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1960s in comics ''See also'': 1950s in comics, other events of the 1960s, 1970s in comics and the list of years in comics Events and publications 1960 July * ''House of Mystery'' #100, edited by Jack Schiff. (DC Comics) 1961 *''Amazing Adventures #1'' ...
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list of years in comics This page indexes the individual year in comics pages. Each year is annotated with significant events as reference points. __NOTOC__ 2010s - 2000s - 1990s - 1980s - 1970s - 1960s - 1950s - 1940s - 1930s - Pre-1930s Pre-1930s * Before 1900s i ...
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Publications To publish is to make content available to the general public.Berne Conve ...
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1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ...
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1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito i ...
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1954 Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
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1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
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1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
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1957 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th y ...
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1959 Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E ...


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Adventures into Terror An adventure is an exciting experience or undertaking that is typically bold, sometimes risky. Adventures may be activities with danger such as traveling, exploring, skydiving, mountain climbing, scuba diving, river rafting, or other extreme ...
#43'' -
Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...
*'' Amazing Detective Cases #3'' spin-off from ''
Suspense Suspense is a state of mental uncertainty, anxiety, being undecided, or being doubtful. In a dramatic work, suspense is the anticipation of the outcome of a plot or of the solution to an uncertainty, puzzle, or mystery, particularly as it aff ...
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Apache Kid Haskay-bay-nay-ntayl ( 1860 – in or after 1894), better known as the Apache Kid, was born in Aravaipa Canyon (25 miles (40 kilometers) south of San Carlos Agency) into one of the three local groups of the Aravaipa/Arivaipa Apache Band (in Apa ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Black Rider #8'' renamed from '' Western Winners'' - Marvel Comics *'' Cindy Smith #39'' renamed from '' Cindy Comics'' - Marvel Comics *'' Crime Can't Win #41'' renamed from '' Cindy Smith'' - Marvel Comics *'' Crime Can't Win #4'' renumbered from ''#44'' - Marvel Comics *'' Crime Exposed #1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Crime Must Lose! #4'' renamed from ''
Romantic Affairs Romantic may refer to: Genres and eras * The Romantic era, an artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement of the 18th and 19th centuries ** Romantic music, of that era ** Romantic poetry, of that era ** Romanticism in science, of that e ...
'' - Marvel Comics *'' Cowgirl Romances #28'' renamed from '' Jeanie Comics'' - Marvel Comics *'' Gunhawk, The #12'' renamed from ''
Whip Wilson Whip Wilson (born Roland Charles Meyers, June 16, 1911 – October 22, 1964) was an American cowboy film actor, film star of the late 1940s and into the 1950s, known for his roles in B movies (Hollywood Golden Age)#Cowboys and dogs, B-westerns. ...
'' - Marvel Comics *'' Hedy of Hollywood #36'' renamed from '' Hedy de Vine'' - Marvel Comics *''
Honeymoon A honeymoon is a vacation taken by newlyweds immediately after their wedding, to celebrate their marriage. Today, honeymoons are often celebrated in destinations considered exotic or romantic. In a similar context, it may also refer to the phase ...
#41'' renamed from ''
Gay Comics In comics, LGBT themes in speculative fiction, LGBT themes are a relatively new concept, as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) themes and character (novel), characters were historically omitted from the content of comic books and the ...
'' - Marvel Comics *'' It's a Ducks Life #1'' - Marvel Comics *''
Journey into Unknown Worlds ''Journey into Unknown Worlds'' was a science-fiction/horror/fantasy title from Atlas (pre-Marvel) Comics published during the 1950s. The series continued from Timely Comics' teen-humor series ''Teen Comics'' and ran from Sept. 1950 - Aug. 1957. ...
#36'' renamed from ''
Teen Comics Adolescence () is a transitional stage of Developmental biology, physical and psychological Human development (biology), development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to adulthood (typically corresponding to the age of majo ...
