Creators
The following creative talent are known to have been born in 1954:
- Alan Brennert
- Arne Starr
- Bo Hampton
- Brian Augustyn
- Bruce N. Solotoff
- Chuck Dixon
- Dave Simons
- David Paymer
- David Schwartz
- Dean Mullaney
- Doug Hazlewood
- Eduardo Barreto
- Eliot Brown
- Garry Leach
- George Pérez
- J. Michael Straczynski
- Jamie Delano
- Jan Duursema
- Jean-Marc Lofficier
- Jeff Aclin
The following creative talent passed away in the year 1954:
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 1954 cover date:
- Congo Bill (Volume 1)
- Dodo and the Frog (Volume 1)
- Nutsy Squirrel (Volume 1)
- Our Fighting Forces (Volume 1)
- Raccoon Kids (Volume 1)
- Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (Volume 1)
- Wedding Bells (Volume 1)
The following Comic titles were last published with a 1954 cover date:
- Comic Cavalcade (Volume 1)
- Everything Happens to Harvey (Volume 1)
- Funny Stuff (Volume 1)
- Gabby (Volume 1)
- Here's Howie (Volume 1)
- Hollywood Funny Folks (Volume 1)
- Jonesy (Volume 1)
- Movietown's Animal Antics (Volume 1)
- The Marvel Family (Volume 1)
- This Magazine Is Haunted (Volume 1)
- Web of Evil (Volume 1)
The following One Shots were published with a 1954 cover date:
Characters
Selected 1954 character debuts. See all.
- Harvey Dent (New Earth)
- James Olsen (Earth-One)
- Selina Kyle (Earth-One)
- Gerald Shilling (New Earth)
- Janu (New Earth)
- Space Cabbie (New Earth)
- William Great Eagle (New Earth)
- Fang (Quality Universe)
- Richard Carter (Earth-One)
- Charles Great Eagle (New Earth)
- Floyd Ventris (New Earth)
- Kral (Earth-One)
- Fang (Earth-One)
- Jason Bard (Earth-One)
- Professor Uxo (Earth-Two)
- Human Tank (Earth-Two)
- Randolph Garrow (Earth-Two)
- Inventor (Earth-Two)
- Satan (Quality Universe)
- Mister Camera (Earth-Two)
- Muggsy Morton (Earth-Two)
- Pradas (Quality Universe)
- Sickle (Quality Universe)
- Hammer (Quality Universe)
- Mayor Sheppard (Earth-Two)
- Jumbo Jones (Earth-One)
- Harvey Hainer (Earth-Two)
- Thinker (Earth-One)
- Iron Fist (Quality Universe)
- Niana (Earth-Two)
- Human Dynamo (Quality Universe)
- Thing (Earth-One)
- Frank Stacy (Quality Universe)
- Thought-Master (Earth-Two)
- Human Bird (Earth-Two)
- Albert Easel (Earth-Two)
- Professor (Earth-Two)
- Neptune (Earth-Two)
- Doctor Death (Quality Universe)
- Volcano Prophet (Earth-Two)
- Samson (Earth-Two)
CCA
The Comics Code Authority (CCA) is part of the Comics Magazine Association of America (CMAA), and was created to regulate the content of comic books in the United States. Member publishers submit comic books to the CCA, which screens them for conformance to its Comics Code, and authorizes the use of their seal on the cover if the books comply. At the height of its influence, it was a de facto censor for the U.S. comic book industry.
The CCA was created in 1954 as part of the CMAA in response to public concern about what was deemed inappropriate material in many comic books. This included graphic depictions of violence and gore in crime and horror comics, as well as the sexual innuendo of what aficionados refer to as "good girl art". Dr. Fredric Wertham's book "Seduction of the Innocent" rallied opposition to this type of material in comics, arguing that it was harmful to the children, who made up the majority of the comic book audience. Senate subcommittee hearings led by Estes Kefauver had many publishers concerned about government regulation, prompting them to form a self-regulatory body instead.