1959 in comics
| Years in comics |
|---|
 |
| 19th century |
| 1900s |
| 1910s |
| 1920s |
| 1930s |
| 1930 · 1931 · 1932 · 1933 · 1934 · 1935 · 1936 · 1937 · 1938 · 1939 |
| 1940s |
| 1940 · 1941 · 1942 · 1943 · 1944 · 1945 · 1946 · 1947 · 1948 · 1949 |
| 1950s |
| 1950 · 1951 · 1952 · 1953 · 1954 · 1955 · 1956 · 1957 · 1958 · 1959 |
| 1960s |
| 1960 · 1961 · 1962 · 1963 · 1964 · 1965 · 1966 · 1967 · 1968 · 1969 |
| 1970s |
| 1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979 |
| 1980s |
| 1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 |
| 1990s |
| 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 |
| 2000s |
| 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 |
| 2010s |
| 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 |
| 2020s |
| 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · 2026 · 2027 · 2028 · 2029 |
Notable events of 1959 in comics. See also List of years in comics.
Publications and events
January
- Mr. District Attorney, with issue #67 (January/February cover date), cancelled by DC.
May
- Hopalong Cassidy, with issue #135 (May/June cover date), cancelled by DC.
August
- August 11: Matt Baker dies at age 37.
October
- Comic historian Alan J. Porter is born.
First issues by title
- Kathy - Marvel Comics
- A Date with Millie - Marvel Comics
- Pilote magazine, featuring debuts of the series Astérix by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, and Michel Tanguy by Uderzo and Jean-Michel Charlier. (October 29)[1]
- Tales of Suspense - Marvel Comics
- Tales to Astonish - Marvel Comics
Initial appearance by character name
DC Comics
- Abin Sur in Showcase #22 (October) created by John Broome and Gil Kane - DC Comics
- Bat-Mite in Detective Comics #267 (May), created by Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff - DC Comics
- Carol Ferris in Showcase #22 (September), created by John Broome and Gil Kane - DC Comics
- Circe in Showcase #21 (July), created by George Pérez - DC Comics
- Congorilla in Action Comics #248 (January) created by Robert Bernstein and Howard Sherman - DC Comics
- Gorilla Grodd in The Flash #106 (May), created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino - DC Comics
- Hal Jordan in Showcase #22 (October) created by John Broome and Gil Kane - DC Comics
- Human Flame in Detective Comics #274 (December), created by Jack Miller and Joe Certa - DC Comics
- Karin Grace in The Brave and the Bold #25 (September), created by Robert Kanigher and Ross Andru - DC Comics
- Lady Blackhawk in Blackhawk #133(February), created by Jack Schiff and Dick Dillin - DC Comics
- Lori Lemaris in Superman #129 (May), created by Bill Finger and Wayne Boring - DC Comics
- Lucy Lane in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #36 (April), created by Otto Binder and Curt Swan - DC Comics
- Metallo in Action Comics #252 (May), created by Robert Bernstein and Al Plastino - DC Comics
- Mirror Master in The Flash #105 (March), created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino - DC Comics
- Mister Freeze in Batman #121(February), created by Dave Wood and Sheldon Moldoff - DC Comics
- Pied Piper in The Flash #106 (May), created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino - DC Comics
- Rick Flag in The Brave and the Bold #25 (August), created by Robert Kanigher and Ross Andru - DC Comics
- Rip Hunter in Showcase #20 (June), created by Jack Miller and Ruben Moreira - DC Comics
- Sgt. Rock in Our Army at War #81 (April), created by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert - DC Comics
- Solovar in The Flash #106 (April), created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino - DC Comics
- Supergirl in Action Comics #252 (May), created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino - DC Comics
- The Clock in Detective Comics #265 (March), created by Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff - DC Comics
First Appearance
- Weather Wizard, in Flash #110 (December 1959/January 1960)
References
- ↑ BDoubliées. "Pilote année 1959" (in French).
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/22/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.