Events and publications

January

* January 24: In

Ernie Bushmiller Ernest Paul Bushmiller Jr. (August 23, 1905 – August 15, 1982) was an American cartoonist, best known for creating the daily comic strip ''Nancy (comic strip), Nancy'', which premiered in 1938 and features the title character who has remained ...

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Fritzi Ritz ''Fritzi Ritz'' is an American comic strip created in 1922 by Larry Whittington. In 1925, the strip was taken over by Ernie Bushmiller and, in 1938, the daily strip evolved into the popular '' Nancy''. The Sunday edition of the strip, begun by Bu ...

'' Nancy first meets her sidekick friend Sluggo. * ''

Ace Comics ''Ace Comics'' was a comic book series published by David McKay Publications between 1937 and 1949 — starting just before the Golden Age of Comic Books. The title reprinted syndicated newspaper strips owned by King Features Syndicate, follow ...

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1937 Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into Fe ...

series) #10 -

David McKay Publications David McKay Publications (also known as David McKay Company) was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles ''Ace Comics'', ''King Comics'', and '' Magic Comics''; as well as ...

* ''

Detective Comics ''Detective Comics'' is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011 (and later continued in 2016), is best known for introducing the superhero Batman i ...

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series) #11 -

DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...

* ''

Famous Funnies ''Famous Funnies'' is an American comic strip anthology series published from 1934 to 1955. Published by Eastern Color Printing, ''Famous Funnies'' is considered by popular culture historians as the first true American comic book, following sem ...

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1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...

series) #42 -

Eastern Color Printing The Eastern Color Printing Company was a company that published comic books, beginning in 1933. At first, it was only newspaper comic strip reprints, but later on, original material was published. Eastern Color Printing was incorporated in 1928 ...

* ''

Feature Funnies ''Feature Comics'', originally ''Feature Funnies'', was an American comic book anthology series published by Quality Comics from 1939 until 1950, that featured short stories in the humor genre and later the superhero genre. Publication history T ...

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series) #4 - Comic Favorites, Inc. * ''

The Funnies ''The Funnies'' was the name of two American publications from Dell Publishing (Dell Comics), the first of these a seminal 1920s precursor of comic books, and the second a standard 1930s comic book. ''The Funnies'' (1929–1930) In 1929, George ...

'' #16 -

Dell Comics Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1974. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium.Evanier, Mark"Wh ...

* ''

More Fun Comics ''More Fun Comics'', originally titled ''New Fun: The Big Comic Magazine'' a.k.a. ''New Fun Comics'',''N ...

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1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

series) #28 -

National Periodical Publications National Comics Publications, Inc. (also known as NCP or simply National) was an American comic book publishing company, and the direct predecessor of modern-day DC Comics. History The corporation was originally two companies: National Allied P ...

* '' New Adventure Comics'' (

series) #23 -

February

* February 2: First publication of

Bob Karp Robert Louis Karp (1911–1975) was an American comics writer. He began working for the Walt Disney Company in the 1930s, and from 1938 to 1974, he wrote the scripts for the daily '' Donald Duck'' newspaper strips which were illustrated by Al Tal ...

and

Al Taliaferro Charles Alfred "Al" Taliaferro ( ; August 29, 1905 – February 3, 1969), was an American Disney comics artist who produced Disney comics, Disney comic strips for King Features Syndicate. Taliaferro is best known for his work on the ''Donald Duc ...

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Donald Duck Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created by The Walt Disney Company. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor shirt and cap with a bow tie. Donald is known fo ...

'' newspaper comic strip. * ''Ace Comics'' (1937 series) #11 - David McKay Publications * ''Detective Comics'' (1937 series) #12 - DC Comics * ''Famous Funnies'' (1934 series) #43 - Eastern Color Printing * ''Feature Funnies'' (1937 series) #5 - Comic Favorites, Inc. * ''More Fun Comics'' (1936 series) #29 - National Periodical Publications * ''New Adventure Comics'' (1937 series) #24 - National Periodical Publications

