1965 in comics

Events

[|January]

• January 19: In Quino's Mafalda Felipe makes his debut.
• January 23: The first issue of the British comics magazine Sparky is published. It will run until 1977.
• January: Robert Crumb's Fritz the Cat makes his first public appearance in Help!.
• January: Michael O'Donoghue and Frank Springer's The Adventures of Phoebe Zeit-Geist is first published.

  [|February]

• February 13: The final episode of Jay Heavilin and Frank B. Johnson's Einstein is published.
• February 15: Morrie Turner's Wee Pals makes its debut.
• February 21 - March 2: The first edition of the Salone Internazionale dei Comics is held in Bordighera, Italy. The next edition will take place in Lucca and thus grow out to become the Lucca Comics festival.
• The first issue of Enemy Ace is published.

  March

• March 14: Raymond Macherot's Sibylline makes its debut in Spirou.
• March 14: In Charles M. Schulz' Peanuts the Kite-Eating Tree receives its name.
• March 28: The final episode of Mike Roy's Akwas is published.
• March 29: In Quino's Mafalda Manolito makes his debut.
• March 31: Belgian comics artist Marc Sleen finishes his final adventure of The Adventures of Nero in the newspaper Het Volk, after which he joins another newspaper, De Standaard. At this occasion he also terminates all his other series: Piet Fluwijn en Bolleke, Doris Dobbel, Oktaaf Keunink, De Ronde van Frankrijk and De Lustige Kapoentjes, keeping only Nero
• The first episode of Nino Cannata's Sadik is published.

  April

• April 8: The first story of Jidéhem's Sophie is prepublished in Spirou.
• April 12: Since Sleen is contractually unable to publish a new Nero story for three months Willy Vandersteen and Eduard De Rop create a cut-and-paste comic strip named De Geschiedenis van Sleenovia, which features Nero characters but drawn by Studio Vandersteen. It runs in De Standaard for three months, but after only three episodes the comic strip is modified for copyright issues, as Het Volk sues De Standaard for making an unauthorized copy of their former hit comic strip. After a few weeks the legal battle is solved and the story is allowed to continue as planned. It runs until 30 June, after which Sleen finally makes the first Nero story for De Standaard.
• The first issue of the Italian comics magazine Linus is published.

  May

• May 2: The final episode of Right Around Home is published.
• May 3: The first episode of Bud Blake's Tiger is published, which will run until 2003.
• May 10: The comic strip The Born Loser, by Art Sansom, begins syndication.
• In the Italian magazine Linus the series Neutron by Guido Crepax is first published. It will eventually be retitled Valentina.

  June

• June 6: In Quino's Mafalda her female friend Susanita makes her debut.
• June 14: The final episode of Jack Kent's King Aroo is published.
• June 26: The first episode of Ted Cowan and Reg Bunn's The Spider is published. It will run until 1969.

  July

• July 24–25: The first Detroit Triple Fan Fair is held in Detroit, Michigan by Shel Dorf, Jerry Bails, Carl Lundgren, Tom Altschuler, Ed April, Noel Cooper, Gary Crowdus, Howard Devore, Marvin Giles, Dennis Kowicki, Larry Larson, Eugene Seeger and Robert Brosch. Although a convention for various multigenre it features comic books as a major component too, making it the oldest regularly held comic book convention in the world. It will run until 1977.

  September

• September 5: The comic strip Eek and Meek, by Howie Schneider, begins syndication.
• September 18: The first issue of the British comics magazine Ranger is published. It will run until 18 June 1966. In its first issue Mike Butterworth and Don Lawrence's The Trigan Empire makes its debut.
• September 20: Bob Weber's Moose makes its debut, which will be retitled to Moose Miller in 1971 and eventually Moose & Molly in 1998.
• September 30: The final episode of Red Ryder is published.
• The final issue of Help! is published.

  October

• In the 98th issue of Mad Al Jaffee's Snappy Answers To Stupid Questions makes its debut.

  November

• November 26: The first French satellite A-1 is launched, which is later renamed Astérix, after the eponymous comics character.

  December

• December 9: The final episode of Bob van den Born's Professor Pi is published.
• In issue #31 of The Amazing Spider-Man Gwen Stacy makes her debut. The same issue also introduces Marvel's readers' column, Bullpen Bulletins.

  Specific date unknown

• The comic strip Art's Gallery, by Art Finley begins syndication.
• The final episode of Philip Mendoza's Gulliver Guinea-Pig is published.

  Deaths

January

• January 1: Leo Morey, Peruvian-American illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 65.
• January 21:
• * Carl Buettner, American illustrator and comics artist, passes away at age 61.
• * Reino Helismaa, Finnish lyricist, musician and comics writer, dies at age 51.
• Specific date unknown: January: U.S. Abell, American comics artist and illustrator, dies at age 78.

  February

• February 1: Harry Donenfeld, American comics publisher, dies at age 71.

  March

• March 9: Jimmy Murphy, American comics artist, passes away at age 73.

  April

• April 22: Harvey Eisenberg, American animator and comics artist, dies at age 53.

