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Notable events of 1977 in comics.
Events
Year overall
- Wendy and Richard Pini establish WaRP Graphics.
- Jan and Dean Mullaney establish Eclipse Comics.
- The United Kingdom's Eagle Awardsare established.
- Ciao magazine is launched.
January
- January 3: Stan Lee and John Romita Sr.'s The Amazing Spider-Man newspaper comic strip makes its debut.[1] The storyline of the first strip is that Doctor Doom is coming to address the United Nations.[2]
- January 9: In the Plottigatmakes his debut.
- Our Army at War #300: "300th Hill," by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert. (DC Comics)
- With issue #6 (January//February issue), DC cancels Four Star Spectacular.
- Toward the Terra by Keiko Takemiya debuts in Asahi Sonorama's Gekkan Manga Shōnen magazine.
- The Italian magazine Alter Linus changes its headline in Alter alter.
February
- February 10: HUMO publishes Zappa in Zoeloeland, a comic strip by Kamagurka, with text written by rock musician Frank Zappa.[3]
- February 15: Merho's De Kiekeboes makes its debut.[4]
- February 26: The first issue of the British comics magazine 2000 AD is published. It also introduces Pat Mills' Tharg the Mighty.
- February 27: Mummy fearest, by Romano Scarpa, on Topolino.
- With issue #258, DC cancels Tarzan, a title it acquired from Gold Key Comics in 1972(and continued the Gold Key numbering).
- With issue #250, DC suspends publishing Blackhawk, which ran from 1944 to 1968, and was revived in 1976.
- Star Spangled War Stories, with issue #204 (February/March ), canceled by DC.
- With issue #33, Marvel cancels the Deadly Hands of Kung Fu.
- Planet of the Apes, with issue #29, is cancelled by Marvel.
- Ka-Zar vol. 2, with issue #20, is cancelled by Marvel.
- The Occult Files of Dr. Spektor, with issue #24, canceled by Gold Key.
Spring
- Doc Savage: Man of Bronze, with issue #8, is cancelled by Curtis Magazines (Marvel Comics).
March
- March 5: Judge Dredd debuts in the second issue of 2000 AD with the story "Judge Whitey", written by Peter Harris and drawn by Mike McMahon.
- March 13: The final episode of James Childress' Conchy is published.
- March 15: The first episode of
- March 17: The Belgian comics magazine Idées Noires (Franquin's Last Laugh) and Frédéric Jannin and Thierry Culliford's Germain et nous... make their debut.[6]
- March 19: The final episode of Phil Collins' Leonardo is published.[7]
- March 22: In The sorceress betrayed, by Jean Van Hamme and Grzegor Rosinski is published, which marks the debut of the Thorgalseries.
- House of Mystery #251 and The Superman Family #182 became the first DC Comics series in the 80-page Dollar Comics format, consisting of 64 pages of new stories.[8]
- With issue #302, DC changes the title of Our Army at War to Sgt. Rock.
- G.I. Combat #200: "The Tank That Died Twice," by Robert Kanigher and Sam Glanzman.
- Kobra, with issue #7, is cancelled by DC.
- Werewolf by Night, with issue #43, is cancelled by Marvel.
- National Periodical Publications changed its name to DC Comics, Inc.
- First number of Skorpio’s Italian edition, by Eura publishing house.
April
- April 12: Marvel publish the first issue of Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin's adaptation of Star Wars.
- April 18: The first episode of Mort Walker and Jerry Dumas' Sam and Silo is published.[9][10]
- April 30: The The Robot Wars" begins in 2000 AD(running through June 18).
- The first issue of Métal Hurlant.
- G.I. Combat #201 and Vigilante.
- Two-Gun Kid, with issue #136, is cancelled by Marvel.
- Marvel Spotlight, with issue #33, is cancelled by Marvel.
- The first issue of the underground comix magazine Rip Off Comix is published.
