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| Publisher | Title | Issue | On Sale Date | Character |
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| National | New Fun Comics | 006 | SEP 13, 1935 | Doctor Occult |
| National | New Comics | 002 | DEC 27, 1935 | Federal Men |
| CMC | Funny Picture Stories | 001 | SEP 18, 1936 | The Clock |
| CMC | Comics Magazine | 001 | MAR 20, 1936 | Bart Regan |
| National | Detective Comics | 001 | FEB 25, 1937 | Slam Bradley |
| National | Action Comics | 001 | MAY 03, 1938 | Superman Zatara Mister America |
| Centaur | Funny Page | 021 | JUL 28, 1938 | The Arrow |
| National | Detective Comics | 020 | SEP 20, 1938 | Crimson Avenger Wing |
| Fox | Wonder Comics | 001 | MAR 17, 1939 | Wonder Man |
| National | Detective Comics | 027 | APR 18, 1939 | Batman |
| National | New York World's Fair Comics | 001 | APR 30, 1939 | Sandman |
| National | Superman | 001 | MAY 18, 19 | Superman |
| Centaur | Keen Detective Funnies | 011 | MAY 26, 1939 | Masked Marvel |
| Fox | Wonderworld Comics | 003 | MAY 28, 19 | Flame |
| Centaur | Amazing Mystery Funnies | 007 | Jun 07, 1939 | Fantom of the Fair |
| Fox | Mystery Men Comics | 001 | JUN 15, 19 | Blue Beetle Green Mask |
| Harvey | Speed Comics | 001 | AUG 01, 19 | Shock Gibson |
| Centaur | Amazing Man Comics | 005 | AUG 11, 1939 | Amazing Man |
| Timely | Marvel Comics | 001 | AUG 31, 1939 | Angel Human Torch Sub-Mariner |
| Lev Gleason | Silver Streak Comics | 001 | SEP 22, 19 | The Claw |
| Fox | Fantastic Comics | 001 | OCT 05, 1939 | Samson |
| MLJ | Top-Notch Comics | 001 | OCT 25, 1939 | The Wizard |
| Timely | Daring Mystery Comics | 001 | OCT 30, 1939 | Fiery Mask |
| Quality | Feature Comics | 027 | NOV 01, 1939 | Doll Man |
| National | Flash Comics | 001 | NOV 10, 1939 | Flash Hawkman Johnny Thunder The Whip |
| MLJ | Pep Comics | 001 | NOV 16, 1939 | The Shield The Comet |
| Standard | Thrilling Comics | 001 | DEC 01, 1939 | Dr Strange |
| Fawcett | Whiz Comics | 001 | DEC 01, 1939 | Captain Marvel Golden Arrow Ibis Spy Smasher |
| Fox | Blue Beetle | 001 | JAN 02, 1940 | Blue Beetle |
| Fox | Science Comics | 001 | JAN 02, 1940 | The Eagle Dynamo |
| MLJ | Zip Comics | 001 | JAN 02, 1940 | Steel Sterling Scarlet Avenger Mr Satan |
| National | More Fun Comics | 052 | JAN 02, 1940 | The Spectre |
| Prize | Prize Comics | 001 | JAN 02, 1940 | Power Nelson |
| Lev Gleason | Silver Streak Comics | 003 | JAN 12, 1940 | Silver Streak |
| Street & Smith | Shadow Comics | 001 | JAN 12, 1940 | The Shadow Doc Savage Iron Munro |
| Timely | Mystic Comics | 001 | JAN 15, 1940 | Flexo the Rubber Man Blue Blaze Dynamic Man |
| Fiction House | Fight Comics | 003 | JAN 121, 1940 | Rip Regan Power-Man |
| Timely | Daring Mystery Comics | 003 | JAN 29, 1940 | Purple Mask Marvex the Super Robot |
| Novelty Press | Target Comics | 002 | JAN 31, 1940 | White Streak |
| Fox | Weird Comics | 001 | FEB 06, 1940 | Thor |
| National | Adventure Comics | 048 | FEB 08, 1940 | Hourman |
| Fawcett | Master Comics | 001 | FEB 14, 1940 | Master Man |
| Fiction House | Jumbo Comics | 014 | FEB 14, 1940 | Lightning |
| Holyoke | Crash Comics Adventures | 001 | MAR 01, 1940 | Strongman |
| National | Detective Comics | 038 | MAR 05, 1940 | Robin |
| Hyper Publications | Hyper Mystery Comics | 001 | MAR 08, 1940 | Hyper the Phenomenal |
| Ace | Sure-Fire Comics | 001 | MAR 25, 1940 | “Flash” Lightning |
| Columbia | Big Shot Comics | 001 | MAR 27, 1940 | Skyman The Face |
| Holyoke | Whirlwind Comics | 001 | APR 01, 1940 | Whirlwind |
| National | More Fun Comics | 055 | APR 02, 1940 | Doctor Fate |
| Quality | Hit Comics | 001 | APR 03, 1940 | Hercules Red Bee Neon the Unknown |
| Quality | National Comics | 001 | APR 03, 1940 | Uncle Sam Wonder Boy |
| Novelty Press | Blue Bolt | 001 | APR 10, 1940 | Blue Bolt |
| MLJ | Blue Ribbon Comics | 004 | APR 10, 1940 | The Fox |
| Timely | Daring Mystery Comics | 005 | APR 11, 1940 | Falcon |
| Street & Smith | Doc Savage | 001 | APR 17, 1940 | Doc Savage |
| Ace | Super-Mystery Comics | 001 | APR 22, 1940 | Vulcan the Volcanic Man |
| National | Batman | 001 | APR 25, 1940 | Batman Robin |
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