| 1921 |
N.A. |
Ed Wheelan's. Minute Movies first appearance. |
| 1921 |
N.A. |
J.R.Williams' Out Our Way first appearance. |
| 1921 |
N.A. |
Russ Westover's Tillie the Toiler first appearance. |
| 1922 |
N.A. |
Walter Berndt's Smitty makes first appearance. |
| 1923 |
N.A. |
Ad Carter's Just Kids makes first appearance. |
| 1923 |
N.A. |
Frank Willard's Moon Mullins makes first appearance in the
Chicago Tribune |
| 1923 |
N.A. |
Pat Sullivan's Felix the Cat first appearance as a newspaper
strip in the Journal American. |
| 1923 |
N.A. |
Sol Hess' The Nebbs makes first appearance |
| 1924 |
N.A. |
Edgar Martin's Boots and Her Buddies makes first
appearance. |
| 1924 |
N.A. |
Harold Grays Little Orphan Annie makes first appearance in
the New York News. |
| 1924 |
N.A. |
Roy Crane's Wash Tubbs first appearance in the Chicago
Tribune. |
| 1925 |
N.A. |
Charles Plumb and Bill Conselman's Ella Cinders first
appearance. |
| 1925 |
N.A. |
Ella Cinders started by Charles Plumb and Bill Conselman.
Alain Saint- |
| 1926 |
N.A. |
Amazing Stories begins publication. |
| 1927 |
N.A. |
Frank Godwin's marvelous adventure (later sci-fi) comic strip
Connie makes first appearance. |
| 1928 |
N.A. |
Buck Rogers Makes first appearance in Amazing Stories August
issue. |
| 1928 |
N.A. |
Hal Forrest creates Tailspin Tommy with Glenn Chaffin. |
| 1928 |
N.A. |
Ham Fisher's Joe Palooka makes first appearance. |
| 1928 |
N.A. |
Lyman Young's Tim Tyler's Luck first appearance. |
| 1928 |
N.A. |
Percy Crosby's Skippy makes first appearance in the Journal
American. |
| 1929 |
N.A. |
Clifford McBride's Napoleon first appearance. |
| 1929 |
N.A. |
Dick Calkin's Buck Rogers first appearance. |
| 1929 |
N.A. |
Internationaly famous strip Tintin appears in Belgium created
by Herge(Georges Remi). |
| 1929 |
N.A. |
Popeye makes his first appearance in Segar's Thimble
Theatre. |
| 1929 |
N.A. |
Tarzan introduced as a comic strip illustrated by Harold R.
Foster |
| 1930 |
N.A. |
Chic Young's Blondie makes her first appearance. Becomes the
quintessential family strip a la All in the Family. |
| 1930 |
N.A. |
John Terry's Scorchy Smith makes first appearance. |
| 1930 |
N.A. |
Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse introduced as a comic strip drawn
by animator Ub Iwerks. |
| 1931 |
N.A. |
Chester Gould's immortal Dick Tracy makes his first
appearance in the Detroit Free Press on October 4. |
| 1932 |
N.A. |
C.D. Russell's Pete the Tramp first appearance
natioanlly. |
| 1932 |
N.A. |
Martha Orr's Apple Mary makes first appearance becomes Mary
Worth in 1940 by Dale Allen (Allen Saunders & Dale Conners). |
| 1933 |
N.A. |
Brick Bradford by William Ritt & Clarence Gray makes
first appearance. |
| 1933 |
N.A. |
Eastern Publishing prints Funnies on Parade the first comic
book for Procter & Gamble as a promotional item. The contents of the book
were entirely comicstrip reprints. |
| 1933 |
N.A. |
Milton Caniff's Dickie Dare makes first appearance. |
| 1933 |
N.A. |
Vincent T. Hamlin's Alley Oop makes first appearance. |
| 1933 |
N.A. |
Zack Mosley's On the Wing makes first appearance on October
1, becomes Smilin' Jack in December. |
| 1934 |
N.A. |
Famous Funnies #1 published in May becomes the first
