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| - | ==1980== | + | ====1980==== |
| - | ===January=== | + | ===January, 1980=== |
| - | *Scientist Alec Holland is killed by a bomb set by a criminal organization called the Conclave, but his bio-restorative formula is apparently responsible for bringing him back to life as a plant creature called the Swamp Thing (though in reality he was chosen by the Parliament of Trees to become the new Erl King). His wife Linda Holland is murdered a week later by the Conclave. Swamp Thing kills her murderers, but security agent Lt. Matt Cable of the DDI mistakenly believes Swamp Thing is responsible for the deaths of the Hollands, whom he had sworn to protect. ["Dark Genesis," | + | * Scientist Alec Holland is killed by a bomb set by a criminal organization called the Conclave, but his bio-restorative formula is apparently responsible for bringing him back to life as a plant creature called the Swamp Thing (though in reality he was chosen by the Parliament of Trees to become the new Erl King). His wife Linda Holland is murdered a week later by the Conclave. Swamp Thing kills her murderers, but security agent Lt. Matt Cable of the DDI mistakenly believes Swamp Thing is responsible for the deaths of the Hollands, whom he had sworn to protect. ["Dark Genesis," |
| - | January 4 | + | |
| - | : President Carter begins an embargo on the sale of grain and hi-tech to the Soviet Union because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. | + | |
| - | January 29 | + | ===February, 1980=== |
| - | : Six U.S. embassy aides escape from Iran with Canadian help during the hostage crisis. | + | * Christopher Chance becomes the Human Target, posing as those targeted to be killed. [ACTION #419} |
| - | ===February=== | + | * The Swamp Thing is kidnapped by the Un-Men, who bring him all the way to the Castle Arcane in Transylvania to meet the evil Anton Arcane, who promises to restore him to his human body. The occult process does change Swamp Thing back into Dr. Alec Holland, while Anton Arcane takes the form of the Swamp Thing, but after Holland realizes Arcane intends to use his new form to kill everyone in the village below, he undoes the transformation. Arcane falls off a precipice, followed by his loyal Un-Men, apparently to his death. Shortly after, the Patchwork Man (the former Gregori Arcane, brother of Anton Arcane and father of Abigail Arcane) escapes from his prison within Castle Arcane and battles the Swamp Thing, each thinking the other intends to harm Abigail Arcane. In saving her, the Patchwork Man falls into a cavern, while Swamp Thing hands Abigail over to Matt Cable, who has tracked him down there. Matt agrees to let Abby go with him back to America, and Swamp Thing trails along beneath their plane. ["The Man Who Wanted Forever," |
| - | *Christopher Chance becomes the Human Target, posing as those targeted to be killed. [ACTION #419} | + | * Superman meets Valdemar of the Flame, a powerful Viking from a lost colony in Maine. [SUPERMAN #260] |
| - | *The Swamp Thing is kidnapped by the Un-Men, who bring him all the way to the Castle Arcane in Transylvania to meet the evil Anton Arcane, who promises to restore him to his human body. The occult process does change Swamp Thing back into Dr. Alec Holland, while Anton Arcane takes the form of the Swamp Thing, but after Holland realizes Arcane intends to use his new form to kill everyone in the village below, he undoes the transformation. Arcane falls off a precipice, followed by his loyal Un-Men, apparently to his death. Shortly after, the Patchwork Man (the former Gregori Arcane, brother of Anton Arcane and father of Abigail Arcane) escapes from his prison within Castle Arcane and battles the Swamp Thing, each thinking the other intends to harm Abigail Arcane. In saving her, the Patchwork Man falls into a cavern, while Swamp Thing hands Abigail over to Matt Cable, who has tracked him down there. Matt agrees to let Abby go with him back to America, and Swamp Thing trails along beneath their plane. ["The Man Who Wanted Forever," | + | |
| - | *Superman meets Valdemar of the Flame, a powerful Viking from a lost colony in Maine. [SUPERMAN #260] | + | ===March, 1980=== |
| - | February 2 | + | * Superman meets Captain Strong, a sailor-man who gains superhuman strength by eating a type of alien seaweed. [ACTION #421] |
| - | : The FBI's Abscam (for Arab scam) undercover operation implicates public officials. | + | * Diana Prince becomes Wonder Woman again after I-Ching is killed and has all her powers restored; she begins working at the United Nations as a translator. She also meets her sister Nubia, who was raised to be her enemy by Mars. [WONDER WOMAN #204] |
| - | ===March=== | + | |
| - | *Superman meets Captain Strong, a sailor-man who gains superhuman strength by eating a type of alien seaweed. [ACTION #421] | + | ===April, 1980=== |
| - | *Diana Prince becomes Wonder Woman again after I-Ching is killed and has all her powers restored; she begins working at the United Nations as a translator. She also meets her sister Nubia, who was raised to be her enemy by Mars. [WONDER WOMAN #204] | + | * The Joker makes it so Batman and Wildcat must box one another. [BRAVE & BOLD #118] |
| - | March 17 | + | * Jimmy Olsen meets an old woman named Lena Lawrence, who helps him and Superman. [JIMMY OLSEN #158] |
| - | : Green Arrow and Green Lantern must face a threat on St. Patrick' | + | * Adventurer Johnny Peril has his first recorded case in a decade, now working primarily as a private investigator specializing in weird cases, sometimes accompanied by psychic Heather Storm, a friend. [Unexpected #200] |
| - | ===April=== | + | * While saving Rebecca and Jeremy Ravenwind from fanatic witch-hunters in Divinity, Maine, one of the townsfolk uses a scythe to cut off Swamp Thing' |
| - | *The Joker makes it so Batman and Wildcat must box one another. [BRAVE & BOLD #118] | + | |
| - | *Jimmy Olsen meets an old woman named Lena Lawrence, who helps him and Superman. [JIMMY OLSEN #158] | + | |
| - | *Adventurer Johnny Peril has his first recorded case in a decade, now working primarily as a private investigator specializing in weird cases, sometimes accompanied by psychic Heather Storm, a friend. [Unexpected #200] | + | |
| - | *While saving Rebecca and Jeremy Ravenwind from fanatic witch-hunters in Divinity, Maine, one of the townsfolk uses a scythe to cut off Swamp Thing' | + | ===May, 1980=== |
| - | April 7 | + | * Paul Kirk is brought back to life by the Council to become the Manhunter once more. [DETECTIVE #437] |
| - | : The U.S. breaks off diplomatic ties with Iran. | + | |
| - | April 12 | + | ===June, 1980=== |
| - | : American athletes withdraw from the Summer Olympic Games in Moscow due to the Soviet Union' | + | * Libra forms the Injustice Gang of the World. [JLA #111, 112] |
| - | April 25 | + | * After Matt Cable and Abby Arcane are kidnapped by the Conclave, Swamp Thing travels to Gotham City and battles the Batman. A supposed philanthropist and friend of Bruce Wayne named Nathan Ellery falls to his death from a tower after he is identified as the head of the Conclave. [" |
| - | : During an attempt to rescue American hostages in Tehran, eight U.S. servicemen are killed, and five are injured. | + | * JLA and JSA help Sandman with Sandy. [JLA #113] |
| - | ===May=== | + | * Jimmy Olsen discovers that Lena Lawrence is really Lucy Lane, who had been working as a secret agent against the 100 but contracted a deadly jungle fever in South America and the cure had prematurely aged her drastically. She gets a job as a nurse and a freak accident restores her youth and beauty. Jimmy tries to reestablish their romance, but she decides to devote her life to helping others instead. [JIMMY OLSEN #160-161] |
| - | *Paul Kirk is brought back to life by the Council to become the Manhunter once more. [DETECTIVE #437] | + | * The JLA help J'Onn J'Onnz fight for the freedom of Mars. [JLA #115] |
| - | May 18 | + | * Lex Luthor accidentally transports himself to Earth-S, where he joins with Mr. Mind in a scheme to destroy Captain Marvel. [SHAZAM! #15] |
| - | : Mt. St. Helens in Washington State erupts, killing 57 people and costing the area $3 billion in damages. The explosion is 500 times greater than the Hiroshima atomic bomb. | + | ===July, 1980=== |
| - | ===June=== | + | * The Flash and E-2 Flash battle Rag Doll. [FLASH #229] |
| - | *Libra forms the Injustice Gang of the World. [JLA #111, 112] | + | * Jack Nimball becomes the second Toyman, and the original Toyman teams with Superman to bring him in. [ACTION #432] |
| - | *After Matt Cable and Abby Arcane are kidnapped by the Conclave, Swamp Thing travels to Gotham City and battles the Batman. A supposed philanthropist and friend of Bruce Wayne named Nathan Ellery falls to his death from a tower after he is identified as the head of the Conclave. [" | + | * Batman drawn temporarily into Kamandi' |
| - | *JLA and JSA help Sandman with Sandy. [JLA #113] | + | * A relaxing beach trip is anything but for the robot Metal Men when the Ocean Master strikes. [Big Beach Brouhaha] |
| - | *Jimmy Olsen discovers that Lena Lawrence is really Lucy Lane, who had been working as a secret agent against the 100 but contracted a deadly jungle fever in South America and the cure had prematurely aged her drastically. She gets a job as a nurse and a freak accident restores her youth and beauty. Jimmy tries to reestablish their romance, but she decides to devote her life to helping others instead. [JIMMY OLSEN #160-161] | + | |
| - | *The JLA help J'Onn J'Onnz fight for the freedom of Mars. [JLA #115] | + | ===August, 1980=== |
| - | *Lex Luthor accidentally transports himself to Earth-S, where he joins with Mr. Mind in a scheme to destroy Captain Marvel. [SHAZAM! #15] | + | * Matt Cable and Jefferson Bolt capture the Swamp Thing in his Louisiana bayou, then take him back to DDI headquarters in Washington, D.C. There, the Swamp Thing confesses to Matt Cable that he is Alec Holland, something Cable had long suspected but hadn't wanted to admit. He and Abigail Arcane decide to break him out of his prison and help him escape. Bolt tries to stop them at first, until Cable tells him what he learned from the Swamp Thing, and he agrees to help them with their plot to let Swamp Thing escape by burying him in the grave of the dead scientist who was killed trying to protect him, allowing Swamp Thing to later escape. When Swamp Thing doesn' |
