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Saturday, February 7, 2015

Notable events of 1939 in comics. See also List of years in comics.



Events and publications


1939 in comics

Year overall

  • A boom year for the burgeoning American comic book industry, as Archie Comics, Fawcett Comics, Fox Feature Syndicate, Lev Gleason Publications, Marvel Comics/Timely Comics, Nedor Comics, and Quality Comics all begin publishing.
  • Serbian comic strip Zigomar begins publication

January

  • Ace Comics (1937 series) #22 - David McKay Publications
  • Action Comics (1938 series) #8 - National Allied Publications
  • Adventure Comics (1938 series) #34 - National Allied Publications
  • Amazing Mystery Funnies (1938 series) #5 - Centaur Publications
  • Detective Comics (1937 series) #23 - National Allied Publications
  • Feature Funnies (1937 series) #16 - Comic Favorites, Inc.
  • More Fun Comics (1936 series) #39 - National Periodical Publications

February

  • Ace Comics #23 - David McKay Publications
  • Action Comics #9 - National Allied Publications
  • Adventure Comics #35 - National Allied Publications
  • Amazing Mystery Funnies #6 - Centaur Publications
  • Detective Comics #24 - National Allied Publications
  • Feature Funnies #17 - Comic Favorites, Inc.
  • More Fun Comics #40 - National Periodical Publications

March

  • Ace Comics #24 - David McKay Publications
  • Action Comics #10 - National Allied Publications
  • Adventure Comics #36 - National Allied Publications
  • Amazing Mystery Funnies #7 - Centaur Publications
  • Detective Comics #25 - National Allied Publications
  • Feature Funnies #18 - Comic Favorites, Inc.
  • More Fun Comics #41 - National Periodical Publications

April

  • Ace Comics #25 - David McKay Publications
  • Action Comics #11 - National Allied Publications
  • Adventure Comics #37 - National Allied Publications
  • All-American Comics #1 - All-American Publications
  • Amazing Mystery Funnies #8 - Centaur Publications
  • Detective Comics #26 - National Allied Publications
  • Feature Funnies #19 - Comic Favorites, Inc.
  • More Fun Comics #42 - National Periodical Publications
  • Movie Comics (1939 series) #1 - National Periodical Publications

May

  • Ace Comics #26 - David McKay Publications
  • Action Comics #12 - National Allied Publications
  • Adventure Comics #38 - National Allied Publications
  • All-American Comics #2 - All-American Publications
  • Amazing Mystery Funnies #9 - Centaur Publications
  • Detective Comics #27 - National Allied Publications - First appearance of Bat-Man
  • Feature Funnies #20 - Comic Favorites, Inc.
  • More Fun Comics #43 - National Periodical Publications
  • Movie Comics #2 - National Periodical Publications

June

  • Ace Comics #27 - David McKay Publications
  • Action Comics #13 - National Allied Publications
  • Adventure Comics #39 - National Allied Publications
  • All-American Comics #3 - National Allied Publications
  • Amazing Mystery Funnies #10 - Centaur Publications
  • Detective Comics #28 - National Allied Publications
  • Feature Comics (previously Feature Funnies) #21 - Quality Comics
  • More Fun Comics #44 - National Periodical Publications
  • Movie Comics #3 - National Periodical Publications
  • Superman (1939 series) #1, cover dated Summer - National Periodical Publications

July

  • Ace Comics #28 - David McKay Publications
  • Action Comics #14 - National Allied Publications
  • Adventure Comics #40 - National Allied Publications
  • All-American Comics #4 - All-American Publications
  • Amazing Mystery Funnies #11 - Centaur Publications
  • Detective Comics #29 - National Allied Publications
  • Feature Comics #22 - Quality Comics
  • More Fun Comics #45 - National Periodical Publications
  • Movie Comics #4 - National Periodical Publications
  • The Magic Comic #1 - D. C. Thomson & Co.

August

  • Ace Comics #29 - David McKay Publications
  • Action Comics #15 - National Allied Publications
  • Adventure Comics #41 - National Allied Publications
  • All-American Comics #5 - All-American Publications
  • Amazing Mystery Funnies #12 - Centaur Publications
  • Detective Comics #30 - National Allied Publications
  • Feature Comics #23 - Quality Comics
  • More Fun Comics #46 - National Periodical Publications
  • Movie Comics #5 - National Periodical Publications
  • Smash Comics (1939 series) #1 - Quality Comics

