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Notable events of '''1972 in comics'''.

==Events==
==Events==
===Year overall===
===Year overall===
* Marvel Comics forms their British publishing arm, [[Marvel UK]] (under the corporate name '''Magazine Management London Ltd.''').
* [[Marvel Comics]] forms their British publishing arm, [[Marvel UK]] (under the corporate name '''Magazine Management London Ltd.''').
* [[Phil Seuling]] founds [[Sea Gate Distributors]], developing the concept of the [[direct market]] distribution system for getting comics directly into comic book specialty shops, bypassing the established newspaper/magazine distributor method.
* [[Phil Seuling]] founds [[Sea Gate Distributors]], developing the concept of the [[direct market]] distribution system for getting comics directly into comic book specialty shops, bypassing the established newspaper/magazine distributor method.
* DC acquires licensing rights to the [[Marvel Family]], originally published by [[Fawcett Comics]].
* DC acquires licensing rights to the [[Marvel Family]], originally published by [[Fawcett Comics]].
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* Newspaper strip ''[[Captain Kate]]'' ceases syndication.
* Newspaper strip ''[[Captain Kate]]'' ceases syndication.
* [[Kinney National Company]] spun off its non-entertainment assets and changed its name to [[Warner Communications]].
* [[Kinney National Company]] spun off its non-entertainment assets and changed its name to [[Warner Communications]].
*In Italy, [[Renzo Barbieri]] founds [[Edifumetto]], publishing house specialized in cheap erotic comics, in concurrence with the EdiGi of his former associate Renzo Cavedon. The firm launches, in the year, new characters, as [[Zora la Vampira|Zora]] (September), [[Biancaneve]] and the super-hero Playcolt (November).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.slumberland.it/contenuto.php?id=801|title=Renzo Barbieri - Pioniere del fumetto erotico-pornografico italiano|website=www.slumberland.it|access-date=2019-06-14}}</ref>
*In Italy, [[Renzo Barbieri]] founds [[Edifumetto]], a publishing house specialized in cheap [[erotic comics]], in concurrence with the EdiGi of his former associate Renzo Cavedon. The firm launches, in this year, new characters, such as the monster Wallenstein (April), [[Zora la Vampira|Zora]] (September), [[Biancaneve]] and the super-hero Playcolt (November).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.slumberland.it/contenuto.php?id=801|title=Renzo Barbieri - Pioniere del fumetto erotico-pornografico italiano|website=www.slumberland.it|access-date=2019-06-14}}</ref>


===January===
===January===
*'''January 2''': ''[[Il Corriere dei Piccoli|Il corriere dei piccoli]]'', splits in two magazines: ''Il corriere dei piccoli'' (The little ones’ courier), aimed to children, and ''[[Il Corriere dei Ragazzi|Il corriere dei ragazzi]]'' (The boys’ courier) aimed to teenagers.
*'''January 2''': ''[[Il Corriere dei Piccoli|Il corriere dei piccoli]]'', splits in two magazines: ''Il corriere dei piccoli'' (The little ones’ courier), aimed to children, and ''[[Il Corriere dei Ragazzi|Il corriere dei ragazzi]]'' (The boys’ courier) aimed to teenagers.
*'''January 6''':In ''[[Pif Gadget]]'', the ''[[Corto Maltese]]'' story ''Concert en O mineur pour harpe et nitroglycérine'' by [[Hugo Pratt]] is published. The first of [[Celtic Tales (novel)|four tales]] set in the Celtic countries (Ireland, England, Belgium and Brittany).
*'''January 6''': In ''[[Pif Gadget]]'', the ''[[Corto Maltese]]'' story ''Concert en O mineur pour harpe et nitroglycérine'' by [[Hugo Pratt]] is published. The first of [[Celtic Tales (novel)|four tales]] set in the Celtic countries (Ireland, England, Belgium and Brittany).
* '''January 7''': In the magazine ''De Nieuwe'' Gommaar Timmermans creates ''De Nieuwe Ark'', a philosophical comic will run until 8 September 1972.<ref name="GoT">{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/got.htm|title=GoT (Gommaar Timmermans)|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=November 21, 2021}}</ref>
*'''January 19''': In ''[[Spirou (magazine)|Spirou]]'', the first chapter of ''[[Tora Torapa]]'' by [[Jean-Claude Fournier]] is published.
*'''January 19''': In ''[[Spirou (magazine)|Spirou]]'', the first chapter of ''[[Tora Torapa]]'' by [[Jean-Claude Fournier]] is published.
*''[[Korak, Son of Tarzan]]'' ([[1964 in comics|1964]] series), with issue #45, cancelled by [[Gold Key Comics]]. (The title is acquired and continued by DC in June.)
*''[[Korak, Son of Tarzan]]'' ([[1964 in comics|1964]] series), with issue #45, cancelled by [[Gold Key Comics]]. (The title is acquired and continued by DC in June.)
* Primaggio Mantovi's ''Sacarrolha'' debuts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/mantovi_primaggio.htm|title=Primaggio Mantovi|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Primaggio Mantovi]]'s ''Sacarrolha'' debuts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/mantovi_primaggio.htm|title=Primaggio Mantovi|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
* The story ''Hound of the Moaning Hills''<nowiki/>' and ''Storm dancers'' by [[Carl Barks]] and Kay Wright is published in ''Huey, Dewey and Louie Junior Woodchucks.''
* The ''stories Hound of the Moaning Hills''<nowiki/>' and ''Storm dancers'' by [[Carl Barks]] and Kay Wright are published in ''Huey, Dewey and Louie Junior Woodchucks.''
* ''[[The Adventures of Alix|Iorix le grand]]'' by [[Jacques Martin (comics)|Jacques Martin]].

===February===
===February===
* '''February 12''': After a long trial [[Al Capp]] is fined for attempted adultery in a [[plea bargain]], his public image and the popularity of [[Li'l Abner]] are damaged beyond repair.<ref>https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/capp_a.htm</ref>
* '''February 12''': After a long trial [[Al Capp]] is fined for attempted adultery in a [[plea bargain]], his public image and the popularity of [[Li'l Abner]] are damaged beyond repair.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/capp_a.htm|title = Al Capp}}</ref>
* '''February 24''': In ''[[Spirou (magazine)|Spirou]]'', the first chapter of ''[[L'Orgue du Diable|L’orgue du diable]]'' by [[Roger Leloup]] is published.
* '''February 24''': In ''[[Spirou (magazine)|Spirou]]'', the first chapter of ''[[L'Orgue du Diable|L’orgue du diable]]'' by [[Roger Leloup]] is published.
* '''February 26''': The final episode of ''Big Sister'' appears in print. It had run since 1928.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/f/forgrave_les.htm|title=Les Forgrave|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
* '''February 24''': in ''[[L'Intrepido (magazine)|L’Intrepido]]'', debut the SF series ''Iber'', by Antonio Mancuso and Antonio Toldo.
* '''February 26''': The final episode of ''Big Sister'' appears in print. It had run since 1928.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/f/forgrave_les.htm|title=Les Forgrave|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
* ''[[The Brave and the Bold]]'' #100 (February /March cover date): [[Batman]] teams up with [[Dick Grayson|Robin]], [[Green Arrow]], [[Black Canary]], and [[Hal Jordan|Green Lantern]]. (DC Comics)
* ''[[The Brave and the Bold]]'' #100 (February /March cover date): [[Batman]] teams up with [[Dick Grayson|Robin]], [[Green Arrow]], [[Black Canary]], and [[Hal Jordan|Green Lantern]]. (DC Comics)
* With issue #206, [[Gold Key Comics]] cancels ''[[Tarzan (comics)|Tarzan]]'', a title it acquired from [[Dell Comics]] in [[1962 in comics|1962]].
* With issue #206, [[Gold Key Comics]] cancels ''[[Tarzan (comics)|Tarzan]]'', a title it acquired from [[Dell Comics]] in [[1962 in comics|1962]].
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* ''[[House of Mystery]]'' #200, edited by [[Joe Orlando]]. (DC Comics)
* ''[[House of Mystery]]'' #200, edited by [[Joe Orlando]]. (DC Comics)
* The story ''The Day the Mountain Shook'', by [[Carl Barks]] and Kay Wright is published in ''Huey, Dewey and Louie Junior Woodchucks''.
* The story ''The Day the Mountain Shook'', by [[Carl Barks]] and Kay Wright is published in ''Huey, Dewey and Louie Junior Woodchucks''.
* ''[[Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary]]'', by [[Justin Green (cartoonist)|Justin Green]].