- In Alter alter, the first chapter of Le straordinarie avventure di Penthotal (Penthotal's extraordinary adventure) by the underground cartoonist Andrea Pazienza is published. A surreal diary of a young cartoonist departed between his artistic vocation and the political consciousness, a transparent alter ego of the author. The series will run until 1981[12]
May
- May: The first issue of the Dutch adult comics magazine Gummi/De Balloen is published. It will last until December 1979.[13]
- May 7: The final episode of Vic Neill's Wee Ben Nevis is published in The Beano.
- May 21: The spin-off series Gnasher's Tale, starring Gnasher, debuts in The Beano, drawn by David Sutherland. It will run up until 1986. [14]
- May 28–30: The final
- The final episode of Sandro Angiolini's Vartan is published.
- With issue #205, DC changes the title of Star Spangled War Stories to The Unknown Soldier.
June
- June 3:
- The death of Australian comics author Syd Nicholls also means the end of the comic strip Fatty Finn, which has run since 1923.
- In L’europeo the first chapter of Favola di Venezia (Venetian fable), by Hugo Pratt is prepublished.
- June 12: Hergé and Andy Warhol meet after Warhol made three silkscreen portraits of Hergé.[17]
- DC Comics raises the price of its standard comic book from 30 to 35 cents.
- Challengers of the Unknown is revived by DC Comics with issue #81 (June/July cover date; continued from 1958 series); storyline picks up from Super-Team Family issues #8–10.
- Secrets of Haunted House revived with issue #6 (June/July issue) after a 17-month hiatus (DC Comics).
- With issue #5, DC cancels Ragman.
- The first issue of Dadaist magazine, edited by Stefano Tamburini.
July
- July 9:
- The final issue of the British comics magazine Sparky is published, as it merges with The Topper.
- Dutch comic artist Peter Pontiac publishes his acclaimed autobiographical comic The Amsterdam Connection in issue # of the Dutch magazine Gummi. The story deals with his personal drug use. [18]
- With issue #231, Super Spider-Man & Captain Britain, now featuring new Captain Britain stories (as well as The Amazing Spider-Manreprints).
- Iron Man #100: "Ten Rings To Rule the World!" by Bill Mantlo, George Tuska, and Mike Esposito.
- With issue #12, DC revives The New Gods (now called Return of the New Gods), continuing the numbering from the 1971series.
- With issue #126, DC cancels Prize Comics in 1963.
- With issue #7, Marvel publishes the final issue of Logan's Run.
August
- August 23: The Flemish comics magazine Patskrant, a weekly children's supplement of the newspapers Het Nieuwsblad, De Standaard, Het Handelsblad, De Gentenaar and De Landwacht, changes its name to the Stipkrant. It will run until September 2000.
- With issue #94 (August /September cover date), DC revives Showcase, continuing the numbering from the 1956 series, which ceased publishing in 1970.
- With issue #57, DC revives Aquaman, continuing the numbering from the 1962 series, which ceased publishing in 1971.
- With issue #230, DC cancels Superboy (at this point titled Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes).
- With issue #29, DC cancels DC Special (1968 series).
- With issue #12 (August /September cover date), DC cancels Hercules Unbound.
- With issue #12, Marvel cancels The Inhumans.
- With issue #12, Marvel cancels the anthology title Marvel Presents.
September
- September 13: The first episode of Jeff MacNelly's Shoe is published.
- September 24: The first issue of the short-lived British comics magazine Plug is published. It will run until 1979.
- The first episode of David A. Trampier's Wormy is published. It will run until 1988.
- With issue #19, DC revives Mister Miracle (1971 series), which had gone on hiatus in 1974.
- With issue #10, Marvel publishes the final issue of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
- In this month's issue of Pif Gadget André Chéret kills off his character Rahan. The issue sells 1,5 million copies, but two issues later Rahan is already back from the dead.[19]
October
- October 7: The first edition of the Flemish comics prize Bronzen Adhemar is held in Turnhout. The winner is Hector Leemans, creator of the newspaper comic Bakelandt.
