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Notable events of 1940 in comics. See also List of years in comics.
Events and publications
Year overall
- Another boom year for the burgeoning American comic book industry, as Ace Comics, Columbia Comics, Farrell Publications, Holyoke Publishing, Novelty Press, and Street & Smith Comics all begin publishing.
January
- Ace Comics (1937 series) #34 – David McKay Publications
- Action Comics (1938 series) #20 – DC Comics
- Adventure Comics (1938 series) #46 – DC Comics
- All-American Comics (1939 series) #10 – DC Comics
- Amazing Mystery Funnies (1938 series) #17 – Centaur Publications
- Daring Mystery Comics (1940 series) #1 – Timely Comics
- Detective Comics (1937 series) #35 – DC Comics
- Double Action Comics (1939 series) #2 – National Periodical Publications, consisting entirely of black and white reprints from early issues of More Fun Comics.
- Feature Comics (1939 series) #28 – Quality Comics
- Flash Comics (1940 series) #1 – National Periodical Publications
- Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #3 – Timely Comics
- More Fun Comics (1936 series) #51 – National Periodical Publications
- Mystery Men Comics (1939 series) #6 – Fox Feature Syndicate
- Smash Comics (1939 series) #6 – Quality Comics
- Teen-Age Romances (1940 series) #1 – St. John Publications debuts January 14
February
- Ace Comics (1937 series) #35 – David McKay Publications
- Action Comics (1938 series) #21 – DC Comics
- Adventure Comics (1938 series) #47 – DC Comics
- All-American Comics (1939 series) #11 – DC Comics
- Daring Mystery Comics (1940 series) #2 – Timely Comics
- Detective Comics (1937 series) #36 – DC Comics
- Feature Comics (1939 series) #29 – Quality Comics
- Flash Comics (1940 series) #2 – National Periodical Publications
- Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #4 – Timely Comics
- More Fun Comics (1936 series) #52 – National Periodical Publications
- Mystery Men Comics (1939 series) #7 – Fox Feature Syndicate
- Smash Comics (1939 series) #7 – Quality Comics
- Whiz Comics #2, the first appearance of Captain Marvel — Fawcett (This is actually #1 due to Whiz Comics #1 doesn't exist)
March
- Ace Comics (1937 series) #36 – David McKay Publications
- Action Comics (1938 series) #22 – DC Comics
- Adventure Comics (1938 series) #48 – DC Comics
- All-American Comics (1939 series) #12 – DC Comics
- Amazing Mystery Funnies (1938 series) #18 – Centaur Publications
- Detective Comics (1937 series) #37 – DC Comics
- Feature Comics (1939 series) #30 – Quality Comics
- Flash Comics (1940 series) #3 – National Periodical Publications
- Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #5 – Timely Comics
- Master Comics (1940 series) #1 – Fawcett Publications
- More Fun Comics (1936 series) #53 – National Periodical Publications
- Mystery Men Comics (1939 series) #8 – Fox Feature Syndicate
- Mystic Comics (1940 series) #1 – Timely Comics
- Silver Streak Comics (1939 series) #3 — title acquired by Lev Gleason Publications
- Slam-Bang Comics (1940 series) #1 – Fawcett Comics
- Smash Comics (1939 series) #8 – Quality Comics
- Whiz Comics #3 – Fawcett Comics (This is actually #2 do to #1 not being published)
April
- Ace Comics (1937 series) #37 – David McKay Publications
- Action Comics (1938 series) #23 – DC Comics
- Adventure Comics (1938 series) #49 – DC Comics
- All-American Comics (1939 series) #13 – DC Comics
- Amazing Mystery Funnies (1938 series) #19 – Centaur Publications
- Batman (1940 series) #1 – DC Comics (Batman originated in Detective Comics #27)
- Blue Beetle (1939 series) #2 – Fox Feature Syndicate
- Daring Mystery Comics (1940 series) #3 – Timely Comics
- Detective Comics (1937 series) #38 – DC Comics
- Feature Comics (1939 series) #31 – Quality Comics
- Flash Comics (1940 series) #4 – National Periodical Publications
- Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #6 – Timely Comics
- Master Comics (1940 series) #2 – Fawcett Publications
- More Fun Comics (1936 series) #54 – National Periodical Publications
- Mystery Men Comics (1939 series) #9 – Fox Feature Syndicate
- Mystic Comics (1940 series) #2 – Timely Comics
- Slam-Bang Comics (1940 series) #2 – Fawcett Comics
- Smash Comics (1939 series) #9 – Quality Comics
- Superman (1939 series) #4 – DC Comics
- Whiz Comics (1940 series) #3 – Fawcett Comics (Numbering will be correct from here on)
May
- May 8: As the Nazis invade Belgium several comics magazines are disestablished forever, including Le Petit Vingtième and Kindervriend.