===April===
===April===


* '''April 18''': In ''[[Le Journal de Tintin|Le journal de Tintin]]'', the first chapter of the ''[[Ric Hochet]]'' story ''Requiem pour une idole]]'' (Requiem for an idol) by [[André-Paul Duchâteau]] and [[Tibet (comics)|Tibet]] is published.
* '''April 18''': In ''[[Le Journal de Tintin|Le journal de Tintin]]'', the first chapter of the ''[[Ric Hochet]]'' story ''[[Requiem pour une idole]]'' (Requiem for an idol) by [[André-Paul Duchâteau]] and [[Tibet (comics)|Tibet]] is published.
* [[Marvel Comics]] launches ''[[Marvel Premiere]]'', an anthology series.
* [[Marvel Comics]] launches ''[[Marvel Premiere]]'', an anthology series.
* With issue #207, [[DC Comics]] begins publishing ''[[Tarzan (comics)|Tarzan]]'', acquired from [[Gold Key Comics]].
* With issue #207, [[DC Comics]] begins publishing ''[[Tarzan (comics)|Tarzan]]'', acquired from [[Gold Key Comics]].
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===May===
===May===
* '''May 1''': The first issue of the adult comic magazine [[L'Écho des Savanes]] is published. Up until 1974 it only features comics by the three founders [[Marcel Gotlib]], [[Nikita Mandryka]] and [[Claire Bretécher]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/mandryka.htm|title=Nikita Mandryka|website=lambiek.net|access-date=3 July 2021}}</ref>
*'''May 4''': In ''[[Pilote]]'' the first chapter of ''[[Asterix and the Soothsayer|Asterix and the soothsayer]]'' by [[René Goscinny|Goscinny]] and [[Uderzo]], is published.
*'''May 21''': The final episode of Jerry and Hally Skelly's newspaper comic strip ''[[Captain Kate]]'' is published.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/skelly_jerry.htm|title=Jerry Skelly|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref>
* '''May 4''': In ''[[Pilote]]'' the first chapter of ''[[Asterix and the Soothsayer]]'' by [[René Goscinny|Goscinny]] and [[Uderzo]], is published.
*'''May 21''': The final episode of Jerry and Hally Skelly's newspaper comic strip ''[[Captain Kate]]'' is published.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/skelly_jerry.htm|title=Jerry Skelly|website=lambiek.net|access-date=21 July 2018}}</ref>
* '''May 23''': In [[Charles M. Schulz]]' ''[[Peanuts]]'' [[Rerun van Pelt]] makes his debut.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/schulz.htm|title=Charles M. Schulz|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=February 2, 2021}}</ref>
* ''[[Wonder Woman]]'' #200 (May/June cover date): 52-page giant, "The Beauty Hater," by [[Denny O'Neil]] and [[Dick Giordano]]. (DC Comics)
* ''[[Wonder Woman]]'' #200 (May/June cover date): 52-page giant, "The Beauty Hater," by [[Denny O'Neil]] and [[Dick Giordano]]. (DC Comics)
* ''[[Tomahawk (comics)|Tomahawk]]'', with issue #140 (May/June cover date), canceled by DC.
* ''[[Tomahawk (comics)|Tomahawk]]'', with issue #140 (May/June cover date), canceled by DC.
* The ''[[Donald Duck]]'' stories ''Huey, Dewey and Louie Junior Woodchucks'', ''Duckmade disaster'' are published by [[Carl Barks]] and Kay Wright.
* The Italian magazine ''[[Lo Scolaro|Lo scolaro]]'', after sixty years of history and more than a thousand issues, ceases publications.


===June===
===June===
*'''June 15''': The first chapter of the ''[[Lucky Luke]]'' story ''[[Chasseur de primes]]'', by [[Goscinny]] and [[Morris (cartoonist)|Morris]] in ''[[Pilote]]''.
*'''June 15''': The first chapter of the ''[[Lucky Luke]]'' story ''[[Chasseur de primes]]'', by [[Goscinny]] and [[Morris (cartoonist)|Morris]] is published in ''[[Pilote]]''.
* [[Marvel Comics]] launches ''[[Luke Cage|Luke Cage, Hero for Hire]]'', which is the debut of the title character.
* [[Marvel Comics]] launches ''[[Luke Cage|Luke Cage, Hero for Hire]]'', which is the debut of the title character.
* ''[[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]]'' #200: "The End of the World," by [[Gerry Conway]] (pages 1, 21), [[Stan Lee]] (pages 2–20), [[John Buscema]], and [[John Verpoorten]].
* ''[[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]]'' #200: "The End of the World," by [[Gerry Conway]] (pages 1, 21), [[Stan Lee]] (pages 2–20), [[John Buscema]], and [[John Verpoorten]].
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* ''[[The Avengers (comic book)|The Avengers]]'' #100: "Whatever Gods There Be," by [[Roy Thomas]] and [[Barry Windsor-Smith|Barry Smith]].
* ''[[The Avengers (comic book)|The Avengers]]'' #100: "Whatever Gods There Be," by [[Roy Thomas]] and [[Barry Windsor-Smith|Barry Smith]].
* The [[Darkhold]], also known as ''The Book of Sins'', is introduced in ''[[Marvel Spotlight]]'' #4.
* The [[Darkhold]], also known as ''The Book of Sins'', is introduced in ''[[Marvel Spotlight]]'' #4.
* [[Stan Lee]] starts his long-running monthly column, ''Stan's Soapbox'', in Marvel's readers pages ''[[Bullpen Bulletins]]''.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://costa.lunarpages.com/bp/Bullpen6706.JPG | title=Fan site jpeg | accessdate=2009-02-21 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041115173856/http://costa.lunarpages.com/bp/Bullpen6706.JPG | archivedate=2004-11-15 }}</ref> It will appear until 1982.
* [[Stan Lee]] starts his long-running monthly column, ''Stan's Soapbox'', in Marvel's readers pages ''[[Bullpen Bulletins]]''.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://costa.lunarpages.com/bp/Bullpen6706.JPG | title=Fan site jpeg | access-date=2009-02-21 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041115173856/http://costa.lunarpages.com/bp/Bullpen6706.JPG | archive-date=2004-11-15 }}</ref> It will appear until 1982.
* ''[[Korak, Son of Tarzan]]'', with issue #46, taken over by DC from [[Gold Key Comics]].
* ''[[Korak, Son of Tarzan]]'', with issue #46, taken over by DC from [[Gold Key Comics]].
* With issue #12 (June/July cover date), ''[[All-Star Western]]'' (vol. 2) changes its name to ''[[Weird Western Tales]]'' — DC Comics
* With issue #12 (June/July cover date), ''[[All-Star Western]]'' (vol. 2) changes its name to ''[[Weird Western Tales]]'' — DC Comics
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===July===
===July===
* '''July 12''': The final episode of [[Marten Toonder]]'s ''Kappie'' is published.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/t/toonder.htm|title=Marten Toonder|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref>
* '''July 12''': The final episode of [[Marten Toonder]]'s ''Kappie'' is published.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/t/toonder.htm|title=Marten Toonder|website=lambiek.net|access-date=21 July 2018}}</ref>
* '''July 22''': The first edition of ''[[Wizard World Chicago]]'', aka the Chicago Comic-Con, is organized by Nancy Warner.<ref name=zahour>Zahour, Frank. "Superman, Howdy, 'Alive' to Nostalgia Buffs", ''Chicago Tribune'' (Aug. 6, 1973), p. 16.</ref>
* '''July 22''': The first edition of ''[[Wizard World Chicago]]'', aka the Chicago Comic-Con, is organized by Nancy Warner.<ref name=zahour>Zahour, Frank. "Superman, Howdy, 'Alive' to Nostalgia Buffs", ''Chicago Tribune'' (Aug. 6, 1973), p. 16.</ref>
* After a year-long experimentation with 25-cent, 52-page comics, [[DC Comics]] reduces the price of a typical comic to 20 cents, and returns the page count to 36 pages.
* After a year-long experimentation with 25-cent, 52-page comics, [[DC Comics]] reduces the price of a typical comic to 20 cents, and returns the page count to 36 pages.
* [[Art Spiegelman]] publishes "Maus", a three-page strip which will eventually turn into ''[[Maus]]'', for the one-shot underground magazine ''Funny Animals'' <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Cadit quaestio|cq]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>, an [[underground comic]] published by [[Apex Novelties]].
* [[Art Spiegelman]] publishes "Maus", a three-page strip which will eventually turn into ''[[Maus]]'', for the one-shot underground magazine ''Funny Animals'' <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Cadit quaestio|cq]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>, an [[underground comic]] published by [[Apex Novelties]].
* ''[[Detective Comics]]'' #425: [[Jason Bard]] replaces [[Barbara Gordon|Batgirl]] as the backup feature.<ref>{{cite journal|last = Wells|first = John|title = The Master Crime-File of Jason Bard|journal= Back Issue!|issue = 64|pages = 39–43|publisher = TwoMorrows Publishing|date = May 2013}}</ref>
* ''[[Detective Comics]]'' #425: [[Jason Bard]] replaces [[Barbara Gordon|Batgirl]] as the backup feature.<ref>{{cite journal|last = Wells|first = John|title = The Master Crime-File of Jason Bard|journal= Back Issue!|issue = 64|pages = 39–43|publisher = TwoMorrows Publishing|date = May 2013}}</ref>
* ''[[Sgt. Fury]]'' #100: "One Hundredth Anniversary," by [[Gary Friedrich]], [[Dick Ayers]], and [[Mike Esposito (comics)|Mike Esposito]]. (Marvel Comics)
* ''[[Sgt. Fury]]'' #100: "One Hundredth Anniversary," by [[Gary Friedrich]], [[Dick Ayers]], and [[Mike Esposito (comics)|Mike Esposito]]. (Marvel Comics)
*''Pippo e I parastinchi di Olimpia'' (Goofy and the Olympia shin guards), by [[Romano Scarpa]], on ''Olympic Goofy'' – story written for the [[1972 Summer Olympics]].
*''Pippo e I parastinchi di Olimpia'' (Goofy and the Olympia shin guards), by [[Romano Scarpa]], in ''Olympic Goofy'', a story written for the [[1972 Summer Olympics]].
*''Il grande intrigo'' (The big plot) by [[Gian Luigi Bonelli]] and Erio Nicolò; [[Tex Willer]] is sentenced to death with a false charge. The story, exceptionally long (five albums), is considered a masterwork among the classic adventures of the hero.


