1980s

This is a timeline of events that occurred during the **1980s**.

Next: 1990s

## Undated events

* LexCorp Research Park is built.

* Pete Ross is born in Smallville.

### February

* *The Bourne Identity* is published, featuring the first appearence of Jason Bourne.

#### 29th

* Kal-El is born to Jor-El and Lara Lor-Van, the first Kryptonian of natural birth in centuries.
* Jor-El discovers that the Kryptonian Law Council's decision to mine Krypton's core has destabilized the planet, which will soon implode.
* **Battle of Krypton**: General Dru-Zod attempts a coup d'état in Kandor on planet Krypton.
	+ **Attack on the Council of Five**: General Zod and the Sword of Rao arrive and conquer the legislation chamber where Jor-El is in session with them.
	+ **Attack on the House of El Citadel**: The Sword of Rao attacks the House of El Citadel in search of the growth codex.
		- Ro-Zar and H'Raka are killed in the process, while Jor-El is murdered by General Zod.
* The infant Kal-El is successfully sent to Earth using a spaceship with a phantom drive.
* Young Kara Zor-El is successfully sent to Earth using a spaceship but get ended up in a worm hole.
* The Kryptonian Law Council sentence the remaining members of the Sword of Rao to 300 cycles of somatic reconditioning in the Phantom Zone.

* **Destruction of Krypton**: Krypton implodes, killing the Kryptonian race. Kryptonians are now an endangered species.
	+ Lor-Em, Lara Lor-Van, Kelex and Kelor die in the process.

### March

#### 1st

* General Zod and the Sword of Rao are released from the Phantom Zone after Krypton implodes. The *Black Zero* is retrofitted to enable Zod to traverse the cosmos.

#### 14th

* According to Jor-El Krypton could have been destroyed around this date.

#### 18th

* Tamara de Lempicka dies.
* Hugo Strange is born.

#### 20th

* Leonard Snart and Mick Rory become friends.

#### 28th

* The character Elmo makes its first appearance.
* **Teenager Roman:** Roman Sionis became a teenager, he sneaks into his father's office and find a switch leaver to a secret bunker with black masks and weapons but his father came and tells Roman that he was a mob boss called The Black Mask and leader of a gang called The First False Facers and quits to be a family man and tells Roman that he is older, he will be The Second Black Mask.

### April

#### 5th

* Eliza Kent dies.
* Theo Chang is born.

### May

#### 21st

* The film *Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back* is released, featuring the character Yoda.

### June

#### 17th

* Kal-El arrives on Earth and crash near Kent farm in Smallville, Kansas.

#### 18th

* Jonathan and Martha Kent discover Kal-El's starcraft on their farm containing Kal-El who they take in and name Clark.

### July–December

* A few months after the boy's arrival on the Kent farm, Lana Lang is born to Sarah Lang.

### August

#### 29th

* Jonathan Kent and Martha Kent bring a six-month-old Clark Kent to the doctor. Believing Clark to be suffering from colic, the doctor administers a hearing test, and Clark proceeds to scream so loud that he blows out the glass elements not just in the doctor's office, but in the windshields and storefront windows across town.

### September

#### 15th

* "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" is released by Pat Benatar.
* John Constantine had a blood transfusion with a Demon named Nergal and gave him powers.
* John Constantine trained with Alex Logue.

## 1981

### February

#### 26th

* "11th Street Kids" is released by Hanoi Rocks.
* Young Bruce Wayne falls down a dry well and is attacked by a swarm of bats and get saved by his father.
* Connie Littleton is born.

### April

#### 2nd

* John Constantine and Chas Chandler started a band.

#### 14th

* During a band concert at Newcastle, John and Chas were involved after discovering Alex Logue, one of John's mentors, was using his daughter Astra as a focal point for his dark magic, John made a grave mistake. Wanting to save the child, John summoned a demon named Nergal to fight Logue. Unfortunately, John forgot to cast a binding spell on the demon and his plan backfired. The demon slaughtered Logue, his followers and his guests but he also took Astra and cast her into hell for all eternity.
* Following the aftermath of the Newcastle disaster, John had himself committed to a mental hospital, having suffered a nervous breakdown.

### May

* Jonathan Kent and Martha Kent bring a six-month-old Clark to the doctor. Believing Clark to be suffering from colic, the doctor administers a hearing test, and Clark proceeds to scream so loud that he blows out the glass elements not just in the doctor's office, but in the windshields and storefront windows across town.
* John and Chas went their separate ways.

### June

* *The Mask of Zorro* is re-released in the American theaters.

#### 3rd

* Chato Santana is born.
* Ryan Smith is born.