  June

• June 5: Vernon Greene, American comics artist, dies at age 64.
• June 11: Fougasse, British cartoonist, dies at age 77.
• Specific date unknown: Roy Wilson, British comics artist, dies at age 64.

  July

• July 14: Marianne Frimberger, Austrian children's book illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 88.

  August

• August 2: Ving Fuller, American comics artist, dies at age 62.
• August 15: Julio E. Suárez, Uruguayan radio presenter, painter, caricaturist, teacher, journalist and comics artist, dies at age 59.

  September

• September 1: René Giffey, French illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 81.
• September 11: Valentí Castanys Borràs, Spanish radio presenter and comics artist, dies at age 67.
• September 12: André Galland, French illustrator, journalist, poster designer and comics artist, dies at age 79.

  October

• October 18: Conrado W. Massaguer, Cuban cartoonist and comics artist, dies at age 76.

  November

• November 9: Eduardo Abela, Cuban comics artist, painter and illustrator, dies at age 76.

  December

• December 8: Jack Gordon, British comics artist, dies at age 74 or 75.

  Specific date unknown

• Robert Louis Raemakers, Jr., Dutch illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 55 or 56 from injuries he suffered during a car accident.
• Quincy Scott, American cartoonist and comics artist, dies at age 82 or 83.

  [|Publications]

January

• 12 O'Clock High #1 - Dell Comics
• 80 Page Giant #6 - DC Comics
• Action Comics #320 - DC Comics
• Adventure Comics #328 - DC Comics
• Alvin #10 - Dell Comics
• The Amazing Spider-Man #20 - Marvel Comics - The first appearance of the Scorpion by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko
• Archie Giant Series #31 - Archie Publications
• Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #109 - Archie Publications
• Archie's Joke Book #84 - Archie Publications
• The Atom #16 - DC Comics
• The Avengers #12 - Marvel Comics
• Baby Huey and Papa #15 - Harvey Comics
• Baby Huey in Duckland #8 - Harvey Comics
• Battlefield Action #56 - Charlton Comics
• The Beverly Hillbillies #8 - Dell Comics
• Billy the Kid #48 - Charlton Comics
• Blackhawk #204 - DC Comics
• Blue Beetle #4 - Charlton Comics
• The Brave and the Bold #57 - The first appearance of Metamorpho by writer Bob Haney and artist Ramona Fradon.
• Bugs Bunny #97 - Gold Key Comics
• Car 54, Where Are You? #4 - Dell Comics
• Career Girl Romances #27 - Charlton Comics
• Casper the Friendly Ghost #77 - Harvey Comics
• Casper's Ghostland #74 - Harvey Comics
• Challengers of the Unknown #41 - DC Comics
• Combat #15 - Dell Comics
• Cracked #41 - Major Magazines
• Daniel Boone #1 - Gold Key Comics
• Dennis the Menace #76 - Hallden-Fawcett
• Detective Comics #335 - DC Comics
• Devil Kids Starring Hot Stuff #16 - Harvey Comics
• Doctor Solar #10 - Gold Key Comics
• Donald Duck #99 - Gold Key Comics
• Dragstrip Hotrodders #2 - Charlton Comics
• Falling in Love #72 - DC Comics
• Fantastic Four #34 - Marvel Comics - The first appearance of Gregory Gideon by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby
• Felix the Cat #10 - Dell Comics
• Fightin' Air Force #47 - Charlton Comics
• Fightin' Army #61 - Charlton Comics
• First Kiss #40 - Charlton Comics
• The Flintstones #24 - Gold Key Comics
• Forbidden Worlds #125 - American Comics Group
• The Fox and the Crow #89 - DC Comics
• Ghost Stories #9 - Dell Comics
• G.I. Combat #109 - DC Comics
• Girls' Love Stories #108 - DC Comics
• Girls' Romances #106 - DC Comics
• Green Lantern #34 - DC Comics
• Gunmaster #3 - Charlton Comics
• Harvey Hits #88 - Harvey Comics
• Heart Throbs #93 - DC Comics
• Hot Rods and Racing Cars #72 - Charlton Comics
• House of Mystery #148 - DC Comics
• Idaho #6 - Dell Comics
• The Jetsons #13 - Gold Key Comics
• Journey into Mystery #112 - Marvel Comics - Thor battles the Hulk
• Jughead #116 - Archie Publications
• Jungle War Stories #10 - Dell Comics
• Kid Colt Outlaw #120 - Marvel Comics
• Kona #13 - Dell Comics
• Laugh Comics #166 - Archie Publications
• Life with Archie #33 - Archie Publications
• Lil' Genius #52 - Charlton Comics
• Little Audrey and Melvin #16 - Harvey Comics
• Little Dot Dotland #16 - Harvey Comics
• Little Lotta #57 - Harvey Comics
• Love Diary #36 - Charlton Comics
• Mad #92 - EC Comics
• Marine War Heroes #6 - Charlton Comics
• Marines Attack #3 - Charlton Comics
• Mary Poppins #1 - Gold Key Comics
• Metal Men #11 - DC Comics
• Mighty Mouse #162 - Gold Key Comics
• Millie the Model #126 - Marvel Comics
• Montana Kid #49 - Charlton Comics
• The Munsters #1 - Gold Key Comics
• Mutt and Jeff #143 - Harvey Comics
• Navy War Heroes #6 - Charlton Comics
• Our Army at War #150 - DC Comics
• Our Fighting Forces #89 - DC Comics
• The Outer Limits #5 - Dell Comics
• Pep Comics #177 - Archie Publications
• Petticoat Junction #2 - Dell Comics
• Peter Potamus #1 - Gold Key Comics
• Ponytail #9 - Dell Comics
• Porky Pig #1 - Gold Key Comics
• Richie Rich #29 - Harvey Comics
• Richie Rich Dollars and Cents #7 - Harvey Comics
• Romantic Story #75 - Charlton Comics
• Sad Sack #161 - Harvey Comics
• Sad Sack's Funny Friends #55 - Harvey Comics
• Sad Sad Sack World #2 - Harvey Comics
• Secret Hearts #101 - DC Comics
• Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #14 - Marvel Comics
• The Shadow #4 - Archie Publications
• Six-Gun Heroes #82 - Charlton Comics
• Star Spangled War Stories #118 - DC Comics
• Strange Adventures #172 - DC Comics
• Strange Suspense Stories #73 - Charlton Comics
• Strange Tales #128 - Marvel Comics
• Submarine Attack #48 - Charlton Comics
• Sugar & Spike #56 - DC Comics
• Superboy #118 - DC Comics
• Superman #174 - DC Comics
• Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #54 - DC Comics
• Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #82 - DC Comics
• Sweethearts #80 - Charlton Comics
• Tales of Suspense #61 - Marvel Comics
• Tales of the Unexpected #86 - DC Comics
• Tales to Astonish #63 - Marvel Comics
• Teen-Age Love #40 - Charlton Comics
• Texas Rangers in Action #48 - Charlton Comics
• The Three Stooges #21 - Gold Key Comics
• Top Cat #13 - Gold Key Comics
• Tuff Ghosts Starring Spooky #14 - Harvey Comics
• Turok Son of Stone #43 - Gold Key Comics
• Two-Gun Kid #73 - Marvel Comics
• Unusual Tales #48 - Charlton Comics
• U.S. Air Force Comics #36 - Charlton Comics
• Walt Disney's Christmas Parade #3 - Gold Key Comics
• Wonder Woman #151 - DC Comics
• Wyatt Earp #56 - Charlton Comics
• Uncanny X-Men #9 - Marvel Comics - The first appearance of Lucifer by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby. The first meeting of the Avengers and the X-Men.
• Yogi Bear #19 - Gold Key Comics
• Young Romance #133 - DC comics

