1952 saw the effects of the Korean War coming to comics. While DC made their war stories in G.I. Combat (Volume 1) and Our Army at War (Volume 1) mostly about World War II, Fawcett went all out. It published two series set in the war, Battle Stories (Volume 1) and Bill Battle, the One Man Army (Volume 1), and introduced a number of Korean villains in Captain Marvel's titles with such names as Red Crusher, Scarlet Vampire, Mongol Monster and Red Vulture.
Superman #76 was the first team-up of Superman and Batman, and is considered by some chroniclers the start of Earth-One.
1952 also saw the last movie serial adaptation of a DC-related property - Blackhawk: Fearless Champion of Freedom - and the first television series: The Adventures of Superman, starring George Reeves.
Creators
The following creative talent are known to have been born in 1952:
- Aaron Lipstadt
- Adam Philips
- Agop Gemdjian
- Alex Saviuk
- Anthony Tollin
- Brian Buniak
- Carl Potts
- Carol Lay
- Cary Burkett
- Dan Green
- Dann Thomas
- David Anthony Kraft
- Diane Duane
- Doug Beekman
- Douglas Adams
- Eric Laneuville
- Gail Morgan Hickman
- Gary Cohn
- Gerry Conway
- Greg Budgett
The following creative talent passed away in the year 1952:
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 1952 cover date:
- Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis (Volume 1)
- Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog (Volume 1)
- All-American Men of War (Volume 1)
- Battle Stories (Volume 1)
- Beware! Terror Tales (Volume 1)
- Bill Battle, the One Man Army (Volume 1)
- G.I. Combat (Volume 1)
- Here's Howie (Volume 1)
- Our Army at War (Volume 1)
- Sensation Mystery (Volume 1)
- Space Adventures (Volume 1)
- Star-Spangled War Stories (Volume 1)
- The Phantom Stranger (Volume 1)
- True War Romances (Volume 1)
- Web of Evil (Volume 1)
The following Comic titles were last published with a 1952 cover date:
- All-American Western (Volume 1)
- Bob Colt (Volume 1)
- Bob Swift, Boy Sportsman (Volume 1)
- Dale Evans Comics (Volume 1)
- Down with Crime (Volume 1)
- Jimmy Wakely (Volume 1)
- Scribbly (Volume 1)
- Sensation Comics (Volume 1)
- Star-Spangled Comics (Volume 1)
- Western Hero (Volume 1)
- Xmas Comics (Volume 1)
Characters
Selected 1952 character debuts. See all.
- Bruce Wayne (Earth-One)
- Richard Grayson (Earth-One)
- Phantom Stranger (New Earth)
- James Gordon (Earth-One)
- Garfield Lynns (New Earth)
- Bobo T. Chimpanzee (New Earth)
- Orpheus (New Earth)
- Killer Shark (Quality Universe)
- King Cobra II (Quality Universe)
- Death (Earth-One)
- Rex, the Wonder Dog (New Earth)
- Jack Turner (Earth-Two)
- Pete Turner (Earth-Two)
- Dionysus (New Earth)
- Niatpac Levram (Earth-S)
- Chameleon II (Earth-Two)
- Karl Kyle (Earth-Two)
- Demeter (New Earth)
- Valkyrie (Quality Universe)
- Cinderella (Earth-Two)
- Lili Vorna (Quality Universe)
- Adder (Quality Universe)
- David Wist (Earth-Two)
- Mister Cipher (Earth-Two)
- Timothy Flagg (Earth-Two)
- George Blake (Earth-Two)
- Renter (Earth-Two)
- Gil Golen (Earth-Two)
- Spotswood Hartley (Earth-Two)
- Shara (Earth-Two)
- Strogo (Earth-Two)
- Dexter Knox (Earth-S)
- Prince Charming (Earth-Two)
- Leonardo da Vinci II (Quality Universe)
- Garo (Earth-Two)
- Daniel Dennis (New Earth)
- Martha Dennis (New Earth)
- Tibro (Earth-Two)
- Thomas Fargo (Quality Universe)
- Joanie Swift (Earth-Two)
- Sphinx Ferris (Earth-One)
- Mad Arsonist (Earth-S)
- James Garth (Earth-Two)
- Dudley Dean (Earth-Two)
- Jim Hall (Earth-Two)
- Mary Carlton (Earth-Two)
- Beth Duncan (Earth-Two)
- Vampira (Earth-S)
- Steven Bogardus (Earth-Two)
- Luria (Earth-Two)