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Thursday, January 29, 2015


Events and publications


1953 in comics -Events and publications

Year overall

  • National Comics Publications v. Fawcett Publications is settled out of court; Fawcett agrees to quit using the Captain Marvel character(s) and pay DC Comics the sum of $400,000. Subsequently, Fawcett leaves the comics publishing business.
  • Tut le Blanc's comic strip An Altar Boy Named Speck begins syndication

March

  • Al Gordon's art career begins with Trojan Comics' Attack! #6 and Beware #14.

April

  • Master Comics, with issue #133, canceled by Fawcett.

June

  • Whiz Comics, with issue #155, canceled by Fawcett.
  • Captain Marvel Jr., with issue #118, canceled by Fawcett.

November

  • Captain Marvel Adventures (1941 series), with issue #150, canceled by Fawcett Comics.
  • Hopalong Cassidy, with issue #85, canceled by Fawcett Comics.
  • Two-Gun Kid (1948 series), with issue #11, revived by Marvel.
  • Weird Fantasy, with issue #22, merges with Weird Science to become Weird Science-Fantasy â€" EC Comics

First issues by title


1953 in comics -First issues by title

Atlas Comics/Marvel Comics

  • Bible Tales for Young Folk
  • Buck Duck
  • Crazy
  • Homer Hooper
  • Little Lizzie
  • Lorna the Jungle Queen
  • Menace (Mar.)
  • Monkey and the Bear, The
  • Patsy and her Pals
  • Secret Story Romances
  • Speed Carter, Spaceman
  • Wendy Parker Comics

Other publishers

  • Atomic Mouse (Mar.) â€" Charlton Comics
  • Classics Illustrated Junior (Oct.) â€" Gilberton
  • Little Dot (Sept.) â€" Harvey Comics
  • Princess Knight, by Osamu Tezuka, first serialized in Kodansha's Shōjo Club (Jan.)
  • The Topper #1 (Feb. 7) - D.C. Thomson and Co.
  • Uncle Scrooge (Dec.) â€" Dell Comics

Renamed titles


1953 in comics -Renamed titles

Atlas Comics/Marvel Comics

  • Battle Brady #10 renamed from Men in Action
  • Bible Tales for Young People #3 renamed from Bible Tales for Young Folk
  • Combat Casey #6 renamed from War Combat
  • Miss America #50 renamed from Miss America Magazine
  • Young Men #21 renamed from Young Men on the Battlefield
  • Young Men in Action #24 renamed from Young Men

Other publishers

  • United States Marines #7-11 renamed from Fighting Leathernecks - Toby Press

Initial appearances by character name


1953 in comics -Initial appearances by character name

DC Thomson & Co.

  • Beryl the Peril, in The Topper #1 (Feb. 7)
  • General Jumbo, in The Beano #583 (19 Sept.)
  • Little Plum, in The Beano #586 (10 Oct.)
  • Minnie the Minx, in The Beano #596 (19 Dec.)
  • Roger the Dodger, in The Beano #561 (18 Apr.)

Other publishers

  • Atomic Mouse, in Atomic Mouse #1 (Charlton Comics, Mar.)
  • Captain 3-D, in Captain 3-D #1 (Harvey Comics, Dec.)
  • Captain Harlock, in Adventures of a Honeybee
  • Little Lotta, in Little Dot #1 (Harvey Comics, Sept.)
  • Richie Rich, in Little Dot #1 (Harvey Comics, Sept.)
  • Ringo Kid, in The Ringo Kid Western #1 (Atlas Comics, Aug.)
  • Superduperman, in Mad #4 (EC, Apr./May)
  • Zombie, in Menace #5 (Atlas Comics, July)

References


1953 in comics -References

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