1939 in comics
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==Events and publications==
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===January===
* ''[[Ace Comics]]'' ([[1937 in comics|1937]] series) #22 – [[David McKay Publications]]
* ''[[Action Comics]]'' ([[1938 in comics|1938]] series) #8 – [[DC Comics]]
* ''[[Adventure Comics]]'' ([[1938 in comics|1938]] series) #34 - DC Comics
* ''[[Amazing Mystery Funnies]]'' ([[1938 in comics|1938]] series) #5 – [[Centaur Publications]]
* ''[[Detective Comics]]'' ([[1937 in comics|1937]] series) #23 - DC Comics
* ''[[Feature Funnies]]'' ([[1937 in comics|1937]] series) #16 – [[Quality Comics]]
* ''[[More Fun Comics]]'' ([[1936 in comics|1936]] series) #39 – [[National Periodical Publications]]
===February===
* ''Ace Comics'' #23 - David McKay Publications
* ''Action Comics'' #9 - DC Comics
* ''Adventure Comics'' #35 - DC Comics
* ''Amazing Mystery Funnies'' #6 - Centaur Publications
* ''Detective Comics'' #24 - DC Comics
* ''Feature Funnies'' #17 - Quality Comics
* ''More Fun Comics'' #40 - National Periodical Publications
===March===
* ''Ace Comics'' #24- David McKay Publications
* ''Action Comics'' #10 - DC Comics
* ''Adventure Comics'' #36 - DC Comics
* ''Amazing Mystery Funnies'' #7 - Centaur Publications
* ''Detective Comics'' #25 - DC Comics
* ''Feature Funnies'' #18 - Quality Comics
* ''More Fun Comics'' #41 - National Periodical Publications
===April===
* ''Ace Comics'' #25 - David McKay Publications
* ''Action Comics'' #11 - DC Comics
* ''Adventure Comics'' #37 - DC Comics
* ''[[All-American Comics]]'' #1 – [[All-American Publications]]
* ''Amazing Mystery Funnies'' #8 - Centaur Publications
* ''Detective Comics'' #26 - DC Comics
* ''Feature Funnies'' #19 - Quality Comics
* ''More Fun Comics'' #42 - National Periodical Publications
* ''[[Movie Comics]]'' (1939) #1 - National Periodical Publications
===May===
* ''Ace Comics'' #26 - David McKay Publications
* ''Action Comics'' #12 - DC Comics
* ''Adventure Comics'' #38 - DC Comics
* ''All-American Comics'' #2 - All-American Publications
* ''Amazing Mystery Funnies'' #9 - Centaur Publications
* ''Detective Comics'' #27 - DC Comics
* ''Feature Funnies'' (becomes ''[[Feature Comics]]'') #20 - Quality Comics
* ''More Fun Comics'' #43 - National Periodical Publications
* ''Movie Comics'' #2 - National Periodical Publications
===June===
* ''Ace Comics'' #27 - David McKay Publications
* ''Action Comics'' #13 - DC Comics
* ''Adventure Comics'' #39 - DC Comics
* ''All-American Comics'' #3 - DC Comics
* ''Amazing Mystery Funnies'' #10 - Centaur Publications
* ''Detective Comics'' #28 - DC Comics
* ''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
===July===
* ''Ace Comics'' #28 - David McKay Publications
* ''Action Comics'' #14 - DC Comics
* ''Adventure Comics'' #40 - DC Comics
* ''All-American Comics'' #4 - All-American Publications
* ''Amazing Mystery Funnies'' #11 - Centaur Publications
* ''Detective Comics'' #29 - DC Comics
* ''Feature Comics'' #22 - Quality Comics
* ''More Fun Comics'' #45 - National Periodical Publications
* ''Movie Comics'' #4 - National Periodical Publications
===August===
* ''Ace Comics'' #29 - David McKay Publications
* ''Action Comics'' #15 - DC Comics
* ''Adventure Comics'' #41 - DC Comics
* ''All-American Comics'' #5 - All-American Publications
* ''Amazing Mystery Funnies'' #12 - Centaur Publications
* ''Detective Comics'' #30 - DC Comics
* ''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===
* ''Ace Comics'' #30 - David McKay Publications
* ''Action Comics'' #16 - DC Comics
* ''Adventure Comics'' #42 - DC Comics
* ''All-American Comics'' #6 - All-American Publications
* ''[[Amazing Man (Centaur Publications)|Amazing Man Comics]]'' (1939 series) #5 - [[Centaur Publications]]
* ''Amazing Mystery Funnies'' #13 - Centaur Publications
* ''Detective Comics'' #31 - DC Comics
* ''Feature Comics'' #24 - Quality Comics
* ''[[Four Color]] Series 1'' (1939 series) #1 - [[Dell Publishing]]
** First comic-book appearance [[Dick Tracy]], previously been seen in comics 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 - DC Comics
* ''Adventure Comics'' #43 - DC Comics
* ''All-American Comics'' #7 - All-American Publications
* ''Amazing Man Comics'' #6 - Centaur Publications
* ''Amazing Mystery Funnies'' #14 - Centaur Publications
* ''Detective Comics'' #32 - DC Comics
* ''Feature Comics'' #25 - Quality Comics
* ''Four Color Series 1'' #2 - Dell Publishing
* ''[[Marvel Mystery Comics|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 - DC Comics
* ''Adventure Comics'' #44 - DC Comics
* ''All-American Comics'' #8 - All-American Publications
* ''Amazing Man Comics'' #7 - Centaur Publications
* ''Amazing Mystery Funnies'' #15 - Centaur Publications
* ''Detective Comics'' #33 - DC Comics
* ''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 - DC Comics
* ''Adventure Comics'' #45 - DC Comics
* ''All-American Comics'' #9 - All-American Publications
* ''Amazing Man Comics'' #8 - Centaur Publications
* ''Amazing Mystery Funnies'' #16 - Centaur Publications
* ''Detective Comics'' #34 - DC Comics
* ''[[Double Action Comics]]'' (1939 series) #1 - National Periodical Publications
* ''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) #1 - All-American Comics
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==First issues by title==
*'''''[[All-American Comics]]''''' cover dated April, published by [[All-American Publications]].
*'''''[[Amazing Man (Centaur 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.
*'''''[[Four Color]] Series 1''''' published by [[Dell Publishing]]
*'''''[[Marvel Mystery Comics|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
*'''''[[Smash Comics]]''''' cover dated August, published by [[Quality Comics]].
*'''''[[Superman]]''''' cover dated Summer, published by National Periodical Publications.
===Renamed titles===
*'''''[[Feature Comics]]''''' renamed '''''Feature Funnies''''' as of the June cover date.
*'''''[[Marvel Mystery Comics|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 [[Bob Kane]], published by [[DC Comics]].
*'''[[Human Torch (android)|Human Torch]]''' in ''[[Marvel Mystery Comics|Marvel Comics]]'' #1 (October) created by [[Carl Burgos]], published by [[Timely Comics]]
*'''[[Sandman (DC Comics)|The Sandman]] [[Sandman (Wesley Dodds)|(Wesley Dodds)]]''' in ''[[New York World's Fair]]'' #1 created by [[Gardner Fox]] and [[Bert Christman]], published by National Periodical Publications.
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