic) Covert Ops #2 (Antarctic) Wings of Gibraltar #2 (Antarctic) |
Robotech #10 (Antarctic)
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| 1999 |
Robotech #11 (Antarctic) Final Fire #1 (Antarctic) |
Class Reunion #1 (Antarctic)
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| 2002 |
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Robotech #0 (WildStorm) Robotech #1 (WildStorm) |
| 2003 |
Robotech #2 (WildStorm) Sourcebook #1 (WildStorm) The Macross Saga Vol. 1 TPB (WildStorm) |
Robotech #3 (WildStorm)
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Robotech #4 (WildStorm)
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Robotech #5 (WildStorm)
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Robotech #6 (WildStorm) The Macross Saga Vol. 2 TPB (WildStorm) |
Love & War #1 (WildStorm)
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Love & War #2 (WildStorm) The Macross Saga Vol. 3 TPB (WildStorm) |
Love & War #3 (WildStorm) The Macross Saga Vol. 4 TPB (WildStorm) |
Love & War #4 (WildStorm)
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Love & War #5 (WildStorm)
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From the Stars TPB (WildStorm) Love & War #6 (WildStorm) |
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| 2004 |
Invasion #1 (WildStorm)
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Invasion #2 (WildStorm)
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Invasion #3 (WildStorm)
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Invasion #4 (WildStorm)
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Invasion #5 (WildStorm)
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| 2005 |
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Prelude to the Shadow Chronicles #1 (WildStorm) Prelude to the Shadow Chronicles #2 (WildStorm) |
Prelude to the Shadow Chronicles #3 (WildStorm)
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Prelude to the Shadow Chronicles #4 (WildStorm) |
| 2006 |
Prelude to the Shadow Chronicles #5 (WildStorm)
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| 2010 |
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Prelude to the Shadow Chronicles TPB
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| 2013 |
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Robotech / Voltron #1 (Dynamite)
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| 2014 |
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Robotech / Voltron #2 (Dynamite)
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Robotech / Voltron #3 (Dynamite)
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Robotech / Voltron #4 (Dynamite)
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Robotech / Voltron #5 (Dynamite)
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| 2015 |
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Robotech / Voltron TPB (Dynamite)
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| 2017 |
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Robotech #1 (Titan)
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Robotech #2 (Titan)
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Robotech #3 (Titan)
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Robotech #4 (Titan)
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Robotech #5 (Titan) |
| 2018 |
Robotech #6 (Titan)
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Robotech #7 (Titan) Robotech Vol. 1: Countdown TPB (Titan) |
Robotech #8 (Titan)
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Robotech #9 (Titan) Robotech Archives: The Macross Saga Vol. 1 TPB (Titan) |
Robotech #10 (Titan) Robotech Vol. 2: Bye Bye Mars TPB (Titan) |
Robotech #11 (Titan)
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Robotech #12 (Titan) Robotech Archives: The Macross Saga Vol. 2 TPB |
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Robotech #13 (Titan) Robotech Vol. 3: Blind Game TPB |
Robotech #14 (Titan) Robotech Archives: The Macross Saga Vol. 3 TPB |
Robotech #15 (Titan) |
| 2019 |
Robotech #16 (Titan)
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Robotech #17 (Titan)
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Robotech #18 (Titan)
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Robotech #19 (Titan)
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Robotech #20 (Titan) Robotech Vol. 4: Lisa’s Report TPB |
Robotech #21 (Titan)
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Robotech #22 (Titan)
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Robotech Vol. 5: Showdown TPB (Titan) Robotech #23 (Titan) |
Robotech #24 (Titan) Robotech Archives: The Sentinels Vol. 1 TPB (Titan) |
Robotech Remix #1 (Titan)
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Robotech Remix #2 (Titan)
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Robotech Remix #3 (Titan) Robotech: Event Horizon TPB (Titan) |
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| 2020 |
Robotech Remix #4 (Titan)
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Robotech Remix Vol. 1: Deja Vu TPB (Titan)
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Robotech Archives: The Masters Vol. 1 (Titan) |
| 2022 |
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Robotech Archives: The Sentinels Vol. 2 (Titan)
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| 2023 |
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Robotech: Rick Hunter #1 (Titan)
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Robotech: Rick Hunter #2 (Titan)
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| 2024 |
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Robotech: Rick Hunter #3 (Titan)
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Robotech: Rick Hunter #4 (Titan)
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Robotech: Rick Hunter TPB (Titan)
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