1962 in comics

==Publications==
===January===
*Amazing Fantasy (1961 series) #8 – Marvel Comics
*Fantastic Four (1961 series) #2 - Marvel Comics
::First appearance of the Skrulls
*Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #76 - Marvel Comics
*Kid Colt: Outlaw (1948 series) #102 - Marvel Comics
*Strange Tales (1951 series) #92 - Marvel Comics
*Tales of Suspense (1959 series) #25 - Marvel Comics
*Tales to Astonish (1959 series) #27 - Marvel Comics
::First appearance of Henry "Hank" Pym
===February===
* Aquaman #1 — DC Comics
*Amazing Adult Fantasy (1961 series) #9 - Marvel Comics
*Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #77 - Marvel Comics
*Rawhide Kid (1955 series) #26 - Marvel Comics
*Strange Tales (1951 series) #93 - Marvel Comics
*Tales of Suspense (1959 series) #26 - Marvel Comics
*Tales to Astonish (1959 series) #28 - Marvel Comics
===March===
*Amazing Adult Fantasy (1961 series) #10 - Marvel Comics
*Fantastic Four (1961 series) #3 - Marvel Comics
*Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #78 - Marvel Comics
*Kid Colt: Outlaw (1948 series) #103 - Marvel Comics
*Strange Tales (1951 series) #94 - Marvel Comics
*Tales of Suspense (1959 series) #27 - Marvel Comics
*Tales to Astonish (1959 series) #29 - Marvel Comics
===April===
*Amazing Adult Fantasy (1961 series) #11 - Marvel Comics
*Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #79 - Marvel Comics
*Rawhide Kid (1955 series) #27 - Marvel Comics
*Strange Tales (1951 series) #95 - Marvel Comics
*Tales of Suspense (1959 series) #28 - Marvel Comics
*Tales to Astonish (1959 series) #30 - Marvel Comics
===May===
*Amazing Adult Fantasy (1961 series) #12 - Marvel Comics
*Fantastic Four (1961 series) #4 - Marvel Comics
::First modern appearance of Namor the Sub-Mariner
*Incredible Hulk (1962 series) #1 - Marvel Comics
::First appearance of the Hulk, Thunderbolt Ross, Betty Ross & Rick Jones
*Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #80 - Marvel Comics
*Kid Colt: Outlaw (1948 series) #104 - Marvel Comics
* Strange Adventures #140, "The Strange Adventure That Really Happened," featuring DC Comics staff members Julius Schwartz and Sid Greene struggling to make writer Gardner Fox recall a story he has written that holds the key to saving the Earth from alien invasion.
*Strange Tales (1951 series) #96 - Marvel Comics
*Tales of Suspense (1959 series) #29 - Marvel Comics
*Tales to Astonish (1959 series) #31 - Marvel Comics
===June===
*Amazing Adult Fantasy (1961 series) #13 - Marvel Comics
*Rawhide Kid (1955 series) #28 - Marvel Comics
*Strange Tales (1951 series) #97 - Marvel Comics
*Tales of Suspense (1959 series) #30 - Marvel Comics
*Tales to Astonish (1959 series) #32 - Marvel Comics
===July===
*Amazing Adult Fantasy (1961 series) #14 - Marvel Comics
*Fantastic Four (1961 series) #5 - Marvel Comics
::First appearance of Doctor Doom
*Incredible Hulk (1962 series) #2 - Marvel Comics
*Kid Colt: Outlaw (1948 series) #105 - Marvel Comics
*Strange Tales (1951 series) #98 - Marvel Comics
*Tales of Suspense (1959 series) #31 - Marvel Comics
*Tales to Astonish (1959 series) #33 - Marvel Comics
* With issue #131 (July/Aug. cover date), Dell Comics cancels Tarzan.
===August===
*Amazing Fantasy (1961 series) #15 renamed from Amazing Adult Fantasy - Marvel Comics
::First appearance of Spider-Man
*Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #83 - Marvel Comics
::First appearance of Thor
*Rawhide Kid (1955 series) #29 - Marvel Comics
*Strange Tales (1951 series) #99 - Marvel Comics
*Tales of Suspense (1959 series) #32 - Marvel Comics
*Tales to Astonish (1959 series) #34 - Marvel Comics
===September===
*Fantastic Four (1961 series) #6 - Marvel Comics
*Incredible Hulk (1962 series) #3 - Marvel Comics
::First modern appearance of The Ringmaster & his Circus of Crime
*Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #84 - Marvel Comics
*Kid Colt: Outlaw (1948 series) #106 - Marvel Comics
*Strange Tales (1951 series) #100 - Marvel Comics
*Strange Tales Annual (1962 series) #1 - Marvel Comics
*Tales of Suspense (1959 series) #33 - Marvel Comics
*Tales to Astonish (1959 series) #35 - Marvel Comics
::First appearance of Ant-Man 
===October===
*Fantastic Four (1961 series) #7 - Marvel Comics
*Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #85 - Marvel Comics
::First appearance of Loki, Balder, Sif, Odin & Asgard
*Rawhide Kid (1955 series) #30 - Marvel Comics
*Strange Tales (1951 series) #101 - Marvel Comics
::First solo Human Torch (Johnny Storm) feature
*Tales of Suspense (1959 series) #34 - Marvel Comics
*Tales to Astonish (1959 series) #36 - Marvel Comics
===November===
*Fantastic Four (1961 series) #8 - Marvel Comics
::First appearance of Puppet Master
*Incredible Hulk (1962 series) #4 - Marvel Comics
*Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #86 - Marvel Comics
::First appearance of Zarrko the Tomorrow Man
*Kid Colt: Outlaw (1948 series) #107 - Marvel Comics
*Strange Tales (1951 series) #102 - Marvel Comics
::First appearance of the Wizard
*Tales of Suspense (1959 series) #35 - Marvel Comics
*Tales to Astonish (1959 series) #37 - Marvel Comics
*Two-Gun Kid (1948 series) #60 - Marvel Comics
* With issue #132, Gold Key Comics begins publishing Tarzan, which it acquired from Dell Comics.
===December===
*Fantastic Four (1961 series) #9 - Marvel Comics
*Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #87 - Marvel Comics
*Rawhide Kid (1955 series) #31 - Marvel Comics
*Strange Tales (1951 series) #103 - Marvel Comics
*Tales of Suspense (1959 series) #36 - Marvel Comics
*Tales to Astonish (1959 series) #38 - Marvel Comics
::First appearance of Egghead (comics)
== Initial appearances by character name ==
* Egghead (comics) in Tales to Astonish #38, published by Marvel Comics
* Doctor Light (Arthur Light), in Justice League of America #12 (DC Comics)
Category:1962