1937 in comics
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January

  • Detective Picture Stories #2 - Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • Famous Funnies
    Famous Funnies
    Famous Funnies is an American publication of the 1930s that represents what popular culture historians consider the first true American comic book, following seminal precursors.-Immediate precursors:...

    #30 - Eastern Color
  • The Funnies
    The Funnies
    The Funnies was the name of two American publications from Dell Publishing, the first of these a seminal, 1920s precursor of comic books, and the second a standard 1930s comic book.-The Funnies :In 1929, George T...

    #4 - Dell Comics
    Dell Comics
    Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium...

  • Funny Picture Stories #3 - Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • King Comics
    King Comics
    King Comics, a short-lived comic book imprint of King Features Syndicate, was an attempt by King Features to publish comics of its own characters, rather than through other publishers. The line ran for approximately a year-and-a-half, with its series cover-dated from August 1966 to December 1967...

    #10 - David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles Ace Comics, King Comics, and Magic Comics; as well as collections of such popular comic strips as Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Mandrake the Magician...

  • More Fun Comics
    More Fun Comics
    More Fun Comics, originally titled New Fun: The Big Comic Magazine a.k.a. New Fun Comics, was a 1935-1947 American comic book anthology that introduced several major superhero characters and was the first American comic-book series to feature solely original material rather than reprints of...

    (1936
    1936 in comics
    -January:* Famous Funnies #18 - Eastern Color* More Fun the Big Comic Magazine #7 - National Periodical Publications* New Comics #2 - National Periodical Publications-February:...

     series) #17 - National Periodical Publications
  • New Adventure Comics (previously New Comics
    Adventure Comics
    Adventure Comics was a comic book series published by DC Comics from 1935 to 1983 and then revamped from 2009 to 2011. In its first era, the series ran for 503 issues , making it the fifth-longest-running DC series, behind Detective Comics, Action Comics, Superman, and Batman...

    ) (1936
    1936 in comics
    -January:* Famous Funnies #18 - Eastern Color* More Fun the Big Comic Magazine #7 - National Periodical Publications* New Comics #2 - National Periodical Publications-February:...

     series) #12 - National Periodical Publications
  • Popular Comics #12 - Dell Comics
    Dell Comics
    Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium...

  • Tip Top Comics #9 - United Features

February

  • Detective Picture Stories #3 - Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • Famous Funnies #31 - Eastern Color
  • The Funnies #5 - Dell Comics
    Dell Comics
    Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium...

  • Funny Pages #8 — Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • Funny Picture Stories #4 - Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • King Comics #11 - David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles Ace Comics, King Comics, and Magic Comics; as well as collections of such popular comic strips as Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Mandrake the Magician...

  • More Fun Comics (1936 series) #18 - National Periodical Publications
  • New Adventure Comics (1936 series) #13 - National Periodical Publications
  • Popular Comics #13 - Dell Comics
    Dell Comics
    Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium...

  • Star Comics #1 - Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • Star Ranger #1 - Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • Tip Top Comics #10 - United Features
  • Western Picture Stories #1 - Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....


March

  • The Comics #1 - Dell Comics
    Dell Comics
    Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium...

  • Detective Comics
    Detective Comics
    Detective Comics is an American comic book series published monthly by DC Comics since 1937, best known for introducing the iconic superhero Batman in Detective Comics #27 . It is, along with Action Comics, the book that launched with the debut of Superman, one of the medium's signature series, and...

    (1937 series) #1 - DC Comics
    DC Comics
    DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...

  • Detective Picture Stories #4 - Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • Famous Funnies #32 - Eastern Color
  • The Funnies #6 - Dell Comics
    Dell Comics
    Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium...

  • Funny Pages #9 — Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • Funny Picture Stories #5 - Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • King Comics #12 - David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles Ace Comics, King Comics, and Magic Comics; as well as collections of such popular comic strips as Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Mandrake the Magician...

  • More Fun Comics (1936 series) #19 - National Periodical Publications
  • New Adventure Comics (1936 series) #14 - National Periodical Publications
  • Popular Comics #14 - Dell Comics
    Dell Comics
    Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium...

  • Tip Top Comics #11 - United Features
  • Western Picture Stories #2 - Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....


April

  • Ace Comics
    Ace Comics
    Ace Comics was a comic book series published by David McKay Publications between 1937 and 1949 — starting just before the Golden Age era of comics...

