1989
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Creators
The following creative talent passed away in the year 1989:
C.C. Beck · David Vern Reed · George Papp · Mike Sekowsky
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 1989 cover date:
Aquaman Vol 3 · Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Vol 1 · Blackhawk Vol 3 · Blue Bulleteer Vol 1 · Catwoman Vol 1 · Deadman: Love After Death Vol 1 · El Diablo Vol 1 · Forgotten Realms Vol 1 · Gammarauders Vol 1 · Gilgamesh II Vol 1 · Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn Vol 1 · Hawk and Dove Vol 3 · Hawkman (Collections) Vol 1 · Hawkworld Vol 1 · Hero Hotline Vol 1 · Huntress Vol 1 · Justice, Inc. Vol 2 · Justice League America Vol 1 · Justice League Europe Vol 1 · L.E.G.I.O.N. Vol 1 · Legion of Super-Heroes Vol 4 · Mister Miracle Vol 2 · New Gods Vol 3 · Phantom Vol 2 · Ring of the Nibelung Vol 1 · Sandman Vol 2 · Shadow Strikes Vol 1 · Skreemer Vol 1 · Star Trek: The Next Generation Vol 2 · Star Trek Vol 2 · Superman Archives Vol 1 · Wasteland Vol 2
The following Comic titles were last published with a 1989 cover date:
Aquaman Vol 3 · Best of the Brave and the Bold Vol 1 · Black Orchid Vol 1 · Blue Bulleteer Vol 1 · COPS Vol 1 · Catwoman Vol 1 · Christmas with the Super-Heroes Vol 1 · Cosmic Odyssey Vol 1 · Deadshot Vol 1 · Gammarauders Vol 1 · Hawk and Dove Vol 2 · Hawkworld Vol 1 · Haywire Vol 1 · Justice, Inc. Vol 2 · Justice League International Vol 1 · Legion of Super-Heroes Vol 2 · New Guardians Vol 1 · Plastic Man Vol 3 · Power of the Atom Vol 1 · Prisoner Vol 1 · Shadow Vol 3 · Skreemer Vol 1 · Spectre Vol 2 · Tailgunner Jo Vol 1 · Unknown Soldier Vol 2 · V for Vendetta Vol 1 · Wanderers Vol 1 · Wasteland Vol 1 · Wasteland Vol 2 · Young All-Stars Vol 1
The following One Shots were published with a 1989 cover date:
Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth · Batman: Gotham by Gaslight · Batman: The Official Comic Adaptation Vol 1 1 · Batman and other DC Classics Vol 1 1 · Blasters Special Vol 1 1 · Daily Planet Invasion Special Vol 1 1 · Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told (Collected) · Legend of Aquaman Vol 1 1 · Lex Luthor: The Unauthorized Biography Vol 1 1 · Private Files of the Shadow · Secret Origins Special Vol 2 1 · Wasteland Vol 2 1 · Wild Dog Special Vol 1 1
Characters
The following characters debuted with a 1989 cover date:
500-ZQ (New Earth) · Adam Susan (V for Vendetta) · Akarl (New Earth) · Alexander Burgess (New Earth) · Alexander Knox (Burtonverse) · Alexander Wyvern (New Earth) · Alfred Pennyworth (Burtonverse) · Alicia Hunt (Burtonverse) · Amadeus Arkham (New Earth) · Amanda Keeler (Burtonverse) · Amos Monroe (New Earth) · Anaïs Arcane (New Earth) · Andrew Greenwald (New Earth) · Aniela Arcane (New Earth) · Anthony Angelo, Jr. (New Earth) · Archmage (Pre-Zero Hour) · Artemio Villareal (New Earth) · Artemis (Female Furies) (New Earth) · Austin Bowie (New Earth) · Azazel (New Earth) · Azure (New Earth) · Azzarene (New Earth) · Barbie (New Earth) · Barter (New Earth) · Beelzebub (New Earth) · Belle Jackson (New Earth) · Blacksnake (New Earth) · Bob the Goon (Burtonverse) · Brita An'nan (Pre-Zero Hour) · Bruce Wayne (Burtonverse) · Bruce Wayne (Earth-19) · Bruno Mannheim (New Earth) · Byron Shelley (New Earth) · Byth Rok (New Earth) · Byzjn Wazzo (Pre-Zero Hour) · Candy Walker (Burtonverse) · Card Queen (New Earth) · Carl Grissom (Burtonverse) · Carlotta Rivera (New Earth) · Carol Simon (New Earth) · Cellkeeper 385 (New Earth) · Chlorino (New Earth) · Choronzon (New Earth) · Churljenkins (New Earth) · Chuy Salinas (New Earth) · Circe (Pre-Zero Hour) · Cleric (New Earth) · Computer Tyrants · Concord (New Earth) · Conrad Mackay (New Earth) · Constance