- October 22: The first issue of the British comics magazine Cheeky Weekly is published, in which Reg Parlett's Mustapha Million makes its debut.[20]
- October 24: Bill Hoest's Agatha Crumm makes its debut and will run until 1996.[21]
- With issue #10, Marvel cancels Omega the Unknown.
- With issue #8, DC cancels Starfire.
November
- November 3: The first episode of Humo.[22]
- November 13: The final episode of Al Capp's Li'l Abner is published, drawing the series to a close after being in syndication since 1934.[23]
- November 22: After a long interval,
- Following rival DC's lead, Marvel Comics raises the price of its standard comic book from 30 to 35 cents.
- With issue #18, DC cancels Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter.
December
- December 31: The final issue of the Flemish children's magazine Ohee is published, supplement of the newspaper Het Volk.[25]
- Dave Sim's Cerebus the Aardvark makes its debut and is published independently under the name Aardvark-Vanaheim.
- John Byrne and Terry Austin begin their acclaimed run as X-Men penciller/inker team with issue #108 of the title.
- With issue #8 (December 1977/January 1978 cover date), DC cancels Isis.
- In the story The Blackbeard's thaler, by Guido Martina and Massimo De Vita, Jeeves makes his debut.
Specific date unknown
- The first episode of Matt Groening's Life in Hell is published.[26]
- Gary Panter's comic series Jimbo is launched in the punk magazine Slash. [27]
- The Dutch comics magazine Tante Leny Presenteert receives the Stripschapprijs.[28]
- Alfredo Chiappori starts his historical-educational comic series Storie d'Italia. [29]
- Animation director Chuck Jones launches a newspaper comic Crawford. The series will last only six months, halfway 1978. [30]
Births
Deaths
January
- January 1: Alexander Saroukhan, Armenian-Egyptian cartoonist and caricaturist, dies at age 78.[31][32]
- January: Bob Brown, American comics artist (co-creator of Space Ranger, long-time penciller of Challengers of the Unknown), dies at age 62.[33]
- January 22: James Childress, American comics artist and cartoonist (Conchy), commits suicide at age 35.[34]
- January 24: John Rosenberger, American comics artist and painter (Girls' Romances, Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane, The Superman Family), dies at age 58.[35]
February
- February 1: Edmond Hamilton, American science fiction and comic writer (Space Ranger, DC Comics), dies at age 72.
- February 8: Craig Pineo, American comics artist (Finn Fathom, Ex-Frogman, various advertising comics), dies at age 55. [36]
- February 11: The Boomers (aka Frankie Doodle), dies at age 83.[37]
- February 16: Frank Engli, American animator and comics artist, letterer and colorist (On the Wing, Rocky the Stone Age Kid, Looking Back, assisted
- February 21: John Hubley, American animator, film director and comics artist (Mr. Magoo, Zuckerkandl!) dies at age 62.
