In 1941, Aquaman and Green Arrow were the biggest new arrivals, as well as Doctor Mid-Nite and Plastic Man. Across titles and publishers, the Second World War became a topic, even before America's participation in it, which led to the rise of Nazis and Fifth Columnists as villains and saw the creation of Uncle Sam and the Blackhawk Squadron for Quality Comics and Minute-Man for Fawcett Comics. Though DC/National Allied did not create any new patriotic characters, it did rebrand adventurer Tex Thompson into Mister America.
Creators[]
The following creative talent are known to have been born in 1941:
- Dennis Virkler
- Ed Gorman
- Joel Magpayo
- Michelle Wrightson
- Mike Royer
- Neal Adams
- Peter Suschitzky
- Ruben Sosa
- Russell Bates
- Tom Palmer
- Tom Veitch
- Victor Gorelick
Titles
The following comic titles debuted with a 1941 cover date:
- All-Flash (Volume 1)
- America's Greatest Comics (Volume 1)
- Bulletman (Volume 1)
- Captain Marvel Adventures (Volume 1)
- Doll Man (Volume 1)
- Green Lantern (Volume 1)
- Military Comics (Volume 1)
- Minute Man (Volume 1)
- Police Comics (Volume 1)
- Spy Smasher (Volume 1)
- Star-Spangled Comics (Volume 1)
- Uncle Sam Quarterly (Volume 1)
- World's Finest (Volume 1)
- Xmas Comics (Volume 1)
Characters
Selected 1941 character debuts. See all.
- Charles McNider (New Earth)
- Jonathan Chambers (New Earth)
- Oswald Cobblepot (Earth-Two)
- Blackhawk (Quality Universe)
- Theodore Knight (New Earth)
- Oliver Queen (Earth-Two)
- Sanderson Hawkins (New Earth)
- Light (New Earth)
- Andre (Quality Universe)
- Nabu (New Earth)
- Ian Karkull (New Earth)
- Frederick Freeman (Earth-S)
- Justin Arthur (New Earth)
- Chop Chop (Quality Universe)
- Charles Dickles (New Earth)
- James Slade (Quality Universe)
- Patrick Dugan (New Earth)
- Olaf (Quality Universe)
- Aquaman (Earth-Two)
- Stanislaus (Quality Universe)
- Joan Dale (Quality Universe)
- Sylvester Pemberton (New Earth)
- John Sargent (New Earth)
- King Killer (Quality Universe)
- Billy "Fat Marvel" Batson (Earth-S)
- Billy "Tall Marvel" Batson (Earth-S)
- Albrecht Krieger (Earth-S)
- Billy "Hill Marvel" Batson (Earth-S)
- Hans Hendrickson (Quality Universe)
- Pinky Butler (Earth-S)
- Linda Page (Earth-Two)
- Sniper (Quality Universe)
- USA (Quality Universe)
- Roy Harper (Earth-Two)
- Otto Shickler (Quality Universe)
- Tex Adams (Quality Universe)
- Lance Larkin (Earth-Two)
- Jonathan Law (New Earth)
- Sandra Knight (Quality Universe)
- Jerry Noble (Quality Universe)
- Stormy Foster (Quality Universe)
- Gregory Sanders (Earth-Two)
- Mist (New Earth)
- Jack Weston (Earth-S)
- Del van Dyne (Quality Universe)
- Nang Tu (Quality Universe)
- Northrup Bristol (Quality Universe)
- Roy Lincoln (Quality Universe)
- Negal (New Earth)
- Herman von Ezel (Quality Universe)
Teams
Selected 1941 team debuts. See all.
- Shazam's Squadron of Justice
- Blackhawk Squadron (Quality Universe)
- Death Patrol (Quality Universe)
- Seven Soldiers of Victory (Earth-Two)
- Companions Three (Earth-S)
- Three Devils (New Earth)
- Marvel Family (Earth-S)
- Lieutenant Marvels (Earth-S)
- Death Battalion
- Unholy Three (Earth-S)
- Cyclone Kids (New Earth)
- Black Dragon Society (Earth-S)