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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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Dick Tracy's Hatfull o' Fun! (1950)

Western Publishing

1 issue

The Okay Adventure Annual (1955)

Special

Boardman Books (TV Boardman Ltd)

3 issues

Danny Kaye's Band Fun Book (1959)

H. & A. Selmer, Inc.

1 issue

Cute Fun Annual (1950)

Special

Gerald G. Swan

6 issues

Young Marvelman Annual (1954)

Special

L. Miller & Son, Ltd

7 issues

Cowboy Comics (1950)

Amalgamated Press

204 issues

Marked for Market (1955)

International Paper Co.

1 issue

Bronco Busters (1951)

Bell Features

3 issues

Santa's Little Detectives (1950)

Magazine Enterprises

1 issue

Chevrolet Comics (1951)

Limited Series

General Motors

2 issues

Kirk Raven (1951)

Elmsdale

1 issue

Fantom-hefte (1952)

Aller

23 issues

Super Mouse the Big Cheese (1950)

H. John Edwards

6 issues

Campus Romances (1950)

Superior Publishers Limited

2 issues

Five-Score Comic Monthly (1958)

Murray Comics

44 issues

Campus Comics (1950)

Bell Features

4 issues

Buck Jones (1953)

World Distributors

4 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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