- Ace Comics (1937 series) #38 – David McKay Publications
- Action Comics (1938 series) #24 – DC Comics
- Adventure Comics (1938 series) #50 – DC Comics
- All-American Comics (1939 series) #14 – DC Comics
- Amazing Mystery Funnies (1938 series) #20 – Centaur Publications
- Crack Comics (1940 series) #1 – Quality Comics (First appearance of Alias the Spider, Madame Fatal, Red Torpedo, and Black Condor)
- Daring Mystery Comics (1940 series) #4 – Timely Comics
- Detective Comics (1937 series) #39 – DC Comics
- Doc Savage Comics (1940 series) #1 – Street & Smith Publications
- Feature Comics (1939 series) #32 – Quality Comics
- Flash Comics (1940 series) #5 – National Periodical Publications
- Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #7 – Timely Comics
- Master Comics (1940 series) #3 – Fawcett Comics
- More Fun Comics (1936 series) #55 – National Periodical Publications
- Mystery Men Comics (1939 series) #10 – Fox Feature Syndicate
- Nickel Comics (1940 series) #1 – Fawcett Comics (First appearance of Bulletman)
- Nickel Comics (1940 series) #2 – Fawcett Comics
- Slam-Bang Comics (1940 series) #3 – Fawcett Comics
- Smash Comics (1939 series) #10 – Quality Comics
- Whiz Comics (1940 series) #4 – Fawcett Comics
June
- June 2: First publication of Will Eisner's "The Spirit Section", featuring debuts of the series The Spirit, Lady Luck and Mr. Mystic.[1]
- June 6: The first issue of the Bulgarian comics magazine Chuden Sviat ("Wonderland") is published. [2]
- June 17: Walter B. Gibson's character The Shadow makes his debut as a comics character in a syndicated daily newspaper comic, illustrated by Vernon Greene. The series will run until 13 June 1942.
- Ace Comics (1937 series) #39 – David McKay Publications
- Action Comics (1938 series) #25 – DC Comics
- Adventure Comics (1938 series) #51 – DC Comics
- All-American Comics (1939 series) #15 – DC Comics
- Amazing Mystery Funnies (1938 series) #21 – Centaur Publications
- Crack Comics (1940 series) #2 – Quality Comics
- Daring Mystery Comics (1940 series) #5 – Timely Comics
- Detective Comics (1937 series) #40 – DC Comics
- Feature Comics (1939 series) #33 – Quality Comics
- Flash Comics (1940 series) #6 – National Periodical Publications
- Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #8 – Timely Comics
- More Fun Comics (1936 series) #56 – National Periodical Publications
- Mystery Men Comics (1939 series) #11 – Fox Feature Syndicate
- Mystic Comics (1940 series) #3 – Timely Comics
- Nickel Comics (1940 series) #3 – Fawcett Comics
- Nickel Comics (1940 series) #4 – Fawcett Comics
- Slam-Bang Comics (1940 series) #4 – Fawcett Comics
- Smash Comics (1939 series) #11 – Quality Comics
- Whiz Comics (1940 series) #5 – Fawcett Comics
July
- Ace Comics (1937 series) #40 – David McKay Publications
- Action Comics (1938 series) #26 – DC Comics
- Adventure Comics (1938 series) #52 – DC Comics
- All-American Comics (1939 series) #16 – DC Comics
- All-Star Comics (1940 series) #1 – DC Comics
- Amazing Mystery Funnies (1938 series) #22 – Centaur Publications
- Batman (1940 series) #2 – DC Comics
- Blue Beetle (1939 series) #3 – Fox Feature Syndicate
- Crack Comics (1940 series) #3 – Quality Comics
- Detective Comics (1937 series) #41 – DC Comics
- Doc Savage Comics (1940 series) #2 – Street & Smith Publications
- Feature Comics (1939 series) #34 – Quality Comics
- Flash Comics (1940 series) #7 – National Periodical Publications
- Hit Comics (1940 series) #1 – Quality Comics
- Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #9 – Timely Comics
- Master Comics (1940 series) #4 – Fawcett Publications
- More Fun Comics (1936 series) #57 – National Periodical Publications
