1985
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Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 1985 cover date:
Crisis on Infinite Earths Vol 1 · DC Challenge Vol 1 · Deadman Vol 1 · Immortal Doctor Fate Vol 1 · Losers Special Vol 1 · New Teen Titans Annual Vol 2 · Outsiders Vol 1 · Red Tornado Vol 1 · Shadow of the Batman Vol 1 · Superman: The Secret Years Vol 1 · Teen Titans Index Vol 1 · V Vol 1 · Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe Vol 1
The following Comic titles were last published with a 1985 cover date:
Arion Lord of Atlantis Vol 1 · Camelot 3000 Vol 1 · Deadman Vol 1 · Flash Vol 1 · Immortal Doctor Fate Vol 1 · Jemm, Son of Saturn Vol 1 · Jonah Hex Vol 1 · Losers Special Vol 1 · New Talent Showcase Vol 1 · Red Tornado Vol 1 · Superman: The Secret Years Vol 1 · Teen Titans Index Vol 1
The following One Shots were published with a 1985 cover date:
Legion of Substitute Heroes Special Vol 1 1 · Losers Special Vol 1 1
Characters
The following characters debuted with a 1985 cover date:
Alexander Luthor, Jr. (Earth-Three) · Anti-Monitor (Antimatter Universe) · Arak Wind-Walker (New Earth) · Azrael (New Earth) · Baby Boom (New Earth) · Barry Stein (New Earth) · Benjamin Cox (New Earth) · Blindside (New Earth) · Bolphunga (New Earth) · Cameron Hammer (New Earth) · Cheeks (New Earth) · Chester Williams (New Earth) · Chroma (New Earth) · Coeus (New Earth) · Corla Tavo (Earth-One) · Crius (New Earth) · David Winston (New Earth) · Director Bones (New Earth) · Dkrtzy Rrr (New Earth) · Emily Briggs (New Earth) · Emma (New Earth) · Fell Andar (Earth-One) · Franklin North (New Earth) · Ganglios (Pre-Zero Hour) · Gary Washington (New Earth) · Geoffrey Thibodeux (New Earth) · Invunche (New Earth) · Jerry Kent (Earth-Prime) · Jinx (New Earth) · Joan Lincoln (New Earth) · John Constantine (New Earth) · John Malone (New Earth) · Jonni DC (New Earth) · Jonni Thunder (Earth-Two) · Jor-El (Earth-Prime) · KT21 (New Earth) · Kal-El (Earth-Prime) · Kell Mossa (Pre-Crisis) · Kimiyo Hoshi (New Earth) · Kole Weathers (New Earth) · Kritter (New Earth) · Lara (Earth-Prime) · Laurie Lemmon (Earth-Prime) · Leezle Pon (New Earth) · Lonocelu Ospho (New Earth) · Marya (Earth-Prime) · Matthew Stein (New Earth) · Mekanique (New Earth) · Michael Dugan (New Earth) · Mogo (New Earth)
Teams
The following teams debuted with a 1985 cover date:
Cadre · Forgotten Villains · Helix (New Earth) · Nuclear Family · Vanguard
Chronology
The following events were published by DC Comics in the year 1985. This does not necessarily indicate that these storylines took place in the year 1985. 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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June
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| The Swamp Thing meets John Constantine for the first time. Constanine teaches Swampy that he can move and regrow himself through the Green. | Swamp Thing v.2 #37 | 6.85 |
| The Invunche murders John Constantine's artist friend, Emma. | Swamp Thing v.2 #37 | 6.85 |
July
August
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| John Monroe becomes the Weasel and begins killing staff members at Vandermeer University. Firestorm fights and unmasks him and determines that Monroe wanted revenge against those who used to ignore him back in his college days. | Fury of Firestorm #38-39 | 8.85-9.85 |
