Notable events of 1979 in comics.
Awards
Presented in 1980 for comics published in 1979:
First issues by title
DC Comics
The Best of DC — Digest size title
- Release: September /October
All-Out War — Dollar Comics title
- Release: September /October Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Time Warp — Dollar Comics title
- Release: October /November Editor: Jack C. Harris
Marvel Comics
Amazing Adventures vol. 3
- Release: December. Reprinting the original X-Men title.[67]
Doctor Who Magazine
- Release: October 11 by Marvel UK.
Hulk Comic
- Release: March 7 by Marvel UK. Editor: Dez Skinn.
Man-Thing vol. 2
- Release: November. Writer: Michael Fleisher. Artists: Jim Mooney and Bob Wiacek.
Marvel Spotlight vol. 2
- Release: July. Editor: Roger Stern.
Micronauts
- Release: January. Writer: Bill Mantlo. Artist: Michael Golden.
Rom: Spaceknight
- Release: December. Writer: Bill Mantlo. Artist: Sal Buscema.
Shogun Warriors
- Release: February. Writer: Doug Moench. Artist: Herb Trimpe.
Tales to Astonish vol. 2
- Release: December. Reprinting edited versions of the 1968 Sub-Mariner title.[67]
Independent titles
- Battle of the Planets
- Release: June by Gold Key Comics. Writer: Gary Poole. Artist: Win Mortimer.
- Best Buy Comics
- Release February by Apex Novelties. Writers and Artists: Robert Crumb and Aline Kominsky
- Starblazer
- Release: April by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.