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Notable events of 1948 in comics. See also List of years in comics.
Contents |
Events and publications
European
- Spirou et l'aventure by Jijé, Dupuis [1]
- Spirou et Fantasio by André Franquin, Dupuis [2]
U.S.
January
- Frankie and Lana (previously Frankie Comics) issue 13 - Timely Comics
February
- All-True Crime Cases 9previously Official True Crime Cases) issue 26 - Timely Comics
March
- Collier's Weekly publishes Fredric Wertham's "Horror in the Nursery"
April
- Crimefighters issue 1 - Timely Comics
May
- Blackstone the Magician issue 2 - Timely Comics
- Comedy Comics vol. 2, issue 1 - Timely Comics
June
- Crime Exposed issue 1 - Timely Comics
July
- The American Journal of Psychotherapy publishes Frederic Wertham's "The Psychopathology of Comic Books"
- July 1: Lev Gleason Publications, EC Comics, Famous Funnies, and Orbit Publications found the Association of Comics Magazine Publishers, to regulate the content of comic books in the face of the publication of Fredric Wertham's "Horror in the Nursery" and "The Psychopathology of Comic Books", and increasing public criticism of the comic book industry.
- Blackstone the Magician #3 - Timely Comics
August
- All-Winners Comics vol. 2, issue 1 - Timely Comics
- Complete Mystery issue 1 - Timely Comics
- Kid Colt, Hero Of The West issue 1 - Timely Comics
- Krazy Komics vol. 2, issue 1 - Timely Comics
September
- Blaze Carson issue 1 - Timely Comics
First issues by title
Timely Comics
- All-Winners Comics cover dated August
- Annie Oakley cover dated Spring
- Blackstone the Magician cover dated May (no issue 1 published by Timely)
- Blaze Carson cover dated September
- Comedy Comics cover dated May
- Complete Mystery cover dated August
- Crime Exposed cover dated June
- Crimefighters cover dated April
- Kid Colt, Hero Of The West cover dated August
- Krazy Komics cover dated August
Renamed titles
- Official True Crime Cases renamed All-True Crime Cases as of the February cover date.
- Frankie Comics renamed Frankie and Lana as of the January cover date.
Initial appearances by character name
References
- ^ InediSpirou. "Spirou et l'Aventure - Jijé" (in French). http://www.inedispirou.net/spirou-et-laventure-vt81.html.
- ^ franquin.com. "Une vie - 1948". http://www.franquin.com/bio/1948.php.(French)
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