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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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Captain Marvel Adventures (1953)

L. Miller & Son, Ltd

27 issues

Approved Comics (1954)

St. John Publishing Co.

12 issues

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1956)

Brown Shoe Company

7 issues

Sad Case of Waiting-Room Willie (1950)

American Visuals Corporation

1 issue

Lion (1952)

IPC Magazines Ltd.

1114 issues

Son of Mad (1959)

Collected Edition

New American Library

1 issue

Santa's Toytown Fun Book (1953)

One-Shot

Magazine Enterprises

All True Crime (1950)

Marvel Comics

16 issues

Slam Bang Comics (1950)

One-Shot

Post Cereal

Baseball Thrills (1951)

Ziff-Davis

3 issues

Pirates Comics (1950)

Hillman

4 issues

Jetta (1952)

Pines Publishing

3 issues

New Joke Comics (1950)

Post Cereal

1 issue

War Picture Library (1958)

Fleetway

1714 issues

Flippity & Flop (1952)

DC Comics

47 issues

Hiwaga Komiks (1950)

Atlas Publishing

54 issues

Web of Evil (1952)

Quality Comics

21 issues

Marvel Boy (1950)

Marvel Comics

2 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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