#### 26th

* **Murder of Thomas and Martha Wayne**: Thomas, Martha and Bruce Wayne have a family night out at the Aragon Theatre. After leaving the cinema function, they go through a dark alley where are stopped by Joe Chill, who threatens them with his gun. Thomas tries to defend his family but Chill quickly shots and wounds him fatally. Martha tries to wrestle the gun, but the burgal shots her and destroys her pearl necklase. While Bruce screams in horror, dying Thomas calls Martha with his last whisper.
* Thomas and Martha Wayne funeral is held at the Wayne Mausoleum.

### July

#### 9th

* The videogame *Donkey Kong* is released, featuring the first appearance of Mario.

### November

#### 5th

* "Super Freak" is released by Rick James.

## 1982

* Cobra Commander makes his first appearance.
* Christopher Smith is born. From the point of his birth his father begins training to become a killer.

### January

* "Fallen Star" is released by Hanoi Rocks.

### May

#### 17th

* *The Washington Times* is founded.
* Young Oswald Cobblepot was bullied as a child for his short stature, obesity, way of walking, and beak-like nose. Oswald would always carry an umbrella on him but one girl stand up for him, a girl named Violet Lee, who is one friend that Oswald has.

### June

#### 6th

* S.T.A.R. Labs acquire and begin to test one of the three Mother Boxes left after Steppenwolf invaded.

#### 8th

* "Eye of the Tiger" is released by Survivor.

#### 11th

* The film *E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial* is released.

### October

#### 4th

* "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" is released by Culture Club.

## 1983

* Clark Kent meets Lana Lang for the first time at Kent farm.
* The Red Hot Chili Peppers are formed.
* Optimus Prime makes its first appearance.

### March

#### 18th

* This date was featured on a advertisment in Washington, D.C. in 1984.

### April

#### 4th

* The videogame *Mario Bros.* is released, featuring the first appearance of Luigi.

### June

#### 24th

* The film *Porky's II: The Next Day* is released.

### November

#### 8th

* Larry Flynt is removed and arrested after shouting obscenity from the back of a court room.

#### 9th

* A issue of *The Washington Times* is released.

#### 14th

* The novel *Pet Sematary* is published by Stephen King.

#### 21st

* Larry Flynt is ordered to return for a hearing in this date.

## 1984

* Lex Luthor is born.
* Metropolis Metrocab is established.
* Carter and Shiera Sanders Hall got married.

### Early

* Barbara Minerva becomes friend of Leon.

### June

#### 22nd

* The film *The Karate Kid* is released, featuring the figure of Cobra Kai.

#### 29th

* **Raid of the Noble Diamond**: A group of gunmen break into the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History to steal the famous Noble Diamond, but are thwarted by Wonder Woman and later arrested by the Metropolitan Police Department.

### July

* A issue of *Pro Wrestling Illustrated* is published.

#### 1st

* **Heist at Southfields Mall**: Wonder Woman prevents a mall robbery in Virginia on her way to work. The follow-up investigation uncovers the Dreamstone.
* A special exhibit of uncut gems is shown in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

#### 2nd

* Diana Prince and Barbara Minerva meet at work and become fast friends.

#### 3rd

* The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History holds a quarterly fundraising gala, where Steve Trevor and Diana Prince dance.

#### 4th

* Black Gold Cooperative's oil fields strike oil, garnering a huge surge of attention from investors and pushing Max Lord's business plans forward.
* The Celebrations of 4th of July occour.
* During 4th of July celebrations in Washington, D.C., Steve Trevor and Diana Prince steal a tactical jet from the National Air and Space Museum and fly to Egypt.
* Edgar Cizko became Dr. Psycho.

#### 5th

* A divine wall appears near Cairo, preventing many people from obtaining fresh water.
* Dr. Psycho and Maxwell teamed up.
* **Chase towards Cairo**: Wonder Woman chases down Max Lord in Egypt, but loses him in Cairo. He goes on to accumulate over 50% of the world's oil lands shortly after.

#### 6th

* **Showdown at the White House**: Max Lord meets with the President of the United States at the White House. Wonder Woman breaks in to take the Dreamstone from him, but is held off by White House security and Barbara Minerva, allowing Lord to escape.
* Maxwell Lord uses the U.S. government's secret particle beam technology to indirectly touch the people of the world, simultaneously overriding local television signals to display his message across the world. He grants wishes across the world, taking lifeforce and power from the people for himself and Barbara.

* **Confrontation at the Atmospheric Scatter Satellite**: In Washington D.C., Wonder Woman faces off against the supervillains Cheetah, Dr. Psycho, and Maxwell. She defeats Cheetah before convincing Maxwell and the world's citizens to renounce their wishes, preventing a nuclear war and reversing the chaos caused by the Dreamstone.
* Diana Prince is scheduled to give a second tour to Jazz, Teo, and Teo's friend after their tour the previous week.
* Dr. Psycho is taken to prison.

