Creators
The following creative talent are known to have been born in 1977:
- Admira Wijaya
- Adrian Sibar
- Ana Koehler
- Blair Butler
- Brandon T. Snider
- Bryan Edward Hill
- Cameron Welsh
- Christopher Uminga
- Clement Sauve
- David Aja
- David Callaham
- Gerard Way
- Gustavo Duarte
- James Wan
- Jim Rugg
- Jo Whittemore
- John Rickard
- Jon Sommariva
- Kelly Wheeler
- Larry Teng
The following creative talent passed away in the year 1977:
- Bob Brown
- Ed Dobrotka
- Edmond Hamilton
- Jim Chambers
- John Rosenberger
- Louis Cazeneuve
- Milt Stein
- Paul Gustavson
- Tom Gries
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 1977 cover date:
- Black Lightning (Volume 1)
- DC Special Series (Volume 1)
- Jonah Hex (Volume 1)
- Men of War (Volume 1)
- Sgt. Rock (Volume 1)
- Shade, the Changing Man (Volume 1)
- Star Hunters (Volume 1)
- Unknown Soldier (Volume 1)
The following Comic titles were last published with a 1977 cover date:
- Binky (Volume 1)
- Claw the Unconquered (Volume 1)
- DC Special (Volume 1)
- Four-Star Spectacular (Volume 1)
- Hercules Unbound (Volume 1)
- Kobra (Volume 1)
- Our Army at War (Volume 1)
- Plastic Man (Volume 2)
- Ragman (Volume 1)
- Richard Dragon, Kung-Fu Fighter (Volume 1)
- Star-Spangled War Stories (Volume 1)
- Starfire (Volume 1)
- Tarzan (Volume 1)
- Young Love (Volume 1)
Characters
Selected 1977 character debuts. See all.
- Jefferson Pierce (New Earth)
- Helena Wayne (Earth-Two)
- Valentina Vostok (New Earth)
- Lisa Snart (New Earth)
- Roger Corben (Earth-One)
- Hugo Strange (Earth-One)
- Patty Spivot (New Earth)
- Rupert Thorne (New Earth)
- Silver St. Cloud (New Earth)
- Frank Tanner (New Earth)
- Arani Desai (New Earth)
- Construct (New Earth)
- Alexander Sartorius (New Earth)
- Joshua Clay (New Earth)
- Rod Reilly (New Earth)
- Faora Hu-Ul (Earth-One)
- Tobias Whale (New Earth)
- Wizor (New Earth)
- Thomas Morita (New Earth)
- Helmut Streicher (New Earth)
- Thump (Earth-One)
- David Drayson (New Earth)
- Calvin Durham (New Earth)
- Brian Savage (New Earth)
- Rac Shade (New Earth)
- Haifisch (New Earth)
- Baron Blitzkrieg (New Earth)
- Osira (New Earth)
- Ulysses Hazard (New Earth)
- Shyla Kor-Onn (Earth-One)
- Count Crystal (Earth-One)
- Radion (New Earth)
- Lady Djinn (New Earth)
- Klaus von Stauffen (Earth-One)
- Willow (Earth-One)
- El Papagayo (New Earth)
- Anthony Gordon (Earth-One)
- Krogg (Earth-One)
- Flamesplasher (New Earth)
- Joseph Toledo (New Earth)
- Gilda Gold (Earth-One)
- Shu (New Earth)
- Salvatore Dante (Earth-One)
- Robert Coleman (New Earth)
- Omar Pairut (Earth-One)
- Barney Sands (New Earth)
- Pigeon Person (Earth-One)
- Cosmo Dugger (Earth-One)
- Barracuda (Earth-One)
- Mariah Romanova (New Earth)
Teams
Selected 1977 team debuts. See all.
Character 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |