1976 sees another price increase, to 30 cents, with no increase in pages. Jenette Kahn takes over as editorial director from Carmine Infantino and Vince Colletta becomes the new art director. Several series are resurrected in a bid to fight Marvel: All-Star Comics (Volume 1), Blackhawk (Volume 1), Metal Men (Volume 1), Green Lantern (Volume 2) and Teen Titans (Volume 1).
Creators
The following creative talent are known to have been born in 1976:
- Adriana Melo
- Alex Tse
- Allen Passalaqua
- Andre Szymanowicz
- Andrew Dalhouse
- Andrew Wheeler
- Brad Anderson
- Brian K. Vaughan
- Carlos M. Mangual
- Carlos Magno
- Chris Terrio
- Coy Turnbull
- Damion Scott
- David Baldeón
- Donald Mustard
- Dustin Nguyen
- Edgar Delgado
- Emma Rios
- Erik Sommers
- Francisco Herrera
The following creative talent passed away in the year 1976:
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 1976 cover date:
- All-Star Comics (Volume 1)
- Blitzkrieg (Volume 1)
- DC Super-Stars (Volume 1)
- Four-Star Spectacular (Volume 1)
- Freedom Fighters (Volume 1)
- Isis (Volume 1)
- Karate Kid (Volume 1)
- Kobra (Volume 1)
- Man-Bat (Volume 1)
- Ragman (Volume 1)
- Secret Society of Super-Villains (Volume 1)
- Starfire (Volume 1)
- Super Friends (Volume 1)
- Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 1)
- Warlord (Volume 1)
- Welcome Back, Kotter (Volume 1)
The following Comic titles were last published with a 1976 cover date:
- 1st Issue Special (Volume 1)
- Beowulf (Volume 1)
- Blitzkrieg (Volume 1)
- Charlton Bullseye (Volume 1)
- Kong the Untamed (Volume 1)
- Man-Bat (Volume 1)
- Plop (Volume 1)
- Sandman (Volume 1)
- Stalker (Volume 1)
- Super DC Giant (Volume 1)
- Superboy (Volume 1)
- Swamp Thing (Volume 1)
- Tarzan Family (Volume 1)
- The Legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (Volume 1)
- Tor (Volume 1)
The following One Shots were published with a 1976 cover date:
- Amazing World of DC Comics Special #1
- Super-Heroes Battle Super-Gorillas #1
- Superman vs The Amazing Spider-Man #1
Characters
Selected 1976 character debuts. See all.
- Kara Zor-L (Earth-Two)
- Sandra Wu-San (New Earth)
- Albert Michaels (New Earth)
- Rory Regan (New Earth)
- Duela Dent (Earth-3)
- Noah Kuttler (New Earth)
- Leslie Thompkins (New Earth)
- Mikaal Tomas (New Earth)
- Jeffrey Franklin Burr (New Earth)
- Karen Beecher (New Earth)
- Starfire (New Earth)
- Rory Regan (Earth-One)
- Nekron (Earth-One)
- Hephaestus (New Earth)
- Remoni-Notra (New Earth)
- Samuel Tanner (Earth-One)
- Jonathan Drew (New Earth)
- Max Danner (Earth-One)
- Christopher Pike (New Earth)
- Saarek (New Earth)
- Andrea Thomas (Earth-S)
- Clement Tyme (New Earth)
- Eric Needham (New Earth)
- Gabriel (New Earth)
- Peter Silverstone (Earth-One)
- Raphael Van Zandt (Earth-X)
- Karl Courtney (New Earth)
- Fredrik Schlaus (Earth-One)
- Frederik Sanguine (Earth-One)
- Ruth Monroe (Earth-One)
- Jonathan Ross (Earth-One)
- Master Hand (Earth-One)
- Carrot-Man (Earth-One)
- Norman Grimes (New Earth)
- Solus (Earth-One)
- Control (New Earth)
- Slash (Earth-One)
- Simon Elis (Earth-One)
- Sookaroth (Earth-One)
- Guano Cravat (Earth-One)
- King Samson (Earth-One)
- Lightning (Earth-One)
- Gustav Decobra (Earth-One)
- Sportsmaster (Earth-One)
- Martin Bormann (New Earth)
- Plutonium Man (New Earth)
- Jane Lewis (Earth-One)
- Machiste (New Earth)
- Troy Stewart (Pre-Zero Hour)
- Emilo Storn (Earth-One)
Teams
Selected 1976 team debuts. See all.