1939 in comics 955309 223902202 2008-07-06T12:32:42Z SmackBot 433328 Date the maintenance tags or general fixes {{Expand|date=July 2008}} {{year in|comics|1939|parent=|history=List of years in comics}} ==Events and publications== {{inc-lit}} <!-- ===Year overall=== --> ===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 <!-- ==Deaths== ==Exhibitions and shows== ==Conventions== ==Awards== --> ==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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