1948 in comics

==Events and publications==
===European ===
*Spirou et l'aventure by Jijé, Dupuis 
*Spirou et Fantasio by André Franquin, Dupuis 
=== U.S. ===
====January====
* Captain America Comics (1941 series) #65 - Timely Comics
*Frankie and Lana (previously Frankie Comics) issue #13 - Timely Comics
* Sub-Mariner Comics (1941 series) #24 - Timely Comics
====February====
*All-True Crime Cases (previously Official True Crime Cases) issue #26 (Timely Comics)
* Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #85 - Timely Comics
====March====
* Collier's Weekly publishes Fredric Wertham's "Horror in the Nursery"
* Two-Gun Kid (1948 series) #1 - Timely Comics
====April====
* Captain America Comics (1941 series) #66 - Timely Comics
*Crimefighters issue 1 - Timely Comics
* Sub-Mariner Comics (1941 series) #25 - Timely Comics
====May====
*Blackstone the Magician issue 2 - Timely Comics
*Comedy Comics vol. 2, issue 1 - Timely Comics
* Human Torch (1940 series) #30 - Timely Comics
====June====
*Crime Exposed issue 1 - Timely Comics
* Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #86 - Timely Comics
* Sub-Mariner Comics (1941 series) #26 - Timely Comics
* Two-Gun Kid (1948 series) #2 - Timely Comics
====July====
* The American Journal of Psychotherapy publishes Frederic Wertham's "The Psychopathology of Comic Books"
* July 1: Lev Gleason Publications, EC Comics, Famous Funnies, and Orbit Publications found the Association of Comics Magazine Publishers, to regulate the content of comic books in the face of the publication of Fredric Wertham's "Horror in the Nursery" and "The Psychopathology of Comic Books", and increasing public criticism of the comic book industry.
*Blackstone the Magician #3 - Timely Comics
* Captain America Comics (1941 series) #67 - Timely Comics
* Human Torch (1940 series) #31 - Timely Comics
====August====
*All-Winners Comics vol. 2, issue 1 - Timely Comics
*Complete Mystery issue 1 - Timely Comics
*Kid Colt, Hero Of The West issue 1 - Timely Comics
*Krazy Komics vol. 2, issue 1 - Timely Comics
* Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #87 - Timely Comics
* Sub-Mariner Comics (1941 series) #27 - Timely Comics
* Two-Gun Kid (1948 series) #3 - Timely Comics
====September====
*Blaze Carson issue 1 - Timely Comics
* Captain America Comics (1941 series) #68 - Timely Comics
* Human Torch (1940 series) #32 - Timely Comics
====October====
* Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #88 - Timely Comics
* Sub-Mariner Comics (1941 series) #28 - Timely Comics
* Two-Gun Kid (1948 series) #4 - Timely Comics
====November====
* Captain America Comics (1941 series) #69 - Timely Comics
* Human Torch (1940 series) #33 - Timely Comics
====December====
* Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #89 - Timely Comics
* Sub-Mariner Comics (1941 series) #29 - Timely Comics
* Two-Gun Kid (1948 series) #5 - Timely Comics
==First issues by title==
=== Dell Comics ===
* Tarzan cover-dated Jan./Feb.
=== Marvel Comics (Timely) ===
*All-Winners Comics cover-dated August
*Annie Oakley cover dated Spring
*Blaze Carson cover-dated September
*Comedy Comics cover-dated May
*Complete Mystery cover-dated August
*Crime Exposed cover-dated June
*Crimefighters cover-dated April
*Kid Colt, Hero Of The West cover-dated August
*Krazy Komics cover-dated August
*Lana
*Lawbreakers Always Lose!
*Mitzi Comics
*My Romance
*Namora
*Sun Girl
*Tex Morgan
*Tex Taylor
*Two-Gun Kid
*Venus
*Wacky Duck
*Wild West
*Witness
==== Renamed titles ====
*All-True Crime Cases issue #26 renamed from Official True Crime Cases as of the February cover date.
*Blackstone the Magician #2 (cover-dated May) renamed from Blackstone the Magician Detective Fights Crime (EC Comics)
*Frankie and Lana issue #13 renamed from Frankie Comics as of the January cover date.
*Mitzi's Boyfriend issue #2 renamed from Mitzi Comics
*Wild Western issue #3 renamed from Wild West
==Initial appearances by character name==
*Mad Hatter, in Batman #49.
==References==
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