  February

• 80 Page Giant #7 - DC Comics
• Action Comics #321 - DC Comics
• Adventure Comics #329 - DC Comics
• The Adventures of Bob Hope #91 - DC Comics
• The Adventures of Jerry Lewis #86 - DC Comics
• All-American Men of War #107 - DC Comics
• The Amazing Spider-Man #21 - Marvel Comics
• Aquaman #19 - DC Comics
• The Avengers #13 - Marvel Comics - The first appearance of Count Nefaria and the Maggia by writer Stan Lee and artist Don Heck
• Batman #169 - DC Comics
• Blackhawk #205 - DC Comics
• Captain Storm #5 - DC Comics
• Daredevil #6 - Marvel Comics - The first appearance of Mr. Fear by writer Stan Lee and artist Wally Wood
• Detective Comics #336 - DC Comics
• The Doom Patrol #93 - DC Comics
• Falling in Love #73 - DC Comics
• Fantastic Four #35 - Marvel Comics - The first appearance of the Dragon Man by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby
• The Flash #150 - DC Comics
• The Fox and the Crow #90 - DC Comics
• Girls' Love Stories #109 - DC Comics
• House of Secrets #70 - DC Comics
• Journey into Mystery #113 - Marvel Comics
• Justice League of America #33 - DC Comics
• Marvel Collector's Item Classics #1 - Marvel Comics
• Modelling with Millie #37 - Marvel Comics
• Mystery in Space #97 - DC Comics
• Our Army at War #151 - DC Comics
• Our Fighting Forces #90 - DC Comics
• Patsy and Hedy #98 - Marvel Comics
• Patsy Walker #119 - Marvel Comics
• Rawhide Kid #44 - Marvel Comics
• Rip Hunter Time Master #24 - DC Comics
• Sea Devils #21 - DC Comics
• Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #15 - Marvel Comics
• Showcase #54 - DC Comics
• Strange Adventures #173 - DC Comics
• Strange Tales #129 - Marvel Comics
• Superman #175 - DC Comics
• Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #55 - DC Comics
• Tales of Suspense #62 - Marvel Comics
• Tales to Astonish #64 - Marvel Comics
• Tomahawk #96 - DC Comics
• Wonder Woman #152 - DC Comics
• World's Finest Comics #147 - DC Comics
• Young Love #47 - DC Comics