| - | ===July=== | + | * The Joker competes with Two-Face to steal some priceless gold doubloons. [JOKER #1] |
| - | *The Flash and E-2 Flash battle Rag Doll. [FLASH #229] | + | ===September, 1980=== |
| - | *Jack Nimball becomes the second Toyman, and the original Toyman teams with Superman to bring him in. [ACTION #432] | + | * Superman meets Captain Thunder, a super-hero from a parallel world, and sends him back. [SUPERMAN #276] |
| - | *Batman drawn temporarily into Kamandi' | + | * Wonder Woman begins her " |
| - | *A relaxing beach trip is anything but for the robot Metal Men when the Ocean Master strikes. [Big Beach Brouhaha] | + | * The Joker hooks up with Willie the Weeper. [JOKER #2] |
| - | July 27 | + | * Golden Eagle gets his wings. [JLA #116] |
| - | : The Shah of Iran dies at age 60. | + | |
| - | ===August=== | + | |
| - | *Matt Cable and Jefferson Bolt capture the Swamp Thing in his Louisiana bayou, then take him back to DDI headquarters in Washington, D.C. There, the Swamp Thing confesses to Matt Cable that he is Alec Holland, something Cable had long suspected but hadn't wanted to admit. He and Abigail Arcane decide to break him out of his prison and help him escape. Bolt tries to stop them at first, until Cable tells him what he learned from the Swamp Thing, and he agrees to help them with their plot to let Swamp Thing escape by burying him in the grave of the dead scientist who was killed trying to protect him, allowing Swamp Thing to later escape. When Swamp Thing doesn' | + | ===October, 1980=== |
| - | *The Joker competes with Two-Face to steal some priceless gold doubloons. [JOKER #1] | + | * Hawkman and Hawkgirl return to Earth. [JLA #117] |
| - | ===September=== | + | * Paul Kirk (Manhunter) is killed in his attempt to bring down the Council. [DETECTIVE #443] |
| - | *Superman meets Captain Thunder, a super-hero from a parallel world, and sends him back. [SUPERMAN #276] | + | * Travis Morgan meets his grown daughter Jennifer. [WARLORD #38] |
| - | *Wonder Woman begins her " | + | * The Creeper gets amnesia after a battle with the Joker and becomes persuaded to be the Joker' |
| - | *The Joker hooks up with Willie the Weeper. [JOKER #2] | + | |
| - | *Golden Eagle gets his wings. [JLA #116] | + | ===November, 1980=== |
| - | September 17 | + | * Superman meets Vartox, a super-hero from another world. [SUPERMAN #281] |
| - | : Ousted Nicaraguan ruler Anastasio Somoza Debayla is assassinated in Paraguay. | + | * Adam Strange marries Alanna on Rann (14th). [JLA #121] |
| - | September 19 | + | * Dorcas Leigh becomes Godiva. [Bad Hair Day] |
| - | : The Iran-Iraq begins, lasting eight years. | + | |
| - | ===October=== | + | ===December, 1980=== |
| - | *Hawkman and Hawkgirl return to Earth. [JLA #117] | + | * Green Arrow strives to rescue Dinah Lance from the Joker, who has fallen in love with her. [JOKER #4] |
| - | *Paul Kirk (Manhunter) is killed in his attempt to bring down the Council. [DETECTIVE #443] | + | |
| - | *Travis Morgan meets his grown daughter Jennifer. [WARLORD #38] | + | |
| - | *The Creeper gets amnesia after a battle with the Joker and becomes persuaded to be the Joker' | + | |
| - | October 31 | + | |
| - | : Halloween in Rutland is always wild as the Atom, Hawkman and Hawkgirl can attest. [Atom and Hawkman: Spooks and Spells] | + | |
| - | ===November=== | + | |
| - | *Superman meets Vartox, a super-hero from another world. [SUPERMAN #281] | + | |
| - | *Adam Strange marries Alanna on Rann (14th). [JLA #121] | + | |
| - | *Dorcas Leigh becomes Godiva. [Bad Hair Day] | + | |
| - | November 4 | + | |
| - | : Ronald Reagan is elected president of the United States. | + | |
| - | ===December=== | + | |
| - | *Green Arrow strives to rescue Dinah Lance from the Joker, who has fallen in love with her. [JOKER #4] | + | |
| - | December 8 | + | |
| - | : John Lennon of the Beatles is shot dead in New York City. | + | |
| - | December 24 | + | |
| - | : Green Arrow and Red Tornado work together on Christmas eve. [The Greatest Gift] | + | |
| - | ==1981== | + | ====1981==== |
| - | *AIDS is first identified. | + | * AIDS is first identified. |
| - | ===January=== | + | ===January, 1981=== |
| - | *The JLA and JSA battle the Injustice Society with help from some Earth-Prime writers. [JLA #123-124] | + | * The JLA and JSA battle the Injustice Society with help from some Earth-Prime writers. [JLA #123-124] |
| - | *Wildcat and the Creeper team up to face Proteus in San Lorenzo. [SUPER-TEAM FAMILY #2] | + | * Wildcat and the Creeper team up to face Proteus in San Lorenzo. [SUPER-TEAM FAMILY #2] |
| - | *The spirit of the Spectre from E-2 begins to inhabit the body of his E-1 doppleganger Jim Corrigan. He acts with self-righteous vengeance. [ADVENTURE #431] | + | * The spirit of the Spectre from E-2 begins to inhabit the body of his E-1 doppleganger Jim Corrigan. He acts with self-righteous vengeance. [ADVENTURE #431] |
| - | *Karen Beecher begins to work as an assistant for S.T.A.R. Labs scientist Dr. Blake Mansfield. [TW: Buzz Buzz] | + | * Karen Beecher begins to work as an assistant for S.T.A.R. Labs scientist Dr. Blake Mansfield. [TW: Buzz Buzz] |
| - | January 20 | + | |
| - | *President Ronald Reagan is inaugurated. | + | * President Ronald Reagan is inaugurated. |
| - | *A U.S.-Iran agreement ends the Iran Hostage Crisis, freeing 52 hostages held in Tehran since 1979. | + | * A U.S.-Iran agreement ends the Iran Hostage Crisis, freeing 52 hostages held in Tehran since 1979. |
| - | ===February=== | + | ===February, 1981=== |
| - | *Mark Shaw becomes the new Manhunter. [FIRST ISSUE SPECIAL #5] | + | * Mark Shaw becomes the new Manhunter. [FIRST ISSUE SPECIAL #5] |
| - | *The Joker competes with the Royal Flush gang to steal some valuable paintings. [JOKER #5] | + | * The Joker competes with the Royal Flush gang to steal some valuable paintings. [JOKER #5] |
| - | *Wonder Woman completes her " | + | * Wonder Woman completes her " |
| - | *Red Tornado is killed. [JLA #129] | + | * Red Tornado is killed. [JLA #129] |
| - | *The first SSOSV is formed. [SSOSV #1] | + | * The first SSOSV is formed. [SSOSV #1] |
| - | *Green Lantern battles the Floronic Man. [FLASH #245-246] | + | * Green Lantern battles the Floronic Man. [FLASH #245-246] |
| - | ===March=== | + | ===March, 1981=== |
| - | *Superman and Jimmy Olsen once again become Nightwing and Flamebird in Kandor. [SUPERMAN FAMILY #173] | + | * Superman and Jimmy Olsen once again become Nightwing and Flamebird in Kandor. [SUPERMAN FAMILY #173] |
| - | *Captain Comet returns to Earth. [SSOSV #2] | + | * Captain Comet returns to Earth. [SSOSV #2] |
| - | *An actor playing Sherlock Holmes believes he is the real deal after the Joker bops him on the head. [JOKER #6] | + | * An actor playing Sherlock Holmes believes he is the real deal after the Joker bops him on the head. [JOKER #6] |
| - | *Johnny Peril concludes his greatest case, the Quest of the Seven Stars, as he defeats an alien at the Temple of the Seven Stars in northern Canada. [Unexpected #211] | + | * Johnny Peril concludes his greatest case, the Quest of the Seven Stars, as he defeats an alien at the Temple of the Seven Stars in northern Canada. [Unexpected #211] |
| - | March 30 | + | |
| - | : President Reagan is wounded in an assassination attempt. | + | ===April, 1981=== |
| - | ===April=== | + | * Manhunter reveals it is Darkseid who formed the SSOSV to replace Intergang. [SSOSV #2, #3] |
| - | *Manhunter reveals it is Darkseid who formed the SSOSV to replace Intergang. [SSOSV #2, #3] | + | * Superman battles Solomon Grundy when he comes from Earth-2, and he encounters the criminal organization known as S.K.U.L.L. [SUPERMAN #301] |
| - | *Superman battles Solomon Grundy when he comes from Earth-2, and he encounters the criminal organization known as S.K.U.L.L. [SUPERMAN #301] | + | * Wildcat returns to Earth-2 permanently. [Lost Heroes] |
| - | *Wildcat returns to Earth-2 permanently. [Lost Heroes] | + | * An experiment gone awry transfers Luthor' |
| - | *An experiment gone awry transfers Luthor' | + | |
| - | April 12 | + | ===May, 1981=== |
| - | : NASA launches the first Space Shuttle, the first reusable spacecraft to be flown into orbit. | + | * Rip Hunter and his team (Jeff Smith, Bonnie Baxter, and Corky Baxter) arrive from the year 1965 and decide to remain in this time. While Bonnie and Corky enroll in school to catch up on their learning, Rip and Jeff begin to rework the time sphere' |
| - | ===May=== | + | * Karate Kid arrives from the 30th Century to live in New York City. [KARATE KID #1] |
| - | *Rip Hunter and his team (Jeff Smith, Bonnie Baxter, and Corky Baxter) arrive from the year 1965 and decide to remain in this time. While Bonnie and Corky enroll in school to catch up on their learning, Rip and Jeff begin to rework the time sphere' | + | * The Dynamite Duo battles a pair of plant-themed foes in Washington DC. [Seeds of Discontent] |
| - | *Karate Kid arrives from the 30th Century to live in New York City. [KARATE KID #1] | + | * The mindless Swamp Thing duplicate grown from Swamp Thing' |
| - | *The Dynamite Duo battles a pair of plant-themed foes in Washington DC. [Seeds of Discontent] | + | |
| - | *The mindless Swamp Thing duplicate grown from Swamp Thing' | + | ===June, 1981=== |
| - | May 13 | + | * Joker steals some fear-gas from STAR and competes with Scarecrow on whose fear weapon is mightier. [JOKER #8] |
| - | : Pope John Paul II is wounded in an assassination attempt. | + | * Kobra makes his first public appearance. His brother Jason Burr must stop him and find out the connection they share. [KOBRA #1] |
| - | ===June=== | + | * Steve Trevor is brought back to life by Aphrodite; becomes Steve Howard. [WONDER WOMAN #223] |
| - | *Joker steals some fear-gas from STAR and competes with Scarecrow on whose fear weapon is mightier. [JOKER #8] | + | * In order to compete with GBS, UBC president Samuel Tanner orders Dr. Peter Silverstone to create a new super-hero, but is turned into Blackrock by the doctor himself as Superman' |
| - | *Kobra makes his first public appearance. His brother Jason Burr must stop him and find out the connection they share. [KOBRA #1] | + | * The Swamp Thing returns to Alec Holland' |
| - | *Steve Trevor is brought back to life by Aphrodite; becomes Steve Howard. [WONDER WOMAN #223] | + | * The Rogues hold a wake for the deceased Top. [FLASH #243-244] |