'' - Marvel Comics *'' Kellys, The #23'' renamed from ''
Rusty Comics Rusty may refer to something covered with rust or with a rust (color). Rusty is also a nickname for people who have red hair, have a rust-hued skin tone, or have the given name Russell (given name), Russell. Rusty may also refer to: People *Rust ...
'' - Marvel Comics *''
Marvel Boy M-11 Originally known as the Human Robot, the character was given the name "M-11" in the 2006 to 2007 ''Agents of Atlas'' miniseries as an allusion to its first appearance in '' Menace'' #11 from Marvel Comics' 1950s predecessor, Atlas Comics. ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Men's Adventures #4'' renamed from ''
True Adventures True Adventures, Ltd., is a role-playing game company started by Jeff Martin. It operates two entertainment venues at Gen Con Indy: True Dungeon and True Dungeon Fantasy Tavern. True Adventures is notable because their signature event, True Dungeo ...
'' - Marvel Comics *''
My Friend Irma ''My Friend Irma'' is a media franchise that was spawned by a top-rated, long-running radio situation comedy created by writer-director-producer Cy Howard. The radio show was so popular in the late 1940s that its success escalated the films, ...
#3'' renamed from ''
My Diary (comics) My Diary may refer to: Books *''My Diary'', by Edith Holden, alternative title for ''The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady'' *''My Diary'', by Marvel Comics 1950s in comics *''Jenny, My Diary'', by "Jenny", pseudonymous post-nuclear war fiction by ...
'' - Marvel Comics *''
Romantic Affairs Romantic may refer to: Genres and eras * The Romantic era, an artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement of the 18th and 19th centuries ** Romantic music, of that era ** Romantic poetry, of that era ** Romanticism in science, of that e ...
#3'' renamed from '' Romances of the West'' - Marvel Comics *'' Sports Action #2'' renamed from '' Sports Stars'' - Marvel Comics *'' Real Experiences #25'' renamed from '' Tiny Tessie'' - Marvel Comics *'' Reno Browne, Hollywood's Greatest Cowgirl #50'' renamed from '' Margie Comics'' - Marvel Comics *''
Romantic Affairs Romantic may refer to: Genres and eras * The Romantic era, an artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement of the 18th and 19th centuries ** Romantic music, of that era ** Romantic poetry, of that era ** Romanticism in science, of that e ...
#4'' renamed from '' Romances of the West'' - Marvel Comics *'' Spy Cases #26'' renamed from '' Kellys, The'' - Marvel Comics *'' Spy Cases #4'' renumbered from ''#29'' - Marvel Comics *''
True Adventures True Adventures, Ltd., is a role-playing game company started by Jeff Martin. It operates two entertainment venues at Gen Con Indy: True Dungeon and True Dungeon Fantasy Tavern. True Adventures is notable because their signature event, True Dungeo ...
#3'' renamed from '' True Western'' - Marvel Comics *'' True Life Tales #2'' renumbered from ''#9'' - Marvel Comics *''
True Secrets True most commonly refers to truth, the state of being in congruence with fact or reality. True may also refer to: Places * True, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States * True, Wisconsin, a town in the United States * T ...
#3'' renamed from '' Our Love'' - Marvel Comics *''
Two-Gun Western Two-Gun is a common nickname or epithet for gunslingers known to wield two handguns. People * Francis Crowley, Two-Gun Crowley, or simply Two-Gun, an American serial killer * Louis Alterie, or Two-Gun Alterie, an American gangster and hitman * Rich ...
#5'' renamed from ''
Casey Crime Photographer ''Casey, Crime Photographer'' (also known as ''Crime photographer''; ''Flashgun Casey''; ''Casey, Press Photographer''; ''Stephen Bristol, Crime Photographer'') was an American media franchise that lasted from the 1930s until the 1960s. Created b ...
'' - Marvel Comics *''
War Comics War comics is a genre of comic books that gained popularity in English-speaking countries following World War II. History American war comics Shortly after the birth of the modern comic book in the mid- to late 1930s, comics publishers began incl ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics *''
Whip Wilson Whip Wilson (born Roland Charles Meyers, June 16, 1911 – October 22, 1964) was an American cowboy film actor, film star of the late 1940s and into the 1950s, known for his roles in B movies (Hollywood Golden Age)#Cowboys and dogs, B-westerns. ...
#9'' renamed from '' Rex Hart'' - Marvel Comics *'' Young Men #4'' renamed from ''
Cowboy Romances A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks. The historic American cowboy of the late 19th century arose from the '' vaquer ...
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1951

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Adventures into Terror An adventure is an exciting experience or undertaking that is typically bold, sometimes risky. Adventures may be activities with danger such as traveling, exploring, skydiving, mountain climbing, scuba diving, river rafting, or other extreme ...
#3'' renumbered from ''#45'' - Marvel Comics *'' Arizona Kid #1'' - Marvel Comics *''Astonishing #3'' renamed from ''
Marvel Boy M-11 Originally known as the Human Robot, the character was given the name "M-11" in the 2006 to 2007 ''Agents of Atlas'' miniseries as an allusion to its first appearance in '' Menace'' #11 from Marvel Comics' 1950s predecessor, Atlas Comics. ...
'' - Marvel Comics *''
Battle A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics *''
Combat Kelly Combat Kelly is the name of two fictional characters in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Both appear in war comics titles: ''Combat Kelly'', published by Marvel's 1950s iteration, Atlas Comics (1950s), Atlas Comics, and set during the Korean ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Fightin' Marines #1-176'' changes publisher to Charlton in 1955- St. John *'' Crime Cases Private Eye #1'' - Marvel Comics *''
Journey into Unknown Worlds ''Journey into Unknown Worlds'' was a science-fiction/horror/fantasy title from Atlas (pre-Marvel) Comics published during the 1950s. The series continued from Timely Comics' teen-humor series ''Teen Comics'' and ran from Sept. 1950 - Aug. 1957. ...
#4'' renamed from ''#39'' - Marvel Comics *'' Mystic #1'' - Marvel Comics *''
Kent Blake of the Secret Service Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces the ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Rocky Jorden Private Eye #6'' renamed from '' Crime Cases Private Eye'' - Marvel Comics *''
Young Men on the Battlefield Young may refer to: * Offspring, the product of reproduction of a new organism produced by one or more parents * Youth, the time of life when one is young, often meaning the time between childhood and adulthood Music * The Young, an American ro ...
#4'' renamed from '' Young Men'' - Marvel Comics *'' Red Warrior #1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Space Squadron #1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Spy Fighters #1'' - Marvel Comics *''
Strange Tales ''Strange Tales'' is a Marvel Comics comics anthology, anthology series. The title was revived in different forms on multiple occasions. Doctor Strange and Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (feature), Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. made their d ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics *''
Texas Kid Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics


1952

*'' Actual Confessions #13'' renamed from '' Lova Adventures'' - Marvel Comics *'' Adventures into Weird Worlds #1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Battle Action #1'' - Marvel Comics *''
Battlefield A battlefield, battleground, or field of battle is the location of a present or historic battle involving ground warfare. It is commonly understood to be limited to the point of contact between opposing forces, though battles may involve troops ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Battlefront #1'' - Marvel Comics *''
Combat Combat ( French for ''fight'') is a purposeful violent conflict meant to physically harm or kill the opposition. Combat may be armed (using weapons) or unarmed ( not using weapons). Combat is sometimes resorted to as a method of self-defense, or ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Fighting Leathernecks #1-6'' renamed
United States Marines The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through com ...
- Toby Press *''
Girl Confessions A girl is a young female human, usually a child or an adolescent. When a girl becomes an adult, she is accurately described as a ''woman''. However, the term ''girl'' is also used for other meanings, including ''young woman'',Dictionary.co ...
#13'' renamed from '' Girl Comics'' - Marvel Comics *''
Journey into Mystery ''Journey into Mystery'' is an American comic book series initially published by Atlas Comics (1950s), Atlas Comics, then by its successor, Marvel Comics. Initially a horror comics anthology, it changed to giant-monster and science fiction stori ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Men in Action #1'' - Marvel Comics *''
Mystery Tales Mystery, The Mystery, Mysteries or The Mysteries may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters *Mystery, a cat character in '' Emily the Strange'' Films * ''Mystery'' (2012 film), a 2012 Chinese drama film * ''Mystery'' ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Patsy and Hedy #1'' - Marvel Comics *''
Space World was a theme park in Yahatahigashi-ku, Japan. It had 6 roller coasters: Black Hole Scramble, Venus GP, Zaturn, Boogie-woogie Space Coaster, Titan Max, and Clipper. In 2016, the park officially announced that it would close at the end of the fo ...
#6'' renamed from '' Space Squadron'' - Marvel Comics *'' Spellbound #1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Tell It to the Marines #1-16'' changes publisher to I.W. Enterprises in 1964, also see Tell It to the Marines Super - Toby Press *'' U.S. Marines in Action #1-3'' - Avon Periodicals *'' Uncanny Tales #1'' - Marvel Comics *'' War Action #1'' - Marvel Comics *'' War Adventures #1'' - Marvel Comics *''
War Combat War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics


