Events and publications Year overall EC Comics was established by Max Gaines. January January 1: Debut of Dudley D. Watkins' Jimmy and his Magic Patch in The Beano. January 19: Marten Toonder's Tom Poes story De Superfilm-onderneming is first published. Halfway the story the antagonists Bul Super and Hiep Hieper make their debut. Captain America Comics (1941 series) #34 - Timely Comics Human Torch Comics (1940 series) #14 - Timely Comics Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #51 - Timely Comics U.S.A. Comics (1941 series) #11 - Timely Comics February February 6: The first episode of Jacques Gagnier's La Vie en Images is published. It will run until 1944. February 10: The Italian comics magazine L'Audace is discontinued, after nearly ten years. Captain America Comics (1941 series) #35 - Timely Comics Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #52 - Timely Comics Adventure Comics (Volume 1 1944) #90 -- DC Comics March March 6: Debut of the long-running gag cartoon series This Funny World. Bomber Comics (March 1944) #1 . The issue marks the debut of Omar Tahan's Kismet, Man of Fate. Captain America Comics (1941 series) #36 - Timely Comics Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #53 - Timely Comics Young Allies Comics (1941 series) #11 - Timely Comics Young Allies Comics (1941 series) #12 - Timely Comics April April: First publication of Jon St. Ables' Brok Windsor. All-Winners Comics (1941 series) #12 - Timely Comics Captain America Comics (1941 series) #37 - Timely Comics Human Torch Comics (1940 series) #15 - Timely Comics Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #54 - Timely Comics Sub-Mariner Comics (1941 series) #13 - Timely Comics U.S.A. Comics (1941 series) #12 - Timely Comics May May 21: The first episode of André LeBlanc's Intellectual Amos is published. Captain America Comics (1941 series) #38 - Timely Comics Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #55 - Timely Comics June June 5: Frank Robbins' newspaper comic strip Johnny Hazard makes its debut. June 25: The death of George Herriman signifies the discontinuation of Krazy Kat after nearly 31 years. June 26: Debut of Jim McMenamy's newspaper comic Dotty Dripple, which will run until October, after which it will be continued by Buford Tune. June 28: In Frank King's Gasoline Alley Skeezix marries Nina Clock. Captain America Comics (1941 series) #39 - Timely Comics Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #56 - Timely Comics Young Allies Comics (1941 series) #13 - Timely Comics Dan