Notable events of 1947 in comics. See also List of years in comics.
Events and publications
Year overall
January
- All-Winners Comics (1941 series), with issue #21 (Winter 1946/1947 cover-date) canceled by Timely Comics
- Captain America Comics (1941 series) #60 - Timely Comics
- Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #80 - Timely Comics
- Eerie, a one-shot horror comic book published by Avon Periodicals as Eerie #1. The book holds the distinction of being the first true, stand-alone horror comic book and is credited with establishing the horror comics genre.
February
March
- Captain America Comics (1941 series) #61 - Timely Comics
- Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #81 - Timely Comics
April
- Captain America Comics (1941 series) #62 - Timely Comics
- Human Torch (1940 series) #26 - Timely Comics
- Sub-Mariner Comics (1941 series) #22 - Timely Comics
May
- Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #82 - Timely Comics
June
July
- Captain America Comics (1941 series) #63 - Timely Comics
- Human Torch (1940 series) #27 - Timely Comics
- Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #83 - Timely Comics
- Sub-Mariner Comics (1941 series) #23 - Timely Comics
August
September
- Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, with issue #15, canceled by Fawcett Comics.
October
- Captain America Comics (1941 series) #64 - Timely Comics
- Human Torch (1940 series) #28 - Timely Comics
- Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #84 - Timely Comics
November
- More Fun Comics, with issue #127 (November/December cover date), is cancelled by DC Comics.
December
- Human Torch (1940 series) #29 - Timely Comics
Deaths
May
- May 2: Wonder Woman creator William Moulton Marston dies at age 53.
First appearance by character
- Casey the Cop by DC Comics in Action Comics
- Dagar, the Desert Hawk by Fox Feature Syndicate in All Great Comics #13 (December)
