1934

• Alex Raymond's "Flash Gordon", "Jungle Jim" and "Secret Agent X-9" all begin in January. Secret Agent X-9 written by Dashiell Hammett.
• "Famous Funnies" #1 published in May becomes the first continuing comic book publication.
• "Skippy's Own Book of Comics" published. The first four-color comic book.
• Al Capp's "Lil Abner" makes first appearance.
• Milton Caniff's "Terry & The Pirates" makes first appearance.
• Will Gould's "Red Barry" first appearance.
• Lee Falk & Phil Davis' "Mandrake the Magician" makes first appearance.
• Otto Soglow's "Little King" first appearance.
• F.Martinek & L.Beroth's "Don Winslow" first appearance.
• Noel Sickles becomes artist & writer on "Scorchy Smith"

  1935

• National Publications publishes "New Fun Comics", the first comic book with original content.
• Mickey Mouse Magazine begins publication.
• Bill Holman's "Smokey Stover" first appearance in the Chicago Tribune.
• Zane Grey's "King of the Royal Mounted" becomes a strip illustrated by Allen Dean.
• Ralph Fuller's "Oakey Doakes" first appearance.
• Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer's "Don Dixon" makes first appearance.

  1936

• The advent of Eastern's success with comic books prompts newspaper syndicates to issue their own titles.
• King Comics begins by King Features Syndicate.
• Tip Top Comics by United Features Syndicate.
• Popular Comics by Tribune syndicate.
• The Funnies by NEA Syndicate.
• Lee Falk & Ray Moore's "the Phantom" makes first appearance.

  1937

• Harold Foster leaves the Tarzan strip (for the second time) to create his own strip "Prince Valiant" for King Features.
• Burne Hogarth becomes artist on the Tarzan Sunday page.
• Detective Comics #1 published by National.

1938

• Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster's "Superman" makes first appearance in Action Comics #1. One of the most important events in comics history.
• Jumbo Comics begins publication.
• Alfred Andriola's "Charlie Chan" strip makes it's first appearance.
• Vernon Greene's "the Shadow" comic strip makes it's first appearance.
• Fred Harmon's "Red Ryder" makes his first appearance.
• Fran Stiker's "Lone Ranger" become a comic strip illustrated by Charles Flanders and written by Ed Kressy.
• In Italy, Benito Mussolini bans publication of American comic strips with the exception of Mickey Mouse.
• First Donald Duck comic published.

  1939

• Bob Kane's "Batman" written by Bill Finger makes his first appearance in Detective Comics #27.
• Motion Picture Funnies #1 featuring Bill Everett's "Sub-Mariner"
• Carl Burgos' "Human Torch" and Bill Everett's "Sub-Mariner" make their first appearances in "Marvel Comics" #1, the first Marvel comic book.
• Superman #1 published. The first comic book devoted to a single superhero.
• Motion Picture Comics #1 published by DC. First adaptation comic of movies.
• All American Comics #1 published.
• New York World's Fair Comics Published with Superman, Batman, others.
• Batman #1 published.
• Jerry Robinson creates "the Joker" in a Batman #1.

  1940

• Will Eisner's "the Spirit" makes his first appearance.
• Dale Messick's "Brenda Starr" makes her first appearance in the Chicago Tribune.
• "Robin the Boy Wonder" makes his first appearance in Detective #38
• C.C.Beck & William Parker create "Captain Marvel", he makes his first appearance in Whiz Comics #1.
• "Daredevil" makes his first appearance in Silver Streak #6.
• Gardner Fox & Harry Lampert create "the Flash" for DC. Flash Comics #1.
• The Shadow & Doc Savage get comic book titles.
• All-Star Comics #1 published. The third issue creates the Justice Society of America, the first superhero group.
• Walt Disney's Comics & stories #1 published.
• Planet Comics published. The first comic book devoted to science fiction.

  1941

• Jack Kirby & Joe Simon create "Captain America". Captain America #1.
• Jack Cole's "Plastic Man" makes his first appearance in Police Comics #1
• Gus Arriola's "Gordo" first appearance.
• William Marsten & H.G. Peters' "Wonder Woman" makes her first appearance in All Star Comics #8.
• Bob Montana's "Archie" makes his first appearance in Pep Comics #4.
• George Papp's "Green Arrow" first appearance in More Fun #
• Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies #1 published, featuring Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd and Porky Pig.
• Classic Comics #1 published, title becomes Classic Illustrated in 1943.

Detail of a drawing of Captain America by Jack Kirby. 3k Gif

1942

• Crime Does Not Pay #22, the first crime comic appears.
• George Baker's "the Sad Sack" makes his first appearance.
• Crockett Johnson's "Barnaby" first appearance.
• Carl Barks first "Donald Duck" story appears in Four Color Comic #9.
• Wonder Woman #1 published.
• Archie Comics #1 published.

  1943

• Roy Crane's "Buz Sawyer" makes first appearance.
• Alfred Andriola's "Kerry Drake" makes first appearance.
• Walt Kelly's Pogo makes his first appearance in Animal Comics #1

  1944

• Frank Robbins' "Johnny Hazard" makes first appearance.
• Alex Raymond does his last Flash Gordon Sunday page.

  1945

• "Little Lulu" becomes a comic book.
• Burne Hogarth leaves Tarzan to create his own strip "Drago".
• Ray Bailey's "Bruce Gentry" makes first appearance.
• "Frankenstein" comics #1 published.

  1946

• The National Cartoonists Society founded. Rube Goldberg serves as President.
• Alex Raymond's "Rip Kirby" daily strip makes first appearance.
• Milton Caniff does his last Terry & the Pirates strip.

  1947

• Max Gaines dies in boating accident, his son William M. Gaines takes over EC Comics.
• Eerie Comics #1 published by Avon Publishing, the first horror comic.
• Milton Caniff's "Steve Canyon" first appearance.
• George Wunder takes over Terry & The Pirates.
• Coulton Waugh's book "The Comics" published by MacMillen Publishing Company. It is the first in depth discussion and study of the comic strip's history in America. Reprinted by Luna Press in 1974. (Gilbert Seldes touched on comics as popular culture in his book "The Seven Lively Arts", 1924 Harper Bros.).

  1948

• Walt Kelly's Pogo introduced as a comic strip in the New York Star.
• Frank Godwin's "Rusty Riley" first appearance.
• Rex Morgan, M.D. created by Nicholas Dallis & Allen Saunders.

  1950

• Charles Schulz's "Peanuts" released as a comic strip. Previously the strip appeared in a magazine and was called "Lil Folks".
• Mort Walker's "Beetle Baily"
• EC Comics launches its "new trend" of horror comics signaling a new era in comics. Titles published are Crypt of Terror (Tales From the Crypt), Vault of Horror, Haunt of Fear, Weird Science, Weird Fantasy, Crime Suspenstories and Two Fisted Tales.

1951

• Jose Luis Salinas' "Cisco Kid" comic strip makes first appearance.
• Hank Ketcham's "Dennis the Menace" make his first appearance. (five days later British cartoonist David Law creates a strip of the same name).

  1952

• Judge created by Nick Dallis and Dan Heilman.
• Mad Comics #1 published, the most popular humor comic of all time, it continues a succesful run after more than 40 years.