1992 saw a new arrival on the comics market: Image Comics. Jim Lee, who had become a super-star with the best selling X-Men #1 the year before, shakes up the comics market with titles like Youngblood, Spawn, Savage Dragon and WildC.A.T.s (Volume 1). The company drastically changes the style of comics art and market, with creators like Lee, Rob Liefeld, Todd McFarlane and Erik Larsen having more control over their creations than they would have had with Marvel or DC. Other companies follow suit by emulating the visual style of Lee.
On September 5, Batman: The Animated Series premiered on Fox Kids. Helmed by Bruce Timm, Alan Burnett and Eric Radomski, the series told Batman stories in a dark deco style, based on Burton's Batman and Fleisher's Superman. The series also introduced Renee Montoya, who was also introduced to the comics.
Across Superman titles, "Panic in the Sky" saw the return of one of Superman's most dangerous foes - Brainiac. Another critical story that took place in 1992 was the "Breakdowns" story-arc, a fifteen-chapter serial which ran through alternating issues of Justice League America and Justice League Europe. This storyline focused on the attempted assassination of League liaison Maxwell Lord and a fight with the otherwordly Extremists.
1992's Annuals comprised a theme event called "Eclipso: The Darkness Within" which pitted the major characters of the DC Universe against the menace of Eclipso. The former teen super-heroes, the Titans, had troubles of their own in 1992 as they were forced to confront a futuristic band of Team Titans and the powerful son of Donna Troy and Terry Long in "Total Chaos".
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Creators
The following creative talent are known to have been born in 1992:
The following creative talent passed away in the year 1992:
- Alex Lovy
- Arturo Cazeneuve
- Ben Peter Freeman
- Charles A. Nichols
- Chuck Menville
- Emma C. McKean
- Jack Arnold
- Joe Shuster
- Ruben Yandoc
- Sam Rosen
- Stan Aschmeier
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 1992 cover date:
- Arion the Immortal (Volume 1)
- Armageddon: Inferno (Volume 1)
- Batman Adventures (Volume 1)
- Batman: Gotham Nights (Volume 1)
- Batman: Run, Riddler, Run (Volume 1)
- Batman: Shadow of the Bat (Volume 1)
- Batman: Sword of Azrael (Volume 1)
- Black Condor (Volume 1)
- Congorilla (Volume 1)
- Cool World (Volume 1)
- Crusaders (Volume 1)
- DC Silver Age Classics (Volume 1)
- Darkstars (Volume 1)
- Deadman: Exorcism (Volume 1)
- Eclipso (Volume 1)
- Eclipso: The Darkness Within (Volume 1)
- Elongated Man (Volume 1)
- Green Lantern Corps Quarterly (Volume 1)
- Green Lantern: Mosaic (Volume 1)
- Guy Gardner Reborn (Volume 1)
- Guy Gardner (Volume 1)
- Hacker Files (Volume 1)
- Justice Society of America (Volume 2)
- Lobo's Back (Volume 1)
- Lobo: Infanticide (Volume 1)
- Martian Manhunter: American Secrets (Volume 1)
- My Name Is Chaos (Volume 1)
- Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt (Volume 1)
- Robin III (Volume 1)
- Shado: Song of the Dragon (Volume 1)
- Skull and Bones (Volume 1)
- Spectre (Volume 3)
- Team Titans (Volume 1)
- The Heckler (Volume 1)
- The Ray (Volume 1)
- Timber Wolf (Volume 1)
- Valor (Volume 1)
- Warlord (Volume 2)
- WildC.A.T.s (Volume 1)
The following Comic titles were last published with a 1992 cover date:
- Aquaman (Volume 4)
- Arion the Immortal (Volume 1)
- Armageddon: Inferno (Volume 1)
- Armageddon: The Alien Agenda (Volume 1)
