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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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Flyboy (1952)

Ziff-Davis

2 issues

Film Stars Romances (1950)

Star Publications

3 issues

Flip (1954)

Harvey

2 issues

Dick Tracy (1950)

Harvey

121 issues

Felix the Cat (1955)

Harvey

57 issues

Daffy Duck (1959)

Western Publishing

126 issues

Strange Terrors (1952)

St. John Publishing Co.

7 issues

Startling Terror Tales (1953)

Star Publications

8 issues

Spook (1953)

Star Publications

9 issues

Hubley Presents The Colt (1958)

American Comics Group

1 issue

Hubley Presents Lost Forest (1958)

American Comics Group

1 issue

Romeo (1957)

D.C. Thomson & Co.

142 issues

Fearless Fosdick (1956)

Simon & Schuster

1 issue

Horrific (1952)

Comic Media

13 issues

Strange Fantasy (1952)

Ajax-Farrell

14 issues

MAD (1952)

DC Comics

550 issues

Baffling Mysteries (1951)

Ace Magazines

22 issues

Underworld (1951)

Locker

1 issue

The Berrys (1956)

One-Shot

Argo Publications

Junior Comics Library (1956)

Magazine Management

3 issues

The Rider (1957)

Ajax-Farrell

5 issues

Midnight (1957)

Ajax-Farrell

6 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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