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1980 in comics
Events and publications
Year overall
Big Rapids Distribution
, a major Midwestern comics distributor, goes under, and two former employees (John Davis and Milton Griepp), form
Capital City Distribution
, headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin.
Notable alternative titles
RAW
,
World War 3 Illustrated
, and
Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman
, all make their debuts.
"
The Dark Phoenix Saga
" runs in
X-Men
#129–138 (January–October), by
Chris Claremont
,
John Byrne
, and
Terry Austin
(
Marvel Comics
).
"Wanted: Santa Claus -- Dead or Alive!" the first
Batman
story drawn by
Frank Miller
is published in
DC Special Series
#21 (Spring 1980)
"
Metamorphosis Odyssey
", a long-running storyline by
Jim Starlin
, runs in
Epic Illustrated
.
Marvel Comics
phases out
Curtis Magazines
, its black-and-white magazine imprint.
FantaCo Enterprises
, which began as a retailer in 1978, begins publishing comics, starting with
Fred Hembeck
's
The Hembeck Series
.
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