- Mystery Men Comics (1939 series) #12 – Fox Feature Syndicate
- Nickel Comics (1940 series) #5 – Fawcett Comics
- Nickel Comics (1940 series) #6 – Fawcett Comics
- Slam-Bang Comics (1940 series) #5 – Fawcett Comics
- Smash Comics (1939 series) #12 – Quality Comics
- Superman (1939 series) #5 – DC Comics
- Whiz Comics (1940 series) #6 – Fawcett Comics
August
- August 11: In Bob Karp and Al Taliaferro's Donald Duck comic strip Grandma Duck makes her debut in a framed picture. She will only appear as a character from 27 July 1943 onwards.[3]
- Ace Comics (1937 series) #41 – David McKay Publications
- Action Comics (1938 series) #27 – DC Comics
- Adventure Comics (1938 series) #53 – DC Comics
- All-American Comics (1939 series) #17 – DC Comics
- Amazing Mystery Funnies (1938 series) #23 – Centaur Publications
- Crack Comics (1940 series) #4 – Quality Comics
- Detective Comics (1937 series) #42 – DC Comics
- Feature Comics (1939 series) #35 – Quality Comics
- Flash Comics (1940 series) #8 – National Periodical Publications
- Hit Comics (1940 series) #2 – Quality Comics
- Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #10 – Timely Comics
- Master Comics (1940 series) #5 – Fawcett Publications
- More Fun Comics (1936 series) #58 – National Periodical Publications
- Mystery Men Comics (1939 series) #13 – Fox Feature Syndicate
- Mystic Comics (1940 series) #4 – Timely Comics
- Nickel Comics (1940 series) #7 – Fawcett Comics
- Nickel Comics (1940 series) #8 – Fawcett Comics
- Slam-Bang Comics (1940 series) #6 – Fawcett Comics
- Red Raven Comics (1940 series) #1 – Timely Comics
- Smash Comics (1939 series) #13 – Quality Comics
- Whiz Comics (1940 series) #7 – Fawcett Comics
September
- September 22: Maurice Cuvillier's Perlin et Pinpin makes its debut.[4]
- Ace Comics (1937 series) #42 – David McKay Publications
- Action Comics (1938 series) #28 – DC Comics
- Adventure Comics (1938 series) #54 – DC Comics
- All-American Comics (1939 series) #18 – DC Comics
- All-Star Comics (1940 series) #2 – DC Comics
- Amazing Mystery Funnies (1938 series) #24, last issue – Centaur Publications
- Batman (1940 series) #3 – DC Comics
- Blue Beetle (1939 series) #4 – Fox Feature Syndicate
- Crack Comics (1940 series) #5 – Quality Comics
- Daring Mystery Comics (1940 series) #6 – Timely Comics
- Detective Comics (1937 series) #43 – DC Comics
- Feature Comics (1939 series) #36 – Quality Comics
- Flash Comics (1940 series) #9 – National Periodical Publications
- Hit Comics (1940 series) #3
- Human Torch Comics (1940 series) #2 – Timely Comics (Human Torch Comics took over for Red Raven Comics
- Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #11 – Timely Comics
- Master Comics (1940 series) #6 – Fawcett Publications
- More Fun Comics (1936 series) #59 – National Periodical Publications
- Mystery Men Comics (1939 series) #14 – Fox Feature Syndicate
- Slam-Bang Comics (1940 series) #7 – Fawcett Comics
- Smash Comics (1939 series) #14 – Quality Comics
- Whiz Comics (1940 series) #8 – Fawcett Comics
October
- October 17: The first issue of the short-lived Walloon children's comics magazine Le Soir-Jeunesse, a supplement of the Nazi-controlled Le Soir, is published. It will run until 23 September 1941. In its first issue Hergé's Tintin story The Crab with the Golden Claws is prepublished. Halfway the story Allan Thompson and Captain Haddock make their debut. (In later republications of older Tintin albums Thompson would be retroactively introduced in the older story Cigars of the Pharaoh (1933).)[5]
- The final issue of the Italian Disney comics magazine Paperino is published.
