January

• Capital Comics makes its entree into publishing with the release of Nexus
  Nexus (comics)
  Nexus is an American comic book series created by writer Mike Baron and penciler Steve Rude in 1981. The series is a combination of the superhero and science fiction genres, set 500 years in the future.-Publication history:...
  
  #1.
• Frank Miller
  Frank Miller (comics)
  Frank Miller is an American comic book artist, writer and film director best known for his dark, film noir-style comic book stories and graphic novels Ronin, Daredevil: Born Again, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Sin City and 300...
  
   takes over full writing duties on Daredevil
  Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
  Daredevil is a fictional character, a superhero in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett, with an unspecified amount of input from Jack Kirby, and first appeared in Daredevil #1 .Living in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood...
  
  with issue #168, and creates Elektra
  Elektra (comics)
  Elektra Natchios, usually referred to only by her first name Elektra, is a fictional character in publications from Marvel Comics.Elektra is a kunoichi – female ninja assassin – of Greek descent. She wields a pair of bladed sai as her trademark weapon. She is a love interest of the superhero...
  
  .
• "Days of Future Past
  Days of Future Past
  "Days of Future Past" is a popular storyline in the Marvel Comics comic book The Uncanny X-Men issues #141 and #142, published in 1981. It deals with a dystopian alternate future in which mutants are incarcerated in internment camps...
  
  " storyline debuts in Uncanny X-Men
  Uncanny X-Men
  Uncanny X-Men, first published as The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics comic book series for the X-Men franchise. It is the mainstream continuity featuring the adventures of the eponymous group of mutant superheroes...
  
  #141 (continues in Uncanny X-Men #142).
• The reprint title Marvel's Greatest Comics, with issue #96, is cancelled by Marvel.
• The reprint title Amazing Adventures
  Amazing Adventures
  Amazing Adventures is the name of several anthology comic book series, all but one published by Marvel Comics.The earliest Marvel series of that name introduced the company's first superhero of the late-1950s to early-1960s period fans and historians call the Silver Age of Comic Books...
  
  vol. 3, with issue #14, is cancelled by Marvel.
• The reprint title Tales to Astonish
  Tales to Astonish
  Tales to Astonish is the name of two American comic book series and a one-shot comic published by Marvel Comics.The primary title bearing that name was published from 1959-1968...
  
  vol. 2, with issue #14, is cancelled by Marvel.

February

• Jenette Kahn
  Jenette Kahn
  Jenette Kahn is an American comic book editor and executive. She joined DC Comics in 1976 as publisher, and five years later was promoted to President. In 1989, she stepped down as publisher and assumed the title of Editor-in-Chief while retaining the office of president...
  
   becomes President of DC Comics succeeding Sol Harrison. Kahn retained the title of Publisher which she had held since 1976.
• Legion of Super-Heroes
  Legion of Super-Heroes
  The Legion of Super-Heroes is a fictional superhero team in the 30th and 31st centuries of the . The team first appears in Adventure Comics #247 , and was created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino....
  
  vol. 2 #272 features an insert
  DC Comics insert previews
  DC Comics insert previews were 16-page comic book stories inserted into issues of existing DC Comics series to promote new series usually debuting the next month. Running from 1980 to 1985, they consisted of a front cover, 14 pages of story, and a back cover that depicted the cover of the actual...
  
   previewing the upcoming "Dial H for Hero
  Dial H for Hero
  Dial H for Hero is a comic book feature published by DC Comics about a mysterious dial that enables an ordinary person to become a superhero for a short time, by selecting the letters H-E-R-O in order. Each time it is used, the dial causes its possessor to become a superhero with a different name,...
  
  " series in Adventure Comics
  Adventure Comics
  Adventure Comics was a comic book series published by DC Comics from 1935 to 1983 and then revamped from 2009 to 2011. In its first era, the series ran for 503 issues , making it the fifth-longest-running DC series, behind Detective Comics, Action Comics, Superman, and Batman...
  
  by Marv Wolfman
  Marv Wolfman
  Marvin A. "Marv" Wolfman is an award-winning American comic book writer. He is best known for lengthy runs on The Tomb of Dracula, creating Blade for Marvel Comics, and The New Teen Titans for DC Comics.-1960s:...
  
   and Carmine Infantino
  Carmine Infantino
  Carmine Infantino Carmine Infantino Carmine Infantino (born May 24, 1925, in Brooklyn, New York is an American comic book artist and editor who was a major force in the Silver Age of Comic Books...
  
  .

March

• Marvel takes notice of the growing direct market and produces a title specifically for comic shops — Dazzler
  Dazzler
  Dazzler is a Marvel Comics superheroine, associated with the X-Men. She first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #130 ....
  
  #1 sells 400,000 copies.
• Marvel Preview
  Marvel Preview
  Marvel Preview was a magazine-sized black-and-white showcase comic book published by Curtis Magazines, an imprint of Marvel....
  
