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1944 in comics

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Notable events of 1944 in comics. See also List of years in comics.

Contents

Year overall

  • EC Comics was established by Max Gaines.

    • January

  • All-Winners Comics (1941 series) #11 - Timely Comics
  • Captain America Comics (1941 series) #34 - Timely Comics
  • Human Torch (1940 series) #14 - Timely Comics
  • Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #51 - Timely Comics
  • Sub-Mariner Comics (1941 series) #12 - Timely Comics
  • U.S.A. Comics (1941 series) #11 - Timely Comics

    • February

  • Captain America Comics (1941 series) #35 - Timely Comics
  • Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #52 - Timely Comics
  • Adventure Comics (Volume 1 1944) #90 -- DC Comics

    • March

  • Captain America Comics (1941 series) #36 - Timely Comics
  • Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #53 - Timely Comics

    • April

  • All-Winners Comics (1941 series) #12 - Timely Comics
  • Captain America Comics (1941 series) #37 - Timely Comics
  • Human Torch (1940 series) #15 - Timely Comics
  • Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #54 - Timely Comics
  • Sub-Mariner Comics (1941 series) #13 - Timely Comics
  • U.S.A. Comics (1941 series) #12 - Timely Comics

    • May

  • Captain America Comics (1941 series) #38 - Timely Comics
  • Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #55 - Timely Comics

    • June

  • Captain America Comics (1941 series) #39 - Timely Comics
  • Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #56 - Timely Comics

    • July

  • Captain America Comics (1941 series) #40 - Timely Comics
  • Contact Comics #1 - Aviation Press
  • Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #57 - Timely Comics
  • U.S.A. Comics (1941 series) #13 - Timely Comics

    • August

  • Captain America Comics (1941 series) #41 - Timely Comics

    • September

  • Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #58 - Timely Comics

    • October

  • All-Winners Comics (1941 series) #13 - Timely Comics
  • Captain America Comics (1941 series) #42 - Timely Comics
  • Human Torch (1940 series) #16 - Timely Comics
  • Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #59 - Timely Comics
  • Miss America Comics #1 - Timely Comics
  • Sub-Mariner Comics (1941 series) #14 - Timely Comics
  • U.S.A. Comics (1941 series) #14 - Timely Comics

    • Winter

  • Blackhawk #9, taking over the numbering of Uncle Sam Quarterly — first issue of Blackhawk's own title (Quality Comics)

    • December

  • Captain America Comics (1941 series) #43 - Timely Comics
  • Human Torch (1940 series) #17 - Timely Comics
  • Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #60 - Timely Comics

    • Deaths

  • April 25: George Herriman, American comics artist (Krazy Kat), passes away at age 63.
  • September 13: William Heath Robinson, British cartoonist, passes away at age 72
  • December 22: Louis Briault, British comics artist (The Comical Capers of Billie Reeves, the Scream of the Screen, The Psychic Trip), dies at age 59.

    • First issues by title

  • Miss America Comics cover dated October, published by Timely Comics

    • Initial appearances by character name

  • Gambler (comics) in Green Lantern #12 (June), created by Henry Kuttner and Martin Nodell - DC Comics
  • Giganta in Wonder Woman #9 (June), created by William Moulton Marston - DC Comics
  • Mister Mxyzptlk in Superman #30 (September) created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster - DC Comics
  • Psycho-Pirate in All-Star Comics #23 (December), created by Gardner Fox and Joe Gallagher - DC Comics
  • Professor Carter Nichols in Batman #24 (August), created by Joe Samachson and Dick Sprang - DC Comics
  • Queen Clea in Wonder Woman #8 (March), created by William Moulton Marston - DC Comics
  • Solomon Grundy in All-American Comics #61 (October), created by Alfred Bester and Paul Reinman - DC Comics

    • References

    1944 in comics Wikipedia
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