*October 26: In the Italian Disney magazine ''
Topolino
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'', the SF series ''
Saturno contro la terra'' (Saturn vs. Earth), by
Cesare Zavattini
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Biography
Born in Luzzara near Reggio Emilia in northern Italy, o ...
,
Federico Pedrocchi
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and Giovanni Scolari, gets its final chapter. It had continued since 1936, with a two-year break-up because of the war.
*
Cesare Solini and
Antonio Canale
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Life and career
Born in Monza, Canale started his career at very young age as assistant of Toni Pagot. He made ...
's ''
Amok'' makes its debut.
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Michael Shelby
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'' (1945 series) #6 -
Fox Feature Syndicate
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, final issue.
*''
Human Torch Comics
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'' (1940 series) #24 -
Timely Comics
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*''
Marvel Mystery Comics
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'' (1939 series) #77 -
Timely Comics
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*''
Young Allies Comics
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Golden Age
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'' (1941 series) #20 -
Timely Comics
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- (Final Issue)
*''Ipnos il re della magia'' (Ipnos king of magic), by
Gian Luigi Bonelli
Giovanni Luigi Bonelli (22 December 1908 – 12 January 2001) was an Italian comic book author and publisher, best remembered as the co-creator of ''Tex Willer'' in 1948, together with artist Aurelio Galleppini.
Career
Bonelli was born in Milan. ...
and
Carlo Cossio
Carlo Cossio (1 January 1907 – 10 August 1964) was an Italian comic artist and animator.
Life and career
Born in Udine, Cossio started his career in 1928 as animator, realizing several short films in collaboration with his brother Vittorio. He ...
, edited by
Edizioni Audace; Italian imitation of
Mandrake
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.
November
* November 15: First publication of the Filipino comics magazine ''
Halakhak Komiks
''Halakhak Komiks'' (literally, " Guffaw Comics" or " Laughter Comics") is the first regularly published comics magazine in the Philippines. Its first publication was on November 15, 1946. It was founded by Filipino illustrator Isaac Tolentino an ...
''.
*''
All-Winners Comics
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'' (1941 series) #21 -
Timely Comics
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- (Issue #20 was never released, and issue #21 was the final issue.)
*''
Captain America Comics
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'' (1941 series) #59 -
Timely Comics
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*''
Human Torch Comics
The Human Torch, also known as Jim Hammond (originally, Hamond), is a fictional character, fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-artist Carl Burgos, he first appearance, first appeared ...
'' (1940 series) #25 -
Timely Comics
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*''
Marvel Mystery Comics
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'' (1939 series) #78 -
Timely Comics
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December
* December 7: First appearance of ''
Lucky Luke
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'' and his trusty horse
Jolly Jumper
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by
Morris
Morris may refer to:
Places
Australia
*St Morris, South Australia, place in South Australia
Canada
* Morris Township, Ontario, now part of the municipality of Morris-Turnberry
* Rural Municipality of Morris, Manitoba
** Morris, Manitob ...
, in ''
Spirou'' with the story ''Arizona 1880''.
*December 12: In the French magazine ''OK'', the first chapter of ''Arys Buck et son épée magique'' (Arys Buck and his magical sword), by
Albert Uderzo
Alberto Aleandro Uderzo (; ; 25 April 1927 – 24 March 2020), better known as Albert Uderzo, was a French comic book artist and scriptwriter. He is best known as the co-creator and illustrator of the ''Astérix'' series in collaboration with Re ...
is published. In 1946 he also publishes his first album, ''Les Aventures de Clopinard''.
* December 23:
Marten Toonder
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's ''
Panda
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'' makes its newspaper debut.
*''
Marvel Mystery Comics
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'' (1939 series) #79 -
Timely Comics
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*In ''Vaillant'', Nasdine Hodja, by Roger Lecaux, a sort of Robin Hood living in the ''
Arabian nights
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''’ world, makes his debut.
Year overall
*
John Willie
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creates the
Sweet Gwendolyne character in the erotic magazine ''Bizarre'', published by himself.
*In ''
Il vittorioso
''Il Vittorioso'' (Italian for "The Victorious") was a weekly comic magazine published in Italy from 1937 to 1966.
