In 1998, facing a drought in comic sales, Jim Lee sold WildStorm Productions, his section of Image Comics, to DC, along with its imprints Homage Comics and Cliffhanger Productions.
All ongoing titles get a special #1000000 for DC One Million, featuring versions of the heroes in the 853rd Century - a million months into the future. Superman enters a new storyline with Superman Red/Superman Blue, that sees him split in two. Batman opens with Cataclysm, the prelude to No Man's Land. The struggling Titans get reinvented as Young Justice, first appearing in Young Justice: The Secret #1, part of the Fifth-Week Event GirlFrenzy!
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Creators
The following creative talent passed away in the year 1998:
- Adolfo Buylla
- Andre LeBlanc
- Archie Goodwin
- Bill Ward
- Bob Kane
- Carey Wilber
- Everett E. Hibbard
- Frank Langford
- Joe Orlando
- John Sikela
- Lee Elias
- Pat Masulli
- Roz Kirby
- Vincent Alascia
- Wendy Fiore
- Win Mortimer
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 1998 cover date:
- Aquaman Secret Files and Origins (Volume 1)
- Arsenal (Volume 1)
- Batman 80-Page Giant (Volume 1)
- Batman Villains Secret Files and Origins (Volume 1)
- Batman/Judge Dredd (Volume 1)
- Batman: Bane of the Demon (Volume 1)
- Batman: Dark Knight of the Round Table (Volume 1)
- Batman: Gordon of Gotham (Volume 1)
- Batman: Gotham Adventures (Volume 1)
- Batman: Toyman (Volume 1)
- Catwoman/Wildcat (Volume 1)
- Chase (Volume 1)
- Chronos (Volume 1)
- DC One Million (Volume 1)
- Danger Girl (Volume 1)
- Gangland (Volume 1)
- Gen 12 (Volume 1)
- Gen 13: Magical Drama Queen Roxy (Volume 1)
- Green Lantern 80-Page Giant (Volume 1)
- Green Lantern Secret Files and Origins (Volume 1)
- Green Lantern/Sentinel: Heart of Darkness (Volume 1)
- Guns of the Dragon (Volume 1)
- Hardcore Station (Volume 1)
- JLA 80-Page Giant (Volume 1)
- JLA/Titans (Volume 1)
- JLA: Paradise Lost (Volume 1)
- JLA: World Without Grown-Ups (Volume 1)
- JLA: Year One (Volume 1)
- Jonny Double (Volume 1)
- Justice League: The Nail (Volume 1)
- Legends of the DC Universe (Volume 1)
- Legends of the Legion (Volume 1)
- Legion: Science Police (Volume 1)
- Martian Manhunter (Volume 2)
- Minx (Volume 1)
- Nevada (Volume 1)
- New Year's Evil (Volume 1)
- Nightwing/Huntress (Volume 1)
- Resident Evil (Volume 1)
- Superman Secret Files (Volume 1)
- Superman for All Seasons (Volume 1)
- Superman/Silver Banshee (Volume 1)
- Superman: Dark Side (Volume 1)
- Superman: The Doomsday Wars (Volume 1)
- Tattered Banners (Volume 1)
- The Batman Adventures: The Lost Years (Volume 1)
- The Books of Faerie: Auberon's Tale (Volume 1)
- The Flash 80-Page Giant (Volume 1)
- The Girl Who Would Be Death (Volume 1)
- Vamps: Pumpkin Time (Volume 1)
The following Comic titles were last published with a 1998 cover date:
- 2020 Visions (Volume 1)
- Adventures in the DC Universe (Volume 1)
- Batman versus Predator (Volume 3)
- Batman: Bane of the Demon (Volume 1)
- Batman: Gordon of Gotham (Volume 1)
- Catwoman/Wildcat (Volume 1)
- Challengers of the Unknown (Volume 3)
- Chase (Volume 1)
- Creeper (Volume 1)
- DC One Million (Volume 1)
- Desperadoes (Volume 1)
- Destiny (Volume 1)
- Essential Vertigo: Swamp Thing (Volume 1)
- Gangland (Volume 1)
- Gen 12 (Volume 1)
- Gen 13 Bootleg (Volume 1)
