This page indexes the individual year in comics pages. Each year is annotated with significant events as reference points.
2000s - 1990s - 1980s - 1970s - 1960s - 1950s - 1940s - 1930s - 1920s - 1910s - 1900s - Pre-1900s
[edit] Before 1900s See also: Before 1900s in comics See also: 1900s in comics - 1900 in comics - debut: Happy Hooligan, Foxy Grandpa, Pore Lil Mose
- 1901 in comics - debut: Alphonse and Gaston, Our Antediluvian Ancestors, Billy Bounce
- 1902 in comics - debut: Buster Brown, Lady Bountiful, Musical Mose, Professor Otto and His Auto
- 1903 in comics - debut: Tales of the Jungle Imps by Felix Fiddle, The Upside-Downs, A. Piker Clerk
- 1904 in comics - debut: Little Jimmy, The Newlyweds, Major Ozone's Fresh Air Crusade, Little Sammy Sneeze, Dreams of a Rarebit Fiend, And Her Name Was Maud
- 1905 in comics - debut: Bécassine, A Pilgrim’s Progress, Little Nemo in Slumberland, The Outbursts of Everett True
- 1906 in comics - debut: Hairbreadth Harry, Nibsy the Newsboy in Funny Fairyland, The Kin-der-Kids, Wee Willie Winkie's World
- 1907 in comics - debut: Mutt and Jeff
- 1908 in comics - debut: Les Pieds Nickelés, Toonerville Folks, Foolish Questions
- 1909 in comics - debut: Gooseberry Sprigg
See also: 1910s in comics - 1910 in comics - debut: Krazy Kat, Desperate Desmond, Slim Jim and the Force
- 1911 in comics - debut: Mr. Twee Deedle
- 1912 in comics - debut: Polly and Her Pals, Old Doc Yak
- 1913 in comics - debut: Bringing Up Father, Hawkshaw the Detective
- 1914 in comics - debut: The Captain and the Kids, Abie the Agent, The Teenie Weenies, Rube Goldberg Devices
- 1915 in comics - debut: Boob McNutt
- 1916 in comics - debut: Keeping Up with the Joneses
- 1917 in comics - debut: The Gumps; published: TBO #1
- 1918 in comics - debut: Gasoline Alley, Somebody's Stenog, Ripley's Believe It Or Not, Toots and Casper
- 1919 in comics - debut: Barney Google, Thimble Theatre
See also: 1920s in comics - 1920 in comics - debut: Winnie Winkle, Rupert Bear, Bungleton Green
- 1921 in comics - debut: Tillie the Toiler, Salesman Sam
- 1922 in comics - debut: Smitty, Canyon Kiddies, Fritzi Ritz
- 1923 in comics - debut: Moon Mullins, Skippy; debut as comic strip: Felix the Cat
- 1924 in comics - debut: Dumb Dora, Joe and Asbestos, The Timid Soul, Wash Tubbs
- 1925 in comics - debut: Zig et Puce, Ella Cinders, Texas Slim, Little Orphan Annie
- 1926 in comics
- 1927 in comics - debut: Bobby Thatcher
- 1928 in comics - debut: Broncho Bill, Dixie Dugan
- 1929 in comics - debut: Tintin, Popeye the Sailor, Tarzan of the Apes, Buck Rogers, They'll Do It Every Time; published: The Funnies
See also: 1930s in comics - 1930 in comics - debut: Blondie, Scorchy Smith, Quick et Flupke; debut as comic strip: Mickey Mouse
- 1931 in comics - debut: The Little King, Dick Tracy
- 1932 in comics - debut: Alley Oop, Jane; debut as comic strip: Silly Symphonies
- 1933 in comics - debut: Dickie Dare
- 1934 in comics - debut: Li'l Abner, Flash Gordon, Mandrake the Magician, Secret Agent X-9, Terry and the Pirates, Sally the Sleuth; appearance: Snuffy Smith in Barney Google; published: Le Journal de Mickey
- 1935 in comics - debut: Hejji, King of the Royal Mounted, Barney Baxter; published: New Fun Comics #1, New Comics #1
- 1936 in comics - debut: Jo, Zette et Jocko, The Phantom, The Clock, Big Chief Wahoo
- 1937 in comics - debut: Prince Valiant, Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, Abbie an' Slats, Torchy Brown; debut as comic strip: Donald Duck; published: Detective #1
- 1938 in comics - debut: Spirou, Tif, Superman; published: Le Journal de Spirou, Action #1
- 1939 in comics - debut: Batman; published: Superman #1 (reprints from Action)
See also: 1940s in comics - 1940 in comics - debut: The Spirit, Lady Luck, Mr. Mystic, Willie and Joe, Brenda Starr, Daredevil (Lev Gleason Publications), Captain Marvel
- 1941 in comics - debut: Sad Sack, Jean Valhardi, Plastic Man, Captain America, Aquaman, Gordo; appearance: Pogo Possum in Animal Comics; published: Captain America Comics #1
- 1942 in comics - debut: The Pie-face Prince of Pretzelburg
- 1943 in comics - debut: Garth, Claire Voyant, Male Call, Buz Sawyer
- 1944 in comics - debut: Johnny Hazard
- 1945 in comics - debut: Suske en Wiske; published: Vaillant #1
- 1946 in comics - debut: Lucky Luke, Blake et Mortimer, Rip Kirby; published: Tintin #1
- 1947 in comics - debut: Steve Canyon, Johan
- 1948 in comics - debut: Alix, Tex Willer, Pogo
- 1949 in comics
See also: 1950s in comics - 1950 in comics - debut: Peanuts, Dan Dare
- 1951 in comics
- 1952 in comics - appearance: Marsupilami in Spirou et Fantasio; published: Mad #1
- 1953 in comics - debut: El Sargento Kirk
- 1954 in comics - debut: Moomin, Jerry Spring; published: Misterix #1
- 1955 in comics - debut: Modeste et Pompon, Ric Hochet
- 1956 in comics - debut: The Flash, ushering in the Silver Age of Comics
- 1957 in comics - debut: Gaston Lagaffe, El Eternauta, Ernie Pike; published: Hora Cero #1
- 1958 in comics - debut: B.C., Oumpah-pah, Rick O'Shay; debut as comic strip: James Bond; appearance: Les Schtroumpfs in Johan et Pirlouit
- 1959 in comics - debut: Clifton, Boule et Bill, Astérix, published: Pilote #1
See also: 1960s in comics - 1960 in comics
- 1961 in comics - debut: Fantastic Four #1
- 1962 in comics - debut: Mort Cinder, Iznogoud, Spider-Man, Hulk, Little Annie Fanny
- 1963 in comics - debut: Achille Talon, Blueberry, Modesty Blaise, X-Men, The Avengers, Iron Man; published: The Amazing Spider-Man #1;
- 1964 in comics - debut: Mafalda, The Wizard of Id
- 1965 in comics - debut: Philémon; appearance: Valentina in Neutron; published: Linus
- 1966 in comics
- 1967 in comics - debut: Corto Maltese, Valérian and Laureline, Luc Orient; published: Sgt. Kirk #1
- 1968 in comics - debut: Maxmagnus, Cubitus, His Name is... Savage; published: Shonen Jump #1
- 1969 in comics - debut: Alan Ford; published: Charlie Mensuel #1, Pif gadget #1 (from Vaillant)
See also: 1970s in comics See also: 1980s in comics See also: 1990s in comics [edit] See also
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