#### 27th

* The film *Purple Rain,* based upon the Prince album of the same name, is released.
* Khloé Kardashian is born.
* Siobhan Smythe is born.
* Jonathan Crane is born.

### August

* *Two Steps from the Move* is released by Hanoi Rocks.
* Jeffrey Franklin Burr is born.

### September

#### 10th

* The TV series *Voltron* begins airing, featuring the element of Red Tiger.
* Mary Louise Dahl is born.

### October

#### 26th

* The film is *The Terminator* released.
* Rosabelle Mendez is born.

### December

* Diana participates in a winter festival and happens to bump into Steve Trevor's host.
* *Hallelujah* is released by Leonard Cohen.

## 1985

* "Summertime Girls" is released by Y & T.
* Around this year Kord Industries are founded.

### April

* Betty Harkness starts a relationship with W. W. Wiggins, in Australia.

### May

#### 28th

* A library copy of *The Mystery of Atlantis* is gained by Joe M..

### June

#### 7th

* The film *The Goonies* is released, featuring the first appearance of Sloth.

### September

#### 12th

* Digger Harkness is born at Kurrumburra, Australia.
* Winslow Percival Schott is born.
* Steve Queens is Born.
* On night, young Waylon Jones had refused to let his Auntie Flowers scrub the scales from his flesh. She warned that in their rough neighbourhood of Crown Point, the way he looked would make him a target, and he had better do the scrubbing himself, if he wouldn't let *her* do it.

#### 13th

* The videogame *Super Mario Bros.* is released, featuring the first appearance of Princess Peach.

#### 15th

* Hurricane Gloria occurs, devastating the Atlantic coast, including Maine.

#### 26th

* Queen Atlanna of Atlantis is forced to wed King Orvax.

#### 27th

* Hurricane Gloria reaches Amnesty Bay, Maine.
* Atlanna escapes and eventually washes ashore in Amnesty Bay, Maine, where she's found by Thomas Curry.

#### 30th

* "Home Sweet Home" is released by Mötley Crüe.

### October

* The character of Shipwreck makes his first appearance.

#### 4th

* The TV Show *"Love that Baby"* is released.

#### 10th

* Orson Welles dies.
* Waylon had been bullied by the other kids in his neighbourhood, and he was depressed because he felt that maybe they wouldn't have if he could have brought himself to do as his aunt warned him to, and scrub off his skin. He had an unexpected friend in Officer Hoolihan, who had brought him ice-cream and explained that whatever Waylon looked like, he would be *something* - a king maybe.

### December

* Thomas Curry shows the falling snow to Atlanna for the first time.

#### 9th

* One of the A.R.G.U.S. files on Digger Harkness wrongly claims that he is born on this date.

## 1986

* Mera, princess of the Kingdom of Xebel, is born.
* Helena Bertinelli is born.
* According to the *Daily Planet* this is Clark Kent's birth year.
* The videogame *Rampage* is released.

### January

* A destructive hurricane named *Arthur* occurs.

### February

* A photo of Atlanna, Arthur and Thomas Curry all together is taken. It is later contained in *Arthur's* *Guide to Atlantis*.

### Spring

* Clark Kent discovers his X-ray vision abilities.

### March

#### 16th

* Tatsu Hikari is born.
* Henry Bree is born.

### June

#### 3rd

* During his 18th birthday Waylon Jones kills his abusing aunt.

### October

#### 24th

* Aubrey Drake Graham, later known as Drake, is born.

## 1987

* Marilyn Batson is born.
* Dinah Lance is born.
* The nuclear plant of Pozharnov melts, leading to the slow decay of the city.

### April

#### 7th

* Waylon Jones is arrested for assault. He is given a sentence of 10 years and 2 months.

### August

#### 30th

* The video game *Street Fighter* is released, featuring the fighting move "Hadouken."

### September

#### 6th

* A library copy of *The Mistery of Atlantis* is gained by Rose Peules.

### November

* The videogame *Operation Wolf* is released.

## 1988

* Meridian Collection is established.
* "How Come It Never Rains" is released by The Dogs D'Amour.
* Violet Lee is taken to a women zoo run by gangsters.

### June

* "I Hate Myself for Loving You" is released by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.

### August

#### 1st

* Ivan Immortus becomes a general for the russians.

#### 17th

* June Moone is born in Washington D.C.
* Theo Chang becomes a professor for the russians.

#### 30th

* Ivan Immortus created a machine that helps him live forever.
* Ivan Immortus becomes The Forever General.

