1997
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Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 1997 cover date:
2020 Visions Vol 1 · Adventures in the DC Universe Vol 1 · Anarky Vol 1 · Batman and Wildcat Vol 1 · Book of Fate Vol 1 · Books of Faerie Vol 1 · Creeper Vol 1 · DCU Holiday Bash Vol 1 · Destiny Vol 1 · Elseworld's Finest Vol 1 · Elseworld's Finest Vol 1 1 · Faultlines Vol 1 · Heartland Vol 1 · Inferno Vol 1 · JLA (Collections) Vol 1 · JLA Annual Vol 1 · JLA Secret Files and Origins Vol 1 · JLA Vol 1 · Jack Kirby's Fourth World Vol 1 · Kents Vol 1 · Major Bummer Vol 1 · Michael Moorcock's Multiverse Vol 1 · Phantom Guard Vol 1 · Resurrection Man Vol 1 · Scooby-Doo Vol 1
The following Comic titles were last published with a 1997 cover date:
Anarky Vol 1 · Batman & Robin Adventures Vol 1 · Batman and Wildcat Vol 1 · Batman: Gordon's Law Vol 1 · Blood: a Tale · Books of Faerie Vol 1 · Elseworld's Finest Vol 1 · Elseworld's Finest Vol 1 1 · Faultlines Vol 1 · Grifter Vol 2 · Hardware Vol 1 · Icon Vol 1 · New Gods Vol 4 · Night Force Vol 2 · Static Vol 1 · StormWatch Vol 1 · U.S. Vol 1 · Unknown Soldier Vol 3 · Weird War Tales Vol 2 · Wildstorm Universe '97 Vol 1 · Wise Son: The White Wolf Vol 1
The following One Shots were published with a 1997 cover date:
Batman Secret Files and Origins Vol 1 1 · Batman and Spider-Man Vol 1 1 · Batman: Bane Vol 1 1 · Batman: Batgirl Vol 1 1 · Batman: Blackgate Vol 1 1 · Batman: Mr. Freeze Vol 1 1 · Batman: Poison Ivy Vol 1 1 · Dark Claw Adventures Vol 1 1 · Impulse Plus Vol 1 1 · Jack Kirby's New Gods Vol 1 1 · Justice Riders · Super-Soldier: Man of War Vol 1 1
Characters
The following characters debuted with a 1997 cover date:
A-Mortal (New Earth) · Alan Hammond (Amalgam Universe) · Alexander Luthor (Amalgam Universe) · Anne Fletcher (New Earth) · Armek (New Earth) · Asmodel (New Earth) · Axis (New Earth) · Bartholomew Trask (Amalgam Universe) · Benjamin Newton (New Earth) · Blizzard (New Earth) · Bonny Hoffman (New Earth) · Brian Espinoza (Amalgam Universe) · C.O.M.P.U.T.O. (Post-Zero Hour) · Carom (New Earth) · Delbert Merriwether (New Earth) · Dennis Samuel Ellis (New Earth) · Desmond Connor (New Earth) · Edward Guthrie (Amalgam Universe) · Elaine Marsh-Morton (New Earth) · Emma Gaynor (Amalgam Universe) · Fluxus (New Earth) · Francis Dutton (New Earth) · Fringe (New Earth) · Frostbite (New Earth) · George Sloan (New Earth) · Guy Gardner (Justice Riders) · Hannibal Hawkes (Amalgam Universe) · Hector Ramirez (New Earth) · J'onn J'onzz (Justice Riders) · Jake Bennetti (New Earth) · James Gordon (Earth-37) · Jarrod Jupiter (New Earth) · Jean-Paul Trigger (Amalgam Universe) · Jeanne Cassidy (Amalgam Universe) · Jeanne-Marie Trigger (Amalgam Universe) · Jebediah Kent (New Earth) · Jeremy Horton (New Earth) · John Hawk (Amalgam Universe) · Jonathan Stone (Amalgam Universe) · Jonothon Hex (Amalgam Universe) · Joseph Zedno (New Earth) · Katar Johnson (Justice Riders) · Leonard Carnell (New Earth) · Louis Martin (New Earth) · Lynn St. Croix (Amalgam Universe) · Madeline Lawrence (Amalgam Universe) · Martin Dall (New Earth) · Martin Lewis (New Earth) · Matthew Tyler (New Earth) · Meloni Thawne (New Earth)
Teams
The following teams debuted with a 1997 cover date:
Body Doubles · Dark Nemesis · Generation Hex (Amalgam Universe) · Hyperclan · New Western Teen Malform Force (Amalgam Universe) · Superman Revenge Squad (New Earth) · Young Heroes
Chronology
The following events were published by DC Comics in the year 1997. This does not necessarily indicate that these storylines took place in the year 1997. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| An armada of White Martians attack the Justice League Satellite. The team escapes, but Metamorpho is rendered inert during planetfall and is presumed dead. | JLA #1 | 1.97 |
