What was your favorite series from DC in the 80's?

[j9ac9k]

At the time:
-- Vigilante
-- The Question
-- Giffen/Dematteis "JL" - later "JLI"

80's series that I picked up later:
-- Legion of Super-Heroes
-- Green Lantern

[Custodes]

I guess I liked the team books best:
Legion
Titans
Watchmen
early Firestorm
Swamp Thing

[Kapparition]

It's honestly hard to determine my favorite comic of the 1980s when DC itself was itself in a state of flux during the 80s. The 80s could be divided up into 2 separate eras.. The pre-crisis and the post-crisis. The tones of the two eras were vastly different as was the storytelling.

I will divide my favorites up by the 2 eras

Pre-Crisis

1) New Teen Titans
2) Infinity Inc.
3) DC Comics Presents
4) All-Star Squadron
5) Legion

Post-Crisis

1) JLI
2) Wonder Woman (Perez)
3) Superman (Byrne)
4) Suicide Squad
5) Captain Atom

[j9ac9k]

DC also had maybe the most amazing minis ever during the 80's:
- Crisis
- Dark Knight
- Watchmen
- Ronin

[ROM Spaceknight]

Yes, Crisis on Infinite Earths was the best comic-book maxi-series of all time - superb. It was far superior to Marvel's Secret Wars, which IMHO was dull in comparison (didn't like the black Spider-man suit either, but that's another thread).

And, yes, though I didn't read much of LOSH in the '80's, it was a great book. Years later, I did get the "Darkness Saga" HC (with the Darkseid storyline) and really enjoyed this. This is definitely one of the most underrated series of the '80's.

[dr-brainwave]

- All Star Squadron (by far the most ambitious superhero series of all time).

Very much agree with this...What Roy Thomas did with that wonderful series - interweaving DECADES worth of continuity and repairing gaffes by writers who had preceded him and who had played in the same sandbox, all while telling beautiful stories - is one of the best examples of an unappreciated gem. This series certainly deserves DC Omnibus status (and hey, how about getting Roy and Jerry Ordway back for an All-Star Squadron mini-series?)!

an All-Star Squadron mini-series? why not an ongoing? oh wait, i forgot DC's tradition to condemn their golden age characters to oblivion, they are always trying hard to make everyone forget they ever existed.

[blackbolt396]

Swamp Thing and Dark Knight Returns.

[Aquadoc]

Surprisingly, Aquaman didn't have an ongoing series in the '80s, but his limited series were some of my all-time favorites. It's a crime that Pozner's run hasn't been collected yet.

Jurgen's Booster Gold and Justice League by Giffen and DeMatteis were also solid, fun series, although I didn't discover them until long after the '80s were over.

[Herowatcher]

posted already, but have to give a shout out to....

1. Brave and the Bold (Batman teaming up with other heroes...yes!)
2. Arion, Lord of Atlantis (my favorite era of this character)
3. Adventure Comics (especially when Dial "H" for Hero was going on)
4. The Warlord
5. Firestorm, the Nuclear Man

[ROM Spaceknight]

posted already, but have to give a shout out to....

1. Brave and the Bold (Batman teaming up with other heroes...yes!)
2. Arion, Lord of Atlantis (my favorite era of this character)
3. Adventure Comics (especially when Dial "H" for Hero was going on)
4. The Warlord
5. Firestorm, the Nuclear Man

Agree on all of the above - great comics here!

[Robotman]

Swamp Thing

I would go so far as to say it's Alan Moore's best work. Better than Watchmen.

[Jim Kelly]

The '80s were great for overlooked gems. WASTELAND was one of those. Not a big seller I guess, but people didn't know what they were missing.

[Lee Stone]

Swamp Thing

I would go so far as to say it's Alan Moore's best work. Better than Watchmen.

I think the strength of his Swamp Thing run is how his changes or updates didn't invalidate what came before.
Killing Swamp Thing and resurrecting him with a new view on his existence didn't erase the fact that he thought he was human before. It actually added a complexity to the character.

A similar approach was done by Morrison with the Doom Patrol.
The past didn't change. Just the characters' perspective of the past.

Which is similar to real life.
In real life, our past doesn't ever change.
However, our points of view may change and we may look on the past differently depending on the current context of our lives. New revelations can come to light that may change our perspective or something/someone we didn't understand before could become more relatable after a life experience.

[Factor]

Great thread. I really wnat to try some of the series mentioned

[blackbolt396]

Swamp Thing

I would go so far as to say it's Alan Moore's best work. Better than Watchmen.

I agree 110%.