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EC Comics Entertaining Comics, more commonly known as EC Comics, was an American publisher of comic books, which specialized in horror fiction, crime fiction, satire, military fiction, dark fantasy, and science fiction from the 1940s through the mid-195 ...

was established by Max Gaines.

January

* January 1: Debut of

Dudley D. Watkins Dudley Dexter Watkins (27 February 1907 – 20 August 1969) was an English cartoonist and illustrator. He is best known for his characters ''Oor Wullie'' and ''The Broons''; comic strips featuring them have appeared in Scottish newspaper The Su ...

' ''

Jimmy and his Magic Patch ''Jimmy and His Magic Patch'' was a British adventure story published in the British comics magazine ''The Beano'' in 1944. It was drawn by Dudley D. Watkins and later continued by Paddy Brennan until 1959. It starred schoolboy Jimmy Watson who ...

'' in '' The Beano''. * January 19:

Marten Toonder Marten Toonder (2 May 1912 – 27 July 2005) was a Dutch comic strip creator, born in Rotterdam. He was probably the most successful comic artist in the Netherlands and had a great influence on the Dutch language by introducing new words and expr ...

's '' Tom Poes'' story ''De Superfilm-onderneming'' is first published. Halfway the story the antagonists Bul Super and Hiep Hieper make their debut. * ''

Captain America Comics Captain America is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''#Golden Age, Captain America Comics'' #1 (cover ...

'' (1941 series) #34 - Timely Comics * ''

Human Torch Comics The Human Torch, also known as Jim Hammond (originally, Hamond), is a fictional character, fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-artist Carl Burgos, he first appearance, first appeared ...

'' (1940 series) #14 - Timely Comics * '' Marvel Mystery Comics'' (1939 series) #51 - Timely Comics * ''

U.S.A. Comics ''U.S.A. Comics'' was an American comic-book series published by Marvel Comics' 1930–1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, during the period fans and historians call the Golden Age of comic books. A superhero anthology running 17 issues cover-dated ...

'' (1941 series) #11 - Timely Comics

February

* February 6: The first episode of Jacques Gagnier's ''La Vie en Images'' is published. It will run until 1944. * February 10: The Italian comics magazine ''

L'Audace ''L'Audace'' (Italian for "The Bold") was a weekly children and comic magazine published in Italy from 1934 to 1944. History and profile Founded by Lotario Vecchi in January 1934, the magazine was published by S.A.E.V, except for a short time in ...

'' is discontinued, after nearly ten years. * ''

'' (1941 series) #35 - Timely Comics * '' Marvel Mystery Comics'' (1939 series) #52 - Timely Comics * ''

Adventure Comics ''Adventure Comics'' is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1938 to 1983 and revived from 2009 to 2011. In its first era, the series ran for 503 issues (472 of those after the title changed from ''New Adventure Comics''), ...

'' (Volume 1 1944) #90 --

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 ...

March

* March 6: Debut of the long-running gag cartoon series ''

This Funny World ''This Funny World'' was a gag cartoon panel syndicated to newspapers by the McNaught Syndicate from March 6, 1944, to 1985. In addition to original cartoons, the series featured numerous reprints of cartoons previously published in leading mag ...

''. * ''Bomber Comics'' (March 1944) #1 . The issue marks the debut of Omar Tahan's ''

Kismet, Man of Fate Kismet, Man of Fate is a fictional character, a superhero published by Elliot Publishing Company in the Golden Age of Comic Books. The series features adventures of an Algerian superhero who was thought lost by the Allies at the end of World War I ...

''. * ''

'' (1941 series) #36 - Timely Comics * '' Marvel Mystery Comics'' (1939 series) #53 - Timely Comics *''

Young Allies Comics Young Allies is the name of three fictional superhero teams appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Golden Age The Golden Age's Young Allies were a gang of kids who fought the Axis. Their line-up included the two key sidek ...

'' (1941 series) #11 - Timely Comics *''

'' (1941 series) #12 - Timely Comics

April

* April: First publication of

Jon St. Ables Jon St. Ables, born Jon Stables, (December 23, 1912 – 1999) was a Canadian cartoonist. Life and career St. Ables was born in Ulverston in England and emigrated to Winnipeg in Canada when he was 13, preceded by his father and older brother. ...

' ''

Brok Windsor Brok Windsor is a Canadian comic book character, debuting in Maple Leaf Comics' ''Better Comics'' Vol. 3 #3 April/May 1944. Publication history The character was created, written, and illustrated by John Stables John is a common English ...