September

  • Newspaper strip Ben Bowyang by Alex Gurney begins publication
  • Ace Comics #30 - David McKay Publications
  • Action Comics #16 - National Allied Publications
  • Adventure Comics #42 - National Allied Publications
  • All-American Comics #6 - All-American Publications
  • Amazing Man Comics (1939 series) #5 - Centaur Publications
  • Amazing Mystery Funnies #13 - Centaur Publications
  • Detective Comics #31 - National Allied Publications
  • Feature Comics #24 - Quality Comics
  • Four Color Series 1 (1939 series) #1 - Dell Publishing
    • First comic-book appearance of Dick Tracy, previously seen in comic strips beginning 1931
  • More Fun Comics #47 - National Periodical Publications
  • Movie Comics #6, last issue - National Periodical Publications
  • Smash Comics #2 - Quality Comics
  • Superman #2, cover dated Fall - National Periodical Publications

October

  • Ace Comics #31 - David McKay Publications
  • Action Comics #17 - National Allied Publications
  • Adventure Comics #43 - National Allied Publications
  • All-American Comics #7 - All-American Publications
  • Amazing Man Comics #6 - Centaur Publications
  • Amazing Mystery Funnies #14 - Centaur Publications
  • Detective Comics #32 - National Allied Publications
  • Feature Comics #25 - Quality Comics
  • Four Color Series 1 #2 - Dell Publishing
  • Marvel Comics (becomes Marvel Mystery Comics) (1939 series) #1 - Timely Comics
  • More Fun Comics #48 - National Periodical Publications
  • Smash Comics #3 - Quality Comics

November

  • Ace Comics #32 - David McKay Publications
  • Action Comics #18 - National Allied Publications
  • Adventure Comics #44 - National Allied Publications
  • All-American Comics #8 - All-American Publications
  • Amazing Man Comics #7 - Centaur Publications
  • Amazing Mystery Funnies #15 - Centaur Publications
  • Detective Comics #33 - National Allied Publications
  • Double Action Comics #1 â€" National Allied Publications. Released only in New York City newsstands, Double Action Comics was most likely an “ashcan”, a limited-run publication produced simply to register the title. It had a black-and-white cover, with the contents pulled from Action Comics #2.
  • Feature Comics #26 - Quality Comics
  • More Fun Comics #49 - National Periodical Publications
  • Smash Comics #4 - Quality Comics

December

  • Ace Comics #33 - David McKay Publications
  • Action Comics #19 - National Allied Publications
  • Adventure Comics #45 - National Allied Publications
  • All-American Comics #9 - All-American Publications
  • Amazing Man Comics #8 - Centaur Publications
  • Amazing Mystery Funnies #16 - Centaur Publications
  • Detective Comics #34 - National Allied Publications
  • Double Action Comics (1939 series) #1 - National Periodical Publications (ashcan copy, distributed only in New York City newsstands)
  • Feature Comics #27 - Quality Comics
  • Marvel Mystery Comics (previously Marvel Comics) #2 - Timely Comics
  • More Fun Comics #50- National Periodical Publications
  • Smash Comics #5 - Quality Comics
  • Superman #3, cover dated Winter - National Periodical Publications

Specials

  • New York World's Fair (1939 series) #1 - National Periodical Publications
  • Mutt & Jeff (1939 series) #1 - All-American Comics


First issues by title


1939 in comics
  • All-American Comics cover dated April, published by All-American Publications
  • Amazing Man Comics cover dated September, published by Centaur Publications. Issues #1 through 4 were not published.
  • Double Action Comics cover dated December, published by National Periodical Publications. The first issue was an ashcan copy, published but not distributed or sold.
  • Fantastic Comics, cover-dated December, published by Fox Feature Syndicate
  • Four Color Series 1 published by Dell Publishing
  • Marvel Comics cover dated October, published by Timely Comics
  • Movie Comics cover dated April, published by National Periodical Publications
  • Mutt & Jeff cover dated Summer, published by All-American Comics
  • New York World's Fair published by National Periodical Publications
  • Silver Streak Comics cover dated December, published by Rhoda Publications
  • Smash Comics cover dated August, published by Quality Comics
  • Superman cover dated Summer, published by National Periodical Publications
  • The Magic Comic cover dated July, published by D. C. Thomson & Co.

Renamed titles

  • Feature Comics renamed Feature Funnies as of the June cover date.
  • Marvel Comics renamed Marvel Mystery Comics as of the December cover date.

Initial appearances by character name


1939 in comics
  • Batman in Detective Comics #27 (May) created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, published by National Allied Publications
  • Human Torch in Marvel Comics #1 (October) created by Carl Burgos, published by Timely Comics
  • The Sub-Mariner in Marvel Comics #1 (October) created by Bill Everett, published by Timely Comics
  • The Sandman (Wesley Dodds) in New York World's Fair #1 created by Gardner Fox and Bert Christman, published by National Periodical Publications

References


1939 in comics

1939 in comics
 
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