1954 in comics

Events and publications

 * Publication of Seduction of the Innocent, by American psychiatrist Fredric Wertham. The book warned that comic books were a negative form of popular literature and a serious cause of juvenile delinquency. A minor bestseller, it created alarm in parents and galvanized them to campaign for censorship.
 * Publishers All American Comics, Comic Media, Fiction House, Star Publications, and Youthful go out of business.

February

 * Hopalong Cassidy, with issue #86, revived by DC Comics, taking over the numbering of the Fawcett Comics series.

March

 * Atlas Comics publishes Lorna, the Jungle Girl #6 (renamed from Lorna, the Jungle Queen)

April

 * April 21–22: United States Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency hearings on the comic book industry.

June

 * "Tralla La," a Scrooge McDuck story by Carl Barks, published in Uncle Scrooge #6
 * June 4: Further meeting of United States Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency

September

 * Formation of the Comics Magazine Association of America (CMAA) and the Comics Code Authority (CCA)
 * Atlas Comics publishes Crime Fighters Always Win #11 (renamed from Timely's Crimefighters)
 * Roy of the Rovers debuts in Fleetway's Tiger
 * Last issue of Journey Into Fear (#21) (September, 1954) by Canadian publisher Superior

November

 * The Haunt of Fear, with issue #28 (November/December cover date), canceled by EC Comics.

December

 * Kodansha publishes Nakayoshi.
 * The Vault of Horror, with issue #40 (December 1954/January 1955 cover date), canceled by EC Comics.
 * Chamber of Chills, with issue #26, canceled by Harvey Comics.

Archie Comics

 * Archie Giant Series

Atlas Comics

 * Arrowhead
 * Battle Ground
 * Girl's Life
 * Jungle Action
 * Jungle Tales
 * ''Marines in Battle
 * Navy Action
 * Outlaw Fighters
 * Outlaw Kid
 * Police Action
 * The Ringo Kid Western
 * Riot
 * Rugged Action
 * Semper Fi
 * Spy Thrillers
 * Western Kid (December)
 * Western Outlaws
 * Western Thrillers
 * Wild

Hulton Press

 * Swift

National Comics

 * Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (October)
 * Our Fighting Forces (October)

Toby Press

 * With the Marines on the Battlefronts of the World

Atlas Comics

 * Gorilla-Man (Ken Hale) in Men's Adventures #26 (March)
 * Gorilla-Man (Arthur Nagan) in Mystery Tales #21 ([September)
 * Jann of the Jungle in Jungle Tales #1 (September)
 * M-11 in Menace #11 (May)
 * Outlaw Kid in The Outlaw Kid #1 (September)
 * Ringo Kid in The Ringo Kid Western #1 (August)
 * Western Kid in The Western Kid #1 (November)

Dell Comics

 * Turok in Four Color Comics #596 (October/November)

Harvey Comics

 * Wendy the Good Little Witch in Casper the Friendly Ghost #20 (May)

L. Miller & Son

 * Marvelman in Marvelman #25 (3 February)

National Comics

 * Angle Man in Wonder Woman #70 (November 1954)
 * Crimesmith in World's Finest Comics #68 (January/February)
 * Janu the Jungle Boy in Action Comics #191 (April)
 * Mysto in Detective Comics #203 (January)
 * Space Cabbie in Mystery in Space #21 (August)

Prize Comics

 * Fighting American in Fighting American #1 (April/May)

Newspaper strips

 * Charlotte Braun in Peanuts (November 30)
 * Pig-Pen in Peanuts (July 13)