1938 in comics

January • January 24: In Ernie Bushmiller's Fritzi Ritz, Nancy first meets her sidekick friend Sluggo. • Ace Comics (1937 series) #10 – David McKay Publications • Detective Comics (1937 series) #11 – DC Comics • Famous Funnies (1934 series) #42 – Eastern Color Printing • Feature Funnies (1937 series) #4 – Comic Favorites, Inc. • The Funnies #16 – Dell Comics • Funny Pages (1937 series) #5 (16) - Ultem Publishing • Funny Picture Stories (1937 series) #5 - Ultem Publishing • More Fun Comics (1936 series) #28 – National Periodical Publications • New Adventure Comics (1937 series) #23 – National Periodical Publications • Star Comics (1937 series) #9 - Ultem Publishing • Star Ranger Comics (1937 series) #9 - Ultem Publishing February • February 2: First publication of Bob Karp and Al Taliaferro's Donald Duck newspaper comic strip. • February: Ultem Publishing was bought out by Centaur Publications. • Ace Comics (1937 series) #11 – David McKay Publications • Detective Comics (1937 series) #12 – DC Comics • Famous Funnies (1934 series) #43 – Eastern Color Printing • Feature Funnies (1937 series) #5 – Comic Favorites, Inc. • More Fun Comics (1936 series) #29 – National Periodical Publications • New Adventure Comics (1937 series) #24 – National Periodical Publications March • March 6: The first episode of Gervy's detective comic series ''Pat'Apouf'' is published. The series will eventually come to an end in 1990. • March 17: In Bob Karp and Al Taliaferro's Donald Duck Donald's dog Bolivar makes his debut as a comics character, having debuted two years earlier in the animated short Alpine Climbers. • Ace Comics (1937 series) #13 – David McKay Publications • Detective Comics (1937 series) #14 – DC Comics • Famous Funnies (1934 series) #45 – Eastern Color Printing • Feature Funnies (1937 series) #7 – Comic Favorites, Inc. • Funny Pages (1937 series) #7 (18) - Centaur Publications • Funny Picture Stories (1937 series) #7 - Centaur Publications • Star Comics (1937 series) #11 - Centaur Publications • Star Ranger Comics (1937 series) #11 - Centaur Publications May • May 9: In Bob Karp and Al Taliaferro's Donald Duck newspaper comic Gus Goose makes his debut. • Ace Comics (1937 series) #15 – David McKay Publications • Action Comics (1938 series) #1 – DC Comics: This marks the first appearance of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster's Superman. • Detective Comics (1937 series) #16 - DC Comics • Famous Funnies (1934 series) #47 - Eastern Color Printing • Feature Funnies (1937 series) #9 - Comic Favorites, Inc. • More Fun Comics (1935 series) #32 - National Periodical Publications • New Adventure Comics (1937 series) #27 – National Periodical Publications July • July 1: In Bob Karp and Al Taliaferro's newspaper comic Donald Duck Donald's iconic red car is first seen. • August 13: The final issue of the Flemish comics magazine Ons Kinderland is published. • Ace Comics (1937 series) #17 - David McKay Publications • Action Comics (1938 series) #3 - DC Comics • Amazing Mystery Funnies (1938 series) #1 – Centaur Publications • Cowboy Comics (1937 series) #14 - Centaur Publications • Detective Comics (1937 series) #18 - DC Comics • Famous Funnies (1934 series) #49 - Eastern Color Printing • Feature Funnies (1937 series) #11 - Comic Favorites, Inc. • More Fun Comics (1935 series) #34 - National Periodical Publications • New Adventure Comics (1937 series) #29 – National Periodical Publications September • Ace Comics (1937 series) #18 - David McKay Publications • Action Comics (1938 series) #4 - DC Comics • Amazing Mystery Funnies (1938 series) #2 - Centaur Publications • Detective Comics (1937 series) #19 - DC Comics • Famous Funnies (1934 series) #50 - Eastern Color Printing • Feature Funnies (1937 series) #12 - Comic Favorites, Inc. • Funny