March

* March 6: The first episode of Gervy's detective comic series ''Pat'Apouf'' is published. The series will eventually come to an end in 1990. * March 17: In

and

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'' Donald's dog Bolivar makes his debut as a comics character, having debuted two years earlier in the animated short '' Alpine Climbers''. * March 22: The first issue of the Italian comics magazine '' Albi dell'Audace'' is published, which will run until 22 October 1939. In its first issue Vincenzo Baggioli and Carlo Cossio's '' Dick Fulmine'' makes its debut. * ''Ace Comics'' (1937 series) #12 - David McKay Publications * ''Detective Comics'' (1937 series) #13 - DC Comics * ''Famous Funnies'' (1934 series) #44 - Eastern Color Printing * ''Feature Funnies'' (1937 series) #6 - Comic Favorites, Inc. * ''More Fun Comics'' (1936 series) #30 - National Periodical Publications * ''New Adventure Comics'' (1937 series) #25 - National Periodical Publications

April

* April 16: Arthur R. "Pop" Momand's newspaper comic strip ''

Keeping Up with the Joneses Keeping is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Charles Keeping (1924–1988), British illustrator, children's book author and lithographer * Damien Keeping (born 1982), Australian rules football coach * Frederick Keeping (1867– ...

'' comes to an end. * April 21: First issue of the Belgian comics magazine '' Le Journal de Spirou'' is published. It features the debuts of the series '' Spirou'' by

Rob-Vel François Robert Velter (; 9 February 1909 – 27 April 1991), known by his pen-name Rob-Vel (), was a French cartoonist. He is best known for creating the character '' Spirou'' in 1938. Biography Like ''Spirou'', Velter began his career as ...

and '' Les Aventures de Tif'' by

Fernand Dineur Fernand Dineur (Anderlecht, Belgium, May 17, 1904– April 1956) was a Belgian cartoonist, famous for creating "Tif et Tondu Tag Image File Format, abbreviated TIFF or TIF, is an image file format for storing raster graphics images, popular a ...

. * ''Ace Comics'' (1937 series) #13 - David McKay Publications * ''Detective Comics'' (1937 series) #14 - DC Comics * ''Famous Funnies'' (1934 series) #45 - Eastern Color Printing * ''Feature Funnies'' (1937 series) #7 - Comic Favorites, Inc.

May

* May 9: In

and

's Donald Duck newspaper comic

Gus Goose The Duck family is a fictional family of cartoon ducks related to The Walt Disney Company, Disney character Donald Duck. The family is also related to the Coot, Goose, and Gander families, as well as the Scottish Clan McDuck. Besides Donald, the ...

makes his debut. * May:

's ''

'' is retitled '' Nancy'' * ''Ace Comics'' (1937 series) #14 - David McKay Publications * ''Detective Comics'' (1937 series) #15 - DC Comics * ''Famous Funnies'' (1934 series) #46 - Eastern Color Printing * ''Feature Funnies'' (1937 series) #8 - Comic Favorites, Inc. * ''More Fun Comics'' (1935 series) #31 - National Periodical Publications * ''New Adventure Comics'' (1937 series) #26 - National Periodical Publications

June

* June 4: Debut of

Bernard Graddon Bernard (''Bernhard'') is a French language, French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" an ...

's newspaper comic ''

Just Jake ''Just Jake'' was a comic strip that ran for 14 years in the British newspaper ''The Daily Mirror''. Drawn by Bernard Graddon, it was published daily beginning 4 June 1938 and concluding early in 1952 after Graddon's death. Characters and story A ...

'' in ''

The Daily Mirror ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

''. It will run until 1952. * ''Ace Comics'' (1937 series) #15 - David McKay Publications * ''

Action Comics ''Action Comics'' is an American comic book/Comic anthology, magazine series that introduced Superman, one of the first major superhero characters. The publisher was originally known as National Allied Publications, and later as National Comics ...

'' (1938 series) #1 -

: This marks the first appearance of

Jerry Siegel Jerome Siegel ( ; October 17, 1914 – January 28, 1996)Roger Stern. ''Superman: Sunday Classics: 1939–1943'' DC Comics/Kitchen Sink Press, Inc./ Sterling Publishing; 2006 was an American comic book writer. He is the co-creator of Superman, in ...

and

Joe Shuster Joseph Shuster (; July 10, 1914 – July 30, 1992), professionally known simply as Joe Shuster, was a Canadian-American comic book artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman, with Jerry Siegel, in ''Action Comics'' #1 (c ...