1953

*'' Battle Brady #10'' renamed from '' Men in Action'' - Marvel Comics *'' Bible Tales for Young Folk #1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Bible Tales for Young People #3'' renamed from '' Bible Tales for Young Folk'' - Marvel Comics *'' Buck Duck #1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Combat Casey #6'' renamed from ''
War Combat War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular ...
'' - Marvel Comics *''
Crazy Insanity, madness, lunacy, and craziness are behaviors performed by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns. Insanity can be manifest as violations of societal norms, including a person or persons becoming a danger to themselves or t ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics *''
Homer Hooper Homer (; grc, Ὅμηρος , ''Hómēros'') (born ) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer is considered one of the ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Little Lizzie #1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Lorna the Jungle Queen #1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Menace #1'' - Marvel Comics *''
Miss America Miss America is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 17 and 25. Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty revue", the contest is now judged on competitors' talent performances and interviews. As ...
#50'' renamed from '' Miss America Magazine'' - Marvel Comics *'' Monkey and the Bear, The #1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Patsy and her Pals #1'' - Marvel Comics *''
Princess Knight ''Princess Knight'', also known as ''Ribon no Kishi'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. This manga follows the adventures of Sapphire, a girl who was born accidentally with a blue heart of a boy and a pin ...
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Osamu Tezuka Osamu Tezuka (, born , ''Tezuka Osamu''; – 9 February 1989) was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist, and animator. Born in Osaka Prefecture, his prolific output, pioneering techniques, and innovative redefinitions of genres earned him such ...
, is first serialized on
Kodansha is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines ''Nakayoshi'', ''Afternoon'', ''Evening'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' an ...
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Shōjo Club was a monthly Japanese (girls) magazine. Founded by the publishing company Kodansha in 1923 as a sister publication to its magazine ''Shōnen Club'', the magazine published articles, short stories, illustrations, poems, and manga. ''Shōjo Clu ...
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Secret Story Romances Secrecy is the practice of hiding information from certain individuals or groups who do not have the "need to know", perhaps while sharing it with other individuals. That which is kept hidden is known as the secret. Secrecy is often controvers ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Speed Carter, Spaceman #1'' - Marvel Comics *'' The Topper #1'' - D.C. Thomson and Co. Ltd *''
United States Marines The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through com ...
#7-11'' renamed from Fighting Leathernecks - Toby Press *''
Wendy Parker Comics Wendy is a given name now generally given to girls in English-speaking countries. In Britain, Wendy appeared as a masculine name in a parish record in 1615. It was also used as a surname in Britain from at least the 17th century. Its popularity ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Young Men #21'' renamed from ''
Young Men on the Battlefield Young may refer to: * Offspring, the product of reproduction of a new organism produced by one or more parents * Youth, the time of life when one is young, often meaning the time between childhood and adulthood Music * The Young, an American ro ...
'' - Marvel Comics *'' Young Men in Action #24'' renamed from '' Young Men'' - Marvel Comics


