Jump on our Virtual Newsstand as we journey back to 1952. See and read the comic books on sale month by month, and find out the major news of the day.

January: Vincent Massey is sworn in as the 18th Governor General of Canada, he is the first who was actually born in the country.

February: King George VI of the United Kingdom dies after a long illness. His daughter is proclaimed Queen Elizabeth II.

March: Wernher von Braun publishes the first of his series of magazine articles in Collier's titled 'Man Will Conquer Space Soon!'.

April: The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress makes its maiden flight. It is now intended to keep the B-52 in service until 2045.

May: William Fox film producer dies. He founded the Fox Film Corporation in 1915 & the Fox West Coast Theatres chain in the 1920s.

June: U.S. Army Special Forces, known as the 'Green Berets' is created. The main primary mission is unconventional warfare.

July: Eva Peron the second wife of President Juan Peron & the First Lady of Argentina since 1946 dies, aged just 33.

August: Composer John Cage's composition 4'33" is first performed. Musicians do nothing apart from being present on stage.

September: Television debuts in Canada when Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) opens the first station in Montreal, Quebec.

October: The United Nations move into their new building in New York City. It has been designed by Le Corbusier & Oscar Niemeyer.

November: The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie opens in the West End of London. It is still running, making it the longest running play in history.

December: London suffers severe air pollution, causing many fatalities. The 'killer fog', coins the word 'Smog', from 'smoke' & 'fog'.