Originally Posted by
Jim Kelly
Fawcett published the last issue of THE MARVEL FAMILY in September 1953--that was it for the three Cheeses. This was right at the time of the big 3-D comics boom.
Charlton began publication of ATOMIC MOUSE in 1953, which lasted until 1963.
CAPTAIN AMERICA was revived for three issues in 1954. At the same time, the last two issues of MEN'S ADVENTURES had stories of the Human Torch, the Sub-Mariner and Capt. America.
Ajax reprinted four issues of PHANTOM LADY in 1955.
Magazine Enterprises published four issues of THE AVENGER (a red super-suited crimefighter) in 1955.
Charlton launched ATOMIC RABBIT, later called ATOMIC BUNNY, in 1955.
THE ADVENTURES OF MIGHTY MOUSE, published by St. John, came to its end in 1955--it started in 1948, after previously published by Timely. Standard assumed publication of the mag in 1956, which lasted until 1959, when it was then picked up by Dell and ran through the 1960s.
In 1955, Charlton published four issues of BLUE BEETLE (Dan Garrett), that title switched to MR. MUSCLES for two issues in 1956. They then put out three issues of NATURE BOY (a guy who had power over wind, rain and fire) and in that comic they published another Blue Beetle story.
Lev Gleason's DAREDEVIL COMICS featuring the Little Wise Guys came to a conclusion in the summer of 1956, with the demise of the publisher.
PLASTIC MAN 64 (November 1956) was the last issue of the Pliable Policeman published by Quality. BLACKHAWK 107 (December 1956) was the last Quality issue of that comic, but National Comics/D.C. picked up publishing the title without missing a beat with 108 (January 1957). However, they didn't do the same for Plas.
Charlton's TOM CAT became ATOM THE CAT in 1957.
In 1957, Ajax got the rights to Cosmo Cat who had been around since the 1940s, from different publishers, and they renamed him as SUPER CAT which had a short run.
Harvey Comics published four issues of MAN IN BLACK, in 1957 and 1958. Harvey's BLACK CAT, which started with the title character in 1946, went through title changes and format changes, ending up as BLACK CAT MYSTIC in 1957 for the last five issues--but not quite because the title was revived in 1962 for three more issues reprinting Black Cat adventures.
Herbie Popnecker made his first appearance in FORBIDDEN WORLDS 73 (December 1958), published by the American Comics Group.
In 1959, Archie published two issues of THE DOUBLE LIFE OF PRIVATE STRONG, featuring the Shield but also introducing the Fly. In that same year, they began publication of THE FLY, which would last until the late 1960s (through title changes).
Archie's SUPER DUCK COMICS, which started in 1944, met its end in 1960--but the "Cockeyed Wonder" wasn't very super for most of his run.
Charlton introduced Captain Atom in SPACE ADVENTURES 33 (March 1960).
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There are probably some other supers from different publishers that had their moment in the sun during the 1950s, but these are the ones I could come up with for now.