''. * ''

All-Winners Comics ''All Winners Comics'' was the name of two American comic book series of the 1940s, both published by Marvel Comics' predecessor, Timely Comics, during the period fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books. A superhero anthology comic i ...

'' (1941 series) #12 - Timely Comics * ''

'' (1941 series) #37 - Timely Comics * ''

'' (1940 series) #15 - Timely Comics * '' Marvel Mystery Comics'' (1939 series) #54 - Timely Comics * '' Sub-Mariner Comics'' (1941 series) #13 - Timely Comics * ''

'' (1941 series) #12 - Timely Comics

May

* May 21: The first episode of André LeBlanc's ''Intellectual Amos'' is published. * ''

'' (1941 series) #38 - Timely Comics * '' Marvel Mystery Comics'' (1939 series) #55 - Timely Comics

June

* June 5:

Frank Robbins Franklin Robbins (September 9, 1917 – November 28, 1994) was an American comic book and comic strip artist and writer, as well as a prominent painter whose work appeared in museums including the Whitney Museum of American Art, where one of his p ...

' newspaper comic strip ''

Johnny Hazard ''Johnny Hazard'' is an action-adventure comic strip created by cartoonist Frank Robbins for King Features Syndicate. It was published from June 5, 1944, until August 20, 1977, with separate storylines for the daily strip and the Sunday strip. Ron ...

'' makes its debut. * June 25: The death of

George Herriman George Joseph Herriman III (August 22, 1880 – April 25, 1944) was an American cartoonist best known for the comic strip ''Krazy Kat'' (1913–1944). More influential than popular, ''Krazy Kat'' had an appreciative audience ...

signifies the discontinuation of ''

Krazy Kat ''Krazy Kat'' (also known as ''Krazy & Ignatz'' in some reprints and compilations) is an US, American newspaper comic strip, by cartoonist George Herriman, which ran from 1913 to 1944. It first appeared in the ''New York Journal-American, New Yor ...

'' after nearly 31 years. * June 26: Debut of Jim McMenamy's newspaper comic '' Dotty Dripple'', which will run until October, after which it will be continued by Buford Tune. * June 28: In Frank King's '' Gasoline Alley'' Skeezix marries Nina Clock. * ''

'' (1941 series) #39 - Timely Comics * '' Marvel Mystery Comics'' (1939 series) #56 - Timely Comics *''

'' (1941 series) #13 - Timely Comics * Dan Gordon's ''

Superkatt ''Superkatt'' is an American cartoon animal comic book series by Dan Gordon (animator), Dan Gordon (under the comics pen name "Dang"), a jab at the “long-underwear” genre of superhero comics. The series stars Superkatt, an anthropomorphism, a ...

'' makes his debut in issue #9 of

Giggle Comics ''Giggle Comics'' is an American comics anthology. It was originally published by Creston Publications, which became an imprint of American Comics Group (ACG) in 1943. ''Giggle Comics'' had many stories with funny animals, mirroring a wider trend. ...

.Gifford, Denis. ''The International Book of Comics''.

Crescent Books A crescent shape (, ) is a symbol or emblem used to represent the lunar phase in the first quarter (the "sickle moon"), or by extension a symbol representing the Moon itself. In Hinduism, Lord Shiva is often shown wearing a crescent moon on h ...

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on January 24, 2011. " ..f the funny animal supercrowd was "Superkatt", who made his debut in ''Giggle Comics'' No.9 (1994). As drawn by "Dang" (the comic-book pen name of animator Dan Gordon from the Fleischer Studio), Superkatt, known as "Supe" for short (which he was), was as silly as his super costume."

July

* July 1: The first episode of

Hilda Terry Hilda is one of several female given names derived from the name ''Hild'', formed from Old Norse , meaning 'battle'. Hild, a Nordic-German Bellona, was a Valkyrie who conveyed fallen warriors to Valhalla. Warfare was often called Hild's Game. The ...

's ''

Teena ''Teena'' is a comic strip about a teenage girl, created by Hilda Terry. It ran from July 1, 1944, to 1963, distributed by King Features Syndicate. The strip evolved from Terry's earlier Sunday feature, ''It's a Girl's Life'', a collection of ...

'' is published. * ''

'' (1941 series) #40 - Timely Comics * ''

Contact Comics ''Contact Comics'' is an American comic book series published during what is known as the Golden Age of Comic Books by Aviation Press. All of the stories printed in ''Contact Comics'' dealt with modern aviation. Regular features included Golden Ea ...

