List of years in comics
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This page indexes the individual year in comics pages. Each year is annotated with significant events as reference points.
2000s - 1990s - 1980s - 1970s - 1960s - 1950s - 1940s - 1930s -
1920s - 1910s - 1900s - Pre-1900s
Before 1900s
See also: Before 1900s
- 1833 - published: Histoire de M Jabot
- 1837 - published: Histoire de M Vieux Bois and Monsieur Crépin
- 1840 - published: Monsieur Pencil
- 1842 - published in the U.S.: The Adventures of Mr. Obadiah Oldbuck
- 1845 - published: Histoire d'Albert and Histoire de Monsieur Cryptogame
- 1846 - published: Le Docteur Festus
- 1865 - debut: Max und Moritz
- 1867 - debut: Ally Sloper's Half Holiday
- 1869 - published: As Aventuras de Nhô Quim
- 1875 - debut: Zé Povinho
- 1879 - appearance: The Brownies
- 1883 - published: As Aventuras de Zé Caipora
- 1889 - debut: La Famille Fenouillard
- 1892 - debut: The Little Bears
- 1895 - debut: Hogan's Alley
- 1897 - debut: The Katzenjammer Kids
- 1898 - appearance: Mr Jack in The Little Tigers
1900s
See also: 1900s
- 1900 - debut: Happy Hooligan, Foxy Grandpa, Pore Lil Mose
- 1901 - debut: Alphonse and Gaston, Our Antediluvian Ancestors, Billy Bounce
- 1902 - debut: Buster Brown, Lady Bountiful, Musical Mose, Professor Otto and His Auto
- 1903 - debut: Tales of the Jungle Imps by Felix Fiddle, The Upside-Downs, A. Piker Clerk
- 1904 - debut: Little Jimmy, The Newlyweds, Major Ozone's Fresh Air Crusade, Little Sammy Sneeze, Dreams of a Rarebit Fiend, And Her Name Was Maud
- 1905 - debut: Bécassine, A Pilgrim’s Progress, Little Nemo in Slumberland, The Outbursts of Everett True
- 1906 - debut: Hairbreadth Harry, Nibsy the Newsboy in Funny Fairyland, The Kin-der-Kids, Wee Willie Winkie's World
- 1907 - debut: Mutt and Jeff
- 1908 - debut: Les Pieds Nickelés, Toonerville Folks, Foolish Questions
- 1909 - debut: Gooseberry Sprigg
1910s
See also: 1910s
- 1910 - debut: Krazy Kat, Desperate Desmond, Slim Jim and the Force
- 1911 - debut: Mr. Twee Deedle
- 1912 - debut: Polly and Her Pals, Old Doc Yak
- 1913 - debut: Bringing Up Father, Hawkshaw the Detective
- 1914 - debut: The Captain and the Kids, Abie the Agent, The Teenie Weenies, Rube Goldberg Devices
- 1915 - debut: Boob McNutt
- 1916 - debut: Keeping Up with the Joneses
- 1917 - debut: The Gumps; published: TBO #1
- 1918 - debut: Gasoline Alley, Somebody's Stenog, Ripley's Believe It Or Not, Toots and Casper
- 1919 - debut: Barney Google, Thimble Theatre
1920s
See also: 1920s
- 1920 - debut: Winnie Winkle, Rupert Bear, Bungleton Green
- 1921 - debut: Tillie the Toiler, Salesman Sam
- 1922 - debut: Smitty, Canyon Kiddies, Fritzi Ritz
- 1923 - debut: Moon Mullins, Skippy; debut as comic strip: Felix the Cat
- 1924 - debut: Dumb Dora, Joe and Asbestos, The Timid Soul, Wash Tubbs
- 1925 - debut: Zig et Puce, Ella Cinders, Texas Slim, Little Orphan Annie
- 1926
- 1927 - debut: Bobby Thatcher
- 1928 - debut: Broncho Bill, Dixie Dugan
- 1929 - debut: Tintin, Popeye the Sailor, Tarzan of the Apes, Buck Rogers, They'll Do It Every Time; published: The Funnies
1930s
See also: 1930s
- 1930 - debut: Blondie, Scorchy Smith, Quick et Flupke; debut as comic strip: Mickey Mouse
- 1931 - debut: The Little King, Dick Tracy
- 1932 - debut: Alley Oop, Jane; debut as comic strip: Silly Symphonies
- 1933 - debut: Dickie Dare
- 1934 - debut: Li'l Abner, Flash Gordon, Mandrake the Magician, Secret Agent X-9, Terry and the Pirates, Sally the Sleuth; appearance: Snuffy Smith in Barney Google; published: Le Journal de Mickey
