1934 in comics

Notable events of 1934 in comics. See also List of years in comics.

Events and publications

January

• Flash Gordon Comic Strip is born on January 7th.

July

• Famous Funnies #1 (Eastern Color Printing) - The first full-color comic book sold to the public. It set the standard of 68 pages, including covers, and sold for 10 cents. Early issues of this series, starting with #1, advertised the contents as "100 Comics and Games - Puzzles - Magic."
• July 26:
  • Winsor McCay, creator of Little Nemo, dies at age 64.

September

• Famous Funnies #2 (Eastern Color Printing) - With this issue, Famous Funnies would become the first monthly newsstand comic publication.

October

• Famous Funnies #3 (Eastern Color Printing)

November

• Famous Funnies #4 (Eastern Color Printing)

December

• Famous Funnies #5 (Eastern Color Printing)

First issues by title

• Famous Funnies on newsstands in May, cover dated July, published by Eastern Color Printing Company.

References

1. ^ "Dates in History by Year". HistoryOrb.com. Retrieved 2012-08-27.