- Specific date unknown: Irving Spector, American animator and comics artist (Coogy, Little Lionel, Punchy the Black Crow), dies at age 62.[39]
March
- March 6: Pop Hollinger, American comic book collector and retailer, dies at age 90. [40] [41]
- March 20: Han Krug, Dutch illustrator and comics artist (Juffrouw Snater, Het Avontuur van Knor-Knor), dies at age 86.[42]
- March 23: Ed Dobrotka, American comics artist (continued Superboy, Lois Lane, co-creator of the Toyman), dies at age 69.[43]
- March 31: Alexey Komarov, Russian painter, sculptor, cartoonist, illustrator, poster artist and comics artist (Every Woman Should Know How To Raise A Child Properly), dies at age 97.[44]
April
- April: The Angel), dies at age 60.[45]
- April 8: Jean Cézard, French comics artist (Arthur le fantôme justicier), dies at age 53.[46]
May
- May 25:
June
- June 3: Syd Nicholls, Australian comics artist (Fatty Finn), falls from his apartment balcony and dies at age 80.[49]
- June 6: Joseph Musial, American comics writer (Blondie, Bringing Up Father,...) and author (The Career Guide for Cartoonists), dies at age 72.[50]
- June 10: Wood Cowan, American comics artist (worked on Vivian the Vamp, Them Were the Days, Mom 'n' Pop, Oh, Diana, Our Boarding House, Sissy), dies at age 90.[51]
- June 16: Stan Cross, American-Australian comics artist (Wally and the Major, The Potts), dies at age 88.[52]
July
- July 5: Theo Funke Küpper, Dutch comics artist (De Verstrooide Professor), dies at age 72.[53]
- July 8: Roy Crane, American comics artist (Wash Tubbs, Captain Easy, Buz Sawyer), dies at age 75.[54]
- July 9: Alfred Georges Pavis, French painter, illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 91.[55]
- Specific date unknown: Milt Stein, American animator and comics artist (Supermouse), commits suicide at age 56.[56]
August
- August 1: Bernard van Vlijmen, Dutch painter, graphic artist, illustrator and comics artist (created occasional comics for Ons Eigen Tijdschrift), dies at age 81.[57]
- Specific date unknown: August: Louis Cazeneuve, Argentine comics artist (co-creator of Red Raven), dies at age 68 or 69.[58]
September
- September 5: Tatsuo Yoshida, Japanese manga artist and animator (Speed Racer), dies at age 45 from liver cancer.[59]
- September 7: Le Transperceneige), dies at age 30 of a ruptured aneurysm.[60]
- September 16: Rie Cramer, Dutch illustrator, novelist and comics artist (published text comics in Zonneschijn and Doe Mee), dies at age 89.[61]
- September 29: Bob McKimson, American animator, illustrator and comics artist (Looney Tunes), dies at age 66 from a heart attack.[62]
October
- October 5: Jotie T'Hooft, Belgian poet and comics artist (Jesus Superstar), commits suicide by a drug overdose at age 21.[63]
- October 12: Antoon Heckenrath, Belgian comics artist (De Wonderlijke Reis van Jan Knap, In de Greep van de Octopus), dies at age 70.[64]
- October 28:
- Ratip Tahir Burak, Turkish comics artist and editorial cartoonist, dies at age 72 or 73.[65]
- Miguel Mihura, Spanish playwright and comics artist, dies at age 72.[66]
November
- November 4: Mingo, Spanish comics artist (Don Tibucio, Don Lucas, Sandalio), dies at age 34 or 35.[67]
- November 5: Astérix, Lucky Luke, Oumpah-pah, Le Petit Nicolas, Iznogoud), artist, magazine publisher, chief editor (Pilote and animation director, dies at age 51.[68]
- November 26: Nikol Dimitriadis, Greek-German comics artist (worked for Mosaik magazine, Rolf Kauka), dies at age 68.[69]
December
- December 11:
- Giovanni Bissietta, A.K.A. Giuseppe Fontanelli, Italian painter, illustrator and comics artist (early unlicensed Italian comics based on Mickey Mouse), dies at age 66 or 67.[70]
- Victor Weixler, Austrian illustrator and comic artist (Bobby, der Grosse Sportsmann), dies at age 94. [71]
- December 15: John Verpoorten, American comics inker and Marvel Comics production manager, dies at age 37.[72]
Specific date unknown
- Robert Baldwin, also known as Rupe, American comics artist and cartoonist (Freddy), dies at age 72 or 73.[73]
- Alberto Cognigni, Argentine comics artist (Negrazón and Chaveta), dies at age 44 or 45.[74]
- John Gee, American illustrator and comics artist (The Timbertoes), dies at age 81 or 82.[75]
- Walter Hofmann, aka Von Waldl, German caricaturist and comics artist (worked for Nazi publications during World War II), dies at age 71 or 72.[76]
- Moma Markovic, Serbian-Canadian comics artist (Stojadin, Rista Sportista), dies at age 74 or 75.[77]
- El Eternauta, Mort Cinder) mysteriously disappears, presumed arrested and murdered by soldiers of President Jorge Rafael Videla's regime.[78]
- Jack Pamby, British comics artist, dies at age 68 or 69.[79]
- Gottfried Spachholz, German comics artist (propaganda comics for the DDR magazine Berliner Zeitung), dies at age 70 or 71.[80]
- Peter Sutherland, British comics artist (continued Alf Tupper), dies at age 55 or 56.[81]
- Wu Yun, Chinese comics artist, dies at age 54 or 55.[82]
Exhibitions and shows
There were many TV shows based on comics in 1977, featuring Spider-Man, Captain America, Doctor Strange, and Wonder Woman.
