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
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 ShÅjo Club (Jan.)
The Topper #1 (Feb. 7) - D.C. Thomson and Co.
Uncle Scrooge (Dec.) â€" Dell 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
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.)