===August===
===August===
*'''August 6''': In ''[[Il Giornalino|Il giornalino]]'', ''Notturno a Macao'', by [[Claudio Nizzi]] and Ruggero Giovannini; debut of the sea adventures series ''Capitan Erik''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 3, 2017 |title=Notturno a Macao (puntate 1-3) |url=https://corrierino-giornalino.blogspot.com/2017/04/notturno-macao-puntate-1-3.html |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=Corrierino e Giornalino}}</ref>
*'''Auigust 31''': In ''[[Pif Gadget]]'', the ''[[Corto Maltese]]'' story ''Au nom d'Allah le très miséricordieux, le compatissant'' by [[Hugo Pratt]], is published, the first chapter of ''[[The Ethiopian (Corto Maltese)|The Ethiopian]]'', an arc of four stories set in Africa, where the captain has, as a partner, the [[Afar people|Afar]] warrior Dash.
*'''August 31''': In ''[[Pif Gadget]]'', the ''[[Corto Maltese]]'' story ''Au nom d'Allah le très miséricordieux, le compatissant'' by [[Hugo Pratt]], is published, the first chapter of ''[[The Ethiopian (Corto Maltese)|The Ethiopian]]'', an arc of four stories set in Africa, where the captain has, as a partner, the [[Afar people|Afar]] warrior Dash.
*''[[The Flash (comic book)|The Flash]]'' #217: Four months after the cancellation of his own title, [[Hal Jordan|Green Lantern]] begins appearing as a backup feature in ''The Flash'' #217 (Aug.-Sept. 1972).<ref>{{cite journal|last = Greenberger|first = Robert|author-link = Robert Greenberger|title = Green Lantern The Emerald Backups|journal= Back Issue!|issue = 64|pages = 3–9|publisher = TwoMorrows Publishing|date = May 2013}}</ref>
*''[[The Flash (comic book)|The Flash]]'' #217: Four months after the cancellation of his own title, [[Hal Jordan|Green Lantern]] begins appearing as a backup feature in ''The Flash'' #217 (Aug.-Sept. 1972).<ref>{{cite journal|last = Greenberger|first = Robert|author-link = Robert Greenberger|title = Green Lantern The Emerald Backups|journal= Back Issue!|issue = 64|pages = 3–9|publisher = TwoMorrows Publishing|date = May 2013}}</ref>
* ''[[Justice League of America]]'' #100: "The Unknown Soldier of Victory!", by [[Len Wein]], [[Dick Dillin]], and [[Joe Giella]].
* ''[[Justice League of America]]'' #100: "The Unknown Soldier of Victory!", by [[Len Wein]], [[Dick Dillin]], and [[Joe Giella]].
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===September===
===September===
*'''September 14''': [[RAI]] broadcasts the first episode of ''Gulp'', spectacle of “TV comics” very popular among the Italian young viewers. For the show, original comics are realized, as ''The flying fat women'', by [[Vittorio Metz]], ''[[La secchia rapita]]'', by [[Pino Zac]] and moreover ''[[Nick Carter (comic strip)|Nick Carter]]'', by [[Bonvi]] and De Maria. &nbsp;
* '''September 13''': The first episode of Gommaar Timmermans' comic ''Iamboree'' is published in Knack. It will run until 1982.<ref name="GoT"/>
*'''September 14''': [[RAI]] broadcasts the first episode of ''Gulp'', spectacle of "TV comics" very popular among the Italian young viewers. For the show, original comics are realized, as ''The flying fat women'', by [[Vittorio Metz]], ''[[La secchia rapita]]'', by [[Pino Zac]] and moreover ''[[Nick Carter (comic strip)|Nick Carter]]'', by [[Bonvi]] and De Maria. &nbsp;
*'''September 19''': In ''[[Le Journal de Tintin|Le journal de Tintin]]'', the first chapter of the ''[[Michel Vaillant]]'' story ''Cauchemar]]'' (Nightmare) is published by [[Jean Graton]].
*'''September 19''': In ''[[Le Journal de Tintin|Le journal de Tintin]]'', the first chapter of the ''[[Michel Vaillant]]'' story ''[[Cauchemar]]'' (Nightmare) is published by [[Jean Graton]].
*''[[House of Secrets (DC Comics)|House of Secrets]]'' #100, edited by [[Joe Orlando]]. (DC Comics)
*''[[House of Secrets (DC Comics)|House of Secrets]]'' #100, edited by [[Joe Orlando]]. (DC Comics)
* [[Stan Lee]] becomes [[Marvel Comics]]' publisher; [[Roy Thomas]] takes over as Marvel editor-in-chief.
* [[Stan Lee]] becomes [[Marvel Comics]]' publisher; [[Roy Thomas]] takes over as Marvel editor-in-chief.
* In ''[[The People's Comics]],'' [[Robert Crumb]] draws the story ''Fritz the Cat Superstar'', in which his most famous character [[Fritz the Cat]] is murdered, thus terminating the comic strip. Crumb drew the story in reaction to [[Ralph Bakshi]]'s animated feature film adaptation which premiered a few months earlier.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://comixjoint.com/peoplescomics-1st.html|title=The People's Comics 1st Printing at Comixjoint.com|website=comixjoint.com|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref>
* In ''[[The People's Comics]],'' [[Robert Crumb]] draws the story ''Fritz the Cat Superstar'', in which his most famous character [[Fritz the Cat]] is murdered, thus terminating the comic strip. Crumb drew the story in reaction to [[Ralph Bakshi]]'s animated feature film adaptation which premiered a few months earlier.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://comixjoint.com/peoplescomics-1st.html|title=The People's Comics 1st Printing at Comixjoint.com|website=comixjoint.com|access-date=21 July 2018}}</ref>


=== October ===
=== October ===
* '''October 28''': The final episode of [[Mort Walker]] and [[Frank Roberge]]'s ''Mrs. Fitz's Flats'' is published.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/w/walker.htm|title=Mort Walker|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/r/roberge_frank.htm|title=Frank Roberge|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref>
* '''October 28''': The final episode of [[Mort Walker]] and [[Frank Roberge]]'s ''Mrs. Fitz's Flats'' is published.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/w/walker.htm|title=Mort Walker|website=lambiek.net|access-date=21 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/r/roberge_frank.htm|title=Frank Roberge|website=lambiek.net|access-date=21 July 2018}}</ref>
* ''[[Date with Debbi]]'', with issue #18 (October /November cover date), is cancelled by DC.
* ''[[Date with Debbi]]'', with issue #18 (October /November cover date), is cancelled by DC.
* ''[[Kamandi, The Last Boy on Earth]]'' #1: new series by writer/artist Jack Kirby is launched by DC Comics with an October/November cover date).
* ''[[Kamandi, The Last Boy on Earth]]'' #1: new series by writer/artist Jack Kirby is launched by DC Comics with an October/November cover date.
* ''[[New Gods]]'', with issue #11 (October /November cover date), is temporarily cancelled by DC (it is revived with issue #12 in [[1977 in comics|1977]]).
* ''[[New Gods]]'', with issue #11 (October /November cover date), is temporarily cancelled by DC (it is revived with issue #12 in [[1977 in comics|1977]]).
* [[Silver Age of Comic Books|Silver Age]] inker [[Sid Greene]] dies at age 66.
* [[Silver Age of Comic Books|Silver Age]] inker [[Sid Greene]] dies at age 66.


===November===
===November===
* '''November 9''': The first episode of [[Willy Vandersteen]]'s comics series ''Robert en Bertrand'' is published and will run until 1992.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/v/vandersteen.htm|title=Willy Vandersteen|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
* '''November 9''': The first episode of [[Willy Vandersteen]]'s comics series ''Robert en Bertrand'' is published and will run until 1992.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/v/vandersteen.htm|title=Willy Vandersteen|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
*''[[Girls' Love Stories]]'', with issue #180 (November /December cover-date), cancelled by [[DC Comics]].
*''[[Girls' Love Stories]]'', with issue #180 (November /December cover-date), cancelled by [[DC Comics]].


===December===
===December===
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* '''December 5''' : In ''[[Le Journal de Tintin|Le journal de Tintin]]'', the first chapter of ''Épitaphe pour [[Ric Hochet]]'' (Epitaph for Ric Hochet) by [[André-Paul Duchâteau]] and Tibet is published.

* '''December 5''' : in ''[[Le Journal de Tintin|Le journal de Tintin]]'', first chapter of ''Épitaphe pour [[Ric Hochet]]'' (Epitaph for Ric Hochet) by [[André-Paul Duchâteau]] and Tibet.
*'''December 7''': In ''[[Le Journal de Tintin|Le journal de Tintin]]'', the first chapter of the ''[[Bruno Brazil]]'' story ''Sarabanda a Sacramento'' is published by Greg and [[William Vance]].
* '''December 28''': The final episode of [[Marcel Gotlib]]'s ''[[Rubrique-à-Brac]]'' is printed in ''[[Pilote]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/gotlib.htm|title=Marcel Gotlib|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=21 July 2018|archive-date=6 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206102844/https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/gotlib.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
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*'''December 7''': on ''[[Le Journal de Tintin|Le journal de Tintin]]'', first chapter of ''[[Bruno Brazil|Sarabanda a Sacramento]]'', by Greg and [[William Vance]].
*''[[Justice League|Justice League of America]]'' #103, Writer [[Len Wein]] and artists [[Dick Dillin]] and [[Dick Giordano]] craft the DC portion of a [[metafiction]]al unofficial [[Intercompany crossover|crossover]] spanning titles from both major comics companies. The Marvel chapters appear with 1973 cover dates. Each comic featured writers [[Steve Englehart]], [[Gerry Conway]], and Len Wein, as well as Wein's first wife [[Glynis Wein|Glynis]], [[List of comics creators appearing in comics|interacting with]] Marvel or DC characters at the [[Rutland Halloween Parade]] in [[Rutland (city), Vermont|Rutland, Vermont]]. Beginning in ''[[Amazing Adventures]]'' #16 (by Englehart with art by [[Bob Brown (comics)|Bob Brown]] and [[Frank McLaughlin (comics)|Frank McLaughlin]]), the story continued in ''Justice League of America'' #103 (by Wein, Dillin and Giordano), and concluded in ''[[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]]'' #207 (by Conway and penciler [[John Buscema]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/10/30/rutland-halloween-parade-marvel-dc-crossover/ |title=The Rutland Halloween Parade: Where Marvel and DC First Collided |last=Larnick |first=Eric |date=October 30, 2010 |publisher=[[ComicsAlliance|ComicsAlliance.com]] |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/63ia1MoQZ?url=http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/10/30/rutland-halloween-parade-marvel-dc-crossover/ |archivedate=December 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |accessdate=December 5, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2010/10/01/comic-book-legends-revealed-280/ |title=Comic Book Legends Revealed #280 |last=Cronin |first=Brian |date=October 1, 2010 |publisher=[[ComicBookResources.com]] |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/63iZZ9PQQ?url=http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2010/10/01/comic-book-legends-revealed-280/ |archivedate=December 6, 2011 |url-status=dead |accessdate=December 5, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comics.org/issue/25821/|title=GCD :: Issue :: Amazing Adventures #16|website=www.comics.org|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref>
*''[[Justice League|Justice League of America]]'' #103, Writer [[Len Wein]] and artists [[Dick Dillin]] and [[Dick Giordano]] craft the DC portion of a [[metafiction]]al unofficial [[Intercompany crossover|crossover]] spanning titles from both major comics companies. The Marvel chapters appear with 1973 cover dates. Each comic featured writers [[Steve Englehart]], [[Gerry Conway]], and Len Wein, as well as Wein's first wife [[Glynis Wein|Glynis]], [[List of comics creators appearing in comics|interacting with]] Marvel or DC characters at the [[Rutland Halloween Parade]] in [[Rutland (city), Vermont|Rutland, Vermont]]. Beginning in ''[[Amazing Adventures]]'' #16 (by Englehart with art by [[Bob Brown (comics)|Bob Brown]] and [[Frank McLaughlin (comics)|Frank McLaughlin]]), the story continued in ''Justice League of America'' #103 (by Wein, Dillin and Giordano), and concluded in ''[[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]]'' #207 (by Conway and penciler [[John Buscema]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/10/30/rutland-halloween-parade-marvel-dc-crossover/ |title=The Rutland Halloween Parade: Where Marvel and DC First Collided |last=Larnick |first=Eric |date=October 30, 2010 |publisher=[[ComicsAlliance|ComicsAlliance.com]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111094055/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/10/30/rutland-halloween-parade-marvel-dc-crossover/ |archive-date=January 11, 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=December 5, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2010/10/01/comic-book-legends-revealed-280/ |title=Comic Book Legends Revealed #280 |last=Cronin |first=Brian |date=October 1, 2010 |publisher=[[ComicBookResources.com]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116162032/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2010/10/01/comic-book-legends-revealed-280/ |archive-date=January 16, 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=December 5, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comics.org/issue/25821/|title=GCD :: Issue :: Amazing Adventures #16|website=www.comics.org|access-date=21 July 2018}}</ref>


===Specific date unknown===
===Specific date unknown===
* Carlos Enrique Figueroa creates the comics character Tricolín.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/f/figueroa_carlos.htm|title=Carlos Enrique Figueroa|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
* Carlos Enrique Figueroa creates the comics character Tricolín.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/f/figueroa_carlos.htm|title=Carlos Enrique Figueroa|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
* The first episode of the Polish humorous historical comic series ''[[Kajko i Kokosz]]'' by [[Janusz Christa]] is published. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/christa-janusz.htm|title=Janusz Christa|website=lambiek.net|access-date=January 29, 2023}}</ref>
* [[David Sutherland (comics)|David Sutherland]] introduces the character Cuthbert in ''[[The Bash Street Kids]]''. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/sutherland_david.htm|title=David Sutherland|website=lambiek.net|access-date=15 February 2023}}</ref>
* James McQuade's erotic series ''Misty'' makes its debut. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/mcquade_james.htm|title=James McQuade|website=lambiek.net|access-date=11 August 2024}}</ref>

==Births==
===April===
* '''April 26''': [[John Paul Leon]], American comic book artist (''[[Static (DC Comics)|Static]]'', ''[[Earth X]]'', ''[[The Winter Men]]''), (d. [[2021]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/leon_john-paul.htm|title=John Paul Leon|website=Lambiek.net|access-date=May 4, 2021}}</ref>

===November===
* '''November 22''': [[Cyril Pedrosa]], French comic book artist, colorist and writer.


==Deaths==
==Deaths==


===January===
===January===
* '''January 5''': Bud Counihan, American comics artist (''[[Betty Boop]]'' comics, ''Henry Hasenpfeffer'', ''The Big Little Family'', ''Little Napoleon''), dies at age 84.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/counihan_bud.htm|title=Bud Counihan|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref>
* '''January 5''': Bud Counihan, American comics artist (''[[Betty Boop]]'' comics, ''Henry Hasenpfeffer'', ''The Big Little Family'', ''Little Napoleon''), dies at age 84.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/counihan_bud.htm|title=Bud Counihan|website=lambiek.net|access-date=21 July 2018}}</ref>
*'''January 28''': [[Dino Buzzati]], Italian novelist, author also, as writer and illustrator, of the graphic novel ''[[Poem Strip|Poem strip]]'', dies at age 65.
*'''January 28''': [[Dino Buzzati]], Italian novelist, author also, as writer and illustrator (''[[Poem Strip|Poem strip]]''), dies at age 65.

===February===
* '''February 2''': István Pesthy, AKA Falus, Hungarian dentist, cartoonist and comic artist, dies at age 65.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/pesthy_istvan.htm|title=István Pesthy|website=lambiek.net|access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref>


===March===
===March===
*'''March 4''': [[Charles Biro]], American comics artist (''[[Airboy]]'', ''[[Steel Sterling]]'', ''[[Daredevil (Lev Gleason Publications)|Daredevil Comics]]''), dies at age 60.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/biro_c.htm|title=Charles Biro|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref>
*'''March 4''': [[Charles Biro]], American comics artist (''[[Airboy]]'', ''[[Steel Sterling]]'', ''[[Daredevil (Lev Gleason Publications)|Daredevil Comics]]''), dies at age 60.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/biro_c.htm|title=Charles Biro|website=lambiek.net|access-date=21 July 2018}}</ref>
* '''March 5''': Frans Meijer, also published under the name ''Jaap van Loon'', ''Ko Koster'', ''F.M.'', ''Piet Pion'' and ''Henk'', Dutch comics artist (created various one-shot comics and continued ''Fred en Minet''), dies at age 71.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/meijer_frans.htm|title=Frans Meijer|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref>
* '''March 5''': Frans Meijer, also published under the name ''Jaap van Loon'', ''Ko Koster'', ''F.M.'', ''Piet Pion'' and ''Henk'', Dutch comics artist (created various one-shot comics and continued ''Fred en Minet''), dies at age 71.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/meijer_frans.htm|title=Frans Meijer|website=lambiek.net|access-date=21 July 2018}}</ref>
* '''March 17''': Antonio Rubio, Cuban cartoonist and comics artist (''El Monguito'', ''El Marcianito'', ''Angelitos'', ''Angeles de la Guardia''), passes away at age 51.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/r/rubio_antonio.htm|title=Antonio Rubio|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
* '''March 17''': Antonio Rubio, Cuban cartoonist and comics artist (''El Monguito'', ''El Marcianito'', ''Angelitos'', ''Angeles de la Guardia''), dies at age 51.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/r/rubio_antonio.htm|title=Antonio Rubio|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
* '''March 31''': Aleksandar Denkov, Bulgarian illustrator, animator and comics artist (''Hrabriat Eskimos'', ''Zagovor v Dvoreca'', ''Ban Ianuka''), dies at age 47.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/denkov_aleksandar.htm|title=Aleksandar Denkov|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref>
* '''March 31''': Aleksandar Denkov, Bulgarian illustrator, animator and comics artist (''Hrabriat Eskimos'', ''Zagovor v Dvoreca'', ''Ban Ianuka''), dies at age 47.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/denkov_aleksandar.htm|title=Aleksandar Denkov|website=lambiek.net|access-date=21 July 2018}}</ref>