continuing comic book publication. |
| 1934 |
N.A. |
Skippy's Own Book of Comics published. The first four-color
comic book. |
| 1934 |
N.A. |
Al Capp's Lil Abner makes first appearance. |
| 1934 |
N.A. |
Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon Jungle Jim and Secret Agent X-9
all begin in January. Secret Agent X-9 written by Dashiell Hammett. |
| 1934 |
N.A. |
F.Martinek & L.Beroth's Don Winslow first
appearance. |
| 1934 |
N.A. |
Lee Falk & Phil Davis' Mandrake the Magician makes first
appearance. |
| 1934 |
N.A. |
Milton Caniff's Terry & The Pirates makes first
appearance. |
| 1934 |
N.A. |
Noel Sickles becomes artist & writer on Scorchy
Smith |
| 1934 |
N.A. |
Otto Soglow's Little King first appearance. |
| 1934 |
N.A. |
Will Gould's Red Barry first appearance. |
| 1935 |
February |
NEW FUN COMICS #1 |
| 1935 |
December |
NEW COMICS #1 |
| 1935 |
N.A. |
Bill Holman's Smokey Stover first appearance in the Chicago
Tribune. |
| 1935 |
N.A. |
Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer's Don Dixon makes first
appearance. |
| 1935 |
N.A. |
Mickey Mouse Magazine begins publication. |
| 1935 |
N.A. |
National Publications publishes New Fun Comics the first
comic book with original content. |
| 1935 |
N.A. |
NEW BOOK OF COMICS #1 |
| 1935 |
N.A. |
Ralph Fuller's Oakey Doakes first appearance. |
| 1935 |
N.A. |
Zane Grey's King of the Royal Mounted becomes a strip
illustrated by Allen Dean. |
| 1936 |
January |
NEW FUN COMICS retitled MORE FUN COMICS (#7) |
| 1936 |
N.A. |
King Comics begins by King Features Syndicate. |
| 1936 |
N.A. |
Lee Falk & Ray Moore's the Phantom makes first
appearance. |
| 1936 |
N.A. |
Popular Comics by Tribune syndicate. |
| 1936 |
N.A. |
The advent of Eastern's success with comic books prompts
newspaper syndicates to issue their own titles. |
| 1936 |
N.A. |
The Funnies by NEA Syndicate. |
| 1936 |
N.A. |
Tip Top Comics by United Features Syndicate. |
| 1937 |
January |
NEW COMICS retitled NEW ADVENTURE COMICS (#12) |
| 1937 |
March |
DETECTIVE COMICS #1 |
| 1937 |
N.A. |
Burne Hogarth becomes artist on the Tarzan Sunday page. |
| 1937 |
N.A. |
Detective Comics #1 published by National. |
| 1937 |
N.A. |
Harold Foster leaves the Tarzan strip (for the second time)
to create his own strip Prince Valiant for King Features. |
| 1938 |
June |
ACTION COMICS #1 (First appearance of Superman) |
| 1938 |
September |
NEW ADVENTURE COMICS retitled ADVENTURE COMICS (#32) |
| 1938 |
September |
NEW BOOK OF COMICS ends (#2) |
| 1938 |
N.A. |
Alfred Andriola's Charlie Chan strip makes it's first
appearance. |
| 1938 |
N.A. |
First Donald Duck comic published. |
| 1938 |
N.A. |
Fran Stiker's Lone Ranger become a comic strip illustrated by
Charles Flanders and written by Ed Kressy. |
| 1938 |
N.A. |
Fred Harmon's Red Ryder makes his first appearance. |
| 1938 |
N.A. |
In Italy, Benito Mussolini bans publication of American comic
strips with the exception of Mickey Mouse. |
| 1938 |
N.A. |
Jerry Siegal & Joe Shuster's Superman makes first
appearance in Action Comics #1. One of the most important events in comics
history. |
| 1938 |
N.A. |
Jumbo Comics begins publication. First Fiction House
Comic. |
| 1938 |
N.A. |
