1939 in comics
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See also: 1938 in comics, other events of 1939, 1940 in comics, 1930s in comics and the list of years in comics
Publications: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December
[edit] Publications
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[edit] January
- Ace Comics (1937 series) #22 – David McKay Publications
- Action Comics (1938 series) #8 – DC Comics
- Adventure Comics (1936 series) #34 - DC Comics
- Amazing Mystery Funnies (1938 series) #5 – Centaur Publications
- Detective Comics (1937 series) #23 - DC Comics
- Feature Funnies (1937 series) #16 – Quality Comics
- More Fun Comics (1936 series) #39 – National Periodical Publications
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
- First appearance Batman
- Feature Funnies (becomes Feature Comics) #20 - Quality Comics
- More Fun Comics #43 - National Periodical Publications
- Movie Comics #2 - National Periodical Publications
[edit] 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 - National Periodical Publications
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] 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 (1939 series) #5 - Centaur Publications
- Amazing Mystery Funnies #13 - Centaur Publications
- Detective Comics #32 - 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 - National Periodical Publications
- Smash Comics #2 - Quality Comics
- Superman #2 - National Periodical Publications
[edit] 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 Mystery Funnies #14 - Centaur Publications
- Detective Comics #33 - DC Comics
- Feature Comics #25 - Quality Comics
- Four Color Series 1 #2 - Dell Publishing
- Marvel Comics (becomes Marvel Mystery Comics) (1939 series) #1 - Timely Comics
- First appearance Original Human Torch.
- More Fun Comics #48 - National Periodical Publications
- Smash Comics #3 - Quality Comics
[edit] 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 #6 - Centaur Publications
- Amazing Mystery Funnies #15 - Centaur Publications
- Detective Comics #21 - DC Comics
- Feature Comics #26 - Quality Comics
- More Fun Comics #49 - National Periodical Publications
- Smash Comics #4 - Quality Comics
[edit] 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 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 - National Periodical Publications
[edit] Specials
- New York's World Fair (1939) series) #1 - National Periodical Publications
- First appearance The Sandman
- Mutt & Jeff (1939) #1 - All-American Comics