1980 is the start of DC's best selling series, New Teen Titans (Volume 1). Written by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, it is the first series that can compete with Marvel, and many similarities were drawn between it and Uncanny X-Men.
DC Special Series #21 features Frank Miller's first work on Batman, and John Byrne debuts with Untold Legend of the Batman #1.
Creators[]
The following creative talent are known to have been born in 1980:
- Aaron Horvath
- Alex Segura
- Amy Reeder
- Andy Khouri
- Becky Cloonan
- Brent Peeples
- Cameron Litvack
- Caroline Dries
- Chris Beckett
- Cory Walker
- Emanuela Lupacchino
- Emilio Lopez
- Eric Basaldua
- Gabriel Bautista
- Geyser
- Justin Halpern
- Lauren Montgomery
- Lesa Wilson
- M3th
- Mico Suayan
The following creative talent passed away in the year 1980:
- Alan Hanley
- Arthur Weiss
- Bud Thompson
- Chris Schaare
- Dick Briefer
- Dick Dillin
- Jim Wroten
- John Fischetti
- Joseph Samachson
- Manning de Villeneuve Lee
- Robert Turner
- Whitney Ellsworth
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 1980 cover date:
- DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (Volume 1)
- Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 2)
- New Teen Titans (Volume 1)
- Superboy (Volume 2)
- Untold Legend of the Batman (Volume 1)
The following Comic titles were last published with a 1980 cover date:
- All-Out War (Volume 1)
- Jonah Hex and Other Western Tales (Volume 1)
- Men of War (Volume 1)
- Time Warp (Volume 1)
- Untold Legend of the Batman (Volume 1)
The following One Shots were published with a 1980 cover date:
- Batman: The Joker's Last Laugh (Minicomic)
- Super Heroes: The Secret of the Sinister Lighthouse!
- Superboy Spectacular #1
- Superman in The Computers That Saved Metropolis
- Superman: Terra-Man's Skyway Robbery
- Wonder Woman: The Angle Menace!
Characters
Selected 1980 character debuts. See all.
- Slade Wilson (New Earth)
- Victor Stone (New Earth)
- Raven (New Earth)
- Koriand'r (New Earth)
- Trigon (New Earth)
- Mongul (Earth-One)
- Thomas Tresser (New Earth)
- William Randolph Wintergreen (New Earth)
- Deborah Domaine (Earth-One)
- Arkkis Chummuck (New Earth)
- Grant Wilson (New Earth)
- Mister E (New Earth)
- Gavyn (New Earth)
- Lana Lang (Earth-Two)
- Jennifer Morgan (New Earth)
- Clement Carp (New Earth)
- Anthony Scarano (New Earth)
- Vincent Velcoro (New Earth)
- Elliot Taylor (New Earth)
- Erwin Rommel (New Earth)
- Roy G. Bivolo (New Earth)
- Roxanne Roller (Earth-One)
- Shakira (New Earth)
- Jorlan (Earth-One)
- Ahriman (New Earth)
- Joseph Silver (Earth-One)
- Shirley Adams (Earth-One)
- Malet Dasim (New Earth)
- Warren Griffith (New Earth)
- Jack Edison (Earth-One)
- Reever (New Earth)
- Mn'Torr (New Earth)
- Silas Stone (New Earth)
- Kar-Lu (Earth-One)
- Jarvis Pennyworth (Earth-One)
- Beverly Lewis (New Earth)
- Starstriker (Earth-One)
- Mary Ann Warner (Earth-One)
- Doctor Voodoo (Earth-One)
- John Carlinger (Earth-One)
- Mabel Mhurder (Earth-One)
- Karl Unzer (Earth-One)
- Hector Sanchez (Earth-One)
- Sabrina Sultress (Earth-One)
- Archon Z'gmora (New Earth)
- Flashback (Earth-One)
- Alexei Pinkovski (Earth-One)
- Pincus Bridger (Earth-One)
- Vole (Earth-One)
- Jan-De (Earth-One)
Teams
Selected 1980 team debuts. See all.