| - | *In order to compete with GBS, UBC president Samuel Tanner orders Dr. Peter Silverstone to create a new super-hero, but is turned into Blackrock by the doctor himself as Superman' | + | * The Freedom Fighters of Earth-X travel (Uncle Sam, Doll Man, Phantom Lady, Black Condor, the Ray, and the Human Bomb) to Earth-1 for a vacation and end up being stuck there. [FREEDOM FIGHTERS #1] |
| - | *The Swamp Thing returns to Alec Holland' | + | * Robin tangles with the Joker' |
| - | *The Rogues hold a wake for the deceased Top. [FLASH #243-244] | + | ===July, 1981=== |
| - | *The Freedom Fighters of Earth-X travel (Uncle Sam, Doll Man, Phantom Lady, Black Condor, the Ray, and the Human Bomb) to Earth-1 for a vacation and end up being stuck there. [FREEDOM FIGHTERS #1] | + | * Green Lantern and Green Arrow become a duo again. [GREEN LANTERN #90] |
| - | *Robin tangles with the Joker' | + | * The Joker and Catwoman compete for an actor' |
| - | ===July=== | + | * Batgirl and Robin battle the Huntress and Sportsmaster of Earth-1 (first appearance) [BATMAN FAMILY #7] |
| - | *Green Lantern and Green Arrow become a duo again. [GREEN LANTERN #90] | + | * Rory Regan debuts as the Ragman in Gotham City. [RAGMAN #1] |
| - | *The Joker and Catwoman compete for an actor' | + | * The Teen Titans reform after being attacked by Dr. Light. [TEEN TITANS #44] |
| - | *Batgirl and Robin battle the Huntress and Sportsmaster of Earth-1 (first appearance) [BATMAN FAMILY #7] | + | * The Atom is the first to battles the Calculator. [DETECTIVE #463] |
| - | *Rory Regan debuts as the Ragman in Gotham City. [RAGMAN #1] | + | ===August, 1981=== |
| - | *The Teen Titans reform after being attacked by Dr. Light. [TEEN TITANS #44] | + | * Black Canary battles the Calculator [DETECTIVE #464] |
| - | *The Atom is the first to battles the Calculator. [DETECTIVE #463] | + | * The original Toyman comes out of retirement, murders the second Toyman and attacks Superman. [SUPERMAN #305] |
| - | ===August=== | + | * Cave Carson discovers a golden temple 15 miles underground, |
| - | *Black Canary battles the Calculator [DETECTIVE #464] | + | ===September, 1981=== |
| - | *The original Toyman comes out of retirement, murders the second Toyman and attacks Superman. [SUPERMAN #305] | + | * Robin faces Catwoman and Catgirl, the latter turning out to be the Joker' |
| - | *Cave Carson discovers a golden temple 15 miles underground, | + | * Black Lightning makes his debut. [BLACK LIGHTNING #1] |
| - | ===September=== | + | * The Teen Titans open a disco in Farmingdale, |
| - | *Robin faces Catwoman and Catgirl, the latter turning out to be the Joker' | + | * The JLA and the JSA team-up with the heroes of Earth-S. [JLA #135-137] |
| - | *Black Lightning makes his debut. [BLACK LIGHTNING #1] | + | * The Freedom Fighters and Wonder Woman battle King Sampson. [FREEDOM FIGHTERS #4-5] |
| - | *The Teen Titans open a disco in Farmingdale, | + | * Batgirl and Robin together face the Joker' |
| - | *The JLA and the JSA team-up with the heroes of Earth-S. [JLA #135-137] | + | * Elongated Man battles the Calculator [DETECTIVE #465] |
| - | *The Freedom Fighters and Wonder Woman battle King Sampson. [FREEDOM FIGHTERS #4-5] | + | * Prof. Vulko is crowned the new King of Atlantis. [ADVENTURE #448] |
| - | *Batgirl and Robin together face the Joker' | + | * The Teen Titans battle three sets of twin villains working for Two-Face. The Joker' |
| - | *Elongated Man battles the Calculator [DETECTIVE #465] | + | * The Freedom Fighters flee to Albany and face the Flamesplasher twins. [Burning Vengeance] |
| - | *Prof. Vulko is crowned the new King of Atlantis. [ADVENTURE #448] | + | * Hawkman battles the Calculator. [DETECTIVE #466] |
| - | *The Teen Titans battle three sets of twin villains working for Two-Face. The Joker' | + | |
| - | *The Freedom Fighters flee to Albany and face the Flamesplasher twins. [Burning Vengeance] | + | ===October, 1981=== |
| - | *Hawkman battles the Calculator. [DETECTIVE #466] | + | * Wonder Woman meets the Earth-2 Wonder Woman of 1943. [WONDER WOMAN #228] |
| - | September 21 | + | * The Manhunter clone dies while battling Darkseid. Sinestro causes a San Francisco quake.[SSOSV #5] |
| - | : Sandra Day O' | + | * To settle a dispute on whether the Huntress should become a heroine or remain a villainess, she and the Sportsmaster arrange a baseball game between a team of heroes and a team of villains. [DC SUPER-STARS #10] |
| - | ===October=== | + | * Jonny Double aids Jason Burr against Kobra. [KOBRA #5-7] |
| - | *Wonder Woman meets the Earth-2 Wonder Woman of 1943. [WONDER WOMAN #228] | + | * The Joker' |
| - | *The Manhunter clone dies while battling Darkseid. Sinestro causes a San Francisco quake.[SSOSV #5] | + | * Tommy Tomorrow and his starship are pulled into Earth' |
| - | *To settle a dispute on whether the Huntress should become a heroine or remain a villainess, she and the Sportsmaster arrange a baseball game between a team of heroes and a team of villains. [DC SUPER-STARS #10] | + | * Vandal Savage crosses over to Earth-1 from his native Earth-2 (where it is December, 1976). [ALL-STAR #65] |
| - | *Jonny Double aids Jason Burr against Kobra. [KOBRA #5-7] | + | * Roger Corben, SKULL member and brother of the original Metallo, becomes a second Metallo with a kryptonite heart and battles Superman. [SUPERMAN #310] |
| - | *The Joker' | + | * Batman and the other JLA members stop the Calculator. [DETECTIVE #468] |
| - | *Tommy Tomorrow and his starship are pulled into Earth' | + | * Deimos has his body restored by the Evil One but loses his powers. He uses Jennifer Morgan as bait to trap the Warlord. [WARLORD #50] |
| - | *Vandal Savage crosses over to Earth-1 from his native Earth-2 (where it is December, 1976). [ALL-STAR #65] | + | * Batman' |
| - | *Roger Corben, SKULL member and brother of the original Metallo, becomes a second Metallo with a kryptonite heart and battles Superman. [SUPERMAN #310] | + | * Hawkman meets Swamp Thing. [Of Hawks and Hauntings] |
| - | *Batman and the other JLA members stop the Calculator. [DETECTIVE #468] | + | * The JLA encounter the Manhunters. [JLA #140-141] |
| - | *Deimos has his body restored by the Evil One but loses his powers. He uses Jennifer Morgan as bait to trap the Warlord. [WARLORD #50] | + | * In the bottle city of Kandor, scientists Van-Zee and Ak-Var first become Nightwing II and Flamebird II in order to stop the scientist Zal-Te and a monster he controls. [" |
| - | *Batman' | + | * Three JLA members battle the Construct. [JLA #142] |
| - | *Hawkman meets Swamp Thing. [Of Hawks and Hauntings] | + | * The Joker squares off with the Trickster. [Tricks and Treats] |
| - | *The JLA encounter the Manhunters. [JLA #140-141] | + | * The Freedom Fighters in Rutland, Vermont. [FREEDOM FIGHTERS #6] |
| - | *In the bottle city of Kandor, scientists Van-Zee and Ak-Var first become Nightwing II and Flamebird II in order to stop the scientist Zal-Te and a monster he controls. [" | + | ===November, 1981=== |
| - | *Three JLA members battle the Construct. [JLA #142] | + | * Lois Lane meets a new super-hero called the Human Cannonball (Ryan Chase). [SUPERMAN FAMILY #183] |
| - | *The Joker squares off with the Trickster. [Tricks and Treats] | + | * The Metal Men battle Eclipso. [METAL MEN #48-49] |
| - | *The Freedom Fighters in Rutland, Vermont. [FREEDOM FIGHTERS #6] | + | * Captain Comet begins to track down the SSOSV members lose. Teams up with Black Canary against the three " |
| - | ===November=== | + | * The JLA meets the Privateer (Mark Shaw) and almost breaks up. [JLA #143] |
| - | *Lois Lane meets a new super-hero called the Human Cannonball (Ryan Chase). [SUPERMAN FAMILY #183] | + | * Green Arrow reads up on the true origin of the JLA. [JLA #144] |
| - | *The Metal Men battle Eclipso. [METAL MEN #48-49] | + | * Aquaman battles the Marine Marauder. [ADVENTURE #449] |
| - | *Captain Comet begins to track down the SSOSV members lose. Teams up with Black Canary against the three " | + | * Batman battles the Quakemaster (1st appearance) [DC SPECIAL #28] |
| - | *The JLA meets the Privateer (Mark Shaw) and almost breaks up. [JLA #143] | + | |
| - | *Green Arrow reads up on the true origin of the JLA. [JLA #144] | + | ===December, 1981=== |
| - | *Aquaman battles the Marine Marauder. [ADVENTURE #449] | + | * The Vigilante' |
| - | *Batman battles the Quakemaster (1st appearance) [DC SPECIAL #28] | + | * The JLA battle Count Crystal and his carnival of souls. [JLA #145] |
| - | November 2-3 | + | * Red Tornado returns from the dead, and Hawkgirl joins. [JLA #146] |
| - | : The Challengers of the Unknown solve the mystery of a haunted inn. Corinna Stark, one of the replacement members, breaks the spell trapping a man from the 1860s by agreeing to live with him in his own time. As a result, she is utterly unknown and forgotten by anyone who ever knew her in the present, including her fellow Challengers. [" | + | * Superman and the Flash battle Nam-Ek, a survivor of Krypton with a Rondor horn. Amalak, meanwhile, creates " |
| - | ===December=== | + | * Batman tries to get Plastic Man out of a case of holiday depression. [BRAVE & BOLD #148] |
| - | *The Vigilante' | + | * Lex Luthor takes over the SSOSV and has a trio of sorcerors attack the Superman movie set in Japan. Captain Comet and Hawkgirl stop the villains. [SSOSV #7] |
| - | *The JLA battle Count Crystal and his carnival of souls. [JLA #145] | + | |
| - | *Red Tornado returns from the dead, and Hawkgirl joins. [JLA #146] | + | * Karate Kid spends the holidays in the 20th Century and gets some surprise visitors. [An Old Fashioned Christmas] |
| - | *Superman and the Flash battle Nam-Ek, a survivor of Krypton with a Rondor horn. Amalak, meanwhile, creates " | + | * Red Tornado meets the young orphan Traya on Christmas eve. [JLA #152] |
| - | *Batman tries to get Plastic Man out of a case of holiday depression. [BRAVE & BOLD #148] | + | |
| - | *Lex Luthor takes over the SSOSV and has a trio of sorcerors attack the Superman movie set in Japan. Captain Comet and Hawkgirl stop the villains. [SSOSV #7] | + | |
| - | December 24 | + | |
| - | *Karate Kid spends the holidays in the 20th Century and gets some surprise visitors. [An Old Fashioned Christmas] | + | |
| - | *Red Tornado meets the young orphan Traya on Christmas eve. [JLA #152] | + | |
| - | ==1982== | + | ====1982==== |
| - | ===January=== | + | ===January, 1982=== |