D'Aramis (New Earth) · Corinthian (New Earth) · Curtis DeVore (New Earth) · Cyborg-87 (New Earth) · Cyndy Kurahara (New Earth) · D'aran Tuu (New Earth) · Dana Rubikskova (New Earth) · Dana Simpson (New Earth) · Daniel Hall (New Earth) · Darius Wayne (New Earth) · David Castillo (New Earth) · David Challoner (New Earth) · Deadline (New Earth) · Death (New Earth) · Deb Kafka (New Earth) · Delia Ryan (New Earth) · Delilah Tyler (New Earth) · Desire (New Earth) · Despair (New Earth) · Dexter Fairfax (New Earth) · Diade (New Earth) · Diana Theotocopoulos (New Earth) · Dinky (New Earth) · Dominic Mndawe (New Earth) · Donald Campbell (New Earth) · Donna Cavanagh (New Earth) · Douglas Strange (New Earth) · Draaga (New Earth) · Dream (New Earth) · Dwayne Wainwright (New Earth) · Edward Ferbel (New Earth) · Eleanor Poole (New Earth) · Eloise Longacre (New Earth) · Enya Wazzo (New Earth) · Eradicator (New Earth) · Eris (New Earth) · Ernesto Lopez (New Earth) · Esteban Sanchez (New Earth) · Ethel Cripps (New Earth) · Evan McCulloch (New Earth) · Floyd Belkin (Pre-Zero Hour) · Forager II (New Earth) · Fortress Lad (Pre-Zero Hour) · Fred (New Earth) · Frederick Steddy (New Earth) · Fritz Klein (New Earth) · Garryn Bek (New Earth) · Gary DeVries (New Earth) · Giant Jellyfish · Gideon (New Earth) · Gordon Deitrich (V for Vendetta) · Gregori Eilovitch Rasputin (New Earth) · Grover Baines (New Earth) · Gunther (New Earth) · Harlak (Pre-Zero Hour) · Harmon (New Earth) · Harold Allnut (New Earth) · Harvey Dent (Burtonverse) · Hector Enriquez (New Earth) · Helena Bertinelli (New Earth) · Henri Ducard (New Earth) · Henry Hayes (New Earth) · Herald II (New Earth) · Holly McKenzie (New Earth) · Hugh Fletcher (New Earth) · Inada Akatsu (New Earth) · Inez Luisa (New Earth) · Iota (New Earth) · Jack Drake (New Earth) · Jack Kovacs (New Earth) · Jack Napier (Burtonverse) · Jacob Finlay (New Earth) · Jacques Reynard (New Earth) · James Gordon (Burtonverse) · James Highwater (New Earth) · Janet Drake (New Earth) · Jason Praxis (New Earth) · Jean-Marc de Villars (New Earth) · Jerrie Rathaway (New Earth) · Jesse Vega (New Earth) · John Grayson (New Earth) · John Henry Martin (New Earth) · Joker (Earth-19) · Jonas Sloe (New Earth) · Joseph Potato (New Earth) · Joshua Barbazon (New Earth) · Jovita (New Earth) · Kaargl (New Earth) · Kanis-Biz (New Earth) · Katar Hol (New Earth) · Katharine Ferbel (New Earth) · Kay Challis (New Earth) · Kel Gand (New Earth) · Kem-L (New Earth) · Kenneth Harbinger (New Earth) · Kirigi (New Earth) · Kradlock (New Earth) · Kuei (New Earth) · La Bruja (New Earth) · Lennox (New Earth) · Lentra (New Earth) · Lester Lee (New Earth) · Linda Park (New Earth) · Lionel Hawkins (New Earth) · Lisa Morice (New Earth) · Lloyd Jefferson (New Earth) · Lonnie Machin (New Earth) · Loomis (Pre-Zero Hour) · Lucifer Morningstar (New Earth) · Lydea Mallor (New Earth) · Lyrissa Mallor (New Earth) · Madame Nature (New Earth) · Magdalene Kyle (New Earth) · Mai Miyazaki (New Earth) · Maire Granger (New Earth) · Manuel Castillo (New Earth) · Marie (New Earth) · Marij'n Bek (New Earth) · Mark Felps (New Earth) · Martha Wayne (Burtonverse) · Martin Jordan (New Earth) · Mary Elizabeth Kane (New Earth) · Mary Grayson (New Earth) · Max Eckhardt (Burtonverse) · Maxima (New Earth) · Maya (New Earth) · Melanie Boulder (New Earth) · Mervyn Pumpkinhead (New Earth) · Michael Morice (New Earth) · Mighty Bruce (New Earth) · Mister Sprynt (New Earth) · Mnemonic Kid (Pre-Zero Hour) · Monmouth (New Earth) · Morris Burgess Brocklesby (New Earth) · Moshe Levy (New Earth) · Mrs. Levy (New Earth) · Ms. Terrific (New Earth) · Nada (New Earth) · Osgood Rathaway (New Earth) · Ouranos (New Earth) · Pelle (New Earth) · Penthesilea (New Earth) · Peter Creedy (V for Vendetta) · Phillip Easton (New Earth) · Quiz (New Earth) · Rachel Rathaway (New Earth) · Rafael Sandoval (New Earth) · Ravager II (New Earth) · Ray Carson (New Earth) · Razor (New Earth)
