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1961 is the year National Periodical became a publicly traded company.

Two new heroes get updates for the Silver Age: Atom (Ray Palmer) and Hawkman (Katar Hol). The nature of these updated characters is finally explained in the landmark The Flash #123, "The Flash of Two Worlds", which features Barry Allen and Jay Garrick side by side, and introduces the concepts of Earth-One and Earth-Two.

Creators[]

The following creative talent are known to have been born in 1961:

The following creative talent passed away in the year 1961:

Titles

The following comic titles debuted with a 1961 cover date:


The following Comic titles were last published with a 1961 cover date:

The following One Shots were published with a 1961 cover date:

Characters

Selected 1961 character debuts. See all.

Teams

Selected 1961 team debuts. See all.

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