1980
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Creators
The following creative talent passed away in the year 1980:
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 1980 cover date:
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest Vol 1 · Legion of Super-Heroes Vol 2 · New Teen Titans Vol 1 · Superboy Vol 2
The following Comic titles were last published with a 1980 cover date:
Jonah Hex and Other Western Tales Vol 1 · Men of War Vol 1 · Time Warp Vol 1 · Weird Western Tales Vol 1
The following One Shots were published with a 1980 cover date:
- No One Shots were published in 1980.
Characters
The following characters debuted with a 1980 cover date:
Alvin Desmond (New Earth) · Arkkis Chummuck (New Earth) · Beverly Lewis (New Earth) · Curtis Whey (Earth-One) · Deborah Domaine (Earth-One) · Dimitri Dervish (Earth-One) · Dist Vetkoh (Pre-Zero Hour) · Gavyn (New Earth) · Hector Sanchez Ramirez (New Earth) · Ira Quincy Small (Earth-One) · Jennifer Morgan (New Earth) · Kari Kalmaku (New Earth) · Koriand'r (New Earth) · Malet Dasim (New Earth) · Mason Stucko (Earth-One) · Mister E (New Earth) · Mongul I (New Earth) · Morgan Tracy (Earth-One) · Otto Muller (Earth-One) · Peter Barton (Earth-One) · Reever (New Earth) · Richard Rigel (Earth-One) · Roy Bivolo (New Earth) · Sabrina Sultress (Earth-One) · Shakira (New Earth) · Sheila Abalon (Earth-One) · Slade Wilson (New Earth) · Terrance Cotta (Earth-One) · Thomas Tresser (New Earth) · Troxx-55 (Earth-One) · Wiley Quixote (Earth-AD) · Winslow Davis (Earth-One)
Teams
The following teams debuted with a 1980 cover date:
Chronology
The following events were published by DC Comics in the year 1980. This does not necessarily indicate that these storylines took place in the year 1980. 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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October
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Destiny restricts Superman from using his powers so that the citizens of Metropolis can learn to solve their own problems without always relying on Superman for aid. | Superman v.1 #352 | 10.80 |
November
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Starfire escapes from Gordanian slavers and flees to Earth where she meets several young teenage heroes. | New Teen Titans #1 | 11.80 |
| Raven brings together Robin, Changeling, Cyborg, Kid Flash, Starfire and Wonder Girl and forms the New Teen Titans. | New Teen Titans #1 | 11.80 |
December
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Grant Wilson goes to the H.I.V.E. who grants him enhanced physical attributes. Grant agrees to kill the New Teen Titans on their behalf. The process fails however and after a brief encounter with the Titans, Grant dies. | New Teen Titans #2 | 12.80 |
| Slade Wilson agrees to honor the contract with the H.I.V.E. taken up by his late son Grant Wilson. As Deathstroke the Terminator, he fights the New Teen Titans for the first time. | New Teen Titans #2 | 12.80 |