Teams
The following teams debuted with a 1989 cover date:
Alien Alliance · Blasters · Brotherhood of Dada · Captains of Industry · Computer Tyrants · Council of Five · Endless · Hero Hotline · Justice League Antarctica · Justice League Europe · L.E.G.I.O.N. · Los Diablos · Mud Pack · Southern Cross Salvage Corporation · Young Allies
Character deaths
The following characters died in stories publishing year 1989.
- Forager I
- Roderick Burgess (presumably died shortly after being cursed with Eternal Waking in September of 1988)
Chronology
The following events were published by DC Comics in the year 1989. This does not necessarily indicate that these storylines took place in the year 1989. 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
- Cosmic Odyssey: Heroes of Earth battle the Anti-Life Entity.[1]
February
- Dream seeks shelter with Cain and Abel at the House of Mystery so that he can recoup his strength. Once he regains enough vitality to return to his Kingdom, he discovers that the Dreaming has suffered in the seventy years that he's been held prisoner. He consults with the Hecatae as to the whereabouts of his tools of office.[2]
- Dream visits John Constantine and inquires about his missing sand pouch. Constantine and Dream recover the pouch from a withered drug addict named Rachel. In appreciation of Constantine's help, Dream promises him that he will have no more nightmares of the Newcastle incident.[3]
March
April
May
June
- A race of sentient giant jellyfish invades Atlantis and takes control of the city. Aquaman returns to the city and is captured and imprisoned inside the Aquarium.[4]
- June 12 (Tuesday): Gorilla Grodd attempts to force his grandson, Sam Simeon, to use his mental powers to manipulate a Green Glob into transforming all humans into apes. Sam, instead, uses the machine to temporarily upgrade his own mental powers to defeat Grodd. Dumb Bunny and Merryman finally admit their love for each other.[5]
July
- Members of the Atlantean resistance detonate a bomb near the Royal Palace where the invading jellyfish are stationed. In retaliation, the jellyfish rig a prison transport ship to explode and send it into the Aquarium Prison, killing hundreds.[6]
August
- The Atlantean resistance uses poison gas to kill the Giant Jellyfish that have taken control of the Atlantean Royal Palace.[7]
- Dream reunites with his sister Death and tells her about his seventy years of imprisonment. He then accompanies her as Death ferries the souls of the recently departed to the afterlife.[8]
- An insane Mera blames Aquaman for the death of her son. While fighting, Aquaman accidentally impales Mera, but she survives and leaves this realm for her home in Dimension Aqua.[9]
September
- Having been ousted from the capital city, the Giant Jellyfish establish a blockade around Poseidonis, cutting off food supplies to the Atlantean loyalists.[10]
October
- Aquaman strains his telepathy to its absolute limits and summons a fleet of marine animals to repel the jellyfish invaders. Atlantis is finally liberated.[11]
- Aquaman turns down the offer to resume his mantle as king of Atlantis.[12]
November
December
- ↑ Cosmic Odyssey #1-4
- ↑ Sandman (Volume 2) #2
- ↑ Sandman (Volume 2) #3
- ↑ Aquaman (Volume 3) #1
- ↑ Angel and the Ape #1 through #4
- ↑ Aquaman (Volume 3) #2
- ↑ Aquaman (Volume 3) #3
- ↑ Sandman (Volume 2) #8
- ↑ Aquaman (Volume 3) #3-4
- ↑ Aquaman (Volume 3) #4
- ↑ Aquaman (Volume 3) #5
- ↑ Aquaman (Volume 3) #5
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