1989
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Creators
The following creative talent passed away in the year 1989:
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 1989 cover date:
Aquaman Vol 3 · Catwoman Vol 1 · Deadman: Love After Death Vol 1 · El Diablo Vol 1 · Gilgamesh II Vol 1 · Hawk and Dove Vol 3 · Hawkman (Collections) Vol 1 · Hawkworld Vol 1 · Hero Hotline Vol 1 · Huntress 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 · New Teen Titans Archives Vol 1 · Sandman Vol 2 · Shadow Strikes Vol 1 · Skreemer Vol 1 · Star Trek Vol 2 · Star Trek: The Next Generation Vol 2 · Superman Archives Vol 1
The following Comic titles were last published with a 1989 cover date:
Aquaman Vol 3 · Black Orchid Vol 1 · Catwoman Vol 1 · Hawkworld Vol 1 · 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 · Skreemer Vol 1 · Spectre Vol 2 · Unknown Soldier Vol 2 · V for Vendetta Vol 1 · Young All-Stars Vol 1
The following One Shots were published with a 1989 cover date:
Aquaman Special Vol 1 1989 · Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth · Batman and other DC Classics Vol 1 1 · Batman: A Death in the Family (Collections) Vol 1 1 · Batman: Gotham by Gaslight Vol 1 1 · Batman: The Official Comic Adaptation Vol 1 1 · Blasters Special Vol 1 1 · Daily Planet Invasion Special Vol 1 1 · Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told (Collected) · Lex Luthor: The Unauthorized Biography Vol 1 1 · Secret Origins Special Vol 2 1 · Wild Dog Special Vol 1 1
Characters
The following characters debuted with a 1989 cover date:
500-ZQ (New Earth) · Alexander Wyvern (New Earth) · Aniela Arcane (New Earth) · Anthony Angelo, Jr. (New Earth) · Artemio Villareal (New Earth) · Artemis (Female Furies) (New Earth) · Barbie (New Earth) · Beelzebub (New Earth) · Brita An'nan (Pre-Zero Hour) · Bruce Wayne (Earth-19) · Byron Shelley (New Earth) · Carol Simon (New Earth) · Churljenkins (New Earth) · Constance D'Aramis (New Earth) · Curtis DeVore (New Earth) · Dana Simpson (New Earth) · Daniel Hall (New Earth) · David Challoner (New Earth) · Deadline (New Earth) · Death (New Earth) · Delilah Tyler (New Earth) · Desire (New Earth) · Despair (New Earth) · Dinky (New Earth) · Dominic Mndawe (New Earth) · Draaga (New Earth) · Dream (New Earth) · Dwayne Wainwright (New Earth) · Eleanor Poole (New Earth) · Eloise Longacre (New Earth) · Enya Wazzo (New Earth) · Evan McCulloch (New Earth) · Forager II (New Earth) · Fred (New Earth) · Gary DeVries (New Earth) · Gunther (New Earth) · Harold Allnut (New Earth) · Hector Enriquez (New Earth) · Helena Bertinelli (New Earth) · Henry Hayes (New Earth) · Jack Drake (New Earth) · Jack Kovacs (New Earth) · Jacques Reynard (New Earth) · Jason Praxis (New Earth) · Jean-Marc de Villars (New Earth) · Jesse Vega (New Earth) · John Henry Martin (New Earth) · Joseph Potato (New Earth) · Kanis-Biz (New Earth) · Kay Challis (New Earth)
Teams
The following teams debuted with a 1989 cover date:
Blasters · Brotherhood of Dada · Endless · Hero Hotline · Los Diablos · Mud Pack · Southern Cross Salvage Corporation
Characters
Introductions
These other characters were introduced in 1989.
Deaths
The following characters died in 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
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Cosmic Odyssey: Heroes of Earth battle the Anti-Life Entity | Cosmic Odyssey #1-4 | 12.88-3.89 |
February
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Sandman (Volume 2) #2 | 2.89 |
| 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. | Sandman (Volume 2) #3 | 3.89 |
March
April
May
June
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Aquaman (Volume 3) #1 | 6.89 |
July
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Aquaman (Volume 3) #2 | 7.89 |
August
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| The Atlantean resistance uses poison gas to kill the Giant Jellyfish that have taken control of the Atlantean Royal Palace. | Aquaman (Volume 3) #3 | 8.89 |
| 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. | Sandman (Volume 2) #8 | 8.89 |
| 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. | Aquaman (Volume 3) #3-4 | 8.89-9.89 |
September
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Having been ousted from the capital city, the Giant Jellyfish establish a blockade around Poseidonis, cutting off food supplies to the Atlantean loyalists. | Aquaman (Volume 3) #4 | 9.89 |
October
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Aquaman strains his telepathy to its absolute limits and summons a fleet of marine animals to repel the jellyfish invaders. Atlantis is finally liberated. | Aquaman (Volume 3) #5 | 10.89 |
| Aquaman turns down the offer to resume his mantle as king of Atlantis. | Aquaman (Volume 3) #5 | 10.89 |