- 1935 - debut: Hejji, King of the Royal Mounted, Barney Baxter; published: New Fun Comics #1, New Comics #1
- 1936 - debut: Jo, Zette et Jocko, The Phantom, The Clock, Big Chief Wahoo
- 1937 - debut: Prince Valiant, Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, Abbie an' Slats, Torchy Brown; debut as comic strip: Donald Duck; published: Detective #1
- 1938 - debut: Spirou, Tif, Superman; published: Le Journal de Spirou, Action #1
- 1939 - debut: Batman; published: Superman #1 (reprints from Action)
1940s
See also: 1940s
- 1940 - debut: The Spirit, Lady Luck, Mr. Mystic, Willie and Joe, Brenda Starr, Daredevil (Lev Gleason Publications), Captain Marvel
- 1941 - debut: Sad Sack, Jean Valhardi, Plastic Man, Captain America, Aquaman, Gordo; appearance: Pogo Possum in Animal Comics; published: Captain America Comics #1
- 1942 - debut: The Pie-face Prince of Pretzelburg
- 1943 - debut: Garth, Claire Voyant, Male Call, Buz Sawyer
- 1944 - debut: Johnny Hazard
- 1945 - debut: Suske en Wiske; published: Vaillant #1
- 1946 - debut: Lucky Luke, Blake et Mortimer, Rip Kirby; published: Tintin #1
- 1947 - debut: Steve Canyon, Johan
- 1948 - debut: Alix, Tex Willer, Pogo
- 1949
1950s
See also: 1950s
- 1950 - debut: Peanuts, Dan Dare
- 1951
- 1952 - appearance: Marsupilami in Spirou et Fantasio; published: Mad #1
- 1953 - debut: El Sargento Kirk
- 1954 - debut: Moomin, Jerry Spring; published: Misterix #1
- 1955 - debut: Modeste et Pompon, Ric Hochet
- 1956 - debut: The Flash, ushering in the Silver Age of Comics
- 1957 - debut: Gaston Lagaffe, El Eternauta, Ernie Pike; published: Hora Cero #1
- 1958 - debut: B.C., Oumpah-pah, Rick O'Shay; debut as comic strip: James Bond; appearance: Les Schtroumpfs in Johan et Pirlouit
- 1959 - debut: Clifton, Boule et Bill, Astérix, published: Pilote #1
1960s
See also: 1960s
- 1960
- 1961 - debut: Fantastic Four #1
- 1962 - debut: Mort Cinder, Iznogoud, Spider-Man, Hulk, Little Annie Fanny
- 1963 - debut: Achille Talon, Blueberry, Modesty Blaise, X-Men, The Avengers, Iron Man; published: The Amazing Spider-Man #1;
- 1964 - debut: Mafalda, The Wizard of Id
- 1965 - debut: Philémon; appearance: Valentina in Neutron; published: Linus
- 1966
- 1967 - debut: Corto Maltese, Valérian and Laureline, Luc Orient; published: Sgt. Kirk #1
- 1968 - debut: Maxmagnus, Cubitus, His Name is... Savage
- 1969 - debut: Alan Ford; published: Charlie Mensuel #1, Pif gadget #1 (from Vaillant)
1970s
See also: 1970s
- 1970 - debut: Doonesbury, Natacha, Yoko Tsuno
- 1971
- 1972 - debut: Superdupont, Maus; published: L'Écho des Savannes #1
- 1973 - debut: Le Génie des alpages
- 1974 - debut: Herman
- 1975 - published: Métal Hurlant #1, Fluide Glacial #1, Circus #1
- 1976 - debut: Adèle Blanc-Sec
- 1977 - debut: Shoe, Idées noires; published: Le Trombone Illustré #1, Heavy Metal #1
- 1978 - published: (A SUIVRE) #1
- 1979 - debut: Jeremiah
1980s
See also: 1980s
- 1980 - debut: Bloom County, The Far Side
- 1981 - debut: Thrud the Barbarian, Torpedo
- 1982 - debut: Camelot 3000 (first Maxi-series)
- 1983 - published: Metropol #1
- 1984 - debut: XIII
- 1985 - debut: Calvin and Hobbes
- 1986 - debut: Dylan Dog
- 1987 - debut: Titeuf
- 1988 - debut: The Sandman, Piranha Club
- 1989 - debut: Outland
1990s
See also: 1990s
- 1990 - debut: Mallard Fillmore
- 1991 - debut: Ballard Street
- 1992 - debut: Non Sequitur
- 1993
- 1994
- 1995
- 1996
- 1997 - published: BoDoï #1
- 1998
- 1999 - debut: Get Fuzzy
