1942 in comics

==Events and publications==
===Year overall===
===January===
* All-Winners Comics (1941 series) #3 - Timely Comics
* Captain America Comics (1941 series) #10 - Timely Comics
* Daring Mystery Comics (1940 series) #8 - Timely Comics
* Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #27 - Timely Comics
*Sensation Comics #1 (cover date) featuring Wonder Woman — DC Comics
* U.S.A. Comics (1941 series) #3 - Timely Comics
===February===
* Captain America Comics (1941 series) #11 - Timely Comics
* Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #28 - Timely Comics
===March===
* Captain America Comics (1941 series) #12 - Timely Comics
* Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #29 - Timely Comics
===April===
* All-Winners Comics (1941 series) #4 - Timely Comics
* Captain America Comics (1941 series) #13 - Timely Comics
* Human Torch (1940 series) #7 - Timely Comics
* Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #30 - Timely Comics
* Sub-Mariner Comics (1941 series) #5 - Timely Comics
* U.S.A. Comics (1941 series) #4 - Timely Comics
===May===
* Captain America Comics (1941 series) #14 - Timely Comics
* Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #31 - Timely Comics
===June===
* Captain America Comics (1941 series) #15 - Timely Comics
* Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #32 - Timely Comics
===July===
* All-Winners Comics (1941 series) #5 - Timely Comics
* Captain America Comics (1941 series) #16 - Timely Comics
* Human Torch (1940 series) #8 - Timely Comics
* Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #33 - Timely Comics
* Sub-Mariner Comics (1941 series) #6 - Timely Comics
* U.S.A. Comics (1941 series) #5 - Timely Comics
===August===
* Captain America Comics (1941 series) #17 - Timely Comics
* Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #34 - Timely Comics
===September===
* Captain America Comics (1941 series) #18 - Timely Comics
* Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #35 - Timely Comics
===October===
* All-Winners Comics (1941 series) #6 - Timely Comics
* Captain America Comics (1941 series) #19 - Timely Comics
* Human Torch (1940 series) #9 - Timely Comics
* Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #36 - Timely Comics
* Sub-Mariner Comics (1941 series) #7 - Timely Comics
===November===
* Captain America Comics (1941 series) 20 - Timely Comics
* Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #37 - Timely Comics
===December===
* Captain America Comics (1941 series) #21 - Timely Comics
* Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #38 - Timely Comics
* Sub-Mariner Comics (1941 series) #8 - Timely Comics
* U.S.A. Comics (1941 series) #6 - Timely Comics
==First issues by title==
*Sensation Comics cover dated January, published by DC Comics.
==Initial appearances by character name==
* False-Face in Leading Comics #2 (National Comics, Spring), created by Mort Weisinger and Creig Flessel
* Mister Terrific (Terry Sloane) in Sensation Comics #1 (DC Comics, Jan.), created by Charles Resizenstein and Hal Sharpe
Category:1942