Timeline of comics

This page indexes the individual year in comics pages. Each year is annotated with significant events as reference points.
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2010s - 2000s - 1990s - 1980s - 1970s - 1960s - 1950s - 1940s - 1930s -
1920s - 1910s - 1900s - Pre-1900s
==Before 1900s==
See also: Before 1900s in comics
*1833 in comics - published: Histoire de M. Jabot
*1837 in comics - published: Histoire de M. Vieux Bois and Monsieur Crépin
*1840 in comics - published: Monsieur Pencil
*1842 in comics - published in the U.S.: The Adventures of Mr. Obadiah Oldbuck
*1845 in comics - published: Histoire d'Albert and Histoire de Monsieur Cryptogame
*1846 in comics - published: Le Docteur Festus
*1865 in comics - debut: Max und Moritz
*1867 in comics - debut: Ally Sloper's Half Holiday 
*1869 in comics - published: As Aventuras de Nhô Quim
*1875 in comics - debut: Zé Povinho
*1879 in comics - appearance: The Brownies
*1883 in comics - published: As Aventuras de Zé Caipora
*1889 in comics - debut: La Famille Fenouillard
*1892 in comics - debut: The Little Bears
*1895 in comics - debut: Hogan's Alley 
*1897 in comics - debut: The Katzenjammer Kids 
*1898 in comics - appearance: Mr. Jack in The Little Tigers
==1900s==
See also: 1900s in comics
*1900 in comics - debut: Happy Hooligan, Foxy Grandpa, Pore Lil Mose
*1901 in comics - debut: Alphonse and Gaston, Our Antediluvian Ancestors, Billy Bounce
*1902 in comics - debut: Buster Brown, Lady Bountiful, Musical Mose, Professor Otto and His Auto
*1903 in comics - debut: Tales of the Jungle Imps by Felix Fiddle, The Upside-Downs, A. Piker Clerk
*1904 in comics - debut: Little Jimmy, The Newlyweds, Major Ozone's Fresh Air Crusade, Little Sammy Sneeze, Dreams of a Rarebit Fiend, And Her Name Was Maud
*1905 in comics - debut: Bécassine, A Pilgrim’s Progress, Little Nemo in Slumberland, The Outbursts of Everett True
*1906 in comics - debut: Hairbreadth Harry, Nibsy the Newsboy in Funny Fairyland, The Kin-der-Kids, Wee Willie Winkie's World
*1907 in comics - debut: Mutt and Jeff
*1908 in comics - debut: Les Pieds Nickelés, Toonerville Folks, Foolish Questions
*1909 in comics - debut: Gooseberry Sprigg
==1910s==
See also: 1910s in comics
*1910 in comics - debut: Krazy Kat, Desperate Desmond, Slim Jim and the Force
*1911 in comics - debut: Mr. Twee Deedle 
*1912 in comics - debut: Polly and Her Pals, Old Doc Yak
*1913 in comics - debut: Bringing Up Father, Hawkshaw the Detective
*1914 in comics - debut: The Captain and the Kids, Abie the Agent, The Teenie Weenies, Rube Goldberg Devices
*1915 in comics - debut: Boob McNutt
*1916 in comics - debut: Keeping Up with the Joneses
*1917 in comics - debut: The Gumps; published: TBO #1
*1918 in comics - debut: Gasoline Alley, Somebody's Stenog, Ripley's Believe It Or Not, Toots and Casper
*1919 in comics - debut: Barney Google, Thimble Theatre
==1920s==
See also: 1920s in comics
*1920 in comics - debut: Winnie Winkle, Rupert Bear, Bungleton Green
*1921 in comics - debut: Tillie the Toiler, Salesman Sam
*1922 in comics - debut: Smitty, Canyon Kiddies, Fritzi Ritz
*1923 in comics - debut: Moon Mullins, Skippy; debut as comic strip: Felix the Cat
*1924 in comics - debut: Dumb Dora, Joe and Asbestos, The Timid Soul, Wash Tubbs
*1925 in comics - debut: Zig et Puce, Ella Cinders, Texas Slim, Little Orphan Annie
*1926 in comics
*1927 in comics - debut: Bobby Thatcher
*1928 in comics - debut: Broncho Bill, Dixie Dugan
*1929 in comics - debut: Tintin, Popeye the Sailor, Tarzan of the Apes, Buck Rogers, They'll Do It Every Time; published: The Funnies
==1930s==
See also: 1930s in comics
*1930 in comics - debut: Blondie, Scorchy Smith, Quick et Flupke; debut as comic strip: Mickey Mouse
*1931 in comics - debut: The Little King, Dick Tracy
*1932 in comics - debut: Alley Oop, Jane; debut as comic strip: Silly Symphonies
*1933 in comics - debut: Dickie Dare
*1934 in comics - debut: Li'l Abner, Flash Gordon, Mandrake the Magician, Secret Agent X-9, Terry and the Pirates, Sally the Sleuth; appearance: Snuffy Smith in Barney Google; published: Le Journal de Mickey
*1935 in comics - debut: Hejji, King of the Royal Mounted, Barney Baxter; published: New Fun Comics #1, New Comics #1
*1936 in comics - debut: Jo, Zette et Jocko, The Phantom, The Clock, Big Chief Wahoo
