1939 in comics

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Notable events of 1939 in comics. See also List of years in comics.

Events and publications

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January

• Ace Comics (1937 series) #22 – David McKay Publications
• Action Comics (1938 series) #8 – DC Comics
• Adventure Comics (1938 series) #34 - DC Comics
• Amazing Mystery Funnies (1938 series) #5 – Centaur Publications
• Detective Comics (1937 series) #23 - DC Comics
• Feature Funnies (1937 series) #16 – Quality Comics
• More Fun Comics (1936 series) #39 – National Periodical Publications

February

• Ace Comics #23 - David McKay Publications
• Action Comics #9 - DC Comics
• Adventure Comics #35 - DC Comics
• Amazing Mystery Funnies #6 - Centaur Publications
• Detective Comics #24 - DC Comics
• Feature Funnies #17 - Quality Comics
• More Fun Comics #40 - National Periodical Publications

March

• Ace Comics #24- David McKay Publications
• Action Comics #10 - DC Comics
• Adventure Comics #36 - DC Comics
• Amazing Mystery Funnies #7 - Centaur Publications
• Detective Comics #25 - DC Comics
• Feature Funnies #18 - Quality Comics
• More Fun Comics #41 - National Periodical Publications

April

• Ace Comics #25 - David McKay Publications
• Action Comics #11 - DC Comics
• Adventure Comics #37 - DC Comics
• All-American Comics #1 – All-American Publications
• Amazing Mystery Funnies #8 - Centaur Publications
• Detective Comics #26 - DC Comics
• Feature Funnies #19 - Quality Comics
• More Fun Comics #42 - National Periodical Publications
• Movie Comics (1939) #1 - National Periodical Publications

May

• Ace Comics #26 - David McKay Publications
• Action Comics #12 - DC Comics
• Adventure Comics #38 - DC Comics
• All-American Comics #2 - All-American Publications
• Amazing Mystery Funnies #9 - Centaur Publications
• Detective Comics #27 - DC Comics
• Feature Funnies (becomes Feature Comics) #20 - Quality Comics
• More Fun Comics #43 - National Periodical Publications
• Movie Comics #2 - National Periodical Publications

June

• Ace Comics #27 - David McKay Publications
• Action Comics #13 - DC Comics
• Adventure Comics #39 - DC Comics
• All-American Comics #3 - DC Comics
• Amazing Mystery Funnies #10 - Centaur Publications
• Detective Comics #28 - DC Comics
• Feature Comics (previously Feature Funnies) #21 - Quality Comics
• More Fun Comics #44 - National Periodical Publications
• Movie Comics #3 - National Periodical Publications
• Superman (1939 series) #1, cover dated Summer - National Periodical Publications

July

• Ace Comics #28 - David McKay Publications
• Action Comics #14 - DC Comics
• Adventure Comics #40 - DC Comics
• All-American Comics #4 - All-American Publications
• Amazing Mystery Funnies #11 - Centaur Publications
• Detective Comics #29 - DC Comics
• Feature Comics #22 - Quality Comics
• More Fun Comics #45 - National Periodical Publications
• Movie Comics #4 - National Periodical Publications

August

• Ace Comics #29 - David McKay Publications
• Action Comics #15 - DC Comics
• Adventure Comics #41 - DC Comics
• All-American Comics #5 - All-American Publications
• Amazing Mystery Funnies #12 - Centaur Publications
• Detective Comics #30 - DC Comics
• Feature Comics #23 - Quality Comics
• More Fun Comics #46- National Periodical Publications
• Movie Comics #5 - National Periodical Publications
• Smash Comics (1939 series) #1 - Quality Comics

September

• Ace Comics #30 - David McKay Publications
• Action Comics #16 - DC Comics
• Adventure Comics #42 - DC Comics
• All-American Comics #6 - All-American Publications
• Amazing Man Comics (1939 series) #5 - Centaur Publications
• Amazing Mystery Funnies #13 - Centaur Publications
• Detective Comics #31 - DC Comics
• Feature Comics #24 - Quality Comics
• Four Color Series 1 (1939 series) #1 - Dell Publishing
  • First comic-book appearance Dick Tracy, previously been seen in comic strips beginning 1931
• More Fun Comics #47 - National Periodical Publications
• Movie Comics #6, last issue - National Periodical Publications
• Smash Comics #2 - Quality Comics
• Superman #2, cover dated Fall - National Periodical Publications

October

• Ace Comics #31 - David McKay Publications
• Action Comics #17 - DC Comics
• Adventure Comics #43 - DC Comics
• All-American Comics #7 - All-American Publications
• Amazing Man Comics #6 - Centaur Publications
• Amazing Mystery Funnies #14 - Centaur Publications
• Detective Comics #32 - DC Comics
• Feature Comics #25 - Quality Comics
• Four Color Series 1 #2 - Dell Publishing
• Marvel Comics (becomes Marvel Mystery Comics) (1939 series) #1 - Timely Comics
• More Fun Comics #48 - National Periodical Publications
• Smash Comics #3 - Quality Comics

November

• Ace Comics #32 - David McKay Publications
• Action Comics #18 - DC Comics
• Adventure Comics #44 - DC Comics
• All-American Comics #8 - All-American Publications
• Amazing Man Comics #7 - Centaur Publications
• Amazing Mystery Funnies #15 - Centaur Publications
• Detective Comics #33 - DC Comics
• Feature Comics #26 - Quality Comics
• More Fun Comics #49 - National Periodical Publications
• Smash Comics #4 - Quality Comics

December

• Ace Comics #33 - David McKay Publications
• Action Comics #19 - DC Comics
• Adventure Comics #45 - DC Comics
• All-American Comics #9 - All-American Publications
• Amazing Man Comics #8 - Centaur Publications
• Amazing Mystery Funnies #16 - Centaur Publications
• Detective Comics #34 - DC Comics
• Double Action Comics (1939 series) #1 - National Periodical Publications
• Feature Comics #27 - Quality Comics
• Marvel Mystery Comics (previously Marvel Comics) #2 - Timely Comics
• More Fun Comics #50- National Periodical Publications
• Smash Comics #5 - Quality Comics
• Superman #3, cover dated Winter - National Periodical Publications

Specials

• New York World's Fair (1939) series) #1 - National Periodical Publications
• Mutt & Jeff (1939) #1 - All-American Comics

First issues by title

• All-American Comics cover dated April, published by All-American Publications.
• Amazing Man Comics cover dated September, published by Centaur Publications. Issues #1 through 4 were not published.
• Double Action Comics cover dated December, published by National Periodical Publications.
• Four Color Series 1 published by Dell Publishing
• Marvel Comics cover dated October, published by Timely Comics.
• Movie Comics cover dated April, published by National Periodical Publications.
• Mutt & Jeff cover dated Summer, published by All-American Comics
• New York World's Fair published by National Periodical Publications
• Smash Comics cover dated August, published by Quality Comics.
• Superman cover dated Summer, published by National Periodical Publications.

Renamed titles

• Feature Comics renamed Feature Funnies as of the June cover date.
• Marvel Comics renamed Marvel Mystery Comics' as of the December cover date.

Initial appearances by character name

• Batman in Detective Comics #27 (May) created by Bob Kane, published by DC Comics.
• Human Torch in Marvel Comics #1 (October) created by Carl Burgos, published by Timely Comics
• The Sub-Mariner in Marvel Comics #1 (October) created by Bill Everett, published by Timely Comics
• The Sandman (Wesley Dodds) in New York World's Fair #1 created by Gardner Fox and Bert Christman, published by National Periodical Publications.