1942 in comics
overview of comics-related events during the year of 1942
Notable events of 1942 in comics.
Events and publications
January
January: Holyoke Publishing purchases the publishing rights to Cat-Man Comics and Captain Aero Comics from Helnit Publishing.
4Most Comics (1942 series) #1 - Novelty Press
Action Comics (1938 series) #44 - DC Comics
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #70 - DC Comics
All-American Comics (1939 series) #34 - DC Comics
All-Star Comics (1940 series) #8 - DC Comics: First appearance of Wonder Woman
Batman (1940 series) #8 - DC Comics
Big 3 (1940 series) #7 - Fox Feature Syndicate: Final Issue
Bulletman (1941 series) #3 - Fawcett Comics
Captain America Comics (1941 series) #10 - Timely Comics
Captain Marvel Adventures (1941 series) #6 - Fawcett Comics
Cat-Man Comics (1941 series) #6 - Holyoke Publishing
Crack Comics (1940 series) #20 - Quality Comics
Daring Mystery Comics (1940 series) #8 - Final issue, renamed Comedy Comics starting with issue #9.
Detective Comics (1937 series) #59 - DC Comics
Flash Comics (1940 series) #25 - DC Comics
Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #27 - Timely Comics
Master Comics (1940 series) #22 - Fawcett Comics
More Fun Comics (1936 series) #75 - DC Comics
Mystery Men Comics (1939 series) #30 - Fox Feature Syndicate
Sensation Comics #1 (1942 series) #1 - DC Comics
Star Spangled Comics (1941 series) #4 - DC Comics
Superman (1939 series) #14 - DC Comics
Target Comics (1941 series) #11 - Novelty Press
The Eagle (1941 series) #4 - Fox Feature Syndicate, Final Issue
The Flame (1940 series) #8 - Fox Feature Syndicate, Final Issue
U.S.A. Comics (1941 series) #3 - Timely Comics
U.S. Jones (1941 series) #2 - Fox Feature Syndicate, Final Issue
V...- Comics (1942 series) #1 - Fox Feature Syndicate
Weird Comics (1940 series) #20 - Fox Feature Syndicate, Final Issue
Whiz Comics (1940 series) #26 - Fawcett Comics
Wonderworld Comics #33 - Fox Feature Syndicate, Final Issue
February
February 10. In Italy, after the outbreak of the war with USA, Tuffolino, by Federico Petrocchi and Pier Lorenzo De Vita, replaces Topolino (Mickey Mouse), until then the only American comic tolerated by the Fascist censure. The new comic, a shameless plagiarism of the Disney original, with human characters instead of animals, lasts until December 1943.
Action Comics (1938 series) #45 - DC Comics
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #71 - DC Comics
All-American Comics (1939 series) #35 - DC Comics
All-Star Comics (1940 series) #9 - DC Comics
Blue Beetle (1939 series) #11 - Fox Feature Syndicate
Captain Aero Comics (1941 series) #2 - Holyoke Publishing
Captain America Comics (1941 series) #11 - Timely Comics
Captain Marvel Adventures (1941 series) #7 - Fawcett Comics
Cat-Man Comics (1941 series) #7 - Holyoke Publishing
Crack Comics (1940 series) #21 - Quality Comics
Detective Comics (1937 series) #60 - DC Comics
Dime Comics #1 - Leo Bachle reinvents the Canadian national personification Johnny Canuck as a superhero comic.
Flash Comics (1940 series) #26 - DC Comics
Green Mask (1940 series) #9 - Fox Feature Syndicate
Jingle Jangle Comics #1 - Eastern Color
Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #28 - Timely Comics
Master Comics (1940 series) #23 - Fawcett Comics
More Fun Comics (1936 series) #76 - DC Comics
Mystery Men Comics (1939 series) #31 - Fox Feature Syndicate, Final Issue
Sensation Comics (1942 series) #2 — DC Comics: In this issue the Wonder Woman characters Etta Candy and Doctor Poison make their debut.
Spy Smasher (1941 series) #3 - Fawcett Comics
Star Spangled Comics (1941 series) #5 - DC Comics
Target Comics (1941 series) #12 - Novelty Press
Whiz Comics (1940 series) #27 - Fawcett Comics
March
March 6: The Captain Marvel villain Ibac makes his debut.
March 6: Fox Feature Syndicate goes bankrupt, canceling several titles with Blue Beetle moving to Holyoke Publishing (issues 11-30) until Fox regained Blue Beetle in 1944.
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