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1950s in comics,
other events of the 1960s,
1970s in comics
''See also'':
1960s in comics,
1970s, other events of the 1970s,
1980s in comics and the
list of years in comics
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and the
list of years in comics
This page indexes the individual year in comics pages. Each year is annotated with significant events as reference points.
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2010s - 2000s - 1990s - 1980s - 1970s - 1960s - 1950s - 1940s - 1930s -
Pre-1930s
Pre-1930s
* Before 1900s in ...
Events and publications
1960
July
* ''
House of Mystery
''The House of Mystery'' is the name of several horror, fantasy, and mystery
Mystery, The Mystery, Mysteries or The Mysteries may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters
*Mystery, a cat character in ''Emily the Strang ...
'' #100, edited by
Jack Schiff. (DC Comics)
1961
*''
Amazing Adventures
''Amazing Adventures'' is the name of several anthology comic book series, all but one published by Marvel Comics.
The earliest Marvel series of that name introduced the company's first superhero of the late-1950s to early-1960s period fans and h ...
#1'' -
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 ...
*''
Fantastic Four #1'' - Marvel Comics
1962
*''
Amazing Fantasy #15'' renamed from ''
Amazing Adult Fantasy'' - Marvel Comics (last issue)
**First appearance of ''
Spider-Man''
*''
Incredible Hulk #1'' - Marvel Comics
*''
Strange Tales Annual #1'' - Marvel Comics
1963
*''
The Amazing Spider-Man
''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its main protagonist. Being in the mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a bimonthly per ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics
*''
Avengers #1'' - Marvel Comics
*''
Fantastic Four Annual #1'' - Marvel Comics
*''
Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos
''Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos'' was a comic book series created by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee and published by Marvel Comics from 1963 to 1981. The main character, Sgt. Nick Fury, later became the leader of Marvel's super-spy agency, S.H.I.E. ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics
*''
Uncanny X-Men
''Uncanny X-Men'', originally published as ''The X-Men'', is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics since 1963, and is the longest-running series in the X-Men comics franchise. It features a team of superheroes called the X- ...
#1'' -
The_Amazing_Spider-Man_Annual_
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_''Amazing_Fantasy''_#15_(August_1962)
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1964
*''The Amazing Spider-Man">The Amazing Spider-Man Annual
The following is a complete list of all volumes of ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', with notes for each issue. The list is updated as of November 23, 2022.
''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962)
This comic book plot is written by Stan Lee and illustrat ...
#1'' - Marvel Comics
*''Daredevil (Marvel Comics series)">Daredevil #1'' - Marvel Comics
*''Marine War Heroes #1-18'' - Charlton
*''Marines Attack #1-9'' - Charlton
*''
Marvel Tales Annual #1'' - Marvel Comics
1965
*''
Journey into Mystery Annual #1'' - Marvel Comics
*''
Marvel Collector's Item Classics #1'' - Marvel Comics
*''
Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos Annual #1'' - Marvel Comics
1966
* ''
Sally the Witch
, also known as ''Sunny the Witch'', is one of the popular anime magical girls of what would eventually become a genre in Japan. Due to its characteristics, it may be considered the first shōjo anime as well; while titles such as ''Him ...
'', by
Mitsuteru Yokoyama
was a Japanese manga artist born in Suma Ward of Kobe City in Hyōgo Prefecture. His personal name was originally spelled , with the same pronunciation. His works include ''Tetsujin 28-go'', ''Giant Robo'', '' Akakage'', ''Babel II'', '' Sal ...
, is first serialized on ''
Ribon''.
March
*''
Tales to Astonish
''Tales to Astonish'' is the name of two American comic book series and a 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-fiction anthology tha ...
'' #77: "Bruce Banner is the Hulk," drawn by
John Romita (Marvel Comics)
* ''
Black Fury'', with issue #57 (March /April cover-date), canceled by Charlton.
April
* April 28: ''
Tarzan
Tarzan (John Clayton II, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adv ...
