1970 is the year of two noticable creative changes, heralding the start of the Bronze Age. Jack Kirby gets a blank cheque to do anything he wants and creates Darkseid and the New Gods in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #133. Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams take over Green Lantern (Volume 2) and rebrand it in a more socially-conscious team title with Green Arrow, the Hard Traveling Heroes-era with Green Lantern (Volume 2) #76. The creative partnership of O'Neil and Adams also handles Detective Comics (Volume 1), starting at Detective Comics #395.
Creators
The following creative talent are known to have been born in 1970:
- Aaron Sowd
- Adam Pollina
- Alex Garland
- Alex Ross
- Ben Raab
- Brad Meltzer
- Chris Batista
- Christopher Nolan
- David C. Self
- David Lapham
- Devin Grayson
- Edde Wagner
- Frank Tieri
- Fred Haynes
- Garth Ennis
- Genndy Tartakovsky
- Geoffrey Thorne
- German Garcia
- Grant Bond
- Humberto Ramos
The following creative talent passed away in the year 1970:
- Dick Wood
- George Blair
- Harry Anderson
- Jack Miller
- John Giunta
- Lank Leonard
- Lloyd Jacquet
- Munson Paddock
- Rube Goldberg
- Wendell Crowley
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 1970 cover date:
- All-Star Western (Volume 2)
- Binky (Volume 1)
- Hot Wheels (Volume 1)
- Super DC Giant (Volume 1)
- The Three Mouseketeers (Volume 2)
The following Comic titles were last published with a 1970 cover date:
Characters
Selected 1970 character debuts. See all.
- Darkseid (New Earth)
- Kirk Langstrom (Earth-One)
- Morgan Edge clone (Earth-One)
- Lilith Clay (New Earth)
- Colonel Koslov (Earth-One)
- Tannarak (New Earth)
- Francine Lee (Earth-One)
- Vincent Adams (New Earth)
- Creator² (Earth-Two)
- Karl Lukaz (Earth-One)
- Malcolm Duncan (New Earth)
- Wise Owl (New Earth)
- Unknown Soldier (New Earth)
- Philip Reardon (Earth-One)
- Appa Ali Apsa (New Earth)
- Lazarus Lane (New Earth)
- Rose Forrest (Earth-One)
- Nasthalthia Luthor (Earth-One)
- Hawk Haukins (New Earth)
- Richard Wilson (Earth-One)
- Lu Shan (Earth-One)
- Thanatos (New Earth)
- Ted Grant (Earth-One)
- David Stevens (Earth-One)
- Morgana (Earth-One)
- Samuel Wilson (Earth-One)
- Arthur Reeves (New Earth)
- Lawrence Lance (Earth-One)
- Moon Fawn (New Earth)
- Caterina Valance (Earth-One)
- Ebenezer Darrk (New Earth)
- Gregory Sanders (Earth-One)
- Anthony Rodriguez clone (New Earth)
- Zond (Earth-One)
- Willi van Dort (Earth-One)
- Norch Lor (Earth-One)
- Anthony Rodriguez, Jr. (Earth-One)
- Terry Dean (Earth-One)
- Thomas Thompkins, Jr. (Earth-One)
- Patrick MacGuire, Jr. (Earth-One)
- Jonathan Gabrielli, Jr. (Earth-One)
- Walter Johnson, Jr. (Earth-One)
- Phil Forrest (Earth-One)
- Richard Nixon (New Earth)
- Healer Randolph (Earth-Two)
- Charles Conwell (New Earth)
- Carleton Yager (Earth-One)
- Keith Kalmaku (New Earth)
- Toymaster II (Earth-One)
- Inventor (Earth-One)
Teams
Selected 1970 team debuts. See all.