1976
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Creators
The following creative talent are known to have been born in 1976:
Adriana Melo · Andre Szymanowicz · Andrew Dalhouse · Brian K. Vaughan · Carlos M. Mangual · Carlos Magno · Damion Scott · Fábio Moon · Ivan Reis · Jeff Lemire · Lauren Beukes · Rodolfo Migliari · Scott Snyder
The following creative talent passed away in the year 1976:
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 1976 cover date:
All-Star Comics Vol 1 · Blitzkrieg Vol 1 · DC Super-Stars Vol 1 · Four-Star Spectacular Vol 1 · Freedom Fighters Vol 1 · Isis Vol 1 · Karate Kid Vol 1 · Kobra Vol 1 · Ragman Vol 1 · Secret Society of Super-Villains Vol 1 · Starfire Vol 1 · Super Friends Vol 1 · Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes Vol 1 · Warlord Vol 1 · Welcome Back, Kotter Vol 1
The following Comic titles were last published with a 1976 cover date:
1st Issue Special Vol 1 · Beowulf Vol 1 · Blitzkrieg Vol 1 · Charlton Bullseye Vol 1 · Joker Vol 1 · Kong the Untamed Vol 1 · Man-Bat Vol 1 · Phantom Stranger Vol 2 · Plop Vol 1 · Stalker Vol 1 · Swamp Thing Vol 1 · Tarzan Family Vol 1 · Tor Vol 1
The following One Shots were published with a 1976 cover date:
Superman vs The Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 1
Characters
The following characters debuted with a 1976 cover date:
Ace of Spades I (New Earth) · Amazing Ronnie (New Earth) · Amba Kadiri (Earth-One) · Andrea Thomas (Earth-S) · Arna (Earth-AD) · Arthur T. Sommar (Earth-One) · Assassin (Earth-One) · Billy (New Earth) · Biolord (Earth-One) · Blish Rrab (New Earth) · Boris Zinoviev (Earth-One) · Cellanth (Earth-One) · Charma Drisden (Pre-Zero Hour) · Chick (Super Friends) · Christopher Pike (New Earth) · Clement Tyme (New Earth) · Clifton Lacey (New Earth) · Control (New Earth) · Dagan (Earth-One) · Doc Scary (New Earth) · Drusilla (Wonder Woman TV Series) · Duela Dent (Earth-3) · Ed Dawes (Earth-One) · Elizabeth Berg (New Earth) · Emilo Storn (Earth-One) · Ergon (Earth-One) · Eric Needham (New Earth) · Fausta Grables (Wonder Woman TV Series) · Fenton Pike (Pre-Zero Hour) · Four-Eyes (New Earth) · Frederik Sanguine (Earth-One) · Fredrik Schlaus (Earth-One) · Gmya Wazzo (Pre-Zero Hour) · Gulliver Foyle (Earth-One) · Gustav Decobra (Earth-One) · Hairy Larry (New Earth) · Iris Jacobs (New Earth) · Jason Burr (New Earth) · Jeffrey Franklin Burr (New Earth) · Jenet Klyburn (New Earth) · Jerzy Reganiewicz (New Earth) · Jonathan Drew (New Earth) · Jonathan Ross (Earth-One) · Jonathan Zero (Earth-One) · Kara Zor-L (Earth-Two) · Karb-Brak (Earth-One) · Karen Beecher (New Earth) · Karl Courtney (New Earth) · King Samson (Earth-One) · Kirt Niedrigh (Pre-Zero Hour) · Kitten (Super Friends) · Krakor (New Earth) · Krell (Earth-One) · Laurel Kent (Pre-Zero Hour) · Lazlo Trask (Earth-One) · Leland McCauley IV (Pre-Zero Hour) · Leslie Thompkins (New Earth) · Lightning (Earth-One) · Lizard Johnny (New Earth) · Lorca (Pre-Zero Hour) · Machiste (New Earth) · Markx Grimbor (Pre-Zero Hour) · Martha Roberts (Earth-One) · Martha Roberts (Earth-X) · Master Hand (Earth-One) · Mighty Mary (New Earth) · Mikaal Tomas (New Earth) · Nekron (Earth-One) · Noah Kuttler (New Earth) · Norman Grimes (New Earth) · Oswald Cobblepot (Super Friends) · Paul Kirk III (New Earth) · Paula von Gunther (Wonder Woman TV Series) · Peter Silverstone (Earth-One) · Plutonium Man (New Earth) · Preying Mantis (Earth-One) · Purple Piledriver (Earth-One) · Raphael Van Zandt (Earth-One) · Reges Questar (Pre-Zero Hour) · Remoni-Notra (New Earth) · Rory Regan (New Earth) · Ruth Monroe (New Earth) · Saarek (New Earth) · Samuel Tanner (Earth-One) · Sandra Wu-San (New Earth) · Scarab (Shazam!/Isis Hour) · Servitor (New Earth) · Shanen Dreyus (Pre-Zero Hour) · Simon Elis (Earth-One) · Snuffer (Earth-One) · Solarman (Earth-One) · Solus (Earth-One) · Sookaroth (Earth-One) · Starfire (New Earth) · Thrudvang (New Earth) · Toxxin (New Earth) · Troy Stewart (Pre-Zero Hour) · Xenofobe (New Earth) · Zanadu (Earth-Two)
Teams
The following teams debuted with a 1976 cover date:
Electric Gang · Kobra Cult · Outsiders I · SKULL · Secret Society of Super-Villains I · Super Friends · Thousand (Earth-One)
Chronology
The following events were published by DC Comics in the year 1976. This does not necessarily indicate that these storylines took place in the year 1976. 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.
Earth-One
| Earth-One |
January
February
March
April
May
June
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Darkseid secretly forms the Secret Society of Super-Villains. He places the Manhunter within their ranks and tests them by having them fight robot duplicates of the Justice League of America. | Secret Society of Super-Villains #1 | 6.76 |
July
August
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Captain Comet returns to Earth after having spent many years in outer space. | Secret Society of Super-Villains #2 | 8.76 |
| Captain Comet is duped into joining the Secret Society of Super-Villains. Manhunter secretly informs him what the Society is truly about. | Secret Society of Super-Villains #2 | 8.76 |
September
October
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Darkseid sends Mantis to Earth to discipline his pawns in the Secret Society of Super-Villains. Half of the team is captured, but the remaining members succeed in rescuing them. | Secret Society of Super-Villains #3 | 10.76 |
November
December
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Green Lantern battles Mantis. While trying to defeat him, he unwittingly recharges Mantis' energy reserves. | Secret Society of Super-Villains #4 | 12.76 |
| The Wizard and Sinestro temporarily quite the Secret Society of Super-Villains. | Secret Society of Super-Villains #4 | 12.76 |
| Funky Flashman becomes the new publicity agent for the Secret Society of Super-Villains. | Secret Society of Super-Villains #4 | 12.76 |
Earth-Two
| Earth-Two |
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Summer: Former Catwoman henchman, Silky Cernak, blackmails Selina Wayne into resuming her criminal career. Batman comes out of semi-retirement to combat him. He kicks Cernak's gun from his hand, but the shot goes wild, killing Catwoman. | DC Super-Stars #17 | 12.77 |
| Helena Wayne adopts the guise of the Huntress for the first time. She tracks down and arrests Silky Cernak, the man who murdered her mother. | DC Super-Stars #17 | 12.77 |