'' #1 -

Aviation Press Aviation includes the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ''Aircraft'' includes fixed-wing and rotary-wing types, morphable wings, wing-less lifting bodies, as well as lighter-than-air craft such as hot air ...

* '' Marvel Mystery Comics'' (1939 series) #57 - Timely Comics * ''Mystery Comics'' #3 - In this issue ''

Lance Lewis, Space Detective Lance Lewis, Space Detective is a fictional superhero from the Golden Age of Comics. He first appeared in ''Mystery Comics'' #3 (1944), published by Nedor Comics. The character was revived by writer Alan Moore for America's Best Comics. Nedor Com ...

'' makes his debut. * ''

'' (1941 series) #13 - Timely Comics

August

* August 5: In issue #272 of the British comics magazine The Dandy Jack Glass' '' The Amazing Mr. X'' makes his debut. * August 13:

Barbara Shermund Barbara Shermund (June 26, 1899 – September 9, 1978) was an American cartoonist whose work appeared in ''The New Yorker'' from its first year in 1925. She was one of the first three women cartoonists inducted into the National Cartoonists Soci ...

publishes the first episode of her cartoon feature ''Shermund's Sallies'', which will run in Pictorial Review until 2 June 1957. * ''

'' (1941 series) #41 - Timely Comics

September

* September 10:: In a Sunday table of Hubie Karp and Bill Wright, first apparition of Grandma

Goofy Goofy is a cartoon character created by The Walt Disney Company. He is a tall, Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic dog who typically wears a turtle neck and vest, with pants, shoes, white gloves, and a tall hat originally designed as a rumpled f ...

. *September 23: The entire editorial staff of Belgian newspaper Le Soir is arrested for Nazi collaboration. Hergé's ''

Tintin Tintin or Tin Tin may refer to: ''The Adventures of Tintin'' * ''The Adventures of Tintin'', a comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé ** Tintin (character), a fictional character in the series ** ''The Adventures of Tintin'' (film), 2011, ...

'' story '' The Seven Crystal Balls'', which ran in the paper, is discontinued and won't be resumed until 1946, albeit in the magazine ''Tintin''. Hergé is jailed for a night, but freed again without any further charges. Nevertheless, he is unable to draw comics for about two years. * September 30: In issue #30 of ''

Superman Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and publi ...

'' recurring villain

Mister Mxyzptlk Mister Mxyzptlk (, ), sometimes called Mxy, is a character who appears in DC Comics' '' Superman'' comic books. He is usually presented as a trickster in the classical mythological sense. Mxyzptlk possesses reality-warping powers with which he en ...

makes his debut. .''Superman'' #30
at the Grand Comics Database. "Writer credit claimed by Jerry Siegel in a letter to Richard Morrissey that states this story was written prior to earlier printed newspaper sequence by Whitney Ellsworth and Wayne Boring." *''

'' (1941 series) #13 - Timely Comics * '' Marvel Mystery Comics'' (1939 series) #58 - Timely Comics *'' Sub-Mariner Comics'' (1941 series) #14 - Timely Comics

October

* October 1: In

Carl Barks Carl Barks (March 27, 1901 – August 25, 2000) was an American cartoonist, author, and painter. He is best known for his work in Disney comic books, as the writer and artist of the first Donald Duck stories and as the creator of Scrooge McDuck ...

' ''

Donald Duck Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created by The Walt Disney Company. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor shirt and cap with a bow tie. Donald is known fo ...

'' story ''Tight-Wire Walkers'' the city of

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is first mentioned. * October 5: The liberation of Belgium a year earlier lifts the Nazi ban on the Belgian comics magazine Spirou from a year earlier. The magazine now reappears in stores. Its main series '' Spirou et Fantasio'' is naturally continued and Spirou's sidekick Fantasio (a creation of

Jijé Joseph Gillain (), better known by his pen name Jijé (; 13 January 1914 – 19 June 1980), was a Belgian comics artist, best known for being a seminal artist on the ''Spirou et Fantasio'' strip (and for having introduced the Fantasio character) a ...

) is now firmly established as a main cast member. * October 16: Buford Tune takes over Jim McMenamy's family comic '' Dotty Dripple'' and will continue it for the next forty years. * The Belgian comics magazine Bimbo also returns to the market, after being banned by the Nazis in 1943. * ''

'' (1941 series) #42 - Timely Comics *''

Daring Comics ''Daring Mystery Comics'' is an American comic-book series published by Timely Comics, a predecessor of Marvel Comics, during the 1930-1940s period fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books. Primarily a superhero anthology, it ran eigh ...

