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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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The Commandments of God (1954)

One-Shot

Catechetical Guild Educational Society

Buffalo Bill Cody (1957)

L. Miller & Son, Ltd

13 issues

Three Dimension Comics (1953)

St. John Publishing Co.

3 issues

Straight Arrow Comics (1950)

Magazine Management

38 issues

The Christophers (1951)

One-Shot

Catechetical Guild Educational Society

Brides Romances (1953)

Quality Comics

23 issues

The Christmas Story (1955)

One-Shot

Catechetical Guild Educational Society

Challenge to the World (1951)

One-Shot

Catechetical Guild Educational Society

Planet Comics (1958)

I.W. Publishing

2 issues

Catechism in Pictures (1958)

One-Shot

Catechetical Guild Educational Society

Ride the High Iron (1955)

Association of American Railroads

1 issue

Pagem (1952)

Empresa Nacional de Publicidade (ENP)

41 issues

Rockets and Range Riders (1957)

Richfield Boron

1 issue

Real Adventure Comics (1950)

Ayers & James

31 issues

No Escape for the Guilty (1956)

Atlas Publications Pty. Ltd.

1 issue

Ben Bolt (1958)

Magazine Management

8 issues

Outer Space (1953)

Richfield Boron

1 issue

Call from Christ (1952)

One-Shot

Catechetical Guild Educational Society

If the Devil Would Talk (1950)

One-Shot

Catechetical Guild Educational Society

Planet Comics (1952)

Streamline Publications

2 issues

Big Jon & Sparkie (1952)

Ziff-Davis

1 issue

Terry and the Pirates (1950)

Atlas Publications Pty. Ltd.

7 issues

Romantic Hearts (1953)

Story Comics

12 issues

Planet Comics (1950)

H. John Edwards

8 issues

Cutie Pie (1955)

Lev Gleason

5 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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