1953 in comics

Year overall

 * National Comics Publications v. Fawcett Publications is settled out of court; Fawcett agrees to quit using the Captain Marvel character(s) and pay DC Comics the sum of $400,000. Subsequently, Fawcett leaves the comics publishing business.
 * Tut le Blanc's comic strip An Altar Boy Named Speck begins syndication

March

 * Al Gordon's art career begins with Trojan Comics' Attack! #6 and Beware #14.

April

 * Master Comics, with issue #133, canceled by Fawcett.

June

 * Whiz Comics, with issue #155, canceled by Fawcett.
 * Captain Marvel Jr., with issue #118, canceled by Fawcett.

November

 * Captain Marvel Adventures (1941 series), with issue #150, canceled by Fawcett Comics.
 * Hopalong Cassidy, with issue #85, canceled by Fawcett Comics.
 * Two-Gun Kid (1948 series), with issue #11, revived by Marvel.
 * Weird Fantasy, with issue #22, merges with Weird Science to become Weird Science-Fantasy — EC Comics

Atlas Comics/Marvel Comics

 * Bible Tales for Young Folk
 * Buck Duck
 * Crazy
 * Homer Hooper
 * Little Lizzie
 * Lorna the Jungle Queen
 * Menace (Mar.)
 * Monkey and the Bear, The
 * Patsy and her Pals
 * Secret Story Romances
 * Speed Carter, Spaceman
 * Wendy Parker Comics

Other publishers

 * Atomic Mouse (Mar.) — Charlton Comics
 * Classics Illustrated Junior (Oct.) — Gilberton
 * Little Dot (Sept.) — Harvey Comics
 * Princess Knight, by Osamu Tezuka, first serialized in Kodansha's Shōjo Club (Jan.)
 * The Topper #1 (Feb. 7) - D.C. Thomson and Co.
 * Uncle Scrooge (Dec.) — Dell Comics

Atlas Comics/Marvel Comics

 * Battle Brady #10 renamed from Men in Action
 * Bible Tales for Young People #3 renamed from Bible Tales for Young Folk
 * Combat Casey #6 renamed from War Combat
 * Miss America #50 renamed from Miss America Magazine
 * Young Men #21 renamed from Young Men on the Battlefield
 * Young Men in Action #24 renamed from Young Men

Other publishers

 * United States Marines #7-11 renamed from Fighting Leathernecks - Toby Press

DC Thomson & Co.

 * Beryl the Peril, in The Topper #1 (Feb. 7)
 * General Jumbo, in The Beano #583 (19 Sept.)
 * Little Plum, in The Beano #586 (10 Oct.)
 * Minnie the Minx, in The Beano #596 (19 Dec.)
 * Roger the Dodger, in The Beano #561 (18 Apr.)

Other publishers

 * Atomic Mouse, in Atomic Mouse #1 (Charlton Comics, Mar.)
 * Captain 3-D, in Captain 3-D #1 (Harvey Comics, Dec.)
 * Captain Harlock, in Adventures of a Honeybee
 * Little Lotta, in Little Dot #1 (Harvey Comics, Sept.)
 * Richie Rich, in Little Dot #1 (Harvey Comics, Sept.)
 * Ringo Kid, in The Ringo Kid Western #1 (Atlas Comics, Aug.)
 * Superduperman, in Mad #4 (EC, Apr./May)
 * Zombie, in Menace #5 (Atlas Comics, July)