| - | *Power Fist battles Black Lightning. [BL: Fist Raised In Anger] | + | * Power Fist battles Black Lightning. [BL: Fist Raised In Anger] |
| - | *The Wizard secretly hires the SSOSV to locate the Sorceror' | + | * The Wizard secretly hires the SSOSV to locate the Sorceror' |
| - | *Ashira teaches Jennifer Morgan the ways of magic. [WARLORD #53] | + | * Ashira teaches Jennifer Morgan the ways of magic. [WARLORD #53] |
| - | *The JLA and the JSA meet the LSH and battle Mordru. [JLA #147 -148] | + | * The JLA and the JSA meet the LSH and battle Mordru. [JLA #147 -148] |
| - | *The Global Guardians are formed. [Global Guardians: Heroes of the World, Unite!] | + | * The Global Guardians are formed. [Global Guardians: Heroes of the World, Unite!] |
| - | *The Teen Titans and the Titans West team up. [TEEN TITANS #50 - 52] | + | * The Teen Titans and the Titans West team up. [TEEN TITANS #50 - 52] |
| - | ===February=== | + | ===February, 1982=== |
| - | *Superman teams up with Karate Kid. [DCCP: A Matter Of Mind] | + | * Superman teams up with Karate Kid. [DCCP: A Matter Of Mind] |
| - | *Four-year-old Arthur Curry, Jr. (Aquababy) dies due to Black Manta' | + | * Four-year-old Arthur Curry, Jr. (Aquababy) dies due to Black Manta' |
| - | *The Flash first battles the Golden Glider. [FLASH #250-251] | + | * The Flash first battles the Golden Glider. [FLASH #250-251] |
| - | *Lana Lang returns to Metropolis from Europe and becomes Clark Kent's co-anchor at WGBS. [SUPERMAN #317] | + | * Lana Lang returns to Metropolis from Europe and becomes Clark Kent's co-anchor at WGBS. [SUPERMAN #317] |
| - | *Five JLAers are attacked one by one by a new SSOSV line up. Captain Comet helps the heroes. [DC SPECIAL SERIES #6] | + | * Five JLAers are attacked one by one by a new SSOSV line up. Captain Comet helps the heroes. [DC SPECIAL SERIES #6] |
| - | *A new Solomon Grundy is created from slime left by the Earth-2 Solomon Grundy, and is used by the Parasite against Superman. [SUPERMAN #319-322] | + | * A new Solomon Grundy is created from slime left by the Earth-2 Solomon Grundy, and is used by the Parasite against Superman. [SUPERMAN #319-322] |
| - | *The Atom takes a Time Pool trip to 1876 to discover why a prototype telephone created by Alexander Graham Bell appears to be a phony. [DC SPECIAL SERIES #1] | + | * The Atom takes a Time Pool trip to 1876 to discover why a prototype telephone created by Alexander Graham Bell appears to be a phony. [DC SPECIAL SERIES #1] |
| - | *Snapper Carr returns as the Star-Tsar and battles the JLA. [JLA #149-150] | + | * Snapper Carr returns as the Star-Tsar and battles the JLA. [JLA #149-150] |
| - | *A relaxing vacation is anything but for the Flash. [Flash: Frozen Concentrate] | + | * A relaxing vacation is anything but for the Flash. [Flash: Frozen Concentrate] |
| - | *Hal Jordan, son of Larry, becomes Air Wave II. [GREEN LANTERN #100] | + | * Hal Jordan, son of Larry, becomes Air Wave II. [GREEN LANTERN #100] |
| - | ===March=== | + | ===March, 1982=== |
| - | *The Atom searches for the kidnapped Jean Loring. Gets help from Flash and Supergirl [SUPER-TEAM FAMILY #11], Green Lantern and Hawkman [SUPER-TEAM FAMILY #12], and Captain Comet [SUPER-TEAM FAMILY #13]. | + | * The Atom searches for the kidnapped Jean Loring. Gets help from Flash and Supergirl [SUPER-TEAM FAMILY #11], Green Lantern and Hawkman [SUPER-TEAM FAMILY #12], and Captain Comet [SUPER-TEAM FAMILY #13]. |
| - | *Ronnie Raymond and Martin Stein become the composite nuclear man known as Firestorm. [FIRESTORM #1] | + | * Ronnie Raymond and Martin Stein become the composite nuclear man known as Firestorm. [FIRESTORM #1] |
| - | *Superman and Muhammad Ali have a boxing match under a red sun. [ALL-NEW COLLECTORS EDITION #C-56] | + | * Superman and Muhammad Ali have a boxing match under a red sun. [ALL-NEW COLLECTORS EDITION #C-56] |
| - | ===April=== | + | ===April, 1982=== |
| - | *June Robbins becomes the fifth member of the Challengers. [CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN #81-82] | + | * June Robbins becomes the fifth member of the Challengers. [CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN #81-82] |
| - | *The Atom finally rescues Jean Loring with Wonder Woman' | + | * The Atom finally rescues Jean Loring with Wonder Woman' |
| - | *Superman creates his Supermobile. [ACTION #481] | + | * Superman creates his Supermobile. [ACTION #481] |
| - | *Aquaman enlists the aid of Batman and Green Lantern to battle Kobra. [AQUAMAN #61] | + | * Aquaman enlists the aid of Batman and Green Lantern to battle Kobra. [AQUAMAN #61] |
| - | *Alec Holland -- who has lived a normal life as a human for nearly a year, with Ruth Monroe as his girlfriend -- finds himself beginning to slowly change back to his Swamp Thing form, so he begins creating an active bio-restorative formula once more in an effort to reverse the change. Dustin Clayburne recruits Alec to help the Challengers of the Unknown against the minions of M' | + | * Alec Holland -- who has lived a normal life as a human for nearly a year, with Ruth Monroe as his girlfriend -- finds himself beginning to slowly change back to his Swamp Thing form, so he begins creating an active bio-restorative formula once more in an effort to reverse the change. Dustin Clayburne recruits Alec to help the Challengers of the Unknown against the minions of M' |
| - | *After boxes containing fearsome monsters from the future begin appearing all over, the Challengers of the Unknown and Swamp Thing rescue Rip Hunter and his team from the Sunset Lords in the far future year of 12 million A.D., where they have been stranded ever since their last known appearance in 1965. Meanwhile, the Challengers recruit the Justice League of America and various heroes to defeat the time-monsters in the present. Upon their return to the present, the Challengers, | + | * After boxes containing fearsome monsters from the future begin appearing all over, the Challengers of the Unknown and Swamp Thing rescue Rip Hunter and his team from the Sunset Lords in the far future year of 12 million A.D., where they have been stranded ever since their last known appearance in 1965. Meanwhile, the Challengers recruit the Justice League of America and various heroes to defeat the time-monsters in the present. Upon their return to the present, the Challengers, |
| - | *The Wizard gets his hands on the Sorcerer' | + | * The Wizard gets his hands on the Sorcerer' |
| - | *A series of floods puts Aquaman on the case. [Aquaman: Wash Out] | + | * A series of floods puts Aquaman on the case. [Aquaman: Wash Out] |
| - | *The Teen Titans disband. [TEEN TITANS #53] | + | * The Teen Titans disband. [TEEN TITANS #53] |
| - | *Superman teams up with the just disbanded Teen Titans. Gnarrk is killed by Chronos. [DCCP: Times of the Titans book 3] | + | * Superman teams up with the just disbanded Teen Titans. Gnarrk is killed by Chronos. [DCCP: Times of the Titans book 3] |
| - | *Karate Kid returns to the 30th Century after a side trip to Kamandi' | + | * Karate Kid returns to the 30th Century after a side trip to Kamandi' |
| - | ===May=== | + | ===May, 1982=== |
| - | *Robotman teams with Tempest, Celsius and Negative Woman to form the New Doom Patrol. [SHOWCASE #94-96]. | + | * Robotman teams with Tempest, Celsius and Negative Woman to form the New Doom Patrol. [SHOWCASE #94-96]. |
| - | *Dr. Albert Michaels of STAR Labs, the leader of SKULL, becomes the Atomic Skull and battles Superman. [SUPERMAN #323-324] | + | * Dr. Albert Michaels of STAR Labs, the leader of SKULL, becomes the Atomic Skull and battles Superman. [SUPERMAN #323-324] |
| - | *Superman battles Blackrock III. [SUPERMAN #325-326] | + | * Superman battles Blackrock III. [SUPERMAN #325-326] |
| - | *Microwave Man comes out of retirement after 40 years, and Superman battles him, deliberately losing; Microwave Man then dies of old age. [ACTION #487-488] | + | * Microwave Man comes out of retirement after 40 years, and Superman battles him, deliberately losing; Microwave Man then dies of old age. [ACTION #487-488] |
| - | *Rocky Davis proposes to June, the team splits. [CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN #87] | + | * Rocky Davis proposes to June, the team splits. [CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN #87] |
| - | *While imprisoned, an impersonator takes Travis Morgan' | + | * While imprisoned, an impersonator takes Travis Morgan' |
| - | *Captain Comet chases the Wizard' | + | * Captain Comet chases the Wizard' |
| - | *The JLA men have an early bachelor party for the Atom. [JLA #151] | + | * The JLA men have an early bachelor party for the Atom. [JLA #151] |
| - | ===June=== | + | ===June, 1982=== |
| - | *Green Lanterns from E-1 and E-2 battle the Starheart. [GREEN LANTERN #111-112] | + | * Green Lanterns from E-1 and E-2 battle the Starheart. [GREEN LANTERN #111-112] |
| - | *The Wizard takes the SSOSV to Earth-2 to battle the JSA. [SSOSV #15, JSA: the Redundant Rogues] | + | * The Wizard takes the SSOSV to Earth-2 to battle the JSA. [SSOSV #15, JSA: the Redundant Rogues] |
| - | *Jimmy Olsen and the Newsboy Legion comes to Gabriel' | + | * Jimmy Olsen and the Newsboy Legion comes to Gabriel' |
| - | *JLA goes to Earth-Prime and meets Ultraa. [JLA #153] | + | * JLA goes to Earth-Prime and meets Ultraa. [JLA #153] |
| - | *Marilyn Jiwe Macabe becomes the Vixen. [VIXEN #1, CANCELLED COMICS CAVALCADE #2] | + | * Marilyn Jiwe Macabe becomes the Vixen. [VIXEN #1, CANCELLED COMICS CAVALCADE #2] |
| - | *Green Lantern tracks the Tattooed Man down in Greece where he has been hiding out for months. [Love Inks] | + | * Green Lantern tracks the Tattooed Man down in Greece where he has been hiding out for months. [Love Inks] |
| - | *Wally West graduates High School. [DC SPECIAL SERIES #11 - FLASH SPECTACULAR] | + | * Wally West graduates High School. [DC SPECIAL SERIES #11 - FLASH SPECTACULAR] |
| - | *Jim Rook returns from Myrra. [Whatever Happened to Nightmaster? | + | * Jim Rook returns from Myrra. [Whatever Happened to Nightmaster? |
| - | *" | + | * "There Shall Come a Gathering" |
| - | ===July=== | + | ===July, 1982=== |
| - | *While testing new scuba equipment in the Bahamas, the Sea Devils and Dolphin (independently of each other) discover a golden temple underwater and are temporarily detained by U.S. Customs agents. Dolphin is captured by U.S. government agents but manages to escape. [Action Comics #552] | + | * While testing new scuba equipment in the Bahamas, the Sea Devils and Dolphin (independently of each other) discover a golden temple underwater and are temporarily detained by U.S. Customs agents. Dolphin is captured by U.S. government agents but manages to escape. [Action Comics #552] |
