Comic Title: Black Lightning #1
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: April 1977
On Sale Date: January 4, 1977 Newsstand Date January 4, 1977
Source: House Ad, Action Comics #469, Page 31

Newsstand Date January 4, 1977
Source: Comics Journal, #30, Page 10

Copyright Date January 4, 1977
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1977

Newsstand Date January 6, 1977
Source: Comic Reader, #139

Newsstand Date January 3, 1977
Source: Daily Planet, Vol. 76 #35
Listed as on sale the week of January 3rd

Shipping Date December 14, 1976
Source: DC Coming Attractions, #2

Frequency: Monthly (with the exception of June, Aug., Oct., Dec., and Feb.)
Cover Price: $0.30
Page Count: 32
Editor: Jack C. Harris

Title: (Black Lightning)
Pages: 17

Feature(s):
Black Lightning (of Earth-1)

Writer: Tony Isabella
Penciller: Trevor Von Eeden
Inker: Frank Springer
Letterer: P.G. Lisa
Colorist: Liz Berube

Reprinted In:
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #22 (1982)
Black Lightning Vol. 1 TPB (2016)

Feature Character(s)

• Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce; first appearance; next appearance in Black Lightning #2)

Villain(s)

• The 100 (last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #130; next appearance in Black Lightning #2)
• Tobias Whale (first appearance; next appearance in Black Lightning #3)

Comments:
Black Lightning was mentioned in Action Comics #467 which must take place sometime after this story.