Notable events of 1949 in comics. See also List of years in comics.
Events and publications
Publishers Star Publications, Toby Press, and Youthful make their debuts; conversely, Columbia Comics, Novelty Press, and Street & Smith Comics all fold.
Captain America Comics (1941 series) #70 - Timely ComicsHuman Torch (1940 series) #34 - Timely ComicsMarvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #90 - Timely ComicsSub-Mariner Comics (1941 series) #30 - Timely ComicsTwo-Gun Kid (1948 series) #6 - Timely ComicsCaptain America Comics (1941 series) #71 - Timely ComicsHuman Torch (1940 series) #35 - Timely ComicsCaptain America Comics (1941 series) #72 - Timely ComicsMarvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #91 - Timely ComicsSub-Mariner Comics (1941 series) #31 - Timely ComicsTwo-Gun Kid (1948 series) #7 - Timely ComicsMarvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #92. The final issue under this title; with the next issue it changes title and format to Marvel Tales - Timely ComicsSub-Mariner Comics (1941 series) #32 - Timely ComicsTwo-Gun Kid (1948 series) #8 - Timely ComicsWestern Winners, with issue #5, takes over the numbering of All-Western Winners — Atlas ComicsCaptain America Comics (1941 series) #73 - Timely ComicsBig Shot, with issue #104, is canceled by Columbia Comics.Marvel Tales debuts with issue #93, taking over the numbering of Marvel Mystery Comics - Timely ComicsBest Love debuts with issue #33, taking over the numbering of Sub-Mariner Comics - Timely ComicsTwo-Gun Kid (1948 series) #9 - Timely ComicsGirls' Love Stories #1 - DC ComicsCaptain America Comics (1941 series) #74 - Timely ComicsTwo-Gun Kid (1948 series), with issue #10, canceled by Timely Comics. (The title would be revived four years later by Marvel, continuing the numbering.)Boy Commandos (1942 series), with issue #36 dated November–December, canceled by DC Comics.March 6: Storm P., Danish comics artist, animator, illustrator, painter and comedian (Peter og Ping), passes away at the age of 66.24 April: Reg Carter, British comics artist (Big Eggo) dies at the age of 62.27 May: Robert L. Ripley, American comics artist, cartoonist, entrepeneur and anthropologist (Ripley's Believe It or Not!), dies at the age of 58 from a heart attack.December 3: Frank Miller, American comics artist (Barney Baxter), dies from a heart attack at the age of 51.December 11: Clifford K. Berryman, American cartoonist (Remember the Maine, Drawing the Line in Mississippi), dies at the age of 80.Buster Bunny, cover dated November, published by Standard ComicsGirl Comics, cover-dated October, published by Timely ComicsGirls' Love Stories, cover dated August–September, published by DC ComicsHeart Throbs, cover-dated August, published by Quality ComicsKid Colt Outlaw, cover-dated May, published by Timely ComicsSuperboy, cover-dated March/April, published by DC ComicsTorchy, cover-dated November, published by Quality ComicsPow Wow Smith in Detective Comics #151 (September), created by Don Cameron and Carmine Infantino - DC ComicsDr. Edward Clariss in Flash Comics #104 (February), created by John Broome and Joe Kubert - DC Comics