Directory to a Non-Existent Universe

A single, standalone 1987 issue from Eclipse Comics, Directory to a Non-Existent Universe is exactly what its title promises: a guide to a fictional cosmos that never existed in any other comic. It’s a playful, metafictional experiment, presenting an encyclopedia of characters, places, and concepts for a universe that exists only in this book. The project is most closely associated with its creator, who used the format to explore world-building as its own end. Though a brief one-shot, it remains a curious artifact of the era’s willingness to push the boundaries of what a comic could be.