| - | *Steve Trevor (Steve Howard) dies again. [WONDER WOMAN #248] | + | * Steve Trevor (Steve Howard) dies again. [WONDER WOMAN #248] |
| - | *The Freedom Fighters find a way to return to Earth-X after battling the Secret Society of Super-Villains. [CANCELLED COMICS CAVALCADE #2] | + | * The Freedom Fighters find a way to return to Earth-X after battling the Secret Society of Super-Villains. [CANCELLED COMICS CAVALCADE #2] |
| - | *Air Wave moves to Dallas to live with his Uncle Jack and Aunt Jan in Dallas. [ACTION #488] | + | * Air Wave moves to Dallas to live with his Uncle Jack and Aunt Jan in Dallas. [ACTION #488] |
| - | *Superman and Supergirl team with Captain Marvel and Mary Marvel. [ALL-NEW COLLECTOR' | + | * Superman and Supergirl team with Captain Marvel and Mary Marvel. [ALL-NEW COLLECTOR' |
| - | *The Metal Men appeal to Diana Prince for aid, and take their case for cizenship to the United Nations. [METAL MEN #56] | + | * The Metal Men appeal to Diana Prince for aid, and take their case for cizenship to the United Nations. [METAL MEN #56] |
| - | *Jimmy, Lois, Speedy and Superman learn the truth about cloning at Project: Cadmus. [SUPERMAN FAMILY #194] | + | * Jimmy, Lois, Speedy and Superman learn the truth about cloning at Project: Cadmus. [SUPERMAN FAMILY #194] |
| - | *Carl " | + | * Carl " |
| - | *Orana becomes the new Wonder Woman but dies shortly afterwards. Diana Prince resumes her role as Wonder Woman and begins working for NASA. [WONDER WOMAN #250-251] | + | * Orana becomes the new Wonder Woman but dies shortly afterwards. Diana Prince resumes her role as Wonder Woman and begins working for NASA. [WONDER WOMAN #250-251] |
| - | *Julie Madison, ex-actress and love interest of Bruce Wayne, marries Prince Jon Relondes of Portia. [WORLDS FINEST #253] | + | * Julie Madison, ex-actress and love interest of Bruce Wayne, marries Prince Jon Relondes of Portia. [WORLDS FINEST #253] |
| - | *Barry Allen attends his 15th Year high school reunion. [ADVENTURE COMICS #459] | + | * Barry Allen attends his 15th Year high school reunion. [ADVENTURE COMICS #459] |
| - | *Hawkman, Hawkgirl and Adam Strange team up to liberate Thanager from the Shadow Thief and Kanjar-Ro' | + | * Hawkman, Hawkgirl and Adam Strange team up to liberate Thanager from the Shadow Thief and Kanjar-Ro' |
| - | ===August=== | + | ===August, 1982=== |
| - | *Ray Palmer marries Jean Loring [JLA #157] | + | * Ray Palmer marries Jean Loring [JLA #157] |
| - | *Black Lightning battles Heat Wave. [BL: Dog Days Of Summer] | + | * Black Lightning battles Heat Wave. [BL: Dog Days Of Summer] |
| - | *Wonder Woman sets Sargon the Sorcerer finally free from the evil influences of a ruby twin of his own Ruby of Life. [ADVENTURE #462] | + | * Wonder Woman sets Sargon the Sorcerer finally free from the evil influences of a ruby twin of his own Ruby of Life. [ADVENTURE #462] |
| - | *Travis Morgan, freed from the dungeon, confronts his impersonator in a sword duel. [WARLORD #60] | + | * Travis Morgan, freed from the dungeon, confronts his impersonator in a sword duel. [WARLORD #60] |
| - | *Batman teams up with the Metal Men to find the missing Dr. Will Magnus. [The Brave and the Bold: Batman and the Metal Men: True Mettle] | + | * Batman teams up with the Metal Men to find the missing Dr. Will Magnus. [The Brave and the Bold: Batman and the Metal Men: True Mettle] |
| - | ===September=== | + | ===September, 1982=== |
| - | *Green Lantern first meets Kari Limbo. [GREEN LANTERN #117] | + | * Green Lantern first meets Kari Limbo. [GREEN LANTERN #117] |
| - | *The Lord of Time uses heroes from through out history to battle the JLA and JSA. [JLA #159-160] | + | * The Lord of Time uses heroes from through out history to battle the JLA and JSA. [JLA #159-160] |
| - | *Diana Prince resumes working for the U.N. [WONDER WOMAN #257] | + | * Diana Prince resumes working for the U.N. [WONDER WOMAN #257] |
| - | *The Swamp Thing arrives in Metropolis to find the Earth-1 Solomon Grundy with the hopes of finding a way to restore his humanity, but he soon discovers Grundy isn't truly alive. After numerous new Grundys are suddenly spawned, Superman destroys all of them despite Swamp Thing' | + | * The Swamp Thing arrives in Metropolis to find the Earth-1 Solomon Grundy with the hopes of finding a way to restore his humanity, but he soon discovers Grundy isn't truly alive. After numerous new Grundys are suddenly spawned, Superman destroys all of them despite Swamp Thing' |
| - | ===October=== | + | ===October, 1982=== |
| - | *Zatanna joins the JLA, and the League helps her search for her mother. [JLA #161 - 165] | + | * Zatanna joins the JLA, and the League helps her search for her mother. [JLA #161 - 165] |
| - | *Mal and Karen close up the east coast Gabriel' | + | * Mal and Karen close up the east coast Gabriel' |
| - | *Kandor is finally enlarged once more on the planet Rokyn (New Krypton), but the city itself crumbles to dust shortly afterwards, forcing the citizens to rebuild. The planet, which is a phase-world, | + | * Kandor is finally enlarged once more on the planet Rokyn (New Krypton), but the city itself crumbles to dust shortly afterwards, forcing the citizens to rebuild. The planet, which is a phase-world, |
| - | *Batwoman (Kathy Kane) is murdered by the League of Assassins, using Bronze Tiger as a weapon. [Detective Comics #485] | + | * Batwoman (Kathy Kane) is murdered by the League of Assassins, using Bronze Tiger as a weapon. [Detective Comics #485] |
| - | *Lex Luthor creates a Superman clone with all his memories to do his bidding. [ACTION #500] | + | * Lex Luthor creates a Superman clone with all his memories to do his bidding. [ACTION #500] |
| - | *Barbara Gordon campaigns for re-election of her Congressional seat. [DETECTIVE #487] | + | * Barbara Gordon campaigns for re-election of her Congressional seat. [DETECTIVE #487] |
| - | *The LSH comes to the past to convince Superman that Jon Ross must be turned over to an alien race to help insure a peaceful future. Pete Ross protests and tries to kill Superman as Superboy. [DC COMICS PRESENTS #13 - 14] | + | * The LSH comes to the past to convince Superman that Jon Ross must be turned over to an alien race to help insure a peaceful future. Pete Ross protests and tries to kill Superman as Superboy. [DC COMICS PRESENTS #13 - 14] |
| - | *The Wizard' | + | * The Wizard' |
| - | ===November=== | + | ===November, 1982=== |
| - | *Barbara Gordon fails to be re-elected to her Congressional seat. [DETECTIVE #488] | + | * Barbara Gordon fails to be re-elected to her Congressional seat. [DETECTIVE #488] |
| - | *Kari Limbo calls off the wedding between she and Hal Jordan. [GREEN LANTERN #122] | + | * Kari Limbo calls off the wedding between she and Hal Jordan. [GREEN LANTERN #122] |
| - | *Wonder Woman encounters Quakemaster at a Thanksgiving day football game. [Fifty Yard Fault Line] | + | * Wonder Woman encounters Quakemaster at a Thanksgiving day football game. [Fifty Yard Fault Line] |
| - | November 10-15 | + | |
| - | : Leonid Brezhnev dies at age 75. He is succeeded as Soviet leader by Yuri Andropov. | + | ===December, 1982=== |
| - | ===December=== | + | * Christopher Chance hired by Dane and Judy Dorrance (of the Sea Devils) to find out which of Dane's two friends killed another person and injured Dane. [DETECTIVE #496] |
| - | *Christopher Chance hired by Dane and Judy Dorrance (of the Sea Devils) to find out which of Dane's two friends killed another person and injured Dane. [DETECTIVE #496] | + | * Batman discovers Kamandi is back in our time, then manages to send him back to his future. [BRAVE & BOLD #157] |
| - | *Batman discovers Kamandi is back in our time, then manages to send him back to his future. [BRAVE & BOLD #157] | + | * Kole taken by Thia to be a slave to the gods. |
| - | *Kole taken by Thia to be a slave to the gods. | + | |
| - | ==1983== | + | ====1983==== |
| - | *While on a mission in outer space, Supergirl is struck unconscious by green kryptonite and rescued by an alien superhero named Salkor of the planet Makkor, hundreds of light years from Earth. Since she has temporary amnesia, Salkor calls her Jasma. The two become a team and quickly fall in love in a matter of days, and they are married. Soon after they each donate genetic material to have a child. But after they battle a villain called Naxx, Supergirl sustains injuries from the battle, and the next morning Salkor discovers that she has gone, since Supergirl has regained her old memories and no longer remembers her time on Makkor. Salkor spends the next two years trying to track down his wife. '' | + | * While on a mission in outer space, Supergirl is struck unconscious by green kryptonite and rescued by an alien superhero named Salkor of the planet Makkor, hundreds of light years from Earth. Since she has temporary amnesia, Salkor calls her Jasma. The two become a team and quickly fall in love in a matter of days, and they are married. Soon after they each donate genetic material to have a child. But after they battle a villain called Naxx, Supergirl sustains injuries from the battle, and the next morning Salkor discovers that she has gone, since Supergirl has regained her old memories and no longer remembers her time on Makkor. Salkor spends the next two years trying to track down his wife. //Note: The flashback in this story is stated to take place approximately two Earth years before the Crisis.// [" |
| - | ===January=== | + | ===January, 1983=== |
| - | *Speedy (Roy Harper) begins working undercover for the government in the DEA program. | + | * Speedy (Roy Harper) begins working undercover for the government in the DEA program. |
| - | *Jonathan Kent gets a second, brief chance at life in order to see his grown up son. [ACTION #507-508] | + | * Jonathan Kent gets a second, brief chance at life in order to see his grown up son. [ACTION #507-508] |
| - | ===February=== | + | ===February, 1983=== |
| - | *After Wonder Woman returns to Paradise Island, fed up with the hopelessness of her mission to " | + | * After Wonder Woman returns to Paradise Island, fed up with the hopelessness of her mission to " |
