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Years in comics
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19th Century
1900s
1900 · 1901 · 1902 · 1903 · 1904
1905 · 1906 · 1907 · 1908 · 1909
1910s
1910 · 1911 · 1912 · 1913 · 1914
1915 · 1916 · 1917 · 1918 · 1919
1920s
1920 · 1921 · 1922 · 1923 · 1924
1925 · 1926 · 1927 · 1928 · 1929
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

This page indexes the individual year in comics pages. Each year is annotated with significant events as reference points.


2010s - 2000s - 1990s - 1980s - 1970s - 1960s - 1950s - 1940s - 1930s - 1920s - 1910s - 1900s - Pre-1900s

Before 1900s[]

See also: Before 1900s in comics

  • 1833 in comics - published: Histoire de M. Jabot
  • 1837 in comics - published: Histoire de M. Vieux Bois and Monsieur Crépin
  • 1840 in comics - published: Monsieur Pencil
  • 1842 in comics - published in the U.S.: The Adventures of Mr. Obadiah Oldbuck
  • 1845 in comics - published: Histoire d'Albert and Histoire de Monsieur Cryptogame
  • 1846 in comics - published: Le Docteur Festus
  • 1865 in comics - debut: Max und Moritz
  • 1867 in comics - debut: Ally Sloper's Half Holiday
  • 1869 in comics - published: As Aventuras de Nhô Quim
  • 1875 in comics - debut: Zé Povinho
  • 1879 in comics - appearance: The Brownies
  • 1883 in comics - published: As Aventuras de Zé Caipora
  • 1889 in comics - debut: La Famille Fenouillard
  • 1892 in comics - debut: The Little Bears
  • 1895 in comics - debut: Hogan's Alley
  • 1897 in comics - debut: The Katzenjammer Kids
  • 1898 in comics - appearance: Mr. Jack in The Little Tigers

1900s[]

See also: 1900s in comics

  • 1900 in comics - debut: Happy Hooligan, Foxy Grandpa, Pore Lil Mose
  • 1901 in comics - debut: Alphonse and Gaston, Our Antediluvian Ancestors, Billy Bounce
  • 1902 in comics - debut: Buster Brown, Lady Bountiful, Musical Mose, Professor Otto and His Auto
  • 1903 in comics - debut: Tales of the Jungle Imps by Felix Fiddle, The Upside-Downs, A. Piker Clerk
  • 1904 in comics - debut: Little Jimmy, The Newlyweds, Major Ozone's Fresh Air Crusade, Little Sammy Sneeze, Dreams of a Rarebit Fiend, And Her Name Was Maud
  • 1905 in comics - debut: Bécassine, A Pilgrim’s Progress, Little Nemo in Slumberland, The Outbursts of Everett True
  • 1906 in comics - debut: Hairbreadth Harry, Nibsy the Newsboy in Funny Fairyland, The Kin-der-Kids, Wee Willie Winkie's World
  • 1907 in comics - debut: Mutt and Jeff
  • 1908 in comics - debut: Les Pieds Nickelés, Toonerville Folks, Foolish Questions
  • 1909 in comics - debut: Gooseberry Sprigg

1910s[]

See also: 1910s in comics

  • 1910 in comics - debut: Krazy Kat, Desperate Desmond, Slim Jim and the Force
  • 1911 in comics - debut: Mr. Twee Deedle
  • 1912 in comics - debut: Polly and Her Pals, Old Doc Yak
  • 1913 in comics - debut: Bringing Up Father, Hawkshaw the Detective
  • 1914 in comics - debut: The Captain and the Kids, Abie the Agent, The Teenie Weenies, Rube Goldberg Devices
  • 1915 in comics - debut: Boob McNutt
  • 1916 in comics - debut: Keeping Up with the Joneses
  • 1917 in comics - debut: The Gumps; published: TBO #1
  • 1918 in comics - debut: Gasoline Alley, Somebody's Stenog, Ripley's Believe It Or Not, Toots and Casper
  • 1919 in comics - debut: Barney Google, Thimble Theatre

1920s[]