Conventions
- Mike Nasser
- Dayton Comic Book Convention (Convention Center, Dayton, Ohio) — produced by Dayton retailer The Dragon's Lair
- January 30: Comicove 6 (Holiday Inn, Paramus, New Jersey) — official guest: Vince Colletta[83]
- March 11–13: Starcon '77 (Airport Holiday Inn, Buffalo, New York)[83]
- May 28–30: Detroit Triple Fan Fair (Troy Hilton, Troy, MI) — dubbed the "Detroit Triple Fan Fair (in Exile)"; guests include Chuck Jones, Ray Harryhausen[16]
- June:
- July 1–5:
- July 20–24: San Diego Comic-Con (El Cortez Hotel, San Diego, California) — 4,000+ attendees; official guests: Carl Barks, C. C. Beck, Walter Gibson, Robert A. Heinlein, Michael Kaluta, Jack Kirby, B. Kliban, Joe Kubert, Harvey Kurtzman, Stan Lynde, Alex Niño, Trina Robbins, and Bill Scott
- July 29–31: Konvention of Alternative Komix "KAK 77" (Air Galleries, London, England, UK) — 2nd annual underground comix event, produced by Arts Lab Press and Hunt Emerson[85]
- July 29–30: Toronto Triple Fan Fair a.k.a. "Fan Fair 4" (Carleton Inn, Toronto, ON, Canada) — Guests of Honour: Philip José Farmer and Andrew I. Porter
- August 1: Comic Mart Liverpool I (Bluecoat Chambers concert hall, Liverpool, UK) — 10th edition of the show, sponsored by Zephyr Magazines[86]
- August 5–7: Chicago Comicon (Pick-Congress Hotel, 520 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois) — produced by Joe Sarno, Mike Gold, and Bob Weinberg; guests include Stan Lee, Jenette Kahn,[87] Chester Gould, and Howard Chaykin[88]
- August 12–14: Atlanta Comics & Fantasy Fair (Dunfey's Royal Coach, Atlanta, Georgia) — official guests include Jenette Kahn, Dick Giordano, Kenneth Smith, Neal Adams, and Jim Steranko
- September: OrlandoCon (Orlando, Florida) — guests include Ralph Dunagin and Scorchy Smith's Edmund Good
- September 3–4:
- September 10–11: Frazetta '77" (Penn Stroud Hilton Inn, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) — produced by Chuck Miller and Charlie Roberts; guests include Harvey Kurtzman, Will Eisner, Jerry Robinson, Burne Hogarth, Bernie Wrightson, Steve Hickman, Michael Kaluta, Charles Vess, Ian Ballantine, Betty Ballantine, and Ken Kelley[91]
- October 8: Comic Mart Liverpool II (Bluecoat Chambers concert hall, Liverpool, UK) — featured a The Adventures of Superman radio show airing, as well as viewings of the Batman and Adventures of Captain Marvel serials[92]
- October 15–16: Newcon '77 (New England Comic Art Convention) (Sheraton-Boston Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts)[93]
- November 25–27: Creation Comic Book & Pop Culture Convention (Statler Hilton Hotel, New York City) — guests include George Pérez; admission: $5/day[94]
Awards
Eagle Awards
Presented in 1978 for comics published in 1977:
- Favourite Writer: Steve Englehart
- Favourite Artist: Neal Adams
- Favourite Inker: Terry Austin
- Favourite Comic Book (Dramatic): Uncanny X-Men
- Favorite Comic Book (Humor): Howard the Duck, by Steve Gerber and Gene Colan
- Favourite Black and White Magazine: Savage Sword of Conan
- Favourite Single Story: "The Final Threat," Avengers Annual #7, by Jim Starlin
- Favourite Continued Story: Avengers Annual #7 and Marvel Two-in-One Annual #2, by Jim Starlin
- Favourite Group or Team: Uncanny X-Men
- Favourite Character: Batman
- Favourite Supporting Character: Pip the Troll
- Favourite Villain: Thanos
- Favourite Comic (UK): Fleetway)
- Favourite Editor (UK): Dez Skinn, for MAD magazine
- Roll of Honour: Steve Englehart
First issues by title
DC Comics
- Release: April. Writer: Tony Isabella. Artist: Trevor Von Eeden.