| - | *Superman retrieves Jon Ross from the aliens with the help of the Phantom Stranger. [" | + | * Superman retrieves Jon Ross from the aliens with the help of the Phantom Stranger. [" |
| - | *The Suicide Squad -- Col. Rick Flag, Dr. Karin Grace, Dr. Hugh Evans, and Jess Bright -- has its last mission as it parachutes into Cambodia, where it encounters a sasquatch and then a golden temple. Two days later, the U.S. government disbands the Suicide Squad. [Action Comics #552] | + | * The Suicide Squad -- Col. Rick Flag, Dr. Karin Grace, Dr. Hugh Evans, and Jess Bright -- has its last mission as it parachutes into Cambodia, where it encounters a sasquatch and then a golden temple. Two days later, the U.S. government disbands the Suicide Squad. [Action Comics #552] |
| - | ===March=== | + | ===March, 1983=== |
| - | *Mr. Terrific is killed abord the JLA satellite. [JLA #171-172] | + | * Mr. Terrific is killed abord the JLA satellite. [JLA #171-172] |
| - | *Athlete Victor Stone nearly killed by an alien. His father saves his life with cybernetic parts. [TALES OF THE TEEN TITANS #1] | + | * Athlete Victor Stone nearly killed by an alien. His father saves his life with cybernetic parts. [TALES OF THE TEEN TITANS #1] |
| - | March 23 | + | |
| - | : President Reagan proposes the Strategic Defense Initiative Program, also known as Star Wars. | + | ===April, 1983=== |
| - | ===April=== | + | * Black Lightning declines JLA membership. [JLA #173] |
| - | *Black Lightning declines JLA membership. [JLA #173] | + | * Lex Luthor marries a clone of a dead woman named Angela Blake. [ACTION #510-512] |
| - | *Lex Luthor marries a clone of a dead woman named Angela Blake. [ACTION #510-512] | + | * Batman helps Man-Bat who is trying to save his daughter Rebecca. [BRAVE & BOLD #165] |
| - | *Batman helps Man-Bat who is trying to save his daughter Rebecca. [BRAVE & BOLD #165] | + | * Priscilla Rich, the original Cheetah, dies. Her niece, Deborah Domaine, is made to become the new Cheetah by Kobra. [WONDER WOMAN #274] |
| - | *Priscilla Rich, the original Cheetah, dies. Her niece, Deborah Domaine, is made to become the new Cheetah by Kobra. [WONDER WOMAN #274] | + | * Thomas Tresser, using his impersonation skills, becomes the Nemesis. [BRAVE & BOLD #166] |
| - | *Thomas Tresser, using his impersonation skills, becomes the Nemesis. [BRAVE & BOLD #166] | + | * Aquaman and Mera relocate to New Venice. [WORLD' |
| - | *Aquaman and Mera relocate to New Venice. [WORLD' | + | * Karen Peterson secretly designs a new costume for Air Wave. [ACTION #511] |
| - | *Karen Peterson secretly designs a new costume for Air Wave. [ACTION #511] | + | * The New Teen Titans is formed when Princess Koriand' |
| - | *The New Teen Titans is formed when Princess Koriand' | + | ===May, 1983=== |
| - | ===May=== | + | * The Atom and Air Wave first team up to battles the Red Dart. [ACTION #513-514] |
| - | *The Atom and Air Wave first team up to battles the Red Dart. [ACTION #513-514] | + | * Deathstroke battles the New Teen Titans for the first time. [NEW TEEN TITANS #2] |
| - | *Deathstroke battles the New Teen Titans for the first time. [NEW TEEN TITANS #2] | + | * Lois Lane has her memories removed by a criminal called the Extractor, but regains them afterward with the help of Superman. [SUPERMAN FAMILY #203-206] |
| - | *Lois Lane has her memories removed by a criminal called the Extractor, but regains them afterward with the help of Superman. [SUPERMAN FAMILY #203-206] | + | * Iris is killed by Professor Zoom. [FLASH #275] |
| - | *Iris is killed by Professor Zoom. [FLASH #275] | + | * Superman battles Vandal Savage, who changes the world' |
| - | *Superman battles Vandal Savage, who changes the world' | + | ===June, 1983=== |
| - | ===June=== | + | * Firestorm joins the JLA. [JLA # |
| - | *Firestorm joins the JLA. [JLA # | + | * Green Arrow resigns from the JLA. [JLA #181] |
| - | *Green Arrow resigns from the JLA. [JLA #181] | + | * Dr. Mist unites the JLA and the Global Guardians to battle the Conqueror [JLA: When Comes the Conqueror] |
| - | *Dr. Mist unites the JLA and the Global Guardians to battle the Conqueror [JLA: When Comes the Conqueror] | + | * Chris King and Vicki Grant (both age 13) discover a pair of H Dials in Fairfax, Maine. [LSH #272, ADVENTURE COMICS #479] |
| - | *Chris King and Vicki Grant (both age 13) discover a pair of H Dials in Fairfax, Maine. [LSH #272, ADVENTURE COMICS #479] | + | * The Fearsome Five is formed. [NEW TEEN TITANS #3] |
| - | *The Fearsome Five is formed. [NEW TEEN TITANS #3] | + | |
| - | June 18 | + | ===July, 1983=== |
| - | : Sally Ride becomes the first female American astronaut in space. | + | * Batman teams up with Nemesis for the first time. [BRAVE & BOLD #170] |
| - | ===July=== | + | * The JLA battles the New Teen Titans. [NEW TEEN TITANS #4] |
| - | *Batman teams up with Nemesis for the first time. [BRAVE & BOLD #170] | + | * Superman first faces the threat of Mongul, with the help of the Martian Manhunter, Supergirl and the Spectre. ["The Key That Unlocked Chaos," |
| - | *The JLA battles the New Teen Titans. [NEW TEEN TITANS #4] | + | ===August, 1983=== |
| - | *Superman first faces the threat of Mongul, with the help of the Martian Manhunter, Supergirl and the Spectre. ["The Key That Unlocked Chaos," | + | * New Teen Titans defeat Trigon [NEW TEEN TITANS #6] |
| - | ===August=== | + | * Superman meets a new heroine - the Vixen. [ACTION #521] |
| - | *New Teen Titans defeat Trigon [NEW TEEN TITANS #6] | + | * Lois Lane and Lana Lang contract the same disease which caused the deaths of Jonathan and Martha Kent, but Superman finds a cure. [SUPERMAN #362-363] |
| - | *Superman meets a new heroine - the Vixen. [ACTION #521] | + | * The Flash first battles the Rainbow Raider. [FLASH #286] |
| - | *Lois Lane and Lana Lang contract the same disease which caused the deaths of Jonathan and Martha Kent, but Superman finds a cure. [SUPERMAN #362-363] | + | * The JLA and JSA aid the New Gods in their battle with Darkseid. [JLA #183-185] |
| - | *The Flash first battles the Rainbow Raider. [FLASH #286] | + | * Trial of Sabrina Sultress. [JLA: Trial By Hellfire] |
| - | *The JLA and JSA aid the New Gods in their battle with Darkseid. [JLA #183-185] | + | * Animal-Man discovers a golden temple in the jungles of Brazil, only to discover that his passport is revoked soon afterward. [Action Comics #552] |
| - | *Trial of Sabrina Sultress. [JLA: Trial By Hellfire] | + | * Green Arrow and the Flash team up against the Rainbow Archer and the Rainbow Raider. [The Brave and the Bold: Green Arrow and the Flash: Times Past, 1983: The Rainbow Connection] |
| - | *Animal-Man discovers a golden temple in the jungles of Brazil, only to discover that his passport is revoked soon afterward. [Action Comics #552] | + | |
| - | *Green Arrow and the Flash team up against the Rainbow Archer and the Rainbow Raider. [The Brave and the Bold: Green Arrow and the Flash: Times Past, 1983: The Rainbow Connection] | + | ===September, 1983=== |
| - | August 30 | + | * The Atom battles the Calculator again. [ACTION COMICS #522-524] |
| - | : A South Korean airliner bound for Seoul strays into Soviet airspace and is shot down. All 269 people aboard are killed. | + | * The Superman clone created by Lex Luthor becomes the new Dan Reed after the original dies in an accident. [ACTION #524] |
| - | ===September=== | + | * Nat Tryon, one of Luthor' |
| - | *The Atom battles the Calculator again. [ACTION COMICS #522-524] | + | * Superman becomes the pawn of two sorcerors from the future, Lord Satanis and Syrene. [ACTION #527] |
| - | *The Superman clone created by Lex Luthor becomes the new Dan Reed after the original dies in an accident. [ACTION #524] | + | * Batman sent back in time by Professor Carter Nichols to 1862. [BRAVE & BOLD #171] |
| - | *Nat Tryon, one of Luthor' | + | * New Teen Titans battle the Titans of Myth. [NEW TEEN TITANS #11-12] |
| - | *Superman becomes the pawn of two sorcerors from the future, Lord Satanis and Syrene. [ACTION #527] | + | ===October, 1983=== |
| - | *Batman sent back in time by Professor Carter Nichols to 1862. [BRAVE & BOLD #171] | + | * Starro invades the Earth again. [JLA #189-190] |
| - | *New Teen Titans battle the Titans of Myth. [NEW TEEN TITANS #11-12] | + | * Mars transforms Helena Alexandros into the Silver Swan to battle Wonder Woman. [WONDER WOMAN #288] |
| - | ===October=== | + | * The Phantom Zone villains use Charlie Kweskill (Quex-Ul) in a bid to escape, sending himself and Superman into the Zone and freeing the criminals. The Phantom Zone villains attack the JLA and Supergirl on the Earth and build a huge Phantom Zone projector in order to send the entire planet into the Zone. Meanwhile Superman and Quex-Ul head into the heart of the Zone in order to escape, and Quex-Ul sacrifices his life in the process. As the villains begin to ruthlessly attack the planet, Superman and his allies stop them and send them back to the Zone, saving the Earth in the process. [PHANTOM ZONE #1-4] |
| - | *Starro invades the Earth again. [JLA #189-190] | + | * Just before the Phantom Zone case, Darkseid strikes a bargain with General Dru-Zod to clone Superman, but he is forced to settle for a clone of Supergirl instead after Superman is sent into the Phantom Zone. Darkseid uses Zod's cloning matrix to begin cloning Supergirl at this time, but the cloning process is not completed until August, 1984. [" |
| - | *Mars transforms Helena Alexandros into the Silver Swan to battle Wonder Woman. [WONDER WOMAN #288] | + | * The Swamp Thing realizes he is slowly dying when he can no longer regrow a severed limb. After befriending a young girl with psychic powers named Casey (Karen Clancy), Swamp Thing is briefly captured by men working for the Sunderland Corporation, |
| - | *The Phantom Zone villains use Charlie Kweskill (Quex-Ul) in a bid to escape, sending himself and Superman into the Zone and freeing the criminals. The Phantom Zone villains attack the JLA and Supergirl on the Earth and build a huge Phantom Zone projector in order to send the entire planet into the Zone. Meanwhile Superman and Quex-Ul head into the heart of the Zone in order to escape, and Quex-Ul sacrifices his life in the process. As the villains begin to ruthlessly attack the planet, Superman and his allies stop them and send them back to the Zone, saving the Earth in the process. [PHANTOM ZONE #1-4] | + | * New Teen Titans search for the Doom Patrol. [NEW TEEN TITANS #13-15] |