1954

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Arrowhead An arrowhead or point is the usually sharpened and hardened tip of an arrow, which contributes a majority of the projectile mass and is responsible for impacting and penetrating a target, as well as to fulfill some special purposes such as sign ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Battle Ground #1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Crime Fighters Always Win #11'' renamed from '' Crimefighters'' - Marvel Comics *'' Girl's Life #1'' - Marvel Comics *''
Jungle Action ''Jungle Action'' is the name of two American comic book series published by Marvel Comics and its 1950s precursor, Atlas Comics. The Marvel version contained the first series starring the Black Panther, the first black superhero in mainstream com ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics *''
Jungle Tales ''Jungle Tales'' (later called ''Jann of the Jungle'') was an American comic book title published by Atlas Comics, the 1950s predecessor to Marvel Comics. It was an anthology title of stories set in an African jungle. Publication history Jungl ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics *''
Lorna the Jungle Girl Lorna the Jungle Girl, initially called Lorna the Jungle Queen, is a comic book jungle girl protagonist created by writer Don Rico and artist Werner Roth. She debuted in ''Lorna the Jungle Queen'' #1 (July 1953), published by Marvel Comics' 1950s ...
#6'' renamed from '' Lorna the Jungle Queen'' - Marvel Comics *'' Marines in Battle #1-25'' - Atlas Comics *'' Navy Action #1'' - Marvel Comics *''
Outlaw Fighters An outlaw, in its original and legal meaning, is a person declared as outside the protection of the law. In pre-modern societies, all legal protection was withdrawn from the criminal, so that anyone was legally empowered to persecute or kill them ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics *''
Outlaw Kid The Outlaw Kid is a fictional Western hero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character originally appeared in the company's 1950s iteration, Atlas Comics. A lesser-known character than the company's Kid Colt, Raw ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics *''
Police Action In military/security studies and international relations, police action is a military action undertaken without a formal declaration of war. Today the term counter-insurgency is more used. Since World War II, formal declarations of war have bee ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Ringo Kid Western, The #1'' - Marvel Comics *''Riot #1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Rugged Action #1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Semper Fi #1-9'' - Marvel Comics *'' Spy Thrillers #1'' - Marvel Comics *''
Western Kid The Western Kid is a fictional Old West character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was the star of Western feature published by Marvel's 1950s precursor, Atlas Comics. Publication history Tex Dawson, ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics *''
Western Outlaws Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US * Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that i ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Western Thrillers #1'' - Marvel Comics *''
Wild Wild, wild, wilds or wild may refer to: Common meanings * Wild animal * Wilderness, a wild natural environment * Wildness, the quality of being wild or untamed Art, media and entertainment Film and television * ''Wild'' (2014 film), a 2014 A ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics *'' With the Marines on the Battlefronts of the World #1-2'' - Toby Press


1955

*'' Adventures of Pinky Lee, The #1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Billy Buckskin Western #1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Black Knight. The #1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Cowboy Action #5'' renamed from '' Western Thrillers'' - Marvel Comics *'' Della Vision #1'' - Marvel Comics *''
Gunsmoke Western ''Gunsmoke Western'' was an American comic book series published initially by Atlas Comics, the 1950s forerunner of Marvel Comics, and then into the 1960s by Marvel. A Western anthology that ran 46 issues, it featured early stories of the Marvel ...
#32'' renamed from '' Western Tales of Black Rider'' - Marvel Comics *'' Homer the Happy Ghost #1'' - Marvel Comics *''
Jann of the Jungle ''Jungle Tales'' (later called ''Jann of the Jungle'') was an American comic book title published by Atlas Comics, the 1950s predecessor to Marvel Comics. It was an anthology title of stories set in an African jungle. Publication history Jungl ...
#8'' renamed from ''
Jungle Tales ''Jungle Tales'' (later called ''Jann of the Jungle'') was an American comic book title published by Atlas Comics, the 1950s predecessor to Marvel Comics. It was an anthology title of stories set in an African jungle. Publication history Jungl ...
'' - Marvel Comics *'' Marines in Action #1-14'' - Atlas Comics *''
Meet Miss Bliss Meet may refer to: People with the name * Janek Meet (born 1974), Estonian footballer * Meet Mukhi (born 2005), Indian child actor Arts, entertainment, and media * Meet (TV series), ''Meet'' (TV series), an early Australian television series whic ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics *'' My Girl Pearl #1'' - Marvel Comics *''
Navy Combat A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It inc ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Patty Powers #4'' renamed from '' Della Vision'' - Marvel Comics *'' Police Badge#749 #5'' renamed from '' Spy Thrillers'' - Marvel Comics *''
Rawhide Kid The Rawhide Kid (real name: Johnny Bart, originally given as Johnny Clay) is a fictional Old West cowboy appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A heroic gunfighter of the 19th-century American West who was unjustly wanted a ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Strange Stories of Suspense #5'' renamed from '' Rugged Action'' - Marvel Comics *'' Strange Tales of the Unusual #1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Western Tales of Black Rider #28'' renamed from '' Black Rider'' - Marvel Comics *''
Wyatt Earp Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (March 19, 1848 – January 13, 1929) was an American lawman and gambler in the American West, including Dodge City, Deadwood, and Tombstone. Earp took part in the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral, during which law ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics


1956

*'' Adventure into Mystery #1'' - Marvel Comics *''
Caught Caught is a method of dismissing a batsman in cricket. A batsman is out caught if the batsman hits the ball, from a legitimate delivery, with the bat, and the ball is caught by the bowler or a fielder before it hits the ground. If the ball h ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Date with Millie, A #1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Devil-Dog Dugan #1-3'' renamed Tales of the Marines - Atlas Comics *'' Frontier Western #1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Matt Slade, Gunfighter #1'' - Marvel Comics *''
Melvin the Monster Melvin is a masculine given name and surname, likely a variant of Melville and a descendant of the French surname de Maleuin and the later Melwin. It may alternatively be spelled as Melvyn or, in Welsh, Melfyn and the name Melivinia or Melva may ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics *'' My Love Story #1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Mystical Tales #1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Quick Trigger Western Action #12'' renamed from '' Cowboy Action'' - Marvel Comics *'' Quick Trigger Western #13'' renamed from '' Quick Trigger Western Action'' - Marvel Comics *'' Sailor Sweeney #12'' renamed from '' Navy Action'' - Marvel Comics *'' Sgt. Barney Barker #1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Sherry the Showgirl #1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Stories of Romance #5'' renamed from ''
Meet Miss Bliss Meet may refer to: People with the name * Janek Meet (born 1974), Estonian footballer * Meet Mukhi (born 2005), Indian child actor Arts, entertainment, and media * Meet (TV series), ''Meet'' (TV series), an early Australian television series whic ...
'' - Marvel Comics *'' True Tales of Love #22'' renamed from ''
Secret Story Romances Secrecy is the practice of hiding information from certain individuals or groups who do not have the "need to know", perhaps while sharing it with other individuals. That which is kept hidden is known as the secret. Secrecy is often controvers ...
'' - Marvel Comics *''
Two-Gun Western Two-Gun is a common nickname or epithet for gunslingers known to wield two handguns. People * Francis Crowley, Two-Gun Crowley, or simply Two-Gun, an American serial killer * Louis Alterie, or Two-Gun Alterie, an American gangster and hitman * Rich ...
#4'' renamed from '' Billy Buckskin Western'' - Marvel Comics *''
Western Gunfighters ''Western Gunfighters'' is the name of two American Western-anthology comic book series published by Marvel Comics and its 1950s forerunner, Atlas Comics. That initial Atlas series ran eight issues, from 1956 to 1957, and featured artists includi ...
#20'' renamed from ''
Apache Kid Haskay-bay-nay-ntayl ( 1860 – in or after 1894), better known as the Apache Kid, was born in Aravaipa Canyon (25 miles (40 kilometers) south of San Carlos Agency) into one of the three local groups of the Aravaipa/Arivaipa Apache Band (in Apa ...
'' - Marvel Comics *''
World of Fantasy ''World of Fantasy'' was a science fiction/fantasy comic book anthology series published by Marvel Comics' 1950s predecessor company, Atlas Comics (1950s), Atlas Comics. Lasting from 1956 to 1959, it included the work of several notable comics a ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics *'' World of Mystery #1'' - Marvel Comics *''
World of Suspense In its most general sense, the term "world" refers to the totality of entities, to the whole of reality or to everything that is. The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in different fields. Some conceptions see the worl ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Yellow Claw #1'' - Marvel Comics