DC Special Series: catch-all series primarily for one-shots of different formats, released on an irregular schedule
- Release: September. Editor: Paul Levitz.
- Release: March/April. Writer: Michael Fleisher. Artist: José Luis García-López.
- Release: August. Editor: Paul Levitz.
- Release: June/July. Writers: Steve Ditko and Michael Fleisher. Artist: Steve Ditko.
- Release: October /November Writer: David Michelinie. Artists: Don Newton and Bob Layton.
Marvel Comics
Black Panther
- Release: January. Writer/Artist: Jack Kirby.
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
- Release: August. Writer: Doug Moench. Artists: Herb Trimpe and Jim Mooney.
- Release: June. Writer: Marv Wolfman. Artists: Gil Kane and Dave Cockrum.
Human Fly
- Release: September. Writer: Bill Mantlo. Artists: Lee Elias.
Logan's Run
- Release: January. Writer: Gerry Conway. Artists: George Pérez and Klaus Janson.
- Release: May. Reprints classic Captain America stories.
Marvel Super Special
- Premiere issues features the rock band .
- Release: January by Curtis Magazines. Editor: John Warner.
- Release: July. Writer: Roy Thomas. Artist: Howard Chaykin.
- Release: February. Writer/Editor: Roy Thomas.
Independent publishers
- Release: February 26 by IPC Media. Editor: Tharg the Mighty.
- Release: December by Aardvark-Vanaheim. Writer/Artist: Dave Sim.
- Release: April by HM Communications, Inc. Editor: Sean Kelly and Valerie Marchant.
- Writer & Artist: Magnus
- Release: April by Rip Off Press.