  March

• 80 Page Giant #8 - DC Comics
• Action Comics #322 - DC Comics
• Adventure Comics #330 - DC Comics
• The Amazing Spider-Man #22 - Marvel Comics - The first appearance of Princess Python by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko
• The Atom #17 - DC Comics
• The Avengers #14 - Marvel Comics
• Batman #170 - DC Comics
• Blackhawk #206 - DC Comics
• The Brave and the Bold #58 - DC Comics
• Challengers of the Unknown #42 - DC Comics
• Detective Comics #337 - DC Comics
• The Doom Patrol #94 - DC Comics
• Fantastic Four #36 - Marvel Comics - The first appearance of Madame Medusa and the Frightful Four by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby
• The Flash #151 - DC Comics
• G.I. Combat #110 - DC Comics
• Girls' Romances #107 - DC Comics
• Green Lantern #35 - DC Comics
• Hawkman #6 - DC Comics
• Heart Throbs #94 - DC Comics
• House of Mystery #149 - DC Comics
• Journey into Mystery #114 - Marvel Comics - The first appearance of the Absorbing Man by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby
• Justice League of America #34 - DC Comics
• Kid Colt Outlaw #121 - Marvel Comics
• Metal Men #12 - DC Comics
• Millie the Model #127 - Marvel Comics
• Mystery in Space #98 - DC Comics
• Our Army at War #152 - DC Comics
• Secret Hearts #102 - DC Comics
• Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #16 - Marvel Comics
• Star Spangled War Stories #119 - DC Comics
• Strange Adventures #174 - DC Comics
• Strange Tales #130 - Marvel Comics - Cameo appearance by the Beatles
• Sugar & Spike #57 - DC Comics
• Superboy #119 - DC Comics
• Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #83 - DC Comics
• Tales of Suspense #63 - Marvel Comics - The origin of Captain America is retold for the first time in the Silver Age
• Tales of the Unexpected #87 - DC Comics
• Tales to Astonish #65 - Marvel Comics
• Two-Gun Kid #74 - Marvel Comics
• World's Finest Comics #148 - DC Comics
• Uncanny X-Men #10 - Marvel Comics - The first appearance of Ka-Zar and Zabu by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby
• Young Romance #134 - DC comics

  April

• 80 Page Giant #9 - DC Comics
• Action Comics #323 - DC Comics
• Adventure Comics #331 - DC Comics
• The Adventures of Bob Hope #92 - DC Comics
• The Adventures of Jerry Lewis #87 - DC Comics
• All-American Men of War #108 - DC Comics
• The Amazing Spider-Man #23 - Marvel Comics
• Aquaman #20 - DC Comics
• The Avengers #15 - Marvel Comics
• Blackhawk #207 - DC Comics
• Captain Storm #6 - DC Comic
• Daredevil #7 - Marvel Comics - First Red Suit
• Detective Comics #338 - DC Comics
• Falling in Love #74 - DC Comics
• Fantastic Four #37 - Marvel Comics
• Girls' Love Stories #110 - DC Comics
• Girls' Romances #108 - DC Comics
• Green Lantern #36 - DC Comics
• House of Mystery #150 - DC Comic
• House of Secrets #71 - DC Comics
• Journey into Mystery #115 - Marvel Comics
• Metal Men #13 - DC Comics
• Modelling with Millie #38 - Marvel Comics
• Our Army at War #153 - DC Comics
• Our Fighting Forces #91 - DC Comics
• Patsy and Hedy #99 - Marvel Comics
• Patsy Walker #120 - Marvel Comics
• Rip Hunter Time Master #25 - DC Comics
• Rawhide Kid #45 - Marvel Comics
• Secret Hearts #103 - DC Comics
• Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #17 - Marvel Comics
• Showcase #55 - DC Comics
• Strange Adventures #175 - DC Comics
• Strange Tales #131 - Marvel Comics
• Superboy #120 - DC Comics
• Superman #176 - DC Comics
• Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #56 - DC Comics
• Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #84 - DC Comics
• Tales of Suspense #64 - Marvel Comics
• Tales to Astonish #66 - Marvel Comics
• Tomahawk #97 - DC Comics
• Wonder Woman #153 - DC Comics
• Young Love #48 - DC Comics