### September

#### 1st

* Clark Kent's superpowers emerge while in class during the first day of school, and his mother soon arrives to console him.

### September–October

* Whitney Fordham begins bullying Clark Kent at school.

## 1989

* Chato Santana reads his very first pirate story.
* "7 O'Clock" is released by The Quireboys.
* Leonid Constantinovitch Kovar becomes a young recruit in the Soviet Armed Forces by Professor Theo Chang, Originally frail and weak, his strength and muscular physique were bestowed to him in a government experiment for creating super-soldiers called Red Star. He fought in World War 2 but he decided to join the good side and betrayed The Soviet. The U.S. thanks Red Star for helping them to stop the war, For this reason Red Star had been living in voluntary exile and lived in snowy places in The U.K.

### January

* **Attack on the Lighthouse:** Elite Atlantean soldiers attack the lighthouse due to Atlanna's abandonment of her people, but she and her fiancé Thomas Curry manage to defeat them.
* Atlanna is forced to leave Thomas Curry and their son to go to the Kingdom of Atlantis.
* Arthur Curry has his last memories about his mother.
* Orm Marius is conceived by Atlanna and Orvax.

### February

#### 1st

* **Running his father's business:** Oswald follow his father's footsteps and continue his business, but he have a rival named Carmine Falcone, who wanted his money.

#### 2nd

* **Seeing and buying an old friend:** Oswald pay a visit to a zoo of women where gangsters buy them in a building but saw Violet Lee, who they have seen each other since childhood, Oswald buy his childhood friend and take her to his building. Violet moved in with Oswald and they have a bond together.
* Falcone ask his son, Mario to run his business for him, Meanwhile, Oswald and Violet have a dinner date but hear the chef and the waiter laughing about him but Violet stops Oswald to do bad things.

#### 3rd

* **Cobblepot and Falcone Deal:** Oswald and Falcone have a meeting about doing business but Oswald refused but Carmine threatens him to take his girlfriend away but Oswald walks away and will get back at Falcone.

#### 4th

* **Friendship Dies:** Oswald started to kill members of The Falcone Family and some of the people who laughed at him. Violet sneaks into Oswald's office and saw and decovered his secrets.
* Violet tries to leave but is decovered by Oswald but Oswald explained for his actions but Violet tries to leave but was knocked out by Oswald and took her back to the zoo.

#### 5th

* **Hitmen Attack:** At the gala, Oswald won the man of the year award but was attacked by hitmen. Oswald kills two of the hitmen and interrogated one of them and told him that Falcone hired them to kill Oswald, Oswald kills the last hitman.
* On the news, everyone was mocking and calling Oswald, Penguin that he doesn't like but continues to take out Falcone's Family.

#### 6th

* **Bad News For Love:** Carmine heard about Penguin killing members of his family and decided to take matters in his own hands. That night, Oswald heard on the news about A Hitman that sneaks into The Zoo and kills Violet, In rage, Oswald decided to have Mario Falcone, the money.

#### 7th

* "She's a Mystery to Me" is released by Roy Orbison.
* **Becoming The Penguin:** Oswald arrived at The Falcone Building and meet with Mario Falcone, they sign the paper to let Mario to have Oswald's money but Oswald kills members of Mario's guards. Mario and Oswald fight in his office. Oswald shot Mario in the stomach, Oswald came up to Mario and tell him that "Gotham Will Have A New KingPin in This Town and Call me... The Penguin for now" Oswald shot Mario and walked off.

#### 8th

* **Leaving Town:** In the aftermath, Oswald pack his things and left Gotham with A Rage Carmine Falcone, who learns about his son's death, A News Guy said that Oswald Cobblepot is called The Penguin.

#### 24th

* The film *The Toxic Avenger Part II* is released.

### August

#### 28th

* *Wake Me When It's Over* is released by Faster Pussycat.

### September

* Clark Kent's superpowers emerge while in class one day, and his mother soon arrives to console him.
* Waylon joined a traveling carnival where he became an experienced crocodile wrestler known for his cannibalistic tendencies, earning himself the name "Killer Croc". By that time, his body changed to make him increasingly animal-like, as well as developing a highly durable hide and regenerative powers. Unfortunately, once he got out on the road, the $100 per show that he was promised became $40, and Ed was willing and eager to take advantage of Waylon's seemingly gentle demeanour, despite his appearance. This was a mistake on Ed's part, because Waylon was more than willing to *bite* the hand that fed him.

### October

* Harley Quinzel is conceived by a man and an unknown woman.

#### 5th

* *Leather Boyz with Electric Toyz* is released by Pretty Boy Floyd.