In 1990, the merger between Time Inc. and Warner Communications is completed; DC Comics now falls under Time Warner.
Creators
The following creative talent are known to have been born in 1990:
- Alex Galer
- Arianna Turturro
- Bilquis Evely
- Irene Koh
- Kyle Ritter
- Lauren Barnett
- Mattson Tomlin
- Nicoletta Baldari
The following creative talent passed away in the year 1990:
- Alice Marble
- Arthur H. Nadel
- Bernie Krigstein
- Frances Edwina Dumm
- Howard Boughner
- Jack Alderman
- Jerry Iger
- Joseph Greene
- Sam Grainger
- Tony Abruzzo
- Warren Skaaren
- Yves Chaland
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 1990 cover date:
- Adam Strange (Volume 1)
- Adventures of Ford Fairlane (Volume 1)
- Atlantis Chronicles (Volume 1)
- Breathtaker (Volume 1)
- Bugs Bunny (Volume 1)
- Butcher (Volume 1)
- Epicurus the Sage (Volume 1)
- Green Lantern (Volume 3)
- Hawkworld (Volume 2)
- Justice League Quarterly (Volume 1)
- Lobo (Volume 1)
- Ms. Tree Quarterly (Volume 1)
- Nazz (Volume 1)
- Shade, the Changing Man (Volume 2)
- Spelljammer (Volume 1)
- Superboy (Volume 3)
- Tempus Fugitive (Volume 1)
- The Books of Magic (Volume 1)
- The Demon (Volume 3)
- The Question Quarterly (Volume 1)
- Time Masters (Volume 1)
- Twilight (Volume 1)
- Who's Who in the DC Universe (Volume 1)
- World Without End (Volume 1)
- World's Finest (Volume 2)
The following Comic titles were last published with a 1990 cover date:
- Adam Strange (Volume 1)
- Adventures of Ford Fairlane (Volume 1)
- Atlantis Chronicles (Volume 1)
- Blackhawk (Volume 3)
- Breathtaker (Volume 1)
- Bugs Bunny (Volume 1)
- Butcher (Volume 1)
- Deadman: Love After Death (Volume 1)
- Doc Savage (Volume 2)
- Firestorm (Volume 2)
- Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn (Volume 1)
- Huntress (Volume 1)
- Manhunter (Volume 1)
- Ring of the Nibelung (Volume 1)
- Secret Origins (Volume 2)
- The Phantom (Volume 2)
- Time Masters (Volume 1)
- World's Finest (Volume 2)
The following One Shots were published with a 1990 cover date:
- Atlas of the DC Universe
- Batman 3-D
- Batman: Bride of the Demon
- Batman: Digital Justice
- Batman: Gotham by Gaslight
- Enemy Ace Special #1
- Enemy Ace: War Idyll #1
- Flash Special #1
- Lightning Racers
- Secret Origins of the World's Greatest Super-Heroes
- The Drowned Girl
- The Elvis Mandible
- The Hiding Place
- The Laziest Secretary in the World
- The Wasteland (graphic novel)
- Why I Hate Saturn
Characters
Selected 1990 character debuts. See all.
- Henry Henshaw (New Earth)
- Timothy Hunter (New Earth)
- Hugo Strange (New Earth)
- Titania (New Earth)
- Auberon (New Earth)
- Orin I (New Earth)
- Delirium (New Earth)
- C'th (New Earth)
- Dardanus (New Earth)
- Shalako (New Earth)
- Marianne (New Earth)
- Carl Sands (New Earth)
- Blaze (New Earth)
- Mister Whisper (New Earth)
- Yuga Khan (New Earth)
- Stinky the Cat (New Earth)
- Dreamslayer (New Earth)
- Ran Va Daath (New Earth)
- The Book (New Earth)
- Cora (New Earth)
- Richard Jaynes (New Earth)
- Terri Henshaw (New Earth)
- Abaddon (New Earth)
- Atlan (New Earth)
- Tomar-Tu (New Earth)
- Grant Morrison (New Earth)
- Jonathan Fox (New Earth)
- Johanna Constantine (New Earth)
- Gregor Dosynski (New Earth)
- Kalandro (New Earth)
- David Knight (New Earth)
- Legion (New Earth)
- Davood Nassur (New Earth)
- Obeah Man (New Earth)
- Adam Cray (New Earth)
- Fatima (New Earth)
- Miss Tribb (New Earth)
- Danny the Street (New Earth)
- Narmea (New Earth)
- Manfred Mota (New Earth)
- Joseph Mason (New Earth)
- Thorvall (New Earth)
- Mitch Wacky (New Earth)
- Robert Gadling (New Earth)
- Tobias Manning (New Earth)
- Shango (New Earth)
- Hyper-Adapter (New Earth)
- Wally Tortolini (New Earth)
- Obatala (New Earth)
- Kirtan-Rodd (New Earth)
Teams
Selected 1990 team debuts. See all.