  May

• 80 Page Giant #10 - DC Comics
• Action Comics #324 - DC Comics
• Adventure Comics #332 - DC Comics - Lightning Lad loses an arm.
• The Amazing Spider-Man #24 - Marvel Comics
• The Atom #18 - DC Comics
• The Avengers #16 - Marvel Comics - A new line-up for the Avengers. The first appearance of Edwin Jarvis by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby
• Batman #171 - DC Comics - The first Silver Age appearance of the Riddler by writer Gardner Fox and artist Sheldon Moldoff
• Blackhawk #208 - DC Comics
• The Brave and the Bold #59 - DC Comics - The first appearance of the Time Commander by writer Bob Haney and artist Ramona Fradon
• Challengers of the Unknown #43 - DC Comics
• Detective Comics #339 - DC Comics
• The Doom Patrol #95 - DC Comics
• Falling in Love #75 - DC Comics
• Fantastic Four #38 - Marvel Comics
• Fantastic Four Annual #3 - Marvel Comics - The wedding of Sue Storm and Reed Richards by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby
• The Flash #152 - DC Comics
• The Fox and the Crow #91 - DC Comics
• G.I. Combat #111 - DC Comics
• Girls' Love Stories #111 - DC Comics
• Hawkman #7 - DC Comics
• Heart Throbs #95 - DC Comics
• Journey into Mystery #116 - Marvel Comics
• Justice League of America #35 - DC Comics
• Kid Colt Outlaw #122 - Marvel Comics
• Millie the Model #128 - Marvel Comics
• Mystery in Space #99 - DC Comics
• Our Army at War #154 - DC Comics
• Our Fighting Forces #92 - DC Comics
• Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #18 - Marvel Comics
• Star Spangled War Stories #120 - DC Comics
• Strange Adventures #176 - DC Comics
• Strange Tales #132 - Marvel Comics
• Sugar & Spike #58 - DC Comics
• Superman #177 - DC Comics
• Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #57 - DC Comics
• Tales of Suspense #64 - Marvel Comics - The first Silver Age appearance of the Red Skull by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby
• Tales of the Unexpected #87 - DC Comics
• Tales to Astonish #67 - Marvel Comics
• Two-Gun Kid #75 - Marvel Comics
• Wonder Woman #154 - DC Comics
• World's Finest Comics #149 - DC Comics
• Uncanny X-Men #11 - Marvel Comics - The first appearance of the Stranger by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby
• Young Romance #133 - DC comics

  June

• 80 Page Giant #11 - DC Comics
• Action Comics #325 - DC Comics
• Adventure Comics #333 - DC Comics
• The Adventures of Bob Hope #93 - DC Comics
• The Adventures of Jerry Lewis #88 - DC Comics
• All-American Men of War #109 - DC Comics
• The Amazing Spider-Man #25 - Marvel Comics - The first appearance of Mary Jane Watson and Spencer Smythe by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko
• Aquaman #21 - DC Comics
• The Avengers #17 - Marvel Comics
• Batman #172 - DC Comics
• Blackhawk #209 - DC Comics
• Captain Storm #7 - DC Comics
• Daredevil #8 - Marvel Comics - The first appearance of the Stilt-Man by writer Stan Lee and artist Wally Wood
• Detective Comics #340 - DC Comics
• The Doom Patrol #96 - DC Comics
• Fantastic Four #39 - Marvel Comics
• The Flash #153 - DC Comics
• G.I. Combat #112 - DC Comics
• Girls' Romances #109 - DC Comics
• Green Lantern #37 - DC Comics
• House of Mystery #151 - DC Comic
• House of Secrets #72 - DC Comics
• Journey into Mystery #117 - Marvel Comics
• Justice League of America #36 - DC Comics
• Metal Men #14 - DC Comics
• Modelling with Millie #39 - Marvel Comics
• Mystery in Space #100 - DC Comics
• Our Army at War #155 - DC Comics
• Patsy and Hedy #100 - Marvel Comics
• Patsy Walker #121 - Marvel Comics
• Rawhide Kid #46 - Marvel Comics
• Rip Hunter Time Master #26 - DC Comics
• Sea Devils #23 - DC Comics
• Secret Hearts #104 - DC Comics
• Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #19 - Marvel Comics
• Showcase #56 - DC Comics - The first appearance of the Silver Age Psycho-Pirate by writer Gardner Fox and artist Murphy Anderson
• Strange Adventures #177 - DC Comics
• Strange Tales #133 - Marvel Comics
• Superboy #121 - DC Comics
• Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #85 - DC Comics
• Tales of Suspense #66 - Marvel Comics - The first Silver Age appearance of the Red Skull by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby
• Tales to Astonish #68 - Marvel Comics
• Tomahawk #98 - DC Comics
• World's Finest Comics #150 - DC Comics
• Young Love #49 - DC Comics

