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:
- Andrew Vachss
- Dave Hunt
- Esteban Maroto
- Frank Chiaramonte
- Kenneth Johnson
- Michael Fleisher
- Mike Ploog
- Peter Guber
- 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)
- Ibis (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)
- Diana of Paradise Island (Earth-Two)
- Peter Merkel (New Earth)
- Richard Swift (New Earth)
- Ares (New Earth)
- Herakles (New Earth)
- Adolf Hitler (New Earth)
- James Harper (New Earth)
- Daniel Dunbar (New Earth)
- Steven Trevor (Earth-Two)
- Mary Batson (Earth-S)
- Ted Grant (New Earth)
- Etta Candy (Earth-Two)
- Robert Crane (New Earth)
- Paula von Gunther (Earth-Two)
- Thomas Thompkins (New Earth)
- Salvatore Maroni (New Earth)
- Hippolyta (Earth-Two)
- Lash (Earth-Two)
- Thomas N. Thomas (New Earth)
- Charles Grayson (New Earth)
- Harvey Kent (Earth-Two)
- Keith Everet (New Earth)
- Daniel Turpin (New Earth)
- Christopher Freeman (Earth-S)
- Charles Wilson (Quality Universe)
- Woozy Winks (Quality Universe)
- Paul Kirk II (New Earth)
- Aphrodite (New Earth)
- Pallas Athena (New Earth)
- Morto (Earth-S)
- X (Quality Universe)
- Lawrence Jordan (New Earth)
- Winky Moylan (New Earth)
- Noddy Toylan (New Earth)
- Genghis Khan (New Earth)
- Blinky Boylan (New Earth)
- Genghis Khan II (Quality Universe)
- Hermes (New Earth)
- Desira (Earth-Two)
- Eve Brown (Earth-Two)
- Jim Flagg (Quality Universe)
- Stanley Printwhistle (Earth-S)
- Anthony Rodriguez (New Earth)
- Mortimer Gloom (Earth-S)
- Mint Candy (Earth-Two)
- Stanley Finchcomb (Earth-Two)
- Solaris (Earth-Two)
- Diana Prince (Earth-Two)
Teams
Selected 1942 team debuts. See all.
