1979
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Creators
The following creative talent are known to have been born in 1979:
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 1979 cover date:
Best of DC Vol 1 · Jonah Hex and Other Western Tales Vol 1 · Time Warp Vol 1 · World of Krypton Vol 1
The following Comic titles were last published with a 1979 cover date:
Isis Vol 1 · Superboy Vol 1 · Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes Vol 1 · World of Krypton Vol 1
The following One Shots were published with a 1979 cover date:
America at War: The Best of DC War Comics Vol 1 1
Characters
The following characters debuted with a 1979 cover date:
Alexander Tuttle (New Earth) · Anton Allegro (New Earth) · Aram Al Ashir (New Earth) · Barnabus Boulton (Earth-One) · Carl Draper (New Earth) · Chakal (New Earth) · Chey-Nu (Pre-Zero Hour) · Clive Yorkin (New Earth) · Conrad Cabel (New Earth) · Earl Sanderson, Jr. (New Earth) · Frederick Vaux (Earth-Two) · Grant Haskill (Earth-One) · Joseph Rigger (New Earth) · Kari Limbo (New Earth) · Lar-On (Earth-One) · Lucius Fox (New Earth) · Lyle Corley (New Earth) · Mongo Ironhand (New Earth) · Rejis Thomak (Pre-Zero Hour) · Roger Romaine (New Earth) · Valoric (New Earth) · Wi Kan Muur (Pre-Zero Hour) · Yer Sti-Tuan (Pre-Zero Hour)
Teams
The following teams debuted with a 1979 cover date:
Chronology
The following events were published by DC Comics in the year 1979. This does not necessarily indicate that these storylines took place in the year 1979. 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.
January
February
March
April
May
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Phantom Zoner Lar-On is infected with a Kryptonian disease that turns him into a werewolf. | World's Finest #256 | 5.79 |
June
July
August
September
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Batman is infected with a Kryptonian virus that turns him into a were-bat. Superman takes him to S.T.A.R. Labs where he is cured. | World's Finest #258 | 9.79 |
| Black Lightning is forced to team-up with the Whale in order to fight The 100 at the Superman Museum. | World's Finest #258 | 9.79 |
| Green Arrow stops a ring of mailbox thieves in Star City. | World's Finest #258 | 9.79 |
| Oliver Queen begins working as a columnist at the Daily Star. | World's Finest #258 | 9.79 |
| Hawkman prevents an alien dreadnought ship from colliding with the Earth. | World's Finest #258 | 9.79 |
October
November
December
Alternate Realities
Earth-S
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| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Captain Nazi kidnaps Beautia Sivana with the intent of making her his bride. Beautia tricks Nazi into retrieving various wedding gifts for her, knowing that it will bring him into conflict with Captain Marvel, Jr.. | World's Finest #258 | 9.79 |
