1940
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Creators
The following creative talent are known to have been born in 1940:
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 1940 cover date:
All-Star Comics Vol 1 · Batman Vol 1 · Flash Comics Vol 1 · Hit Comics Vol 1 · National Comics Vol 1 · Nickel Comics Vol 1 · Spy Smasher Vol 1 · Whiz Comics Vol 1
The following Comic titles were last published with a 1940 cover date:
New York World's Fair Comics Vol 1 · Nickel Comics Vol 1
The following One Shots were published with a 1940 cover date:
Superman's Christmas Adventure Vol 1 1
Characters
The following characters debuted with a 1940 cover date:
Alan Armstrong (New Earth) · Alan Scott (New Earth) · Albert Pratt (New Earth) · Alexander Luthor (New Earth) · Alexei Luthor (Earth-Two) · Amentep (New Earth) · Aztar (New Earth) · Basil Karlo (New Earth) · Benjamin Snegg (New Earth) · Blimp Black (Earth-S) · Carter Hall (New Earth) · Catwoman (Selina Kyle) · Congo Bill (New Earth) · Dian Belmont (New Earth) · Dudley Jones (New Earth) · Hath-Set (New Earth) · Hermes (Earth-S) · Hugo Strange (New Earth) · Inza Nelson (New Earth) · Irene Miller (New Earth) · James Barr (Earth-S) · James Barr (New Earth) · James Corrigan (New Earth) · Joan Williams (New Earth) · Joker (Earth-Two) · Joker (New Earth) · Jonathan L. Thunder (New Earth) · Kent Nelson (New Earth) · Khufu (New Earth) · King Standish (New Earth) · Lance O'Casey (Earth-S) · Monk Hogan (Earth-S) · Norman Kitzoff (Earth-Two) · Oom (New Earth) · Poseidon (New Earth) · Rex Tyler (New Earth) · Richard Grayson (Earth-Two) · Rocco Togg (New Earth) · Rodney Gaynor (New Earth) · Santa Claus · Scoop Smith (Earth-S) · Selina Kyle (Earth-Two) · Shazam (Earth-S) · Shiera Sanders-Hall (New Earth) · Thaddeus Sivana (Earth-S) · White Wind (Earth-S) · William Batson (Earth-S) · Wong (Earth-Two) · Wotan (New Earth) · Zachary Zor (New Earth)
Teams
The following teams debuted with a 1940 cover date:
Justice Society of America · Marvel Family
Ongoing
The following DC Comics titles were in publication in 1940.
Action Comics, All-American Comics, All-Star Comics, Batman (Volume 1), Detective Comics, More Fun Comics, National Comics, Nickel Comics, Spy Smasher, Whiz Comics
Characters
Introductions
The following characters were introduced in 1940.
Chronology
The following events were published by DC Comics in the year 1940. This does not necessarily indicate that these storylines took place in the year 1940. The passage of time in the DC Universe is nebulous and subject to change and interpretation. Events from historical time periods are indexed under their corresponding years.
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| Event | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| The formation of the first incarnation of the Justice Society of America - first telling. | All-Star Comics Vol 1 4 | 4.41 |
| The formation of the first incarnation of the Justice Society of America - retold. | DC Special Vol 1 29 | 8.77 |
| The formation of the first incarnation of the Justice Society of America - first Post-Crisis retelling. | All-Star Squadron #67 | 3.87 |
| The formation of the first incarnation of the Justice Society of America - retold. | Secret Origins 31 | 10.88 |
