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1974 In Comics
Events and publications January * January 1: In '' Le journal de Tintin'', the first chapter of the '' Michel Vaillant'' story ''Des Filles et des Moteurs'', by Jean Graton is published, in which Michel Vaillant and Françoise Latour marry. *January 20: In the Disney comics magazine ''Topolino'', the first episode of the '' Donald Duck'' story ''Paperino e la visita distruttiva'' is published, the first story realized by the team Giorgio Pezzin (writer) and Giorgio Cavazzano (cartoonist). * January 24: In ''Pilote'', René Pétillon's comic series '' Jack Palmer'' makes its debut. It will run in various magazines until 2013. * January 25–27: Francis Groux, Jean Mardikian, Claude Moliterni organize the first edition of the Angoulême International Comics Festival in Angoulême, France. * '' The Demon'', with issue #16, is cancelled by DC. * '' Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze'', with issue #8, is cancelled by Marvel. * In Italy, the first issue of '' Alter linus'' (Milano libri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Journal De Tintin
''Tintin'' (french: Le Journal de Tintin; nl, Kuifje) was a weekly Franco-Belgian comics magazine of the second half of the 20th century. Subtitled ''"The Magazine for the Youth from 7 to 77"'', it was one of the major publications of the Franco-Belgian comics scene and published such notable series as ''Blake and Mortimer'', '' Alix'', and the principal title ''The Adventures of Tintin''. Originally published by Le Lombard, the first issue was released in 1946, and it ceased publication in 1993. ''Tintin'' magazine was part of an elaborate publishing scheme. The magazine's primary content focused on a new page or two from several forthcoming comic albums that had yet to be published as a whole, thus drawing weekly readers who could not bear to wait for entire albums. There were several ongoing stories at any given time, giving wide exposure to lesser-known artists. ''Tintin'' was also available bound as a hardcover or softcover collection. The content always included filler m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Pratt
Ugo Eugenio Prat, better known as Hugo Pratt (15 June 1927 – 20 August 1995), was an Italian comic book creator who was known for combining strong storytelling with extensive historical research on works such as ''Corto Maltese''. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 2005. In 1946 Hugo Pratt became part of the so-called Group of Venice with Fernando Carcupino, Dino Battaglia and Damiano Damiani. Biography Early years Born in Rimini, Italy to Rolando Prat and Evelina (Genero) Prat, Ugo Eugenio Prat spent much of his childhood in Venice in a very cosmopolitan family environment. His paternal grandfather Joseph was Catholic of English and Provencal origins, his maternal grandfather was of hidden Jewish descent and his grandmother was of Turkish origin. In 1937, Pratt moved with his mother to Abyssinia (Ethiopia), joining his father who had moved there following the conquest of that country by Benito Mussolini's Italy. Pratt's father, a MVSN NCO, was captu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Het Handelsblad
Het or HET may refer to: Science and technology * Hall-effect thruster, a type of ion thruster used for spacecraft propulsion * Heavy Equipment Transporter, a vehicle in the US Army's Heavy Equipment Transport System * Hobby–Eberly Telescope, an instrument at the University of Texas McDonald Observatory * Human enhancement Technologies, devices for enhancing the abilities of human beings * Heterozygote, a diploid organism with differing alleles at a genetic locus; see zygosity * Hexaethyl tetraphosphate, in chemistry * HET acid, alternate term for Chlorendic acid Other uses * Hét, a village in Hungary * Het peoples, or their language * Heterosexuality, sexual attraction to the opposite sex * ''HighEnd Teen'' (2008–2017), a former Indonesian magazine * Historical Enquiries Team (2005–2014), a former unit of the Police Service of Northern Ireland * Holocaust Educational Trust, a British charity * HET, IATA code for Hohhot Baita International Airport, in Inner Mongolia, Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Standaard
''De Standaard'' (meaning ''The Standard'' in English) is a Flemish daily newspaper published in Belgium by Mediahuis (formerly Corelio and VUM). It was traditionally a Christian-Democratic paper, associated with the Christian-Democratic and Flemish Party, and in opposition to the Socialist Flemish daily ''De Morgen''. In recent years De Standaard has renounced its original ideological ties. History and profile In 1911, Frans Van Cauwelaert founded ''Ons Volk Ontwaakt'', the weekly journal of the Flemish Catholic student organization. In 1914, Van Cauwelaert, Alfons Van de Perre, and Arnold Hendrix formed a publishing company, ''De Standaard N.V.'' ("The Standard, Incorporated": the Standard Group). Their goal was to publish a conservative, Catholic, Flemish daily newspaper in Brussels, to be called ''De Standaard''. The motto of ''De Standaard'' was ''Alles voor Vlaanderen - Vlaanderen voor Kristus'' ("Everything for Flanders - Flanders for Christ"), abbreviated ''AVV-VVK''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Het Nieuwsblad
''Het Nieuwsblad'' (; en, The Newspaper) is a Flemish newspaper that mainly focusses on "a broad view" regarding politics, culture, economics, lifestyle, society and sports. History and profile In 1929, ''Het Nieuwsblad'' was published by ''De Standaard'' for the first time. In 1939, the sports paper ''Sportwereld'' (established in 1912) was purchased by De Standaard and turned into a daily supplement to their two main newspapers, "De Standaard" and "Het Nieuwsblad". In 1957, three other newspapers were purchased by ''De Standaard'' and initially kept in circulation. In 1966, the further publication of two of them, ''Het Nieuws van de Dag'' and ''Het Vrije Volksblad'', was stopped. The same happened with the third paper, Het Handelsblad, in 1979. In 1959, two more newspapers were purchased, of which ''De Landwacht'' disappeared in 1978. The other paper, ''De Gentenaar'', was turned into a "cover-paper" for ''Het Nieuwsblad'' around the city of Ghent. ''De Gentenaar'' stil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sazae-san