  (published until now by the Marvel imprint Curtis Magazines
  Curtis Magazines
  Curtis Magazines was an imprint of Marvel Comics that existed from 1971 to 1980. The imprint published black-and-white magazines that did not carry the Comics Code Authority seal. Initially, page counts varied between 68,76, and 84 pages....
  
  ), with issue #25, changes its name to Bizarre Adventures and becomes an official Marvel Comics
  Marvel Comics
  Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
  
   publication.
• Detective Comics
  Detective Comics
  Detective Comics is an American comic book series published monthly by DC Comics since 1937, best known for introducing the iconic superhero Batman in Detective Comics #27 . It is, along with Action Comics, the book that launched with the debut of Superman, one of the medium's signature series, and...
  
  #500: 84 pages, 7 different anniversary stories. (DC Comics)
• "The Exaggerated Death of Ultra Boy
  The Exaggerated Death of Ultra Boy
  "The Exaggerated Death of Ultra Boy" is a story arc that was published by DC Comics, and presented in Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 2, #273–275 and #277–282 . It was written by Gerry Conway, Roy Thomas and Paul Levitz, with pencils by Jimmy Janes and Steve Ditko...
  
  " story arc begins in DC Comics' Legion of Super-Heroes
  Legion of Super-Heroes
  The Legion of Super-Heroes is a fictional superhero team in the 30th and 31st centuries of the . The team first appears in Adventure Comics #247 , and was created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino....
  
  #273. Written by Gerry Conway
  Gerry Conway
  Gerard F. "Gerry" Conway is an American writer of comic books and television shows. He is known for co-creating the Marvel Comics vigilante The Punisher and scripting the death of the character Gwen Stacy during his long run on The Amazing Spider-Man...
  
  , Roy Thomas
  Roy Thomas
  Roy William Thomas, Jr. is an American comic book writer and editor, and Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. He is possibly best known for introducing the pulp magazine hero Conan the Barbarian to American comics, with a series that added to the storyline of Robert E...
  
  , and Paul Levitz
  Paul Levitz
  Paul Levitz is an American comic book writer, editor and executive. The president of DC Comics from 2002–2009, he has worked for the company for over 35 years in a wide variety of roles...
  
  , with pencils by Jimmy Janes and Steve Ditko
  Steve Ditko
  Stephen J. "Steve" Ditko is an American comic book artist and writer best known as the artist co-creator, with Stan Lee, of the Marvel Comics heroes Spider-Man and Doctor Strange....
  
  , the story arc concludes in Legion of Super-Heroes #282 (December).
• Mystery in Space
  Mystery in Space
  Mystery in Space is the name of two science fiction comic book series published in the United States by DC Comics, then known as National Comics. The first series ran for 110 issues from 1951 - 1966, with a further 7 issues continuing the numbering during a 1980s revival of the title...
  
  (1951 series), with issue #117, is cancelled by DC Comics
  DC Comics
  DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
  
  .
• Captain Canuck
  Captain Canuck
  Captain Canuck is a fictional Canadian comic book superhero. Created by writer Ron Leishman and artist/co-writer Richard Comely, the original Captain Canuck first appeared in Captain Canuck #1 ....
  
  , with issue #14, is cancelled by Comely Comix.
• John Byrne and Terry Austin
  Terry Austin (comics)
  Terry Austin is an American comic book artist, working primarily as an inker. He is best known for his work embellishing John Byrne's pencils on The Uncanny X-Men from 1977–1981.-Early life and career:...
  
   leave The Uncanny X-Men with issue 143 being their last.

May

• Dean
  Dean Mullaney
  Dean Mullaney is an American editor and publisher whose Eclipse Enterprises, founded in 1977, was one of the earliest independent comic book companies. Eclipse would publish some of the first graphic novels; become the first comics company to publish trading cards; and was one of the first comics...
  
   and Jan Mullaney found the black & white independent Eclipse Magazine
  Eclipse Magazine
  Eclipse Magazine was a black and white comics anthology magazine published by Eclipse Comics from 1981 to 1983.-Overview:...
  
  .
• Master of Kung Fu #100: "Red of Fang and Claw, All Love Lost," by Doug Moench
  Doug Moench
  Douglas Moench , better known as Doug Moench, is an American comic book writer notable for his Batman work and as the creator of Black Mask, Moon Knight and Deathlok.-Biography:...
  
  , Mike Zeck
  Mike Zeck
  Mike Zeck is an American comic book illustrator.-Biography:Zeck was born in Greenville, Pennsylvania to Michael and Kathryn Jean Zeck...
  
  , and Gene Day
  Gene Day
  Howard Eugene Day was a Canadian comic book artist best known for Marvel Comics' Star Wars licensed series and Master of Kung Fu...
  
  .
• Ghosts
  Ghosts (DC Comics)
  Ghosts is a comic book series published by DC Comics for 112 issues from September-October 1971 to May 1982. Its tagline was "True Tales of the Weird and Supernatural" , changed to "New Tales of the Weird and Supernatural," as of #75 , and dropped after #104...
  