*1937 in comics - debut: Prince Valiant, Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, Abbie an' Slats, Torchy Brown; debut as comic strip: Donald Duck; published: Detective #1
*1938 in comics - debut: Spirou, Tif, Superman; published: Le Journal de Spirou, Action #1
*1939 in comics - debut: Batman; published: Superman #1 (reprints from Action)
==1940s==
See also: 1940s in comics
*1940 in comics - debut: The Spirit, Lady Luck, Mr. Mystic, Willie and Joe, Brenda Starr, Daredevil (Lev Gleason Publications), Captain Marvel
*1941 in comics - debut: Sad Sack, Jean Valhardi, Plastic Man, Captain America, Aquaman, Gordo; appearance: Pogo Possum in Animal Comics; published: Captain America Comics #1
*1942 in comics - debut: The Pie-face Prince of Pretzelburg
*1943 in comics - debut: Garth, Claire Voyant, Male Call, Buz Sawyer
*1944 in comics - debut: Johnny Hazard
*1945 in comics - debut: Suske en Wiske; published: Vaillant #1
*1946 in comics - debut: Lucky Luke, Blake et Mortimer, Rip Kirby; published: Tintin #1
*1947 in comics - debut: Steve Canyon, Johan
*1948 in comics - debut: Alix, Tex Willer, Pogo
*1949 in comics
==1950s==
See also: 1950s in comics
*1950 in comics - debut: Peanuts, Dan Dare
*1951 in comics
*1952 in comics - appearance: Marsupilami in Spirou et Fantasio; published: Mad #1
*1953 in comics - debut: El Sargento Kirk 
*1954 in comics - debut: Moomin, Jerry Spring; published: Misterix #1
*1955 in comics - debut: Modeste et Pompon, Ric Hochet
*1956 in comics - debut: The Flash, ushering in the Silver Age of Comics
*1957 in comics - debut: Gaston Lagaffe, El Eternauta, Ernie Pike; published: Hora Cero #1
*1958 in comics - debut: B.C., Oumpah-pah, Rick O'Shay; debut as comic strip: James Bond; appearance: Les Schtroumpfs in Johan et Pirlouit
*1959 in comics - debut: Clifton, Boule et Bill, Astérix, published: Pilote #1
==1960s==
See also: 1960s in comics
*1960 in comics
*1961 in comics - debut: Fantastic Four #1
*1962 in comics - debut: Mort Cinder, Iznogoud, Spider-Man, Hulk, Little Annie Fanny
*1963 in comics - debut: Achille Talon, Blueberry, Modesty Blaise, X-Men, The Avengers, Iron Man; published: The Amazing Spider-Man #1;
*1964 in comics - debut: Mafalda, The Wizard of Id
*1965 in comics - debut: Philémon; appearance: Valentina in Neutron; published: Linus
*1966 in comics
*1967 in comics - debut: Corto Maltese, Valérian and Laureline, Luc Orient; published: Sgt. Kirk #1
*1968 in comics - debut: Maxmagnus, Cubitus, His Name is... Savage; published: Shonen Jump #1
*1969 in comics - debut: Alan Ford; published: Charlie Mensuel #1, Pif gadget #1 (from Vaillant)
==1970s==
See also: 1970s in comics
*1970 in comics - debut: Doonesbury, Natacha, Yoko Tsuno
*1971 in comics
*1972 in comics - debut: Superdupont, Maus; published: L'Écho des Savannes #1
*1973 in comics - debut: Le Génie des alpages
*1974 in comics - debut: Herman
*1975 in comics - published: Métal Hurlant #1, Fluide Glacial #1, Circus #1
*1976 in comics - debut: Adèle Blanc-Sec
*1977 in comics - debut: Shoe, Idées noires; published: Le Trombone Illustré #1, Heavy Metal #1
*1978 in comics - published: (A SUIVRE) #1
*1979 in comics - debut: Jeremiah
==1980s==
See also: 1980s in comics
*1980 in comics - debut: Bloom County, The Far Side
*1981 in comics - debut: Thrud the Barbarian, Torpedo
*1982 in comics - debut: Camelot 3000 (first Maxi-series)
*1983 in comics - published: Metropol #1
*1984 in comics - debut: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
*1985 in comics - debut: Calvin and Hobbes
*1986 in comics - debut: Dylan Dog
*1987 in comics - debut: Titeuf
*1988 in comics - debut: The Sandman, Piranha Club
*1989 in comics - debut: Outland
==1990s==
See also: 1990s in comics
*1990 in comics - debut: Mallard Fillmore
*1991 in comics - debut: Ballard Street
*1992 in comics - debut: Non Sequitur
*1993 in comics
*1994 in comics
*1995 in comics
*1996 in comics
*1997 in comics - published: BoDoï #1
*1998 in comics
*1999 in comics - debut: Get Fuzzy
==2000s==
*2000 in comics
*2001 in comics - debut: Pearls Before Swine
*2002 in comics
*2003 in comics - debut: Opus
*2004 in comics
*2005 in comics
*2006 in comics
*2007 in comics 
*2008 in comics
*2009 in comics
==2010s==
*2010 in comics
==See also==
*List of superhero debuts
*List of supervillain debuts
*Table of years in comics
 
Years
Comics years