See also: 1920s in comics

  • 1920 in comics - debut: Winnie Winkle, Rupert Bear, Bungleton Green
  • 1921 in comics - debut: Tillie the Toiler, Salesman Sam
  • 1922 in comics - debut: Smitty, Canyon Kiddies, Fritzi Ritz
  • 1923 in comics - debut: Moon Mullins, Skippy; debut as comic strip: Felix the Cat
  • 1924 in comics - debut: Dumb Dora, Joe and Asbestos, The Timid Soul, Wash Tubbs
  • 1925 in comics - debut: Zig et Puce, Ella Cinders, Texas Slim, Little Orphan Annie
  • 1926 in comics
  • 1927 in comics - debut: Bobby Thatcher
  • 1928 in comics - debut: Broncho Bill, Dixie Dugan
  • 1929 in comics - debut: Tintin, Popeye the Sailor, Tarzan of the Apes, Buck Rogers, They'll Do It Every Time; published: The Funnies

1930s[]

See also: 1930s in comics

  • 1930 in comics - debut: Blondie, Scorchy Smith, Quick et Flupke; debut as comic strip: Mickey Mouse
  • 1931 in comics - debut: The Little King, Dick Tracy
  • 1932 in comics - debut: Alley Oop, Jane; debut as comic strip: Silly Symphonies
  • 1933 in comics - debut: Dickie Dare
  • 1934 in comics - debut: Li'l Abner, Flash Gordon, Mandrake the Magician, Secret Agent X-9, Terry and the Pirates, Sally the Sleuth; appearance: Snuffy Smith in Barney Google; published: Le Journal de Mickey
  • 1935 in comics - debut: Hejji, King of the Royal Mounted, Barney Baxter; published: New Fun Comics #1, New Comics #1
  • 1936 in comics - debut: Jo, Zette et Jocko, The Phantom, The Clock, Big Chief Wahoo
  • 1937 in comics - debut: Prince Valiant, Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, Abbie an' Slats, Torchy Brown; debut as comic strip: Donald Duck; published: Detective #1
  • 1938 in comics - debut: Spirou, Tif, Superman; published: Le Journal de Spirou, Action #1
  • 1939 in comics - debut: Batman; published: Superman #1 (reprints from Action)

1940s[]

See also: 1940s in comics

  • 1940 in comics - debut: The Spirit, Lady Luck, Mr. Mystic, Willie and Joe, Brenda Starr, Daredevil (Lev Gleason Publications), Captain Marvel
  • 1941 in comics - debut: Sad Sack, Jean Valhardi, Plastic Man, Captain America, Aquaman, Gordo; appearance: Pogo Possum in Animal Comics; published: Captain America Comics #1
  • 1942 in comics - debut: The Pie-face Prince of Pretzelburg
  • 1943 in comics - debut: Garth, Claire Voyant, Male Call, Buz Sawyer
  • 1944 in comics - debut: Johnny Hazard
  • 1945 in comics - debut: Suske en Wiske; published: Vaillant #1
  • 1946 in comics - debut: Lucky Luke, Blake et Mortimer, Rip Kirby; published: Tintin #1
  • 1947 in comics - debut: Steve Canyon, Johan
  • 1948 in comics - debut: Alix, Tex Willer, Pogo
  • 1949 in comics

1950s[]

See also: 1950s in comics

1960s[]

See also: 1960s in comics

  • 1960 in comics
  • 1961 in comics - debut: Fantastic Four #1
  • 1962 in comics - debut: Mort Cinder, Iznogoud, Spider-Man, Hulk, Little Annie Fanny
  • 1963 in comics - debut: Achille Talon, Blueberry, Modesty Blaise, X-Men, The Avengers, Iron Man; published: The Amazing Spider-Man #1;
  • 1964 in comics - debut: Mafalda, The Wizard of Id
  • 1965 in comics - debut: Philémon; appearance: Valentina in Neutron; published: Linus
  • 1966 in comics
  • 1967 in comics - debut: Corto Maltese, Valérian and Laureline, Luc Orient; published: Sgt. Kirk #1
  • 1968 in comics - debut: Maxmagnus, Cubitus, His Name is... Savage; published: Shonen Jump #1
  • 1969 in comics - debut: Alan Ford; published: Charlie Mensuel #1, Pif gadget #1 (from Vaillant)

1970s[]

See also: 1970s in comics

1980s[]

See also: 1980s in comics

1990s[]

See also: 1990s in comics

2000s[]

2010s[]

See also[]

  • List of superhero debuts
  • List of supervillain debuts
  • Table of years in comics
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