1958 in comics

See also:
1957 in comics,
other events of 1958,
1959 in comics,
1950s in comics and the
list of years in comics
== Publications and events ==
=== Year overall ===
* Foundation of publishers Major Publications and I. W. Publications.
===March===
* Uncle Scrooge #21 — "The Money Well," by Carl Barks (Dell Comics)
===June===
* Action Comics #241 — "The Super-Key to Fort Superman", first appearance of Superman's Fortress of Solitude (DC Comics)
* Uncle Scrooge #22 — "The Golden River," by Carl Barks (Dell Comics) 
===August===
* Four Color Comics #946 — The Big Country, by Paul S. Newman and Bob Correa (Dell Comics)
* August 13: Jack Cole dies at age 43.
===September===
* Uncle Scrooge #27 — "The Money Champ," by Carl Barks (Dell Comics)
==First issues by title==
* Bunty (D. C. Thomson & Co.)
* Cosmo the Merry Martian (Archie Comics, Sept.)
* Life with Archie (Archie Comics, Sept.)
* Strange Worlds (Atlas Comics, Dec.) 
* Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC Comics, Mar./Apr.)
* Tell It to the Marines Super #1 (I.W. Publishing) — (also see Tell It to the Marines)
* Uncle Choi (Hong Kong)
== Initial appearance by character name ==
=== DC Comics ===
* Batman of Zur-En-Arrh in Batman #113 (Aug.)
* Bizarro in Superboy #68 (Oct.)
* Brainiac in Action Comics #242 (July)
* Calendar Man in Detective Comics #259 (Sept.)
* Doctor Alchemy in Showcase #13 (Apr.)
* Doctor Double X in Detective Comics #261 (Nov.)
* False-Face in Batman #113 (Feb.)
* Legion of Super-Heroes in Adventure Comics #247 (Apr.)
** Cosmic Boy
** Garth Ranzz
** Saturn Girl
* Mister Element in Showcase #13 (Apr.)
* Adam Strange in Showcase #17 (Nov.) 
* Terrible Trio in Detective Comics #253 (Mar.) 
=== Other publishers ===
* Cosmo the Merry Martian in Cosmo the Merry Martian #1 (Archie Comics, Sept.)
* Herbie Popnecker in Forbidden Worlds #73 (American Comics Group, Dec.)
* Papa Smurf in Johan and Peewit: "La Flûte à six trous" (Éditions Dupuis, Oct. 23)
* The Smurfs in Johan and Peewit: "La Flûte à six trous" (Éditions Dupuis, Oct. 23)
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