| - | *Just before the Phantom Zone case, Darkseid strikes a bargain with General Dru-Zod to clone Superman, but he is forced to settle for a clone of Supergirl instead after Superman is sent into the Phantom Zone. Darkseid uses Zod's cloning matrix to begin cloning Supergirl at this time, but the cloning process is not completed until August, 1984. [" | + | * The New Teen Titans battle the Parasite. [NTT: Power To Plunder] |
| - | *The Swamp Thing realizes he is slowly dying when he can no longer regrow a severed limb. After befriending a young girl with psychic powers named Casey (Karen Clancy), Swamp Thing is briefly captured by men working for the Sunderland Corporation, | + | |
| - | *New Teen Titans search for the Doom Patrol. [NEW TEEN TITANS #13-15] | + | |
| - | *The New Teen Titans battle the Parasite. [NTT: Power To Plunder] | + | ===November, 1983=== |
| - | October 23 | + | * A time-travelling ally of Universo' |
| - | : A terrorist explosion kills 237 U.S. Marines in Beirut. | + | * The Titans meet Francis Kane. [NEW TEEN TITANS # 17] |
| - | October 25 | + | * The JLA and JSA battle a new SSOSV. [JLA #195-197] |
| - | : U.S. and Caribbean allies invade the island of Grenada. | + | ===December, 1983=== |
| - | ===November=== | + | * Congo Bill is guiding a photo safari through Africa when bandits attack. In the body of Congorilla, Congo Bill defeats the bandits and discovers a golden temple in the jungle, but later discovers that his passport is revoked. [Action Comics #552] |
| - | *A time-travelling ally of Universo' | + | * The Titans battle Starfire from Russia. [NEW TEEN TITANS # 18] |
| - | *The Titans meet Francis Kane. [NEW TEEN TITANS # 17] | + | * Zatanna is doing her act on a cruise ship line. [WORLD' |
| - | *The JLA and JSA battle a new SSOSV. [JLA #195-197] | + | * Alanna accompanies Adam Strange to Earth, her first time. [GREEN LANTERN #138] |
| - | ===December=== | + | * Superman meets the Dial H duo. ["The Man Who Created Villains," |
| - | *Congo Bill is guiding a photo safari through Africa when bandits attack. In the body of Congorilla, Congo Bill defeats the bandits and discovers a golden temple in the jungle, but later discovers that his passport is revoked. [Action Comics #552] | + | * The Omega Men are formed. [GREEN LANTERN #141-143] |
| - | *The Titans battle Starfire from Russia. [NEW TEEN TITANS # 18] | + | * Tattooed Man killed by Goldface' |
| - | *Zatanna is doing her act on a cruise ship line. [WORLD' | + | * Hawkgirl changes her name to Hawkwoman [WORLD' |
| - | *Alanna accompanies Adam Strange to Earth, her first time. [GREEN LANTERN #138] | + | * Five JLAers go back in time to meet four Western heroes. [JLA #198-199] |
| - | *Superman meets the Dial H duo. ["The Man Who Created Villains," | + | * Lana Lang prepares to leave Earth to marry Vartox, but Vartox' |
| - | *The Omega Men are formed. [GREEN LANTERN #141-143] | + | * The JLA faces the Appellax aliens once more. [JLA #200] |
| - | *Tattooed Man killed by Goldface' | + | * The Huntress (of E-2) visits her "uncle Bruce" for Christmas. [BRAVE & BOLD #184] |
| - | *Hawkgirl changes her name to Hawkwoman [WORLD' | + | * Green Lantern begins his year long exile in space. [GREEN LANTERN #151] |
| - | *Five JLAers go back in time to meet four Western heroes. [JLA #198-199] | + | * Prince Ra-Man learns at long last the fate of Mark Merlin. [" |
| - | *Lana Lang prepares to leave Earth to marry Vartox, but Vartox' | + | * The Titans and Hawkman battle forms of Vishnu, the Hindu diety. ["The Light Fantastic," |
| - | *The JLA faces the Appellax aliens once more. [JLA #200] | + | |
| - | *The Huntress (of E-2) visits her "uncle Bruce" for Christmas. [BRAVE & BOLD #184] | + | |
| - | *Green Lantern begins his year long exile in space. [GREEN LANTERN #151] | + | |
| - | *Prince Ra-Man learns at long last the fate of Mark Merlin. [" | + | |
| - | *The Titans and Hawkman battle forms of Vishnu, the Hindu diety. ["The Light Fantastic," | + | |
| - | ==1984== | + | ====1984==== |
| - | ===February=== | + | ===February, 1984=== |
| - | *JLA versus Major Disaster. [WORLD' | + | * JLA versus Major Disaster. [WORLD' |
| - | *The Supermen of Earth-1 and 2 team up to battle the two Luthors and Ultraman of Earth-3. [" | + | * The Supermen of Earth-1 and 2 team up to battle the two Luthors and Ultraman of Earth-3. [" |
| - | February 9 | + | |
| - | : Yuri Andropov dies, succeeded as Soviet leader by Konstantin Chernenko. | + | ===March, 1984=== |
| - | ===March=== | + | * The JLA, JSA and All-Star Squadron battle Per Degaton. No memory after. [JLA #207-209] |
| - | *The JLA, JSA and All-Star Squadron battle Per Degaton. No memory after. [JLA #207-209] | + | * Titans first face Brother Blood [NEW TEEN TITANS #21-22] |
| - | *Titans first face Brother Blood [NEW TEEN TITANS #21-22] | + | * Superman and Superboy' |
| - | *Superman and Superboy' | + | * Batman helps the Metal Men discover what has become of Nameless, their long-lost member. [BRAVE & BOLD #187] |
| - | *Batman helps the Metal Men discover what has become of Nameless, their long-lost member. [BRAVE & BOLD #187] | + | * Irwin Schwab first becomes Ambush Bug, originally as a villain. Superman and the new Doom Patrol battle him. [DC COMICS PRESENTS #52] |
| - | *Irwin Schwab first becomes Ambush Bug, originally as a villain. Superman and the new Doom Patrol battle him. [DC COMICS PRESENTS #52] | + | ===April, 1984=== |
| - | ===April=== | + | * In space, the Titans and Omega Men defeat Blackfire. [NEW TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #1] |
| - | *In space, the Titans and Omega Men defeat Blackfire. [NEW TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #1] | + | * Lexor destroyed. Luthor vows revenge.[ACTION #544] |
| - | *Lexor destroyed. Luthor vows revenge.[ACTION #544] | + | * Rip Hunter and his team travel to the dawn of time, where they discover a golden temple, but upon returning to the present, they find that they have been drastically aged. Rip begins contacting others who also encountered these golden temples in various places, hoping to discover what links them together. Cave Carson and Dane Dorrance of the Sea Devils join Rip at his laboratory in the Grand Canyon. [Action Comics #552, 546] |
| - | *Rip Hunter and his team travel to the dawn of time, where they discover a golden temple, but upon returning to the present, they find that they have been drastically aged. Rip begins contacting others who also encountered these golden temples in various places, hoping to discover what links them together. Cave Carson and Dane Dorrance of the Sea Devils join Rip at his laboratory in the Grand Canyon. [Action Comics #552, 546] | + | ===May, 1984=== |
| - | ===May=== | + | * Firestorm reveals his dual identity to the JLA. [FURY OF FIRESTORM #4] |
| - | *Firestorm reveals his dual identity to the JLA. [FURY OF FIRESTORM #4] | + | * Brainiac in his new form attacks Earth. [ACTION #544-546] |
| - | *Brainiac in his new form attacks Earth. [ACTION #544-546] | + | * Swamp Thing is reunited with Abby Arcane, now married to Matt Cable. [SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING #17] |
| - | *Swamp Thing is reunited with Abby Arcane, now married to Matt Cable. [SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING #17] | + | * Philip Conrad becomes the Planeteer and battles Superman. [SUPERMAN #387-ACTION #547] |
| - | *Philip Conrad becomes the Planeteer and battles Superman. [SUPERMAN #387-ACTION #547] | + | * Terra joins the Titans [NEW TEEN TITANS #30] |
| - | *Terra joins the Titans [NEW TEEN TITANS #30] | + | * 11 year old Jason Todd becomes Robin. [DETECTIVE COMICS #526] |
| - | *11 year old Jason Todd becomes Robin. [DETECTIVE COMICS #526] | + | ===June, 1984=== |
| - | ===June=== | + | * A time-exchange ray displaces Superman back to 1967 and brings Superboy to 1984, where the Boy of Steel teams with Batman to fight Mr. I.Q. [BRAVE & BOLD #192] |
| - | *A time-exchange ray displaces Superman back to 1967 and brings Superboy to 1984, where the Boy of Steel teams with Batman to fight Mr. I.Q. [BRAVE & BOLD #192] | + | * Batman teams up with Nemesis for the second time to battle the Council. Nemesis apparently dies. [BRAVE & BOLD #193] |
| - | *Batman teams up with Nemesis for the second time to battle the Council. Nemesis apparently dies. [BRAVE & BOLD #193] | + | * Superman meets Kristin Wells, the Superwoman from the future. [DC COMICS PRESENTS Annual #2] |
| - | *Superman meets Kristin Wells, the Superwoman from the future. [DC COMICS PRESENTS Annual #2] | + | |
| - | ===July=== | + | ===July, 1984=== |
| - | *Superman gets help from the Freedom Fighters on Earth-X. [DC COMICS PRESENTS #62] | + | * Superman gets help from the Freedom Fighters on Earth-X. [DC COMICS PRESENTS #62] |
| - | *Karate Kid comes back to the 20th Century to say goodbye to his old girlfriend and ends up teaming with Batman to save her from Pulsar and the terroris Black Hearts. [BRAVE & BOLD #198] | + | * Karate Kid comes back to the 20th Century to say goodbye to his old girlfriend and ends up teaming with Batman to save her from Pulsar and the terroris Black Hearts. [BRAVE & BOLD #198] |
| - | *Wonder Woman proposes to Steve Trevor, then fakes her death as Diana Prince. At the wedding, however, Steve confesses that he has feelings for Diana Prince, and the wedding is off. Diana Prince is soon found to be okay. [WONDER WOMAN #300] | + | * Wonder Woman proposes to Steve Trevor, then fakes her death as Diana Prince. At the wedding, however, Steve confesses that he has feelings for Diana Prince, and the wedding is off. Diana Prince is soon found to be okay. [WONDER WOMAN #300] |
| - | *Swamp Thing discovers that he was never Alec Holland, but is a unique plant-life. [SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING #21] | + | * Swamp Thing discovers that he was never Alec Holland, but is a unique plant-life. [SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING #21] |
| - | *Batman quits the JLA to rescue Lucius Fox from Markovia, a country caught in revolution. He forms the Outsiders using various new heroes, Black Lightning and Metamorpho. [BATO #1-3] | + | * Batman quits the JLA to rescue Lucius Fox from Markovia, a country caught in revolution. He forms the Outsiders using various new heroes, Black Lightning and Metamorpho. [BATO #1-3] |
| - | July 28 | + | |
| - | : The Soviet Union withdraws its athletes from the Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games. | + | ===August, 1984=== |