's ''

Superman Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and publi ...

''. * ''Detective Comics'' (1937 series) #16 - DC Comics * ''Famous Funnies'' (1934 series) #47 - Eastern Color Printing * ''Feature Funnies'' (1937 series) #9 - Comic Favorites, Inc. * ''More Fun Comics'' (1936 series) #32 - National Periodical Publications. * ''New Adventure Comics'' (1937 series) #27 - National Periodical Publications.

July

* July 1: In

and

's newspaper comic ''

'' Donald's iconic red car is first seen. *July 7: The first episode of the ''

Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse is an animated cartoon Character (arts), character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime mascot of The Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red sho ...

'' comic strip ''The Plumber's Helper'', by

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 ...

and

Merrill De Maris Merrill De Maris (February 26, 1898, New Jersey – December 31, 1948, Escondido, California) was an American writer who worked on Disney comic strips for King Features Syndicate. De Maris helped Floyd Gottfredson with many of his early ''Micke ...

is published, which marks the debut of Detective Casey and Joe Piper. * July 30: First issue of the long-running British comics magazine ''

The Beano ''The Beano'' (formerly ''The Beano Comic'', also known as ''Beano'') is a British anthology comic magazine created by Scottish publishing company DC Thomson. Its first issue was published on 30 July 1938, and it became the world's longest-runn ...

'', featuring debuts of

Dudley D. Watkins Dudley Dexter Watkins (27 February 1907 – 20 August 1969) was an English cartoonist and illustrator. He is best known for his characters ''Oor Wullie'' and ''The Broons''; comic strips featuring them have appeared in Scottish newspaper The Su ...

' ''

Lord Snooty Lord Snooty is a fictional character who stars in the British comic strip ''Lord Snooty and his Pals'' from the British comic anthology ''The Beano''. The strip debuted in issue 1, illustrated by DC Thomson artist Dudley D. Watkins, who designed ...

'', James Jewell's ''

Wee Peem ''Wee Peem'' was a British comic strip character in ''The Beano'', first written and designed by James Jewell. He starred in two comic strips between 1938 and 1957, and would get up to various forms of mischief in a similar way to later ''Beano ...

'', The Dinelli Brothers' '' Tin-Can Tommy'', Basil Blackaller's ''

Hairy Dan Hairy Dan was a British comic strip character by Basil Blackaller originally published in the magazine '' The Beano Comic'' in the comic strip of the same name. It first appeared in issue 1 on 30 July 1938 and ran until issue 297. Story sum ...

'',

Hugh McNeill Hugh may refer to: *Hugh (given name) Noblemen and clergy French * Hugh the Great (died 956), Duke of the Franks * Hugh Magnus of France (1007–1025), co-King of France under his father, Robert II * Hugh, Duke of Alsace (died 895), modern-day ...

's '' Ping the Elastic Man'',

Eric Roberts Eric Anthony Roberts (born April 18, 1956) is an American actor. His career began with a leading role in ''King of the Gypsies'' (1978) for which he received his first Golden Globe Award nomination. He was nominated again at the Golden Globes fo ...

' ''

Helpful Henry ''Helpful Henry'' was the name of two comic strips—one from the United States, the other from the United Kingdom. American comic strip ''Helpful Henry'' (1922–1927) ''Helpful Henry'' was an American gag-a-day comic strip, created by cart ...

'' and

Reg Carter Reginald Arthur Lay Carter (6 December 1886, Southwold Southwold is a seaside town and civil parish on the English North Sea coast in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk. It lies at the mouth of the River Blyth within the Suffolk Coast a ...

's ''

Big Eggo ''Big Eggo'' was a British comic strip series about an eponymous ostrich, published in the British comic magazine ''The Beano''. He first appeared in issue 1, dated 30 July 1938, and was the first ever cover star. His first words in the strip w ...

