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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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Cracked (1958)

Major Magazines

365 issues

Super Funnies (1953)

Superior Publishers Limited

4 issues

Patsy and Hedy (1952)

Marvel Comics

110 issues

Last of the Fast Guns (1957)

Magazine Management

1 issue

The Lone Wolf Special (1950)

Atlas Publications Pty. Ltd.

1 issue

Refreshment Through the Ages (1951)

One-Shot

Pictorial Media Inc.

Nightcrawlers (1957)

Simon & Schuster

1 issue

Love and Life Library (1957)

D.C. Thomson & Co.

22 issues

Intimate Secrets of Romance (1953)

Star Publications

2 issues

Buccaneer (1958)

I.W. Publishing

1 issue

Red Mask (1950)

Horwitz

1 issue

Sherlock Ohms and Dr. Watts (1958)

Promotional Publications

1 issue

Health by the Loaf (1953)

Promotional Publications

1 issue

College Laughs (1957)

Candar Publishing Co.

14 issues

The New Peter Arno Pocket Book (1955)

Collected Edition

Pocket Books

1 issue

Jim Dandy (1956)

Lev Gleason

3 issues

June (1953)

IPC Magazines Ltd.

282 issues

Jungle Comics (1950)

H. John Edwards

42 issues

Al Capp's Bald Iggle (1956)

Simon & Schuster

1 issue

Daredevil Davey (1954)

American Visuals Corporation

6 issues

Fire! (1950)

NFPA

1 issue

Bo (1955)

Charlton

3 issues

Dixie Dugan (1951)

Prize

8 issues

The Monkey and the Bear (1953)

Marvel Comics

3 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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