1942 saw the first female superheroes in DC: Wonder Woman was the most prominent one, and with her came Liberty Belle and Mary Marvel. Though there had been other female heroes like Fantomah and Miss Fury, the majority of female protagonists were socialites, private detectives or jungle girls. With most men active in the war, more and more women filled their spots as comic writers and artists, which lead to a rise in female characters.
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Creators
The following creative talent are known to have been born in 1942:
- Dave Hunt
- Esteban Maroto
- Frank Chiaramonte
- Kenneth Johnson
- Michael Fleisher
- Mike Ploog
- Samuel R. Delany
- Tom Mankiewicz
- Tom Palmer
The following creative talent passed away in the year 1942:
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 1942 cover date:
- Boy Commandos (Volume 1)
- Captain Marvel, Jr. (Volume 1)
- Fawcett's Funny Animals (Volume 1)
- Golden Arrow (Volume 1)
- Leading Comics (Volume 1)
- Sensation Comics (Volume 1)
- Wonder Woman (Volume 1)
The following Comic titles were last published with a 1942 cover date:
The following One Shots were published with a 1942 cover date:
Characters
Selected 1942 character debuts. See all.
- Elizabeth Lawrence (New Earth)
- Terrence Sloane (New Earth)
- Peter Merkel (New Earth)
- Diana of Paradise Island (Earth-Two)
- Richard Swift (New Earth)
- Herakles (New Earth)
- Ares (New Earth)
- James Harper (New Earth)
- Adolf Hitler (New Earth)
- Daniel Dunbar (New Earth)
- Mary Batson (Earth-S)
- Steven Trevor (Earth-Two)
- Ted Grant (New Earth)
- Robert Crane (New Earth)
- Paula von Gunther (Earth-Two)
- Thomas Thompkins (New Earth)
- Salvatore Maroni (New Earth)
- Hippolyta (Earth-Two)
- Lash (Earth-Two)
- Etta Candy (Earth-Two)
- Thomas N. Thomas (New Earth)
- Charles Grayson (New Earth)
- Harvey Kent (Earth-Two)
- Keith Everet (New Earth)
- Daniel Turpin (New Earth)
- Charles Wilson (Quality Universe)
- Paul Kirk II (New Earth)
- Woozy Winks (Quality Universe)
- Pallas Athena (New Earth)
- Aphrodite (New Earth)
- Christopher Freeman (Earth-S)
- Morto (Earth-S)
- X (Quality Universe)
- Lawrence Jordan (New Earth)
- Noddy Toylan (New Earth)
- Genghis Khan (New Earth)
- Blinky Boylan (New Earth)
- Winky Moylan (New Earth)
- Genghis Khan II (Quality Universe)
- Hermes (New Earth)
- Jim Flagg (Quality Universe)
- Stanley Printwhistle (Earth-S)
- Anthony Rodriguez (New Earth)
- Eve Brown (Earth-Two)
- Stanley Finchcomb (Earth-Two)
- Solaris (Earth-Two)
- Diana Prince (Earth-Two)
- Daniel White (Earth-Two)
- Princess Maru (Earth-Two)
- Mint Candy (Earth-Two)
Teams
Selected 1942 team debuts. See all.
