  ==events and publications==  ===year overall=== * a boom year for the burgeoning american comic book industry, as archie comics, fawcett comics, fox feature syndicate, lev gleason publications, marvel comics/timely comics, nedor comics, and quality comics all begin publishing. * serbian comic strip zigomar begins publication ===january=== * ace comics (1937 series) #22 - david mckay publications * action comics (1938 series) #8 - national allied publications * adventure comics (1938 series) #34 - national allied publications * amazing mystery funnies (1938 series) #5 - centaur publications * detective comics (1937 series) #23 - national allied publications * feature funnies (1937 series) #16 - comic favorites, inc. * more fun comics (1936 series) #39 - national periodical publications ===february=== * ace comics #23 - david mckay publications * action comics #9 - national allied publications * adventure comics #35 - national allied publications * amazing mystery funnies #6 - centaur publications * detective comics #24 - national allied publications * feature funnies #17 - comic favorites, inc. * more fun comics #40 - national periodical publications ===march=== * ace comics #24 - david mckay publications * action comics #10 - national allied publications * adventure comics #36 - national allied publications * amazing mystery funnies #7 - centaur publications * detective comics #25 - national allied publications * feature funnies #18 - comic favorites, inc. * more fun comics #41 - national periodical publications ===april=== * ace comics #25 - david mckay publications * action comics #11 - national allied publications * adventure comics #37 - national allied publications * all-american comics #1 - all-american publications * amazing mystery funnies #8 - centaur publications * detective comics #26 - national allied publications * feature funnies #19 - comic favorites, inc. * more fun comics #42 - national periodical publications * movie comics (1939 series) #1 - national periodical publications ===may=== * ace comics #26 - david mckay publications * action comics #12 - national allied publications * adventure comics #38 - national allied publications * all-american comics #2 - all-american publications * amazing mystery funnies #9 - centaur publications * detective comics #27 - national allied publications - first appearance of bat-man * feature funnies #20 - [[quality comics|comic fav
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