1938 in comics 1589700 223902191 2008-07-06T12:32:35Z SmackBot 433328 Date the maintenance tags or general fixes {{Expand|date=July 2008}} {{year in|comics|1938|parent=|history=List of years in comics}} ==Events and publications== {{inc-lit}} <!-- ===Year overall=== --> ===European publications=== * April 21: first issue of ''[[Spirou (magazine)|Le Journal de Spirou]]'', featuring debuts of the series ''[[Spirou et Fantasio|Spirou]]'' by [[Rob-Vel]] and ''[[Tif et Tondu|Les Aventures de Tif]]'' by [[Fernand Dineur]]. <ref name="Spirou BDparadisio">{{cite web | last = BDparadisio| title = Le Journal Spirou a 60 ans| url = http://www.bdparadisio.com/spirou.htm|language=French }}</ref> ===U.S. publications=== ====January==== * ''[[Ace Comics]]'' ([[1937 in comics|1937]] series) #10 - [[David McKay Publications]] * ''[[Detective Comics]]'' ([[1937 in comics|1937]] series) #11 - [[DC Comics]] * ''[[Feature Funnies]]'' ([[1937 in comics|1937]] series) #4 - [[Harry A. Chesler Comics]] * ''[[More Fun Comics]]'' ([[1936 in comics|1936]] series) #28 - [[National Periodical Publications]] * ''[[New Adventure Comics]]'' ([[1937 in comics|1937]] series) #23 - [[National Periodical Publications]] ====February==== * ''Ace Comics'' (1937 series) #11 - David McKay Publications * ''Detective Comics'' (1937 series) #12 - DC Comics * ''Feature Funnies'' (1937 series) #5 - Harry A. Chesler Comics * ''More Fun Comics'' (1936 series) #29 - National Periodical Publications * ''New Adventure Comics'' (1937 series) #24 - National Periodical Publications ====March==== * ''Ace Comics'' (1937 series) #12 - David McKay Publications * ''Detective Comics'' (1937 series) #13 - DC Comics * ''Feature Funnies'' (1937 series) #6 - Harry A. Chesler Comics * ''More Fun Comics'' (1936 series) #30 - National Periodical Publications * ''New Adventure Comics'' (1937 series) #25 - National Periodical Publications ====April==== * ''Ace Comics'' (1937 series) #13 - David McKay Publications * ''Detective Comics'' (1937 series) #14 - DC Comics * ''Feature Funnies'' (1937 series) #7 - Harry A. Chesler Comics ====May==== * ''Ace Comics'' (1937 series) #14 - David McKay Publications * ''Detective Comics'' (1937 series) #15 - DC Comics * ''Feature Funnies'' (1937 series) #8 - Harry A. Chesler Comics * ''New Adventure Comics'' (1937 series) #26 - National Periodical Publications ====June==== * ''Ace Comics'' (1937 series) #15 - David McKay Publications * ''[[Action Comics]]'' (1938 series) #1 - [[DC Comics]] * ''Detective Comics'' (1937 series) #16 - DC Comics * ''Feature Funnies'' (1937 series) #9 - Harry A. Chesler Comics * ''New Adventure Comics'' (1937 series) #27 - National Periodical Publications ====July==== * ''Ace Comics'' (1937 series) #16 - David McKay Publications * ''Action Comics'' (1938 series) #2 - DC Comics * ''Detective Comics'' (1937 series) #17 - DC Comics * ''Feature Funnies'' (1937 series) #10 - Harry A. Chesler Comics * ''New Adventure Comics'' (1937 series) #28 - National Periodical Publications ====August==== * ''Ace Comics'' (1937 series) #17 - David McKay Publications * ''Action Comics'' (1938 series) #3 - DC Comics * ''[[Amazing Mystery Funnies]]'' (1938 series) #1 - [[Centaur Publications]] * ''Detective Comics'' (1937 series) #18 - DC Comics * ''Feature Funnies'' (1937 series) #11 - Harry A. Chesler Comics * ''New Adventure Comics'' (1937 series) #29 - National Periodical Publications ====September==== * ''Ace Comics'' (1937 series) #18 - David McKay Publications * ''Action Comics'' (1938 series) #4 - DC Comics * ''Amazing Mystery Funnies'' (1938) #2 - Centaur Publications * ''Detective Comics'' (1937 series) #19 - DC Comics * ''Feature Funnies'' (1937 series) #12 - Harry A. Chesler Comics * ''New Adventure Comics'' (1937 series) #30 - National Periodical Publications ====October==== * ''Ace Comics'' (1937 series) #19 - David McKay Publications * ''Action Comics'' (1938 series) #5 - DC Comics * ''Detective Comics'' (1937 series) #20 - DC Comics * ''Feature Funnies'' (1937 series) #13 - Harry A. Chesler Comics * ''New Adventure Comics'' (1937 series) #31 - National Periodical Publications ====November==== * ''Ace Comics'' (1937 series) #20 - David McKay Publications * ''Action Comics'' (1938 series) #6 - DC Comics * ''[[Adventure Comics]] (previously [[New Adventure Comics]]) ([[1937 in comics|1937]] series) #32'' - [[DC Comics]] * ''Amazing Mystery Funnies'' (1938 series) #3 - Centaur Publications * ''Detective Comics'' (1937 series) #21 - DC Comics * ''Feature Funnies'' (1937 series) #14 - Harry A. Chesler Comics ====December==== * ''Ace Comics'' (1937 series) #21 - David McKay Publications * ''Action Comics'' (1938 series) #7 - DC Comics * ''[[Adventure Comics]] (previously [[New Adventure Comics]]) ([[1936 in comics|1936]] series) #33'' - [[DC Comics]] * ''Amazing Mystery Funnies'' (1938 series) #"4" - Centaur Publications * ''Detective Comics'' (1937 series) #22 - DC Comics * ''Feature Funnies'' (1937 series) #15 - Harry A. Chesler Comics ===Specials=== * ''[[New Book of Comics]]'' ([[1937 in comics|1937]] series) #2 - [[National Periodical Publications]] <!-- ==Deaths== ==Exhibitions and shows== ==Conventions== ==Awards== --> ==First issues by title== *'''''[[Action Comics]]''''' cover dated June, published by [[DC Comics]]. *'''''[[Amazing Mystery Funnies]]''''' cover dated August, published by [[Centaur Publications]]. ===Renamed titles=== *'''''[[New Adventure Comics]]''''' renamed '''''[[Adventure Comics]]''''' as of the November cover date. ==Initial appearances by character name== *'''[[Lois Lane]]''' in ''[[Action Comics]]'' #1 (June), created by [[Jerry Siegel]] and [[Joe Shuster]], published by [[DC Comics]]. *'''[[Superman]]''' in ''Action Comics'' #1 (June), created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, published by DC Comics. ==References== {{refs}} [[Category:1938 works|Comics]] [[Category:1938 in comics]] [[fr:1938 en bande dessinée]] [[sv:Serieåret 1938]]