''. * ''Ace Comics'' (1937 series) #16 - David McKay Publications * ''Action Comics'' (1938 series) #2 - DC Comics * ''Detective Comics'' (1937 series) #17 - DC Comics * ''Famous Funnies'' (1934 series) #48 - Eastern Color Printing * ''Feature Funnies'' (1937 series) #10 - Comic Favorites, Inc. * ''More Fun Comics'' (1936 series) #33 - National Periodical Publications * ''New Adventure Comics'' (1937 series) #28 - National Periodical Publications

August

* August 4:

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'', ...

's ''

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, ...

'' story ''

King Ottokar's Sceptre ''King Ottokar's Sceptre'' (french: link=no, Le Sceptre d'Ottokar) is the eighth volume of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. Commissioned by the conservative Belgian newspaper for its children's sup ...

'' is prepublished in ''

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

''. Halfway the story opera diva

Bianca Castafiore Bianca Castafiore (), nicknamed the "Milanese Nightingale" (), is a fictional character in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. She is an opera singer who frequently pops up in adventure after adventure. ...

makes her debut. * August 13: The final issue of the Flemish comics magazine ''Ons Kinderland'' is published. * ''Ace Comics'' (1937 series) #17 - David McKay Publications * ''Action Comics'' (1938 series) #3 - DC Comics * '' Amazing Mystery Funnies'' (1938 series) #1 -

Centaur Publications Centaur Publications (also known as Centaur Comics) was one of the earliest American comic book publishers. During their short existence, they created several colorful characters, including Bill Everett's Amazing-Man. History Comics Magazine Co ...

* ''Detective Comics'' (1937 series) #18 - DC Comics. In this issue

Gardner Fox Gardner Francis Cooper Fox (May 20, 1911 – December 24, 1986) was an American writer known best for creating numerous comic book characters for DC Comics. He is estimated to have written more than 4,000 comics stories, including 1,500 for DC ...

and Don Lynch's ''Steve Malone, District Attorney'' makes his debut. * ''Famous Funnies'' (1934 series) #49 - Eastern Color Printing * ''Feature Funnies'' (1937 series) #11 - Comic Favorites, Inc. * ''More Fun Comics'' (1936 series) #34 - National Periodical Publications * ''New Adventure Comics'' (1937 series) #29 - National Periodical Publications

September

* ''Ace Comics'' (1937 series) #18 - David McKay Publications * ''Action Comics'' (1938 series) #4 - DC Comics * ''Amazing Mystery Funnies'' (1938) #2 - Centaur Publications * ''Detective Comics'' (1937 series) #19 - DC Comics * ''Famous Funnies'' (1934 series) #50 - Eastern Color Printing * ''Feature Funnies'' (1937 series) #12 - Comic Favorites, Inc. * ''Jumbo Comics'' #1 (

Fiction House Fiction House was an American publisher of pulp magazines and comic books that existed from the 1920s to the 1950s. It was founded by John B. "Jack" Kelly and John W. Glenister.Saunders, David"JACK BYRNE (1902-1972),"Field Guide to Wild American ...

) is launched. under Fiction House's ''Real Adventures Publishing Company'' imprint. It marks the U.S. debut of

Will Eisner William Erwin Eisner (March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an American cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur. He was one of the earliest cartoonists to work in the American comic book industry, and his series ''The Spirit'' (1940–1952) was no ...

Jerry Iger Samuel Maxwell "Jerry" Iger (; August 22, 1903 – September 5, 1990) was an American cartoonist and art-studio entrepreneur. With business partner Will Eisner, he co-founded Eisner & Iger, a comic book packager that produced comics on demand ...

and

Mort Meskin Morton Meskin (May 30, 1916 – March 29, 1995)Social Security Death Index, SS# 071-16-1099. was an American comic book artist best known for his work in the 1940s Golden Age of Comic Books, well into the late-1950s and 1960s Silver Age. Early ...

's ''

Sheena, Queen of the Jungle Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, is a fictional American comic book jungle girl heroine, originally published primarily by Fiction House during the Golden Age of Comic Books. She was the first female comic book character with her own title, with her ...

'', who debuted in January 1937 in the British magazine Wags. * ''More Fun Comics'' (1936 series) #35 - National Periodical Publications * ''New Adventure Comics'' (1937 series) #30 - National Periodical Publications

October

* October 15: First issue of the British comics magazine ''

Radio Fun ''Radio Fun'' was a British celebrity comics comic paper that ran from (issues dates) 15 October 1938 to 18 February 1961, when it became the first out of twelve titles to merge with ''Buster''. The comic strips included the uncredited work o ...