Vernon Greene's the Shadow comic strip makes it's first
appearance. |
| 1939 |
April |
ALL-AMERICAN COMICS #1 |
| 1939 |
April |
MOVIE COMICS #1 |
| 1939 |
N.A. |
DETECTIVE COMICS #27 (First appearance of Batman) |
| 1939 |
June |
MUTT AND JEFF #1 |
| 1939 |
June |
SUPERMAN #1 |
| 1939 |
October |
MARVEL COMICS #1 |
| 1939 |
October |
MOVIE COMICS ends |
| 1939 |
December |
MARVEL COMICS becomes MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS (#2) |
| 1939 |
N.A. |
All American Comics #1 published. |
| 1939 |
N.A. |
Bob Kane's Batman written by Bill Finger makes his first
appearance in Detective Comics #27. |
| 1939 |
N.A. |
Carl Burgos' Human Torch and Bill Everett's Sub-Mariner make
their first appearances in Marvel Comics #1, the first Marvel Comic. |
| 1939 |
N.A. |
Jerry Robinson creates the Joker in a Batman #1. |
| 1939 |
N.A. |
Motion Picture Comics #1 published by DC. First adaptation
comic of movies. |
| 1939 |
N.A. |
Motion Picture Funnies #1 featuring Bill Everett's
Sub-Mariner |
| 1939 |
N.A. |
New York World's Fair Comics Published with Superman and
Batman |
| 1939 |
N.A. |
Superman #1 published. The first comic book devoted to a
single superhero. |
| 1940 |
January |
DARING MYSTERY COMICS #1 |
| 1940 |
January |
FLASH COMICS #1 |
| 1940 |
March |
MYSTIC COMICS #1 |
| 1940 |
April |
BATMAN #1 |
| 1940 |
N.A. |
DETECTIVE COMICS #38 (First appearance of Robin) |
| 1940 |
June |
ALL-STAR COMICS #1 |
| 1940 |
August |
ALL-AMERICAN COMICS #16 (First appearance of Green
Lantern) |
| 1940 |
August |
RED RAVEN COMICS #1 |
| 1940 |
September |
RED RAVEN COMICS becomes THE HUMAN TORCH (#2) |
| 1940 |
November |
ALL-AMERICAN COMICS #19 (First appearance of Hourman) |
| 1940 |
December |
ALL-STAR COMICS #3 (First appearance of Justice Society) |
| 1940 |
N.A. |
Daredevil makes his first appearance in Silver Streak
#6. |
| 1940 |
N.A. |
Robin the Boy Wonder makes his first appearance in Detective
#38 |
| 1940 |
N.A. |
All-Star Comics #1 published. The third issue creates the
Justice Society of America, the first superhero group. |
| 1940 |
N.A. |
Batman #1 published. |
| 1940 |
N.A. |
C.C.Beck & William Parker create Captain Marvel in Whiz
Comics #1 |
| 1940 |
N.A. |
Dale Messick's Brenda Starr makes her first appearance in the
Chicago Tribune. |
| 1940 |
N.A. |
Gardner Fox & Harry Lampert create the Flash for DC in
Flash Comics #1. |
| 1940 |
N.A. |
Planet Comics published. The first comic book devoted to
science fiction. |
| 1940 |
N.A. |
The Shadow & Doc Savage get comic book titles. |
| 1940 |
N.A. |
Walt Disney's Comics & Stories #1 published. |
| 1940 |
N.A. |
Will Eisner's the Spirit makes his first appearance. |
| 1941 |
March |
CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #1 |
| 1941 |
April |
SUB-MARINER COMICS #1 |
| 1941 |
April |
WORLD'S BEST COMICS #1 |
| 1941 |
April |
WORLD'S BEST COMICS retitled WORLD'S FINEST COMICS (#2) |
| 1941 |
June |
ALL-FLASH COMICS #1 |
| 1941 |
June |
ALL WINNERS COMICS #1 |
| 1941 |
June |
YOUNG ALLIES COMICS #1 |
| 1941 |
August |
USA COMICS #1 |
| 1941 |
September |
GREEN LANTERN #1 |
| 1941 |
September |
STAR-SPANGLED COMICS #1 |
| 1941 |
November |
ALL-STAR COMICS #8 (First appearance of Wonder Woman) |
| 1941 |
December |
