Creators
The following creative talent are known to have been born in 1981:
- Actors:Antje Traue
- Actors:Brendan Fletcher
- Actors:Chris Evans
- Actors:Christina Milian
- Actors:Crystal Lowe
- Actors:David Anders
- Actors:Jesse Hutch
- Actors:Joey Simmrin
- Actors:Jonathan Bennett
- Actors:Katharine Isabelle
- Actors:Kimberly Brooks
- Actors:Laura Bailey
- Actors:Lesley-Ann Brandt
- Actors:Matt Ryan
- Actors:Mekia Cox
- Actors:Michael Adamthwaite
- Actors:Natalie Portman
- Actors:Patrick J. Adams
- Actors:Robert Buckley
- Actors:Scott McAfee
- Actors:Seth Gabel
- Actors:Shaun Sipos
- Actors:Stephen Amell
- Actors:Summer Glau
- Actors:Travis Willingham
The following creative talent passed away in the year 1981:
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 1981 cover date:
- All-Star Squadron Vol 1
- Arak: Son of Thunder Vol 1
- Charlton Bullseye Vol 2
- Krypton Chronicles Vol 1
- Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes Vol 1
- Tales of the Green Lantern Corps Vol 1
The following Comic titles were last published with a 1981 cover date:
- DC Special Series Vol 1
- Krypton Chronicles Vol 1
- Mystery in Space Vol 1
- Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes Vol 1
- Super Friends Vol 1
- Tales of the Green Lantern Corps Vol 1
The following One Shots were published with a 1981 cover date:
Characters
The following characters debuted with a 1981 cover date:
- A'Hwiirdh-Paan'A (New Earth)
- Alecto (New Earth)
- Alicia Frake (Pre-Zero Hour)
- Allirog (Kid Super Power Hour)
- Andrew Bennett (New Earth)
- Angela Hawkins III (New Earth)
- Angela Roth (New Earth)
- Angela Wainwright (New Earth)
- Angelica (New Earth)
- Anthony Gilmore (Earth-One)
- Antonio Ramirez (Earth-One)
- Apros (New Earth)
- Ar-Go (Earth-One)
- Arak Red-Hand (New Earth)
- Argalia (Earth-One)
- Arisia Rrab (New Earth)
- Arsenal (clone) (Earth-One)
- Asa Ezaak (Earth-One)
- Asmodeus (New Earth)
- Azar (New Earth)
- Bar-Nes (Earth-One)
- Baran Flinders (New Earth)
- Barbara Kean (Earth-Five)
- Basil Nurblin (New Earth)
- Belial (New Earth)
- Benjamin Bloch (New Earth)
- Berta Skye Haris (Pre-Zero Hour)
- Blade Master (New Earth)
- Bobb Kohan (Pre-Zero Hour)
- Bounty Hunter II (Earth-One)
- Brokk (New Earth)
- Bruce Wayne (Earth-Five)
- Bruno Hogan (New Earth)
- Cancero, the Electrical Crab Man (New Earth)
- Captain California (Kid Super Power Hour)
- Carl Woods (New Earth)
- Chain Lightning (Earth-S)
- Charioteer (Earth-One)
- Charis-Nar (New Earth)
- Charles Bullock (Earth-Two)
- Charles Karnaj (Earth-Two)
- Charles Ralston (Earth-One)
- Chondak (New Earth)
- Christopher King (New Earth)
- Coker (New Earth)
- Conrad Bloch (New Earth)
- Crimson Star (New Earth)
- Cron (Earth-One)
- Danette Reilly (New Earth)
- Danton Graeme (Super Friends)
- David Drake (New Earth)
- Death II (Earth-One)
- Deborah Dancer (New Earth)
- Devil (Earth-One)
- Dmitri Mishkin (New Earth)
- Dragon King (New Earth)
- Duarmzshee-Paan (New Earth)
- Dudley (Kid Super Power Hour)
- Dunya Mishkin (New Earth)
- Eddie Edwards (Earth-One)
- Eddore (New Earth)
- El Dorado (Super Friends)
- Electrocutioner I (New Earth)
- Elinore Stone (New Earth)
- Emil LaSalle (New Earth)
- Emil Veldt (New Earth)
- Emmylou Hartley (Earth-One)
- Enigma (Earth-Four)
- Falcon (New Earth)
- Familiar (New Earth)
- Fedra Shu-El (Earth-One)
- Felicia Kyle (Earth-One)
- Feln (Earth-One)
- Fentara Rrab (New Earth)
- Fil-El (Earth-One)
- Fleur (New Earth)
- Flying Buttress (New Earth)
- Fool (Earth-One)
- Freckles Marvel (Kid Super Power Hour)
- Frederick Freeman (Kid Super Power Hour)
- Futurio-XX (Super Friends)
- Gaea (New Earth)
- Galius Zed (New Earth)
- Gam-El (Earth-One)
- Gary Ames (New Earth)
- George Taylor (Earth-One)
- Georgia Sivana (Kid Super Power Hour)
- Gk'd (New Earth)
- Gregory Griffin (Earth-One)
- Grockk (New Earth)
- Hal-Vu (Earth-One)
- Hamilton Hill (Earth-One)
- Hans Metis (New Earth)
- Hans Otto Krebs (Earth-One)
- Harold Kramer (Earth-One)
- Heinrich Melch (Earth-Two)
- Hermit (Earth-One)
- High Priestess (Earth-One)