| - | ===August=== | + | * The JLA and JSA team up with the heroes of Earth-4. [Crisis on Earth-Four] |
| - | *The JLA and JSA team up with the heroes of Earth-4. [Crisis on Earth-Four] | + | * The Immortal Man from Earth-2 gathers a group of Forgotten Heroes (Rip Hunter, Cave Carson, Animal-Man, Dane Dorrance, Dolphin, Congo Bill, Congorilla, and Rick Flag) with Superman to battle Vandal Savage (his arch-enemy)' |
| - | *The Immortal Man from Earth-2 gathers a group of Forgotten Heroes (Rip Hunter, Cave Carson, Animal-Man, Dane Dorrance, Dolphin, Congo Bill, Congorilla, and Rick Flag) with Superman to battle Vandal Savage (his arch-enemy)' | + | * While on assignment, Roy Harper meets, falls in love with, and impregnates an international terrorist known as Cheshire (real name Jade).[NEW TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #2] |
| - | *While on assignment, Roy Harper meets, falls in love with, and impregnates an international terrorist known as Cheshire (real name Jade).[NEW TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #2] | + | * Adrian Chase becomes the Vigilante II [NEW TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #2] |
| - | *Adrian Chase becomes the Vigilante II [NEW TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #2] | + | * Chris King and Vicki Grant meet the Master and the Wizard, two split entities that make up Robby Reed, the original H Dialer. Nick Stevens given Robby' |
| - | *Chris King and Vicki Grant meet the Master and the Wizard, two split entities that make up Robby Reed, the original H Dialer. Nick Stevens given Robby' | + | * Superman and some JLA friends face Kryptonite Man and Ultra Man. [JLA: Crisis of the Kryptonite Criminals] |
| - | *Superman and some JLA friends face Kryptonite Man and Ultra Man. [JLA: Crisis of the Kryptonite Criminals] | + | * Darkseid completes his supposedly perfect clone of Kara Zor-El and attempts to replace the real Supergirl with her, but instead a series of circumstances leads him to believe that his clone is the real Kara Zor-El and that the real Supergirl is the clone. [" |
| - | *Darkseid completes his supposedly perfect clone of Kara Zor-El and attempts to replace the real Supergirl with her, but instead a series of circumstances leads him to believe that his clone is the real Kara Zor-El and that the real Supergirl is the clone. [" | + | ===September, 1984=== |
| - | ===September=== | + | * On her 13th birthday, Amy Winston discovers she is a Princess of the House of Amethyst. [LSH v2 #298] |
| - | *On her 13th birthday, Amy Winston discovers she is a Princess of the House of Amethyst. [LSH v2 #298] | + | * Amethyst summoned to Gemworld to battle Dark Opal. [AMETHYST #1] |
| - | *Amethyst summoned to Gemworld to battle Dark Opal. [AMETHYST #1] | + | * The JLA and JSA learn Black Canary' |
| - | *The JLA and JSA learn Black Canary' | + | * Chris King, Vicki Grant and Nick Stevens begin high school in Fairfax. |
| - | *Chris King, Vicki Grant and Nick Stevens begin high school in Fairfax. | + | * The Titans and the Outsiders team up to battle the Fearsom Five. [NEW TEEN TITANS #37 & BATO #5] |
| - | *The Titans and the Outsiders team up to battle the Fearsom Five. [NEW TEEN TITANS #37 & BATO #5] | + | * The Flash kills Professor Zoom. [FLASH #324] |
| - | *The Flash kills Professor Zoom. [FLASH #324] | + | * Stuntman Dan Cassidy becomes the Blue Devil while filming a movie of the same name. [FURY OF FIRESTORM #24] |
| - | *Stuntman Dan Cassidy becomes the Blue Devil while filming a movie of the same name. [FURY OF FIRESTORM #24] | + | * The JLA votes on whether the Flash should remain a member pending his murder trial. [FLASH #327-329] |
| - | *The JLA votes on whether the Flash should remain a member pending his murder trial. [FLASH #327-329] | + | ===October, 1984=== |
| - | ===October=== | + | * Amethyst halts the wedding of Topaz and Sapphire [AMETHYST #7] |
| - | *Amethyst halts the wedding of Topaz and Sapphire [AMETHYST #7] | + | * The JLA aids Swamp Thing against the Floronic Man. [SAGA OF SWAMP THING #24] |
| - | *The JLA aids Swamp Thing against the Floronic Man. [SAGA OF SWAMP THING #24] | + | * Dick Grayson gives up being Robin. Wally West puts away his Kid Flash costume. [NEW TEEN TITANS #39] |
| - | *Dick Grayson gives up being Robin. Wally West puts away his Kid Flash costume. [NEW TEEN TITANS #39] | + | * Superman and Captain Marvel face a super-powered Sivana. [DC COMICS PRESENTS Annual #3] |
| - | *Superman and Captain Marvel face a super-powered Sivana. [DC COMICS PRESENTS Annual #3] | + | |
| - | October 31 | + | ===November, 1984=== |
| - | : Indira Gandhi is assassinated by two Sikh bodyguards and is succeeded by her son, Rajiv. During the anti-Sikh riots that follow, 1,000 people are killed. | + | * Superman discovers the Sword of Superman. [SUPERMAN ANNUAL #10] |
| - | ===November=== | + | * Superman and his father Jor-El' |
| - | *Superman discovers the Sword of Superman. [SUPERMAN ANNUAL #10] | + | * JLA headquarters is destroyed by a Martian invasion. [JLA #228-230] |
| - | *Superman and his father Jor-El' | + | * Dick Grayson becomes Nightwing. Jericho joins the Titans. [TALES OF THE TEEN TITANS #44] |
| - | *JLA headquarters is destroyed by a Martian invasion. [JLA #228-230] | + | * Terra betrays the Titans. [NEW TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #3] |
| - | *Dick Grayson becomes Nightwing. Jericho joins the Titans. [TALES OF THE TEEN TITANS #44] | + | |
| - | *Terra betrays the Titans. [NEW TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #3] | + | ===December, 1984=== |
| - | November 6 | + | * Superman teams up with the New Teen Titans. [DCCP: Times of the Titans book 4] |
| - | : President Reagan is reelected for a second term. | + | * Supergirl aids Queen Hippolyta. [ Daughter of Paradise] |
| - | ===December=== | + | * Ray Palmer divorces Jean and heads off to the Amazon. [SWORD OF THE ATOM #1-4] |
| - | *Superman teams up with the New Teen Titans. [DCCP: Times of the Titans book 4] | + | * Batman and the Outsiders meet the Phantom Stranger on Christmas Eve to find out why babies are turning into old people. [BATO #8] |
| - | *Supergirl aids Queen Hippolyta. [ Daughter of Paradise] | + | |
| - | *Ray Palmer divorces Jean and heads off to the Amazon. [SWORD OF THE ATOM #1-4] | + | |
| - | *Batman and the Outsiders meet the Phantom Stranger on Christmas Eve to find out why babies are turning into old people. [BATO #8] | + | |
| - | ==1985== | + | ====1985==== |
| - | ===January=== | + | ===January, 1985=== |
| - | *Batman and the Outsiders first battle the Masters of Disaster. [BATO #9-10] | + | * Batman and the Outsiders first battle the Masters of Disaster. [BATO #9-10] |
| - | *Aquaman and J'Onn form a new, dedicated JLA [JLA ANNUAL #2, #233 -236] | + | * Aquaman and J'Onn form a new, dedicated JLA [JLA ANNUAL #2, #233 -236] |
| - | *The Flash is on trial for the murder of Professor Zoom. [FLASH #341-349] | + | * The Flash is on trial for the murder of Professor Zoom. [FLASH #341-349] |
| - | *Green Lantern returns to Earth. Hal returns to work as a pilot for Ferris Aircraft. Battles Javelin. [GREEN LANTERN #173] | + | * Green Lantern returns to Earth. Hal returns to work as a pilot for Ferris Aircraft. Battles Javelin. [GREEN LANTERN #173] |
| - | ===February=== | + | ===February, 1985=== |
| - | *The Outsiders first battle the Force of July. [BATO ANNUAL #1] | + | * The Outsiders first battle the Force of July. [BATO ANNUAL #1] |
| - | February 28 | + | |
| - | : Superman exposed to "black mercy" by Mongul. | + | ===March, 1985=== |
| - | ===March=== | + | * Donna Troy gets married. [TALES OF THE TEEN TITANS #50] |
| - | *Donna Troy gets married. [TALES OF THE TEEN TITANS #50] | + | * Cheshire (Jade) gives birth to Lian, Roy Harper' |
| - | *Cheshire (Jade) gives birth to Lian, Roy Harper' | + | * The Outsiders travel into the ancient past to rescue Metamorpho. [BATO #16-18] |
| - | *The Outsiders travel into the ancient past to rescue Metamorpho. [BATO #16-18] | + | * While GL is away from Earth, the Demolition Team attacks Ferris. The Predator stops them. [GREEN LANTERN #178-179] |
| - | *While GL is away from Earth, the Demolition Team attacks Ferris. The Predator stops them. [GREEN LANTERN #178-179] | + | * Superman teams up with the Outsiders to battle the Outsider. [DC COMICS PRESENTS #83] |
| - | *Superman teams up with the Outsiders to battle the Outsider. [DC COMICS PRESENTS #83] | + | |
| - | March 11 | + | ===April, 1985=== |
| - | : Upon the death of Konstantin Chernenko, Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the new leader of the Soviet Union. | + | * Titans face Trigon again. [NEW TEEN TITANS vol 2 #1-5] |
| - | ===April=== | + | * Hawkman and Hawkgirl fight off a secret invasion from Thanagar. [SHADOW WAR OF HAWKMAN #1-4] |
| - | *Titans face Trigon again. [NEW TEEN TITANS vol 2 #1-5] | + | * Hal Jordan quits the GLC. John Stewart takes over. [GREEN LANTERN #181-182] |
| - | *Hawkman and Hawkgirl fight off a secret invasion from Thanagar. [SHADOW WAR OF HAWKMAN #1-4] | + | * The Outsiders seek Halo's true origins. [BATO #22-23] |
| - | *Hal Jordan quits the GLC. John Stewart takes over. [GREEN LANTERN #181-182] | + | * Swamp Thing and Abby Cable declare their love. [SWAMP THING #34] |
| - | *The Outsiders seek Halo's true origins. [BATO #22-23] | + | ===May, 1985=== |
| - | *Swamp Thing and Abby Cable declare their love. [SWAMP THING #34] | + | * Kole joins the Titans [NEW TEEN TITANS vol 2 #10] |
| - | ===May=== | + | * Kid Devil debuts. [BLUE DEVIL #13] |
| - | *Kole joins the Titans [NEW TEEN TITANS vol 2 #10] | + | * The Outsiders battle Kobra. [BATO #25-27] |
| - | *Kid Devil debuts. [BLUE DEVIL #13] | + | * The JLA tracks down and defeats Amazo. [JLA #241-243] |
| - | *The Outsiders battle Kobra. [BATO #25-27] | + | * Carol Ferris becomes Star Sapphire again. [GREEN LANTERN # 192] |
| - | *The JLA tracks down and defeats Amazo. [JLA #241-243] | + | * The JLA stops a hostage attempt in Detroit. [JLA: Breaking The Mold] |
| - | *Carol Ferris becomes Star Sapphire again. [GREEN LANTERN # 192] | + | ===June, 1985=== |
| - | *The JLA stops a hostage attempt in Detroit. [JLA: Breaking The Mold] | + | |
| - | ===June=== | + | |
| - | June 23 | + | |
| - | : Metamorpho marries Sapphire Stagg. [BATO ANNUAL #2] | + | |
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