1939 in comics
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Contents
Events and publications
Year overall
- A boom year for the burgeoning American comic book industry, as Archie Comics, Fawcett Comics, Fox Feature Syndicate, Lev Gleason Publications, Marvel Comics/Timely Comics, Nedor Comics, and Quality Comics all begin publishing.
- Serbian comic strip Zigomar begins publication
January
- Ace Comics (1937 series) #22 - David McKay Publications
- Action Comics (1938 series) #8 - National Allied Publications
- Adventure Comics (1938 series) #34 - National Allied Publications
- Amazing Mystery Funnies (1938 series) #5 - Centaur Publications
- Detective Comics (1937 series) #23 - National Allied Publications
- Feature Funnies (1937 series) #16 - Comic Favorites, Inc.
- More Fun Comics (1936 series) #39 - National Periodical Publications
February
- Ace Comics #23 - David McKay Publications
- Action Comics #9 - National Allied Publications
- Adventure Comics #35 - National Allied Publications
- Amazing Mystery Funnies #6 - Centaur Publications
- Detective Comics #24 - National Allied Publications
- Feature Funnies #17 - Comic Favorites, Inc.
- More Fun Comics #40 - National Periodical Publications
March
- Ace Comics #24 - David McKay Publications
- Action Comics #10 - National Allied Publications
- Adventure Comics #36 - National Allied Publications
- Amazing Mystery Funnies #7 - Centaur Publications
- Detective Comics #25 - National Allied Publications
- Feature Funnies #18 - Comic Favorites, Inc.
- More Fun Comics #41 - National Periodical Publications
April
- Ace Comics #25 - David McKay Publications
- Action Comics #11 - National Allied Publications
- Adventure Comics #37 - National Allied Publications
- All-American Comics #1 - All-American Publications
- Amazing Mystery Funnies #8 - Centaur Publications
- Detective Comics #26 - National Allied Publications
- Feature Funnies #19 - Comic Favorites, Inc.
- More Fun Comics #42 - National Periodical Publications
- Movie Comics (1939 series) #1 - National Periodical Publications
May
- Ace Comics #26 - David McKay Publications
- Action Comics #12 - National Allied Publications
- Adventure Comics #38 - National Allied Publications
- All-American Comics #2 - All-American Publications
- Amazing Mystery Funnies #9 - Centaur Publications
- Detective Comics #27 - National Allied Publications - First appearance of Batman
- Feature Funnies #20 - Comic Favorites, Inc.
- More Fun Comics #43 - National Periodical Publications
- Movie Comics #2 - National Periodical Publications
June
- Ace Comics #27 - David McKay Publications
- Action Comics #13 - National Allied Publications
- Adventure Comics #39 - National Allied Publications
- All-American Comics #3 - National Allied Publications
- Amazing Mystery Funnies #10 - Centaur Publications
- Detective Comics #28 - National Allied Publications
- Feature Comics (previously Feature Funnies) #21 - Quality Comics
- More Fun Comics #44 - National Periodical Publications
- Movie Comics #3 - National Periodical Publications
- Superman (1939 series) #1, cover dated Summer - National Periodical Publications[1]
July
- Ace Comics #28 - David McKay Publications
- Action Comics #14 - National Allied Publications
- Adventure Comics #40 - National Allied Publications
- All-American Comics #4 - All-American Publications
- Amazing Mystery Funnies #11 - Centaur Publications
- Detective Comics #29 - National Allied Publications
- Feature Comics #22 - Quality Comics
- More Fun Comics #45 - National Periodical Publications
- Movie Comics #4 - National Periodical Publications
- The Magic Comic #1 - D. C. Thomson & Co.
