1938 was the coming of Superman. Action Comics #1 also saw the debuts of Congo Bill and Zatara. Meanwhile, New Adventure Comics was renamed into just Adventure Comics (Volume 1).
Creators[]
The following creative talent are known to have been born in 1938:
- Bill Pearson
- James Schmerer
- Jim Steranko
- Larry Niven
- Leopoldo Duranona
- Michael Schultz
- Moebius
- Ricardo Villagran
- Robert Wiemer
- Trina Robbins
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 1938 cover date:
The following Comic titles were last published with a 1938 cover date:
Characters
Selected 1938 character debuts. See all.
- Kal-L (Earth-Two)
- Lois Lane (Earth-Two)
- Giovanni Zatara (New Earth)
- Harold Thompson (New Earth)
- Lee Travis (New Earth)
- Richard Spencer (Quality Universe)
- James Olsen (Earth-Two)
- Wing How (New Earth)
- Captain Desmo (Earth-Two)
- Tom Brent (Earth-Two)
- Sheriff of Nottingham (New Earth)
- Friar Tuck (New Earth)
- Philip II of Spain (New Earth)
- Gorrah (Earth-Two)
- Gary Hawkes (Earth-Two)
- Charles Dawson (Earth-Two)
- Amen-Hotep (Earth-Two)
- Buzz Brown (Earth-Two)
- Mary Clark (Earth-Two)
- Boomerang Jones (Earth-Two)
- Marco Polo (New Earth)
- Beatrice Carroll (Earth-Two)
- Baldy Getzmore (Quality Universe)
- Rusty (Earth-Two)
- Inspector Kent (Earth-Two)
- Scoop Scanlon (Earth-Two)
- Steven Malone (Earth-Two)
- Masked Ranger (Earth-Two)
- Raven (Earth-Two)
- Tigress I (New Earth)
- John Kent (Earth-Two)
- Tod Hunter (Earth-Two)
- Butch Matson (Earth-Two)
- Don Kerry (Earth-Two)
- Creig Cook (Quality Universe)
- Rowten (Earth-Two)
- Cardinal Richelieu (New Earth)
- Jim Reynolds (Quality Universe)
- Christopher Columbus (New Earth)
- Dennis Stone (Earth-Two)
- Archie O'Toole (Quality Universe)
- Robert Daley (New Earth)
- Joan of Arc (New Earth)
- Red Logan (Earth-Two)
- William Chance (Quality Universe)
- Edward I of England (New Earth)
- Jerry (Earth-Two)
- George Taylor (Earth-Two)
- Von Stolz (Earth-Two)
- Ghost I (Earth-Two)
Teams
Selected 1938 team debuts. See all.