1957

*'' Adventures of Homer Ghost #1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Black Rider Rides Again, The #1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Commando Adventures #1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Date with Patsy, A #1'' - Marvel Comics *''
Dexter the Demon Dexter may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Dexter, the main character of the American animated series ''Dexter's Laboratory'' that aired from 1996 to 2003 * Dexter, a fictional character in the British web series ''Diary of a Bad Man'' * Dexte ...
#7'' renamed from ''
Melvin the Monster Melvin is a masculine given name and surname, likely a variant of Melville and a descendant of the French surname de Maleuin and the later Melwin. It may alternatively be spelled as Melvyn or, in Welsh, Melfyn and the name Melivinia or Melva may ...
'' - Marvel Comics *'' G.I. Tales #4'' renamed from '' Sgt. Barney Barker'' - Marvel Comics *'' Hedy Wolfe #1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Kid from Dodge City, The #1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Kid from Texas, The #1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Marines at War #1-8'' renamed from '' Tales of the Marines'' - Atlas Comics *''
Marvin Mouse Marvin may refer to: __NOTOC__ Geography ;In the United States * Marvyn, Alabama, also spelled Marvin, an unincorporated community * Marvin, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Marvin, North Carolina, a village * Marvin, South Dakota, a town * R ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Kid Slade, Gunfighter #5'' renamed from '' Matt Slade, Gunfighter'' - Marvel Comics *'' Navy Action #15'' renamed from '' Sailor Sweeney'' - Marvel Comics *'' Navy Tales #1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Nellie the Nurse #1'' - Marvel Comics *''
Showgirls ''Showgirls'' is a 1995 erotic drama pulp noir film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas. The film stars Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, Gina Gershon, Glenn Plummer, Robert Davi, Alan Rachins, and Gina Ravera. Produced ...
#4'' renamed from '' Sherry the Showgirl'' - Marvel Comics *'' Sherry the Showgirl #5'' renamed from ''
Showgirls ''Showgirls'' is a 1995 erotic drama pulp noir film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas. The film stars Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, Gina Gershon, Glenn Plummer, Robert Davi, Alan Rachins, and Gina Ravera. Produced ...
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Showgirls ''Showgirls'' is a 1995 erotic drama pulp noir film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Joe Eszterhas. The film stars Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, Gina Gershon, Glenn Plummer, Robert Davi, Alan Rachins, and Gina Ravera. Produced ...
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Six-Gun Western A revolver (also called a wheel gun) is a repeating handgun that has at least one barrel and uses a revolving cylinder containing multiple chambers (each holding a single cartridge) for firing. Because most revolver models hold up to six rou ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Tales of the Marines #4'' renamed Marines at War renamed from '' Devil-Dog Dugan'' - Atlas Comics *''
Western Trails ''Western Trails'' is a 1938 American Western film directed by George Waggner and written by Norton S. Parker. The film stars Bob Baker, Marjorie Reynolds, John Ridgely, Carlyle Moore Jr., Forrest Taylor, Franco Corsaro and Bob Burns. The fi ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Willie the Wise Guy #1'' - Marvel Comics


1958

*'' Strange Worlds #1'' - Marvel Comics *'' Tell It to the Marines Super #1'' also see Tell It to the Marines - I.W. Enterprises


August

* August 13: Jack Cole dies at age 43.


1959

{{see also, 1959 in comics *''
Kathy Kathy is a feminine given name. It is a pet form of Katherine, Kathleen and their related forms. Kathy may refer to: In sports *Kathy Bald, Canadian freestyle swimmer *Kathy May, American tennis player *Kathy Radzuweit, German volleyball player ...
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Tales of Suspense ''Tales of Suspense'' is the name of an American comic book anthology series and two one-shot comics published by Marvel Comics. The first, which ran from 1959 to 1968, began as a science-fiction anthology that served as a showcase for such arti ...
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Tales to Astonish ''Tales to Astonish'' is the name of two American comic book series and a One-shot (comics), one-shot comic published by Marvel Comics. The primary title bearing that name was published from January 1959 to March 1968. It began as a science-fic ...
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