1962 in comics
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Notable events of 1962 in comics. See also List of years in comics.
Publications[edit | edit source]
January[edit | edit source]
- Amazing Adult 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[edit | edit source]
- Aquaman #1 — DC Comics
- Amazing Adult Fantasy (1961 series) #9 - Marvel Comics
- Help! vol. 2, #1 — Warren Publishing
- 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[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- Amazing Adult Fantasy (1961 series) #12 - Marvel Comics
- Fantastic Four (1961 series) #4 - Marvel Comics
- 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
- The Lone Ranger (1948 series), with issue #145, cancelled by Dell 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[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- 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/August cover date), Dell Comics cancels Tarzan.
August[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- Fantastic Four (1961 series) #7 - Marvel Comics
- Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #85 - Marvel Comics
- 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[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- Egghead (comics) in Tales to Astonish #38, published by Marvel Comics
- Doctor Light (Arthur Light), in Justice League of America #12 (DC Comics)