The daughter of a demon father (Trigon) and human mother (Arella), Raven is an empath who can teleport and control her "soul-self".

Lobo, an interstellar mercenary and bounty hunter, was created by Roger Slifer and Keith Giffen, and first appeared in Omega Men #3 (June 1983).

Beta Ray Bill first appears in Thor #337 (November 1983) and was created by writer-artist Walt Simonson.

Superduperman lampooned DC's Superman. The plot followed Clark Bent, a lowly copy boy at the Daily Dirt newspaper who unsuccessfully tried to woo the narcissistic and indifferent Lois Pain.

Shalla-Bal was the Empress of Zenn-La, and was the lover of Norrin Radd before he became the Silver Surfer to protect their homeworld.

Adam Strange was an archeologist suddenly teleported from Peru, Earth to the planet Rann through a "Zeta-Beam". Upon his arrival, he was attacked by one of the planet's predators and rescued by a dark-haired woman called Alanna. Called on to protect the planet from extraterrestrial threats using Rann's technology, Strange grew to care for the planet and its inhabitants, especially Alanna.

Magma, a mutant with the ability to generate lava, debuted in New Mutants #8 (October 1983).

The core members of the Squadron Supreme are Hyperion, Nighthawk, Doctor Spectrum, Power Princess, and the Whizzer.

Whenever Infinity-Man is needed, the Forever People grant him special powers by touching the mother boxes and reciting the word "Taaru".

In a reversal of the stereotype associated with female characters at the time of her creation, Barda is physically more powerful than her husband, Mister Miracle, and very protective of him.