In 1983, DC purchases Charlton's "Action Heroes". The company had been struggling for years, and were forced to sell their properties in the hopes of survival. It did not last; they ceased operarions in 1985. Several titles reach a milestone number: Wonder Woman #300, Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 2) #300, The Brave and the Bold #200 and Adventure Comics #500 - though The Brave and the Bold is canceled and Adventure Comics ends three issues later.
The popular New Teen Titans (Volume 1) introduces Terra, and the Batman titles introduce Jason Todd and a rift with the Justice League, which leads to the formation of the Outsiders.
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Creators
The following creative talent are known to have been born in 1983:
- Andrew Elder
- Barbara Ciardo
- Cris Peter
- Elena Casagrande
- Gregory Smith
- Janelle Asselin
- Marcus To
- Michael Chang Ting Yu
- Nei Ruffino
- Rubén González
- Sebastian Giacobino
- Wes Hartman
The following creative talent passed away in the year 1983:
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 1983 cover date:
- Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld (Volume 1)
- Batman and the Outsiders (Volume 1)
- DC Graphic Novel (Volume 1)
- DC Sampler (Volume 1)
- Green Arrow (Volume 1)
- Green Lantern/Green Arrow (Volume 1)
- Masterworks Series of Great Comic Book Artists (Volume 1)
- Omega Men (Volume 1)
- Power Lords (Volume 1)
- Ronin (Volume 1)
- Super Powers Collection (Volume 1)
- Sword of the Atom (Volume 1)
- Thriller (Volume 1)
- Vigilante (Volume 1)
The following Comic titles were last published with a 1983 cover date:
- Atari Force (Volume 1)
- Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew (Volume 1)
- Green Arrow (Volume 1)
- House of Mystery (Volume 1)
- Masters of the Universe (Volume 1)
- Masterworks Series of Great Comic Book Artists (Volume 1)
- Night Force (Volume 1)
- Sword of the Atom (Volume 1)
- The Brave and the Bold (Volume 1)
- Weird War Tales (Volume 1)
The following One Shots were published with a 1983 cover date:
- Centipede #1
- New Teen Titans Drug Awareness Special (IBM)
- New Teen Titans Drug Awareness Special (Keebler)
- New Teen Titans Drug Awareness Special (NSDI)
Characters
Selected 1983 character debuts. See all.
- Lobo (New Earth)
- Frederick DeLamb (New Earth)
- Hector Hall (New Earth)
- Waylon Jones (New Earth)
- Brion Markov (New Earth)
- Tatsu Yamashiro (New Earth)
- Gabrielle Doe (New Earth)
- Natalia Knight (New Earth)
- Jade Nguyen (New Earth)
- Albert Rothstein (New Earth)
- Jennifer-Lynn Hayden (New Earth)
- Jason Todd (Earth-One)
- Hippolyta Trevor (New Earth)
- Majistra (New Earth)
- Gardner Grayle (New Earth)
- Todd Rice (New Earth)
- Gan Williams (New Earth)
- Lysandra (New Earth)
- Anton Knight (Earth-One)
- Norda Cantrell (New Earth)
- Gretti (New Earth)
- Adeline Kane (New Earth)
- King Kosmos (Earth-One)
- Jivan Shi (New Earth)
- Felicity (New Earth)
- William Everett, Sr. (New Earth)
- Gregor Markov (New Earth)
- Green Man (New Earth)
- Henry King, Jr. (New Earth)
- Amy Winston (New Earth)
- Helga Jace (New Earth)
- Harry Hokum (New Earth)
- Brin (New Earth)
- Rachel Berkowitz (Earth-One)
- Laethwen (New Earth)
- Peter McDonald (Earth-One)
- Prince Topaz (New Earth)
- Kristin Wells (Earth-One)
- Solomon Baxter (Earth-One)
- Kara Zor-El clone (Earth-One)
- Rex Rogan (Earth-One)
- Bedlam (New Earth)
- Hollika Rahn (New Earth)
- Lady Emerald (New Earth)
- Nicholas Lucien (Earth-Two)
- Kaylark (New Earth)
- Spol (New Earth)
- Irena (Earth-One)
- Barry Metzner (Earth-One)
- Maaldor (Earth-One)
Teams
Selected 1983 team debuts. See all.
