DC Comics Announces Creative Teams For 80’s Retroactive titles

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A few weeks ago DC rolled back the curtain and let us in on the creative teams for the 70’s batch of titles, and today they did the same for the 80′!

DC RETROACTIVE: SUPERMAN – THE ‘80s #1
Joining acclaimed writer Marv Wolfman will be artist Sergio Cariello to tell an exciting “lost tale” about the Man of Steel that connects directly to Crisis on Infinite Earths.
ONE-SHOT • On sale AUGUST 10 • 56 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T

DC RETROACTIVE: WONDER WOMAN – THE ‘80s #1

Artist Rich Buckler teams up with writer Roy Thomas as Wonder Woman must battle Silver Swan to protect her secret identity from being revealed.
ONE-SHOT • On sale AUGUST 3 • 56 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T
DC RETROACTIVE: GREEN LANTERN – THE ‘80s #1
Reuniting with legendary comic book writer Len Wein is fan-favorite artist Joe Staton to tell an exciting story that sets Hal Jordan in the heart of the 1980’s.
ONE-SHOT • On sale AUGUST 10 • 56 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T
DC RETROACTIVE: THE FLASH – THE ‘80s #1
The ‘80s were a decade that forever changed the Scarlet Speedster. Now telling a new story from that era will be the creative team of artist Greg LaRocque and writer William Messner-Loebs.
ONE-SHOT • On sale AUGUST 3 • 56 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T
DC RETROACTIVE: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA – THE ‘80s #1
Along with writer Gerry Conway, artist Ron Randall revisits JLA Detroit, a chapter in the team’s history that may have been one their most controversial line-ups ever.
ONE-SHOT • On sale AUGUST 10 • 56 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T
DC RETROACTIVE: BATMAN– THE ‘80s #1
Artist Jerry Bingham and writer Mike W. Barr come together to tell the story of someone using the name, appearance and methodology of The Reaper and is stalking the streets of Gotham City and killing off mobsters. The catch? Both men who previously masqueraded as The Reaper are dead. Can Batman get to the bottom of the identity of this mysterious killer while simultaneously shepherding an untried Robin (Jason Todd)?
ONE-SHOT • On sale AUGUST 3 • 56 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T

 

I think I’m most interested in Wolfman writing a Crisis on Infinite Earths tie in for Superman and Gerry Conway bringing back the Justice League Detroit. I have to wonder if they’ll let Flash be Wally though, as Messner-Loebs wrote Wally in his early Flash days, but DC is on a big “Barry!” fix…to the point where I wouldn’t be surprised to see them try and work him into the 90’s too!

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