Notable events of 1942 in comics. See also List of years in comics.
Events and publications
Year overall
- Joe Simon and Jack Kirby leave Timely Comics and move to National Comics (now DC Comics).
January
- All-Winners Comics (1941 series) #3 - Timely Comics
- Captain America Comics (1941 series) #10 - Timely Comics
- Daring Mystery Comics (1940 series) #8 - final issue, cancelled by Timely Comics
- Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #27 - Timely Comics
- Sensation Comics #1 (cover date) featuring Wonder Woman â€" DC Comics
- U.S.A. Comics (1941 series) #3 - Timely Comics
February
- Captain America Comics (1941 series) #11 - Timely Comics
- Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #28 - Timely Comics
March
- Captain America Comics (1941 series) #12 - Timely Comics
- Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #29 - Timely Comics
April
- All-Winners Comics (1941 series) #4 - Timely Comics
- Captain America Comics (1941 series) #13 - Timely Comics
- Human Torch (1940 series) #7 - Timely Comics
- Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #30 - Timely Comics
- Red Ryder Comics, with issue #6, taken over from Hawley by Dell Comics.
- Sub-Mariner Comics (1941 series) #5 - Timely Comics
- U.S.A. Comics (1941 series) #4 - Timely Comics
May
- Captain America Comics (1941 series) #14 - Timely Comics
- Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #31 - Timely Comics
June
- Captain America Comics (1941 series) #15 - Timely Comics
- Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #32 - Timely Comics
July
- All-Winners Comics (1941 series) #5 - Timely Comics
- Captain America Comics (1941 series) #16 - Timely Comics
- Crime Does Not Pay debuts with issue #22, continuing the numbering of Silver Streak Comics â€" Lev Gleason Publications
- Human Torch (1940 series) #8 - Timely Comics
- Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #33 - Timely Comics
- Sub-Mariner Comics (1941 series) #6 - Timely Comics
- U.S.A. Comics (1941 series) #5 - Timely Comics
August
- Captain America Comics (1941 series) #17 - Timely Comics
- Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #34 - Timely Comics
September
- Captain America Comics (1941 series) #18 - Timely Comics
- Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #35 - Timely Comics
October
- All-Winners Comics (1941 series) #6 - Timely Comics
- Captain America Comics (1941 series) #19 - Timely Comics
- Human Torch (1940 series) #9 - Timely Comics
- Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #36 - Timely Comics
- Sub-Mariner Comics (1941 series) #7 - Timely Comics
November
- Captain America Comics (1941 series) 20 - Timely Comics
- Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #37 - Timely Comics
December
- Captain America Comics (1941 series) #21 - Timely Comics
- Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #38 - Timely Comics
- Sub-Mariner Comics (1941 series) #8 - Timely Comics
- U.S.A. Comics (1941 series) #6 - Timely Comics
- Eugen Semitjov begins publishing Allan Kämpe
First issues by title
- Boy Commandos, cover-dated Winter, published by DC Comics.
- Hangman Comics, cover-dated Spring, published by MLJ Magazines Inc.
- Sensation Comics, cover-dated January, published by DC Comics.
- Wonder Woman, cover-dated Summer, published by DC Comics.
Initial appearances by character name
- False-Face in Leading Comics #2 (National Comics, Spring), created by Mort Weisinger and Creig Flessel
- Mister Terrific (Terry Sloane) in Sensation Comics #1 (DC Comics, January), created by Charles Resizenstein and Hal Sharpe
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