1982 sees the biggest sellers cross over: The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans. DC ends its last horror titles, and publishes two licensed titles: Atari Force (Volume 1) and Masters of the Universe (Volume 1). They also publish the first maxi-series: Camelot 3000 (Volume 1), by Mike W. Barr and Brian Bolland.
Creators
The following creative talent are known to have been born in 1982:
- Andrea Sorrentino
- Antonio Negret
- Ben Diskin
- Brian Tyree Henry
- Christopher Cantwell
- Evan Goldberg
- G. Willow Wilson
- Heather Nuhfer
- Hope Larson
- Ian Flynn
- Jason Keith
- Jay Baruchel
- Joe Hughes
- Joe Keatinge
- Jonny Rench
- Luciano Vecchio
- Marta Milans
- Matteo Scalera
- Renae De Liz
- Rob Guillory
The following creative talent passed away in the year 1982:
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 1982 cover date:
- Arion Lord of Atlantis (Volume 1)
- Atari Force (Volume 1)
- Camelot 3000 (Volume 1)
- Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew (Volume 1)
- Firestorm (Volume 2)
- Masters of the Universe (Volume 1)
- Night Force (Volume 1)
- Supergirl (Volume 2)
- Swamp Thing (Volume 2)
- Swordquest (Volume 1)
- Tales of the New Teen Titans (Volume 1)
- The Phantom Zone (Volume 1)
The following Comic titles were last published with a 1982 cover date:
- Charlton Bullseye (Volume 2)
- DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (Volume 1)
- Fightin' 5 (Volume 1)
- Ghosts (Volume 1)
- Secrets of Haunted House (Volume 1)
- Superman Family (Volume 1)
- Swordquest (Volume 1)
- Tales of the New Teen Titans (Volume 1)
- The Phantom Zone (Volume 1)
- The Unexpected (Volume 1)
- Unknown Soldier (Volume 1)
The following One Shots were published with a 1982 cover date:
- Marvel and DC Present #1
- Superman in The Computer Masters of Metropolis
- The World's Greatest Superheroes Present Superman
Characters
Selected 1982 character debuts. See all.
- Ahri'ahn (New Earth)
- Garn Daanuth (New Earth)
- Komand'r (New Earth)
- Irwin Schwab (New Earth)
- Beatriz da Costa (New Earth)
- Calculha (New Earth)
- Lorraine Reilly (New Earth)
- Tara Markov (New Earth)
- Ch'p (New Earth)
- Frances Kane (New Earth)
- Bette Sans Souci (New Earth)
- Aristides Demetrios (New Earth)
- Black-Cloud-In-Morning (New Earth)
- J.A.K.E. II (New Earth)
- Izumi Yasunari (New Earth)
- Feathered Serpent (Earth-Two)
- Ryand'r (New Earth)
- Satanis (Earth-One)
- X'Hal (New Earth)
- Mar Novu (Earth-One)
- Salakk (New Earth)
- Elizabeth Tremayne (New Earth)
- Adrian Chase (New Earth)
- Bison-Black-As-Midnight-Sky (New Earth)
- Thul-Kar (Earth-One)
- Ronald Evers (New Earth)
- Adjudicator (Earth-One)
- Nommo (New Earth)
- Ulla Paske (New Earth)
- Chaon (New Earth)
- Walter Reilly (New Earth)
- Gayle Marsh (New Earth)
- Yera Allon (Pre-Zero Hour)
- Wyynde (New Earth)
- Bernal Rojas (New Earth)
- Evil (Earth-Two)
- Nikos Aegeus (Earth-One)
- Liang Xih-K'ai (New Earth)
- Helen Alexandros (Earth-One)
- Jeryll (New Earth)
- Jackson Hammersmith (Earth-One)
- Avery Sunderland (New Earth)
- Chaim Lavon (New Earth)
- Sebastian Blood VIII (New Earth)
- Syrene (Earth-One)
- Loretta York (New Earth)
- Chian (New Earth)
- Daniel Cormac (New Earth)
- Dalor (New Earth)
- Nadira Va-Dim (Earth-One)
Teams
Selected 1982 team debuts. See all.