'', which will run until 1961. * ''Ace Comics'' (1937 series) #19 - David McKay Publications * ''Action Comics'' (1938 series) #5 - DC Comics * ''Detective Comics'' (1937 series) #20 - DC Comics * ''Famous Funnies'' (1934 series) #51 - Eastern Color Printing * ''Feature Funnies'' (1937 series) #13 - Comic Favorites, Inc. * ''More Fun Comics'' (1936 series) #36 - National Periodical Publications * ''New Adventure Comics'' (1937 series) #31 - National Periodical Publications

November

* November 6:

Stephen Slesinger Stephen Slesinger (December 25, 1901 – December 17, 1953) was an American radio, television and film producer, creator of comic strip characters and the father of the licensing industry. From 1923 to 1953, he created, produced, published, develo ...

and

Fred Harman Fred Charles Harman II (February 9, 1902 - January 2, 1982) was an American cartoonist, best known for his popular ''Red Ryder'' comic strip, which he drew for 25 years, reaching 40 million readers through 750 newspapers. Harman sometimes used th ...

's ''

Red Ryder Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondary ...

'' is first published in the newspapers. * November 13: In Fascist Italy the importation and translation of all American and British comic books, except for the far too popular ''

'' is outlawed. This also means the end of Italian comics magazine ''

Jumbo Jumbo (about December 25, 1860 – September 15, 1885), also known as Jumbo the Elephant and Jumbo the Circus Elephant, was a 19th-century male African bush elephant born in Sudan. Jumbo was exported to Jardin des Plantes, a zoo in Paris, and t ...

''. * ''Ace Comics'' (1937 series) #20 - David McKay Publications * ''Action Comics'' (1938 series) #6 - DC Comics * ''

Adventure Comics ''Adventure Comics'' is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1938 to 1983 and revived from 2009 to 2011. In its first era, the series ran for 503 issues (472 of those after the title changed from ''New Adventure Comics''), ...

(previously New Adventure Comics) (

series) #32'' -

* ''Amazing Mystery Funnies'' (1938 series) #3 - Centaur Publications * ''Detective Comics'' (1937 series) #21 - DC Comics * ''Famous Funnies'' (1934 series) #52 - Eastern Color Printing * ''Feature Funnies'' (1937 series) #14 - Comic Favorites, Inc. * ''More Fun Comics'' (1936 series) #37 - DC Comics

December

* December: As a result of the

Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, lin ...

it becomes more difficult to find the materials needed to publish the Spanish illustrated children's magazine ''

En Patufet ''En Patufet'' was an illustrated children's magazine, written in Catalan, published in Barcelona (Spain), between 1904 and 1938. Later, between 1968 and 1973, it was resumed under the name ''Patufet''. It had a great popularity, to the point tha ...

'' and thus its final issue appears. It will briefly be revived between 1968 and 1973. * December 17: The first appearance of

's ''

Pansy Potter Pansy Potter is a British comic strip character from the magazine ''The Beano''. She first appeared in ''Pansy Potter the Strong Man's Daughter'' issue 21 in 1938 and was first illustrated by Hugh McNeill. Character background As ''The Beano' ...

'', one of the longest running comic strips in ''

''. * ''Ace Comics'' (1937 series) #21 - David McKay Publications * ''Action Comics'' (1938 series) #7 - DC Comics * ''Adventure Comics (1938 series) #33'' - DC Comics * ''Amazing Mystery Funnies'' (1938 series) #"4" - Centaur Publications * ''Detective Comics'' (1937 series) #22 - DC Comics * ''Famous Funnies'' (1934 series) #53 - Eastern Color Printing * ''Feature Funnies'' (1937 series) #15 - Comic Favorites, Inc. * ''More Fun Comics'' (1936 series) #38 - DC Comics

Specials

* '' New Book of Comics'' (

series) #2 -

Specific date unknown

* William St. John Glenn creates ''Ballyscunnion'', which will run until 1968. * Arthur Warden creates ''Snowdrop's Zoo'', which will run until 1955. * Maurieta Wellman creates ''The G-Twins'', written by Garry Cleveland Myers, which will later change its name to ''

Goofus and Gallant ''Goofus and Gallant'' is an American children's comic strip appearing monthly in ''Highlights for Children''. The comic contrasts the actions of the eponymous characters, presenting Gallant's actions as right and good and Goofus's as wrong and b ...

