Creators
The following creative talent are known to have been born in 1979:
- Aaron Ashmore
- Adam Brody
- Andrew Kasch
- Anndi McAfee
- Brandon Routh
- Chad Riley
- Chris Daughtry
- Christopher D. Lozinski
- Dan Harris
- Dania Ramirez
- Danny Pudi
- David Baron
- Denis Medri
- Deron Bennett
- Dominic Zamprogna
- Emmett J. Scanlan
- Eric Bauza
- Eric Johnson
- Erica Cerra
- Evangeline Lilly
- Francesco Mattina
- Francis Manapul
- Guillem March
- Heath Ledger
- Ike Amadi
The following creative talent passed away in the year 1979:
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 1979 cover date:
- All-Out War Vol 1
- Jonah Hex and Other Western Tales Vol 1
- Superman Movie Special Vol 1
- The Best of DC Vol 1
- Time Warp Vol 1
- World of Krypton Vol 1
The following Comic titles were last published with a 1979 cover date:
- All-New Collectors' Edition Vol 1
- Space Adventures Vol 3
- Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes Vol 1
- World of Krypton Vol 1
The following One Shots were published with a 1979 cover date:
Characters
The following characters debuted with a 1979 cover date:
- Abaddon (Earth-S)
- Achilles II (Earth-One)
- Alexander Tuttle (Earth-One)
- Anton Allegro (New Earth)
- Aram Al Ashir (New Earth)
- Arbee Stoneham (New Earth)
- Astarte (Earth-One)
- Barnabus Boulton (Earth-One)
- Barry Allen (Legends of the Superheroes)
- Beatriz da Costa (Super Friends)
- Billy Batson (Legends of the Superheroes)
- Blok (Pre-Zero Hour)
- Bryce Kandel (Wonder Woman TV Series)
- Bushmaster (Earth-One)
- Carl Draper (Earth-One)
- Cassius Bannister (Earth-One)
- Chakal (New Earth)
- Charles Bullock (Earth-Two)
- Chey-Nu (Pre-Zero Hour)
- Chief (Plastic Man TV Series)
- Clive Yorkin (New Earth)
- Conrad Starfield (Earth-One)
- Count of Conquest (Earth-One)
- Cronus (New Earth)
- Dagger Lady (Earth-One)
- Diana Prince (Earth-One)
- Dinah Lance (Legends of the Superheroes)
- Dreamdancer (Earth-S)
- Earl of Greed (Earth-One)
- Edward Cantwell (New Earth)
- Edward Koch (New Earth)
- Fey (New Earth)
- Frank Curtis (New Earth)
- Frederic Vaux (Earth-Two)
- Gamester (Earth-S)
- Grant Haskill (Earth-One)
- Gregorian Falstaff (Earth-One)
- Gyronaut (Earth-One)
- Hal Jordan (Legends of the Superheroes)
- Hula-Hula (Plastic Man TV Series)
- J. Wilbur Wolfingham (Earth-One)
- Jack of Spades II (Earth-One)
- Jaime Sanchez (Earth-One)
- Jocelyn Batson (Earth-S)
- Joseph Rigger (New Earth)
- Judge Grlprzr (Earth-One)
- Kari Limbo (New Earth)
- Karlyle Krugerrand (Earth-One)
- Ki-Lan (Pre-Zero Hour)
- King Inferno (New Earth)
- Kurt Steiner (Earth-One)
- Lance Gardner (Earth-One)
- Lar-On (Earth-One)
- Lois Lane (Super Friends)
- Long Round (New Earth)
- Lucius Fox (New Earth)
- Lyle Corley (New Earth)
- Matthew Paulson (New Earth)
- Maximillian Zeus (New Earth)
- Mechanical Master (Earth-One)
- Mei Ling (New Earth)
- Melanie (Earth-One)
- Merrill Batson (Earth-S)
- Michael Bailey (Earth-One)
- Miss Bgbznz (Earth-One)
- Mister Wrinkles (Earth-One)
- Mongo Ironhand (New Earth)
- Omega (Pre-Zero Hour)
- Paul Dekker (New Earth)
- Penny (Plastic Man TV Series)
- Peter Barton (Earth-One)
- Plastic Man (Plastic Man TV Series)
- Rejis Thomak (Pre-Zero Hour)
- Robert Lee (New Earth)
- Robert Novack (Earth-One)
- Roger Romaine (New Earth)
- Rosa, Master Spy (Earth-One)
- Samuel Scudder (Super Friends)
- Senator O'Fallon (Earth-Two)
- Short Round (New Earth)
- Sindella (New Earth)
- Sinestro (Legends of the Superheroes)
- Stacy Macklin (Earth-One)
- Stavros Markos (Earth-One)
- Steven Keller (Wonder Woman TV Series)
- Thaddeus Sivana (Legends of the Superheroes)
- Tiffany Fox (New Earth)
- Timothy Fox (New Earth)
- Titania (Pre-Zero Hour)
- Trina Shelton (New Earth)
- Urtumi (New Earth)
- Valoric (New Earth)
- Von Beinem (Earth-One)
- Warhead (Earth-One)
- Weldon Ambrose (Earth-S)
- Wi Kan Muur (Pre-Zero Hour)
- William Jensen (Earth-Two)
- Xavier Simon (Earth-One)
- Yer Sti-Tuan (Pre-Zero Hour)
Teams
The following teams debuted with a 1979 cover date:
- Cartel (Earth-One)
- Force 3
- League of Super-Assassins (Pre-Zero Hour)
- Super Enemies (Super Friends)
- 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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