1940 debuts
This is a list of characters who debuted in 1940.
- Alan Scott
- Al Pratt
- Arthur Tragg
- Billy Batson
- Carter Hall
- Daisy Duck
- Dick Grayson
- Happy Terrill
- Inza Cramer
- Jay Garrick
- Jerry Mouse
- Jethro Dumont
- Jim Corrigan (host)
- Johnny Thunder
- Kent Nelson
- Klaatu
- Lex Luthor
- Mammy Twoshoes
- Max Mercury
- Perry White
- Pugsley Addams
- Rex Tyler
- Richard Grey Jr.
- Selina Kyle
- Shazam (wizard)
- Shiera Hall
- The Joker (Napier)
- The Spectre (Aztar)
- Thomas Raymond
- Tom Cat
- Uncle Sam (hero)
- Wednesday Addams
- Woody Woodpecker
- Yz