    (1937 series) #1 - David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles Ace Comics, King Comics, and Magic Comics; as well as collections of such popular comic strips as Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Mandrake the Magician...

  • The Comics #2 - Dell Comics
    Dell Comics
    Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium...

  • Detective Comics (1937 series) #2 - DC Comics
    DC Comics
    DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...

  • Detective Picture Stories #5 - Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • Famous Funnies #33 - Eastern Color
  • The Funnies #7 - Dell Comics
    Dell Comics
    Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium...

  • Funny Pages #10 — Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • Funny Picture Stories #6 - Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • King Comics #13 - David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles Ace Comics, King Comics, and Magic Comics; as well as collections of such popular comic strips as Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Mandrake the Magician...

  • Popular Comics #15 - Dell Comics
    Dell Comics
    Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium...

  • Star Comics #2 - Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • Star Ranger #2 - Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • Tip Top Comics #12 - United Features
  • Western Picture Stories #3 - Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....


May

  • Ace Comics (1937 series) #2 - David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles Ace Comics, King Comics, and Magic Comics; as well as collections of such popular comic strips as Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Mandrake the Magician...

  • The Comics #3 - Dell Comics
    Dell Comics
    Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium...

  • Detective Comics (1937 series) #3 - DC Comics
    DC Comics
    DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...

  • Famous Funnies #34 - Eastern Color
  • Feature Book #1 - David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles Ace Comics, King Comics, and Magic Comics; as well as collections of such popular comic strips as Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Mandrake the Magician...

  • The Funnies #8 - Dell Comics
    Dell Comics
    Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium...

  • King Comics #14 - David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles Ace Comics, King Comics, and Magic Comics; as well as collections of such popular comic strips as Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Mandrake the Magician...

  • More Fun Comics (1936 series) #20 - National Periodical Publications
  • New Adventure Comics (1936 series) #15 - National Periodical Publications
  • Popular Comics #16 - Dell Comics
    Dell Comics
    Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium...

  • Star Comics #3 - Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • Star Ranger #3 - Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • Tip Top Comics #13 - United Features

June

  • Ace Comics (1937 series) #3 - David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles Ace Comics, King Comics, and Magic Comics; as well as collections of such popular comic strips as Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Mandrake the Magician...

  • Detective Comics (1937 series) #4 - DC Comics
    DC Comics
    DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...

  • Famous Funnies #35 - Eastern Color
  • Feature Book #2 - David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles Ace Comics, King Comics, and Magic Comics; as well as collections of such popular comic strips as Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Mandrake the Magician...

  • The Funnies #9 - Dell Comics
    Dell Comics
    Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium...

  • Funny Pages #11 — Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • Funny Picture Stories #7 - Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • King Comics #15 - David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles Ace Comics, King Comics, and Magic Comics; as well as collections of such popular comic strips as Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Mandrake the Magician...

  • More Fun Comics (1936 series) #21 - National Periodical Publications
  • New Adventure Comics (1936 series) #16 - National Periodical Publications
  • Popular Comics #17 - Dell Comics
    Dell Comics
    Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium...

  • Star Comics #4 - Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • Star Ranger #4 - Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • Tip Top Comics #14 - United Features
  • Western Picture Stories #4 - Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....


July

  • Ace Comics (1937 series) #4 - David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles Ace Comics, King Comics, and Magic Comics; as well as collections of such popular comic strips as Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Mandrake the Magician...

  • The Comics #4 - Dell Comics
    Dell Comics
    Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium...

  • Detective Comics (1937 series) #5 - DC Comics
    DC Comics
    DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...

  • Famous Funnies #36 - Eastern Color
  • Feature Book #3 - David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles Ace Comics, King Comics, and Magic Comics; as well as collections of such popular comic strips as Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Mandrake the Magician...

  • The Funnies #10 - Dell Comics
    Dell Comics
    Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium...

  • King Comics #16 - David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles Ace Comics, King Comics, and Magic Comics; as well as collections of such popular comic strips as Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Mandrake the Magician...

  • More Fun Comics (1936 series) #22 - National Periodical Publications
  • New Adventure Comics (1936 series) #17 - National Periodical Publications
  • Popular Comics #18 - Dell Comics
    Dell Comics
    Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium...

