1940

Births
The following DC Comics creators were born in the year.

Deaths
The following DC Comics creators passed away in the year.

Ongoing
The following DC Comics titles were in publication in.

Action Comics, All-American Comics, All-Star Comics, Batman (Volume 1), Detective Comics, More Fun Comics, National Comics, Nickel Comics, Spy Smasher, Whiz Comics

Premieres
The following DC Comics titles premiered in.


 * Batman
 * Spy Smasher
 * Nickel Comics
 * Whiz Comics

Cancellations
The following DC Comics titles were discontinued in.

Introductions
The following characters were introduced in.


 * Bulletman
 * Captain Marvel
 * Catwoman
 * Clayface (Basil Karlo)
 * Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson)
 * Doctor Mid-Nite (Charles McNider)
 * Flash (Jay Garrick)
 * Green Lantern (Alan Scott)
 * Hawkman (Carter Hall)
 * Hourman (Rex Tyler)
 * Joker
 * Max Mercury
 * Robin (Dick Grayson)

Deaths
The following characters died in publishing year.

Chronology
''The following events were published by DC Comics in the year. This does not necessarily indicate that these storylines took place in the year. The passage of time in the DC Universe is nebulous and subject to change and interpretation. Events from historical time periods are indexed under their corresponding years.''

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