  #100 (DC Comics): Edited by Jack C. Harris.
• With issue #66, Charlton revives The Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves
  The Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves
  The Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves was an American supernatural-anthology comic book published by Charlton Comics and best known as a showcase for the popular writer-artist Steve Ditko, the co-creator of Marvel Comics' Spider-Man. The eponymous Dr. M. T...
  
  , cancelled in May 1978.

June

• Weird War Tales
  Weird War Tales
  Weird War Tales was a war comic book title with supernatural overtones published by DC Comics which ran from September 1971 to June 1983.-Background:...
  
  #100 (DC Comics)
• Final issue of The Hulk!
  Rampaging Hulk
  The Rampaging Hulk is a black-and-white magazine published by Curtis Magazines from 1977–1978. With issue #10, it changed its format to color, and title to The Hulk!, and ran another 17 issues before it folded in 1981...
  
  published by Curtis Magazines
  Curtis Magazines
  Curtis Magazines was an imprint of Marvel Comics that existed from 1971 to 1980. The imprint published black-and-white magazines that did not carry the Comics Code Authority seal. Initially, page counts varied between 68,76, and 84 pages....
  
  .
• Debut of the comics industry magazine Amazing Heroes
  Amazing Heroes
  Amazing Heroes was a magazine about the comic book medium published by Fantagraphics Books from 1981 to 1992. Unlike its companion title, The Comics Journal, Amazing Heroes was a hobbyist magazine rather than an analytical journal....
  
  (published by the Fantagraphics imprint Zam, Inc.. With later issues, until it folds in 1992
  1992 in comics
  -Year overall:* Image Comics explodes onto the scene, releasing eight ongoing and limited series, starting with Youngblood in April; followed by Spawn in May; Savage Dragon in July; and Brigade, Shadowhawk, and WildC.A.T.S. in August....
  
  , Amazing Heroes will be "officially" published by Fantagraphics).

July

• Superman and Spider-Man
  Superman and Spider-Man
  Superman and Spider-Man is an intercompany comic book jointly published by DC Comics and Marvel Comics in July 1981. Number 28 in the Marvel Treasury Edition series, it is the "sequel" to 1976's Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man....
  
  , "The Heroes and the Holocaust," a DC/Marvel intercompany crossover
  Intercompany crossover
  In comic books, an intercompany crossover is a comic or series of comics where characters published by one company meet those published by another...
  
   ("sequel" to 1976's Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man
  Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man
  Superman vs The Amazing Spider-Man: The Battle of the Century is a comic book jointly published by DC Comics and Marvel Comics in 1976. It was the first cross-over between characters of both companies.-Publication history:...
  
  ).
• Man-Thing
  Man-Thing
  The Man-Thing is a fictional character, a monster in publications from Marvel Comics. Created by writers Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, and Gerry Conway and artist Gray Morrow, the character first appeared in Savage Tales #1 , and went on to be featured in various titles and in his own series, including...
  
  vol. 2, with issue #11, is cancelled by Marvel.
• John Byrne begins his 62-issue run as writer/artist on Fantastic Four
  Fantastic Four
  The Fantastic Four is a fictional superhero team appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The group debuted in The Fantastic Four #1 , which helped to usher in a new level of realism in the medium...
  
  with issue #232.

August

• DC's The Flash
  The Flash (comic book)
  The Flash is an ongoing comic book series featuring the DC Comics superhero of the same name. The character's first incarnation, Jay Garrick, first appeared in Flash Comics #1...
  
  reaches its 300th issue and celebrates its 25th anniversary.
• Justice League of America
  Justice League
  The Justice League, also called the Justice League of America or JLA, is a fictional superhero team that appears in comic books published by DC Comics....
  
  #193 features an insert
  DC Comics insert previews
  DC Comics insert previews were 16-page comic book stories inserted into issues of existing DC Comics series to promote new series usually debuting the next month. Running from 1980 to 1985, they consisted of a front cover, 14 pages of story, and a back cover that depicted the cover of the actual...
  
   previewing the upcoming All-Star Squadron
  All-Star Squadron
  The All-Star Squadron is a DC Comics superhero team that debuted in a special insert in Justice League of America #193 . Created by Roy Thomas, Rich Buckler and Jerry Ordway.-The concept:...
  
   series by Roy Thomas
  Roy Thomas
  Roy William Thomas, Jr. is an American comic book writer and editor, and Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. He is possibly best known for introducing the pulp magazine hero Conan the Barbarian to American comics, with a series that added to the storyline of Robert E...
  
   and Rich Buckler
  Rich Buckler
  Rich Buckler is an American comic book artist and penciller, best known for his work on Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four in the mid-1970s and, with writer Doug Moench, co-creating the character Deathlok in Astonishing Tales #25...
  
  .
• Final issue of Marvel Premiere
  Marvel Premiere
  Marvel Premiere is an American comic book anthology series published by Marvel Comics. It ran for 61 issues from April 1972 to August 1981....
  
  (#61) published by Marvel Comics
  Marvel Comics
  Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
  
  
• With issue #47, DC cancels Super Friends.
• "Doomquest
  Doomquest
  "Doomquest" is a two-issue Iron Man story arc written by David Michelinie and Bob Layton with art by John Romita Jr. and published by Marvel Comics. The arc first appears in Iron Man #149-#150...
  