===May===
===May===
* '''May 5''': [[Frank Tashlin]], aka Tish Tash, aka Frank Tash, American animator, cartoonist, illustrator, screenwriter, film director and comics artist (''Van Boring''), dies at age 59.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/t/tashlin_frank.htm|title=Frank Tashlin|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
* '''May 5''': [[Frank Tashlin]], aka Tish Tash, aka Frank Tash, American animator, cartoonist, illustrator, screenwriter, film director and comics artist (''Van Boring''), dies at age 59.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/t/tashlin_frank.htm|title=Frank Tashlin|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
* '''May 23''': [[Louis Salvérius]], Belgian comics artist (''[[Les Tuniques Bleues]]''), unexpectedly dies from a heart attack at the age of 38.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/salverius_louis.htm|title=Louis Salvérius|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref>
* '''May 23''': [[Louis Salvérius]], Belgian comics artist (''[[Les Tuniques Bleues]]''), unexpectedly dies from a heart attack at the age of 38.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/salverius_louis.htm|title=Louis Salvérius|website=lambiek.net|access-date=21 July 2018}}</ref>
* '''May 23''': Nino Pagot, Italian comics artist and animator (''[[Calimero]]''), dies at the age of 64.<ref>https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/pagot_nino.htm</ref>
* '''May 23''': Nino Pagot, Italian comics artist and animator (''[[Calimero]]''), dies at the age of 64.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/pagot_nino.htm|title=Nino Pagot}}</ref>
* '''May 26''': Robert Dansler, aka Bob Dan, Bobby, Erdé or Hoberdon (''Jim Mystère'', ''Bill Tornade'', ''Jack Sport'', ''Tarou'', ''Maxime''), French comics artist, dies at age 71.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/dan-bob.htm|title=Robert Dansler|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
* '''May 26''': Robert Dansler, aka Bob Dan, Bobby, Erdé or Hoberdon (''Jim Mystère'', ''Bill Tornade'', ''Jack Sport'', ''Tarou'', ''Maxime''), French comics artist, dies at age 71.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/dan-bob.htm|title=Robert Dansler|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
* '''May 28''': [[Rea Irvin]], American illustrator, graphic artist and comics artist (''The Smythes'', designed the mascot of ''[[The New Yorker]]'': [[Eustace Tilley]]), dies at age 90 from a stroke.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/i/irvin_r.htm|title=Rea Irvin|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref>
* '''May 28''': [[Rea Irvin]], American illustrator, graphic artist and comics artist (''The Smythes'', designed the mascot of ''[[The New Yorker]]'': [[Eustace Tilley]]), dies at age 90 from a stroke.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/i/irvin_r.htm|title=Rea Irvin|website=lambiek.net|access-date=21 July 2018}}</ref>


===June===
===June===
* '''June 17''': Frank Ellis, American comics artist (''[[Jane Arden (comics)|Jane Arden]]''), dies at age 74.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pulpartists.com/Ellis.html|title=Catalog|website=www.pulpartists.com|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref>
* '''June 17''': Frank Ellis, American comics artist (''[[Jane Arden (comics)|Jane Arden]]''), dies at age 74.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pulpartists.com/Ellis.html|title=Catalog|website=www.pulpartists.com|access-date=21 July 2018}}</ref>
* '''June 20''': Johanna Bernardina Midderigh-Bokhorst, Dutch illustrator and comics artist (made text comics for the magazine Zonneschijn), passes away at age 92.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/midderigh-bokhorst-jb.htm|title=Johanna Bernardina Midderigh-Bokhorst|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref>
* '''June 20''': Johanna [[Berhardina Midderigh-Bokhorst]], Dutch illustrator and comics artist (made text comics for the magazine Zonneschijn), dies at age 92.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/midderigh-bokhorst-jb.htm|title=Johanna Bernardina Midderigh-Bokhorst|website=lambiek.net|access-date=21 July 2018}}</ref>
* '''June 22''': [[Jo Voskuil|Johan Jacob Voskuil, aka Jo Voskuil]], Dutch illustrator, painter and comics artist (''Klit, de Schoonzoon''), dies at age 75.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/v/voskuil_jj.htm|title=Jo Voskuil|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
* '''June 22''': [[Jo Voskuil|Johan Jacob Voskuil, aka Jo Voskuil]], Dutch illustrator, painter and comics artist (''Klit, de Schoonzoon''), dies at age 75.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/v/voskuil_jj.htm|title=Jo Voskuil|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>


===July===
===July===
* '''July 8''': John Henry Gordon Freeman, aka Don Freeman, British comics writer (''[[Buck Ryan]]'', ''[[Jane (comic strip)|Jane]]'', ''[[Garth (comics)|Garth]]'', ''[[Belinda Blue Eyes]]'') and novelist, dies at age 69.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/monk_jack.htm|title=Jack Monk|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref>
* '''July 8''': John Henry Gordon Freeman, aka Don Freeman, British comics writer (''[[Buck Ryan]]'', ''[[Jane (comic strip)|Jane]]'', ''[[Garth (comics)|Garth]]'', ''[[Belinda Blue Eyes]]'') and novelist, dies at age 69.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/monk_jack.htm|title=Jack Monk|website=lambiek.net|access-date=21 July 2018}}</ref>
* '''July 28''': [[Fanny Cory]], American illustrator and comics artist (''Sonnysayings'', ''Little Miss Muffet''), dies at age 94.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/cory_fanny_y.htm|title=Fanny Y. Cory|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
* '''July 28''': [[Fanny Cory]], American illustrator and comics artist (''Sonnysayings'', ''Little Miss Muffet''), dies at age 94.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/cory_fanny_y.htm|title=Fanny Y. Cory|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>


===August===
===August===
* '''August 9''': Noël Bissot, Belgian comics artist (''Le Baron'', ''Youk et Yak'', ''Le Picrate'', ''Croquemitron'', ''Juju''), passes away at age 55.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bissot_n.htm|title=Noël Bissot|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
* '''August 9''': Noël Bissot, Belgian comics artist (''Le Baron'', ''Youk et Yak'', ''Le Picrate'', ''Croquemitron'', ''Juju''), dies at age 55.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bissot_n.htm|title=Noël Bissot|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
* '''Specific date unknown''': Lovrien Gregory, American comics artist (''The Pioneers''), passes away at age 84.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/gregory_lovrien.htm|title=Lovrien Gregory|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
* '''Specific date unknown''': Lovrien Gregory, American comics artist (''The Pioneers''), dies at age 84.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/gregory_lovrien.htm|title=Lovrien Gregory|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>


===September===
===September===
* '''September 12''':
* '''September 12''':
** [[Max Fleischer]], American animator and comics artist (''[[Koko the Clown]]'', ''[[Betty Boop]]'', ''[[Popeye the Sailor (animated cartoons)|Popeye the Sailor]]''), dies at age 89.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/f/fleischer_max.htm|title=Max Fleischer|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref>
** Harry S. Anderson, American comics artist (''Robin Hood & Company'', ''T-Man''), dies at age 61. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/a/anderson_harry.htm|title=Harry S. Anderson|website=lambiek.net|access-date=19 April 2024}}</ref>
** Ivar Mauritz-Hansen, Norwegian illustrator and comics artist (''Nils og Blåmann'', ''Onkell Brombass'', ''Detektiv Luresen'', ''Råd for Uråd'', ''Jumbo'', ''Professor Tanke''), dies at age 75.<ref>https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/mauritz-hansen_ivar.htm</ref>
** [[Max Fleischer]], American animator and comics artist (''[[Koko the Clown]]'', ''[[Betty Boop]]'', ''[[Popeye the Sailor (animated cartoons)|Popeye the Sailor]]''), dies at age 89.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/f/fleischer_max.htm|title=Max Fleischer|website=lambiek.net|access-date=21 July 2018}}</ref>
** Ivar Mauritz-Hansen, Norwegian illustrator and comics artist (''Nils og Blåmann'', ''Onkell Brombass'', ''Detektiv Luresen'', ''Råd for Uråd'', ''Jumbo'', ''Professor Tanke''), dies at age 75.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/mauritz-hansen_ivar.htm|title=Ivar Mauritz-Hansen}}</ref>
* '''September 20''': William Ritt, American comics writer and journalist (''[[Brick Bradford]]''), dies at the age of 69 or 70.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/ritt_william|title=Media : Ritt, William : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia|website=www.sf-encyclopedia.com|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref>
* '''Specific date unknown: September''': Regino Bernad, Spanish-French comics artist (comics based on the novels of [[Gaston Leroux]]), dies at age 70.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bernad_regino.htm|title=Regino Bernad|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref>
* '''September 20''': William Ritt, American comics writer and journalist (''[[Brick Bradford]]''), dies at the age of 69 or 70.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/ritt_william|title=Media : Ritt, William : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia|website=www.sf-encyclopedia.com|access-date=21 July 2018}}</ref>
* '''Specific date unknown: September''': Regino Bernad, Spanish-French comics artist (comics based on the novels of [[Gaston Leroux]]), dies at age 70.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bernad_regino.htm|title=Regino Bernad|website=lambiek.net|access-date=21 July 2018}}</ref>


===October===
===October===
* '''October 31''': John L. Jukes, British comics artist (''Ben and Bert the Kid Cops'', ''Popgun Pete'', continued ''Alfie the Air Tramp'' and ''George the Jolly Gee-Gee''), dies at age 71.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/j/jukes_john.htm|title=John L. Jukes|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref>
* '''October 31''': John L. Jukes, British comics artist (''Ben and Bert the Kid Cops'', ''Popgun Pete'', continued ''Alfie the Air Tramp'' and ''George the Jolly Gee-Gee''), dies at age 71.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/j/jukes_john.htm|title=John L. Jukes|website=lambiek.net|access-date=21 July 2018}}</ref>
* '''Specific date unknown''': [[Sid Greene]], American comic artist (worked for Funnies Inc., Ace Periodicals, Hillman, [[DC Comics]]), dies at age 64. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/greene_sid.htm|title=Sid Greene|website=lambiek.net|access-date=August 1, 2022}}</ref>


===December===
===December===
* '''December 11''': Don Gunn, American comics artist (''[[Disney comics]]'', ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' comics), dies at age 66.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/gunn_don.htm|title=Don Gunn|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref>
* '''December 11''': Don Gunn, American comics artist (''[[Disney comics]]'', ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' comics), dies at age 66.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/gunn_don.htm|title=Don Gunn|website=lambiek.net|access-date=21 July 2018}}</ref>


