List of years in comics

This page indexes the individual year in comics pages. Each year is annotated with significant events as reference points.

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