  " storyline debuts in Iron Man
  Iron Man
  Iron Man is a fictional character, a superhero in the . The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, first appearing in Tales of Suspense #39 .A billionaire playboy, industrialist and ingenious engineer,...
  
  #149 (continues in Iron Man #150)
• Warlord
  Warlord (comics)
  The Warlord is a sword and sorcery comic book published by DC Comics. The series and titular character debuted in 1st Issue Special #8 , and was created by Mike Grell.-Publication history:...
  
  #48 features an insert previewing the upcoming Arak, Son of Thunder
  Arak (comics)
  Arak is a fictional comic book character published by DC Comics. He first appeared in a special insert in Warlord #48 and was created by Roy Thomas and Ernie Colón.-Publication history:...
  
  series by Roy Thomas and Ernie Colón
  Ernie Colon
  Ernie Colón is an American comics artist, born on July 13, 1931,Colón was born in Puerto Rico and began his professional career at Harvey Comics as a letterer. He later worked, uncredited, as an artist on titles including Monster in My Pocket, Richie Rich and Casper the Friendly Ghost...
  
  .

Fall

• DC Special Series
  DC Special Series
  DC Special Series was an umbrella title for one-shots and special issues published by DC Comics between 1977 and 1981. Each issue featured a different character and was often in a different format than the issue before it. DC Special Series was published in four different formats: Dollar Comics, 48...
  
  #27 — Batman
  Batman
  Batman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 , and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics...
  
   vs. The Incredible Hulk, an intercompany crossover
  Intercompany crossover
  In comic books, an intercompany crossover is a comic or series of comics where characters published by one company meet those published by another...
  
   between DC and Marvel Comics
  Marvel Comics
  Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
  
  . This marks the final issue of DC Special Series
  DC Special Series
  DC Special Series was an umbrella title for one-shots and special issues published by DC Comics between 1977 and 1981. Each issue featured a different character and was often in a different format than the issue before it. DC Special Series was published in four different formats: Dollar Comics, 48...
  
  (1977
  1977 in comics
  - Year overall :* Wendy and Richard Pini establish WaRP Graphics.* Jan and Dean Mullaney establish Eclipse Comics.* The United Kingdom's Eagle Awards are established.* Bob Brown dies at age 62.* Ciao magazine is launched.-January:...
  
   series), a catch-all series primarily for one-shots of different formats, released on an irregular schedule.

October

• The Defenders
  Defenders (comics)
  The Defenders is the name of a number of Marvel Comics superhero groups which are usually presented as a "non-team" of individualistic "outsiders," each known for following their own agendas...
  
  #100: Double-sized issue written by J.M. DeMatteis. (Marvel Comics)
• "Block Mania
  Block Mania
  Block Mania is a Judge Dredd story, which ran in British comic 2000 AD #236-244, in 1981. The story itself is a prologue for the longer storyline "The Apocalypse War", which immediately follows the conclusion of "Block Mania".-Story:...
  
  " storyline begins in 2000 A.D. (continues through December)

November

• Jinty merges with Tammy
  Tammy (comics)
  Tammy was a weekly British comic for girls published by Fleetway in London from 1971 to 1984, at which point it merged with Girl. Other titles which had merged with Tammy before then include June, Jinty, and Misty ....
  
  (Fleetway
  Fleetway
  Fleetway, also known as Fleetway Publications and Fleetway Editions, was a UK publishing company which mainly produced comic magazines. For a time owned by IPC Media, they are now a division of Egmont Publishing....
  
  ).
• Pacific Comics
  Pacific Comics
  Pacific Comics was an independent comic book publisher that flourished from 1981-1984. It was also a chain of comics shops and a distributor. It began out of a San Diego, California, comic book shop owned by brothers Bill and Steve Schanes...
  
   makes its entree into publishing with the release of Jack Kirby
  Jack Kirby
  Jack Kirby , born Jacob Kurtzberg, was an American comic book artist, writer and editor regarded by historians and fans as one of the major innovators and most influential creators in the comic book medium....
  
  's Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers
  Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers
  Captain Victory was a comic book created, written and drawn by Jack Kirby. It was first published by Pacific Comics in 1981.-Publication history:One of Pacific Comics first titles, it lasted thirteen issues, plus a special, through January, 1984....
  
  #1
• The reprint title Marvel Super Action, with issue #37, is cancelled by Marvel.
• November 2: Wally Wood
  Wally Wood
  Wallace Allan Wood was an American comic book writer, artist and independent publisher, best known for his work in EC Comics and Mad. He was one of Mads founding cartoonists in 1952. Although much of his early professional artwork is signed Wallace Wood, he became known as Wally Wood, a name he...
  
   dies at age 54.
• November 18: Fredric Wertham
  Fredric Wertham
  Fredric Wertham was a Jewish German-American psychiatrist and crusading author who protested the purportedly harmful effects of violent imagery in mass media and comic books on the development of children. His best-known book was Seduction of the Innocent , which purported that comic books are...
  