| Coming Out: The Teen Titans team up with Nightwing, Robin and Captain Marvel, Jr. to rescue Supergirl and Fringe from the forces of Pylon and the Veil. The Titans learns that Fringe is a hybrid like them. | Teen Titans v.2 #4-5 | 1.97-2.97 |
| New World Order: White Martians, disguised as the heroic Hyperclan arrive on Earth and turn public opinion against the Justice League. The JLA eventually learn that this is but the first phase of a full Martian invasion. They succeed in defeating the Hyperclan and alerting Earth's populace on how to defeat the invaders using fire. In short order, the Martian invasion is repelled. | JLA #1-4 | 1.97-4.97 |
February
March
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| The Teen Titans relocate their HQ to an apartment above the Knock Out Video. Note: Takes place in January. | Teen Titans v.2 #6 | 3.97 |
| The Teen Titans try to track down the Veil, but only discovered an abandoned citadel rigged to explode. Note: Takes place in January. | Teen Titans v.2 #6 | 3.97 |
April
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Using debris from the old Justice League satellite, the reformed JLA erect the Justice League Watchtower on Earth's moon. | JLA #4 | 4.97 |
| Dark Nemesis: Pylon hires Dark Nemesis to bait and capture the Teen Titans. The two teams fight in Minneapolis and the Titans are defeated. The Atom arrives, rescues them, and together they turn the tables on their foes. | Teen Titans v.2 #7-8 | 4.97-5.97 |
May
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Prysm is injured during her fight against Dark Nemesis. Argent tries to heal her, but the power surge rockets Prysm to Skartaris. | Teen Titans v.2 #8 | 5.97 |
June
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| The Lost World of Skartaris: The Teen Titans land in Skartaris and team-up with the Warlord to fight Motalla. Motalla steals the power of Jennifer Morgan and Prysm, but the heroes rescue Morgan who forces Motalla to return Prysm's power back to her. Motalla ages into an old crone. | Teen Titans v.2 #9-11 | 6.97-8.97 |
July
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Aquaman defeats Triton in one-on-one combat. As punishment for humiliating a God, Triton's father Poseidon blinds Aquaman. | Aquaman (Volume 5) #34 | 7.97 |
August
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Aquaman teams up with Animal Man to rescue Animals Mans' daughter Maxine from the Gamesman. | Aquaman (Volume 5) #35 | 8.97 |
September
| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Tempest convinces King Iqula of Tritonis to release the Poseidonians from indentured servitude. The Atlanteans return to Poseidonis. | Aquaman (Volume 5) #36 | 9.97 |
| Tempest begins having a romantic affair with Dolphin. Aquaman learns of this and sees it as a betrayal. | Aquaman (Volume 5) #36 | 9.97 |
| The T-Jet crashes in Lost Junction, Canada. The Teen Titans are trapped by a witch and her community of cannibals. At first they steal the Titans' powers, but Prysm (along with the ghost of a Colonial settler) frees them. Note: Takes place after Teen Titans #11. | Teen Titans v.2 Annual #1 | 9.97 |
| Titans: Then & Now: Haze kidnaps Omen and his father Loren Jupiter and baits the Teen Titans and the original Titans into a trap. Using his illusion-casting abilities, he manipulates the two groups into fighting one another. They soon break through the illusions, team-up and defeat Haze, but at the cost of Joto's life. | Teen Titans v.2 #12-15 | 9.97-1.98 |
