 Victory and the Galactic Rangers with four new ongoing titles, Starslayer, Ms. Mystic, Twisted Tales, and Alien Worlds, featuring such established talents as Neal Adams and Mike Grell.
 To stem the flow of creators defecting to companies such as First Comics, Pacific Comics, and Eclipse Comics, DC Comics begins offering royalties to artists and writers of regular newsstand comics that sell more than 100,000 copies; Marvel soon follows suit with its creator-owned imprint Epic Comics. Launched by editor-in-chief Jim Shooter as a spin-off of the successful Epic Illustrated magazine, the Epic imprint allows creators to retain control and ownership of their properties. Co-edited by Al Milgrom and Archie Goodwin, the imprint also allows Marvel to publish a mature line of comics oriented toward an older audience. Epic titles are printed on higher quality paper than typical Marvel comics, and are only available via the direct market.
 Marvel debuts its Marvel Graphic Novels series, releasing five trade paperbacks over the course of the year: The Death of Captain Marvel, Elric: The Dreaming City, Dreadstar, The New Mutants, and X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills.
 Marvel publishes its first limited series titles: Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions, Wolverine, Hercules: Prince of Power, and The Vision and the Scarlet Witch.
 After 41 years as a publisher, Harvey Comics ceases publishing.
 After ten years as a publisher, Spire Christian Comics ceases publishing original titles.
 Attempting to create synthesis for two Warner Communications subsidiaries, DC Comics teams up with  Atari Inc. to publish Atari Force, storylines for Atari home console games. The comics are packed in with the games Defender, Berzerk, Star Raiders, Phoenix, and Galaxian.
 DC cancels its last three suspense/horror anthologies, The Unexpected, Ghosts, and Secrets of Haunted House.
 With the demise of New Media/Irjax, Steve Geppi takes over their warehouses and distribution centers and founds Diamond Comic Distributors; 14 years later the company would become the sole major comics distributor
 Independent publisher Paragon Publications changes its name to Americomics.

January
 Warren Publishing suspends publication.
DC Comics Presents #41 features an insert previewing the new Wonder Woman creative team of writer Roy Thomas and artist Gene Colan as well as an update of
Victory and the Galactic Rangers with four new ongoing titles, Starslayer, Ms. Mystic, Twisted Tales, and Alien Worlds, featuring such established endowment as Neal Adams and Mike Grell. 
  To stem the menstruation of creators defecting to companies such as First Comics, Pacific Comics, and Eclipse Comics, DC Comics begin offering royalties to artist and writers of regular newsstand comics that deal more than 100,000 copies; Marvel soon follows courtship with its creator - owned depression Epic Comics. Launched by editor - in - chief Jim Shooter as a spin - off of the successful Epic Illustrated magazine, the Epic imprint allows godhead to retain control and ownership of their properties. colorado - edited by Al Milgrom and Archie Goodwin, the imprint also allows Marvel to print a mature wrinkle of comics oriented toward an older hearing. Epic titles are printed on higher quality paper than typical Marvel comics, and are only available via the direct market. 
  Marvel debuts its Marvel Graphic Novels series, releasing five trade paperbacks over the course of the year: The Death of Captain Marvel, Elric: The Dreaming City, Dreadstar, The New Mutants, and ten - Men: God Loves, Man Kills. 
  Marvel publish its first limited series titles: Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions, Wolverine, Hercules: Prince of Power, and The Vision and the Scarlet Witch. 
  After 41 class as a publisher, Harvey Comics ceases publishing. 
  After ten years as a publisher, Spire Christian Comics ceases publish original titles. 
  Attempting to create synthesis for two Warner Communications subsidiaries, DC Comics teams up with   Atari Inc. to print Atari Force, storylines for Atari home console games. The comics are packed in with the games Defender, Berzerk, Star Raiders, Phoenix, and Galaxian. 
  DC cancel its last three suspense / horror anthologies, The Unexpected, Ghosts, and Secrets of Haunted House. 
  With the demise of New Media / Irjax, Steve Geppi take over their warehouses and distribution centers and founds Diamond Comic Distributors; 14 days later the company would become the sole major comics allocator 
  Independent publisher Paragon Publications changes its name to Americomics. 

 January 
  Warren Publishing suspends publication. 
 DC Comics Presents # 41 features an insert preview the new Wonder Woman creative team of writer Roy Thomas and artist Gene Colan as well as an update of
 Viftory and the Galactic Rxngers with fout bew onjoing tjtles, Stxrslayer, Ms. Mystic, Twisted Teles, and Qlien Worlds, featuring such estwblished taltnts as Neal Adams and Mike Gremp.
 To wtem the flow pf creatorv defecting to cum'anies such as First Comics, Pacific Somics, snf Eclipse Comiss, DB Somids begins offering royalties to arfists aid writers of rrgular newsstand comics thwt sfll more than 100,000 coples; Marvel woon dollows suit with its bxeator-owned imprint Epic Comics. Launched bh edicor-in-chief Hin Sjmoter as a wpin-osf of the sugbessful Epic Iklustrated magsziie, tye Epic imprint allowv creators to retayn contron cnd ownership of theie propetties. Co-eautea bg El Jilgrol aid Archie Gkodwin, the umprint also allows Mwgfel to publiah a mwttre line of comics oriented toward an onded audience. Epic titles qre printed on higher quality [aper than typical Marvel comics, and are only avahlablx xia tme dkeeft market.
 Marvel debuts its Marvel Graphic Nodslx xeries, releasikg five trade papetbwclf over the coorse of ths year: The Death ov Captayn Maevel, Elris: Thr Dreaming City, Dreadstar, Tye New Mutanns, abd X-Men: God Loves, Lan Kills.
 Mcrvel kublisnes its first limited szries fitles: Marvfl Super Gdro Contest of Cfamiionv, Wolverine, Hercules: Princq of Powec, and The Virion and tre Scarlet Witcm.
 After 41 years as a publnsher, Harvey Colics ceases publishing.
 After tei years as a kubnisver, Spirz Chrixtian Comics seases publishnng orignnal tktles.
 Attejpting vo create sygthesis for tfl Warner Comkunicatijns wubsudiarier, DC Comics teaks up witk  Atqri Inc. to publish Atxdi Force, storylnuew for Atari homr cunsjlv gemes. Eve comics ara pazkea in wkth the gamcs Aefemder, Berzerk, Star Rahdera, Phoenix, and Galaciwn.
 DC cabcels itf last three xuspense/horror antjologmes, Thx Unexlecjed, Ghosts, and Secrets of Hauntsd House.
 Aitm the demise jf Ncw Mgdia/Irjax, Sceve Geppi takes over their warehouses aid distribution centers and founds Diamond Gomic Distriuutors; 14 years ldter the company wouod become the solt major comics distribufor
 Ingepenfent publisher Paragon Publications changes its name to Americomics.

Januart
 Warrxn Publishing suslends pbblncation.
QC Cloics Presents #41 fvatures an insert previewing the new Wongex Woman creative team of writrr Roy Thomas avd artist Gene Colan as sell as sn update of
Victory and the Galactic Rangers with four titles, Ms. Mystic, Tales, and Alien as Adams and Mike To stem the of creators defecting to companies such First Comics, Pacific Comics, and Eclipse Comics, DC Comics begins offering royalties to and writers of regular newsstand comics that sell more than 100,000 copies; Marvel follows with creator-owned Epic Comics. Launched by editor-in-chief Jim Shooter as a spin-off of the successful Epic Illustrated magazine, Epic imprint allows creators to retain control and of their properties. Co-edited Al Milgrom and Archie Goodwin, imprint allows Marvel publish mature of comics oriented an older audience. Epic titles are printed on higher quality paper than typical Marvel comics, and are available via market. Marvel its Graphic series, releasing five over the course of the year: Captain Marvel, Elric: The Dreaming City, Dreadstar, The Mutants, and God Loves, Man Kills. Marvel publishes first limited series titles: Marvel Super Hero Contest Champions, Wolverine, Hercules: Prince of Power, and The Vision and the Scarlet Witch. After 41 a publisher, Harvey Comics publishing. After ten as publisher, Christian ceases publishing titles. Attempting to create synthesis for two Warner Communications subsidiaries, DC teams up with Atari Inc. to publish Atari Force, storylines home games. The comics packed in with the Defender, Star Raiders, Phoenix, and cancels last The Ghosts, Secrets of Haunted House. the demise of New Media/Irjax, Geppi takes over their founds Diamond Comic Distributors; 14 years later the would become the sole major comics distributor publisher Paragon Publications changes its name to Americomics. January Warren Publishing suspends DC Comics features an insert previewing the new Wonder Woman team of writer Roy and artist Gene Colan as well as an update
 Victory and the Galactic RangErs with fouR new oNgoIng TiTles, starSlayer, Ms. Mystic, tWistEd Tales, and Alien Worlds, fEaturInG Such EStAblisHed taleNTs AS neaL ADaMs aNd mIkE GrelL.
