Browse comic book series that launched in the 1950s, from EC horror and crime through the Comics Code to the Silver Age.
1950s Comic Book Series
Comic series that began publishing between 1950 and 1959. EC's crime and horror lines led the first half of the decade until the 1954 Senate subcommittee hearings and the Comics Code Authority that publishers formed in response ended them. Output shifted to romance, westerns, war, science fiction, and funny animals, and DC's 1956 revival of the Flash opened the Silver Age. Browse every 1950s series in the catalog with its issue list, creator credits, covers, and release dates.
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Top publishers for 1950s
3,220 series catalogued, published between 1950 and 1959.
- Marvel Comics 181 series
- Dell 159 series
- Charlton 142 series
- Avon 115 series
- I.W. Publishing 85 series
- St. John Publishing Co. 85 series
Longest runs for 1950s
- Donald Duck (1952) 3,772 issues
- Micky Maus (1951) 2,860 issues
- Fix und Foxi (1955) 1,985 issues
- Fantomen (1950) 1,765 issues
- War Picture Library (1958) 1,714 issues
- Tiger (1954) 1,570 issues
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1950s FAQ
- What ended EC's horror and crime line?
- The 1954 Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency hearings and the Comics Code Authority publishers created in response. EC dropped its horror titles and eventually kept only Mad.
- What replaced superheroes in the 1950s?
- Romance, westerns, war, crime, science fiction, and funny animals carried most of the decade. Only a handful of superhero titles published continuously through it.
- When did the Silver Age begin?
- With Showcase #4 in 1956, DC's revival of the Flash. Series that launched after it read very differently from the ones that started at the top of the decade.
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