''.

Births

June

* June 22:

Fred Carter Fredrick James Carter (born February 14, 1945), nicknamed "Mad Dog" or "Doggy", is an American former professional basketball player and coach, who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for eight seasons (1969– 77) for the Baltim ...

, American comic book artist, (d.

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September

* September 3: Calvi, French cartoonist, (d.

). * September 23:

Jean-Claude Mézières Jean-Claude Mézières (; 23 September 1938 – 23 January 2022) was a French ''bandes dessinées'' artist and illustrator. Born in Paris and raised in nearby Saint-Mandé, he was introduced to drawing by his elder brother and influenced by co ...

, French comic artist ('' Valérian et Laureline''), (d.

). * September 26:

Raoul Cauvin Raoul Cauvin (26 September 1938 – 19 August 2021) was a Belgian comics author and one of the most popular in the humorist field. Biography Raoul Cauvin was born in Antoing, Belgium in 1938.De Weyer, Geert (2005). "Raoul Cauvin". In België ges ...

, Belgian comics writer (''

Les Tuniques Bleues ''Les Tuniques Bleues'' (Dutch: De Blauwbloezen) is a Belgian series of ''bandes dessinées'' (comic books in the Franco-Belgian tradition), first published in '' Spirou'' magazine and later collected in albums by Dupuis."Best of Belgium's Cart ...

'', ''

Sammy Sammy is a nickname, frequently for people named Samuel, and also an English spelling of the Arabic name Sami. People Music *Sammy Adams (born 1987), American rapper and songwriter *Sammy Cahn (1913-1993), American songwriter *Sammy Davis Jr. ( ...

'', ''

Agent 212 Agent 212 is a humorous Belgian comic about a rotund police officer who usually suffers as a result of the people and situations he encounters. Created by writer Raoul Cauvin and illustrator Daniel Kox, the comic debuted in ''Spirou'' magazine o ...

'', ''

Les Femmes en Blanc Les Femmes en Blanc (Women in white) is a Belgian comics humor series of 42 album volumes, for which the script was created by Raoul Cauvin and whose design was directed by Philippe Bercovici. Colours were done by Leonardo. The series debuted in 1 ...

'', ''

Pierre Tombal Pierre Tombal is a Belgian gag comic strip, drawn by Marc Hardy and written by Raoul Cauvin, about a gravedigger and the dead people at his cemetery. The series has been in syndication since 1983 and is published in the Belgian magazine Spirou b ...

'', '' Cédric'', '' Cupidon'', ''Pauvre Lampil'', ''Les Psy'', ''Taxi Girl'', ''Le Vieux Bleu'', ''Les Voraces'', also wrote stories for '' Natacha'' and ''

Spirou et Fantasio ''Spirou & Fantasio'' (french: Spirou et Fantasio, wa, Spirou eyet Fantasio) is one of the most popular classic Franco-Belgian comics. The series, which has been running since 1938, shares many characteristics with other European comics, European ...

''), (d.

Specific date unknown

* hugOKÉ, Belgian cartoonist and comics artist (''Belgman'', ''Eddy Sterk Wint... De Spelen'', ''Reynaert de Vos''), (d.

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Deaths

January

* January 9:

Johnny Gruelle John Barton Gruelle (December 24, 1880 – January 9, 1938) was an American artist, political cartoonist, children's book and comics author, illustrator, and storyteller. He is best known as the creator of Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy dolls and ...

, American cartoonist, children's book author, illustrator and comics artist (''Mr. Twee Deedle'', ''

Raggedy Ann and Andy Raggedy Ann is a character created by American writer Johnny Gruelle (1880–1938) that appeared in a series of books he wrote and illustrated for young children. Raggedy Ann is a rag doll with red yarn for hair and a triangle nose. Gruelle re ...

