Superman debuts
1938 · Work
Action Comics #1 introduces Superman, creating the superhero genre that would dominate later popular culture.
On these timelines: Master, Arts and Thoughts, USA
Around 1938
- German invasion of Poland (1939)
- Cold War (1947)
- Hitler appointed Chancellor (1933)
- Indian independence and Partition (1947)
- Atomic bombing of Hiroshima (1945)
- Founding of the State of Israel (1948)
- Death of Hitler / Fall of Berlin (1945)
- Fall of France (1940)
- Battle of Britain (1940)
- Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany (1933)