- Batman versus Predator (Volume 1)
- Batman: Gotham Nights (Volume 1)
- Batman: Run, Riddler, Run (Volume 1)
- Black Canary (Volume 1)
- Black Hood (Volume 1)
- Cool World (Volume 1)
- Crusaders (Volume 1)
- DC Silver Age Classics (Volume 1)
- Deadman: Exorcism (Volume 1)
- Doctor Fate (Volume 2)
- Eclipso: The Darkness Within (Volume 1)
- Elongated Man (Volume 1)
- Guy Gardner Reborn (Volume 1)
- Jaguar (Volume 1)
- Legend of the Shield (Volume 1)
- Lobo's Back (Volume 1)
- Martian Manhunter: American Secrets (Volume 1)
- Ms. Tree Quarterly (Volume 1)
- My Name Is Chaos (Volume 1)
- Outlaws (Volume 1)
- Question Quarterly (Volume 1)
- Ragman (Volume 2)
- Robin II (Volume 1)
- Sgt. Rock (Volume 2)
- Shado: Song of the Dragon (Volume 1)
- Skull and Bones (Volume 1)
- Starman (Volume 1)
- Superboy (Volume 3)
- The Brave and the Bold (Volume 2)
- The Comet (Volume 1)
- The Fly (Volume 1)
- The Ray (Volume 1)
- The Shadow Strikes! (Volume 1)
- The Web (Volume 1)
- Warlord (Volume 2)
- Who's Who in the DC Universe (Volume 1)
- Who's Who in the Impact Universe (Volume 1)
The following One Shots were published with a 1992 cover date:
- Agent Liberty Special #1
- Ambush Bug Nothing Special #1
- Batman Gallery #1
- Batman Returns: The Official Comic Adaptation #1
- Batman and Dracula: Red Rain
- Batman/Green Arrow: The Poison Tomorrow
- Batman: A Word to the Wise #1
- Batman: Master of the Future
- Batman: Night Cries
- Batman: Penguin Triumphant
- Blackhawk Special #1
- Catwoman: Defiant
- DC Silver Age Classics: Action Comics #252
- DC Silver Age Classics: Adventure Comics #247
- DC Silver Age Classics: Detective Comics #225
- DC Silver Age Classics: Detective Comics #327
- DC Silver Age Classics: Green Lantern #76
- DC Silver Age Classics: House of Secrets #92
- DC Silver Age Classics: Showcase #22
- DC Silver Age Classics: Showcase #4
Characters
Selected 1992 character debuts. See all.
- Doomsday (New Earth)
- Jean-Paul Valley (New Earth)
- Yohn Kohl (Wildstorm Universe)
- Zannah of Khera (Wildstorm Universe)
- Stephanie Brown (New Earth)
- Renee Montoya (New Earth)
- Cole Cash (Wildstorm Universe)
- Priscilla Kitaen (Wildstorm Universe)
- Helspont (Wildstorm Universe)
- Benito Santini (Wildstorm Universe)
- Boodikka (New Earth)
- Ganthet (New Earth)
- Raymond Terrill (New Earth)
- Rose Wilson (New Earth)
- Reno Bryce (Wildstorm Universe)
- Jesse Chambers (New Earth)
- Emp of Khera (Wildstorm Universe)
- Jeremiah Arkham (New Earth)
- Adrianna Tereshkova (Wildstorm Universe)
- Victor Zsasz (New Earth)
- John Lynch (Wildstorm Universe)
- Peter Cannon (New Earth)
- Crystal Brown (New Earth)
- Jeremy Stone (Wildstorm Universe)
- Mitchell Anderson (New Earth)
- Ferrin Colos (New Earth)
- Ulysses Hadrian Armstrong (New Earth)
- Satanus (New Earth)
- Jack T. Chance (New Earth)
- Shondra Kinsolving (New Earth)
- Aa (New Earth)
- Amy Beitermann (New Earth)
- Flicker (New Earth)
- Kreon (New Earth)
- Thomas Asquith Randolph (New Earth)
- Armand Krol (New Earth)
- Alicia Collins (New Earth)
- Aaron Helzinger (New Earth)
- Pathfinder (New Earth)
- Lilith (New Earth)
- Devin (Wildstorm Universe)
- Baby Wildebeest (New Earth)
- Roy Raymond, Jr. (New Earth)
- Carla White (New Earth)
- Salvador Joel Alonday (Wildstorm Universe)
- Daniel William Ducannon (New Earth)
- Weapons Master (New Earth)
- Jackson Dane (Wildstorm Universe)
- Reemuz (New Earth)
- Cassandra Newland (Wildstorm Universe)
Teams
Selected 1992 team debuts. See all.