Events and publications

January

* January 10: '' Quick & Flupke'' by

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'', ...

debuts in ''

Le Petit Vingtième ''Le Petit Vingtième'' (, ''The Little Twentieth'') was the weekly youth supplement to the Belgian newspaper '' Le Vingtième Siècle'' ("The Twentieth Century") from 1928 to 1940. The comics series ''The Adventures of Tintin'' first appeared in ...

''. * January 13: The first ''Mickey Mouse'' comic strip, written by

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, drawn by

Ub Iwerks Ubbe Ert Iwwerks (March 24, 1901 – July 7, 1971), known as Ub Iwerks ( ), was an American animator, cartoonist, character designer, inventor, and special effects technician. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Iwerks grew up with a contentiou ...

, is published. After a month Iwerks hands the series over to Win Smith, who will continue to draw it until May. The first Mickey Mouse adventure (''Lost on a Desert Island'') marks the comics debut of

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too. Five months later,

Floyd Gottfredson Arthur Floyd Gottfredson (May 5, 1905July 22, 1986) was an American cartoonist best known for his defining work on the ''Mickey Mouse'' comic strip, which he worked on from 1930 until his retirement in 1975. His contribution to Mickey Mouse comi ...

takes over. * January 27: The first episode of Tack Knight's ''Little Folks'' is published. It will run until 1933.

April

* April 1: First episode of ''Mickey Mouse In Death Valley,'' the first Mickey adventure written and drawn (in collaboration) by Floyd Gottfredson, though Win Smith is still the main artist. The story sees the comics debut of various recurring characters ( Clarabelle Cow,

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, the Minnie's uncle Mortimer and the two villains Sylvestre Shyster and

Pete Pete or Petes or ''variation'', may refer to: People * Pete (given name) * Pete (nickname) * Pete (surname) Fictional characters * Pete (Disney), a cartoon character in the ''Mickey Mouse'' universe * Pete the Pup (a.k.a. 'Petey'), a character ...

May

now becomes the main artist behind the '' Mickey Mouse'' comic strip for 45 years. * May 8: As the first ''

The Adventures of Tintin ''The Adventures of Tintin'' (french: Les Aventures de Tintin ) is a series of 24 ''bande dessinée'' albums created by Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé. The series was one of the most popular European comi ...

'' story, ''

Tintin in the Land of the Soviets ''Tintin in the Land of the Soviets'' (french: link=no, Tintin au pays des Soviets) is the first volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. Commissioned by the conservative Belgian newspaper as ant ...

'', reaches its conclusion in ''

'' and has

Tintin Tintin or Tin Tin may refer to: ''The Adventures of Tintin'' * ''The Adventures of Tintin'', a comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé ** Tintin (character), a fictional character in the series ** ''The Adventures of Tintin'' (film), 2011, ...

return from the USSR to Brussels the magazine's editors stage Tintin's return in real life with an actor and a dog. To their amazement the railway station's square is crowded with readers, making everybody realize that ''Tintin'' has become a success.

is quickly encouraged to start a new ''Tintin'' story.

June

* June 1: The final episode of Norman McMurray's ''Googles'' is published. * June 5: in ''

Le petit Vingtième ''Le Petit Vingtième'' (, ''The Little Twentieth'') was the weekly youth supplement to the Belgian newspaper '' Le Vingtième Siècle'' ("The Twentieth Century") from 1928 to 1940. The comics series ''The Adventures of Tintin'' first appeared in ...

'', first episode of ''

Tintin in the Congo ''Tintin in the Congo'' (french: link=no, Tintin au Congo; ) is the second volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. Commissioned by the conservative Belgian newspaper for its children's supplemen ...

'', by Hergè. * June 7: ''

The Little King ''The Little King'' is a 1930-1975 American gag-a-day comic strip created by Otto Soglow, telling its stories in a style using images and very few words, as in pantomime. Publication history Soglow's character first appeared on June 7, 1930, i ...

'' by

Otto Soglow Otto Soglow (December 23, 1900 – April 3, 1975) was an American cartoonist best known for his comic strip ''The Little King ''The Little King'' is a 1930-1975 American gag-a-day comic strip created by Otto Soglow, telling its stories in a ...

debuts in ''

The New Yorker ''The New Yorker'' is an American weekly magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. Founded as a weekly in 1925, the magazine is published 47 times annually, with five of these issues ...

''. * June 7: Cancellation of the Chinese comics magazine '' Shanghai Manhua''. * June 15:

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's ''The Smythes'' makes its debut in

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and will run until 25 October 1936.

September

* September 8: '' Blondie'' by

Chic Young Murat Bernard "Chic" Young (January 9, 1901March 14, 1973) was an American cartoonist who created the comic strip '' Blondie''. His 1919 ''William McKinley High School Yearbook'' cites his nickname as Chicken, source of his familiar pen name an ...

makes its debut. *''Mr. Slicker and the Egg Robbers'', by Floyd Gottfredson starts off in the newspapers, the first story where Mickey Mouse plays as a detective. It also marks the debut of Patricia Pig, of the sympathetic criminal Butch and of the Minnie's father

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October

* October 5: ''

Tobias Seicherl Tobias Seicherl is the title character of a comic drawn by Viennese caricaturist Ladislaus Kmoch (alias Ludwig Kmoch, 1897–1971), a self-taught cartoonist. The comic appeared as a daily strip in the Austrian tabloid 'Das Kleine Blatt' published by ...

