1996
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Creators
The following creative talent passed away in the year 1996:
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 1996 cover date:
100% True Vol 1 · Batman: Gordon's Law Vol 1 · Blood and Shadows Vol 1 · Blood: a Tale · Death: The Time of Your Life Vol 1 · Dhampire: Stillborn Vol 1 · Dreaming Vol 1 · Eradicator Vol 1 · Essential Vertigo: Sandman Vol 1 · Essential Vertigo: Swamp Thing Vol 1 · Firebrand Vol 1 · Flex Mentallo Vol 1 · Girl Vol 1 · Grifter Vol 2 · Heroes Vol 1 · Hitman Vol 1 · House of Secrets Vol 2 · Kingdom Come Vol 1 · Lobo: Death and Taxes Vol 1 · Man-Bat Vol 2 · Night Force Vol 2 · Nightwing Vol 2 · Scare Tactics Vol 1 · Showcase '96 Vol 1 · Superboy and the Ravers Vol 1
The following Comic titles were last published with a 1996 cover date:
100% True Vol 1 · Black Lightning Vol 2 · Blood Syndicate Vol 1 · Blood and Shadows Vol 1 · Chiaroscuro: The Private Lives of Leonardo da Vinci Vol 1 · Darkstars Vol 1 · Death: The Time of Your Life Vol 1 · Deathstroke the Terminator Vol 1 · Egypt Vol 1 · Eradicator Vol 1 · Fate Vol 1 · Firebrand Vol 1 · Flex Mentallo Vol 1 · Girl Vol 1 · Grifter Vol 1 · Guy Gardner Vol 1 · Hawkman Vol 3 · Heroes Vol 1 · Invisibles Vol 1 · Justice League Task Force Vol 1 · Kingdom Come Vol 1 · Lobo: Death and Taxes Vol 1 · Man-Bat Vol 2 · New Teen Titans Vol 2 · Nightwing Vol 1
The following One Shots were published with a 1996 cover date:
Assassins Vol 1 1 · Batman and Captain America Vol 1 1 · Batman: Two-Face - Crime and Punishment · Birds of Prey: Black Canary/Oracle Vol 1 1 · Bruce Wayne, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Vol 1 1 · Dhampire: Stillborn Vol 1 1 · JLX Vol 1 1 · Legends of the Dark Claw Vol 1 1 · Lobo/Demon - Hellowe'en Vol 1 1 · Martian Manhunter Special Vol 1 1 · Parallax: Emerald Night Vol 1 1 · Super Soldier Vol 1 1
Characters
The following characters debuted with a 1996 cover date:
Alexander Sanchez (New Earth) · Andrew Nolan (Post-Zero Hour) · Anna Marie Reynolds (Amalgam Universe) · Anthony Monetti (New Earth) · Antonia Monetti (New Earth) · Arkannone (New Earth) · Audrey Spears (New Earth) · Bane Simpson (Amalgam Universe) · Beatriz Grey (Amalgam Universe) · Bruce Wayne XXIII (Dead Earth) · Bryce Gawain (Dead Earth) · Byron Stark (New Earth) · Candi Pyponte-Le Parc III (Post-Zero Hour) · Carol Danvers (Amalgam Universe) · CeCe Beck (Post-Zero Hour) · Chain Lightning (New Earth) · Charles Taine (Post-Zero Hour) · Cockatoo (New Earth) · Cody Driscoll (New Earth) · Crazy Dick Dunston (New Earth) · Creed Quinn (Amalgam Universe) · Darkstorm (New Earth) · Dawn Driscoll (New Earth) · Deborah Perkins (New Earth) · Deborah Tiegel (New Earth) · Demolitia (New Earth) · Dusk (New Earth) · Dyrk Magz (Post-Zero Hour) · Eckstein (New Earth) · Edward Fisk (Amalgam Universe) · Elektra Kyle (Amalgam Universe) · Empress (Post-Zero Hour) · Floyd Belkin (Post-Zero Hour) · Frederick von Frankenstein (New Earth) · Gaius Marcus (New Earth) · Gerry McWilliams (New Earth) · Grayven (New Earth) · Hacken (New Earth) · Hero Cruz (New Earth) · Hillary Chang (New Earth) · Ironbolt (New Earth) · Isaiah Crockett (New Earth) · Jahr-Drake Ningle (Post-Zero Hour) · Jazmin Cullen (Post-Zero Hour) · Jeka Wynzorr (Post-Zero Hour) · Johnny Navarone (New Earth) · Jubilation Lee (Amalgam Universe) · Jugular (New Earth) · Kal-El (Kingdom Come) · Kaleb of Hydros (Dead Earth)
Teams
The following teams debuted with a 1996 cover date:
Birds of Prey (New Earth) · Heroes (Dakotaverse) · JLX (Amalgam Universe) · Judgment League Avengers (Amalgam Universe) · Ravers · Shadow-Force (New Earth) · Uncanny Amazers
Chronology
The following events were published by DC Comics in the year 1996. This does not necessarily indicate that these storylines took place in the year 1996. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Superboy has a rematch with King Shark. He blasts him into the middle of the Pacific Ocean with concentrated telekinetic shoves. | Superboy (Volume 4) #32 | 10.96 |
| Amanda Spence of the Agenda interviews Tana Moon in order to get information pertaining to Superboy. | Superboy (Volume 4) #32 | 10.96 |
| Titan's Children: Cody Driscoll, Toni Monetti, Isaiah Crockett and Audrey Spears discover that they are human/alien hybrids; an experiment perpetuated by the H'San Natall and the Psions to seed the Earth with Sleeper agents. With the help of the Atom, the teens escape from their captors and seek refuge with Omen and Loren Jupiter. The kids become the second iteration of the Teen Titans. | Teen Titans v.2 #1-3 | 10.96-12.96 |
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December
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Neil Richards, the reformed criminal once known as the Mad Mod becomes the official costume designer for the Teen Titans. | Teen Titans v.2 #3 | 12.96 |