===Specific date unknown===
===Specific date unknown===
* Gaspar Bolaños, Mexican comics artist (''Rolando el Rabioso''), dies at age 63 or 64.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bolanos_gaspar.htm|title=Gaspar Bolaños|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
* Gaspar Bolaños, Mexican comics artist (''Rolando el Rabioso''), dies at age 63 or 64.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bolanos_gaspar.htm|title=Gaspar Bolaños|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
* [[C.H. Chapman]], British comics artist (''[[Billy Bunter]]'') dies at the age of 92 or 93.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/chapman_ch.htm|title=C.H. Chapman|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref>
* Paul Braig, French painter and comics artist (''La Vie Imaginée de Pablo Picasso''), dies at age 65 or 66.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/braig_paul.htm|title=Paul Braig|website=lambiek.net|access-date=December 16, 2020}}</ref>
* Allen Dean, American comics artist, painter and illustrator (''[[King of the Royal Mounted]]''), dies at age 82 or 83.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/dean_allen.htm|title=Allen Dean|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=21 July 2018}}</ref>
* [[C.H. Chapman]], British comics artist (''[[Billy Bunter]]'') dies at the age of 92 or 93.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/chapman_ch.htm|title=C.H. Chapman|website=lambiek.net|access-date=21 July 2018}}</ref>
* Francis Kirn, American comics artist (''Uncle Wiggily''), dies at age 67 or 68.<ref>https://www.lambiek.net/artists/k/kirn_francis.htm</ref>
* Allen Dean, American comics artist, painter and illustrator (''[[King of the Royal Mounted]]''), dies at age 82 or 83.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/dean_allen.htm|title=Allen Dean|website=lambiek.net|access-date=21 July 2018}}</ref>
* Hans Nije, Dutch musician and comics artist (''Tim Tuimel'', ''Lodewijk'', ''Boudewijn''), dies at age 54.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/n/nije_h.htm|title=Hans Nije|website=lambiek.net|accessdate=May 20, 2020}}</ref>
* Francis Kirn, American comics artist (''Uncle Wiggily''), dies at age 67 or 68.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/k/kirn_francis.htm|title = Francis Kirn}}</ref>
* Hans Nije, Dutch musician and comics artist (''Tim Tuimel'', ''Lodewijk'', ''Boudewijn''), dies at age 54.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/n/nije_h.htm|title=Hans Nije|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref>


== Conventions ==
== Conventions ==
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* '''April 25–28''': First American [[International Congress of Comics]] (New York City)
* '''April 25–28''': First American [[International Congress of Comics]] (New York City)
* '''May 26–29''': [[EC Comics|EC Fan Addict Convention]] ([[Hotel McAlpin]], New York City) — official guests include [[William Gaines]], [[Al Williamson]], [[Wally Wood]], [[George Evans (cartoonist)|George Evans]], [[Harvey Kurtzman]], [[Joe Orlando]], and [[Al Feldstein]]<ref>Ayres, Bruce. "The EC Convention Report," ''The Vault of Mindless Fellowship'' #2. (Wildwood Press, Ltd., 1972), pp. 8-10, 28.</ref>
* '''May 26–29''': [[EC Comics|EC Fan Addict Convention]] ([[Hotel McAlpin]], New York City) — official guests include [[William Gaines]], [[Al Williamson]], [[Wally Wood]], [[George Evans (cartoonist)|George Evans]], [[Harvey Kurtzman]], [[Joe Orlando]], and [[Al Feldstein]]<ref>Ayres, Bruce. "The EC Convention Report," ''The Vault of Mindless Fellowship'' #2. (Wildwood Press, Ltd., 1972), pp. 8-10, 28.</ref>
* '''June''': [[Multicon]] (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) — 2nd occurrence of this show; guests include [[Will Eisner]]<ref>Beerbohm, Robert. [http://www.comicconmemories.com/2010/01/06/comics-dealer-extraordinaire-robert-beerbohm-in-his-own-words/ "Comics Dealer Extraordinaire Robert Beerbohm: In His Own Words,"] Comic-Convention Memories (Jan. 6, 2010).</ref>
* '''June''': [[Multicon]] ([[Biltmore Hotel]],<ref name=BC>{{cite web|title=When Will Eisner Foresaw What Comic Book Stores Could Be... In 1972|date=November 15, 2021|first=Rich|last=Johnston|work=Bleeding Cool|url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/when-will-eisner-foresaw-what-comic-book-stores-could-be-in-1972/}}</ref> Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) — 2nd occurrence of this show; guests include [[Will Eisner]]<ref>Beerbohm, Robert. [http://www.comicconmemories.com/2010/01/06/comics-dealer-extraordinaire-robert-beerbohm-in-his-own-words/ "Comics Dealer Extraordinaire Robert Beerbohm: In His Own Words,"] Comic-Convention Memories (Jan. 6, 2010).</ref>
* '''June 16–18''': [[Phoenix Con]] (Saguaro Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona) — 2nd occurrence of this show, organized by Bruce Hamilton and the Phoenix Fans of Art & Nostalgia (PFAN);<ref>Jay, Alex. [http://alphabettenthletter.blogspot.com/2014/06/comics-phoenix-con-1970-and-1972.html "Comics: Phoenix Con 1970 and 1972,"] ''Tenth Letter of the Alphabet'' (June 16, 2014).</ref> guest of honor is [[C. C. Beck]]<ref>"Tempe Event: Good Old Days Return in Radio, Comic Book Party," ''Tucson Daily Citizen'' (June 16, 1972).</ref>
* '''June 16–18''': [[Phoenix Con]] (Saguaro Hall, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona) — 2nd occurrence of this show, organized by Bruce Hamilton and the Phoenix Fans of Art & Nostalgia (PFAN);<ref>Jay, Alex. [http://alphabettenthletter.blogspot.com/2014/06/comics-phoenix-con-1970-and-1972.html "Comics: Phoenix Con 1970 and 1972,"] ''Tenth Letter of the Alphabet'' (June 16, 2014).</ref> guest of honor is [[C. C. Beck]]<ref>"Tempe Event: Good Old Days Return in Radio, Comic Book Party," ''Tucson Daily Citizen'' (June 16, 1972).</ref>
* '''July 1–5''': [[Comic Art Convention]] ([[Statler Hilton Hotel]], New York City) — [[Jack Kirby]] and [[Alex Toth]] guests of honor; other guests include [[Jim Steranko]];<ref>"1972 Comic Art Convention Luncheon," ''The Jack Kirby Collector'' #8 (Jan. 1996), pp. 12-16.</ref> announcement of the 1971 [[Goethe Award (comics)|Goethe Award]]s
* '''July 1–5''': [[Comic Art Convention]] ([[Statler Hilton Hotel]], New York City) — [[Jack Kirby]] and [[Alex Toth]] guests of honor; other guests include [[Jim Steranko]];<ref>"1972 Comic Art Convention Luncheon," ''The Jack Kirby Collector'' #8 (Jan. 1996), pp. 12-16.</ref> announcement of the 1971 [[Goethe Award (comics)|Goethe Award]]s
* '''July 22–23''': [[Chicago Comicon|Nostalgia]] '72 (Pick-Congress Hotel, Chicago, Illinois) — first Chicago-area comics and collectibles convention,<ref name="Beerbohm">Beerbohm, Robert. [http://www.comicconmemories.com/2010/06/24/update-to-comics-dealer-extraordinaire-robert-beerbohm-in-his-own-words/ "Update to Comics Dealer Extraordinaire Robert Beerbohm: In His Own Words,"] Comic-Convention Memories (June 24, 2010).</ref> produced by Nancy Warner; c. 2,000 attendees<ref name=yates>Yates, Ronald. "Nostalgia Show Here a Pageant of the Past," ''Chicago Tribune'' (July 23, 1972), p. a14.</ref>
* '''July 22–23''': [[Chicago Comicon|Nostalgia]] '72 (Pick-Congress Hotel, Chicago, Illinois) — first Chicago-area comics and collectibles convention,<ref name="Beerbohm">Beerbohm, Robert. [http://www.comicconmemories.com/2010/06/24/update-to-comics-dealer-extraordinaire-robert-beerbohm-in-his-own-words/ "Update to Comics Dealer Extraordinaire Robert Beerbohm: In His Own Words,"] Comic-Convention Memories (June 24, 2010).</ref> produced by Nancy Warner; c. 2,000 attendees<ref name=yates>Yates, Ronald. "Nostalgia Show Here a Pageant of the Past," ''Chicago Tribune'' (July 23, 1972), p. a14.</ref>
* '''July 29–30''': [[Fancon]] (Hotel Commodore Maury, Norfolk, VA) — produced by Dixieland Fandom; guests include Guest of Honor [[Wally Wood]], [[Kelly Freas]], [[Murray Leinster]], [[Jeff Jones (artist)|Jeff Jones]], [[Michael Kaluta]], and [[Frank Brunner]]<ref>''[[The Buyer's Guide to Comics Fandom]]'' #16 (1972).</ref>
* '''July 29–30''': [[FanCon]] (Hotel Commodore Maury, [[Norfolk, Virginia]]) — produced by [[Angel Gabriele]]/Dixieland Fandom; guests include Guest of Honor [[Wally Wood]], [[Kelly Freas]], [[Murray Leinster]], [[Jeff Jones (artist)|Jeff Jones]], [[Michael Kaluta]], and [[Frank Brunner]]<ref>''[[The Buyer's Guide to Comics Fandom]]'' #16 (1972).</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Steadman|first=Ethel A. |title=Collector of Comics a Marvel|work=[[The Virginian-Pilot]]|location=Norfolk, Virginia|date=April 3, 1972}}</ref>
* '''August 3–6''': [[Detroit Tri-Con]] ([[Fort Shelby Hotel|Pick-Fort Shelby Hotel]], Detroit, MI) — organized by [[Tom Orzechowski]] & [[Michael Kucharski]] (with other committee members including [[Terry Austin (comics)|Terry Austin]], [[Tony Isabella]], [[Arvell Jones]], [[Martin Pasko]], and [[Jerry Bails]]); official guests include [[Edmond Hamilton]], [[Leigh Brackett]], [[Gray Morrow]], [[Lin Carter]], [[Al Williamson]], [[Russ Myers]], [[John Jakes]], [[T. Casey Brennan]], [[Robert Taylor (animator)|Robert Taylor]], Ken Muse, and Fan Guest of Honor [[Rick Yager]]; program cover by [[Gray Morrow]]<ref>Turner, Greg. [http://gobacktothepast.com/fabulous-find-1972-detroit-tri-con-program/ "Fabulous Find: 1972 Detroit Tri Con Program,"] Back to the Past website (Feb. 20, 2015).</ref>
* '''August 3–6''': [[Detroit Tri-Con]] ([[Fort Shelby Hotel|Pick-Fort Shelby Hotel]], Detroit, MI) — organized by [[Tom Orzechowski]] & [[Michael Kucharski]] (with other committee members including [[Terry Austin (comics)|Terry Austin]], [[Tony Isabella]], [[Arvell Jones]], [[Martin Pasko]], and [[Jerry Bails]]); official guests include [[Edmond Hamilton]], [[Leigh Brackett]], [[Gray Morrow]], [[Lin Carter]], [[Al Williamson]], [[Russ Myers]], [[John Jakes]], [[T. Casey Brennan]], [[Robert Taylor (animator)|Robert Taylor]], Ken Muse, and Fan Guest of Honor [[Rick Yager]]; program cover by [[Gray Morrow]]<ref>Turner, Greg. [http://gobacktothepast.com/fabulous-find-1972-detroit-tri-con-program/ "Fabulous Find: 1972 Detroit Tri Con Program,"] Back to the Past website (Feb. 20, 2015).</ref>
* '''August 5–6''': [[British Comic Art Convention|Comicon '72 (British Comic Art Convention)]] (Waverley Hotel, London, England) — 5th annual show, produced by [[Nick Landau]]<ref>Skinn, Dez. [http://dezskinn.com/fanzines-3/ "Early days of UK comics conventions and marts,"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201083457/http://dezskinn.com/fanzines-3/ |date=2012-02-01 }} DezSkinn.com. Accessed Mar. 3, 2013.</ref>
* '''August 5–6''': [[British Comic Art Convention|Comicon '72 (British Comic Art Convention)]] (Waverley Hotel, London, England) — 5th annual show, produced by [[Nick Landau]]<ref>Skinn, Dez. [http://dezskinn.com/fanzines-3/ "Early days of UK comics conventions and marts,"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201083457/http://dezskinn.com/fanzines-3/ |date=2012-02-01 }} DezSkinn.com. Accessed Mar. 3, 2013.</ref>
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=== Goethe Awards ===
=== Goethe Awards ===
''Published in ''[[The Buyer's Guide to Comics Fandom]] (TBG)'' #38 (June 15, 1973) (for comics published in 1972).'' Ballots were printed in ''TBG'', ''Comic Crusader'', ''[[The Comic Reader]]'', the ''Gazette Advertiser'', ''[[The Menomonee Falls Gazette]]'', and ''[[Rocket's Blast Comicollector]]''. 1,011 fans cast their votes. Winners in each category are listed in boldface, along with other fan-selected nominees in order of finish.''<ref>Miller, John Jackson. [http://www.cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/goethecomic-fan-art-award-winners-1971-74 "GOETHE/COMIC FAN ART AWARD WINNERS, 1971-74,"] ''Comics Buyer's Guide'' (July 19, 2005). {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920035152/http://www.cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/goethecomic-fan-art-award-winners-1971-74 |date=September 20, 2010 }}</ref>
''Published in ''[[The Buyer's Guide to Comics Fandom]] (TBG)'' #38 (June 15, 1973) (for comics published in 1972).'' Ballots were printed in ''TBG'', ''Comic Crusader'', ''[[The Comic Reader]]'', the ''Gazette Advertiser'', ''[[The Menomonee Falls Gazette]]'', and ''[[Rocket's Blast Comicollector]]''. 1,011 fans cast their votes. Winners in each category are listed in boldface, along with other fan-selected nominees in order of finish.<ref>Miller, John Jackson. [http://www.cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/goethecomic-fan-art-award-winners-1971-74 "GOETHE/COMIC FAN ART AWARD WINNERS, 1971-74,"] ''Comics Buyer's Guide'' (July 19, 2005). {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920035152/http://www.cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/goethecomic-fan-art-award-winners-1971-74 |date=September 20, 2010 }}</ref>