Pages (1937 series) #10 (21) - Centaur Publications • Funny Picture Stories (1937 series) #10 - Centaur Publications • Jumbo Comics #1 - Fiction House: Fiction House's Real Adventures Publishing Company imprint. It marks the U.S. debut of Will Eisner, Jerry Iger and Mort Meskin's Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, who debuted in January 1937 in the British magazine Wags. • More Fun Comics (1935 series) #35 - National Periodical Publications • New Adventure Comics (1937 series) #30 - National Periodical Publications • Star Comics (1937 series) #14 - Centaur Publications October • October 15: First issue of the British comics magazine Radio Fun, which will run until 1961. • October: Centaur Publications changes the name of Cowboy Comics to Star Ranger Funnies starting with issue 15. • Ace Comics (1937 series) #19 - David McKay Publications • Action Comics (1938 series) #5 - DC Comics • Detective Comics (1937 series) #20 - DC Comics • Famous Funnies (1934 series) #51 - Eastern Color Printing • Feature Funnies (1937 series) #13 - Comic Favorites, Inc. • More Fun Comics (1935 series) #36 - National Periodical Publications • New Adventure Comics (1937 series) #31 - National Periodical Publications • Star Ranger Funnies (1937 series) #15 - Centaur Publications, Final Issue November • November 6: Stephen Slesinger and Fred Harman's Red Ryder is first published in the newspapers. • November 13: In Fascist Italy the importation and translation of all American and British comic books, except for the far too popular Mickey Mouse is outlawed. This also means the end of Italian comics magazine Jumbo. • Ace Comics (1937 series) #20 - David McKay Publications • Action Comics (1938 series) #6 - DC Comics • Adventure Comics (previously New Adventure Comics) (1937 series) #32 – DC Comics • Amazing Mystery Funnies (1938 series) #3 - Centaur Publications • Detective Comics (1937 series) #21 - DC Comics • Famous Funnies (1934 series) #52 - Eastern Color Printing • Feature Funnies (1937 series) #14 - Comic Favorites, Inc. • Funny Pages (1937 series) #11 (22) - Centaur Publications • Funny Picture Stories (1937 series) #11 - Centaur Publications • More Fun Comics (1935 series) #37 - National Periodical Publications • Star Comics (1937 series) #15 - Centaur Publications December • December: As a result of the Spanish Civil War it becomes more difficult to find the materials needed to publish the Spanish illustrated children's magazine En Patufet and thus its final issue appears. It will briefly be revived between 1968 and 1973. • December 17: The first appearance of Hugh McNeill's Pansy Potter, one of the longest running comic strips in The Beano. • December 18: Date of the first edition of Polish Mickey Mouse comic Gazetka Miki. • Ace Comics (1937 series) #21 - David McKay Publications • Action Comics (1938 series) #7 - DC Comics • Adventure Comics (1937 series) #33 – DC Comics • Amazing Mystery Funnies (1938 series) #4 - Centaur Publications • Detective Comics (1937 series) #22 - DC Comics • Famous Funnies (1934 series) #53 - Eastern Color Printing • Feature Funnies (1937 series) #15 - Comic Favorites, Inc. • Funny Pages (1937 series) #12 (23) - Centaur Publications • More Fun Comics (1935 series) #38 - National Periodical Publications • Star Comics (1937 series) #16 - Centaur Publications, Final Issue Specials • New Book of Comics (1937 series) #2 – National Periodical Publications Specific date unknown • William St. John Glenn creates Ballyscunnion, which will run until 1968. • Arthur Warden creates ''Snowdrop's Zoo'', which will run until 1955. • Maurieta Wellman creates The G-Twins, written by Garry Cleveland Myers, which will later change its name to Goofus and Gallant. • Kaneko Shigemasa publishes Shin Nipponto - Sho-chan no Boken. ==Births==