is a Japanese yonkoma manga series written and illustrated by Machiko Hasegawa. It was first published in Hasegawa's local paper, the , on April 22, 1946. When the ''Asahi Shimbun'' wished to have Hasegawa draw the four-panel comic for their paper, she moved to Tokyo in 1949 with the explanation that the main characters had moved from Kyūshū to Tokyo as well. The first ''Sazae-san'' strip run by the ''Asahi Shimbun'' was published on November 30, 1949. The manga dealt with everyday life and contemporary situations in Tokyo until Hasegawa retired and ended the series, with the final comic published on February 21, 1974. ''Sazae-san'' won the 8th Bungeishunjū Manga Award in 1962. An anime television adaptation by TCJ (later renamed Eiken) began airing in Japan in October 1969 and holds the Guinness World Record for the longest-running animated television series. It has also been adapted into a radio show, theatrical plays and songs. Plot In the beginning, Sazae was more in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machiko Hasegawa
was a Japanese manga artist and one of the first female manga artists. She started her own comic strip, ''Sazae-san'', in 1946. It reached national circulation via the ''Asahi Shimbun'' in 1949, and ran daily until Hasegawa decided to retire in February 1974. All of her comics were printed in Japan in digest comics; by the mid-1990s, Hasegawa's estate had sold over 60 million copies in Japan alone. Life and career Machiko Hasegawa was born January 30, 1920, in Taku, Saga Prefecture. When she was 15, her father died and the family moved to Tokyo, where she took up drawing cartoons. She successfully published several in magazines and newspapers, such as , , , and a few that only ran for a short while. Her comics were the first to follow a consistent four-panel layout, which later became the standard. Hasegawa never married, instead living with her older sister Mariko. Both were art collectors, and their collection is housed in the Hasegawa Machiko Art Museum. The two started ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lupo Alberto
Lupo Alberto ("Alberto the Wolf") is a famous Italian comic book series created by Guido Silvestri (Silver) in 1974. It details the adventures of Lupo Alberto, a blue wolf. The protagonist of the comic book, Lupo Alberto, takes the shape of the common man who has a goal in life and a certain amount of bad luck. Alberto, a resident of the McKenzie farm, always tries to steal a hen named Martha (who is his girlfriend), but Moses, a sheepdog, is the obstacle to his plans and does everything to stop him. The conflicts between Alberto and Moses were the subject of the first Comic strip, strips of the series. Lupo Alberto made its first appearance in February 1974, with some strips published by Silvestri in ''Corriere dei Ragazzi'', a 1970s magazine owned by ''Corriere della Sera''. After a year, Dardo published the first series dedicated to this character. Since 1985 a series of monthly books has been released, following a short-lived series (composed of 8 issues) launched between 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver (cartoonist)
Guido Silvestri (born 9 December 1952 in CarpiLUPO ALBERTO - MA E' VITA QUESTA? L'autore " ''''. Retrieved on 4 February 2012.), known by his pen name Silver, is an Italian comic book artist. Silver began his comics career as an apprentice of Franco Bonvicini (Bonvi). Silver created the series '''', [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corriere Dei Ragazzi
The ''Corriere dei Piccoli'' (Italian for "Courier of the Little Ones"), later nicknamed ''Corrierino'' ("Little Courier"), was a weekly magazine for children published in Italy from 1908 to 1995. It was the first Italian periodical to make a regular feature of publishing comic strips. Publication history ''Corriere dei Piccoli'' was established in 1908. The first issue (24 pages, 80,000 copies) was published on 27 December 1908, with Silvio Spaventa Filippi as editor-in-chief. It was founded by Luigi Albertini. The magazine was formally a supplement for children of ''Corriere della Sera'', but it was also sold separately for 0.10 lira Its upmarket rival ''Il giornalino della Domenica'', founded in 1906, sold for two and a half times the price. At its acme, the magazine sold 700,000 copies. By 1970 the magazine started having financial difficulties due to rising costs and competition by other magazines and comics books. Feeling that the quaint name was partly to blame, on 1 Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Martin (comics)
Jacques Martin (25 September 1921 – 21 January 2010) was a French comics artist and comic book creator. He was one of the classic artists of ''Tintin'' magazine, alongside Edgar P. Jacobs and Hergé, of whom he was a longtime collaborator. He is best known for his series ''Alix''. He was born in Strasbourg. Biography After pursuing engineering studies as a young man, Jacques Martin began in 1942 to draw his first comic stories. In 1946, following the end of the War, he travelled through Belgium in search of an editor for his work. Soon afterwards he met Georges Remi (aka Hergé) with whom he collaborated on several albums of ''The Adventures of Tintin'' (and more specifically on ''Tintin in Tibet'' and ''The Red Sea Sharks'') while working on his own albums. It was from Hergé that he learned of the ligne claire style and, under Hergé's guidance, began to use it in his own work. He would later be considered one of the great five of the ligne claire style, along with Hergé ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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