  , author of Seduction of the Innocent
  Seduction of the Innocent
  Seduction of the Innocent is a book by German-American psychiatrist Fredric Wertham, published in 1954, that warned that comic books were a negative form of popular literature and a serious cause of juvenile delinquency. The book was a minor bestseller that created alarm in parents and galvanized...
  
  , dies at age 86.

December

• December 1: Magnus, Robot Fighter
  Magnus, Robot Fighter
  Magnus, Robot Fighter is a fictional comic book superhero created by writer/artist Russ Manning in 1963, based primarily on Tarzan. Magnus first appeared in Magnus Robot Fighter 4000 A.D. #1, published by Gold Key Comics in February 1963...
  
   creator Russ Manning
  Russ Manning
  Russell Manning was an American comic book artist who created the series Magnus, Robot Fighter and illustrated such newspaper comic strips as Tarzan and Star Wars...
  
   passes away at age 52.

Conventions

• July 23–26: San Diego Comic Con, El Cortez Hotel, San Diego, California — Official guests: Jerry Bails
  Jerry Bails
  Jerry Gwin Bails was an American popular culturist. Known as the "Father of Comic Book Fandom", he was one of the first to approach the comic book field as a subject worthy of academic study, and was a primary force in establishing 1960s comics fandom.- Early life :Jerry G. Bails was born June...
  
  , Dave Berg, L. B. Cole
  L. B. Cole
  Leonard Brandt Cole was a comic book artist, editor, and publisher who worked during the Golden Age of Comic Books, producing work in various genres. Cole was particularly known for his bold covers, featuring what he referred to as "poster colors"—the use of primary colors often over black...
  
  , Jim Fitzpatrick
  Jim Fitzpatrick
  Jim Fitzpatrick may refer to:*Jim Fitzpatrick , Irish artist*Jim Fitzpatrick , British politician*Jim Fitzpatrick , American roller derby athlete, referee, and author*Jim Fitzpatrick , American actorSee also...
  
  , Dick Giordano
  Dick Giordano
  Richard Joseph "Dick" Giordano was an American comic book artist and editor best known for introducing Charlton Comics' "Action Heroes" stable of superheroes, and serving as executive editor of then–industry leader DC Comics...
  
  , Bil Keane
  Bil Keane
  William Aloysius Keane , better known as Bil Keane, was an American cartoonist. He is most notable for his work on the long-running newspaper comic The Family Circus, which began its run in 1960 and continues in syndication, drawn by his son Jeff Keane.-Biography:Born in Philadelphia,...
  
  , Julius Schwartz
  Julius Schwartz
  Julius "Julie" Schwartz was a comic book and pulp magazine editor, and a science fiction agent and prominent fan. He was born in the Bronx, New York...
  
  , Bill Sienkiewicz
  Bill Sienkiewicz
  Boleslav Felix Robert "Bill" Sienkiewicz [pronounced sin-KEV-itch] is an Eisner Award-winning American artist and writer best known for his comic book work, primarily for Marvel Comics' The New Mutants and Elektra: Assassin...
  
  , Dave Sim
  Dave Sim
  David Victor Sim is an award-winning Canadian comic book writer and artist.A pioneer of self-published comics and creators' rights, Sim is best known as the creator of Cerebus the Aardvark, a comic book published from 1977 to 2004, which chronicles its main character in a 6,000-page self-contained...
  
  
• September 19 & 20: FantaCon '81, Empire State Plaza
  Empire State Plaza
  The Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza is a complex of several state government buildings in downtown Albany, New York....
  
   Convention Center, Albany, New York

Eagle Awards

• Best New Artist: Bill Sienkiewicz
  Bill Sienkiewicz
  Boleslav Felix Robert "Bill" Sienkiewicz [pronounced sin-KEV-itch] is an Eisner Award-winning American artist and writer best known for his comic book work, primarily for Marvel Comics' The New Mutants and Elektra: Assassin...
  
  
• Roll of Honour: Roy Thomas
  Roy Thomas
  Roy William Thomas, Jr. is an American comic book writer and editor, and Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. He is possibly best known for introducing the pulp magazine hero Conan the Barbarian to American comics, with a series that added to the storyline of Robert E...
  
  
• Favourite Artist (UK): Mick Austin
  Mick Austin
  Michael J. "Mick" Austin is a fine artist who lives and works in the UK. Initially a comic book artist and illustrator his painterly style led to him leaving this genre and concentrating on fine art in 1996.-Biography:...
  
  

Marvel Comics

Release: March. Writer: Tom DeFalco

Tom DeFalco

Tom DeFalco is an American comics writer and editor, well known for his association with Marvel Comics and in particular for his work with Spider-Man.-Career:...

. Artists: John Romita, Jr.

John Romita, Jr.

John Salvatore Romita, Jr. is an American comic book artist best known for his extensive work for Marvel Comics from the 1970s to the 2000s...

 and Alfredo Alcala

Alfredo Alcala

Alfredo P. Alcala was a Filipino comic book artist, born in Talisay, Negros Occidental in the Philippines. Alcala was an established illustrator whose works appeared in the Alcala Komix Magazine. His 1963 creation Voltar introduced him to an international audience, particularly in the United...

