1946 in comics

European publications

 * Italian noir hero Gim Toro debuts
 * September 26: first issue of Le journal de Tintin (Tintin magazine), featuring the debut of the series Blake and Mortimer by Edgar P. Jacobs and the continuation of The Adventures of Tintin by Hergé, which had been interrupted after World War II.
 * December 7: first appearance of Lucky Luke by Morris, in Spirou Almanach 1947 with the story Arizona 1880.

Filipino publications

 * November 15: first publication of Halakhak Komiks

Japanese publications

 * April 22: first publication of Sazae-san in Fukunichi Shimbun.

Initial appearances by character name

 * Fantax, created by Marcel Navarro and Pierre Mouchot