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In recent years there's ALOT of nostalgia for the 1980s(I grew up in that period,anyone else?) Clothes were neon,the cars were gutless and music was done either by a computer or something called "WHAM." Anyway,my point is,can you name your favorite comic book titles of the 1980s?  I kinda liked the early independant/creator owned titles and in particular,the artwork. But I had a soft spot for the Pre-Crisis ALL-STAR SQUADRON. 
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All-Star was responsible for my love for all things Golden Age. That would be my pick as well.
Updated to reflect some that I remember now:
Booster Gold
G.I. Joe
JLI
The Badger (when I could find it)
Jamie
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As soon as saw the thread title, All-Star Squadron was the first thing that came to mind.
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I thought All-Star Squadron was great also. The '80s were my personal comic-book golden age. Among the titles I collected:
DC:
Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld
Legion of Super-Heroes
Atari Force (I recommend to all that you hunt down the back issues and check it out for yourselves)
Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew
Blue Beetle
Booster Gold
Thriller (another one nobody talks about anymore)
Jonni Thunder a.k.a. Thunderbolt
Infinity Inc.
Batman and the Outsiders
Manhunter (the Mark Shaw version)
Electric Warrior
Lords of the Ultra-Realm
Slash Maraud
Blue Devil
Justice League of America
Watchmen
Non-DC:
Elfquest
Groo the Wanderer
New Mutants
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Well, when I read 80's comics, it was usually in the 90's when I was a young teenager, but I've extensively read Marvel and DC's 80's comics (helps to have my father's collection  ): All Star Squadron Legion Titans (Perez/Wolfman) Firestorm DC Comics Presents - some GREAT stories here! Ambush Bug Swamp Thing (Alan Moore) Justice League (Giffen) Suicide Squad Late 80's Batman & Detective Comics Watchman Dark Knight Returns Crisis on Infinite Earths Daredevil (Frank Miller's two runs) X-Men (Claremont & Byrne's tail end, Claremont & Romita Jr., really everything up until Mutant Massacre) Fantastic Four (Byrne) Amazing Spider-Man (Stern & Romita Jr. and then Machio & Frenz) Peter Parker, the Spectaculur Spider-Man (Peter David) Thor (Walt Simonson) Captain America (Mike Zeck) Iron Man (Armor Wars, and then later with Romita Jr. on art) Admittingly, I can hardly remember when a comic book was in the late 70's/early 80's and then likewise of the late 80's/early 90's. All I remember of the 80's was bad TV, bad fasion and the worst music in the history of music  . And I was a pre-teen!
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All Star Squadron indeed!
Legion (o'course!)
Titans
Firestorm
X-Men
CC & his amazing Zoo Crew
Booster Gold
Suicide Squad
Craig C.
- Time travel stories are told in chronillogical order.
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X-Men
Iron Man
Spider-Man
Cloak & Dagger
The Punisher
Alien Legion
Nexus
Judge Dredd
Cerebus
Thor
JL
Moon Knight
Crystar
Rom
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LSH (this was the Great Darkness era, after all)
Watchmen
Bozz Chronicles
Dalgoda (from Fantagraphics)
All-Star Squadron (up to Crisis)
New Teen Titans/New Titans
Power Man & Iron Fist
Captain Atom
Suicide Squad
Airboy
This list is by no means exhaustive -- for most of the '80s, I read about 30 titles a month -- but these are the first ten titles than popped into my mind.
The '80s was the era when "alternative comics" (e.g., anything not published by Marvel and DC) rose. I warmed up to them slowly, largely because there was no comics specialty store in my hometown until '83. But once I embraced them, I went all the way. They offered a fresh perspective in comics, and even Marvel and DC expanded beyond their main universes.
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Flash v2 (geez, a shocker) New Mutants (by far and wide, my favorite of the four) New Teen Titans Uncanny X-Men ...I'm sure there are more but those're the ones that came immediately to mind. Of course, I didn't read them during the '80s... I couldn't read yet.
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Besides Legion:
Amethyst
Captain Carrot
And one nobody has mentioned but everyone should read: 'Mazing Man! I loved this quirky little slice-of-life book.
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Although I read alot of different titles back then (many more than I do now), my favorites were:
Legion of Super-Heroes
New Teen Titans
Avengers
Justice League of America
Fantastic Four
All-Star Squadron
Infinity Inc
X-Men
New Mutants
(Can you tell I was a sucker for team books?)
Some people are like slinkys: not really good for anything, but they bring a smile to your face when you knock them down a flight of stairs
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Legion of course
Rom was a big one for me
JLA
New Teen Titans
Alpha Flight
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Ooooh... Alpha Flight! I had forgotten that one!
Some people are like slinkys: not really good for anything, but they bring a smile to your face when you knock them down a flight of stairs
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Anyone remember a Canadian comic book called Neil The Horse? Created by Arn Saba(prior to having a sex change by the mid-90s)and originally published by Aardvark-Vanahiem and later by Renegade Press.
Aardvark-Vanahiem also published Cerebus the Aardvark during the 1980s.Who's publishing Cerebus now?
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CAPTAIN VICTORY AND THE GALACTIC RANGERS
GRIMJACK
NEXUS
JON SABLE FREELANCE
MS. TREE
GROO THE WANDERER
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES
JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL
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Craig C.
- Time travel stories are told in chronillogical order.
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Originally posted by RED-001:
Aardvark-Vanahiem also published Cerebus the Aardvark during the 1980s.Who's publishing Cerebus now? I A-V is still publishing the tpb's. No one's publishing the series - it ended its run.
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strange but not a stranger
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Among the ones mentioned, I like
All-Star Squadron
Atari Force
Thriller (Only flesh wounds! Only out patients! I wouldn't hurt a fly, so don't ask me !)
I'd like to add 'Mazing Man.
Big Dog! Big Dog! Bow Wow Wow!
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Other good things about the 1980's: ZOT!Gladstone hiring Don Rosa and William Van Horn to create new Disney Duck comics. Originally posted by RED-001:
Anyone remember a Canadian comic book called Neil The Horse? Not only do I remember it, I bought the T-shirt and the button set. With the motto "Making the World Safe for Musical Comedy", how could I not buy 'em?
"Gee, Brainy, what do you want to do tonight?"
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Legion, X-Men, X-Factor, All-Star Squadron
The only consistent feature of all of your dissatisfying relationships is you.
Don't judge me!
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Booster Gold,
Atari force,
All Star Squadron,
West Coast Avengers,
DN Agents,
Justice Machine,
Southern Knights,
Batman & the Outsiders,
Crystar, the crystal Warrior,
Infinity Inc.
Captain Carrot,
Elf Quest,
Ex-Mutants(pre-marvel Malibu comics)
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oh man, can't belive I forgot about ElfQuest
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