1968
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Creators
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 1968 cover date:
Angel and the Ape Vol 1 · Anthro Vol 1 · Bat Lash Vol 1 · Beware the Creeper Vol 1 · DC Special Vol 1 · Hawk and Dove Vol 1 · Secret Six Vol 1 · Stanley and His Monster Vol 1 · Unexpected Vol 1
The following Comic titles were last published with a 1968 cover date:
Blue Beetle (Charlton) Vol 4 · Doom Patrol Vol 1 · Hawkman Vol 1 · Inferior Five Vol 1 · Metamorpho Vol 1 · Stanley and His Monster Vol 1
The following One Shots were published with a 1968 cover date:
- No One Shots were published in 1968.
Characters
The following characters debuted with a 1968 cover date:
Angel Beatrix O'Day (New Earth) · Anthro (New Earth) · Baxter Forbes (Earth-One) · Benno Tarik (Pre-Zero Hour) · Brother Power (New Earth) · Clayton Wetley (Earth-One) · Condo Arlik (Pre-Zero Hour) · Copperhead (New Earth) · Dolphin (New Earth) · Donald Hall (New Earth) · General Zahl (New Earth) · Guy Gardner (New Earth) · Harvey Keller (Earth-One) · Henry Hall (New Earth) · Irwin Hall (New Earth) · Jack Ryder (New Earth) · Jonathan Double (New Earth) · Kirk Quentin (Earth-One) · Lee Carver (New Earth) · Leonid Kovar (New Earth) · Mick Yardreigh (Pre-Zero Hour) · Mordru (New Earth) · Mordru (Pre-Zero Hour) · Nova (Earth-One) · Peter Mortimer (New Earth) · Red Tornado (New Earth) · Remington Cord (New Earth) · Remington P. Cord (Earth-One) · Roderick Rose (New Earth) · Ronald Reagan (New Earth) · Sam Simeon (New Earth) · Tasmia Mallor (Pre-Zero Hour) · The Hook (New Earth) · Vincent Yatz (New Earth)
Chronology
The following events were published by DC Comics in the year 1968. This does not necessarily indicate that these storylines took place in the year 1968. The passage of time in the DC Universe is nebulous and subject to change and interpretation. Events from historical time periods are indexed under their corresponding years.
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| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Burgess develops an interest in Kundalini, Yoga, astral travel and Tantric sex. His Order of Ancient Mysteries becomes part of the hippie counterculture. | Sandman (Volume 2) #1 | 1.89 |
January
February
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| The Scavenger faces Aquaman for the first time. He kidnaps Aquaman's family and forces him to locate a Time Decelerator for him. However, the device de-ages the Scavenger into nothingness. | Aquaman #37 | 2.68 |
| Mr. Shadow manipulates Metamorpho into going to the fabled city of Ma-Phoor in Ethiopia. Queen Jezeba, believing that Metamorpho is the reincarnation of her lost love Algon, forces him to become her consort. Ultimately, Jezeba's plans to invade the rest of the world fail and she dies. | Metamorpho #16 | 2.68 |
March
April
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| A villain known as the Prosecutor frames Metamorpho for the murder of Wally Bannister (husband of Sapphire Stagg). The true murderer is Algon, a being similar to Metamorpho. The two fight one another and Algon dies in a bed of lava. | Metamorpho #17 | 4.68 |
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| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Captain Zahl and Madame Rouge threaten to blow up the town of Codsville, Maine, unless the Doom Patrol agrees to sacrifice themselves instead. Refusing to let any innocents die, the Doom Patrol give their lives to save a town of fourteen people. Note: Later stories will reveal that all of the Doom Patrol members actually survive the explosion. | Doom Patrol #121 | 10.68 |