- Gen 13 Interactive (Volume 1)
- Gen 13: Magical Drama Queen Roxy (Volume 1)
- Green Arrow (Volume 2)
- Green Lantern/Sentinel: Heart of Darkness (Volume 1)
- Gross Point (Volume 1)
- Hardcore Station (Volume 1)
- Hawk and Dove (Volume 4)
- Hellblazer/The Books of Magic (Volume 1)
- Inferno (Volume 1)
- JLA: Paradise Lost (Volume 1)
- JLA: World Without Grown-Ups (Volume 1)
- JLA: Year One (Volume 1)
- Jack Kirby's Fourth World (Volume 1)
- Jonny Double (Volume 1)
- Justice League: The Nail (Volume 1)
- Legends of the Legion (Volume 1)
- Legion: Science Police (Volume 1)
- Major Bummer (Volume 1)
- Man Called A-X (Volume 2)
- Michael Moorcock's Multiverse (Volume 1)
- Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess' Stardust (Volume 1)
- Nevada (Volume 1)
- New Year's Evil (Volume 1)
- Nightwing/Huntress (Volume 1)
- Phantom Guard (Volume 1)
- Pinky and the Brain (Volume 1)
- Resident Evil (Volume 1)
- Scare Tactics (Volume 1)
- Sovereign Seven (Volume 1)
- Spectre (Volume 3)
- Steel (Volume 2)
- StormWatch (Volume 2)
- Superboy and the Ravers (Volume 1)
- Superman for All Seasons (Volume 1)
The following One Shots were published with a 1998 cover date:
- Action Comics (US Postal Service) #1
- Adventure Comics 80-Page Giant #1
- Batman/Scarecrow 3-D #1
- Batman: Arkham Asylum - Tales of Madness #1
- Batman: Batgirl (Volume 2) #1
- Batman: Blackgate - Isle of Men #1
- Batman: Huntress & Spoiler #1
- Batman: I, Joker
- Batman: Masterpieces
- Batman: Scottish Connection
- Batman: Two Faces #1
- Birds of Prey: Batgirl #1
- Birds of Prey: The Ravens #1
- Elseworld's Finest: Supergirl & Batgirl #1
- Green Lantern 3-D #1
- Hell Eternal #1
- Impulse/Atom: Double Shot #1
- JLA in Crisis Secret Files and Origins #1
- JLA: Tomorrow Woman #1
- New Gods Secret Files and Origins #1
Characters
Selected 1998 character debuts. See all.
- Midnighter (Wildstorm Universe)
- Apollo (Wildstorm Universe)
- Prometheus (New Earth)
- Mageddon (New Earth)
- Greta Hayes (New Earth)
- Elijah Snow (Wildstorm Universe)
- Kal Kent (DC One Million)
- Jakeem Williams (New Earth)
- Solaris (DC One Million)
- Matthew Stuart (New Earth)
- Black Flash (New Earth)
- Lagoon Boy (New Earth)
- Evangeline Arbogast (New Earth)
- Madeleine Arbogast (New Earth)
- Tuoni (New Earth)
- Lena Luthor II (New Earth)
- Sea Wolf II (New Earth)
- Nicholas Scratch (New Earth)
- Donald Fite (New Earth)
- Nina Dowd (New Earth)
- Kara Ken (Earth-One)
- Ma'alefa'ak J'onzz (New Earth)
- Jakita Wagner (Wildstorm Universe)
- Joh (New Earth)
- Drummer (Wildstorm Universe)
- Thaddeus Hoskins (New Earth)
- Sturm (New Earth)
- The Other (New Earth)
- Titan II (New Earth)
- Thomas Currie (New Earth)
- Great Caesar (New Earth)
- Scott Sawyer (New Earth)
- Accasbel (New Earth)
- Morgan Wilde (New Earth)
- Sacker (New Earth)
- Ariella Kent (New Earth)
- Lamplight (Wildstorm Universe)
- Ratsputin (New Earth)
- Walker Gabriel (New Earth)
- Michael Patten (New Earth)
- Ishido Maad (New Earth)
- Cameron Chase (New Earth)
- Cassandra II (Wildstorm Universe)
- Guillermo Barrera (New Earth)
- Maximillian Deville (New Earth)
- Daniel Stone II (New Earth)
- David Poole (Wildstorm Universe)
- Walker Gabriel II (New Earth)
- Lucas Ludlow-Dalt (New Earth)
- Clark Ross (New Earth)
Teams
Selected 1998 team debuts. See all.