- Ace Comics (1937 series) #43 – David McKay Publications
- Action Comics (1938 series) #29 – DC Comics
- Adventure Comics (1938 series) #55 – DC Comics
- All-American Comics (1939 series) #19 – DC Comics
- Crack Comics (1940 series) #6 – Quality Comics
- Detective Comics (1937 series) #44 – DC Comics
- Feature Comics (1939 series) #37 – Quality Comics
- Flash Comics (1940 series) #10 – National Periodical Publications
- Hit Comics (1940 series) #4 – Quality Comics
- Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #12 – Timely Comics
- Master Comics (1940 series) #7 – Fawcett Publications
- More Fun Comics (1936 series) #60 – National Periodical Publications
- Mystery Men Comics (1939 series) #15 – Fox Feature Syndicate
- Smash Comics (1939 series) #15 – Quality Comics
- Superman (1939 series) #6 – DC Comics
- Whiz Comics (1940 series) #9 – Fawcett Comics
November
- November 4: In Bob Karp and Al Taliaferro's Donald Duck newspaper comic Daisy Duck makes her debut as a comics character, having made her screen debut in the animated short Don Donald six months earlier.[3]
- Ace Comics (1937 series) #44 – David McKay Publications
- Action Comics (1938 series) #30 – DC Comics
- Adventure Comics (1938 series) #56 – DC Comics
- All-American Comics (1939 series) #20 – DC Comics
- All-Star Comics (1940 series) #3 – DC Comics
- Batman (1940 series) #4 – DC Comics
- Blue Beetle (1939 series) #5 – Fox Feature Syndicate
- Crack Comics (1940 series) #7 – Quality Comics
- Detective Comics (1937 series) #45 – DC Comics
- Feature Comics (1939 series) #38 – Quality Comics
- Flash Comics (1940 series) #11 – National Periodical Publications
- Hit Comics (1940 series) #5 – Quality Comics
- Human Torch Comics (1940 series) #3 – Timely Comics
- Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #13 – Timely Comics
- Master Comics (1940 series) #8 – Fawcett Publications
- More Fun Comics (1936 series) #61 – National Periodical Publications
- Mystery Men Comics (1939 series) #16 – Fox Feature Syndicate
- Smash Comics (1939 series) #16 – Quality Comics
- Whiz Comics (1940 series) #10 – Fawcett Comics
- Wow Comics (1940 series) #1 – Fawcett Comics (First appearance of Mister Scarlet)
December
- December 19: The Flemish comics magazine Bravo! launches a French-language sister magazine. It will run until 17 April 1951.
- Ace Comics (1937 series) #45 – David McKay Publications
- Action Comics (1938 series) #31 – DC Comics
- Adventure Comics (1938 series) #57 – DC Comics
- All-American Comics (1939 series) #21 – DC Comics
- Crack Comics (1940 series) #8 – Quality Comics
- Detective Comics (1937 series) #46 – DC Comics
- Feature Comics (1939 series) #39 – Quality Comics
- Flash Comics (1940 series) #12 – National Periodical Publications
- Hit Comics (1940 series) #6 – Quality Comics
- Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #14 – Timely Comics
- Master Comics (1940 series) #9 – Fawcett Publications
- More Fun Comics (1936 series) #62 – National Periodical Publications
- Mystery Men Comics (1939 series) #17 – Fox Feature Syndicate
- Smash Comics (1939 series) #17 – Quality Comics
- Superman (1939 series) #7 – DC Comics
- Whiz Comics (1940 series) #11 – Fawcett Comics
Specials
- Mutt & Jeff (1939 series) #2 – All-American Comics
- New York World's Fair Comics (1939 series) #2 – National Periodical Publications
- Special Edition Comics #1- Fawcett Publications
Deaths
January
- January 15: Henri Verstijnen, Dutch comics artist and philosopher (Spitsmuis en Tapir), dies at age 57.[6]
February
- February 27: Johan Braakensiek, Dutch illustrator, painter, graphic artist, political cartoonist and comics artist (Dik Trom), dies at age 81.[7]
May
- May 25: William Conselman, American screenwriter and comics writer (Ella Cinders), dies at age 43.
