• As part of the fallout resulting from the
Fredric Wertham's
Seduction of the Innocent and the 1954 comic book hearings of the
United States Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency, publishers
Avon Comics,
Eastern Color Printing,
Lev Gleason Publications,
Master Comics,
Nesbit,
Orbit Publications,
Reston Publications,
Toby Press,
Trojan Magazines, and the
S. M. Iger Studio go out of business (or otherwise cease publishing comic books).
January •
January: In the 19th issue of
Mad Magazine,
Harvey Kurtzman and
Will Elder's
Mickey Rodent, a parody of
Disney comics, is first printed. •
January 2:
Professor Pi by Dutch comics artist Bob van den Born, which already ran in some foreign newspapers, is published in a Dutch newspaper for the first time, namely
Het Parool. •
January 3: The
Mickey Mouse story
Mickey Mouse and Dr. X by Bill Walsh and
Floyd Gottfredson is first published. •
January 6: In
Spirou the
Tif et Tondu story
Tif et Tondu contre la Main Blanche (written by
Maurice Rosy and drawn by
Will) starts running, which marks the debut of recurring and iconic villain Mr. Choc. •
January 8: With the death of cartoonist Ed Payne, the long-running newspaper comic
Billy the Boy Artist comes to a close after having been in production for 56 years straight. • The final issue of
Giggle Comics is published. •
Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #21 - Atlas Comics
February •
February 15:
Sydney Jordan's
Jeff Hawke makes its debut. It will run until 18 April 1974. • Cancellation of
Tales from the Crypt, with issue #46, by
EC Comics. • Cancellation of
Two-Fisted Tales. •
Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #22 - Atlas Comics
March •
March 30: In
Tintin Ric Hochet makes his debut in the story
Ric Hochet Mène Le Jeu, by
Andrè-Paul Duchateau and
Tibet. •
March 31: The first episode of
Guy Bara's gag comic ''Max L'Explorateur'' is published. • The first issue of the American comics magazine
Extra is published. Five issues will be published before its eventual cancellation in November/December. •
Stephen Slesinger's
King of the Royal Mounted draws to a close. •
Stan Lee and
Bob Brown's
Rawhide Kid makes its debut, published by
Atlas Comics. •
Carl Barks'
Uncle Scrooge story,
The Lemming with the Locket is first published. •
Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #23 - Atlas Comics
April •
April 1: Pieter J. Kuhn's
Kapitein Rob is discontinued in
Het Parool after nine and a half years of an uninterrupted run. The artist decides to quit, but a year later his series will be relaunched. •
April 4:
Piet Wijn's aviation comic
Frank, De Vliegende Hollander starts in Het Parool as a replacement for
Kapitein Rob. • With issue #24,
Mad converts its format from an
EC Comics comic book to a magazine. In doing so, it inadvertently escapes the strictures of the
Comics Code and becomes one of the great success stories of 20th-century magazine publishing. •
Western Tales of Black Rider, with issue #28, takes over the numbering of
Black Rider —
Atlas Comics • The third-last issue of
Teen-Age Romances is published and the series is cancelled shortly after. •
Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #24 - Atlas Comics
June •
June 5:
Warren Tufts'
Lance makes its debut. •
June 10: In
Topolino the first chapter of ''The Blot's Double Mystery,'' by
Guido Martina and
Romano Scarpa is published. In this story, exceptionally crude and disquieting for the Disney's standards, the
Phantom Blot returns fifteen years after his first creation. •
June 27: With ''Mickey Mouse and Li'l Davy'' by Bill Walsh and Floyd Gottfredson, the
Davy Crockett miniseries is spoofed. It's also Gottfredson's final longer adventure comic, who later realizes only self-conclusive strips. • In the 92nd issue of
Batman the character
Ace the Bat-Hound makes its debut. • Carl Barks'
Uncle Scrooge story
The Fabulous Philosopher’s Stone is first published.
