1958 showed steady sales for DC's ongoing publications with virtually no cancellations. Genres such as war, science-fiction and western comics rose in popularity, gradually nudging out demand for super-hero comics. Although the super-hero genre was slowly waning in popularity, milestone characters such as Superman still dominated the spinner racks. Superman was featured in no less than seven ongoing titles: Action Comics (Volume 1), Superman (Volume 1), World's Finest (Volume 1), Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (Volume 1), Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (Volume 1), Superboy (Volume 1) and Adventure Comics (Volume 1).
1958 also ushered in the era of the "Imaginary Story", a unique writing convention that allowed writers to convey tales set outside the mainstream DC Universe, often with strange twists that would never take place in the continuity of the regular titles. The Legion of Super-Heroes and Adam Strange made their first appearance and the Golden Age heroes Wonder Woman and Green Arrow were finally updated for the Silver Age.
Creators
The following creative talent are known to have been born in 1958:
- Andrew Helfer
- Bill Sienkiewicz
- Bob Forward
- Brynne Stephens
- Dave Campiti
- Eiji Ôtsuka
- Howard Mackie
- Jeph Loeb
- Joe Chiodo
- Joe Rubinstein
- John Totleben
- Jon Bogdanove
- Karen Berger
- Kevin Hooks
- Kevin Nowlan
- Kevin Rodney Sullivan
- Lloyd Levin
- Lurene Haines
- Marc Silvestri
- Michael Davis
The following creative talent passed away in the year 1958:
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 1958 cover date:
- Challengers of the Unknown (Volume 1)
- New Adventures of Charlie Chan (Volume 1)
- Sergeant Bilko's Private Doberman (Volume 1)
- Space Adventures (Volume 2)
- Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (Volume 1)
The following Comic titles were last published with a 1958 cover date:
- Big Town (Volume 1)
- Buzzy (Volume 1)
- Jackie Gleason and the Honeymooners (Volume 1)
- Mutt & Jeff (Volume 1)
- Peter Panda (Volume 1)
- Robin Hood Tales (Volume 1)
- This Magazine Is Haunted (Volume 2)
Characters
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- Vril Dox (Earth-One)
- Oliver Queen (New Earth)
- Roy Harper (New Earth)
- Garth Ranzz (Pre-Zero Hour)
- Diana of Paradise Island (Earth-One)
- Julian Day (New Earth)
- Fuzzy the Mouse (Earth-One)
- Albert Desmond (New Earth)
- Super-Girl (Earth-One)
- Kimda (Earth-One)
- Sardath (New Earth)
- Kil-Lor (Earth-One)
- Alanna (New Earth)
- Hippolyta (Earth-One)
- Simon Ecks (New Earth)
- Klax-Ar (Earth-One)
- Adam Strange (Earth-One)
- Steven Trevor (Earth-One)
- Bizarro Superboy (Earth-One)
- Roger Hart (Earth-One)
- John Hunter (Earth-One)
- Richard Starr (New Earth)
- Powerman (Earth-One)
- False Face (Earth-One)
- Warren Lawford (New Earth)
- Albrecht Raines (Earth-One)
- Brice Rogers (Earth-One)
- Mogo (Earth-One)
- Professor Dalton (Earth-One)
- Alec Royer (Earth-One)
- Koko (Earth-One)
- Paula von Gunta (Earth-One)
- Desert Tiger (Earth-One)
- Darius Tiko (New Earth)
- Phillip Darnell (Earth-One)
- Maegland (Earth-One)
- Schemer (Earth-One)
- Tlano (Earth-One)
- Xeen Arrow (Earth-One)
- Gibson (Earth-One)
- Alanna (Earth-One)
- Alpha (Earth-One)
- Sky Raven (Earth-One)
- Xtar (New Earth)
- Armand Lydecker (New Earth)
- Gunther Hardwicke (New Earth)
- Fatman (Earth-One)
- Mirage Maker (Earth-One)
- Lois Lane (Lois Lane's Super-Dream)
- Roy Pinto (New Earth)
Teams
Selected 1958 team debuts. See all.