  July

• 80 Page Giant #12 - DC Comics
• Action Comics #326 - DC Comics
• Adventure Comics #334 - DC Comics
• The Amazing Spider-Man #26 - Marvel Comics - The first appearance of the Crime Master by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko
• The Atom #19 - DC Comics
• The Avengers #18 - Marvel Comics
• Blackhawk #210 - DC Comics
• The Brave and the Bold #60 - First named appearance of the Teen Titans. Robin, Kid Flash, and Aqualad joined by Wonder Woman's younger sister Wonder Girl in her first appearance.
• Challengers of the Unknown #44 - DC Comics
• Detective Comics #341 - DC Comics
• Falling in Love #76 - DC Comics
• Fantastic Four #40 - Marvel Comics
• The Fox and the Crow #92 - DC Comics
• Girls' Love Stories #112 - DC Comics
• Girls' Romances #110 - DC Comics
• Green Lantern #38 - DC Comics
• Hawkman #8 - DC Comics
• Heart Throbs #96 - DC Comics
• House of Mystery #152 - DC Comic
• Journey into Mystery #118 - Marvel Comics - The first appearance of the Destroyer by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby
• Kid Colt Outlaw #123 - Marvel Comics
• Millie the Model #129 - Marvel Comics
• Our Army at War #156 - DC Comics
• Our Fighting Forces #93 - DC Comics
• Secret Hearts #105 - DC Comics
• Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #20 - Marvel Comics
• Star Spangled War Stories #121 - DC Comics
• Strange Adventures #178 - DC Comics
• Strange Tales #134 - Marvel Comics
• Sugar & Spike #60 - DC Comics
• Superboy #122 - DC Comics
• Superman #178 - DC Comics
• Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #58 - DC Comics
• Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #86 - DC Comics
• Tales of Suspense #67 - Marvel Comics
• Tales of the Unexpected #89 - DC Comics
• Tales to Astonish #69 - Marvel Comics
• Two-Gun Kid #76 - Marvel Comics
• Wonder Woman #155 - DC Comics
• Uncanny X-Men #12 - Marvel Comics - The first appearance of the Juggernaut by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby
• Young Romance #136 - DC comics

  August

• 80 Page Giant #13 - DC Comics
• Action Comics #327 - DC Comics
• Adventure Comics #335 - DC Comics - The first appearance of Starfinger by writer Edmond Hamilton and artist John Forte
• The Adventures of Bob Hope #94 - DC Comics
• The Adventures of Jerry Lewis #89 - DC Comics
• All-American Men of War #110 - DC Comics
• The Amazing Spider-Man #27 - Marvel Comics
• Aquaman #22 - DC Comics
• The Avengers #19 - Marvel Comics - The first appearance of the Swordsman by writer Stan Lee and artist Don Heck
• Batman #173 - DC Comics
• Blackhawk #211 - DC Comics
• Captain Storm #8 - DC Comic
• Daredevil #9 - Marvel Comics
• Detective Comics #342 - DC Comics
• The Doom Patrol #97 - DC Comics
• Falling in Love #77 - DC Comics
• Fantastic Four #41 - Marvel Comics
• The Flash #154 - DC Comics
• Girls' Love Stories #113 - DC Comics
• House of Secrets #73 - DC Comics
• Journey into Mystery #119 - Marvel Comics - The first appearances of Hogun, Fandral, and Volstagg by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby
• Justice League of America #37 - DC Comics - Part one of annual team-up with the Justice Society.
• Metamorpho #1 - DC Comics
• Modelling with Millie #40 - Marvel Comics
• Mystery in Space #101 - DC Comics
• Our Army at War #157 - DC Comics
• Our Fighting Forces #94 - DC Comics
• Patsy and Hedy #101 - Marvel Comics
• Patsy Walker #122 - Marvel Comics
• Rawhide Kid #47 - Marvel Comics
• Rip Hunter Time Master #27 - DC Comics
• Sea Devils #24 - DC Comics
• Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #21 - Marvel Comics
• Showcase #57 - DC Comics
• Strange Adventures #179 - DC Comics
• Strange Tales #135 - Marvel Comics - Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD begins in this issue. The first appearance of SHIELD and HYDRA by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby
• Superman #179 - DC Comics
• Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #59 - DC Comics
• Tales of Suspense #68 - Marvel Comics
• Tales to Astonish #70 - Marvel Comics - The Sub-Mariner begins in this issue.
• Tomahawk #99 - DC Comics
• Wonder Woman #156 - DC Comics
• World's Finest Comics #151 - DC Comics
• Young Love #50 - DC Comics

  September

• 80 Page Giant #14 - DC Comics
• Action Comics #328 - DC Comics
• Adventure Comics #336 - DC Comics
• The Amazing Spider-Man #28 - Marvel Comics - The first appearance of the Molten Man by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko
• The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2 - Marvel Comics
• The Atom #20 - DC Comics
• The Avengers #20 - Marvel Comics
• Batman #174 - DC Comics
• Blackhawk #212 - DC Comics
• The Brave and the Bold #61 - DC Comics
• Challengers of the Unknown #45 - DC Comics
• Detective Comics #343 - DC Comics
• The Doom Patrol #98 - DC Comics
• Fantastic Four #42 - Marvel Comics
• The Flash #155 - DC Comics
• The Fox and the Crow #93 - DC Comics
• G.I. Combat #113 - DC Comics
• Girls' Romances #111 - DC Comics
• Green Lantern #39 - DC Comics
• Hawkman #9 - DC Comics
• Heart Throbs #97 - DC Comics
• Help!, with vol. 2, #14, canceled by Warren Publishing
• House of Mystery #153 - DC Comic
• Journey into Mystery #120 - Marvel Comics
• Justice League of America #37 - DC Comics - Part two of annual team-up with the Justice Society.
• Kid Colt Outlaw #124 - Marvel Comics
• Metal Men #15 - DC Comics
• Millie the Model #130 - Marvel Comics
• Modelling with Millie #41 - Marvel Comics
• Mystery in Space #102 - DC Comics - last appearance of Adam Strange in Mystery in Space
• Our Army at War #158 - DC Comics
• Secret Hearts #106 - DC Comics
• Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #22 - Marvel Comics
• Star Spangled War Stories #122 - DC Comics
• Strange Adventures #180 - first appearance of Animal Man
• Strange Tales #136 - Marvel Comics
• Superboy #123 - DC Comics
• Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #87 - DC Comics
• Tales of Suspense #69 - Marvel Comics
• Tales of the Unexpected #90 - DC Comics
• Tales to Astonish #71 - Marvel Comics
• Two-Gun Kid #77 - Marvel Comics
• World's Finest Comics #152 - DC Comics
• Uncanny X-Men #13 - Marvel Comics
• Young Romance #137 - DC comics

