From DC Database
Creators
The following creative talent are known to have been born in 1957:
Ann Nocenti · Frank Miller
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 1957 cover date:
Adventures of Jerry Lewis Vol 1 · Blackhawk Vol 1
The following Comic titles were last published with a 1957 cover date:
Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis Vol 1 · Nature Boy Vol 1 · Nutsy Squirrel Vol 1
The following One Shots were published with a 1957 cover date:
- No One Shots were published in 1957.
Characters
The following characters debuted with a 1957 cover date:
Achilles Milo (New Earth) · Batman Jones (New Earth) · John Mayhew (New Earth) · June Robbins (New Earth) · Kyle Morgan (New Earth) · Leonard Snart (New Earth) · Lester Davis (New Earth) · Lightning-Man (Earth-One) · Matthew Ryan (New Earth) · Walter Haley (New Earth) · Zar-Al (Earth-One)
Teams
The following teams debuted with a 1957 cover date:
Challengers of the Unknown
Chronology
The following events were published by DC Comics in the year 1957. This does not necessarily indicate that these storylines took place in the year 1957. The passage of time in the DC Universe is nebulous and subject to change and interpretation. Events from historical time periods are indexed under their corresponding years.
January
| Event
| Source
| Date
|
| Aquaman joins the US Navy in order to inspire recruitment.
| Adventure Comics #232
| 1.57
|
| Superman traps three hoods in the Superman Hall of Trophies, but learns from them that one of the trophies can sink the career of Metropolis’s mayor.
| Superman #110
| 1.57
|
| Superman creates an island in his image, but refuses to let anyone land on it.
| Action Comics #224
| 1.57
|
| Congo Bill unravels the mystery of the Golden Gorilla.
| Action Comics #224
| 1.57
|
| A gangster gains control of a robot twin of Batman equipped with a simulation of the real Batman's mind, including knowledge of his secret identity.
| Detective Comics #239
| 1.57
|
| Superman, Batman, and Robin agree to reenact their greatest feats for charity, but a hidden culprit sabotages the events.
| World's Finest #86
| 1.57
|
| Green Arrow takes on the 1,000 arrows to Doom.
| World's Finest #86
| 1.57
|
| Superman follows Jimmy Olsen to Africa to watch over him as the boy experiments with a "magic flute" that can tame animals.
| Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #18
| 1.57
|
| Superman gives Jimmy Olsen a robot from another planet as a gift.
| Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #18
| 1.57
|
| A malunfunctioning time-travel device causes Superman and Superbaby to switch places in the timestream.
| Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #18
| 1.57
|
February
| Event
| Source
| Date
|
| Superman brings back a souvenir of a dead civilization on Saturn to Earth. It proves to be a “mentality exchanger” which transfers his mind into the body of Jimmy Olsen, and vice versa. Before the two can restore their minds to their usual bodies, Jimmy has interesting adventures in Superman’s powerful body, and Superman experiences what it is like to be a non-powered human.
| Superman #111
| 2.57
|
| A Superman robot comes to the Daily Planet and reveals to Perry White, Lois Lane, and Jimmy Olsen that the real Superman is dead.
| Action Comics #225
| 2.57
|
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