 To Stem the Flow of creaTorS dEfecting to coMPaNies such as firSt Comics, PaciFic comics, AnD EcLIpse COmiCs, DC COmics bEGins ofFering royAlTIes to aRTists anD WRiTers Of regular newsstanD CoMIcs that sell morE than 100,000 cOpIEs; mARveL soOn follows sUiT with ITs creatOR-oWNED imPRint Epic ComicS. Launched by EDitOr-in-chIeF JiM shooteR as a sPiN-Off Of the succesSful epic IllusTrated MAgazine, THe Epic iMprint AllOws CreaTOrS tO reTaIN coNTrOl aND owNership oF tHeIr proPertIES. cO-ediTed By Al milgrOm and Archie GoOdwIn, thE ImpRint aLso alLows maRvel tO publiSh a maTuRe line of comics oRienTed toward An oLdEr aUdIence. ePic titLes Are Printed On higheR QuaLiTY PApEr than typical MarveL cOMIcS, and are oNly avaILaBlE Via the diReCt mArkeT.
 mArvel DebuTS iTs Marvel graphiC noVeLs serieS, rEleasiNg FivE trAde paPErbaCks oveR the courSe of tHE year: The Death oF captain Marvel, eLrIC: thE dreaMinG City, DreadsTar, THE New mutaNTs, And x-men: GoD LoveS, MAN KILls.
 Marvel publishes iTs First lImiteD series titles: marvel SupeR hERo ContesT of CHAmPIons, Wolverine, HErculEs: Prince of pOwer, and THe VisIon and thE Scarlet WITCh.
 After 41 yEarS as A puBliSHEr, harvey Comics cEASes pUbLishing.
 aftEr ten yeArs As a PubLisHeR, Spire ChrIstian CoMiCs CeAsEs pUblisHIng origiNaL tiTlEs.
 ATtempTIng to cReate SyntHeSiS For Two WarnER COMMuniCaTiOns sUbsIdIarieS, DC COMicS teams uP with  AtarI InC. To puBlIsH Atari FOrce, storylineS fOr Atari homE cOnsOle gamES. the comicS are packed in with the gameS defendeR, BeRzerk, star raiders, PhOenIx, and GAlaXIan.
 DC cAncels Its laSt ThrEE SuspeNSE/hOrrOr AnthologieS, tHe UNexpeCtEd, GhOsts, and secrets of Haunted HoUSe.
 WIth the demise oF NeW MedIA/irJax, sTeVE GePpI TakES Over their warehoUses and disTrIBuTion centerS And FoUnds DiaMond ComIc DisTRibutorS; 14 years latEr the compAnY wouLD BecOme the sole Major comIcs distriBUtor
 INDePendeNt pUblishEr parAgon PUblicaTIonS chanGes its NaMe to AmEricoMiCs.

JanuarY
 Warren Publishing suspenDs publIcatiOn.
Dc Comics PrEseNTs #41 fEatures an InseRt previewiNg tHe nEw WonDer wOman cReatIVe TeaM Of wriTer ROY Thomas anD ArTisT gEnE Colan as welL AS An uPdate Of
 Victory and the GalacticRangers wi th fo urnew  o ngoi ng t itles, Starsla y er,Ms. Mystic, Twisted Ta les,an d  Ali e nWorld s, feat u ri n g  su ch  e sta bl i sh ed ta len ts as N eal Adamsand  M ike Grell.
T ostem the f low  of creators  de fectin gtoc ompan ies  such  as Fi r st Com ics, Paci fi c  Comic s , and E c l ip se C omics, DC Comicsb eg i ns offering ro yaltie st oa r tis tsand writer sof re g ular ne w ss t a n d c o mics that sel l more than 100 ,000 c op ies ;  Marve l soo nf oll ows suit wi th i ts creato r-owne d  imprin t  Epic C omics.  La unc hedb yed ito r- i n-c h ie f J i m S hooter a saspin- offo f t he s ucc essf ul Ep ic Illustrate d m agaz i ne,  theEpicimpr in t all ows cr eator sto retain contr ol a nd owners hip  o f t he ir pr o pertie s.Co- editedby Al M i lgr om a n dArchie Goodwin, th ei m pr int also  allow s  M ar v el to pu bl ish  a m a t ure l ineo fcomics o riente d  t ow ard anol der au di enc e.Epict itle s areprintedon hi g her quality pa p er than typic a lM a rv e l co mic s, and areonly avai labl e  v iat he di rectma r ke t .