  October

• Harvey Thriller line debuts with Unearthly Spectaculars #1, Thrill-O-Rama #1, Blast-Off #1, and Warfront #36 — Harvey Comics
• 80 Page Giant #15 - DC Comics
• Action Comics #329 - DC Comics
• Adventure Comics #337 - DC Comics
• The Adventures of Bob Hope #95 - DC Comics
• The Adventures of Jerry Lewis #90 - DC Comics
• All-American Men of War #111 - DC Comics
• The Amazing Spider-Man #29 - Marvel Comics
• Aquaman #22 - DC Comics - The birth of Aquababy
• The Avengers #21 - Marvel Comics - The first appearance of Power Man by writer Stan Lee and artist Don Heck
• Batman #175 - DC Comics
• Blackhawk #213 - DC Comics
• Captain Storm #9- DC Comic
• Daredevil #10 - Marvel Comics - The first appearance of the Organizer, Cat-Man, Ape-Man, Frog-Man, and Bird-Man by writer-artist Wally Wood
• Detective Comics #344 - DC Comics
• Falling in Love #78 - DC Comics
• Fantastic Four #43 - Marvel Comics
• Girls' Love Stories #114 - DC Comics
• Girls' Romances #112 - DC Comics
• Green Lantern #40 - DC Comics - The first appearance of Krona by writer John Broome and artist Gil Kane
• House of Mystery #154 - DC Comic
• House of Secrets #74 - DC Comics
• Journey into Mystery #121 - Marvel Comics
• Metamorpho #2 - DC Comics
• Millie the Model #131 - Marvel Comics
• Modelling with Millie #42 - Marvel Comics
• Our Army at War #159 - DC Comics
• Our Fighting Forces #95 - DC Comics
• Patsy and Hedy #102 - Marvel Comics
• Patsy Walker #123 - Marvel Comics
• Rawhide Kid #48 - Marvel Comics
• Rip Hunter Time Master #28 - DC Comics
• Sea Devils #25 - DC Comics
• Secret Hearts #107 - DC Comics
• Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #23 - Marvel Comics
• Showcase #58 - DC Comics
• Strange Adventures #181 - DC Comics
• Strange Tales #137 - Marvel Comics
• Superboy #124 - DC Comics
• Superman #180 - DC Comics
• Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #60 - DC Comics
• Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #88 - DC Comics
• Tales of Suspense #70 - Marvel Comics
• Tales to Astonish #72 - Marvel Comics
• Tomahawk #100 - DC Comics
• Wonder Woman #157 - DC Comics - The first appearance of Egg Fu by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Ross Andru
• Young Love #51 - DC Comics

  November

• Action Comics #330 - DC Comics
• Adventure Comics #338 - DC Comics
• The Amazing Spider-Man #30 - Marvel Comics - The first appearance of the Cat by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko
• The Atom #21 - DC Comics
• The Avengers #22 - Marvel Comics
• Batman #176 - DC Comics - 80-page Giant
• Blackhawk #214 - DC Comics
• The Brave and the Bold #62 - DC Comics
• Challengers of the Unknown #46 - DC Comics
• Detective Comics #345 - DC Comics - The first appearance of Blockbuster by writer Gardner Fox and artist Carmine Infantino
• The Doom Patrol #99 - DC Comics - The first appearance of Beast Boy by writer Arnold Drake and artist Bob Brown
• Falling in Love #79 - DC Comics
• Fantastic Four #44 - Marvel Comics The first appearance of Gorgon by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby
• The Flash #156 - DC Comics
• The Fox and the Crow #94 - DC Comics
• G.I. Combat #114 - DC Comics
• Girls' Love Stories #115 - DC Comics
• Hawkman #10 - DC Comics
• Heart Throbs #98 - DC Comics
• Journey into Mystery #122 - Marvel Comics
• Journey into Mystery Annual #1 - Marvel Comics - The first appearance of Hercules by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby
• Justice League of America #39 - DC Comics - 80-page Giant
• Justice League of America #40 - DC Comics
• Kid Colt Outlaw #125 - Marvel Comics
• Metal Men #16 - DC Comics
• Millie the Model #132 - Marvel Comics
• Modelling with Millie #43 - Marvel Comics
• Mystery in Space #103 - DC Comics - The first appearance of Ultra the Multi-Alien by writer Dave Wood and artist Lee Elias
• Our Army at War #160 - DC Comics
• Our Fighting Forces #96 - DC Comics
• Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #24 - Marvel Comics
• Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos Annual #1 - Marvel Comics
• Star Spangled War Stories #123 - DC Comics
• Strange Adventures #182 - DC Comics
• Strange Tales #138 - Marvel Comics - The first appearance of Eternity by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko
• Sugar & Spike #61 - DC Comics
• Superman #181 - DC Comics - The first appearance of the Superman of 2965 by writer Edmond Hamilton and artist Curt Swan
• Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #61 - DC Comics
• Tales of Suspense #71 - Marvel Comics
• Tales of the Unexpected #91 - DC Comics
• Tales to Astonish #73 - Marvel Comics
• Two-Gun Kid #78 - Marvel Comics
• Wonder Woman #158 - DC Comics
• World's Finest Comics #153 - DC Comics
• Uncanny X-Men #14 - Marvel Comics - The first appearance of the Sentinels by writer Stan Lee and artists Jack Kirby and Werner Roth
• Young Romance #137 - DC comics