LEADING COMICS #1 |
| 1941 |
N.A. |
Bob Montana's Archie makes his first appearance in Pep Comics
#4. |
| 1941 |
N.A. |
Classic Comics #1 published title becomes Classic Illustrated
in |
| 1941 |
N.A. |
George Papp's Green Arrow first appearance in More Fun # |
| 1941 |
N.A. |
Gus Arriola's Gordo first appearance. |
| 1941 |
N.A. |
Jack Cole's Plastic Man makes his first appearance in Police
Comics #1 |
| 1941 |
N.A. |
Jack Kirby & Joe Simon create Captain America in Captain
America #1. |
| 1941 |
N.A. |
Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies #1 published, featuring
Bugs Bunny |
| 1941 |
N.A. |
William Marsten & H.G. Peters' Wonder Woman makes her
first appearance in All Star Comics #8. |
| 1942 |
January |
SENSATION COMICS #1 |
| 1942 |
April |
DARING MYSTERY COMICS becomes COMEDY COMICS (#9) |
| 1942 |
April |
JOKER COMICS #1 |
| 1942 |
June |
WONDER WOMAN #1 |
| 1942 |
July |
KRAZY KOMICS #1 |
| 1942 |
August |
MYSTIC COMICS ends (#10) |
| 1942 |
October |
TERRY-TOONS COMICS #1 |
| 1942 |
December |
BOY COMMANDOS #1 |
| 1942 |
December |
COMICS CAVALCADE #1 |
| 1942 |
N.A. |
Archie Comics #1 published. |
| 1942 |
N.A. |
Carl Barks first Donald Duck story appears in Four Color
Comic #9. |
| 1942 |
N.A. |
Crime Does Not Pay #22, the first crime comic appears. |
| 1942 |
N.A. |
Crockett Johnson's Barnaby first appearance. |
| 1942 |
N.A. |
George Baker's the Sad Sack makes his first appearance. |
| 1942 |
N.A. |
Wonder Woman #1 published. |
| 1943 |
February |
KID KOMICS #1 |
| 1943 |
September |
ALL-SELECT COMICS #1 |
| 1943 |
September |
ALL-SURPRISE #1 |
| 1943 |
December |
ALL FUNNY COMICS #1 |
| 1943 |
December |
MISS FURY #1 |
| 1943 |
N.A. |
Alfred Andriola's Kerry Drake makes first appearance. |
| 1943 |
N.A. |
Roy Crane's Buz Sawyer makes first appearance. |
| 1943 |
N.A. |
Walt Kelly's Pogo makes his first appearance in Animal Comics
# |
| 1944 |
June |
FUNNY STUFF #1 |
| 1944 |
June |
FUNNY TUNES (#16) |
| 1944 |
June |
TESSIE THE TYPIST #1 |
| 1944 |
September |
AMAZING COMICS #1 |
| 1944 |
September |
COMIC CAPERS #1 |
| 1944 |
September |
DARING MYSTERY COMICS revived & becomes DARING COMICS
(#9) |
| 1944 |
September |
FUNNY TUNES becomes GAY COMICS (#18) |
| 1944 |
September |
IDEAL COMICS #1 |
| 1944 |
September |
SUPER RABBIT #1 |
| 1944 |
September |
ZIGGY PIG-SILLY SEAL COMICS #1 |
| 1944 |
October |
MYSTIC COMICS (second series) #1 |
| 1944 |
November |
MISS AMERICA COMICS becomes MISS AMERICA MAGAZINE (#2) |
| 1944 |
December |
BUZZY #1 |
| 1944 |
N.A. |
MISS AMERICA COMICS #1 |
| 1944 |
N.A. |
Alex Raymond does his last Flash Gordon Sunday page. |
| 1944 |
N.A. |
Frank Robbins' Johnny Hazard makes first appearance. |
| 1945 |
April |
GEORGIE COMICS #1 |
| 1945 |
April |
REAL SCREEN COMICS #1 |
| 1945 |
June |
FUNNY FROLICS #1 |
| 1945 |
June |
KRAZY KROW #1 |
| 1945 |
September |
ANIMATED MOVIE-TOONS #1 |
| 1945 |
September |
DOPEY DUCK COMICS #1 |
| 1945 |
September |
KOMIC KARTOONS #1 |
| 1945 |
September |
USA COMICS ends (#17) |
| 1945 |
September |
MILLIE THE MODEL #1 |
| 1945 |
December |
AMAZING COMICS becomes COMPLETE COMICS (#2) |
| 1945 |
December |
COMPLETE COMICS ends (#2) |
| 1945 |
December |
MYSTIC COMICS (second series) ends (#4) |