''), dies at age 57. * January 20:

Émile Cohl Émile Eugène Jean Louis Cohl (; né Courtet; 4 January 1857 – 20 January 1938) was a French caricaturist of the largely forgotten Incoherents, Incoherent Movement, cartoonist, and animator, called "The Father of the Animated Cartoon" and "Th ...

, French animated film director, caricaturist and comics artist, dies at age 81.

February

* February 19: Foster Morse Follett, American comics artist (''Tidy Teddy'', ''Skeezicks'', ''The Kid'', ''Private Conscience''), dies at age 59 after being involved in a car accident a week later. * February:

Bertram Lamb ''Pip, Squeak and Wilfred'' was a British strip cartoon published in the ''Daily Mirror'' from 1919 to 1956 (with a break c. 1940–1950), as well as the ''Sunday Pictorial'' in the early years. It was conceived by Bertram Lamb, who took the role ...

, British comics writer (''

Pip, Squeak and Wilfred ''Pip, Squeak and Wilfred'' was a British strip cartoon published in the ''Daily Mirror'' from 1919 to 1956 (with a break c. 1940–1950), as well as the '' Sunday Pictorial'' in the early years. It was conceived by Bertram Lamb, who took the ro ...

''), dies at age 50 or 51.

March

* March 6:

Walt McDougall Walter Hugh McDougall (February 10, 1858 – March 6, 1938) was an American cartoonist. He produced some of the earliest full color newspaper comic strips, and was one of the first producers of regular political cartoons in American daily papers. ...

, American cartoonist, illustrator and comics artist (''

Queer Visitors from the Marvelous Land of Oz ''Queer Visitors from the Marvelous Land of Oz'' was a newspaper comic strip written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by Walt McDougall, a political cartoonist for the ''Philadelphia North American''. ''Queer Visitors'' appeared in the ''North ...

''), commits suicide at age 80. * March 8: Eugen Kirchner, German illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 73.

June

* June 2: Louis Morin, French illustrator, caricaturist, comics artist, novelist and painter, dies at age 82. * June 6: Karl Theodor Zelger, a.k.a. ''K.T. Zelger'', Austrian comics artist (continued ''Bilderbogen des kleinen Lebens''), dies at age 49.

August

* August 11:

Wilhelm Heinrich Detlev Körner Wilhelm Heinrich Detlev "Big Bill" Körner (November 1878 – August 11, 1938), also known as Wilhelm Heinrich Dethlef Koerner, William HD Koerner, WHDK, or W.H.D. Koerner,Horton, Scott. ''Harper's Magazine''The Illustrated President/ref> was a no ...

, German-American comics artist (''

Hugo Hercules ''Hugo Hercules'' is an American weekly comic strip published in the ''Chicago Tribune'', written and drawn by Wilhelm Heinrich Detlev Körner. It ran for five months, from September 7, 1902 to January 11, 1903, totaling seventeen strips. Despite ...

''), passes away at age 59.

September

* September 18: Johannes Kesler, Dutch painter, graphic artist and comics artist (made educational comics), dies at age 74.

October

* October: Roy L. Williams, American comics artist (''Babe Bunting''), passes away. * 13 October:

E.C. Segar Elzie Crisler Segar (; December 8, 1894 – October 13, 1938), known by the pen name E. C. Segar, was an American cartoonist best known as the creator of Popeye, a pop culture character who first appeared in 1929 in Segar's comic strip ''Thimble ...

, American comics artist (''

Thimble Theatre Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional cartoon character created by E. C. Segar, Elzie Crisler Segar.Popeye Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional cartoon character created by E. C. Segar, Elzie Crisler Segar.Fred Spencer, American animator and comics artist (''

Disney comics Disney comics are comic books and comic strips featuring characters created by the Walt Disney Company, including Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge. The first Disney comics were newspaper strips appearing from 1930 on, starting with ...

''), dies at age 34 in a road accident. * November 15:

Harry Grant Dart Harry Grant Dart (November 3, 1868 – November 15, 1938) was an American cartoonist and illustrator known for his futuristic and often aviation-oriented cartoons and comic strips. His first jobs were brochures for the National Crayon Compan ...

