List of years in comics
This page indexes the individual year in comics pages. Each year is annotated with significant events as reference points.
2010s - 2000s - 1990s - 1980s - 1970s - 1960s - 1950s - 1940s - 1930s -
Pre-1930s
Pre-1930s
1930s
- 1930 in comics - debut: Blondie, Scorchy Smith, Quick et Flupke; debut as comic strip: Mickey Mouse
- 1931 in comics - debut: The Little King, Dick Tracy
- 1932 in comics - debut: Alley Oop, Jane, Conan the Barbarian; debut as comic strip: Silly Symphonies
- 1933 in comics - debut: Dickie Dare; Brick Bradford
- 1934 in comics - debut: Li'l Abner, Flash Gordon, Mandrake the Magician, Secret Agent X-9, Terry and the Pirates, Sally the Sleuth; appearance: Snuffy Smith in Barney Google; published: Le Journal de Mickey
- 1935 in comics - debut: Hejji, King of the Royal Mounted, Barney Baxter; published: New Fun Comics #1, New Comics #1
- 1936 in comics - debut: Jo, Zette et Jocko, The Phantom, The Clock, Big Chief Wahoo
- 1937 in comics - debut: Prince Valiant, Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, Abbie an' Slats, Torchy Brown; debut as comic strip: Donald Duck, Desperate Dan; published: Detective Comics #1 The Dandy #1
- 1938 in comics - debut: Spirou, Tif, Superman; published: Le Journal de Spirou, Action Comics #1, The Beano #1
- 1939 in comics - debut: Batman, Casper the Friendly Ghost; published: Superman #1 (reprints from Action Comics), Archie Comics
1940s
- 1940 in comics - debut: The Spirit, Lady Luck, Mr. Mystic, Willie and Joe, Brenda Starr, Daredevil (Lev Gleason Publications), Captain Marvel; published: Flash Comics #1
- 1941 in comics - debut: Sad Sack, Jean Valhardi, Plastic Man, Captain America, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Gordo; appearance: Pogo Possum in Animal Comics; published: Captain America Comics #1
- 1942 in comics - debut: The Pie-face Prince of Pretzelburg
- 1943 in comics - debut: Garth, Claire Voyant, Male Call, Buz Sawyer
- 1944 in comics - debut: Johnny Hazard
- 1945 in comics - debut: Suske en Wiske; published: Vaillant #1
- 1946 in comics - debut: Lucky Luke, Blake et Mortimer, Rip Kirby; published: Tintin magazine #1
- 1947 in comics - debut: Steve Canyon, Johan
- 1948 in comics - debut: Alix, Tex Willer, Pogo
- 1949 in comics
1950s
- 1950 in comics - debut: Peanuts, Dan Dare; It Rhymes with Lust
- 1951 in comics - debut: Dennis the Menace (American comic)
- 1952 in comics - debut: Astro Boy; appearance: Marsupilami in Spirou et Fantasio; published: Mad #1
- 1953 in comics - debut: El Sargento Kirk
- 1954 in comics - debut: Moomin, Marmaduke, Jerry Spring; published: Misterix #1
- 1955 in comics - debut: Martian Manhunter, Modeste et Pompon, Ric Hochet
- 1956 in comics - debut: The Flash, ushering in the Silver Age of Comics
- 1957 in comics - debut: Gaston Lagaffe, El Eternauta, Ernie Pike; published: Hora Cero #1
- 1958 in comics - debut: B.C., Oumpah-pah, Mort & Phil, Rick O'Shay; debut as comic strip: James Bond; appearance: Les Schtroumpfs (The Smurfs) in Johan et Pirlouit
- 1959 in comics - debut: Clifton, Boule et Bill, Astérix, published: Pilote magazine #1
1960s
- 1960 in comics
- 1961 in comics - debut: Fantastic Four #1
- 1962 in comics - debut: Mort Cinder, Iznogoud, Spider-Man, Hulk, Little Annie Fanny; Valiant; Diabolik
- 1963 in comics - debut: Achille Talon, Blueberry, Modesty Blaise, X-Men, The Avengers, Iron Man; published: The Amazing Spider-Man #1;
- 1964 in comics - debut: Mafalda, The Wizard of Id
- 1965 in comics - debut: Philémon; appearance: Valentina in Neutron; published: Linus
- 1966 in comics
- 1967 in comics - debut: Corto Maltese, Valérian and Laureline, Luc Orient; published: Sgt. Kirk #1
- 1968 in comics - debut: Maxmagnus, Cubitus, His Name Is... Savage; published: Shonen Jump #1
- 1969 in comics - debut: Alan Ford; published: Charlie Mensuel #1, Pif gadget #1 (from Vaillant); Čtyřlístek
1970s
- 1970 in comics - debut: Doonesbury, Natacha, Yoko Tsuno
- 1971 in comics - Blackmark
- 1972 in comics - debut: Superdupont, Maus; published: L'Écho des Savannes #1, Wimmen's Comix #1
- 1973 in comics - debut: Le Génie des alpages, Heathcliff
- 1974 in comics - debut: Herman; Star Reach
- 1975 in comics - published: Métal Hurlant #1, Fluide Glacial #1, Circus #1
- 1976 in comics - debut: Adèle Blanc-Sec; American Splendor, published: Action #1
- 1977 in comics - debut: Cerebus the Aardvark, Judge Dredd, Shoe, Idées noires; published: Le Trombone Illustré #1, Heavy Metal #1; 2000 AD
- 1978 in comics - published: (A SUIVRE) #1; debut: The Adventures of Luther Arkwright, Garfield, A Contract with God
- 1979 in comics - debut: Jeremiah
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
See also