| 1945 |
N.A. |
NELLIE THE NURSE #1 |
| 1945 |
N.A. |
PATSY WALKER #1 |
| 1945 |
N.A. |
Frankenstein comics #1 published. |
| 1945 |
N.A. |
Little Lulu becomes a comic book. |
| 1945 |
N.A. |
Burne Hogarth leaves Tarzan to create his own strip
Drago. |
| 1945 |
N.A. |
Ray Bailey's Bruce Gentry makes first appearance. |
| 1946 |
March |
ANIMAL ANTICS #1 |
| 1946 |
March |
REAL FACT COMICS #1 |
| 1946 |
April |
ADVENTURE COMICS #103 (First appearance of Superboy) |
| 1946 |
April |
FUNNY FOLKS #1 |
| 1946 |
June |
COMIC CAPERS ends (#6) |
| 1946 |
June |
KID KOMICS becomes KID MOVIE COMICS (#11) |
| 1946 |
September |
ANIMATED MOVIE-TUNES becomes MOVIE TUNES COMICS (#3) |
| 1946 |
September |
DOPEY DUCK COMICS becomes WACKY DUCK (#3) |
| 1946 |
September |
IDEAL COMICS becomes WILLIE COMICS (#5) |
| 1946 |
September |
ZIGGY PIG-SILLY SEAL COMICS ends (#6) |
| 1946 |
October |
YOUNG ALLIES COMICS ends (#20) |
| 1946 |
December |
FUNNY FROLICS ends (#5) |
| 1946 |
December |
KOMIC KARTOONS ends (#2) |
| 1946 |
December |
KRAZY KROW ends (#3) |
| 1946 |
December |
MISS FURY ends (#8) |
| 1946 |
N.A. |
Alex Raymond's Rip Kirby daily strip makes first
appearance. |
| 1946 |
N.A. |
Milton Caniff does his last Terry & the Pirates
strip. |
| 1946 |
N.A. |
The National Cartoonists Society founded. Rube Goldberg
serves as President. |
| 1947 |
January |
ALL WINNERS COMICS becomes ALL TEEN (#20) |
| 1947 |
April |
ALL TEEN becomes TEEN COMICS (#21) |
| 1947 |
April |
KID MOVIE COMICS becomes RUSTY COMICS (#12) |
| 1947 |
April |
THE HUMAN TORCH becomes JUNIOR MISS (#24) |
| 1947 |
April |
FUNNY COMICS becomes OSCAR COMICS (#24) |
| 1947 |
August |
TEEN COMICS becomes HEDY DEVINE COMICS (#22) |
| 1947 |
August |
TERRY-TOONS COMICS ends (#59) |
| 1947 |
September |
KRAZY COMICS becomes CINDY COMICS (#27) |
| 1947 |
September |
OSCAR COMICS renumbered (#26/3) |
| 1947 |
September |
SUB-MARINER COMICS becomes OFFICIAL TRUE CRIME CASES
(#24) |
| 1947 |
September |
WACKY DUCK becomes JUSTICE COMICS (#7) |
| 1947 |
October |
A DATE WITH JUDY #1 |
| 1947 |
November |
ALL-FLASH COMICS ends (#32) |
| 1947 |
November |
MORE FUN COMICS ends (#147) |
| 1947 |
December |
GANG BUSTERS #1 |
| 1947 |
December |
ALL-SELECT COMICS becomes BLONDE PHANTOM (#12) |
| 1947 |
December |
COMEDY COMICS becomes MarIE COMICS (#35) |
| 1947 |
December |
MOVIE TUNES COMICS becomes FRANKIE COMICS (#4) |
| 1947 |
N.A. |
Coulton Waugh's book The Comics published by MacMillen
Publishing Company. It is the first in depth discussion and study of the comic
strip's history in |
| 1947 |
N.A. |
Eerie Comics #1 published by Avon Publishing, the first all
horror comic. |
| 1947 |
N.A. |
George Wunder takes over Terry & The Pirates. |
| 1947 |
N.A. |
Max Gaines dies in boating accident, his son William M.
Gaines takes over EC Comics. |
| 1947 |
N.A. |
Milton Caniff's Steve Canyon first appearance. |
| 1948 |
January |
MR. DISTRICT ATTORNEY #1 |
| 1948 |
January |
WESTERN COMICS #1 |
| 1948 |
February |
LEAVE IT TO BINKY #1 |
| 1948 |
February |
OFFICIAL TRUE CRIME CASES becomes ALL TRUE CRIME (#26) |
| 1948 |
March |
TWO-GUN KID #1 |
| 1948 |
April |
CRIMEFIGHTERS #1 |
| 1948 |
April |
ANNIE OAKLEY #1 |
