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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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Flash Comic Annual (1950)

Special

Marx; Philmar; P.M. Productions; Amex; Bairns

1 issue

Dingbats Annual (1950)

Special

Hutchinson

1 issue

Collins Boys' Annual (1953)

Special

Collins

1 issue

Slick Fun Album (1950)

Gerald G. Swan

3 issues

Captain Valiant (1953)

Self Published

6 issues

Adventures of Biggles (1950)

Thorpe & Porter

9 issues

Texas Rangers in Action (1959)

L. Miller & Son, Ltd

11 issues

Space Commander Kerry (1953)

L. Miller & Son, Ltd

5 issues

Sergeant O'Brien (1952)

L. Miller & Son, Ltd

28 issues

Six-Gun Heroes Western Comic Annual (1956)

Special

L. Miller & Son, Ltd

5 issues

Samson (1955)

L. Miller & Son, Ltd

2 issues

Mystery in Space (1955)

L. Miller & Son, Ltd

9 issues

Masked Raider (1955)

World Distributors

4 issues

Mirabelle (1956)

IPC Magazines Ltd.

169 issues

Looney Tunes (1953)

World Distributors

3 issues

Grey Domino (1950)

Atlas Publishing, Atlas Publishing

40 issues

Cowboy Western Comics (1956)

L. Miller & Son, Ltd

14 issues

Casey Ruggles Western Comic (1951)

Donald F. Peters

24 issues

Captain Midnight (1950)

L. Miller & Son, Ltd

31 issues

Ben Bowie And His Mountain Men (1955)

World Distributors

9 issues

Billy the Kid Adventure Magazine (1953)

World Distributors

67 issues

Annie Oakley (1957)

L. Miller & Son, Ltd

18 issues

Airboy Comics (1953)

Thorpe & Porter

5 issues

True Life Library (1954)

IPC Magazines Ltd.

551 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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