1950 saw the introduction of another genre taken from popular movies: science fiction. Color movies had made that genre attractive again, and DC cashed in on the attention Destination Moon brought to publish Strange Adventures (Volume 1), with a still from the movie on its cover. It expanded its science fiction staple a year later with Mystery in Space (Volume 1).
Creators
The following creative talent are known to have been born in 1950:
- A.C. Crispin
- Al Milgrom
- Arthur Byron Cover
- Bill Kunkel
- Boyd Kirkland
- Chris Claremont
- Colin MacNeil
- David Lloyd
- David Michael Beck
- David Wenzel
- Dennis Janke
- Don Kraar
- Doug Rice
- Elliot S. Maggin
- Francesco Francavilla
- Howard Chaykin
- Jack Enyart
- James Conway
- Jan Strnad
- Jim Wynorski
The following creative talent passed away in the year 1950:
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 1950 cover date:
- Adventures of Bob Hope (Volume 1)
- Black Magic (Prize) (Volume 1)
- Bob Colt (Volume 1)
- Broadway Romances (Volume 1)
- Buccaneers (Volume 1)
- Captain Marvel and the Lieutenants of Safety (Volume 1)
- Danger Trail (Volume 1)
- Feature Films Magazine (Volume 1)
- Forbidden Love (Volume 1)
- Girls in Love (Volume 1)
- Girls' Romances (Volume 1)
- Hollywood Funny Folks (Volume 1)
- Leading Screen Comics (Volume 1)
- Love Mystery (Volume 1)
- Love Scandals (Volume 1)
- Miss Melody Lane of Broadway (Volume 1)
- Movietown's Animal Antics (Volume 1)
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Volume 1)
- Strange Adventures (Volume 1)
- Tomahawk (Volume 1)
- Untamed Love (Volume 1)
The following Comic titles were last published with a 1950 cover date:
- Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (Volume 1)
- Blue Beetle (Volume 1)
- Broadway Romances (Volume 1)
- Campus Loves (Volume 1)
- Captain Marvel and the Lieutenants of Safety (Volume 1)
- Egbert (Volume 1)
- Feature Comics (Volume 1)
- Feature Films Magazine (Volume 1)
- Flaming Love (Volume 1)
- Forbidden Love (Volume 1)
- Funny Folks (Volume 1)
- Girls in Love (Volume 1)
- Hickory (Volume 1)
- Hit Comics (Volume 1)
- Hollywood Diary (Volume 1)
- Hollywood Secrets (Volume 1)
- Leading Comics (Volume 1)
- Love Memories (Volume 1)
- Love Mystery (Volume 1)
- Love Scandals (Volume 1)
- Miss Beverly Hills of Hollywood (Volume 1)
- Miss Melody Lane of Broadway (Volume 1)
- Modern Comics (Volume 1)
- Range Romances (Volume 1)
- Romance Trail (Volume 1)
- Secret Loves (Volume 1)
- Spirit (Quality) (Volume 1)
- Torchy (Volume 1)
- Untamed Love (Volume 1)
The following One Shots were published with a 1950 cover date:
Characters
Selected 1950 character debuts. See all.
- Floyd Lawton (New Earth)
- Cyril Sheldrake (New Earth)
- Lana Lang (Earth-One)
- Bellerophon (New Earth)
- Christopher Ambler (New Earth)
- Adam Peril (Quality Universe)
- Ronald Reagan (New Earth)
- Eric Falcon (Quality Universe)
- Thomas Tomorrow (Earth-One)
- Bob Hope (New Earth)
- Mary Wills (Earth-Two)
- Percival Plazchek (Earth-Two)
- Percival Sheldrake (New Earth)
- Ace (Earth-Two)
- Kingsley Faraday (New Earth)
- Lewis Lang (Earth-One)
- Ape Mastermind (Earth-S)
- Althea of Sargasso (Earth-Two)
- Halk (Earth-One)
- Astra (Earth-Two)
- Pilfer Prode (Quality Universe)
- Mister Revenge (Quality Universe)
- Jero (Earth-One)
- Amorpho (Quality Universe)
- Northcross (Quality Universe)
- Mister Aqua (Quality Universe)
- Spectre II (Earth-Two)
- Martler (Earth-Two)
- Elmo the Dog (Quality Universe)
- Rokej (Earth-Two)
- Spectra (Quality Universe)
- Darwin Jones (New Earth)
- Buggins (Quality Universe)
- Alvin Swanley (Earth-Two)
- Roger Randolph (Quality Universe)
- Mala II (Earth-Two)
- Zatan (Earth-S)
- Josh Slicker (Earth-Two)
- Dangeress (Earth-Two)
- Doctor Doom (Earth-Two)
- Spartacus (New Earth)
- Figure (Quality Universe)
- King Earthquake (Quality Universe)
- Tom Sparks (Earth-Two)
- Sarah Lang (Earth-One)
- Vita Vain (Earth-Two)
- Robert Hobb (Earth-One)
- Gilbert Thorne (Earth-S)
- Master De Stroyer (Earth-Two)
- Henry Guile III (Earth-Two)
Teams
Selected 1950 team debuts. See all.