  • Star Comics #5 - Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • Star Ranger #5 - Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • Tip Top Comics #15 - United Features


August

  • Ace Comics (1937 series) #5 - David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles Ace Comics, King Comics, and Magic Comics; as well as collections of such popular comic strips as Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Mandrake the Magician...

  • Detective Comics (1937 series) #6 - DC Comics
    DC Comics
    DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...

  • Famous Funnies #37 - Eastern Color
  • Feature Book #4 - David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles Ace Comics, King Comics, and Magic Comics; as well as collections of such popular comic strips as Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Mandrake the Magician...

  • The Funnies #11 - Dell Comics
  • King Comics #17 - David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles Ace Comics, King Comics, and Magic Comics; as well as collections of such popular comic strips as Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Mandrake the Magician...

  • More Fun Comics (1936 series) #23 - National Periodical Publications
  • New Adventure Comics (1936 series) #18 - National Periodical Publications
  • Popular Comics #19 - Dell Comics
    Dell Comics
    Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium...

  • Tip Top Comics #16 - United Features

September

  • Ace Comics (1937 series) #6 - David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles Ace Comics, King Comics, and Magic Comics; as well as collections of such popular comic strips as Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Mandrake the Magician...

  • The Comics #5 - Dell Comics
    Dell Comics
    Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium...

  • Detective Comics (1937 series) #7 - DC Comics
    DC Comics
    DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...

  • Famous Funnies #38 - Eastern Color
  • Feature Book #5 - David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles Ace Comics, King Comics, and Magic Comics; as well as collections of such popular comic strips as Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Mandrake the Magician...

  • The Funnies #12 - Dell Comics
    Dell Comics
    Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium...

  • Funny Pages V.2 #1 — Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • Funny Picture Stories V.2 #1 - Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • King Comics #18 - David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles Ace Comics, King Comics, and Magic Comics; as well as collections of such popular comic strips as Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Mandrake the Magician...

  • More Fun Comics (1936 series) #24 - National Periodical Publications
  • New Adventure Comics (1936 series) #19 - National Periodical Publications
  • Popular Comics #20 - Dell Comics
    Dell Comics
    Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium...

  • Star Comics #6 - Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • Star Ranger #6 - Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • Tip Top Comics #17 - United Features

October

  • Ace Comics (1937 series) #7 - David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles Ace Comics, King Comics, and Magic Comics; as well as collections of such popular comic strips as Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Mandrake the Magician...

  • Detective Comics (1937 series) #8 - DC Comics
    DC Comics
    DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...

  • Famous Funnies #39 - Eastern Color
  • Feature Book #6 - David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles Ace Comics, King Comics, and Magic Comics; as well as collections of such popular comic strips as Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Mandrake the Magician...

  • Feature Funnies
    Feature Funnies
    Feature Funnies was a comic book anthology title published by Comic Favorites, Inc. in the United States for 20 issues from 1937 until 1939. Feature Funnies cannily mixed color reprints of popular newspaper comic strips like Joe Palooka, Mickey Finn and Dixie Dugan with a smattering of new...

    (1937 series) #1 - Comic Favorites, Inc.
    Quality Comics
    Quality Comics was an American comic book publishing company that operated from 1939 to 1956 and was an influential creative force in what historians and fans call the Golden Age of comic books....

  • The Funnies #13 - Dell Comics
    Dell Comics
    Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium...

  • Funny Pages V.2 #2 — Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • Funny Picture Stories V.2 #2 - Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • King Comics #19 - David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles Ace Comics, King Comics, and Magic Comics; as well as collections of such popular comic strips as Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Mandrake the Magician...

  • More Fun Comics (1936 series) #25 - National Periodical Publications
  • New Adventure Comics (1936 series) #20 - National Periodical Publications
  • Popular Comics #21 - Dell Comics
    Dell Comics
    Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium...

  • Star Comics #7 - Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • Star Ranger #7 - Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • Tip Top Comics #18 - United Features

November

  • Ace Comics (1937 series) #8 - David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles Ace Comics, King Comics, and Magic Comics; as well as collections of such popular comic strips as Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Mandrake the Magician...

  • Detective Comics (1937 series) #9 - DC Comics
    DC Comics
    DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...

  • Famous Funnies #40 - Eastern Color
  • Feature Book #7 - David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles Ace Comics, King Comics, and Magic Comics; as well as collections of such popular comic strips as Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Mandrake the Magician...