June
- June 21: Tjerk Bottema, Dutch caricaturist, political cartoonist, illustrator and comics artist (made some political comics), dies at age 58. [8]
July
- July 20: Harry E. Homan, American comics artist (Billy Make Believe, How to Make It, assisted on Joe Jinks), passes away at age 51 from a heart attack. [9]
Specific date unknown
- Lucien Haye, French illustrator and comics artist (L'Homme Aux Cent Visages, Le Prince Kama), passed away at age 73 or 74.[10]
- Karl Pommerhanz, German-Austrian illustrator and comics artist (made comics for Fliegende Blätter and the Chicago Tribune), dies at age 82 or 83. [11]
First issues by title
- All Star Comics, cover-dated Summer, published by All-American Publications.
- Batman, cover-dated Spring, published by DC Comics.[12]
- Big Shot Comics, cover-dated May, published by Columbia Comics.
- Crack Comics, cover-dated May, published by Quality Comics
- Daring Mystery Comics, cover-dated January, published by Timely Comics.
- Doc Savage Comics published by Street & Smith Publications.
- Flash Comics cover dated January, published by National Periodical Publications.
- Green Hornet, cover-dated December, published by Helnit.
- Jackpot Comics, cover-dated Spring, published by MLJ Magazines, Inc.
- Master Comics, cover-dated March, published by Fawcett Publications.
- Red Raven Comics, cover-dated August, published by Timely Comics.
- Shield-Wizard Comics, cover-dated Summer, published by MLJ Magazines, Inc.
- Walt Disney's Comics and Stories, cover-dated October, published by Dell Comics.
- Wow Comics, cover-dated Winter, published by Fawcett Comics.
- Zip Comics, cover-dated June, published by MLJ Magazines, Inc.
Initial appearances by character name
- Atom (Al Pratt) in All-American Comics #19 (October), created by Ben Flinton and Bill O'Connor, published by National Periodical Publications
- Black Condor in Crack Comics #1 (May), created by Will Eisner and Lou Fine, published by Quality Comics
- Bulletman in Nickel Comics #1 (May), created by Bill Parker and Jon Smalle, published by Fawcett Comics
- Bulletgirl in Nickel Comics #1 (May), created by Bill Parker and Jon Smalle, published by Fawcett Comics
- Captain Marvel (DC Comics) in Whiz Comics #2 (February), created by C. C. Beck and Bill Parker, published by Fawcett Comics.
- Catwoman in Batman #1 (Spring),[12] created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, published by DC Comics.
- Clayface (Basil Karlo) in Detective Comics #40 (June), created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. published by DC Comics.
- Congo Bill in More Fun Comics #56, created by Whitney Ellsworth and George Papp. - DC Comics
- Cyclotron (comics) in Action Comics #21 (February), created by Jerry Siegel and joe Shuster, published by DC Comics.
- Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson) in More Fun Comics #55 (May), created by Gardner Fox and artist Howard Sherman, published by National periodical Publications.
- Doctor Hormone in Popular Comics #54 (August), published by Dell Comics.
- Doctor Sivana in Whiz Comics #2 (February), created by Bill Parker and C. C. Beck, published by Fawcett Comics
- Flash (Jay Garrick) in Flash Comics #1 (January), created by Gardner Fox and Harry Lampert, published by National Periodical Publications.
- Green Lantern (Alan Scott) in All-American Comics #16 (July), created by Martin Nodell, published by National Periodical Publications.
- Hawkgirl (Shiera Sanders) in Flash Comics #1 (January), Created by Gardner Fox and Denis Neville, published by National Periodical Publications.
- Hawkman (Carter Hall) in Flash Comics #1 (January), created by Gardner Fox and Dennis Neville, published by National Periodical Publications.
