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1936 In Comics
Events and publications January * January 19: Hergé's ''The Adventures of Jo, Zette and Jocko'' (1936-1957) debuts in ''Cœurs Vaillants''. * '' Famous Funnies'' #18 - Eastern Color * '' More Fun the Big Comic Magazine'' (previously ''New Fun Comics'') (1935 series) #7 - National Periodical Publications * ''New Comics'' (1935 series) #2 - National Periodical Publications * The ''Mickey Mouse'' comic strip adventure ''Mickey’s rival'' by Floyd Gottfredson runs in newspapers (Sunday tables). It marks the debut of Mortimer Mouse, five months in advance on his first apparition on the big screen. February * 8 February: The first issue of '' Mickey Mouse Weekly'' (1936-1957) is published. * 17 February: Lee Falk's '' The Phantom'' makes his debut. * ''Famous Funnies'' #19 - Eastern Color * ''More Fun the Big Comic Magazine'' (1935 series) #8 - National Periodical Publications * ''New Comics'' (1935 series) #3 - National Periodical Publications * '' Popular Comics'' #1 - D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hergé
Georges Prosper Remi (; 22 May 1907 – 3 March 1983), known by the pen name Hergé (; ), from the French pronunciation of his reversed initials ''RG'', was a Belgian cartoonist. He is best known for creating ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the series of Franco-Belgian comics#Formats, comic albums which are considered one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century. He was also responsible for two other well-known series, ''Quick & Flupke'' (1930–1940) and ''The Adventures of Jo, Zette and Jocko'' (1936–1957). His works were executed in his distinct ''ligne claire'' drawing style. Born to a lower-middle-class family in Etterbeek, Brussels, Hergé began his career by contributing illustrations to Scouting magazines, developing his first comic series, ''The Adventures of Totor'', for ''Le Boy-Scout Belge'' in 1926. Working for the conservative Catholic newspaper ''Le Vingtième Siècle'', he created ''The Adventures of Tintin'' in 1929 on the advice of its edito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