Hakusensha
- Release: July
Initial appearance by character name
DC Comics
- Baron Blitzkrieg, in World's Finest Comics #246 (August /September )
- Black Lightning, in Black Lightning #1 (April)
- Celsius, in Showcase#94 (August /September )
- Joshua Clay, in Showcase #94 (August /September )
- Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes#226 (April)
- Doctor Phosphorus, in Detective Comics #469 (May)
- Cal Durham, in Adventure Comics#452 (July)
- Faora, in Action Comics #471 (May)
- Godiva, in Super Friends #7 (October)
- Golden Glider, in Flash #250 (June)
- Gravedigger, in Men of War #01 (August)
- Huntress, in DC Super Stars # 17 (November /December 1977)[95][96]
- Icemaiden, in Super Friends#09 (December)
- Impala, in Super Friends#07 (October)
- Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes#233 (November)
- Jack O'Lantern, in Super Friends #08 (November)
- Owlwoman, in Super Friends#07 (October)
- El Papagayo, in Jonah Hex #02 (May)
- Patty Spivot, in DC Special Series #01 (September)
- Peter Gambi, in Black Lightning #01 (April)
- Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter#16 (July/August )
- Quakemaster, in DC Special #28 (July)
- Rising Sun, in Super Friends#08 (November)
- Scalphunter in Weird Western Tales #39 (March /April )
- Seraph, in Super Friends #07 (October)
- Shade, the Changing Man, in Shade, the Changing Man #01 (June/July)
- Silver St. Cloud, in Detective Comics #470 (June)
- Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes#233 (November)
- Pulsar Stargrave, in Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes#223(January)
- Tasmanian Devil, in Super Friends#07 (October)
- Rupert Thorne, in Detective Comics #469 (May)
- Tuatara, in Super Friends#08 (November)
- Valentina Vostok, in Showcase #94 (August)
- Tobias Whale, in Black Lightning #01 (April)
Marvel Comics
- Aqueduct, in Ghost Rider #23 (April)
- Aries (Life Model Decoy), in The Defenders#49 (July)
- Curtis Magazines)
- Iron Fist#15 (September)
- Constrictor, in The Incredible Hulk#212 (June)
- Deathbird, in Ms. Marvel #9 (September)
- Devil-Slayer, in Marvel Spotlight #33 (April)
- Doctor Bong, in Howard the Duck #15 (August)
- Dreadknight, in Iron Man #102 (August)
- Dyna-Mite / Destroyer, in Invaders#14 (March)
- Celestials
- The Eternals#18 (December)
- The Eternals#9 (March)
- The Eternals#9 (March)
- The Eternals#7 (January)
- The Eternals#9 (March)
- The Eternals#7 (January)
- The Eternals#9 (March)
- The Eternals#7 (January)
- The Eternals#18 (December)
- Eternals
- The Eternals#11 (May)
- The Eternals#11 (May)
- The Eternals#11 (May)
- The Eternals#13 (July)
- The Eternals#17 (November)
- The Eternals#9 (March)
- The Eternals#11 (May)
- The Eternals#12 (June)
- The Eternals#11 (May)
- The Eternals#11 (May)
- Henry Peter Gyrich, in Avengers #165 (November)
- Human Fly (Rick Rojatt)#1 (September)
- Imperial Guard, in X-Men #107 (October)
- Jocasta, in Avengers #162 (August)
- Curtis Magazines)
- Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man#3 (February)
- Machine Man, in 2001: A Space Odyssey #8 (July)
- Malice, in Ghost Ridervol. 2, #25 (August)
- Paragon / Kismet, in The Incredible Hulk Annual #6
- Ringer, in Defenders#51 (September)
- Rocket Racer, in The Amazing Spider-Man #172 (September)
- Iron Fist#14 (August)
- Nicholas Scratch, in Fantastic Four #185 (August)
- Sphinx, in Nova #6 (February)
- Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew), in Marvel Spotlight #32 (February)
- Spirit of '76, in The Invaders#14 (March)
- Starjammers, in X-Men #107 (October)
- Swarm, in Champions#14 (July)
- Warrior Woman, in Invaders #16 (May)
- Will O' Wisp, in The Amazing Spider-Man#167 (April)
- Arnim Zola, in Captain America #208 (April)
Other titles
- Fleetway)
- Fleetway)
- Fleetway)
- Fleetway)
- .
- Petra Cherie, by Attilio Micheluzzi, in Il giornalino (February 20)
- Fleetway)
- Fleetway)
- Thorgal, by Jean Van Hamme and Grzegor Rosinski, in Tintin (March 22)
- Micromino, an angelic outcast child, by Toni Pagot, in Il giornalino (April 10).[97]
- Ken Parker, by Giancarlo Berardi and Ivo Milazzo (June, CEPIM)
- Cerebus #1 (December, Aardvark-Vanaheim)
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DC Super Stars #17 (November–December 1977) While writer Paul Levitz and artist Joe Staton introduced the Huntress to the JSA in this month's All Star Comics #69, they concurrently shaped her origin in DC Super Stars.
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