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Release: April. Writer: Bruce Jones

Bruce Jones (comics)

Bruce Jones, whose pen names include Philip Roland and Bruce Elliot, is an American comic book writer, novelist, illustrator, and screenwriter whose work included writing Marvel Comics' The Incredible Hulk from 2001-2005.-Early career:...

. Artists: Brent Anderson

Brent Anderson

Brent Anderson is an American comic book artist known for his work on X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills and the comic book series Astro City.- Early life :...

 and Carlos Garzon.

Shogakukan

Release: on Shōnen Big Comic

Shonen Big Comic

was a bi-weekly manga magazine published by Shogakukan in Japan from 1979 to 1987. From 1976 to 1979, the magazine was titled before being renamed Shōnen Big Comics in 1979.In 1987, the magazine changed format and was renamed Weekly Young Sunday...

. Author: Akira Oze

Akira Oze

is a Japanese manga artist. He made his debut in 1971 under the penname writing shōnen manga, but he switched in the 1980s to seinen manga. He is best known for Natsuko's Sake, which was adapted as a live-action television series...

.

Independent titles

Release: by FantaCo Enterprises

FantaCo Enterprises

FantaCo Enterprises was an American comic book store and publishing company founded by Thomas Skulan and based in Albany, New York. As a publisher, FantaCo was known for its idiosyncratic line-up of mostly black-and-white titles, including the humorous Hembeck Series and the horror title Gore Shriek...

. Editor: Catherine Yronwode

Catherine yronwode

Catherine "Cat" Yronwode is an American writer, editor, graphic designer, typesetter, publisher, and practitioner of folk magic with an extensive career in the comic book industry....

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Release: November by Pacific Comics

Pacific Comics

Pacific Comics was an independent comic book publisher that flourished from 1981-1984. It was also a chain of comics shops and a distributor. It began out of a San Diego, California, comic book shop owned by brothers Bill and Steve Schanes...

. Writer/Artist: Jack Kirby

Jack Kirby

Jack Kirby , born Jacob Kurtzberg, was an American comic book artist, writer and editor regarded by historians and fans as one of the major innovators and most influential creators in the comic book medium....

.

Release: June by Charlton Comics

Charlton Comics

Charlton Comics was an American comic book publishing company that existed from 1946 to 1985, having begun under a different name in 1944. It was based in Derby, Connecticut...

. Editor: George Wildman

George Wildman

George Wildman , is an American cartoonist most noted for his work in the comic books industry. He was a top editor at Charlton Comics from 1971–1985, where he also became the long-time regular artist on Popeye comic books....

.

Release: May by Eclipse Comics

Eclipse Comics

Eclipse Comics was an American comic book publisher, one of several independent publishers during the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1978, it published the first graphic novel intended for the newly created comic book specialty store market...

. Editors: Dean Mullaney

Dean Mullaney

Dean Mullaney is an American editor and publisher whose Eclipse Enterprises, founded in 1977, was one of the earliest independent comic book companies. Eclipse would publish some of the first graphic novels; become the first comics company to publish trading cards; and was one of the first comics...

 and Jan Mullaney.

Release: June by Noble Comics. Writer/Artist: Michael Gustovich.

Release: Self-published by Los Bros Hernandez

Los Bros Hernandez

Los Bros Hernandez is the collective name given to the Hernandez brothers responsible for the acclaimed independent comic series Love and Rockets. The artists behind the series are Jaime and Gilbert , and, to a lesser extent, Mario....

Release: January by Capital Comics. Writer: Mike Baron

Mike Baron

Mike Baron is the creator of comic books Badger and Nexus. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.-Biography:Mike Baron broke into comics with an illustrated text piece in the 1974 debut issue of Marvel Comics's Comix Book...

. Artist: Steve Rude

Steve Rude

-Career:In 1981, Rude became widely known in the comics world when he and writer Mike Baron created Nexus, an independent science fiction comic book with a large supporting cast. For the series, Rude designed a dozen or so distinctive alien races, including the Thunes, the Amphibs, the Quattros,...

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Release: Spring by Last Gasp

Last Gasp

Last Gasp is a book and underground comix publisher and distributor based in San Francisco, California.- History :Founded in 1970 by Ron Turner to publish the ecologically-themed comics magazine Slow Death Funnies, followed by the all-female anthology It Ain't Me Babe, Last Gasp soon became a major...

. Editor: Robert Crumb

Robert Crumb

Robert Dennis Crumb —known as Robert Crumb and R. Crumb—is an American artist, illustrator, and musician recognized for the distinctive style of his drawings and his critical, satirical, subversive view of the American mainstream.Crumb was a founder of the underground comix movement and is regarded...

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DC Comics

• All-Star Squadron
  All-Star Squadron
  The All-Star Squadron is a DC Comics superhero team that debuted in a special insert in Justice League of America #193 . Created by Roy Thomas, Rich Buckler and Jerry Ordway.-The concept:...
  
  in Justice League of America #193
• Bushmaster
  Bushmaster (DC Comics)
  Bushmaster is a fictional superhero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Super Friends #45 , and was created by E. Nelson Bridwell and Romeo Tanghal.-Fictional character biography:...
  
