1993
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Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 1993 cover date:
Anima Vol 1 · Aquaman: Time and Tide Vol 1 · Black Orchid Vol 2 · Blood Syndicate Vol 1 · Catwoman Vol 2 · DC Universe: Trinity Vol 1 · Death: The High Cost of Living Vol 1 · Enigma Vol 1 · Extremist Vol 1 · Golden Age Vol 1 · Green Arrow: The Wonder Year Vol 1 · Hardware Vol 1 · Hawkman Vol 3 · Icon Vol 1 · Jonah Hex: Two-Gun Mojo Vol 1 · Justice League International Vol 2 · Justice League Task Force Vol 1 · Kamandi: At Earth's End Vol 1 · Kid Eternity Vol 3 · Legionnaires Vol 1 · Lobo Vol 2 · Lobo: Unamerican Gladiators Vol 1 · Metal Men Vol 2 · Metamorpho Vol 2 · Outsiders Vol 2
The following Comic titles were last published with a 1993 cover date:
Black Condor Vol 1 · DC Universe: Trinity Vol 1 · Deadman: Exorcism Vol 1 · Death: The High Cost of Living Vol 1 · Enigma Vol 1 · Extremist Vol 1 · Green Arrow: The Wonder Year Vol 1 · Green Lantern: Mosaic Vol 1 · Hawkworld Vol 2 · Heckler Vol 1 · Jonah Hex: Two-Gun Mojo Vol 1 · Justice League Europe Vol 1 · Justice Society of America Vol 2 · Kamandi: At Earth's End Vol 1 · Lobo: Unamerican Gladiators Vol 1 · Metamorpho Vol 2 · Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt Vol 1 · Robin Vol 3 · Sebastian O Vol 1 · Skin Graft: The Adventures of a Tattooed Man Vol 1 · Stanley and His Monster Vol 2 · Swamp Thing Annual Vol 2 · Timber Wolf Vol 1 · WildC.A.T.s Trilogy Vol 1 · Zatanna Vol 1
The following One Shots were published with a 1993 cover date:
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Halloween Special Vol 1 1 · Batman: Vengeance of Bane Vol 1 1 · Hellblazer Special Vol 1 1 · Power of Shazam (Graphic Novel) Vol 1 1
Characters
The following characters debuted with a 1993 cover date:
Adam Blake (JSA: The Golden Age) · Adam, Sector 1055 (New Earth) · Alan Scott (JSA: The Golden Age) · Albert Pratt (JSA: The Golden Age) · Andrew Van Horn (New Earth) · Angon (New Earth) · Anthony Burke (New Earth) · Anthony Murphy (Extremist) · Ash (New Earth) · Augustus Freeman (Dakotaverse) · Ayria (New Earth) · Bandage People · Bane (New Earth) · Barin (New Earth) · Barraki Young (Dakotaverse) · Benjamin Nakashima (New Earth) · Bird (New Earth) · Bivvix (New Earth) · Bloodwynd (New Earth) · Brickhouse (Dakotaverse) · Brute III (New Earth) · Carlos Quinones (Dakotaverse) · Carter Channel (New Earth) · Carter Hall (JSA: The Golden Age) · Cassidy (New Earth) · Cera Kesh (Pre-Zero Hour) · Chandi Gupta (New Earth) · Charles Bell (Dakotaverse) · Chief Horgath (New Earth) · Chumpp (New Earth) · Clarence Charles Batson V (New Earth) · Cloudburst (New Earth) · Colin Brandywine (New Earth) · Collins (Enigma) · Courtney Mason (New Earth) · Curtis Metcalf (Dakotaverse) · DMZ (Dakotaverse) · Daniel Dunbar (JSA: The Golden Age) · Deacon Dickson (New Earth) · Death Angel (New Earth) · Deena Walker (New Earth) · Defile (Earth-50) · Demon Fox (Dakotaverse) · Dinah Drake (JSA: The Golden Age) · Dogg (Dakotaverse) · Donna Carol Force (New Earth) · Dwayne Geyer (New Earth) · Dynaman (JSA: The Golden Age) · Edward Walker (New Earth) · Edwin Alva (Dakotaverse)
Teams
The following teams debuted with a 1993 cover date:
Blood Syndicate · Dubelz Crime Family (New Earth) · Interior League · Justice League Task Force · Legion of Dead Heroes · S.H.R.E.D. · S.Y.S.T.E.M. · Shadow Fighters · Time Foes · Trigger Twins II
Chronology
The following events were published by DC Comics in the year 1993. This does not necessarily indicate that these storylines took place in the year 1993. 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
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Lex Luthor attempts to murder karate instructor Sasha Green. This ignites a chain of events that will ultimately prove to be Luthor's downfall. | Superman v.2 #77 | 3.93 |
| Supergirl breaks into Project Cadmus and steals Superman's corpse. She returns it to the Superman Memorial in Centennial Park. | Superman v.2 #77 | 3.93 |
| Jonathan Kent suffers a near-fatal heart attack and is rushed to Smallville Medical Center. | Superman v.2 #77 | 3.93 |
April
May
June
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Reign of the Supermen: To fill the void left behind by the late Superman, four new heroes emerge, all laying claim to Superman's legacy: Superboy, The Last Son of Krypton, The Man of Steel and the Man of Tomorrow. | Adventures of Superman #500 | 6.93 |
July
August
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Yakuza leader Mizoguchi Kenji makes a deal with the Tattooed Man to find his former student John Oakes. Kenji begins murdering people bearing tattoos given to them by Oakes. Note: The events of this series actually take place in the year 1993. | Skin Graft #2 | 8.93 |
September
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Simon Stagg shoots his son-in-law Java in the head after a violent act of defiance. He tells his daughter Sapphire that he acted in self defense. | Metamorpho (Volume 2) #2 | 9.93 |
| John Oakes meets Yuko Kobo and goes to Japan to learn Irezumi from her grandfather. | Skin Graft #3 | 9.93 |
| Metamorpho and Jillian Conway travel to Ireland in search of the Orb of Ra. They get into a bar fight with members of the Irish Republican Army. | Metamorpho (Volume 2) #2-3 | 9.93-10.93 |
October
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metamorpho and Jillian Conway travel to Casablanca in search of the Orb of Ra. Jillian betrays him and Metamorpho learns that she is actually partnered with Simon Stagg. | Metamorpho (Volume 2) #3 | 10.93 |
| Yakuza Oyabun Mizoguchi Kenji and the Tattooed Man capture John Oakes and try to gain his powers. Oakes uses his tattoo magic and his training under Master Kobo to defeat them. Kenji dies, but the Tattooed Man survives. | Skin Graft #4 | 10.93 |
November
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metamorpho traces Simon Stagg and Jillian Conway to Egypt. Jillian tries to use the Orb of Ra to cure herself, but the process actually kills her. Joey Mason is exposed to the Orb's energy and cured of his condition. | Metamorpho (Volume 2) #4 | 11.93 |
December
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Justice League Task Force goes to Africa to rescue Henry R. Haggard from a tribe of Amazon women known as the Daals. For this mission, Martian Manhunter is forced to assume the guise of a woman. | Justice League Task Force #7 | 12.93 |
