Donald Duck Makes First Appearance in The Wise Little Hen (1934) | First Appearances | Jun 9, 1934
Donald Fauntleroy Duck made his first screen debut on June 9, 1934, in The Wise Little Hen. The origins of the character began when voice performer Clarence Nash auditioned for Walt Disney Studios when he learned that Disney was looking for people to create animal sounds for his cartoons. Disney was particularly impressed with Nash’s ….
First Appearance of Deadpool in The New Mutants (1990) | Comic Releases, First Appearances | Dec 11, 1990
Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld’s merc with a mouth Deadpool made his first appearance in The New Mutants #98, cover-dated February 1991 and published on December 11, 1990.
First Appearance of Green Lantern in All-American Comics (1940) | Comic Releases, First Appearances | Jul 10, 1940
Green Lantern first appeared in All-American Comics #16 cover-dated (July 1940). Different iterations of the DC Comics character were developed by a variety of artists and writers, including: Alan Scott by Martin Nodell and Bill Finger; Hal Jordan by John Broome and Gil Kane; and John Stewart by Dennis O’Neil and Neal Adams.
First Appearance of Daredevil in the The Man Without Fear (1964) | Comic Releases, First Appearances | Feb 4, 1964
Marvel Comics character Daredevil made his first appearance in a self-titled comic dated (April 1964), that was released on February 4th of that same year. The character was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett.
First Appearance of Master of Kung Fu Shang-Chi in Special Marvel Edition (1973) | Comic Releases, First Appearances | Sep 4, 1973
Steve Englehart and Jim Starlin created the character Zheng Shang-Chi, also known as the Master of Kung Fu and Brother Hand. Shang-Chi made his first appearance in Special Marvel Edition #15, cover-dated (December 1973), on September 4th of that same year. The genesis of the character began when Englehart and Starlin originally approached DC Comics ….
First Appearance of Comics Character Luke Cage in Hero For Hire (1972) | Comic Releases, First Appearances | Mar 21, 1972
With a cover date of (June 1972), Marvel Comics released the first issue of Luke Cage: Hero For Hire on March 21st of that year, introducing the world to Luke Cage. Created during the height of the blaxploitation genre, the character Luke Cage was imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. Cage gained the ….
First Appearance of Comics Character Iron Fist in Marvel Premiere (1974) | Comic Releases, First Appearances | Feb 19, 1974
On this date in 1974, Marvel Comics released Marvel Premiere #15, introducing martial arts-powered superhero Iron Fist. The cover art was created by Gil Kane, Dick Giordano, Tony Mortellaro and Gaspar Saladino and is dated (May 1974).
Superhero Black Panther First Appears in Fantastic Four (1966) | Comic Releases, First Appearances | Apr 12, 1966
Black Panther was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby. The character first appeared in Fantastic Four #52 (cover dated July 1966) during the Silver Age of Comic Books. Black Panther’s real name is T’Challa, and he is depicted as the king and protector of the fictional African nation of Wakanda.
First Appearance of Superheroes Captain America and Bucky in Captain America Comics (1941) | Comic Releases, First Appearances | Feb 28, 1941
On this date in 1941, Captain America Comics #1 was released, introducing the origin story of Captain America and Bucky. The comic marks the first appearance of the comic book characters Captain America and Bucky in the story “Captain America Sentinels of Liberty Club.” The issue is cover dated March 1941. Captain America was created ….
First Appearance of Wonder Woman in All Star Comics (1941) | Comic Releases, First Appearances | Oct 21, 1941
All Star Comics #8 included a story titled “Introducing Wonder Woman,” notable as the first appearance of the DC Comics superhero Wonder Woman. The issue was released on October 21, 1941, with a cover dated Dec. 1941/Jan. 1942. The story was written by William Moulton Marston, with art work by H. G. Peter.