* '''Favorite Pro Artist''': '''[[Barry Windsor-Smith]]'''
* '''Favorite Pro Artist''': '''[[Barry Windsor-Smith]]'''
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** ''[[Skull Comics]]'' (Last Gasp)
** ''[[Skull Comics]]'' (Last Gasp)
** ''Phase'' (John Carbonero & Sal Quartuccio)
** ''Phase'' (John Carbonero & Sal Quartuccio)
* '''Favorite Comic-Book Story''': “"The Black Hound of Vengeance!"” (''Conan'' #20)
* '''Favorite Comic-Book Story''': "The Black Hound of Vengeance!" (''Conan'' #20)
** "And Through Him Save a World"…” (''[[Green Lantern (comic book)|Green Lantern]]'' #89) (DC)
** "And Through Him Save a World" (''[[Green Lantern (comic book)|Green Lantern]]'' #89) (DC)
** "The Pact”" (''[[New Gods]]'' #20) (DC)
** "The Pact" (''[[New Gods]]'' #20) (DC)
** "Dark Genesis"” (''Swamp Thing'' #1) (DC)
** "Dark Genesis" (''Swamp Thing'' #1) (DC)
* '''Favorite Comic-Book Character''': '''[[Conan (Marvel Comics)|Conan]]''' (Marvel)
* '''Favorite Comic-Book Character''': '''[[Conan (Marvel Comics)|Conan]]''' (Marvel)
** [[Batman]] (DC)
** [[Batman]] (DC)
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=== DC Comics ===
=== DC Comics ===
'''''[[Etrigan the Demon|The Demon]]'''''
'''''[[Etrigan the Demon|The Demon]]'''''
: ''Release'': August /September ''Writer/Artist'': [[Jack Kirby]]. ''Inker'': [[Mike Royer (comics)|Mike Royer]].<ref>{{cite book|last=McAvennie|first= Michael|editor-last=Dolan|editor-first=Hannah|chapter= 1970s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] |year=2010 |isbn= 978-0-7566-6742-9 |page= 152 |quote = While his "Fourth World" opus was winding down, Jack Kirby was busy conjuring his next creation, which emerged not from the furthest reaches of the galaxy but from the deepest pits of Hell. Etrigan was hardly the usual Kirby protagonist.}}</ref>
: ''Release'': August /September ''Writer/Artist'': [[Jack Kirby]]. ''Inker'': [[Mike Royer (comics)|Mike Royer]].<ref>{{cite book|last=McAvennie|first= Michael|editor-last=Dolan|editor-first=Hannah|chapter= 1970s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] |year=2010 |isbn= 978-0-7566-6742-9 |page= 152 |quote = While his "Fourth World" opus was winding down, Jack Kirby was busy conjuring his next creation, which emerged not from the furthest reaches of the galaxy but from the deepest pits of Hell. Etrigan was hardly the usual Kirby protagonist.}}</ref>


'''''[[Kamandi|Kamandi, The Last Boy On Earth]]'''''
'''''[[Kamandi|Kamandi, The Last Boy On Earth]]'''''
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'''''[[Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary]]'''''
'''''[[Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary]]'''''
: ''Release'': March by [[Last Gasp]]. ''Writer/Artist'': [[Justin Green (cartoonist)|Justin Green]].
: ''Release'': March by [[Last Gasp (publisher)|Last Gasp]]. ''Writer/Artist'': [[Justin Green (cartoonist)|Justin Green]].


'''''[[Captain Paragon]]'''''
'''''[[Captain Paragon]]'''''
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'''''[[Wimmen's Comix]]'''''
'''''[[Wimmen's Comix]]'''''
: ''Release'': November by [[Last Gasp]].
: ''Release'': November by [[Last Gasp (publisher)|Last Gasp]].