'' (1940 series) #9 - Timely Comics (

Daring Mystery Comics ''Daring Mystery Comics'' is an American comic-book series published by Timely Comics, a predecessor of Marvel Comics, during the 1930-1940s period fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books. Primarily a superhero anthology, it ran eigh ...

was renamed to

) * ''

'' (1940 series) #16 - Timely Comics * '' Marvel Mystery Comics'' (1939 series) #59 - Timely Comics *'' Miss America Comics'' #1 - Timely Comics * ''

'' (1941 series) #14 - Timely Comics * The first issue of the Belgian comics magazine ''Franc Jeu'' is published.

November

* November 16: ** The first issue of the Argentine comics magazine

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is published. ** Russian-Serbian comics artist Ivan Šenšin is executed at age 47 by a Communist firing squad on the incorrect suspicion of being a Nazi collaborator. * November 18: Bulgarian cartoonist

Rayko Aleksiev Rayko Nikolov Aleksiev ( bg, Райко Николов Алексиев; 7 March 1893 – 18 November 1944) was a Bulgarian painter, caricaturist, and writer of feuilletons. He established ''Shturets'', a hugely successful satirical newspa ...

dies at age 51, after being brutally interrogated by officers of the newly established Communist regime. * November 20:

cancels '' Tom Poes'' halfway a story in the newspaper ''

De Telegraaf ''De Telegraaf'' (; en, The Telegraph) is the largest Dutch daily morning newspaper. Haro Kraak,Gaat Paul Jansen de crisis bij De Telegraaf oplossen?, '' de Volkskrant'', 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2015. Paul Jansen has been the editor-in-chief s ...

'', after being informed that the new chief editor will be a member of the Dutch SS. He even asks a doctor to declare him "too manic depressive to continue working." The series will not be continued until 10 March 1947. *''

'' (1941 series) #14 - Timely Comics *''

'' (1940 series) #17 - Timely Comics *'' Sub-Mariner Comics'' (1941 series) #15 - Timely Comics

December

* December 24:

Marc Sleen Marcel Honoree Nestor ( ridder) Neels (30 December 1922 – 6 November 2016), known as Marc Sleen, was a Belgian cartoonist. He was mostly known for his comic '' The Adventures of Nero and Co.'', but also created gag comics like '' Piet Fluwijn ...

publishes his first adventure comic ''De Avonturen van Neus'' and a gag comic named ''Piet Fluwijn''. The latter will prove to be more durable when a year later the new character Bolleke is introduced and the series will be renamed ''

Piet Fluwijn en Bolleke ''Piet Fluwijn en Bolleke'' was a Belgian gag-a-day comic strip series drawn by Marc Sleen from 1944 until 1965. It was continued by artists Hurey and Jean-Pol until 1974. Concept ''Piet Fluwijn en Bolleke'' was a classic family comic strip, dra ...

''. * December 30:

Marjorie Henderson Buell Marjorie Henderson Buell (née Marjorie Lyman Henderson, December 11, 1904 – May 30, 1993) was an American cartoonist who worked under the pen name Marge. She was best known as the creator of ''Little Lulu''. Early life Marjorie Lyman Henderso ...

's newspaper comic '' Little Lulu'' comes to a close. * ''

'' (1941 series) #43 - Timely Comics * '' Marvel Mystery Comics'' (1939 series) #60 - Timely Comics *''

'' (1941 series) #14 - Timely Comics

Winter

* '' Blackhawk'' #9, taking over the numbering of '' Uncle Sam Quarterly'' — first issue of Blackhawk's own title ( Quality Comics) * ''

Wonder Woman Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth Holloway Marston, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byr ...

'', volume 1, issue #11 (

). This also marks the debut of recurring villain

Hypnota Hypnota (also sometimes Hypnotic Woman) is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics publications and related media, commonly as a recurring adversary of the superhero Wonder Woman. Created by writer William Moulton Marston and artist Harry G. ...

Births

January

* January 6:

Claude Lacroix Claude Lacroix (1944 – 2 March 2021) was a French comic book author and screenwriter. Biography Lacroix's first comics were published in ' in 1964, and subsequently in ''Candide'', ''Arts et Loisirs'', ''Elle'', ''Plexus'', ''Hara-Kiri'', ', ...

