1941 in comics

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Events and publications

Stan Lee becomes editor-in-chief at Timely Comics.
Adventures of Captain Marvel, a twelve-chapter film serial adapted from the popular Captain Marvel comic book character for Republic Pictures, debuts. It was the first film adaptation of a comic book superhero.^[1]

September 16: Marten Toonder's Tom Poes story De Drakenburcht is first published. Halfway the story Olivier B. Bommel's castle Bommelstein and his car, De Oude Schicht, make their debut.
September 23: The Belgian children's comics magazine Le Soir-Jeunesse, a supplement of the Nazi-controlled newspaper Le Soir, disappears after hardly a year of publication. The Adventures of Tintin, which was published in its pages since its creation in 1940, moves within Le Soir itself.
Action Comics (1938 series) #40 - National Allied Publications
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #66 - National Allied Publications
All-American Comics (1939 series) #30 - National Allied Publications
All-Flash Comics (1941 series) #2 - National Allied Publications
All-Star Comics (1940 series) #6 - National Allied Publications
Batman (1940 series) #6 - National Allied Publications
Bulletman (1941 series) #2 - Fawcett Comics
Captain America Comics (1941 series) #6 - Timely Comics
Captain Marvel Adventures (1941 series) #3 - Fawcett Comics
Crack Comics (1940 series) #16 - Quality Comics
Detective Comics (1937 series) #55 - National Allied Publications
Doll Man (1941 series) #1 - Quality Comics
Flash Comics (1940 series) #21 - National Allied Publications
Green Lantern (comic book) (1941 series) #1 - National Allied Publications. This marks the debut of Bill Finger and Martin Nodell's Green Lantern.
Hit Comics (1940 series) #15 - Quality Comics
Human Torch Comics (1940 series) #5 - Timely Comics - This is #5b. Human Torch has its own numbering now.
Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #23 - Timely Comics
Master Comics (1940 series) #18 - Fawcett Comics
Military Comics (1941 series) #2 - Quality Comics
Minute-Man (1941 series) #1 - Fawcett Comics
More Fun Comics (1936 series) #71 - National Allied Publications
Mystery Men Comics (1939 series) #26 - Fox Feature Syndicate
Police Comics (1941 series) #2 - Quality Comics
Smash Comics (1939 series) #26 - Quality Comics
Spy Smasher (1941 series) #1 - Fawcett Comics
Sub-Mariner Comics (1941 series) #3 - Timely Comics
Uncle Sam Quarterly (1941 series) #1 - Quality Comics
Whiz Comics (1940 series) #21 - Fawcett Comics
World's Finest Comics (1941 series) #3 - National Allied Publications
Wow Comics (1940 series) #3 - Fawcett Comics

October 18: Marten Toonder's Tom Poes story Het Verdwijneiland is first published. Halfway the story the characters Wal Rus and professor Joachim Sickbock make their debut.
October 23: On Nazi orders two Dutch comics magazines, namely De Humorist and Sjors, are banned from publication. Sjors will nevertheless still be published but within the pages of the magazine Panorama until it finally vanishes in March 1942 and won't return until after the war in June 1947. ^[3]
Action Comics (1938 series) #41 - National Allied Publications
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #67 - National Allied Publications
All-American Comics (1939 series) #31 - National Allied Publications
All Star Comics #8 marks the debut of William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter's Wonder Woman.
Blue Beetle (1939 series) #9 - Fox Feature Syndicate
All-Winners Comics (1941 series) #2 - Timely Comics
Captain America Comics (1941 series) #7 - Timely Comics
Captain Marvel Adventures (1941 series) #4 - Fawcett Comics
Crack Comics (1940 series) #17 - Quality Comics
Detective Comics (1937 series) #56 - National Allied Publications
Flash Comics (1940 series) #22 - National Allied Publications
Hit Comics (1940 series) #16 - Quality Comics
Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #24 - Timely Comics
Master Comics (1940 series) #19 - Fawcett Comics
Military Comics (1941 series) #3 - Quality Comics
More Fun Comics (1936 series) #72 - National Allied Publications
Mystery Men Comics (1939 series) #27 - Fox Feature Syndicate
Mystic Comics (1940 series) #6 - Timely Comics
Police Comics (1941 series) #3 - Quality Comics
Smash Comics (1939 series) #27 - Quality Comics
Star Spangled Comics (1941 series) #1 - National Allied Publications
Superman (1939 series) #12 - National Allied Publications
Whiz Comics (1940 series) #22 - Fawcett Comics
Whiz Comics (1940 series) #23 - Fawcett Comics

Deaths

August 13: John Stuart Blackton, British animator and film director (The Enchanted Drawing, Humorous Phases of Funny Faces), dies at age 66.
August 19: Caumery, French comics writer (Bécassine), dies at age 64.

October 14: Leoncio Martínez, aka Leo, Venezuelan journalist, playwright, illustrator, caricaturist and comics artist, passes away at 52 years. ^[5]

December 21: Arthur Racey, Canadian illustrator, caricaturist, advertising and comics artist (An Englishman in Canada), passes away at age 70 or 71. ^[6]
December 31: Sol Hess, American comics writer (The Nebbs), passes away at age 59. ^[7]

Win Smith, American comics artist (Disney comics, Looney Tunes comics), passes away at age 53 or 54. ^[8]

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^ See: Superhero films
^ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/t/toonder.htm
^ https://www.lambiek.net/aanvang/1950sjors.htm
^ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/r/ruth_rod.htm
^ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/martinez_leoncio.htm
^ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/r/racey_arthur.htm
^ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/h/hess_sol.htm
^ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/smith_win.htm
^ Evanier, Mark (September 8, 2000). "Blackhawk, Part 2". (transcript, Part 2, of 1999 Comic-Con International panel with Chuck Cuidera and Will Eisner), P.O.V. Online. Archived from the original on 2011-01-16. Retrieved 2013-08-04. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Wallace, Daniel; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1940s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. Wonder Woman...took the lead in Sensation Comics following a sneak preview in All Star Comics #8. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[1] See: Superhero films

[2] ttps://www.lambiek.net/artists/t/toonder.htm

[3] ttps://www.lambiek.net/aanvang/1950sjors.htm

[4] ttps://www.lambiek.net/artists/r/ruth_rod.htm

[5] ttps://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/martinez_leoncio.htm

[6] ttps://www.lambiek.net/artists/r/racey_arthur.htm

[7] ttps://www.lambiek.net/artists/h/hess_sol.htm

[8] ttps://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/smith_win.htm

[pov2-9] Evanier, Mark (September 8, 2000). "Blackhawk, Part 2". (transcript, Part 2, of 1999 Comic-Con International panel with Chuck Cuidera and Will Eisner), P.O.V. Online. Archived from the original on 2011-01-16. Retrieved 2013-08-04. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[10] Wallace, Daniel; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1940s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. Wonder Woman...took the lead in Sensation Comics following a sneak preview in All Star Comics #8. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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