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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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Gandy Goose (1953)

St. John Publishing Co.

6 issues

The Fightin' Texan (1952)

St. John Publishing Co.

2 issues

Haunt of Fear (1954)

Arnold Book Company (ABC)

1 issue

Eerie Comics (1952)

Thorpe & Porter

3 issues

Black Magic Comics (1951)

Thorpe & Porter

16 issues

Spellbound (1953)

Thorpe & Porter

1 issue

Best of H.T. Webster (1953)

One-Shot

Simon & Schuster

Tom Corbett Space Cadet (1953)

World Distributors

10 issues

Teenage Love (1952)

Magazine Management

19 issues

Teenage Revels (1955)

Magazine Management

1 issue

Double Trouble (1957)

St. John Publishing Co.

2 issues

Do-It Family Uses Up Space! (1954)

Vital Publications, Inc.

1 issue

Daring Adventures 3-D (1953)

St. John Publishing Co.

1 issue

Do-It Family Springs a Surprise! (1954)

Vital Publications, Inc.

1 issue

Peanuts Revisited (1959)

One-Shot

Holt, Rinehart and Winston

Good Ol' Charlie Brown (1957)

One-Shot

Holt, Rinehart and Winston

Do-It Family in "When Things Go Wrong" (1954)

Vital Publications, Inc.

1 issue

Teena the Madcap Teenager! (1956)

Magazine Management

10 issues

Teena Comics (1955)

Magazine Management

2 issues

Daring Adventures (1954)

St. John Publishing Co.

1 issue

Dolly (1951)

One-Shot

Ziff-Davis

Do-It Family Gives a Show! (1954)

Vital Publications, Inc.

1 issue

Outer Space (1959)

G.T. Ltd

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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