- Hourman (Rex Tyler) in Adventure Comics #48 (March), created by Ken Fitch and Bernard Baily, published by DC Comics.
- Hugo Strange in Detective Comics #36 (February), created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, published by DC Comics
- Ibis the Invincible in Whiz Comics #2 (February), created by Bob Kingett, published by Fawcett Comics
- Inza Nelson in More Fun Comics #55 (May), created by Gardner Fox, published by DC Comics.
- Jim Corrigan in More Fun Comics #52 (February), created by Jerry Siegel and Bernard Baily, published by National Periodical Publications.
- Johnny Thunder in Flash Comics #1 (January), created by John Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier, published by DC Comics.
- Joker (comics) in Batman #1 (Spring),[12] created by Jerry Robinson (concept), Bill Finger, and Bob Kane, published by DC Comics.
- Justice Society of America in All Star Comics #3 (Winter), created by Sheldon Mayer and Gardner Fox, published by DC Comics.
- King Standish in Flash Comics #3 (March), created by Gardner Fox, published by DC Comics.
- Kulak (DC Comics) in All Star Comics #2 (September), created by Gardner Fox, published by DC Comics.
- Lex Luthor in Action Comics #23 (April), created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, published by DC Comics
- Magno (Quality Comics) in Smash Comics #13 (August), created by Paul Gustavson, published by Quality Comics
- Max Mercury in National Comics #5 (November), created by Jack Cole and Chuck Mazoujian, published by Quality Comics.
- Neon the Unknown in Hit Comics #1 (July), created by Jerry Iger, published by Quality Comics
- Perry White in Superman #7 (November), created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, published by DC Comics
- Ray (comics) in Smash Comics #14 (September), created by Lou Fine, published by Quality Comics
- Red Bee (comics) in Hit Comics #1 (July), created by Tony Blum and Charles Nicholas, published by Quality Comics
- Red Tornado (Ma Hunkel) in All-American Comics #20 (November), created by Sheldon Mayer, published by DC Comics.
- Red Torpedo in Crack Comics #1 (May), created by Will Eisner, published by Quality Comics
- Robin (Dick Grayson) in Detective Comics #40 (June), created by Jerry Robinson (concept), Bill Finger, and Bob Kane, published by DC Comics.
- Shazam (wizard) in Whiz Comics #2 (February), created by C. C. Beck and Bill Parker, published by Fawcett Comics.
- Silver Streak in Silver Streak Comics #3 (March), created by Joe Simon, published by Lev Gleason Publications.
- Spider (DC Comics) in Crack Comics #1 (May), created by Paul Gustavson, published by Quality Comics
- Spirit (comics) in Register and Tribune Syndicate (June), created by Will Eisner, published by Eisner & Iger.
- Spy Smasher in Whiz Comics #2 (February), created by C.C. Beck and Bill Parker, published by Fawcett Comics
- The Spectre in More Fun Comics #52 (February), created by Jerry Siegel and Bernard Baily, published by National Periodical Publications.
- Uncle Sam (comics) in National Comics #1 (July), created by Will Eisner, published by Quality Comics
- Wotan (comics) in More Fun Comics #55 (May), created by Gardiner Fox, Published by DC Comics.
- Zachary Zor in More Fun Comics #55 (May), created by Jerry Siegel, published by DC Comics.
References
- ↑ Markstein, Don. "Lady Luck". Archived from the original on 2011-10-25.
- ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/comics/bulgarian.htm
- 1 2 https://www.lambiek.net/artists/t/taliaferro.htm
- ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/cuvillier_maurice.htm
- ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/h/herge.htm
- ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/v/verstijnen_henri.htm
- ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/braakensiek_johan.htm
- ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bottema_tjerk.htm
- ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/h/homan_harry-e.htm
- ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/h/haye_lucien.htm
- ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/pommerhanz_karl.htm
- 1 2 3 Wallace, Daniel; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1940s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9.
The first issue of Batman's self-titled comic written by Bill Finger and drawn by Bob Kane, represented a milestone in more ways than one. With Robin now a partner to the Caped Crusader, villains needed to rise to the challenge, and this issue introduced two future legends: the Joker and Catwoman.
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