  , in Super Friends #45 (June)
• Electrocutioner
  Electrocutioner
  Electrocutioner is a fictional character in the DC Comics Universe. The current version first appeared in Detective Comics #644, , and was created by Chuck Dixon, Tom Lyle and Scott Hanna.-Unnamed Buchinsky:...
  
  , in Batman
  Batman (comic book)
  Batman is an ongoing comic book series featuring the DC Comics hero of the same name. The character first appeared in Detective Comics #27, published in May 1939. Batman proved to be so popular that a self-titled ongoing comic book series began publication in the spring of 1940...
  
  #331 (January)
• Firebrand (Danette Reilly), in Justice League of America #193 (August)
• Fearsome Five
  Fearsome Five
  The Fearsome Five is a fictional group of comic book supervillains from DC Comics. They were created by George Pérez and Marv Wolfman, and first appeared in The New Teen Titans #3 , going on to become recurring adversaries for that superhero group...
  
  in New Teen Titans #3 (January)
  • Gizmo
    Gizmo (comics)
    Gizmo is a fictional character, a supervillain from DC Comics. He was created by George Pérez and Marv Wolfman, and he first appeared in The New Teen Titans #3 as a founding member of the Fearsome Five, a supervillain team that frequently fought the Teen Titans and the Outsiders.-Mikron...
    
    
  • Mammoth
    Mammoth (comics)
    Mammoth , a fictional character that is a comic book supervillain from DC Comics. The character was created by George Pérez and Marv Wolfman.-Fictional character biography:...
    
    
  • Psimon
    Psimon
    Psimon is a fictional comic book supervillain from DC Comics created by George Pérez and Marv Wolfman. He first appeared in New Teen Titans #3 as one of the founding members of the Fearsome Five, which became a frequent enemy of the Teen Titans, Superman, and the Outsiders.-Fictional character...
    
    
  • Shimmer
    Shimmer (comics)
    Shimmer is a fictional character, a supervillain in the DC Comics universe. She was created by George Pérez and Marv Wolfman and first appeared in New Teen Titans #3 .-Fictional character biography:...
    
    
• Omega Men
  Omega Men
  The Omega Men are a fictional team of extraterrestrial superheroes who have appeared in various comic book series published by DC Comics. They first appeared in Green Lantern #141 , and were created by Marv Wolfman and Joe Staton....
  
  in Green Lantern
  Green Lantern (comic book)
  Green Lantern is an ongoing comic book series featuring the DC Comics heroes of the same name. The character's first incarnation, Alan Scott, appeared in All-American Comics #16, and was later spun off into the first volume of Green Lantern in 1941. That series was canceled in 1949 after 39 issues...
  
  #141 (June)
  • Broot
  • Demonia
  • Harpis
  • Kalista
  • Nimbus
  • Primus
  • Tigorr
• Plasmus
  Plasmus
  Plasmus is a fictional DC Comics supervillain and an enemy of the Teen Titans.-Fictional character biography:Otto Von Furth was a mine worker in East Berlin, Germany until an unexpected cave-in trapped him and four fellow miners for seven days. During those days, Otto's co-workers died, leaving him...
  
  , in New Teen Titans #14
• Titans of Myth
  Titans of Myth (comics)
  The Titans of Myth are mythological deities who appear in the Teen Titans and Wonder Woman comic book series by DC Comics.-Pre-Crisis:...
  
  in New Teen Titans #11

Marvel Comics

• Arlok
  Arlok
  Arlok is a fictional character, a member of the Eternals, a race in an alternate version of the Marvel Comics universe-Publication history:Arlok appeared in canon stories What If? vol. 1 #26-27 , and was created by Mary Jo Duffy and Jerry Bingham.-Fictional character biography:Arlok was a Uranian...
  
  , in What If?
  What If (comics)
  What If, sometimes rendered as What If...?, is the title of several comic book series published by Marvel Comics, exploring "the road not traveled" by its various characters...
  
  #27 (July)
• Astron
  Astron (comics)
  Astron is a fictional character, a member of the Uranian Eternals, a race in an alternate version of the Marvel Comics universe.-Publication history:...
  
  , in What If?
  What If (comics)
  What If, sometimes rendered as What If...?, is the title of several comic book series published by Marvel Comics, exploring "the road not traveled" by its various characters...
  
  #27 (July)
• Avalanche
  Avalanche (comics)
  Avalanche is a Marvel Comics supervillain and an enemy of the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne, he first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #141 ....
  
  , in Uncanny X-Men
  Uncanny X-Men
  Uncanny X-Men, first published as The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics comic book series for the X-Men franchise. It is the mainstream continuity featuring the adventures of the eponymous group of mutant superheroes...
  
