1944 in comics

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