1949 in comics
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Notable events of 1949 in comics. See also List of years in comics.
Contents
Events and publications
Publishers Star Publications, Toby Press, and Youthful make their debuts; conversely, Columbia Comics, Novelty Press, and Street & Smith Comics all fold.
Year overall
January
- Captain America Comics (1941 series) #70 - Timely Comics
- Human Torch (1940 series) #34 - Timely Comics
February
- Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #90 - Timely Comics
- Sub-Mariner Comics (1941 series) #30 - Timely Comics
- Two-Gun Kid (1948 series) #6 - Timely Comics
March
- Captain America Comics (1941 series) #71 - Timely Comics
- Human Torch (1940 series) #35 - Timely Comics
April
- Captain America Comics (1941 series) #72 - Timely Comics
- Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #91 - Timely Comics
- Sub-Mariner Comics (1941 series) #31 - Timely Comics
- Two-Gun Kid (1948 series) #7 - Timely Comics
May
June
- Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #92. The final issue under this title; with the next issue it changes title and format to Marvel Tales - Timely Comics
- Sub-Mariner Comics (1941 series) #32 - Timely Comics
- Two-Gun Kid (1948 series) #8 - Timely Comics
- Western Winners, with issue #5, takes over the numbering of All-Western Winners — Atlas Comics
July
- Captain America Comics (1941 series) #73 - Timely Comics
August
- Big Shot, with issue #104, is canceled by Columbia Comics.
- Marvel Tales debuts with issue #93, taking over the numbering of Marvel Mystery Comics - Timely Comics
- Best Love debuts with issue #33, taking over the numbering of Sub-Mariner Comics - Timely Comics
- Two-Gun Kid (1948 series) #9 - Timely Comics
- Girls' Love Stories #1 - DC Comics
September
October
- Captain America Comics (1941 series) #74 - Timely Comics
November
- Two-Gun Kid (1948 series), with issue #10, canceled by Timely Comics. (The title would be revived four years later by Marvel, continuing the numbering.)
- Boy Commandos (1942 series), with issue #36 dated November–December, canceled by DC Comics.
December
First issues by title
- Buster Bunny, cover dated November, published by Standard Comics
- Girl Comics, cover-dated October, published by Timely Comics
- Girls' Love Stories, cover dated August–September, published by DC Comics
- Heart Throbs, cover-dated August, published by Quality Comics
- Kid Colt Outlaw, cover-dated May, published by Timely Comics
- Superboy, cover-dated March/April, published by DC Comics
- Torchy, cover-dated November, published by Quality Comics
