- 1980s in comics
This article lists major events in the field of
comics during the1980s .__NOTOC__
Publications: 1980 - 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989Publications
1980
1981
1982
*"Akira" by
Katsuhiro Otomo debuts in "Young Magazine ".1983
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American Flagg! " byHoward Chaykin debuts.1984
*"Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars" debuts, published by
Marvel Comics and written byJim Shooter . "Secret Wars" was the first of a new breed of large crossover events which would become a staple of both Marvel andDC Comics publishing schedule from that year on.*
Spider-Man 's black costume first appears in "The Amazing Spider-Man " #252, after the character returns from the Secret Wars. The black costume would eventually tie into the origin of the popularsupervillain Venom.*"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" premiers at a
comic book convention inPortsmouth, New Hampshire , published byMirage Studios . Originally conceived byKevin Eastman andPeter Laird as a one-off parody, the comic's popularity has gone on to inspire threetelevision series , numerousvideo game s, four feature films, and a wide range of toys and merchandise.1985
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Crisis on Infinite Earths " debuts, produced byDC Comics to simplify their then-55-year-old continuity. [cite web |url=http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/bobro/106668203954418.htm |title=It's Bob the Answer Man |accessdate=2007-10-04 |last=Rozakis |first=Bob |date=2003 |publisher=Silver Bullet Comics] The series was written byMarv Wolfman , and illustrated byGeorge Pérez (pencils/layouts), withMike DeCarlo ,Dick Giordano , andJerry Ordway (who shared inking/embellishing chores). The series eliminated the concept of the Multiverse in the fictionalDC Universe , and depicted the deaths of such long-standingsuperhero es asSupergirl and the Barry Allen incarnation of the Flash.1986
*"The Man of Steel", a six-issue
comic book limited series written and penciled byJohn Byrne , inked byDick Giordano and published byDC Comics , debuts. The mini-series was designed to revamp theSuperman mythos, using the history-altering effects of "Crisis on Infinite Earths " as an explanation for numerous changes to previous continuity.*"", a four-issue
comic book limited series written and drawn by Frank Miller and published byDC Comics , debuts. It reintroducedBatman to the general public as the psychologically dark character of his original 1930s conception, and helped to usher in an era of "grim and gritty" superheroes from the mid-1980s to mid-1990s.*"
Watchmen ", a twelve-issuecomic book limited series written byAlan Moore , illustrated byDave Gibbons and published byDC Comics , debuts. To date, "Watchmen" remains the only graphic novel to win aHugo Award , [http://dpsinfo.com/awardweb/hugos/80s.html "AwardWeb: Hugo Award Winners"] - "Watchmen" listed as a winner of theHugo Award (retrieved20 April 2006 ) ] and is also the only graphic novel to appear on "Time Magazine"'s 2005 list of "the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to the present." [http://www.time.com/time/2005/100books/0,24459,watchmen,00.html "Time Magazine - ALL-TIME 100 Novels"] – Asynopsis describing "Watchmen" (retrieved14 April 2006 )]1987
1988
1989
Notes
References
* "The Dark Age: Grim, Great & Gimmicky Post-Modern Comics" (by
Mark Voger , 168 pages,TwoMorrows Publishing , ISBN 1893905535)ee also
*
1970s in comics
*other events of the 1980s
*1990s in comics
*List of years in comics
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