1912 in comics

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See also:
1911 in comics,
other events of 1912,
1912 in comics,
1910s in comics and the
list of years in comics
==U.S. publications==
* February 5: first appearance of Old Doc Yak by Sidney Smith for the Chicago Tribune. Origins in earlier strip Buck Nix for Chicago Evening Journal.
* May 31: first appearance of Doc's Dippy Duck by John Hager for the Seattle Daily Times, appearing on the front page. Not formally named until February 10, 1915.Seattle Daily Times, May 31, 1912, page 1.Seattle Daily Times, February 10, 1915, page 1.
* December 4: first appearance of Polly and Her Pals by Cliff Sterrett for the New York Journal.
==References==