Power Rangers
A licensed comic-book publishing line and series of adaptations and original stories derived from the Power Rangers television franchise.
Last updated August 21, 2026
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Overview
Power Rangers (comics) refers to the continuing body of comic books, photo comics, magazine strips, and related publications derived from the Power Rangers television franchise. Unlike a single continuous publication, the comics have been produced by a succession of licensees, with each publisher interpreting different television seasons, characters, and story periods. The publishing history began in the 1990s, when Hamilton Comics issued two Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series and a short saga series adapting or recapping material from the original television program. The license subsequently moved to Marvel Comics, which published conventional comic adaptations, photo-comic material connected with Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, and a flip-book series pairing Power Rangers with VR Troopers. Marvel also used the characters in a Masked Rider one-shot. The license changed hands repeatedly during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Image Comics released one issue of a planned Power Rangers Zeo series before losing the license, while Acclaim Comics published the short-lived Saban Powerhouse magazine, including Power Rangers Turbo material and a crossover with Beetleborgs Metallix. Tokyopop later produced photo-comic adaptations of episodes from Power Rangers Ninja Storm and Power Rangers Dino Thunder. In the United Kingdom, Disney Publishing Worldwide, Future Publishing, Egmont, and Panini produced magazine strips and annual material tied to seasons including Ninja Storm, Dino Thunder, S.P.D., Mystic Force, Operation Overdrive, Jungle Fury, RPM, Samurai, and Megaforce. A major expansion began in 2015, when BOOM! Studios and Saban Brands announced a new Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comic series. BOOM!'s program moved beyond straightforward adaptation, building an interconnected mythology with new character development, prequels, alternate histories, crossover events, and stories involving multiple Ranger generations. Important projects included Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Pink, Saban's Go Go Power Rangers, the anniversary event Shattered Grid, Justice League/Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The line also introduced the broader Unlimited Power storyline and the related Power Rangers Universe limited series. The original monthly Mighty Morphin Power Rangers title ended with issue 55 in 2020. It was replaced by the separate Mighty Morphin and Power Rangers titles, which continued the larger narrative before ending in 2022 during the Charge to 100! crossover. That publishing sequence concluded with the relaunch of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers at issue 100. The comics therefore function both as licensed extensions of a screen property and as a substantial continuity of their own, combining recognizable television mythology with original comic-book storytelling. The brand's commercial scope includes single issues, collected editions, limited series, crossover books, magazines, annuals, and digital editions.
History
The Power Rangers comics publishing history is defined by repeated license transfers and by a gradual shift from direct television adaptation toward original continuity. Hamilton Comics established the first substantial comic presence in 1994 and 1995 with two Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series totaling ten issues. It also published a three-issue Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Saga intended to recap television stories. The saga had originally been planned as six issues but was shortened when the license moved to Marvel Comics. Marvel published Power Rangers material from 1995 to 1996. Its output included comic-book and photo-comic adaptations associated with Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, a seven-issue Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series, and a five-issue flip book pairing Power Rangers with VR Troopers. The characters also appeared in a Marvel Masked Rider one-shot. Image Comics obtained the license in 1996 and prepared a Power Rangers Zeo series by Mary Bierbaum and Tom Bierbaum, with art by Todd Nauck, Norm Rapmund, and Laura Penton. Four issues were drawn, but only one was released before Image lost the license. A proposed Youngblood crossover was announced but did not reach publication. Acclaim Comics continued the property in 1997 through the Saban Powerhouse magazine. It ran for three issues, each containing a Power Rangers Turbo comic; one included a Beetleborgs Metallix crossover. Tokyopop returned to photo-comic adaptation in 2003 and 2004, using still images from Ninja Storm and Dino Thunder episodes. Magazine publishing broadened the property's reach in the United Kingdom. Disney Adventures carried a short Ninja Storm strip in 2003. Future Publishing's Jetix Magazine ran strips based on several Jetix-era seasons between 2004 and 2009. Egmont's Power Rangers Magazine published strips from 2004 to 2010, covering seasons from Ninja Storm through RPM. Panini revived the magazine from 2012 to 2015 with strips based on Samurai, Super Samurai, Megaforce, and Super Megaforce. Some material was later collected in annual books. Papercutz produced comic issues tied to Super Samurai and Megaforce in 2012 and 2013, followed by three Mighty Morphin Power Rangers issues in 2014. One issue, By Bug... Betrayed, attracted controversy because a panel showed Trini Kwan being struck by a car, recalling the real-life death of actress Thuy Trang in a car accident. The digital re-release altered the panel by substituting Kimberly Hart. The most ambitious modern phase began in 2015, when BOOM! Studios and Saban Brands launched a new Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series. The line added original stories, prequels, limited series, alternate futures, and crossover events. Go Go Power Rangers supplied a parallel prequel-era title, while Shattered Grid connected the two series for the franchise's 25th anniversary. Later crossovers joined the property with DC's Justice League and IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Necessary Evil became a second major crossover between the two core BOOM! titles. The original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series ended at issue 55 in October 2020. Mighty Morphin and Power Rangers then launched in November under the Unlimited Power storyline. The Eltarian War and Power Rangers Universe expanded that phase before both monthly series ended in 2022 during Charge to 100!. The event concluded with Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #100. Melissa Flores was subsequently announced as a writer, with Simona Di Gianfelice providing art for the next phase. The resulting body of work is a substantial licensed comics continuity rather than a single adaptation series.