  December

• Action Comics #331 - DC Comics
• Adventure Comics #339 - DC Comics
• The Adventures of Bob Hope #96 - DC Comics
• The Adventures of Jerry Lewis #91 - DC Comics
• All-American Men of War #112 - DC Comics
• The Amazing Spider-Man #31 - Marvel Comics - The first appearances of Gwen Stacy, Harry Osborn, and Miles Warren by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko
• Aquaman #24 - DC Comics
• The Avengers #23 - Marvel Comics
• Batman #177 - DC Comics
• Blackhawk #215 - DC Comics
• Captain Storm #10 - DC Comic
• Daredevil #11 - Marvel Comics
• Detective Comics #346 - DC Comics
• The Doom Patrol #100 - DC Comics
• Fantastic Four #45 - Marvel Comics - The first appearances of the Inhumans - Black Bolt, Crystal, Karnak, Triton, and Lockjaw by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby
• The Flash #157 - DC Comics
• The Fox and the Crow #95 - DC Comics
• Girls' Romances #113 - DC Comics
• Green Lantern #41 - DC Comics
• House of Mystery #155 - DC Comic
• House of Secrets #75 - DC Comics
• Journey into Mystery #123 - Marvel Comics
• Justice League of America #41 - DC Comics
• Metamorpho #3 - DC Comics
• Millie the Model #133 - Marvel Comics
• Modelling with Millie #44 - Marvel Comics
• Mystery in Space #104 - DC Comics
• Our Army at War #161 - DC Comics
• Patsy and Hedy #103 - Marvel Comics
• Patsy Walker #124 - Marvel Comics
• Rawhide Kid #49 - Marvel Comics
• Rip Hunter Time Master #29 - DC Comics - Final issue in the series.
• Sea Devils #26 - DC Comics
• Secret Hearts #108 - DC Comics
• Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #25 - Marvel Comics
• Showcase #59 - DC Comics
• Strange Adventures #183 - DC Comics
• Strange Tales #139 - Marvel Comics
• Superboy #125 - DC Comics - The first appearance of Kid Psycho by writer Otto Binder and artist George Papp
• Superman #182 - DC Comics
• Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #89 - DC Comics
• Tales of Suspense #72 - Marvel Comics
• Tales to Astonish #74 - Marvel Comics
• Tomahawk #101 - DC Comics
• World's Finest Comics #154 - DC Comics
• Uncanny X-Men #15 - Marvel Comics
• Young Love #52 - DC Comics

  First issues by title

Other publishers

Initial appearance by character name

DC Comics

• Beast Boy, in Doom Patrol #99
• Donna Troy, in Brave and Bold #60
• Krona, in Green Lantern #40
• Animal Man, in Strange Adventures #180
• Metamorpho, in Brave and the Bold #57
• Blockbuster, in Detective Comics #345
• Immortal Man, in Strange Adventures #177
• Simon Stagg, in Brave and the Bold #57
• Psycho-Pirate, in Showcase #56
• Judomaster, in Special War Series #4
• Fisherman, in Aquaman #21
• Key , in Justice League of America #41
• Golden Boy , in Adventure Comics #331
• Prince Ra-Man, in House of Secrets #73
• Glorith, in Adventure Comics #338
• Evil Star, in Green Lantern #37
• Kid Psycho, in Superboy #125
• Magnetic Kid, in Adventure Comics #335

  Other publishers

• Fritz the Cat, in Help!

  Conventions

• Salone Internazionale del Comics — sponsored by Rinaldo Traini and Romano Calisi of the International Congress of Cartoonists and Animators, this is the antecedent to Lucca Comics & Games
• July 24–25: Detroit Triple Fan Fair — first annual staging of the ground-breaking multigenre convention
• July 31–August 1: Academy Con I — sponsored by the Academy of Comic-Book Fans and Collectors and produced by teacher/comics enthusiast Dave Kaler 200 attendees; official guests include Otto Binder, Bill Finger, Gardner Fox, Mort Weisinger, James Warren, Roy Thomas, and Gil Kane