1952 in comics
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See also: 1951 in comics, other events of 1952, 1953 in comics, 1950s in comics and the list of years in comics
1952 saw, among other things, the launch of Mad Magazine.
Publications
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May
- Sensation Comics #109 (cover date May–June) cancelled by DC Comics
First issues by title
DC Comics/National Periodical Publications
- G.I. Combat (October)
- Our Army at War (August)
- Phantom Stranger (January/February)
- Rex the Wonder Dog (January/February)
- Star Spangled War Stories (November)
Other publishers
- Journey into Mystery (Atlas Comics, June)
- Patsy and Hedy (Timely Comics, February)
- Space Adventures (Charlton Comics, July)
- Strange Suspense Stories (Fawcett Comics, June)
- The Thing! (Charlton Comics, February)
- Thun'da (Magazine Enterprises)
Initial appearances by character name
DC Comics
- Detective Chimp in The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #4 (July), created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino - DC Comics
- Firefly, in Detective Comics #184 (June), created by France Herron and Dick Sprang - DC Comics
- Phantom Stranger in Phantom Stranger #1 (August), created by John Broome, Carmine Infantino and Sy Barry - DC Comics
- Rex the Wonder Dog in The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #1 (January), created by Robert Kanigher and Alex Toth - DC Comics
Other publishers
- Gyro Gearloose, in "Gladstone's Terrible Secret," Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #140 (Dell Comics, May)
- Robot Archie, in Lion #1 (Fleetway, 23 February)
- Thun'da, in Thun'da #1 (Magazine Enterprises)
- Uncle Scrooge, in Four Color Comics #386 (Dell Comics)
Newspaper strips
- Linus van Pelt, in Peanuts (September 19)
- Lucy van Pelt, in Peanuts (March 3)
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