'' by Ladislaus Kmoch debuts in the Austrian newspaper ''Das Kleine Blatt''.

November

* November 1: '' Nero and Zero'' by Allan Morley debuts in ''

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''.

December

* December 6: The final episode of

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's '' Good Time Guy'' is published.

Specific date unknown

* '' Animal Crackers'' by Lane. * '' He Done Her Wrong'' by

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. * '' Joe Palooka'' by Ham Fisher. * '' Pier Cloruro de' Lambicchi'' by Giovanni Manca debuts in ''

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''. * ''Pitche'' by Alek Stonkus debuts in ''Le Bon Pint Amusant''. * '' Rymy-Eetu'' (1930-1973) by Erkki Tanttu. * '' Scorchy Smith'' (1930-1961) by

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Births

January

* January 24:

John Romita Sr. John V. Romita (; born January 24, 1930) is an American comic book artist best known for his work on Marvel Comics' ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and for co-creating characters including the Punisher and Wolverine. He was inducted into the Will Eis ...

, American comic book artist (

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), (d.

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April

* April 24:

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, American film director and comics writer (co-wrote '' Superman'' stories with

Geoff Johns Geoffrey Johns (born January 25, 1973) is an American comic book writer, screenwriter, and film and television producer. Johns's work on the DC Comics characters Green Lantern, Aquaman, Flash and Superman, has drawn critical acclaim. He serv ...

and

Adam Kubert Adam Kubert (; born 1959) is an American comics artist known for his work for publishers such as Marvel Comics and DC Comics, including work on ''Action Comics'', '' Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine'', ''The Incredible Hulk'', ''Ultimate Fantas ...

), (d.

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June

* June 16: Frank Thorne, American comics artist (''

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'', ''Dr. Guy Bennett/ Dr. Duncan'', ''Moonshine McJugs''), (d.

Deaths

January

* January 3:

Clare Briggs Clare A. Briggs (August 5, 1875 – January 3, 1930) was an early American comic strip artist who rose to fame in 1904 with his strip '' A. Piker Clerk''. Briggs was best known for his later comic strips ''When a Feller Needs a Friend'', ''Ain't ...

, American comics artist ('' A. Piker Clerk'', ''Mr. and Mrs.'', ''When A Feller Needs A Friend''), dies at age 54. * January 26: Irving Knickerbocker, aka Knick, American comics artist (''Dizzy Dugan'', ''Mac'', continued ''Little Joe Says'' and ''The Tinymites''), dies at age 32 as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident.

February

* February 6: Sals Bostwick, American comics artist (''Heroes of the Week'', '' Room and Board'', assisted on ''

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''), dies at age 27 after an operation for

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June

* June 24: Alfaro Reijding, Dutch illustrator, lithographer and comics artist, dies at age 77.

July

* July 5: Marjorie Organ, American comics artist (''Reggie and the Heavenly Twins'', ''Strange What a Difference a Mere Man Makes'', ''The Wrangle Sisters''), dies at age 43.

August

* August 26: Pieter van Looy, Dutch illustrator and comic artist (made several sequential illustrations), dies at age 77.

October

* October 19: Henry Gerbault, French illustrator, painter and cartoonist, dies at age 67.

December

* December 26:

Kin Hubbard Frank McKinney Hubbard (September 1, 1868 – December 26, 1930), better known as Kin Hubbard, was an American cartoonist, humorist, and journalist. His most famous work was for " Abe Martin". Introduced in ''The Indianapolis News'' in December 1 ...

, American comics artist (''

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''), dies at age 62.

Specific date unknown

* Johann Bahr, German painter, illustrator and comics artist (made early

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for ''

Fliegende Blätter The ' ("Flying Leaves"; also translated as "Flying Pages" or "Loose Sheets") was a German weekly humor and satire magazine appearing between 1845 and 1944 in Munich. Many of the illustrations were by well-known artists such as Wilhelm Busch, Co ...

''), dies at age 70 or 71. * Harry Cornell Greening, American comics artist (''Si Swapper'', ''Uncle George Washington Bings'', ''The Woo Woo Bird'', ''Percy - Brains He Has Nix'', ''Prince Errant''), dies at age 43 or 44. * Rolf Kluge, Norwegian comics artist (''Per en Else'', ''Skibsreder Jobbenheim og Sølvmine'', continued ''Skomakker Bekk of Tvillingene Hans''), dies at age 48.

References

Sources

* {{cite book , last=Peeters , first=Benoît , author-link=Benoît Peeters , others=Tina A. Kover (translator) , title= Hergé: Son of Tintin , year=2012 , orig-year=2002 , publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press , location=Baltimore, Maryland , isbn=978-1-4214-0454-7