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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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Alley Oop (1955)

Argo Publications

3 issues

Jughead's Folly (1957)

Archie Comics

1 issue

Little Ambrose (1958)

Archie Comics

1 issue

Yogi Berra (1951)

Fawcett Publications

1 issue

James Garner as Maverick (1957)

Magazine Management

1 issue

John Wayne Adventures (1955)

Associated Newspapers

17 issues

Jesse James Annual (1952)

Special

Avon

1 issue

Adventures of Mighty Mouse (1952)

St. John Publishing Co.

17 issues

Mighty Mouse Adventures (1951)

St. John Publishing Co.

1 issue

The Topper (1953)

D.C. Thomson & Co.

1125 issues

Joe Palooka Presents Humphrey (1955)

Associated Newspapers

8 issues

Ike's Story (1952)

Sponsored Comics

1 issue

Giant Comics Editions Mighty Mouse (1952)

St. John Publishing Co.

1 issue

New Mighty Mouse (1957)

Pines Publishing

12 issues

Johnny Jingle's Lucky Day (1956)

Western Publishing

1 issue

Good Grief, More Peanuts! (1957)

Collected Edition

Holt, Rinehart and Winston

1 issue

The Lone Rider (1951)

Ajax-Farrell

26 issues

World War III (1952)

Ace Magazines

2 issues

All for Love (1957)

Prize

17 issues

Dan'l Boone (1955)

Magazine Enterprises

8 issues

Top Love Stories (1951)

Star Publications

17 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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