, American illustrator and comics artist (''The Explorigator''), passes away at age 79. * November 18: Joan Llaverías, Spanish painter, illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 63.

Specific date unknown

* Harry Julius, Australian comics artist, animator, caricaturist and printmaker (''The Bears Of Stringy Bark'', ''The Egglets'', ''The Crazy Crew of the Crayfish'', ''Smiler'', ''Mr. Gink - He Didn't Think!''), dies at age 52 or 53. * Will Spurrier, British comics artist (''Birdie and Napoleon'', ''Parker P.C.''), dies at age 58 or 59.

First issues by title

*''

'' cover dated June, published by

. *''

Comics on Parade a Media (communication), medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of Panel (comics), panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, Glo ...

'' cover dated April, published by

United Features Syndicate United Feature Syndicate (UFS) is a large American editorial column and comic strip newspaper syndication service based in the United States and established in 1919. Originally part of E. W. Scripps Company, it was part of United Media (along wit ...

. *''

Jumbo Comics ''Jumbo Comics'' was an adventure anthology comic book published by Fiction House from 1938–1953. ''Jumbo Comics'' was Fiction House's first comics title; the publisher had previously specialized in pulp magazines. The lead feature for ''Jumbo C ...

'' Cover dated June, published by

. *'' Amazing Mystery Funnies'' cover dated August, published by

. *''

'' cover dated July, published by

DC Thomson DC Thomson is a media company based in Dundee, Scotland. Founded by David Couper Thomson in 1905, it is best known for publishing ''The Dundee Courier'', ''The Evening Telegraph'' and ''The Sunday Post'' newspapers, and the comics ''Oor Wull ...

Renamed titles

*'' New Adventure Comics'' renamed ''

'' as of the November cover date.

Initial appearances by character name

Lois Lane Lois Lane is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, she first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #1 (June 1938). Lois is an award-winning journalist for ...

in ''

'' #1 (June), created by

and

, published by

. *

Superman (Earth-Two) Superman of Earth-Two is an alternate version of the fictional superhero Superman, who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was introduced after DC Comics created Earth-Two, a Multiverse (DC Comics), parallel wor ...

in ''Action Comics'' #1 (June), created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, published by

. *

Zatara Giovanni "John" Zatara is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He debuted as a superhero, starring in his own stories in '' Action Comics'' during the Golden Age of Comics. He first appeared in the fi ...

in ''Action Comics'' #1 (June), created by

Fred Guardineer Frederick B. Guardineer (October 3, 1913 – September 13, 2002)Frederick B. Guardineer

, published by

Jimmy Olsen Jimmy Olsen is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Olsen is most often portrayed as a young photojournalist working for the ''Daily Planet''. He is close friends with Lois Lane and Clark Kent, and has ...

in ''Action Comics'' #6 (November), created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, publisher by

Crimson Avenger (Lee Travis) The Crimson Avenger (Lee Walter Travis) is a superhero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in ''Detective Comics'' #20 (October 1938). He is the first superhero and costume hero published by ''Detective Comics''. He preceded Batman, and app ...

in ''Detective Comics'' #20 (October), created by Jim chambers, publisher by

Tex Thompson Harry "Tex" Thompson (Thomson pre-1999) is a superhero owned by DC Comics who later became the masked crime-fighter Mr. America and then became an espionage operative called Americommando. He was often aided by his best friend Bob Daley, who for a ...

in ''Action Comics'' #1 (June), created by

Ken Fitch Ken or KEN may refer to: Entertainment * ''Ken'' (album), a 2017 album by Canadian indie rock band Destroyer. * ''Ken'' (film), 1964 Japanese film. * ''Ken'' (magazine), a large-format political magazine. * Ken Masters, a main character in t ...

and

Bernard Baily Bernard Baily (April 5, 1916 – January 19, 1996)
at the

Tigress (DC Comics) Tigress is the name of three different comic book supervillains, all of whom have appeared in various series published by DC Comics. An original incarnation of Tigress called Tabitha Galavan appeared in the live-action series '' Gotham'', portray ...

in ''

'' #1 (June), created by

Fred Guardineer Frederick B. Guardineer (October 3, 1913 – September 13, 2002)Frederick B. Guardineer

, published by

References

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