(2000)
DC / United States Postal Service,
1998 Series
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[no title indexed]
comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Once Again the world's greatest super-heroes take you back in time
- Characters
- Batman; Superman; Black Lightning; Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner]; Plastic Man; Dr Light [Kimiyo Hoshi]; Gangbuster; Steel [John Henry Irons]; Wonder Woman
- Synopsis
- The super-heroes introduce the 1980s.
Home Come The Brave: The Iran Hostages
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- history
- Characters
- Muhammad Reza Pahlevi; Wonder Woman; Jimmy Carter; Ayatollah Khomeni; Ronald Reagan; Black Lightning
- Synopsis
- The Iranian hostage crisis of 1980/1981.
The Shuttle: The First 'Recylable' Spacecraft
comic story / 2 pages
- Characters
- Superman; Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner]; John Young; Robert Crippen; Sally Ride
- Synopsis
- The first craft to fly into space and return for another trip.
Personal Computers: The Revolution on Desktops
comic story / 2 pages
- Characters
- Batman; Robin; Paul Allen; Bill Gates; Steven Jobs; Stephen Wozniak; Dan Bricklin; Bob Frankston
- Synopsis
- The early pioneers of computing.
[no title indexed]
comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dormant since 1857...
- Characters
- Wonder Woman; Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner]; Batman; Ronald Reagan; Sandra Day O'Connor
- Synopsis
- Some events from 1980 and 1981.
E.T.: A Boy and His Alien
comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Superman; Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner]; Steven Spielberg; Carlo Rambaldi; Dennis Murren; Kenneth F. Smith
- Synopsis
- The background of the film E.T.
Cable TV: Invasion of the Couch Potatoes
comic story / 2 pages
- Characters
- Batman; Black Lightning; Ted Turner; Gerald Levin
- Synopsis
- The spread of cable TV.
Vietnam Veterans' Memorial: "The Wall"
comic story / 2 pages
- Characters
- Wonder Woman; Steel [John Henry Irons]; Gangbuster
- Synopsis
- The story behind Washington's Vietnam war memorial.
[no title indexed]
comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Though the first cases of human immunodeficiency virus...
- Characters
- Superman; Black Lightning; Plastic Man
- Synopsis
- More events from the 1980s.
Cats: Now and Forever
comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Catwoman
- Synopsis
- The plot for the Cats musical.
Video Games: "Resetting" Recreation for the Masses
comic story / 2 pages
- Characters
- Plastic Man; Black Lightning; Steve Russell
- Synopsis
- The growth of video games from the 1960s to the 1980s.
CDs: "Light Music"
comic story / 2 pages
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner]; Dr Light [Kimiyo Hoshi]
- Synopsis
- How CDs revolutionised the music industry.
Cabbage Patch Kids: Up for Adoption
comic story / 2 pages
- Characters
- Plastic Man; Xavier Roberts
- Synopsis
- How the cabbage patch kids became the multi-million selling doll of the decade.
The Cosby Show: Must-See TV for America
comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Superman; Steel [John Henry Irons]; Bill Cosby
- Synopsis
- How Bill Cosby came up with the family TV hit of the decade.
Hip-Hop Culture: America Chills and Gets Down
comic story / 2 pages
- Characters
- Steel [John Henry Irons]
- Synopsis
- The unstoppable growth of hip-hop.
San Francisco 49ers: Super Bowl Superstars
comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Gangbuster; Plastic Man; Joe Montana; Jerry Rice
- Synopsis
- Why the San Francisco 49ers were the US football team of the 1980s.
[no title indexed]
comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- When the Dow Jones industrial average plumetted...
- Characters
- Gangbuster; Catwoman; Steel [John Henry Irons]; George Bush
- Synopsis
- Some events from the 1980s.
Figure Skating: Speed and Courage on Ice
comic story / 2 pages
- Characters
- Dr. Light [Kimiyo Hoshi]; Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner]; Plastic Man; Sonja Henie; Jackson Haines; Scott Hamilton; Brian Boitano; Katarina Witt
- Synopsis
- The famous figure skaters.
The Berlin Wall: Freedom Breaks Through
comic story / 2 pages
- Characters
- Superman; John F. Kennedy; Romald Reagan; Mikhail Gorbachev; Erich Honecker
- Synopsis
- The fall of the Berlin wall.
[no title indexed]
comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The technological advances of the 1980s paved the way...
- Characters
- Plastic Man; Steel [John Henry Irons]; Wonder Woman; Superman; Black Lightning; Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner]; Gangbuster; Dr Light [Kimiyo Hoshi]; Batman
- Synopsis
- More 1980s events.
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Table of Contents
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0.
[1980-1989]
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1.
["Once Again the world's greatest super-heroes take you back in time"]
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2.
Home Come The Brave: The Iran Hostages
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3.
The Shuttle: The First 'Recylable' Spacecraft
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4.
Personal Computers: The Revolution on Desktops
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5.
["Dormant since 1857..."]
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6.
E.T.: A Boy and His Alien
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7.
Cable TV: Invasion of the Couch Potatoes
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8.
Vietnam Veterans' Memorial: "The Wall"
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9.
["Though the first cases of human immunodeficiency virus..."]
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10.
Cats: Now and Forever
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11.
Video Games: "Resetting" Recreation for the Masses
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12.
CDs: "Light Music"
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13.
Cabbage Patch Kids: Up for Adoption
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14.
The Cosby Show: Must-See TV for America
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15.
Hip-Hop Culture: America Chills and Gets Down
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16.
San Francisco 49ers: Super Bowl Superstars
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17.
["When the Dow Jones industrial average plumetted..."]
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18.
Figure Skating: Speed and Courage on Ice
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19.
The Berlin Wall: Freedom Breaks Through
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20.
["The technological advances of the 1980s paved the way..."]
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- Boris Ammerlaan
- Frank Plowright
- Ramon Schenk
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