1942 in comics

1942

1941 in comics

1943 in comics

Notable events of 1942 in comics. See also List of years in comics.

Events and publications

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Year overall

• Joe Simon and Jack Kirby leave Timely Comics and move to National Comics (now DC Comics).

January

• All-Winners Comics (1941 series) #3 - Timely Comics
• Captain America Comics (1941 series) #10 - Timely Comics
• Daring Mystery Comics (1940 series) #8 - final issue, cancelled by Timely Comics
• Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #27 - Timely Comics
• Sensation Comics #1 (cover date) featuring Wonder Woman — DC Comics
• U.S.A. Comics (1941 series) #3 - Timely Comics

February

• Captain America Comics (1941 series) #11 - Timely Comics
• Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #28 - Timely Comics

March

• Captain America Comics (1941 series) #12 - Timely Comics
• Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #29 - Timely Comics

April

• All-Winners Comics (1941 series) #4 - Timely Comics
• Captain America Comics (1941 series) #13 - Timely Comics
• Human Torch (1940 series) #7 - Timely Comics
• Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #30 - Timely Comics
• Red Ryder Comics, with issue #6, taken over from Hawley by Dell Comics.
• Sub-Mariner Comics (1941 series) #5 - Timely Comics
• U.S.A. Comics (1941 series) #4 - Timely Comics

May

• Captain America Comics (1941 series) #14 - Timely Comics
• Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #31 - Timely Comics

June

• Captain America Comics (1941 series) #15 - Timely Comics
• Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #32 - Timely Comics

July

• All-Winners Comics (1941 series) #5 - Timely Comics
• Captain America Comics (1941 series) #16 - Timely Comics
• Crime Does Not Pay debuts with issue #22, continuing the numbering of Silver Streak Comics — Lev Gleason Publications
• Human Torch (1940 series) #8 - Timely Comics
• Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #33 - Timely Comics
• Sub-Mariner Comics (1941 series) #6 - Timely Comics
• U.S.A. Comics (1941 series) #5 - Timely Comics

August

• Captain America Comics (1941 series) #17 - Timely Comics
• Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #34 - Timely Comics

September

• Captain America Comics (1941 series) #18 - Timely Comics
• Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #35 - Timely Comics

October

• All-Winners Comics (1941 series) #6 - Timely Comics
• Captain America Comics (1941 series) #19 - Timely Comics
• Human Torch (1940 series) #9 - Timely Comics
• Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #36 - Timely Comics
• Sub-Mariner Comics (1941 series) #7 - Timely Comics

November

• Captain America Comics (1941 series) 20 - Timely Comics
• Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #37 - Timely Comics

December

• Captain America Comics (1941 series) #21 - Timely Comics
• Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #38 - Timely Comics
• Sub-Mariner Comics (1941 series) #8 - Timely Comics
• U.S.A. Comics (1941 series) #6 - Timely Comics
• Eugen Semitjov begins publishing Allan Kämpe

First issues by title

• Boy Commandos, cover-dated Winter, published by DC Comics.
• Comic Cavalcade, cover-dated Winter, published by DC Comics
• Hangman Comics, cover-dated Spring, published by MLJ Magazines Inc.
• Sensation Comics, cover-dated January, published by DC Comics.
• Wonder Woman, cover-dated Summer, published by DC Comics.

Initial appearances by character name

• False-Face in Leading Comics #2 (National Comics, Spring), created by Mort Weisinger and Creig Flessel
• Mister Terrific (Terry Sloane) in Sensation Comics #1 (DC Comics, January), created by Charles Resizenstein and Hal Sharpe