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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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Obie (1953)

One-Shot

Store Publishing

Sing of Christmas (1950)

One-Shot

Magazine Enterprises

Buffalo Bill (1950)

Horwitz

153 issues

Santa's Fun Book (1952)

One-Shot

Magazine Enterprises

Pictorial Romances (1950)

St. John Publishing Co.

21 issues

Robin Hood Annual (1957)

Special

IPC Magazines Ltd.

3 issues

Favourite Funnies Comic Album (1950)

World Distributors

4 issues

Favourite Funnies Annual (1957)

Special

World Distributors

1 issue

Nancy (1954)

New Century Press

57 issues

Blackhawk (1956)

Thorpe & Porter

37 issues

Beanie the Meanie (1959)

Fago Magazines

1 issue

Bad Men of Tombstone (1950)

American Comics Group

1 issue

Broadway Romances (1950)

Quality Comics

5 issues

The Avenger (1958)

I.W. Publishing

1 issue

Astounding Comic (1953)

Streamline Publications

1 issue

Muggsy Mouse (1958)

I.W. Publishing

3 issues

Black Rider (1950)

Horwitz

16 issues

Record Book of Famous Police Cases (1950)

St. John Publishing Co.

1 issue

All Top Comics (1957)

One-Shot

Green Publishing

Battle Cry (1952)

Stanley Morse

20 issues

Pictorial Love Stories (1952)

St. John Publishing Co.

1 issue

Nuts! (1954)

Premier Magazines

5 issues

All-Famous Police Cases (1952)

Star Publications

11 issues

Rivets (1956)

Argo Publications

3 issues

Panhandle Pete and Jennifer (1951)

Dearfield Publishing Co.

3 issues

Phil Rizzuto, Baseball Hero (1951)

Fawcett Publications

1 issue

Ralph Kiner, Home Run King (1950)

Fawcett Publications

1 issue

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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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