History and profile
The magazine was born on the initiative of the Azione Cattolica association as a catholic response to the secu ...
'',
Benito Jacovitti
Benito Jacovitti (; March 19, 1923 – December 3, 1997) was an Italian comics artist.
Biography
Benito Jacovitti was born in Termoli, Molise. He was still a kid when he started drawing on the pavement of the village's streets. The son of a rai ...
publishes a comic version of
Collodi
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Early life
Col ...
’s ''
The adventures of Pinocchio
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''.
Births
February
* February 20: Norbert Morandière, aka Norma, French comics artist (''Capitaine Apache'', ''Souvenirs de la Pendule'', ''Hazel et Ogan''), (d.
2021
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).
May
* May 13:
Marv Wolfman
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, American comic book writer (''
Teen Titans
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'', ''
Spider-Man
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'', ''
Daredevil
Daredevil may refer to:
* A stunt performer
Arts and media Comics
* Daredevil (Lev Gleason Publications), a fictional 1940s superhero popularized by writer-artist Charles Biro
* Daredevil (Marvel Comics character), a Marvel comic book superher ...
'').
November
* November 12:
Kazuyoshi Torii
Kazuyoshi Torii (, 12 November 1946 – 9 February 2022) was a Japanese manga artist and university professor.
Life and career
Born in Kamata, a defunct village today part of Okazaki, Aichi, Okazaki, Torii started his career as an assistant o ...
, Japanese manga artist, (d.
2022
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).
* November 29: Carlos Leopardi, Argentine comics artist (''Atila'', worked on ''
Nippur de Lagash
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''), (d.
2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
).
Deaths
January
* January 2:
O'Galop
Marius Rossillon (June 8, 1867 – January 2, 1946), known professionally as O'Galop, was a French artist and cartoonist. He is best known for creating Bibendum, or the Michelin Man, the official mascot of the Michelin tyre company.
Life
O'G ...
, French painter, illustrator, graphic designer, animator and comics artist (''Le Supplice de la Roue'', ''Fifi Céleri''), dies at age 78.
* March 2: Don Newhouse, British comics artist (''Bertie Blobbs'', comics based on
Charlie Chaplin
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, continued ''Pitch and Toss, Our Saucy Shipwrecked Mariners''), dies at age 62.
June
* June 15: Charles Forbell, American comics artist (''Naughty Pete''), dies at age 71.
August
* August 3:
Viktor Deni
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, birth_place = Moscow, Russian Empire
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, death_place = Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
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Soviet (1917–1946)
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, training ...
, Russian cartoonist and poster designer (made sequential propaganda cartoons and comics), dies at age 53.
September
* September 3: Constant Dratz, Belgian painter, poster artist and comic artist (''L'Étrange Aventure de Tom-Tom aux Amériques''), dies at age 71.
* September 16:
Francisque Poulbot
Francisque Poulbot (6 February 1879, in Saint-Denis – 16 September 1946, in Paris) was a French (literally, "poster designer"), draughtsman and illustrator.
Biography
He was born in a family of teachers with parents who were lecturers. Fran ...
, French illustrator and cartoonist, dies at age 67.
October
* October 5: Monte Crews, American illustrator and comic artist (''The Mysterious Family Next Door''), dies at age 88.
* October 24:
Dmitry Moor
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, Russian artist, poster designer and cartoonist, dies at age 62.
Specific date unknown
* Benjamin Kilvert, American illustrator, painter and comics artist (''Muffy Shuffles''), dies at age 66 or 67.
* Albert Lanmour, French illustrator and comics artist (''Les Années de Service de Théodore Tiroflan'', ''Le Hoquet d'Hector Boyaux''), dies at age 58 or 59.
* Red W. Shellcope, American comics artist (''Jimmie the Messenger Boy''), dies at age 66 or 67.
Initial appearances by character name
*
Fantax, created by Marcel Navarro and Pierre Mouchot.
*
Lambik
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by
Willy Vandersteen
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.
*
Morgaine le Fey
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in ''
Batman
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'' #36 -
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
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