- 2022
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers reaches issue 100
[1]Charge to 100! concludes with the relaunch of the title at issue 100.
- 2020
The original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series ends
[1]The series concludes after 55 issues and is replaced by two new titles.
- 2018
Hasbro acquires the broader Power Rangers franchise
[1]Ownership of the underlying franchise moves to Hasbro.
- 2017
Shattered Grid is announced
[1]The crossover links Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Go Go Power Rangers.
- 2015
BOOM! Studios launches a new Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series
[1]The new line begins a sustained period of original Power Rangers comic storytelling.
- 1997
Acclaim publishes Saban Powerhouse
[1]The three-issue magazine features Power Rangers Turbo and other Saban properties.
- 1996
Image Comics publishes Power Rangers Zeo
[1]Only one issue of a planned four-issue series is released.
- 1995
Marvel Comics takes over the license
[1]Marvel publishes television and film adaptations, a new series, and the VR Troopers flip book.
- 1994
Hamilton Comics begins publishing Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
[1]Hamilton Comics publishes the first two Mighty Morphin Power Rangers comic series.
Products and positioning
A youth-oriented and nostalgia-driven superhero comics property that extends Power Rangers television mythology through licensed adaptations, original continuity, anniversary events, and cross-franchise collaborations.
comic-book series · 2015
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
The principal comic title associated with the modern BOOM! Studios line. It began in 2015, developed original stories around the classic Ranger team, and concluded in 2020 after 55 issues before later returning as a relaunch that reached issue 100.
prequel comic-book series · 2017
Saban's Go Go Power Rangers
A BOOM! Studios prequel series announced in 2017. It explored the early period of the Mighty Morphin team and served as one of the two central titles in the Shattered Grid and Necessary Evil crossover structure.
limited series · 2016
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Pink
A limited series announced by BOOM! Studios in 2016 and centered on Kimberly Hart, the Pink Ranger. It expanded the modern comic line beyond the main team title.
comic-book series · 2020
Mighty Morphin
One of two titles launched in November 2020 as part of the Unlimited Power publishing phase. It continued the expanded BOOM! Studios continuity alongside the separate Power Rangers title.
comic-book series · 2020
Power Rangers
A companion series launched with Mighty Morphin in November 2020. Its stories participated in the Unlimited Power storyline and the later Eltarian War phase before the title ended in 2022.
limited series · 2021
Power Rangers Universe
A limited series announced as part of the Eltarian War phase and designed to broaden the mythology of the modern comics continuity.
Controversies
2014
Controversy over the By Bug... Betrayed panel
A Papercutz issue depicted Trini Kwan being hit by a car. Readers criticized the imagery because Thuy Trang, the actress who played Trini in the television series, had died in a car accident. A digital re-release edited the panel and used Kimberly Hart instead.
Brand decisions
2022
Conclude the dual-title structure with Charge to 100!Generation changeBackground
Mighty Morphin and Power Rangers were scheduled to end as part of a special crossover.
Action taken
The event concluded with a relaunched Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #100, followed by a new creative phase.
Aftermath
Melissa Flores was announced as a writer, with Simona Di Gianfelice providing art.
2020
Replace the original monthly title with Mighty Morphin and Power RangersGeneration changeBackground
The original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series ended after 55 issues.
Action taken
Two new monthly series launched in November under the Unlimited Power storyline.
Aftermath
The publishing line continued through The Eltarian War and later Charge to 100!.
2015
Launch an original BOOM! Studios comic continuityProduct launchBackground
BOOM! Studios and Saban Brands sought to reintroduce the property to the comic-book market.
Action taken
They launched a new Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series with original stories and a new creative team.
Aftermath
The line expanded into prequels, limited series, anniversary events, and crossovers.
reported first-issue sales. approximately 100,000 copies (2016)
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