== Initial appearance by character name ==
== Initial appearance by character name ==
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*'''[[Gianconiglio]]''' (Sonny) by [[Carlo Peroni]] – in ''[[Corriere dei Piccoli|Il corriere dei piccoli]]'' (January)
*'''[[Gianconiglio]]''' (Sonny) by [[Carlo Peroni]] – in ''[[Corriere dei Piccoli|Il corriere dei piccoli]]'' (January)
*'''Agar''', by Claude Moliterni and [[Robert Gigi]] - on ''[[Corriere dei Piccoli|Il corriere dei piccoli]]'' (May)
*'''Agar''', by Claude Moliterni and [[Robert Gigi]] - on ''[[Corriere dei Piccoli|Il corriere dei piccoli]]'' (May)
*'''[[Jonny Logan|Johnny Logan]]''', by Romano Garofalo and Leone Cimpellin – Editoriale Dardo (July)
*'''[[Jonny Logan|Johnny Logan]]''', by Romano Garofalo and Leone Cimpellin – Editoriale Dardo (July)
*'''[[Nick Carter (comic strip)|Nick Carter]]''', by [[Bonvi]] and [[Guido De Maria]] – on ''Gulp'' (TV show) and ''[[Il Corriere dei Ragazzi|Il corriere dei ragazzi]]'' (September)
*'''[[Nick Carter (comic strip)|Nick Carter]]''', by [[Bonvi]] and [[Guido De Maria]] – on ''Gulp'' (TV show) and ''[[Il Corriere dei Ragazzi|Il corriere dei ragazzi]]'' (September)
*'''[[Zora (vampire)]],''' by [[Renzo Barbieri]] – [[Edifumetto]] (September)
*'''[[Zora (vampire)]],''' by [[Renzo Barbieri]] – [[Edifumetto]] (September)
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[[Category:1972 in comics| ]]
[[Category:1972|Comics]]

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See also: List of years in comics

Notable events of 1972 in comics.

Events

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February

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October

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November

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December

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Births

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April

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November

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  • November 22: Cyril Pedrosa, French comic book artist, colorist and writer.

Deaths

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January

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  • January 5: Bud Counihan, American comics artist (Betty Boop comics, Henry Hasenpfeffer, The Big Little Family, Little Napoleon), dies at age 84.[29]
  • January 28: Dino Buzzati, Italian novelist, author also, as writer and illustrator (Poem strip), dies at age 65.

February

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  • February 2: István Pesthy, AKA Falus, Hungarian dentist, cartoonist and comic artist, dies at age 65.[30]

March

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  • March 4: Charles Biro, American comics artist (Airboy, Steel Sterling, Daredevil Comics), dies at age 60.[31]
  • March 5: Frans Meijer, also published under the name Jaap van Loon, Ko Koster, F.M., Piet Pion and Henk, Dutch comics artist (created various one-shot comics and continued Fred en Minet), dies at age 71.[32]
  • March 17: Antonio Rubio, Cuban cartoonist and comics artist (El Monguito, El Marcianito, Angelitos, Angeles de la Guardia), dies at age 51.[33]
  • March 31: Aleksandar Denkov, Bulgarian illustrator, animator and comics artist (Hrabriat Eskimos, Zagovor v Dvoreca, Ban Ianuka), dies at age 47.[34]

May

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  • May 5: Frank Tashlin, aka Tish Tash, aka Frank Tash, American animator, cartoonist, illustrator, screenwriter, film director and comics artist (Van Boring), dies at age 59.[35]
  • May 23: Louis Salvérius, Belgian comics artist (Les Tuniques Bleues), unexpectedly dies from a heart attack at the age of 38.[36]
  • May 23: Nino Pagot, Italian comics artist and animator (Calimero), dies at the age of 64.[37]
  • May 26: Robert Dansler, aka Bob Dan, Bobby, Erdé or Hoberdon (Jim Mystère, Bill Tornade, Jack Sport, Tarou, Maxime), French comics artist, dies at age 71.[38]
  • May 28: Rea Irvin, American illustrator, graphic artist and comics artist (The Smythes, designed the mascot of The New Yorker: Eustace Tilley), dies at age 90 from a stroke.[39]

June

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July

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  • July 8: John Henry Gordon Freeman, aka Don Freeman, British comics writer (Buck Ryan, Jane, Garth, Belinda Blue Eyes) and novelist, dies at age 69.[43]
  • July 28: Fanny Cory, American illustrator and comics artist (Sonnysayings, Little Miss Muffet), dies at age 94.[44]

August

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  • August 9: Noël Bissot, Belgian comics artist (Le Baron, Youk et Yak, Le Picrate, Croquemitron, Juju), dies at age 55.[45]
  • Specific date unknown: Lovrien Gregory, American comics artist (The Pioneers), dies at age 84.[46]

September

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  • September 12:
    • Harry S. Anderson, American comics artist (Robin Hood & Company, T-Man), dies at age 61. [47]
    • Max Fleischer, American animator and comics artist (Koko the Clown, Betty Boop, Popeye the Sailor), dies at age 89.[48]
    • Ivar Mauritz-Hansen, Norwegian illustrator and comics artist (Nils og Blåmann, Onkell Brombass, Detektiv Luresen, Råd for Uråd, Jumbo, Professor Tanke), dies at age 75.[49]
  • September 20: William Ritt, American comics writer and journalist (Brick Bradford), dies at the age of 69 or 70.[50]
  • Specific date unknown: September: Regino Bernad, Spanish-French comics artist (comics based on the novels of Gaston Leroux), dies at age 70.[51]

October

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  • October 31: John L. Jukes, British comics artist (Ben and Bert the Kid Cops, Popgun Pete, continued Alfie the Air Tramp and George the Jolly Gee-Gee), dies at age 71.[52]
  • Specific date unknown: Sid Greene, American comic artist (worked for Funnies Inc., Ace Periodicals, Hillman, DC Comics), dies at age 64. [53]

December

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  • Gaspar Bolaños, Mexican comics artist (Rolando el Rabioso), dies at age 63 or 64.[55]
  • Paul Braig, French painter and comics artist (La Vie Imaginée de Pablo Picasso), dies at age 65 or 66.[56]
  • C.H. Chapman, British comics artist (Billy Bunter) dies at the age of 92 or 93.[57]
  • Allen Dean, American comics artist, painter and illustrator (King of the Royal Mounted), dies at age 82 or 83.[58]
  • Francis Kirn, American comics artist (Uncle Wiggily), dies at age 67 or 68.[59]
  • Hans Nije, Dutch musician and comics artist (Tim Tuimel, Lodewijk, Boudewijn), dies at age 54.[60]

Conventions

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Awards

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Goethe Awards

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Published in The Buyer's Guide to Comics Fandom (TBG) #38 (June 15, 1973) (for comics published in 1972). Ballots were printed in TBG, Comic Crusader, The Comic Reader, the Gazette Advertiser, The Menomonee Falls Gazette, and Rocket's Blast Comicollector. 1,011 fans cast their votes. Winners in each category are listed in boldface, along with other fan-selected nominees in order of finish.[79]

Shazam Awards

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Presented in 1973 for comics published in 1972:

First issue by title

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DC Comics

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The Demon

Release: August /September Writer/Artist: Jack Kirby. Inker: Mike Royer.[81]

Kamandi, The Last Boy On Earth

Release: October /November Writer/Artist: Jack Kirby. Inker: Mike Royer.

Supergirl

Release: November. Editor: Dorothy Woolfolk.

Swamp Thing

Release: October /November Writer: Len Wein. Artist: Bernie Wrightson.

Weird Mystery Tales

Release: July/August Editor: E. Nelson Bridwell.

Weird Worlds

Release: September. Editor: Dennis O'Neil.

Marvel Comics

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The Cat

Release: November. Writers: Roy Thomas and Linda Fite. Artists: Marie Severin and Wally Wood.

Chamber of Chills

Release: November Writer: Steve Englehart. Editor: Roy Thomas.

The Defenders

Release: August. Writer: Steve Englehart. Artists: Sal Buscema and Frank Giacoia.

Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze

Release: October. Writers: Roy Thomas (plot) and Steve Englehart (script). Artists: Ross Andru and Jim Mooney.

Hero for Hire

Release: June. Writers: Roy Thomas, John Romita, and Archie Goodwin. Artists: George Tuska and Billy Graham.

Journey into Mystery (vol. 2)

Release: October. Editor: Roy Thomas.

Jungle Action

Release: October. Editor: Roy Thomas.

Marvel Premiere

Release: April. Writer: Roy Thomas. Artists: Gil Kane and Dan Adkins.

Marvel Team-Up

Release: March. Writer: Roy Thomas. Artists: Ross Andru and Mike Esposito.

Marvel Triple Action

Release: February. Reprints early issues of The Avengers and Fantastic Four.

The Mighty World of Marvel

Release: October 7 (weekly) by Marvel UK.

Night Nurse

Release: November. Writer: Jean Thomas. Artist: Winslow Mortimer.

Shanna the She-Devil

Release: September. Writers: Carole Seuling and Steve Gerber. Artists: George Tuska and Vince Colletta.

Supernatural Thrillers

Release: December. Writers: Theodore Sturgeon (original story) and Roy Thomas (adaptation). Artists: Marie Severin and Frank Giacoia.

The Tomb of Dracula

Release: April. Writer: Gerry Conway. Artist: Gene Colan.

Werewolf by Night

Release: September. Writer: Gerry Conway. Artists: Mike Ploog and Frank Chiaramonte.

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Archie at Riverdale High

Release: August by Archie Comics.

Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary

Release: March by Last Gasp. Writer/Artist: Justin Green.

Captain Paragon

Release: by Paragon Publications. Writer/Artist: Bill Black.

Death Rattle

Release: June by Kitchen Sink Press.

Midnight Tales

Release: December by Charlton. Artist: Wayne Howard.

The People's Comics

Release: September by Golden Gate Publishing Company. Artist/Writer: Robert Crumb.

Mystery Comics Digest

Release: March by Gold Key Comics.

The Rip Off Review of Western Culture

Release: June by Rip Off Press. Editor: J. David Moriaty.

The Rose of Versailles (Berusaiyu no Bara)

Release: May 21 by Margaret magazine (Shueisha). Writer/artist: Riyoko Ikeda.

Tits & Clits Comix

Release: July by Nanny Goat Productions. Writers/Artists/Editors: Joyce Farmer & Lyn Chevli

Wimmen's Comix

Release: November by Last Gasp.

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References

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