'' artist
Jesse Marsh passes away at age 58.
May
*''
Daredevil'' #16 (Marvel Comics): "Enter Spider-Man," drawn by
John Romita
* ''
Ghostly Tales
''Ghostly Tales'' was a horror-suspense anthology comic book series published by Charlton Comics from 1966 to 1984 (though it was primarily a reprint title from 1978 onward). The book was "hosted" by Mr. L. Dedd (later changed to I. M. Dedd), a m ...
'' #1 (Charlton)
June
* First appearance of
Poison Ivy in ''
Batman'' #181 (DC Comics).
July
*''
Marvel Tales'' #3 renamed from ''
Marvel Tales Annual'' (Marvel Comics)
August
*''
The Amazing Spider-Man
''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its main protagonist. Being in the mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a bimonthly per ...
'' #39 (Marvel Comics): "How Green Was My Goblin"
September
*''
The Amazing Spider-Man
''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its main protagonist. Being in the mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a bimonthly per ...
'' #40 (Marvel Comics): "Spidey Saves The Day"
*''
Thor Annual'' #2 renamed from ''
Journey into Mystery Annual'' (Marvel Comics)
* With issue #110,
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.
DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
suspends publication of ''
Mystery in Space
''Mystery in Space'' is the name of two science fiction American comic book series published by DC Comics, and of a standalone Vertigo anthology released in 2012. The first series ran for 110 issues from 1951 to 1966, with a further seven issues ...
'' (
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 ...
series); the title is temporarily revived in
1980.
November
* ''
The Flash'' #165:
Barry Allen marries
Iris West
Iris West is a fictional character, a supporting character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She has been the main love interest and later wife of Barry Allen, the alter ego of the Silver Age version of the superhero The ...
(DC Comics).
1967
January
*
Batgirl debuts in ''
Detective Comics'' #359. The issue was titled "The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl" and was written by
Gardner Fox
Gardner Francis Cooper Fox (May 20, 1911 – December 24, 1986) was an American writer known best for creating numerous comic book characters for DC Comics. He is estimated to have written more than 4,000 comics stories, including 1,500 for DC ...
and illustrated by
Carmine Infantino (
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.
DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
)
December
*
Mac Raboy
Emmanuel "Mac" Raboy (April 9, 1914 – December 12, 1967) was an American comics artist best known for his comic-book work on Fawcett Comics' Captain Marvel Jr.Brent Frankenhoff & Maggie Thompson ''The Greatest Comic Book Covers Of All Time''. I ...
dies at age 53.
1968
* ''
Zap Comix
''Zap Comix'' is an underground comix series which was originally part of the youth counterculture of the late 1960s. While a few small-circulation self-published satirical comic books had been printed prior to this, ''Zap'' became the model for ...
'' #1 self-published; begins the
underground comix
Underground comix are small press or self-published comic books that are often socially relevant or satirical in nature. They differ from mainstream comics in depicting content forbidden to mainstream publications by the Comics Code Authority, ...
movement
1969
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* The Golden Age character Phantom Stranger makes his first Silver Age appearance in Showcase #80.
July
* Long-time
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.
DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
logo designer and letterer
Ira Schnapp
Ira Schnapp (October 10, 1894 – July 24, 1969) was a logo designer and letterer who brought his classic and art deco design styles to DC Comics (then National Comics) beginning with the redesign of the ''Superman'' logo in 1940. He did a great d ...
dies at age 76.
September
* ''
Classics Illustrated
''Classics Illustrated'' is an American comic book/magazine series featuring adaptations of literary classics such as ''Les Misérables'', '' Moby-Dick'', ''Hamlet'', and '' The Iliad''. Created by Albert Kanter, the series began publication ...
'' cartoonist
Alex Blum
Alexander Anthony Blum (February 7, 1889 – September 1969) was a Hungarian-American comic book artist best remembered for his contributions in the 1940s and 1950s to the long-running comic book series ''Classics Illustrated''.
Biography
Born ...
dies at age 80.
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