| 1948 |
April |
LAWBREAKERS ALWAYS LOSE! #1 |
| 1948 |
April |
MITZI COMICS #1 |
| 1948 |
April |
WILD WEST #1 |
| 1948 |
N.A. |
ALL FUNNY COMICS ends (#23) |
| 1948 |
N.A. |
BLACKSTONE THE MAGICIAN #1 (#2) |
| 1948 |
N.A. |
COMEDY COMICS (second series) #1 |
| 1948 |
June |
MITZI COMICS becomes MITZI'S BOYFRIEND |
| 1948 |
July |
IDEAL #1 |
| 1948 |
July |
BLACKSTONE THE MAGICIAN becomes BLACKSTONE THE DETECTIVE
(#3) |
| 1948 |
August |
ALL WINNERS COMICS (second series) #1 |
| 1948 |
August |
COMPLETE MYSTERY #1 |
| 1948 |
August |
JUSTICE COMICS renumbered (#10/4) |
| 1948 |
August |
KID COLT #1 |
| 1948 |
August |
KRAZY KOMICS (second series) #1 |
| 1948 |
August |
LANA #1 |
| 1948 |
August |
SCRIBBLY #1 |
| 1948 |
August |
SUN GIRL #1 |
| 1948 |
August |
TEX MORGAN #1 |
| 1948 |
August |
VENUS #1 |
| 1948 |
September |
NAMORA #1 |
| 1948 |
September |
BLACKSTONE THE DETECTIVE #4, ends |
| 1948 |
September |
BLAZE CARSON #1 |
| 1948 |
September |
MY ROMANCE #1 |
| 1948 |
September |
WILD WEST becomes WILD WESTERN (#3) |
| 1948 |
October |
DALE EVANS COMICS #1 |
| 1948 |
November |
ALL-AMERICAN COMICS retitled ALL-AMERICAN WESTERN (#103) |
| 1948 |
November |
ANNIE OAKLEY ends (#5) |
| 1948 |
November |
KRAZY KOMICS (second series) ends (#2) |
| 1948 |
November |
SUPER RABBIT ends (#14) |
| 1948 |
December |
NAMORA ends (#3) |
| 1948 |
December |
SUN GIRL ends (#3) |
| 1948 |
December |
ALL-SURPRISE becomes JEANIE (#13) |
| 1948 |
December |
ALL TEEN and YOUNG ALLIES merged as ALL WINNERS & TEEN
COMICS (#21) |
| 1948 |
N.A. |
Frank Godwin's Rusty Riley first appearance. |
| 1948 |
N.A. |
Rex Morgan, M.D. created by Nicholas Dallis & Allen
Saunders. |
| 1948 |
N.A. |
Walt Kelly's Pogo introduced as a comic strip in the New York
Star. |
| 1949 |
February |
FLASH COMICS ends (#104) |
| 1949 |
February |
FRANKIE COMICS becomes FRANKIE & LANA (#13) |
| 1949 |
March |
MISS BEVERLY HILLS OF HOLLYWOOD #1 |
| 1949 |
March |
SUPERBOY #1 |
| 1949 |
March |
MY ROMANCE becomes MY OWN ROMANCE (#4) |
| 1949 |
April |
COMPLETE MYSTERY becomes TRUE COMPLETE MYSTERY (#5) |
| 1949 |
April |
MITZI'S BOYFRIEND ends (#7) |
| 1949 |
N.A. |
GREEN LANTERN ends (#38) |
| 1949 |
N.A. |
BLONDE PHANTOM becomes LOVERS (#23) |
| 1949 |
N.A. |
IDEAL becomes LOVE ROMANCES (#6) |
| 1949 |
N.A. |
SUB-MARINER COMICS becomes AMAZING MYSTERIES (#32) |
| 1949 |
N.A. |
THE HUMAN TORCH becomes LOVE TALES (#36) |
| 1949 |
June |
ALL WESTERN WINNERS becomes WESTERN WINNERS (#5) |
| 1949 |
June |
LITTLE LENNY #1 |
| 1949 |
June |
LITTLE LIZZIE #1 |
| 1949 |
June |
OSCAR COMICS becomes AWFUL OSCAR (#11) |
| 1949 |
June |
TERRY-TOONS COMICS revived and becomes BEST WESTERN
(#58) |
| 1949 |
July |
MY LOVE #1 |
| 1949 |
July |
REAL FACT COMICS ends (#21) |
| 1949 |
July |
ROMANCE TRAIL #1 |
| 1949 |
July |
WILLIE COMICS becomes LI'L WILLIE COMICS (#20) |
| 1949 |
August |
BLAZE CARSON becomes REX HART (#6) |
| 1949 |
August |
CASEY--CRIME PHOTOGRAPHER #1 |
| 1949 |
August |
FRANKIE & LANA becomes FRANKIE FUDDLE (#16) |
| 1949 |
August |
GIRLS' LOVE STORIES #1 |
| 1949 |
August |
MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS becomes MARVEL TALES (#93) |
| 1949 |
August |
SUB-MARINER COMICS becomes BEST LOVE (#33) |