  #141 (January)
• Elektra
  Elektra (comics)
  Elektra Natchios, usually referred to only by her first name Elektra, is a fictional character in publications from Marvel Comics.Elektra is a kunoichi – female ninja assassin – of Greek descent. She wields a pair of bladed sai as her trademark weapon. She is a love interest of the superhero...
  
  , in Daredevil
  Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
  Daredevil is a fictional character, a superhero in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett, with an unspecified amount of input from Jack Kirby, and first appeared in Daredevil #1 .Living in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood...
  
  #168 (January)
• Hybrid
  Hybrid (Marvel Comics)
  Hybrid is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. He first appeared in Rom # 17 by writer Bill Mantlo and artist Sal Buscema.-Publication history:...
  
  , in Rom #17 (April)
• Mad Jim Jaspers
  Mad Jim Jaspers
  Sir James Jaspers is a fictional character created by Dave Thorpe and Alan Davis for the Captain Britain stories in Marvel UK comics and later developed by Alan Moore....
  
  , in Marvel Superheroes
  The Mighty World Of Marvel
  The Mighty World Of Marvel was Marvel UK's first-ever title, debuting in 1972, and is also the name of a similar current comic printed by Panini Comics, which bought the Marvel UK titles....
  
  #377, published by Marvel UK
  Marvel UK
  Marvel UK was an imprint of Marvel Comics formed in 1972 to reprint US produced stories for the British weekly comic market, though it later did produce original material by British creators such as Alan Moore, John Wagner, Dave Gibbons, Steve Dillon and Grant Morrison.Panini Comics obtained the...
  
   (September)
• Pyro
  Pyro (comics)
  Pyro is a fictional character in Marvel Comics and an enemy of the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne, he first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #141 ....
  
  , in Uncanny X-Men
  Uncanny X-Men
  Uncanny X-Men, first published as The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics comic book series for the X-Men franchise. It is the mainstream continuity featuring the adventures of the eponymous group of mutant superheroes...
  
  #141 (January)
• Rogue
  Rogue (comics)
  Rogue was first slated to appear in Ms. Marvel #25 , but the book's abrupt cancellation left her original introduction story unpublished for over a decade, before seeing print in Marvel Super Heroes #11 in 1992. Rogue's first published appearance was in Avengers Annual #10...
  
  , in Avengers
  Avengers (comics)
  The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers...
  
   Annual #10
• Siryn
  Siryn
  Theresa Maeve Rourke Cassidy is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in books published by Marvel Comics, usually those belonging to the X-Men family of titles...
  
  , in Spider-Woman
  Spider-Woman
  Spider-Woman is the codename of several fictional characters in comic books published by Marvel Comics.-Publication history:Marvel Comics' then-publisher Stan Lee, said in 1978, shortly after Spider-Woman's debut in Marvel Spotlight #32 Spider-Woman is the codename of several fictional characters...
  
  #37 (April)
• Stick
  Stick (comics)
  Stick is a fictional American comic book character owned by Marvel Comics who appears in that company's Marvel Universe.-Fictional character biography:The mysterious Stick is a sensei who trained the young but inexperienced Matt Murdock Marvel...
  
  in Daredevil
  Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
  Daredevil is a fictional character, a superhero in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett, with an unspecified amount of input from Jack Kirby, and first appeared in Daredevil #1 .Living in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood...
  
  #176 (November)

Independent titles

• Rogue Trooper
  Rogue Trooper
  Rogue Trooper is a science fiction strip in the British comic 2000 AD, created by Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons. It follows the adventures of Rogue, a G.I. and his three comrades' search for the Traitor General...
  
  in 2000 A.D. #228, published by IPC Media
  IPC Media
  IPC Media , a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Inc., is a consumer magazine and digital publisher in the United Kingdom, with a large portfolio selling over 350 million copies each year.- Origins :...
  
  
• Syzygy Darklock
  Syzygy Darklock
  Syzygy Darklock is a fictional character in the space opera comic book series Dreadstar created by Jim Starlin. He first appeared in the 1981 graphic novel The Price, which was originally published in black and white in Eclipse Graphic Album Series #5 . It was reprinted, with colorized artwork, in...
  
  in The Price
  The Price (graphic novel)
  The Price, published by Eclipse Comics, is a Dreadstar graphic novel featuring Syzygy Darklock. It is the second part of the Metamorphosis Odyssey story arc begun in Epic Illustrated magazine and tells the story of the magician-priest Darklock and his rise to power within the Church of the...
  
  , published by Eclipse Comics
  Eclipse Comics
  Eclipse Comics was an American comic book publisher, one of several independent publishers during the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1978, it published the first graphic novel intended for the newly created comic book specialty store market...
  
  
• Thrud the Barbarian
  Thrud the Barbarian
  Thrud the Barbarian is a comics character created by Carl Critchlow in 1981. Although Thrud himself is a parody of Conan the Barbarian, particularly as depicted in the Arnold Schwarzenegger films, inspiration for the character's adventures and adversaries has been drawn from several fantasy...
  
  in the British fanzine
  Fanzine
  A fanzine is a nonprofessional and nonofficial publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon for the pleasure of others who share their interest...
  
   Arken Sword