, aka Tartemption, Alias, French comics artist and illustrator (''Farfelune'', ''Yann Le Migrateur'', ''Fariboles Sidérales'', ''Cyann''), (d.

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). * January 24: Robin Wood, Paraguayan-Argentine comics writer (''

Nippur de Lagash ''Nippur de Lagash'' ( en, Nippur of Lagash) is an Argentine historical comic series, published between 1967 and 1998. It is set in the 23rd century BC (according to the short chronology), about a fictional homonym warrior of Sumer, created by ...

'', ''

Dago Dago may refer to: Places * Dagö/Dagø, the Swedish/Danish name of Hiiumaa, Estonia * Dago, Ghana, a village * Dago, Bandung, an area in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia * Dago Creek, Alaska * The Hill, St. Louis, in St. Louis, Missouri, was re ...

'', ''

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'',...), (d.

Deaths

January

* January 2: Orville Peter Williams, A.K.A. O.P. Williams, American comic artist (''

Gasoline Gus ''Gasoline Gus'' is a 1921 American comedy film directed by James Cruze and starring Fatty Arbuckle. Prints of ''Gasoline Gus'' held at the Gosfilmofond archive in Russia and Cinematheque Belgique. Cast * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Gasoline Gu ...

''), dies at age 67. * January 9: Döes, Swiss illustrator and comics artist, passes away at age 84 or 85. * January 20: Arthur LeMay, Canadian caricaturist, illustrator and comics artist (continued ''Les Aventures de Timothée''), passes away at age 43 or 44. * Specific date unknown: Bernie Klein, American comics artist (worked for DC Comics, Quality Comics, Lev Gleason), dies in battle at age 23.

February

* February 4:

Will B. Johnstone William Breuninger Johnstone (13 March 1881 – 4 February 1944) was an American writer, cartoonist, and lyricist. His writing credits include the Marx Brothers's Broadway revue ''I'll Say She Is'' and, with S.J. Perelman, their first two Hol ...

, American lyricist, screenwriter and comics artist (''You Know Me Al''), dies at age 62. * February 27: Henri Cassiers, Belgian illustrator, poster artist and comics artist, passes away at age 85.

April

* April 6:

Rose O'Neill Rose Cecil O'Neill (June 25, 1874 – April 6, 1944) was an American cartoonist, illustrator, artist, and writer. She rose to fame for her creation of the popular comic strip characters, Kewpies, in 1909, and was also the first published fema ...

, American comics artist, illustrator and novelist (''

Kewpies Kewpie is a brand of dolls and figurines that were conceived as comic strip characters by cartoonist Rose O'Neill. The illustrated cartoons, appearing as baby cupid characters, began to gain popularity after the publication of O'Neill's comi ...

''), dies at age 69 from

paralysis Paralysis (also known as plegia) is a loss of motor function in one or more muscles. Paralysis can also be accompanied by a loss of feeling (sensory loss) in the affected area if there is sensory damage. In the United States, roughly 1 in 50 ...

and

heart failure Heart failure (HF), also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), is a syndrome, a group of signs and symptoms caused by an impairment of the heart's blood pumping function. Symptoms typically include shortness of breath, excessive fatigue, a ...

. * April 25:

, American comics artist (''

''), passes away at age 63.

September

* September 2: Jan Feith, Dutch illustrator and comics artist (''De Geschiedenis des Vaderlands''), dies at age 80. * September 13:

William Heath Robinson William Heath Robinson (31 May 1872 – 13 September 1944) was an English cartoonist, illustrator and artist, best known for drawings of whimsically elaborate machines to achieve simple objectives. In the UK, the term "Heath Robinson contr ...

, British cartoonist, passes away at age 72

October

* October 10: Antoni Utrillo, Spanish illustrator, writer, lithographer, painter, comics artist and poster designer (''La Rondalla del Dijous''), passes away at age 76 or 77. * October 15: Melitón González, Spanish illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 89. * October 21:

Nell Brinkley Nell Brinkley (September 5, 1886 – October 21, 1944) was an American illustrator and comic artist who was sometimes referred to as the "Queen of Comics" during her nearly four-decade career working with New York newspapers and magazines. Sh ...

, American illustrator and comics artist (''Brinkley Girls''), passes away at age 68. * October 23: Gerrit Rotman, Dutch teacher and comics artist (''Snuffelgraag en Knagelijntje'', ''Meneer Pimpelmans''), dies at age 51. * Specific date unknown: Robert L. Dickey, American painter and comics artist (''Mr. and Mrs. Beans'', ''Buster Beans'', ''Buckey and his Pals''), passes away at age 82 or 83.