August
- Ace Comics #29 - David McKay Publications
- Action Comics #15 - National Allied Publications
- Adventure Comics #41 - National Allied Publications
- All-American Comics #5 - All-American Publications
- Amazing Mystery Funnies #12 - Centaur Publications
- Detective Comics #30 - National Allied Publications
- Feature Comics #23 - Quality Comics
- More Fun Comics #46 - National Periodical Publications
- Movie Comics #5 - National Periodical Publications
- Smash Comics (1939 series) #1 - Quality Comics
September
- Newspaper strip Ben Bowyang by Alex Gurney begins publication
- Ace Comics #30 - David McKay Publications
- Action Comics #16 - National Allied Publications
- Adventure Comics #42 - National Allied Publications
- All-American Comics #6 - All-American Publications
- Amazing Man Comics (1939 series) #5 - Centaur Publications
- Amazing Mystery Funnies #13 - Centaur Publications
- Detective Comics #31 - National Allied Publications
- Feature Comics #24 - Quality Comics
- Four Color Series 1 (1939 series) #1 - Dell Publishing
- First comic-book appearance of Dick Tracy, previously seen in comic strips beginning 1931
- More Fun Comics #47 - National Periodical Publications
- Movie Comics #6, last issue - National Periodical Publications
- Smash Comics #2 - Quality Comics
- Superman #2, cover dated Fall - National Periodical Publications
October
- Ace Comics #31 - David McKay Publications
- Action Comics #17 - National Allied Publications
- Adventure Comics #43 - National Allied Publications
- All-American Comics #7 - All-American Publications
- Amazing Man Comics #6 - Centaur Publications
- Amazing Mystery Funnies #14 - Centaur Publications
- Detective Comics #32 - National Allied Publications
- Feature Comics #25 - Quality Comics
- Four Color Series 1 #2 - Dell Publishing
- Marvel Comics (becomes Marvel Mystery Comics) (1939 series) #1 - Timely Comics
- More Fun Comics #48 - National Periodical Publications
- Smash Comics #3 - Quality Comics
November
- Ace Comics #32 - David McKay Publications
- Action Comics #18 - National Allied Publications
- Adventure Comics #44 - National Allied Publications
- All-American Comics #8 - All-American Publications
- Amazing Man Comics #7 - Centaur Publications
- Amazing Mystery Funnies #15 - Centaur Publications
- Detective Comics #33 - National Allied Publications
- Double Action Comics #1 — National Allied Publications. Released only in New York City newsstands, Double Action Comics was most likely an “ashcan”, a limited-run publication produced simply to register the title. It had a black-and-white cover,[2] with the contents pulled from Action Comics #2.[3]
- Feature Comics #26 - Quality Comics
- More Fun Comics #49 - National Periodical Publications
- Smash Comics #4 - Quality Comics
December
- Ace Comics #33 - David McKay Publications
- Action Comics #19 - National Allied Publications
- Adventure Comics #45 - National Allied Publications
- All-American Comics #9 - All-American Publications
- Amazing Man Comics #8 - Centaur Publications
- Amazing Mystery Funnies #16 - Centaur Publications
- Detective Comics #34 - National Allied Publications
- Double Action Comics (1939 series) #1 - National Periodical Publications (ashcan copy, distributed only in New York City newsstands)
- Feature Comics #27 - Quality Comics
- Marvel Mystery Comics (previously Marvel Comics) #2 - Timely Comics
- More Fun Comics #50- National Periodical Publications
- Smash Comics #5 - Quality Comics
- Superman #3, cover dated Winter - National Periodical Publications
Specials
- New York World's Fair (1939 series) #1 - National Periodical Publications
- Mutt & Jeff (1939 series) #1 - All-American Comics
First issues by title
- All-American Comics cover dated April, published by All-American Publications
- Amazing Man Comics cover dated September, published by Centaur Publications. Issues #1 through 4 were not published.
- Double Action Comics cover dated December, published by National Periodical Publications. The first issue was an ashcan copy, published but not distributed or sold.
- Fantastic Comics, cover-dated December, published by Fox Feature Syndicate
- Four Color Series 1 published by Dell Publishing
- Marvel Comics cover dated October, published by Timely Comics
- Movie Comics cover dated April, published by National Periodical Publications
- Mutt & Jeff cover dated Summer, published by All-American Comics
- New York World's Fair published by National Periodical Publications
- Silver Streak Comics cover dated December, published by Rhoda Publications
- Smash Comics cover dated August, published by Quality Comics
- Superman cover dated Summer, published by National Periodical Publications[1]
- The Magic Comic cover dated July, published by D. C. Thomson & Co.
Renamed titles
- Feature Comics renamed Feature Funnies as of the June cover date.
- Marvel Comics renamed Marvel Mystery Comics as of the December cover date.
Initial appearances by character name
- Batman in Detective Comics #27 (May) created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, published by National Allied Publications[4]
- Commissioner Gordon in Detective Comics #27 (May) created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, published by National Allied Publications
- Human Torch in Marvel Comics #1 (October) created by Carl Burgos, published by Timely Comics
- The Sub-Mariner in Marvel Comics #1 (October) created by Bill Everett, published by Timely Comics
- The Sandman (Wesley Dodds) in New York World's Fair #1 created by Gardner Fox and Bert Christman, published by National Periodical Publications
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ One copy with a color cover has been proven to be a hoax.
- ↑ The first mention of Double Action Comics #1 is in The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide #10 (Robert M. Overstreet, 1980). Additional information regarding Double Action can be found on page A-19 of the market report, which notes that, “four more copies of Double Action turned up and sold for record prices. All of these copies were in excellent condition with white cover and pages. Even a No. 1 was included in the four, the rest being No. 2’s.” The existence of a Very Good copy has been confirmed by both Robert Overstreet and John K. Snyder III.
- ↑ Wallace "1930s" in Dolan, p. 24: "DC's second superstar debuted in the lead story of this issue, written by Bill Finger and drawn by Bob Kane, though the character was missing many of the elements that would make him a legend."