  • Feature Funnies (1937 series) #2 - Comic Favorites, Inc.
    Quality Comics
    Quality Comics was an American comic book publishing company that operated from 1939 to 1956 and was an influential creative force in what historians and fans call the Golden Age of comic books....

  • The Funnies #14 - Dell Comics
    Dell Comics
    Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium...

  • Funny Pages V.2 #3 — Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • Funny Picture Stories V.2 #3 - Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • King Comics #20 - David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles Ace Comics, King Comics, and Magic Comics; as well as collections of such popular comic strips as Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Mandrake the Magician...

  • More Fun Comics (1936 series) #26 - National Periodical Publications
  • New Adventure Comics (1936 series) #21 - National Periodical Publications
  • Popular Comics #22 - Dell Comics
    Dell Comics
    Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium...

  • Tip Top Comics #19 - United Features

December

  • The Dandy
    The Dandy
    The Dandy is a long running children's comic published in the United Kingdom by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. The first issue was printed in 1937 and it is the world's third longest running comic, after Detective Comics and Il Giornalino...

    #1 - DC Thomson
  • Ace Comics (1937 series) #9 - David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles Ace Comics, King Comics, and Magic Comics; as well as collections of such popular comic strips as Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Mandrake the Magician...

  • Detective Comics (1937 series) #10 - DC Comics
    DC Comics
    DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...

  • Famous Funnies #41 - Eastern Color
  • Feature Book #8 - David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles Ace Comics, King Comics, and Magic Comics; as well as collections of such popular comic strips as Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Mandrake the Magician...

  • Feature Funnies (1937 series) #3 - Comic Favorites, Inc.
    Quality Comics
    Quality Comics was an American comic book publishing company that operated from 1939 to 1956 and was an influential creative force in what historians and fans call the Golden Age of comic books....

  • The Funnies #15 - Dell Comics
    Dell Comics
    Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium...

  • Funny Pages V.2 #4 — Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • Funny Picture Stories V.2 #4 - Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • King Comics #20 - David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles Ace Comics, King Comics, and Magic Comics; as well as collections of such popular comic strips as Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Mandrake the Magician...

  • More Fun Comics (1936 series) #27 - National Periodical Publications
  • New Adventure Comics (1936 series) #22 - National Periodical Publications
  • Popular Comics #23 - Dell Comics
    Dell Comics
    Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium...

  • Star Comics #8 - Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • Star Ranger #8 - Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications
    Centaur Publications was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing Man....

  • Tip Top Comics #20 - United Features

Specials

  • New Book of Comics (1937 series) #1 - National Periodical Publications

First issues by title

  • Ace Comics
    Ace Comics
    Ace Comics was a comic book series published by David McKay Publications between 1937 and 1949 — starting just before the Golden Age era of comics...

    covedr dated April, published by David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications
    David McKay Publications was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles Ace Comics, King Comics, and Magic Comics; as well as collections of such popular comic strips as Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Mandrake the Magician...

    .
  • Detective Comics
    Detective Comics
    Detective Comics is an American comic book series published monthly by DC Comics since 1937, best known for introducing the iconic superhero Batman in Detective Comics #27 . It is, along with Action Comics, the book that launched with the debut of Superman, one of the medium's signature series, and...

    cover dated March, published by DC Comics
    DC Comics
    DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...

    .
  • Feature Funnies
    Feature Funnies
    Feature Funnies was a comic book anthology title published by Comic Favorites, Inc. in the United States for 20 issues from 1937 until 1939. Feature Funnies cannily mixed color reprints of popular newspaper comic strips like Joe Palooka, Mickey Finn and Dixie Dugan with a smattering of new...

    cover dater October, published by Harry A. Chesler Comics.
  • The Dandy
    The Dandy
    The Dandy is a long running children's comic published in the United Kingdom by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. The first issue was printed in 1937 and it is the world's third longest running comic, after Detective Comics and Il Giornalino...

    cover dated December, published by DC Thomson.

Renamed titles

  • New Comics
    Adventure Comics
    Adventure Comics was a comic book series published by DC Comics from 1935 to 1983 and then revamped from 2009 to 2011. In its first era, the series ran for 503 issues , making it the fifth-longest-running DC series, behind Detective Comics, Action Comics, Superman, and Batman...

    renamed New Adventure Comics as of the January cover date.
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