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=== Popular tropes from this time period include: ===
* [[The Aggressive Drug Dealer]]: Crack cocaine and heroin caught on big during this decade, along with their pushers.
* [[And Knowing Is Half the Battle]] (''[[
* [[Animated Adaptation]] (of practically everything, including films, TV shows, comic books, video games, action figures, dolls, plush toys, music videos, real-life celebrities)
* [[Anime]], called [[Narm|Japanimation]] at the time, became huge in the US in the '80s.
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* [[I Was Quite a Fashion Victim]] (applying to works looking at this decade in hindsight), a survivor of the so-called "decade fashion disaster" might confess to this.
* [[Japan Takes Over the World]] (A staple of the decade, particularly in [[Cyberpunk]] works. Often seems a little silly now.)
* [[Merchandise-Driven]] (Virtually [[Thundercats|every]] [[MASK|original]] [[Centurions|cartoon]] [[Strawberry Shortcake|made]] [[Rainbow Brite|in]] [[The Real Ghostbusters|the]] [[G.I. Joe
* [[Montage Ends the VHS]]: It's when a commercial VHS tape has trailers, intros or just a compilation montage promoting a line of VHS's come up at the end after a movie or episode it contains is over.
* [[Mini-Dress of Power]]: and by power, they mean "powerdressing"
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* [[Captain Mar-Vell|Captain Marvel/Monica Rambeau]]. First appeared in 1982.
* ''[[Grendel]]: Devil's Legacy''. First appeared in 1982.
* ''[[
* ''[[Cloak and Dagger (comics)|Cloak and Dagger]]''. First appeared in March, 1982.
* ''[[V for Vendetta]]''. Storyline started in March, 1982.
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* ''[[Ambush Bug]]''. First appeared in December, 1982.
* ''[[New Mutants]]''. First appeared in December, 1982. Received their own series in March, 1983.
* ''[[
** Jason Todd. First appeared in March, 1983. Became Robin in December, 1983.
** Damian Wayne. First appeared (as an infant) in 1987. He would grow up to become a Robin.
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* ''[[Batman and the Outsiders]]''. Team debuted in July, 1983.
* ''[[Alpha Flight]]''. The team received its own series in August, 1983.
* [[
* [[The Sandman
** Silver Scarab/Hector Hall. First appeared in September, 1983.
** Silver Scarab/hector Hall assumed the Sandman identity in May, 1988.
** [[The Sandman
* [[Beta Ray Bill]]. First appeared in November, 1983.
* [[Normalman]]. First appeared in November, 1983.
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* [[XIII]]. Series started in September, 1984.
* [[Steel]]/Henry "Hank" Heywood III. First appeared in October, 1984.
* [[
* ''[[For the Man Who Has Everything]]''. Published in 1985.
* ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]''. First appeared in April, 1985.
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* ''[[Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters]]''. First appeared in 1986.
* ''[[Maus]] I'' was published in 1986.
* Nathan Summers. First appeared (as a newborn) in January, 1986. He would become better known as [[
* ''[[Booster Gold]]''. First appeared in February, 1986.
* ''[[
* ''[[
* Kid Flash/Wallace "Wally" West assumed the mantle of [[The Flash]] in March, 1986.
* ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]'': First appeared in September, 1986. Remember that it's an alternate form of the world we know. Fashions, technology, drugs, and politics are different. Except in [[Watchmen (film)|the movie]].
* ''[[Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?]]''. Published in September, 1986.
* ''[[
* ''[[The New Universe]]''. Launched in October, 1986.
* ''[[DP 7]]''. First appeared in November, 1986.
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* ''[[The Mists of Avalon]]''
* ''[[Molt Brother]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[The Name of the Rose]]''
* ''[[Neuromancer]]''
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* [[Erasure]]
* Eric B. & Rakim
* [[Europe (band)]]
* [[Eurythmics]]
* Exposé, and other ''Freestyle'' artists.
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* [[Helloween]]
* [[Herbie Hancock]] became popular around this time.
* [[Huey Lewis and
* Human League
* [[Ice T]]
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* ''[[Garfield Specials]]''
* ''[[Western Animation/Garbage Pail Kids|Garbage Pail Kids]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[Gilligan's Island|Gilligan's Planet]]''
* ''[[Goldie Gold and Action Jack]]''
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{{quote| '''Random Kid:''' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}pele5vptVgc "'Cause now we know!"]<br />
'''Random Joe:''' "[[And Knowing Is Half the Battle|And knowing is half the battle!]]"<br />
'''Chorus:''' "[[G.I. Joe
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