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. He was the feature character in Action Comics and Superman (Volume 1), shared the spotlight with Batman in World's Finest Comics, and was a supporting character in Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane and Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen, appearing in every issue of each title. A younger Superman also made appearances in Superboy (Volume 1) and Adventure Comics. Only slightly less popular than the Man of Steel was the Dynamic Duo, Batman and Robin. Batman was the spotlight character in his own eponymous title, and dominated the title-card in Detective Comics. Like Superman, Batman and Robin shared the spotlight in World's Finest Comics.

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. Such imaginary stories later paved the way for DC's Elseworlds imprint in the 1990s. In 1958, the Legion of Super-Heroes made their first appearance in the pages of Action Comics #247. Although they only made one appearance that year, they would return in subsequent years, making several guest appearances, quickly gaining in popularity, much to the surprise of DC editors. Eventually, the popularity (as well as roster) of the Legion of Super-Heroes proved strong enough that they were regularly featured in the pages of Adventure Comics and eventually, their own title. To accommodate space for his rapidly growing gallery of friends and foes, Superman also required a larger place to hang his cape. In June of 1958, Superman established his private headquarters in the frozen North - the Fortress of Solitude.

Creators

The following creative talent are known to have been born in 1958:

Bill Sienkiewicz · Howard Mackie · Jeph Loeb · Joe Chiodo · Joe Rubinstein · John Totleben · Jon Bogdanove · Karen Berger · Kevin Nowlan · Michael Kraiger · Mike Carlin · Robert Greenberger · Terry Beatty · Tim Burton · Tim Harkins

The following creative talent passed away in the year 1958:

Jack Cole · Joe Maneely

Titles

The following comic titles debuted with a 1958 cover date:

Challengers of the Unknown Vol 1 · Great Action Comics Vol 1 · New Adventures of Charlie Chan Vol 1 · Sergeant Bilko's Private Doberman Vol 1 · Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane Vol 1

The following Comic titles were last published with a 1958 cover date:

Big Town Vol 1 · Buzzy Vol 1 · Great Action Comics Vol 1 · Jackie Gleason and the Honeymooners Vol 1 · Mutt & Jeff Vol 1 · Peter Panda Vol 1 · Robin Hood Tales Vol 1

The following One Shots were published with a 1958 cover date:

• No One Shots were published in 1958.

Characters

The following characters debuted with a 1958 cover date:

Adam Strange (Earth-One) · Adam Strange (New Earth) · Alanna Strange (Earth-One) · Alanna Strange (New Earth) · Albert Desmond (New Earth) · Albrecht Raines (New Earth) · Alec Royer (Earth-One) · Alpha (Earth-One) · Armand Lydecker (New Earth) · Bizarro Superboy (Earth-One) · Brice Rogers (Earth-One) · Clark Kent (Lois Lane's Super-Dream) · Cryll (Earth-One) · Darius Tiko (New Earth) · Diana of Paradise Island (Earth-One) · Dragon (Earth-One) · False Face (Earth-One) · Fatman (Earth-One) · Fuzzy the Mouse (Earth-One) · Garth Ranzz (Pre-Zero Hour) · Gibson (Earth-One) · Gunther Hardwicke (New Earth) · Hippolyta (Earth-One) · Imra Ardeen (Pre-Zero Hour) · Jax-Tor (Earth-One) · Jonathan Hunter (Earth-One) · Jonathan Mallory (Earth-One) · Julian Day (New Earth) · Kil-Lor (Earth-One) · Kimda (Earth-One) · Klax-Ar (Earth-One) · Koko (Earth-One) · Lois Lane (Lois Lane's Super-Dream) · Mirage Maker (Earth-One) · Montgomery Moran (New Earth) · Myra Mason (Earth-One) · Orana (Earth-One) · Pallas Athena (Earth-One) · Pallas Athena (New Earth) · Paula von Gunther (Earth-One) · Phillip Darnell (Earth-One) · Powerman (Earth-One) · Professor Dalton (Earth-One) · Richard Starr (New Earth) · Roc (Earth-One) · Roger Hart (Earth-One) · Rokk Krinn (Pre-Zero Hour) · Ronald Van Horton (Earth-One) · Roy Pinto (New Earth) · Sardath (New Earth) · Simon Ecks (New Earth) · Sky Raven (Earth-One) · Steven Trevor (Earth-One) · Super-Girl (Earth-One) · Superman Robot · Tlano (Earth-One) · Vril Dox (Earth-One) · Vril Dox I (New Earth) · Vulture Man (Earth-One) · Warren Lawford (New Earth) · Wonder Woman (Dimension X) (Earth-One) · Xeen Arrow (Earth-One) · Zak-Kul (Earth-One)

Teams

The following teams debuted with a 1958 cover date:

Green Arrows of the World · Legion of Super-Heroes (Pre-Zero Hour) · Terrible Trio