July •
July 15: The first issue of
Pepito hits the market (
Edizioni Alpe). •
July 30:
Frank Victor Martinek's
Don Winslow of the Navy comes to an end. •
July 30:
Ken Reid's
Grandpa makes its debut in
The Beano. •
Crime Does Not Pay (1942 series) #147 cancelled by
Lev Gleason Publications. • Cancellation of
Red Ryder Comics, with issue #144 by
Dell Comics. • Cancellation of
Famous Funnies, with issue #218. • In the first issue of the Italian magazine
Volpetto (Editoriale Metro
), Nonna Abelarda makes her debut with the story
La Banda La Bott, by
Giovan Battista Carpi. •
Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #25 - Atlas Comics
August •
August 26: In
Spirou the
Lucky Luke story
Rails on the prairie by
René Goscinny and
Morris is first published. This marks the first time Goscinny writes a story for the series, as well as the first time Luke sings his
signature song: ''I'm a poor lonesome cowboy'' in the final panel. •
August 28: In
Albi d’oro,
Paperino e l’uomo del west (Donald Duck and the westerner), by Guido Martina and
Giovan Battista Carpi “Holes in the hands”, the prodigal brother of
Uncle Scrooge makes his first and only appearance.
September •
September 1: In
Spirou, the first chapter of the
Spirou et Fantasio story
Les pirates du silence by
Andrè Franquin is serialized. •
September 25: •
Gus Edson's
Dondi makes its debut. • The first episode of
René Goscinny and
Sempé's
Le Petit Nicolas is serialized, still in comic strip format. It will run in this format up until 20 May 1956. In 1959 the series returns as illustrated short stories. •
September: First publication of
Manuel García Ferré's
Hijitus. •
Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #26 - Atlas Comics
October •
October 16:
Gene Deitch's ''Terr'ble Thompson'' makes its debut. It will run until 14 April 1956. •
October 19: • In
Tintin Tibet and
André-Paul Duchâteau's
Chick Bill makes its debut with a human cast. The comic strip debuted two years earlier in Chez Nous, albeit in a
talking animal version. •
André Franquin's
Modeste et Pompon makes its debut. • the first chapter of
Atlantis Mystery, by
Edgar Pierre Jacobs, is published. •
October 30:
Jef Nys'
Jommeke makes its debut as a
gag-a-day strip in the Belgian magazine
Kerk en Leven. •
October 31:
Ward Greene and
Dick Moores's
Scamp makes its debut. It will run until 1988. •
Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #27 - Atlas Comics
November •
November 10: The first episode of Rik Clément's
Ridder Reinhart appears in ''
't Kapoentje''. •
November 15: The final episode of
Phiny Dick, Coen van Hunnik and Richard Klokkers'
Olle Kapoen is published. •
November 20:
Malang's
Chain Gang Charlie makes its debut. •
November 24:
Dupuis releases the Belgian comics magazine
Risque-Tout, which will appear until 1 November 1956. •
November 27: The first episode of Rik Clément's
Dees Dubbel appears in Ons Zondagsblad. •
Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #28 - Atlas Comics
December •
December 23: The first issue of the long-running German comics magazine
Mosaik is published. •
Gunsmoke Western, with issue #32, takes over the numbering of
Western Tales of Black Rider —
Atlas Comics •
Carl Barks'
Uncle Scrooge story
The Golden Fleece is first published. •
Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #29 - Atlas Comics
Specific date unknown • The final episode of both Arthur Warden's ''Snowdrop's Zoo
and Tuffy and his Magic Tail'' is published. •
Belvision creates some animated TV shorts for Belgian television, based on the comics series
Suske en Wiske and
Tijl Uilenspiegel by
Willy Vandersteen, which are broadcast during the children's show
Kom Toch Eens Kijken. • The first
Bungeishunjū Manga Award is handed out. It will remain an annual event until 2001. ==Births==