| 1949 |
September |
JIMMY WAKELY #1 |
| 1949 |
September |
MOLLY MANTON'S ROMANCES #1 |
| 1949 |
September |
OUR LOVE #1 |
| 1949 |
September |
SECRET HEARTS #1 |
| 1949 |
September |
WONDER DUCK #1 |
| 1949 |
October |
ACTUAL ROMANCES #1 |
| 1949 |
October |
ADVENTURES OF ALAN LADD #1 |
| 1949 |
October |
ADVENTURES OF OZZIE AND HARRIET #1 |
| 1949 |
October |
AWFUL OSCAR becomes OSCAR COMICS (#13) |
| 1949 |
October |
BLAZE THE WONDER COLLIE #1 (#2) |
| 1949 |
October |
COWBOY ROMANCES #1 |
| 1949 |
October |
GAY COMICS ends (#40) |
| 1949 |
October |
LAWBREAKERS ALWAYS LOSE! ends (#10) |
| 1949 |
October |
LOVE ADVENTURES #1 |
| 1949 |
October |
LOVE DRAMAS #1 |
| 1949 |
October |
LOVE SECRETS #1 |
| 1949 |
October |
MITZI'S BOYFRIEND revived & becomes TRUE LIFE TALES
(#8) |
| 1949 |
October |
OSCAR COMICS ends (#13) |
| 1949 |
October |
TESSIE THE TYPIST becomes TINY TESSIE (#24) |
| 1949 |
October |
TRUE COMPLETE MYSTERY ends (#8) |
| 1949 |
October |
WESTERN WINNERS becomes ROMANCE TALES (#7) |
| 1949 |
November |
BOY COMMANDOS ends (#36) |
| 1949 |
November |
CRIMEFIGHTERS ends (#10) |
| 1949 |
November |
FAITHFUL #1 |
| 1949 |
November |
FILM FUNNIES #1 |
| 1949 |
November |
FRANKIE FUDDLE ends (#17) |
| 1949 |
November |
GIRL COMICS #1 |
| 1949 |
November |
LANA becomes LITTLE LANA (#8) |
| 1949 |
November |
LITTLE LENNY ends (#3) |
| 1949 |
November |
PETER PORKCHOPS #1 |
| 1949 |
November |
ROMANCES OF THE WEST #1 |
| 1949 |
November |
SPORTS STARS #1 |
| 1949 |
November |
TWO-GUN KID ends (#10) |
| 1949 |
November |
YOUNG HEARTS #1 |
| 1949 |
December |
BEST WESTERN becomes WESTERN OUTLAWS & SHERIFFS
(#60) |
| 1949 |
December |
CUPID #1 |
| 1949 |
December |
MAN COMICS #1 |
| 1949 |
December |
MOLLY MANTON'S ROMANCES ends (#2) |
| 1949 |
December |
MY DIARY #1 |
| 1949 |
December |
RANGELAND LOVE #1 |
| 1949 |
December |
ROMANCE DIARY #1 |
| 1949 |
December |
TRUE WESTERN #1 |
| 1949 |
December |
WESTERN LIFE ROMANCES #1 |
| 1949 |
December |
ALL WINNERS COMICS (second series) becomes ALL WESTERN
WINNERS (#2) |
| 1949 |
N.A. |
KID COLT becomes KID COLT OUTLAW (#5) |
| 1950 |
January |
AMAZING MYSTERIES ends (#35) |
| 1950 |
January |
ANIMAL ANTICS retitled MOVIE TOWN ANIMAL ANTICS (#24) |
| 1950 |
January |
CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS ends (#75) |
| 1950 |
January |
COMEDY COMICS (second series) ends (#10) |
| 1950 |
January |
COWGIRL ROMANCES ends (#28) |
| 1950 |
January |
JEANIE COMICS becomes COWGIRL ROMANCES (#28) |
| 1950 |
January |
LI'L WILLIE COMICS renumbered (#20/22) |
| 1950 |
January |
LOVE ADVENTURES ends (#2) |
| 1950 |
January |
LOVE SECRETS ends (#2) |
| 1950 |
January |
REAL EXPERIENCES ends (#25) |
| 1950 |
January |
RUSTY COMICS becomes THE KELLYS (#23) |
| 1950 |
January |
TINY TESSIE becomes REAL EXPERIENCES (#25) |
| 1950 |
January |
TRUE LIFE TALES renumbered & ends (#2) |
| 1950 |
February |
FAITHFUL ends (#2) |
| 1950 |
February |
FILM FUNNIES ends (#2) |
| 1950 |
February |
GIRLS' ROMANCES #1 |
| 1950 |
February |
IT'S A DUCK'S LIFE #1 |
| 1950 |
February |
MISS MELODY LANE OF BROADWAY #1 |
| 1950 |
February |
REX HART ends (#8) |
| 1950 |
February |
SPORTS STARS becomes SPORTS ACTION (#2) |
