1956 in comics

== Events and publications ==
=== Year overall ===
* Fredric Wertham's Seduction of the Innocent and the United States Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency hearings continue to negatively affect the comics marketplace. Ace Comics, Avon Comics, EC Comics, Mainline Publications, Nedor Comics (Standard, Better, and Thrilling), and Quality Comics all cease publishing, though EC continues to publish Mad magazine (and Nedor is succeeded by the short-lived Pines Comics).
=== October ===
*Showcase #4 (National Periodical Publications) — First appearance of a revamped Flash ushers in the Silver Age of Comic Books
Category:1956