1942 saw the first female superheroes in DC: Wonder Woman was the most prominent one, and with her came Liberty Belle and Mary Marvel. Though there had been other female heroes like Fantomah and Miss Fury, the majority of female protagonists were socialites, private detectives or jungle girls. With most men active in the war, more and more women filled their spots as comic writers and artists, which lead to a rise in female characters.
Creators
The following creative talent are known to have been born in 1942:
- Andrew Vachss
- Dave Hunt
- Esteban Maroto
- Frank Chiaramonte
- José Muñoz
- Kenneth Johnson
- Martin Greim
- Michael Fleisher
- Peter Guber
- Samuel R. Delany
- Tom Mankiewicz
The following creative talent passed away in the year 1942:
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 1942 cover date:
- Boy Commandos (Volume 1)
- Captain Marvel, Jr. (Volume 1)
- Fawcett's Funny Animals (Volume 1)
- Golden Arrow (Volume 1)
- Ibis (Volume 1)
- Leading Comics (Volume 1)
- Picture Stories from the Bible Old Testament (Volume 1)
- Sensation Comics (Volume 1)
- Wonder Woman (Volume 1)
The following Comic titles were last published with a 1942 cover date:
The following One Shots were published with a 1942 cover date:
Characters
Selected 1942 character debuts. See all.
- Elizabeth Lawrence (New Earth)
- Diana of Paradise Island (Earth-Two)
- Terrence Sloane (New Earth)
- Peter Merkel (New Earth)
- Richard Swift (New Earth)
- Herakles (New Earth)
- Ares (New Earth)
- Adolf Hitler (New Earth)
- James Harper (New Earth)
- Dianne Grayton (Quality Universe)
- Ted Grant (New Earth)
- Daniel Dunbar (New Earth)
- Steven Trevor (Earth-Two)
- Mary Batson (Earth-S)
- Paula von Gunther (Earth-Two)
- Etta Candy (Earth-Two)
- Robert Crane (New Earth)
- Thomas Thompkins (New Earth)
- Salvatore Maroni (New Earth)
- Hippolyta (Earth-Two)
- Hermes (New Earth)
- Lash (Earth-Two)
- Keith Everet (New Earth)
- Thomas N. Thomas (New Earth)
- Harvey Kent (Earth-Two)
- Daniel Turpin (New Earth)
- Charles Grayson (New Earth)
- Charles Wilson (Quality Universe)
- Christopher Freeman (Earth-S)
- Pallas Athena (New Earth)
- Woozy Winks (Quality Universe)
- Aphrodite (New Earth)
- Paul Kirk II (New Earth)
- Morto (Earth-S)
- Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt (New Earth)
- X (Quality Universe)
- Lawrence Jordan (New Earth)
- Noddy Toylan (New Earth)
- Winky Moylan (New Earth)
- Duke of Deception (Earth-Two)
- Genghis Khan (New Earth)
- Stanley Printwhistle (Earth-S)
- Blinky Boylan (New Earth)
- Genghis Khan II (Quality Universe)
- John Bull (Quality Universe)
- Desira (Earth-Two)
- Jim Flagg (Quality Universe)
- Eve Brown (Earth-Two)
- Stanley Finchcomb (Earth-Two)
- Anthony Rodriguez (New Earth)
Teams
Selected 1942 team debuts. See all.