Contents
Creators
The following creative talent are known to have been born in 1979:
- Vicente Cifuentes
- David Baron
- Francis Manapul
- Mateus Santolouco
- Steve Uy
- Deron Bennett
- Christopher D. Lozinski
- Josh Keaton
- Eric Johnson
- Heath Ledger
- Shawn Ashmore
- Morena Baccarin
- Rosario Dawson
- Pascale Hutton
- Guillem March
- Laura Benanti
- Chris Daughtry
- Rachael Leigh Cook
- Olivia Cheng
- Joel Kinnaman
- Jason Momoa
- Chad Riley
- Rick Gonzalez
- Vanessa Satone
- Kelly Brook
The following creative talent passed away in the year 1979:
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 1979 cover date:
- The Best of DC Vol 1
- Jonah Hex and Other Western Tales Vol 1
- Superman Movie Special Vol 1
- World of Krypton Vol 1
- All-Out War Vol 1
- Time Warp Vol 1
The following Comic titles were last published with a 1979 cover date:
- World of Krypton Vol 1
- All-New Collectors' Edition Vol 1
- Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes Vol 1
- Space Adventures Vol 3
The following One Shots were published with a 1979 cover date:
Characters
The following characters debuted with a 1979 cover date:
- Astarte (Earth-One)
- Lois Lane (Super Friends)
- Plastic Man (Plastic Man TV Series)
- Chief (Plastic Man TV Series)
- Hula-Hula (Plastic Man TV Series)
- Penny (Plastic Man TV Series)
- Barnabus Boulton (Earth-One)
- Lucius Fox (New Earth)
- Short Round (New Earth)
- Long Round (New Earth)
- Grant Haskill (Earth-One)
- Clive Yorkin (New Earth)
- Bryce Kandel (Wonder Woman TV Series)
- Roger Romaine (New Earth)
- Mei Ling (New Earth)
- Mechanical Master (Earth-One)
- Lar-On (Earth-One)
- Robert Lee (New Earth)
- Yer Sti-Tuan (Pre-Zero Hour)
- Wi Kan Muur (Pre-Zero Hour)
- Mongo Ironhand (New Earth)
- Warhead (Earth-One)
- Rejis Thomak (Pre-Zero Hour)
- Tiffany Fox (New Earth)
- Arbee Stoneham (New Earth)
- Omega (Pre-Zero Hour)
- Mister Wrinkles (Earth-One)
- Dagger Lady (Earth-One)
- Conrad Starfield (Earth-One)
- Gyronaut (Earth-One)
- Maximillian Zeus (New Earth)
- Robert Novack (Earth-One)
- Chakal (New Earth)
- Ki-Lan (Pre-Zero Hour)
- Titania (Pre-Zero Hour)
- Chey-Nu (Pre-Zero Hour)
- Steven Keller (Wonder Woman TV Series)
- Kari Limbo (New Earth)
- King Inferno (New Earth)
- Beatriz da Costa (Super Friends)
- Anton Allegro (New Earth)
- Aram Al Ashir (New Earth)
- Bushmaster (Earth-One)
- Dreamdancer (Earth-S)
- Edward Cantwell (New Earth)
- Gamester (Earth-S)
- Stacy Macklin (Earth-One)
- Timothy Fox (New Earth)
- Weldon Ambrose (Earth-S)
- Xavier Simon (Earth-One)
- Jack of Spades II (Earth-One)
- Joseph Rigger (New Earth)
- Michael Bailey (Earth-One)
- Edward Koch (New Earth)
- Trina Shelton (New Earth)
- Alexander Tuttle (Earth-One)
- Jaime Sanchez (Earth-One)
- Abaddon (Earth-S)
- Lyle Corley (New Earth)
- Carl Draper (Earth-One)
- Frank Curtis (New Earth)
- Matthew Paulson (New Earth)
- Cronus (New Earth)
- Gregorian Falstaff (Earth-One)
- Peter Barton (Earth-One)
- Lance Gardner (Earth-One)
- Diana Prince (Earth-One)
- Kurt Steiner (Earth-One)
- Dinah Lance (Legends of the Superheroes)
- Billy Batson (Legends of the Superheroes)
- Barry Allen (Legends of the Superheroes)
- Sinestro (Legends of the Superheroes)
- Merrill Batson (Earth-S)
- Jocelyn Batson (Earth-S)
- Karlyle Krugerrand (Earth-One)
- Samuel Scudder (Super Friends)
- Rosa, Master Spy (Earth-One)
- Sindella (New Earth)
- Achilles II (Earth-One)
- Thaddeus Sivana (Legends of the Superheroes)
- Earl of Greed (Earth-One)
- Count of Conquest (Earth-One)
- Melanie (Earth-One)
- Miss Bgbznz (Earth-One)
- Judge Grlprzr (Earth-One)
- Paul Dekker (New Earth)
- Blok (Pre-Zero Hour)
- Hal Jordan (Legends of the Superheroes)
- Cassius Bannister (Earth-One)
- Charles Bullock (Earth-Two)
- Fey (New Earth)
- Frederic Vaux (Earth-Two)
- J. Wilbur Wolfingham (Earth-One)
- Senator O'Fallon (Earth-Two)
- Stavros Markos (Earth-One)
- Valoric (New Earth)
- William Jensen (Earth-Two)
- Urtumi (New Earth)
Teams
The following teams debuted with a 1979 cover date:
- Super Enemies (Super Friends)
- Cartel (Earth-One)
- League of Super-Assassins (Pre-Zero Hour)
- Force 3
- Un-American Activities Committee
Chronology
The following events were published by DC Comics in the year 1979. This does not necessarily indicate that these storylines took place in the year 1979. 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
April
May
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Phantom Zoner Lar-On is infected with a Kryptonian disease that turns him into a werewolf. | World's Finest #256 | 5.79 |
June
July
August
September
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Batman is infected with a Kryptonian virus that turns him into a were-bat. Superman takes him to S.T.A.R. Labs where he is cured. | World's Finest #258 | 9.79 |
| Black Lightning is forced to team-up with the Whale in order to fight The 100 at the Superman Museum. | World's Finest #258 | 9.79 |
| Green Arrow stops a ring of mailbox thieves in Star City. | World's Finest #258 | 9.79 |
| Oliver Queen begins working as a columnist at the Daily Star. | World's Finest #258 | 9.79 |
| Hawkman prevents an alien dreadnought ship from colliding with the Earth. | World's Finest #258 | 9.79 |
October
November
December
Alternate Realities
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Captain Nazi kidnaps Beautia Sivana with the intent of making her his bride. Beautia tricks Nazi into retrieving various wedding gifts for her, knowing that it will bring him into conflict with Captain Marvel, Jr.. | World's Finest #258 | 9.79 |
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