1980s in comics

none This article lists major events in the field of comics during the 1980s. __NOTOC__ Publications: 1980 - 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989 Publications October 2021 1980 1980 in comics 1981 1981 in comics 1982 1982 in comics Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo debuts in Young Magazine. 1983 1983 in comics March March 3: The Adventures of Tintin creator Hergé dies at age 75. October American Flagg! by Howard Chaykin debuts. 1984 1984 in comics Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars debuts, published by Marvel Comics and written by Jim Shooter. Secret Wars was the first of a new breed of large crossover events which would become a staple of both Marvel and DC Comics publishing schedule from that year on. Spider-Man's black costume first appears in The Amazing Spider-Man #252, after the character returns from Secret Wars. The black costume would eventually tie into the origin of the popular supervillain Venom. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles premiers at a comic book convention in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, published by Mirage Studios. Originally conceived by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird as a one-off parody, the comic's popularity has gone on to inspire several television series, numerous video games, four feature films, and a wide range of toys and merchandise. Dragon Ball, by Akira Toriyama, debuts in Weekly Shōnen Jump. 1985 1985 in comics Crisis on Infinite Earths debuts, produced by DC Comics to simplify their then-55-year-old continuity.http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/bobro/106668203954418.htm It's Bob the Answer Man 2007-10-04 Rozakis Bob 2003 Silver Bullet Comics https://web.archive.org/web/20071012104852/http://www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com/bobro/106668203954418.htm 12 October 2007 dead The series was written by Marv Wolfman, and illustrated by George Pérez (pencils/layouts), with Mike DeCarlo, Dick Giordano, and Jerry Ordway (who shared inking/embellishing chores). The series eliminated the concept of the Multiverse in the fictional DC Universe and killed off numerous long-standing characters, including Supergirl and the Flash. 1986 1986 in comics The Man of Steel, a six-issue comic book limited series written and penciled by John Byrne, inked by Dick Giordano and published by DC Comics, debuts. The mini-series was designed to revamp the Superman mythos, using the history-altering effects of Crisis on Infinite Earths as an explanation for numerous changes to previous continuity. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, a four-issue comic book limited series written and drawn by Frank Miller and published by DC Comics, debuts. It reintroduced Batman to the general public as the psychologically dark character of his original 1930s conception, and helped to usher in an era of "grim and gritty" superheroes from the mid-1980s to mid-1990s. Watchmen, a twelve-issue comic book limited series written by Alan Moore, illustrated by Dave Gibbons and published by DC Comics, debuts. To date, Watchmen remains the only graphic novel to win a Hugo Award,"AwardWeb: Hugo Award Winners" https://web.archive.org/web/20140209170658/http://dpsinfo.com/awardweb/hugos/80s.html 2014-02-09 - Watchmen listed as a winner of the Hugo Award (retrieved 20 April 2006) and is also the only graphic novel to appear on Time Magazines 2005 list of "the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to the present.""Time Magazine - ALL-TIME 100 Novels" – A synopsis describing Watchmen (retrieved 14 April 2006) 1987 1987 in comics British comics artist Joe Colquhoun dies at c. age 60. Peter Parker marries Mary Jane Watson in Amazing Spider-Man Annual #21. February Long-time Superman artist Wayne Boring dies at age 81. February 20: Blake and Mortimer creator Edgar P. Jacobs dies at age 82. June Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter is fired by the company, succeeded by Tom DeFalco. Initial appearances by character name Arnold Flass, in Batman #404 (March, DC Comics) 1988 1988 in comics 1989 1989 in comics Notes References The Dark Age: Grim, Great & Gimmicky Post-Modern Comics (by Mark Voger, 168 pages, TwoMorrows Publishing, 1-893905-53-5) See also 1970s in comics other events of the 1980s 1990s in comics List of years in comics *