Comic Book Historic Firsts
First comic book of a genre, publisher, theme or type, etc.)

Aviation Comic-Wings Comics #1, 9/40

Comic Book Annual-Big Book of Fun Comics #1, Spr., 1936

Comic Book-Funnies On Parade, 1933

Comic Book to go into endless reprints-Classic Comics #1, 10/41

Comic Book to kill off a superhero-Pep Comics #17, 7/41 (The Comet)

Comic Book with metallic logo-Silver Streak #1, 12/39

Comic Book with original material-New Fun Comics #1, 2/35

Costumed Hero Battle comic-Marvel Mystery #9, 7/40

Costumed Hero Comic (Strip)-Ace Comics #11, 2/38 (The Phantom)

Costumed Hero Comic (Original material)-Funny Pages V2/10 9/38 (The Arrow) (3 months after Superman)

Costumed Hero sidekick comic- Detective Comics #38, 4/40 (Robin)

Crime-Crime Does Not Pay #22, 6/42

Crossover comic-Marvel Mystery #9, 7/40

Detective comic-Detective Picture Stories #1, 12/36

Disney Single Character comic book-Donald Duck, 1938

Disney Single Character comic book in color-Donald Duck 4-Color #4, 3/40

Educational theme comic-Classic Comics #1, 10/41

5 cent comic-Nickel Comics #1, 1938

15 cent comic-New York World's Fair, 1940

Flying Saucer comic-Spirit Section 9/28/47 (3 months after 1st alleged sighting in Idaho on 6/25/47)

Funny Animal Series-Walt Disney's Comics & Stories #1, 10/40

Funny Animal single character comic-Donald Duck, 1938

Giveaway comic-Funnies on Parade, 1933

Golden Age comic-Action Comics #1, 6/38

Heroine Single Theme comic-Sheena, Queen of the Jungle #1, Spr, 1942

Horror comic (one shot)-Eerie Comics #1, 1/47

Horror comic (series)-Adventures into the Unknown #1, Fall, 1948

Jungle comic-Jumbo Comics #1, 9/38

Large Sized comic-New Fun Comics #1, 2/35

Love comic (One Shot)-Romantic Picture Novelettes #1, 1946 (Mary Worth strip-r)

Love comic (series)-Young Romance Comics #1, 10/47

Magician comic-Super Magic Comics #1, 5/41

Magician comic series-Super Magician Comics #2, 9/41

Masked Hero-Funny Pages #6, 11/36 (The Clock)

Movie comic-Movie Comics #1, 4/39

Negro comic-Negro Heroes, Spr., 1947

Newsstand comic-Famous Funnies #1, 7/34

#2 in comics-Famous Funnies #2, 8/34

100 page comic-Century of Comics, 1933

100th issue-Famous Funnies #100, 11/42

One Shot Series-Feature Book, 1937

Patriotic Hero comic-Pep Comics #1, 1/40 (The Shield)

Prototype comic-The Comics Magazine #1, 5/36 (Superman)

Public Event comic-New York World's Fair 1939

Religious Theme series-Topix Comics #1, 11/42

Reprint comic-Funnies on Parade, 1933

Satire comic-Mad #1, 10-11/52

Science Fiction comic-Planet Comics #1, 1/40

Sidekick group comic-Young Allies #1, Sum, 1941

Silver Age Archie comic-Double Life of Private Strong #1, 6/59

Silver Age comic-Showcase #4, 9-10/56

Silver Age DC Annual-Superman Annual #1, 10/60

Silver Age Marvel Annual-Strange Tales Annual #1, 1962

Silver Age Marvel comic-Fantastic Four #1, 11/61

Single Character comic-Skippy's Own Book of Comics, 1934

Single original character comic-Superman #1, Sum, 1939

Single Strip Reprint Character comic-Mutt and Jeff #1, Sum, 1939

Single Theme comic-Detective Picture Stories #1, 12/36

Single Theme comic, the first important-Detective Comics #1, 3/37

Single Theme Reprint Strip comic-Mutt and Jeff #1, Sum, 1939

Small-sized comic-Little Giant Comics #1, 7/38

Sports comic-Champion Comics #2, 12/39

Squarebound comic-New Book of Comics #1, 1937

Squarebound series-World's Best #1, Spr., 1941

Super Hero comic-Action Comics #1, 6/38 (Superman)

Super Hero Team-All Star Comics #3, Wint., 1940-41

Super Heroine comic-All Star Comics #8, 11-12/41

Super Heroine comic series-Sensation Comics #1, 1/42

Superman imitator-Wonder Comics #1, 5/39 (Wonder Man)

Teen-age comic-Pep Comics #22, 12/41

Teen-age comic series-Archie Comics #1, Wint., 1942-43

10 cent comic-Famous Funnies Series 1, 3-5/34

3-D comic-Mighty Mouse 3-D #1, 9/53

T.V. comic-Howdy Doody #1, 1/50

25 cent comic-New York World's Fair, 1939

True Life comic-Sport Comics #1, 10/40

Villain cover (Fu Manchu)-Detective Comics #1, 3/37

Villain Story (Fu Manchu)-Detective Comics #17, 7/38

Villain Cover/story (Original to comics)- Silver Streak #1, 12/39 (The Claw)

War comic-War Comics #1, 5/40

Weekly comic book-The Spirit #1, 6/2/40

Western comic-Western Picture Stories #1, 2/37 & Star Ranger #1, 2/37

Western of one character-The Lone Ranger Comics, 1939

Western run of one character (Giveaway)-Tom Mix #1, 9/40

Western newsstand run of one character-Red Ryder Comics #1, 8/41

Western with photo cover-Roy Rogers Four Color #38, 4/44