1977 in comics

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Notable events of 1977 in comics. See also List of years in comics.

Events

• Bob Brown dies at age 62.

January

• January 24: John Rosenberger passes away at the age of 58.

February

• February 1: Edmond Hamilton dies at age 72.
• February 26: 2000 AD is launched.

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.

April

• Paul Gustavson, creator of The Human Bomb and The Angel, dies at age 60.

August

• Golden Age artist Louis Cazeneuve dies at c. age 69.

November

• November 5: Asterix co-creator René Goscinny dies at age 51.

December

• Dave Sim begins writing and independently publishing Cerebus under the publisher name Aardvark-Vanaheim
• John Verpoorten dies at age 37.

Exhibitions and shows

Conventions

First issues by title

• Cerebus the Aardvark's first issue.
• Star Wars by Marvel Comics.