- Hyperion (New Earth)
- Hyr-El (Earth-One)
- Iapetus (New Earth)
- Ice King (New Earth)
- Im-El (Earth-One)
- Ishtar (New Earth)
- J.A.K.E. I (New Earth)
- Jaf-El (Earth-One)
- James Gordon (Earth-Five)
- Jason Bloch (New Earth)
- Jason Hex (New Earth)
- Jean-Louis Droo (New Earth)
- Jes-Mo (Earth-One)
- Jinx II (New Earth)
- Joseph Chilton (Earth-Five)
- Julia Remarque (Earth-One)
- K'ryssma (New Earth)
- K-9 (New Earth)
- Kal-El I (Earth-One)
- Kalista (New Earth)
- Kana (Earth-One)
- Kenneth Anderson (Earth-One)
- Klaus Kristin (Earth-One)
- Kly-Anth (Earth-One)
- Koll-Mer (Earth-One)
- Lambien (New Earth)
- Lao Chen (Earth-One)
- Lewis Moxon (Earth-Five)
- Luand'r (New Earth)
- Lucifer Seven (Pre-Zero Hour)
- M'Dahna (New Earth)
- Magus (Earth-One)
- Malagigi (New Earth)
- Maniak (New Earth)
- Marcy Reynolds (New Earth)
- Marg-Rom (Earth-One)
- Mari McCabe (New Earth)
- Martha Wayne (Earth-Five)
- Martha Winters (Earth-One)
- Martin Mantle, Jr. (Earth-One)
- Mary Batson (Kid Super Power Hour)
- Mary Seward (New Earth)
- Master Shoju (New Earth)
- Megaera (New Earth)
- Mikola Rostov (New Earth)
- Mikron O'Jeneus (New Earth)
- Miranda (Earth-One)
- Mister Mind (Kid Super Power Hour)
- Mnemosyne (New Earth)
- Mythus (New Earth)
- Nathaniel Tryon (New Earth)
- Nekron (New Earth)
- Nimbus (New Earth)
- Nox-El (Earth-One)
- Olivia Ortega (Earth-One)
- Otto von Furth (New Earth)
- Ouranos (New Earth)
- Paige Van Horne (Earth-One)
- Penelops (New Earth)
- Peter Pauling (New Earth)
- Phantasm (New Earth)
- Piledriver (New Earth)
- Pir-El (Earth-One)
- Plen-El (Earth-One)
- Pren (New Earth)
- President of the United States I (Donnerverse)
- Pux-Tul (Earth-One)
- Pym-El (Earth-One)
- Radiator (New Earth)
- Red Dragon (Earth-One)
- Richard Davis (New Earth)
- Robot Killer (Earth-One)
- Rocky (Donnerverse)
- Rod Reilly (New Earth)
- Rugad (Earth-One)
- Samuel Toth (New Earth)
- Sarah Simms (New Earth)
- Selinda Flinders (New Earth)
- Shu-El (Earth-One)
- Silencer (Earth-S)
- Silversmith (New Earth)
- Simon Jones (New Earth)
- Sin-Dar (Earth-One)
- Sky Raider (New Earth)
- Skyrd (New Earth)
- Slugger Dunn (Earth-Two)
- Sorn-El (Earth-One)
- Spak-Drom (New Earth)
- Squire Shade (Earth-One)
- St'nlli (Earth-One)
- Stanley Printwhistle (Kid Super Power Hour)
- Stenville (Earth-Two)
- Sterling Morris (Kid Super Power Hour)
- Sur-Na (Earth-One)
- Ta-Tem (Earth-One)
- Taghurrhu (New Earth)
- Tala-El (Earth-One)
- Tawky Tawny (Kid Super Power Hour)
- Tayla Skott (Pre-Zero Hour)
- Terrence Long (New Earth)
- Teth-Adam (Kid Super Power Hour)
- Thaddeus Sivana, Jr. (Kid Super Power Hour)
Teams
The following teams debuted with a 1981 cover date:
- All-Star Squadron (New Earth)
- Cobalt 93 Project
- Cult of the Blood Red Moon (New Earth)
- Evil Eight
- Fearsome Five (New Earth)
- Green Lantern Honor Guard
- Ku Klux Klan
- Omega Men (New Earth)
- Secret Society of Super-Villains II
- TNT Trio (Earth-One)
- Tarot Gang
- Titans of Myth
Chronology
The following events were published by DC Comics in the year 1981. This does not necessarily indicate that these storylines took place in the year 1981. 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
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Light forms the Fearsome Five and they face the New Teen Titans for the first time. | New Teen Titans #3 | 1.81 |
February
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| The Justice League of America are manipulated into fighting three sorcerers whom they believe are evil. The New Teen Titans know that the sorcerers are good and fight against the League to prevent their assault. | New Teen Titans #4 | 2.81 |
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September
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Lana Lang and Lois Lane are infected with a deadly virus. Superman tries to get Lex Luthor to help him find a cure, but he refuses. Superman eventually tries giving them a blood transfusion of his own Kryptonian blood, and succeeds in saving them. | Superman #363 | 9.81 |