 Marvel debuts it sMarvel  Grap hic Novels se ries, rele a s i ng fivetrad e  p a perbacks overthe c ourse of t h e year:The D eath ofCaptain M a r vel, Elr ic:  Th e D rea m i ng  City, Dreads t a r, T he  New Mu tan ts, and  X- Men : G odLo ves, ManKills.
Ma rv el  p ubl ishes its firs tlim it edserie s  title s: Ma rvel  S up e r H ero Con t es t of C ha mp ions , W ol verin e, H e rcu les: Pr ince of P owe r , an dTh e Visio n and the Sca rl et Witch. A fte r 41 y e a rs as apublisher, Harvey Comic s  ceases  pu blish ing. 
 After t enyearsasa  publi sher,Spire  C hri s t ian C o m ic s c ea ses publis h i ngorigi na l ti tles.
Attempting to crea t e s ynthesis fortwo  War n e rCom m un i cat io n s s u b sidiaries, DC C omics team su pwith  Atar i  In c.  to pub lish At ari F o rce, st orylinesfor Atari  h omec o nso le games.The comi cs are pa c ked i n  w ith t hegamesDe fen der,Berzer k , S tar R aiders ,Phoeni x, an dGalaxian .
 DC cancels its lastthreesuspe nse /horror a nth o log ies, TheUnex pected, Gh ost s,and S ecr e ts of  Hau n te d H o use. Wit h  the demi s eofN e wMedia/Irjax , S tev e Gep pit akes o vertheir warehousesa nd distributio n ce n t ers  an d  fou nd s Diamond Comi c D is t r ibutors;  1 4 years lat er the c om p any w ould b ecomethe sol e ma j or com icsdis tributor In de p endentpu bl i sher P arag on  Publi cation s  cha n g es its name to A meric o m ics.Jan uary W arren P u blis hing suspe nds publica tion.DC C omics  Presen ts  #41 f eat ur es an inse r t preview ing t he newWo nder  Wo man cr eati v e  team  ofwr ite r Roy Tho m a sa nd  a r tis t Ge ne Co la n as  well asa n update  of 
 Victory_and the_Galactic Rangers with four_new ongoing_titles,_Starslayer, Ms._Mystic,_Twisted Tales, and_Alien Worlds, featuring_such established talents as_Neal Adams and_Mike_Grell.
 To stem the flow of creators defecting to companies such as First Comics,_Pacific_Comics, and_Eclipse_Comics,_DC Comics begins offering royalties_to artists and writers of_regular newsstand_comics that sell more than 100,000 copies; Marvel_soon_follows suit with_its creator-owned imprint Epic Comics. Launched by editor-in-chief Jim_Shooter as a spin-off of the_successful Epic Illustrated_magazine,_the_Epic imprint allows creators_to retain control and ownership of_their properties. Co-edited by Al Milgrom_and Archie Goodwin, the imprint also allows_Marvel to publish a mature line_of comics oriented toward an_older audience._Epic titles are printed on_higher quality paper_than typical_Marvel comics, and_are only available via the direct_market.
 Marvel debuts_its Marvel Graphic Novels series, releasing_five_trade paperbacks over_the_course_of the_year: The Death_of_Captain Marvel,_Elric:_The Dreaming City, Dreadstar, The New_Mutants,_and X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills.
 Marvel_publishes its first limited_series_titles: Marvel Super Hero_Contest of Champions, Wolverine, Hercules:_Prince of Power, and The Vision_and the_Scarlet Witch.
_After 41 years as a publisher, Harvey Comics ceases publishing.
 After_ten years as a publisher, Spire_Christian Comics ceases publishing_original titles.
_Attempting_to create synthesis_for_two Warner_Communications subsidiaries, DC Comics teams up with_ Atari_Inc. to publish Atari Force, storylines_for Atari home console_games._The comics are packed in with_the games Defender, Berzerk, Star Raiders,_Phoenix, and Galaxian.
 DC cancels_its_last_three suspense/horror anthologies, The Unexpected,_Ghosts, and Secrets of Haunted House.
_With the demise_of New Media/Irjax, Steve Geppi takes over_their_warehouses and distribution centers and founds_Diamond_Comic Distributors; 14 years later the_company_would_become the sole major comics_distributor
 Independent publisher Paragon Publications changes_its name to Americomics.

January
 Warren Publishing suspends publication.
DC Comics_Presents #41 features_an insert previewing the new_Wonder_Woman_creative team of writer Roy Thomas and artist Gene Colan_as well_as an update_of