| 1950 |
February |
TEX MORGAN ends (#9) |
| 1950 |
February |
YOUNG HEARTS ends (#2) |
| 1950 |
March |
FEATURE FILMS #1 |
| 1950 |
March |
ACTUAL ROMANCES becomes TRUE SECRETS (#3) |
| 1950 |
March |
BLAZE THE WONDER COLLIE ends (#3) |
| 1950 |
March |
CUPID ends (#2) |
| 1950 |
March |
LITTLE LANA ends (#9) |
| 1950 |
March |
OUR LOVE becomes TRUE SECRETS (#3) |
| 1950 |
March |
RANGELAND LOVE ends (#2) |
| 1950 |
March |
ROMANCE DIARY ends (#2) |
| 1950 |
March |
ROMANCE TALES ends (#9) |
| 1950 |
March |
ROMANCES OF THE WEST becomes ROMANTIC AFFAIRS (#3) |
| 1950 |
March |
ROMANTIC AFFAIRS ends (#3) |
| 1950 |
March |
WESTERN LIFE ROMANCES ends (#2) |
| 1950 |
March |
WESTERN WINNERS becomes BLACK RIDER (#8) |
| 1950 |
March |
WONDER DUCK ends (#3) |
| 1950 |
April |
LEADING COMICS retitled LEADING SCREEN COMICS (#42) |
| 1950 |
April |
MYSTERY IN SPACE #1 |
| 1950 |
April |
BEST LOVE ends (#36) |
| 1950 |
April |
LITTLE LIZZIE ends (#5) |
| 1950 |
April |
MarIE COMICS becomes RENO BROWNE HOLLYWOOD'S GREATEST
COWGIRL |
| 1950 |
April |
MY LOVE ends (#4) |
| 1950 |
April |
WHIP WILSON #1 |
| 1950 |
N.A. |
ROMANCE TRAIL ends (#6) |
| 1950 |
N.A. |
TRUE WESTERN becomes TRUE ADVENTURES (#3) |
| 1950 |
June |
COWBOY ROMANCES becomes YOUNG MEN (#4) |
| 1950 |
June |
MISS MELODY LANE OF BROADWAY ends (#3) |
| 1950 |
June |
MY DIARY becomes MY FRIEND IRMA (#3) |
| 1950 |
July |
ADVENTURES OF OZZIE AND HARRIET ends (#6) |
| 1950 |
July |
DANGER TRAIL #1 |
| 1950 |
July |
MISS BEVERLY HILLS OF HOLLYWOOD ends (#9) |
| 1950 |
July |
SECRET HEARTS ends (#6) |
| 1950 |
August |
FUNNY FOLKS retitled HOLLYWOOD FUNNY FOLKS (#27) |
| 1950 |
August |
JUNIOR MISS ends (#39) |
| 1950 |
August |
LI'L WILLIE COMICS becomes CRIME CASES COMICS (#24) |
| 1950 |
August |
STRANGE ADVENTURES #1 |
| 1950 |
August |
TRUE ADVENTURES becomes MEN'S ADVENTURES (#4) |
| 1950 |
September |
CINDY COMICS becomes CRIME CAN'T WIN (#41) |
| 1950 |
September |
FEATURE FILMS ends (#4) |
| 1950 |
September |
HEDY OF HOLLYWOOD ends (#50) |
| 1950 |
September |
TEEN COMICS becomes JOURNEY INTO UNKNOWN WORLDS (#36) |
| 1950 |
September |
THE KELLYS becomes SPY CASES (#26) |
| 1950 |
September |
TOMAHAWK #1 |
| 1950 |
October |
ADVENTURES OF BOB HOPE #1 |
| 1950 |
November |
CASEY--CRIME PHOTOGRAPHER becomes TWO-GUN WESTERN (#5) |
| 1950 |
November |
JOKER COMICS becomes ADVENTURES INTO TERROR (#43) |
| 1950 |
November |
SUSPENSE becomes AMAZING DETECTIVE CASES (#3) |
| 1950 |
November |
WHIP WILSON becomes THE GUNHAWK (#12) |
| 1950 |
December |
CRIME EXPOSED #1 |
| 1950 |
December |
FLIPPETY & FLOP #1 |
| 1950 |
December |
MARVEL BOY #1 |
| 1950 |
December |
WAR COMICS #1 |
| 1950 |
December |
HEDY DEVINE COMICS becomes HEDY OF HOLLYWOOD |
| 1950 |
December |
RENO BROWNE, HOLLYWOOD'S GREATEST COWGIRL becomes APACHE
KID |
| 1950 |
N.A. |
Charles Schulz's Peanuts appears as a newspaper strip.
Previously the strip appeared in a magazine and was called Lil Folks. |
| 1950 |
N.A. |
EC Comics launches its new trend of horror and sci-fi comics
signaling a new era in comics. Titles published are Crypt of Terror (Tales From
the Crypt), Vault of Horror and Haunt of Fear, |
| 1950 |
N.A. |
Mort Walker's Beetle Baily |