November

* November 16: Ivan Šenšin, Russian-Serbian comics artist (illegal ''

Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse is an animated cartoon Character (arts), character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime mascot of The Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red sho ...

'' comics, furthermore made comic strip adaptations of novels), is executed at age 47. * November 18:

, Bulgarian caricaturist, cartoonist, illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 51, after beaten up during interrogations.

December

* December 22: Louis Briault, British comics artist (''The Comical Capers of

Billie Reeves Billie may refer to: People * Billie Allen (1925-2015), American actress * Billie Bird (1908-2002), American actress and comedian * Billie Burke (1884-1970), American actress * Billie Joe Armstrong (born 1972), American singer and guitarist for ...

, the Scream of the Screen'', ''The Psychic Trip''), dies at age 59.

Specific date unknown

* Vlastimir Belkic, Yugoslavian comics artist (''Hari Vilsa'', illegal ''

'' comics), dies at age 47 or 48. * Paul Fung, American comics artist (''Innocent Hing'', ''A Guy from Grand Rapid'', ''Big House Fables'', ''Gus and Gussie'', continued ''

Dumb Dora ''Dumb Dora'' is a comic strip published from 1924 to 1936 distributed by King Features Syndicate. The term "dumb Dora" was a 1920s American slang term for a foolish woman; the strip helped popularize the term. Publication history ''Dumb Dora'' ...

''), passes away at age 56 or 57. * Lucien Laurent-Gsell, French painter, comics artist and illustrator, dies at age 83 or 84. * Henry Thol, American comics artist (''Adamson's Adventures''), dies at age 57 or 58.

First issues by title

*'' Miss America Comics'' cover dated October, published by Timely Comics

Initial appearances by character name

* Gambler (comics) in '' Green Lantern'' #12 (June), created by

Henry Kuttner Henry Kuttner (April 7, 1915 – February 3, 1958) was an American author of science fiction, fantasy and horror. Early life Henry Kuttner was born in Los Angeles, California in 1915. Kuttner (1829–1903) and Amelia Bush (c. 1834–1911), the ...

and

Martin Nodell Martin Nodell (November 15, 1915 – December 9, 2006) was an American cartoonist and commercial artist, best known as the creator of the Golden Age superhero Green Lantern. Some of his work appeared under the pen name Mart Dellon. Biography Earl ...

Giganta Giganta is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics publications and related media, commonly as a recurring adversary of the superhero Wonder Woman, and an occasional foil of the superhero the Atom. She debuted as a brutish strongwoman in 194 ...

in ''

'' #9 (June), created by William Moulton Marston -

in ''

'' #30 (September) created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster -

Psycho-Pirate The Psycho-Pirate is the name of two supervillains appearin in American comic books published by DC Comics. Bob Frazer portrayed the character for his live action debut during The CW's 2018 Arrowverse crossover "Elseworlds (Arrowverse), Elseworld ...

in '' All-Star Comics'' #23 (December), created by Gardner Fox and Joe Gallagher -

Professor Carter Nichols Nabu Nabu is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. First appearing in ''More Fun Comics'' #67 in May 1941, he is a major supporting character in ''Doctor Fate'' titles. A fictionalized version of the ...

in ''

Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on ...

'' #24 (August), created by

Joe Samachson Joseph Samachson (October 13, 1906 – June 2, 1980) was an American scientist and writer, primarily of science fiction and comic books. Biography Joseph Samachson was born on October 13, 1906 in Trenton, New Jersey, the son of Russian Jewish par ...

and

Dick Sprang Richard W. Sprang (July 28, 1915 – May 10, 2000)Richard Sprang
United States

Queen Clea Queen Clea is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics publications and related media, commonly as a recurring adversary of the superhero Wonder Woman. The ruthless dictator of Venturia, a remote kingdom on the sunken continent of Atlantis, she ...

in ''

'' #8 (March), created by William Moulton Marston -

* Solomon Grundy in ''

All-American Comics ''All-American Comics'' was a comics anthology and the flagship title of comic book publisher All-American Publications, one of the forerunners of DC Comics. It ran for 102 issues from 1939 to 1948. Characters created for the title, including Green ...

'' #61 (October), created by Alfred Bester and

Paul Reinman Paul J. Reinman (; born Joseph Paul Reinmann, ; 2 September 1910 – 27 September 1988)Paul J. Reinmen
So ...

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