1977
From DC Database
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Creators
The following creative talent are known to have been born in 1977:
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 1977 cover date:
Aquaman Vol 1 · Black Lightning Vol 1 · DC Special Series Vol 1 · Jonah Hex Vol 1 · Men of War Vol 1 · Sgt. Rock Vol 1 · Shade the Changing Man Vol 1 · Unknown Soldier Vol 1
The following Comic titles were last published with a 1977 cover date:
DC Special Vol 1 · Hercules Unbound Vol 1 · Kobra Vol 1 · Our Army at War Vol 1 · Ragman Vol 1 · Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter Vol 1 · Secret Society of Super-Villains Vol 1 · Star-Spangled War Stories Vol 1 · Starfire Vol 1 · Tarzan Vol 1 · Young Love Vol 1
The following One Shots were published with a 1977 cover date:
Shazam: From the 40's to the 70's Vol 1 1
Characters
The following characters debuted with a 1977 cover date:
Alexander Sartorius (New Earth) · Anjelika Dugensa (Pre-Zero Hour) · Arani Desai (New Earth) · Barney Sands (New Earth) · Baron Blitzkrieg (New Earth) · Bartholomew Higgins (Earth-One) · Bartholomew Higgins (New Earth) · Benjamin Day (Earth-One) · Benjamin Stryker (New Earth) · Bernal Rojas (New Earth) · Bernard Sands (New Earth) · Brian Savage (New Earth) · Chaim Lavon (New Earth) · Construct (New Earth) · Cosmo Dugger (Earth-One) · Daniel Cormac (New Earth) · David Drayson (New Earth) · Dawnstar (Pre-Zero Hour) · El Papagayo (Earth-One) · Elroy Soames (Earth-One) · Faora Hu-Ul (Earth-One) · George Lakely (Earth-One) · Gudra (New Earth) · Helena Wayne (Earth-Two) · Helmut Streicher (Earth-Two) · Hugh Dawkins (New Earth) · Isuma Yasunari (New Earth) · Jaxon Rugarth (Pre-Zero Hour) · Jefferson Pierce (New Earth) · Joshua Clay (New Earth) · Liang Xih-k'ai (New Earth) · Lisa Snart (New Earth) · Lynn Stewart (New Earth) · M'Bulaze (New Earth) · Mariah Romanova (New Earth) · Mira Loron (Earth-One) · Murleen Dreeu (Pre-Zero Hour) · Mylock Bloodstalker (Earth-AD) · Peter Gambi (New Earth) · Pulsar Stargrave (Pre-Zero Hour) · Rac Shade (New Earth) · Rupert Thorne (New Earth) · Silver St. Cloud (New Earth) · Theresa Claro (Earth-One) · Thomas Morita (Earth-Two) · Thomas Morita (New Earth) · Ulla Paske (New Earth) · Ulysses Hazard (New Earth) · Valentina Vostok (New Earth) · Wenonah Littlebird (New Earth)
Deaths
The following characters died in publishing year 1977.
Chronology
Earth-One
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The following events were published by DC Comics in the year 1977. This does not necessarily indicate that these storylines took place in the year 1977. 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
February
March
April
May
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Faora Hu-Ul escapes from the Phantom Zone and fights with Superman. She also begins haunting Clark Kent's neighbor, Jackson Porter. | Action Comics #471 | 5.77 |
| Clark Kent meets an heir living in Pennsylvania named Lionel Maxwell. Maxwell bears a strong resemblance to Kent himself. Kent convinces Maxwell to use his inheritance to help the poverty-stricken community. | Action Comics #471 | 5.77 |
June
July
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Black Manta kidnaps Arthur Curry, Jr. and seals him within a poisonous tube that eventually kills him. | Adventure Comics #452 | 7.77 |
August
September
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Aquaman tracks down Black Manta to avenge the death of his son, Arthur Curry, Jr.. After escaping from several of Manta's traps, he finally apprehends him with some help from one of Manta's own men, Cal Durham. | Aquaman #57 | 9.77 |
October
November
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| The Fisherman traps Aquaman inside the Aquacave and takes him to the Curry Lighthouse and leaves him to die. Aquaman escapes however and begins tracking the Fisherman. | Aquaman #58 | 11.77 |
December
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Deadshot uses cellmate Penguin's laser monocle to escape from prison. | Detective Comics #474 | 12.77 |
| The ghost of Hugo Strange appears before Rupert Thorne terrorizing him once again. | Detective Comics #474 | 12.77 |
| Batman fights Deadshot atop a giant typewriter at the Gotham City Convention Center. | Detective Comics #474 | 12.77 |
| Silver St. Cloud discovers that Bruce Wayne is the Batman. | Detective Comics #474 | 12.77 |
Alternate Realities
Starfire
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| Event | Source | Date |
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| Starfire rescues a mute slave from the alien Mygorg. Naming him Thump, he joins her band of rebels. | Starfire #3 | 1.77 |
| Starfire rescues her friends from Lady Djinn at the Citadel of the Lightning Lords. The Citadel's computer network, Keeper, self-destructs, destroying the building. | Starfire #7 | 9.77 |
