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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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Tom und Jerry (1955)

Semrau

45 issues

Buffalo Bill (1955)

Mondial

27 issues

Poll Parrot's Howdy Doody (1950)

Western Publishing

4 issues

Paul Terry's Terrytoon Comics (1951)

St. John Publishing Co.

3 issues

Secret Romances (1951)

Superior Publishers Limited

27 issues

Johnny Hazard (1950)

Feature Productions

6 issues

Funny 3D (1954)

Streamline Publications

1 issue

Calling All Girls (1955)

Parents Magazine Press

31 issues

Funnies Budget (1950)

Gerald G. Swan

1 issue

Tom Mix Western Comic (1951)

L. Miller & Son, Ltd

52 issues

Buffalo Bill (1950)

Streamline Publications

4 issues

Life With Snarky Parker (1950)

Fox Comics (US)

1 issue

Santa's Circus (1954)

Magazine Enterprises

1 issue

Santa's Christmas Eve (1955)

Western Publishing

1 issue

Sweethearts Library (1957)

World Distributors

4 issues

Front-Line Combat (1959)

L. Miller & Son, Ltd

4 issues

Famous Romance Library (1956)

Amalgamated Press

99 issues

Confessions Library (1959)

Amalgamated Press

15 issues

Illustrated Romance Library (1957)

Magazine Management

1 issue

Bugs Bunny Annual (1951)

World Distributors

17 issues

Joe Palooka (1955)

Harvey

31 issues

Tarzan of the Apes (1954)

New Century Press

51 issues

King of the Royal Mounted (1950)

Feature Publications

15 issues

Superadventure Annual (1958)

Atlas Publishing, Atlas Publishing

12 issues

King of the Royal Mounted (1957)

Magazine Management

11 issues

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1959)

Magazine Management

2 issues

A Movie Classic (1956)

World Distributors

84 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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