1941 in comics


Notable events of 1941 in comics.

Events and publications

January

January 9: In The Adventures of Tintin story The Crab With the Golden Claws, prepublished in the juvenile supplement of Le Soir, Tintin and Captain Haddock first meet.January 10: The first issue of the Turkish children's magazine Cemal Nadir ve Arkadaş is launched, by Cemal Nadir Güler. It nevertheless only lasted 17 weeks.Action Comics #32 - National Periodical PublicationsAdventure Comics #58 - National Periodical PublicationsAll-American Comics #22 - National Periodical PublicationsCrack Comics #9 - Quality ComicsDetective Comics #47 - National Periodical PublicationsFantastic Comics #14 - Fox Feature SyndicateFlash Comics #13 - National Periodical PublicationsHit Comics #7 - Quality Comics

February

Action Comics #33 - National Allied PublicationsAdventure Comics #59 - National Allied PublicationsAll-American Comics #23 - National Allied PublicationsCrack Comics #10 - Quality ComicsDetective Comics #48 - National Allied PublicationsFantastic Comics #15 - Fox Feature SyndicateFlash Comics #14 - National Allied PublicationsGreen Mask #4 - Fox Feature SyndicateHit Comics #8 - Quality ComicsMarvel Mystery Comics #16 - Timely ComicsMaster Comics #11 - Fawcett ComicsMore Fun Comics #64 - National Allied PublicationsMystery Men Comics #19 - Fox Feature Syndicate

March

March 16: Marten Toonder's Tom Poes makes its debut.Action Comics #34 - National Allied PublicationsAdventure Comics #60 - National Allied PublicationsAll-American Comics #24 - National Allied PublicationsBetter Comics #1. In the first issue Vernon Miller's Iron Man makes his debut, the first Canadian superhero.Captain America Comics #1 - Timely ComicsCrack Comics #11 - Quality ComicsDetective Comics #49 - National Allied PublicationsFantastic Comics #16 - Fox Feature SyndicateFlash Comics #15 - National Allied Publications

April

April 14: First strip of Love trouble, by Floyd Gottfredson and Merrill De Maris. First and only appearance of the Mickey Mouse’s female cousin Madeleine, who temporarily replaces Minnie as girlfriend of the hero.  

May

May 12: The first episode of R.B. Clark's Boofhead is published.Action Comics #36 - National Allied PublicationsAdventure Comics #62 - National Allied PublicationsAll-American Comics #26 - National Allied Publications

June

Action Comics #37 - National Allied PublicationsAdventure Comics #63 - National Allied PublicationsAll-American Comics #27 - National Allied Publications

July

July 12: In Marten Toonder's Tom Poes story In De Tovertuin Olivier B. Bommel makes his debut.Action Comics #38 - National Allied PublicationsAdventure Comics #64 - National Allied PublicationsAll-American Comics #28 - National Allied PublicationsAll-Flash Comics #1 - National Allied PublicationsAll-Star Comics #5 - National Allied Publications

August

August 14: Marten Toonder's Tom Poes story De Geheimzinnige Roverhoofdman is first published. Halfway the story Tom Poes' home town Rommeldam makes its debut, as do the recurring characters Bulle Bas and Brigadier Snuf.Action Comics #39 - National Allied PublicationsAdventure Comics #65 - National Allied PublicationsAll-American Comics #29 - National Allied PublicationsBlue Beetle #8 - Fox Feature SyndicateCaptain America Comics #5 - Timely ComicsCaptain Fearless Comics #1 - Helnit PublishingCrack Comics #15 - Quality ComicsDetective Comics #54 - National Allied PublicationsFantastic Comics #21 - Fox Feature SyndicateFlash Comics #20 - National Allied Publications

September

September 16: Marten Toonder's Tom Poes story De Drakenburcht is first published. Halfway the story Olivier B. Bommel's castle Bommelstein and his car, De Oude Schicht, make their debut.September 23: The Belgian children's comics magazine Le Soir-Jeunesse, a supplement of the Nazi-controlled newspaper Le Soir, disappears after hardly a year of publication. The Adventures of Tintin, which was published in its pages since 1940, moves within Le Soir itself.Action Comics #40 - National Allied PublicationsAdventure Comics #66 - National Allied PublicationsAll-American Comics #30 - National Allied PublicationsAll-Flash Comics #2 - National Allied PublicationsAll-Star Comics #6 - National Allied Publications

October

October 18: Marten Toonder's Tom Poes story Het Verdwijneiland is first published. Halfway the story the characters Wal Rus and professor Joachim Sickbock make their debut.October 23: On Nazi orders two Dutch comics magazines, namely De Humorist and Sjors, are banned from publication. Sjors will nevertheless still be published but within the pages of the magazine Panorama until it finally vanishes in March 1942 and won't return until after the war in June 1947.Action Comics #41 - National Allied PublicationsAdventure Comics #67 - National Allied PublicationsAll-American Comics #31 - National Allied PublicationsBlue Beetle #9 - Fox Feature SyndicateCaptain America Comics #7 - Timely ComicsCaptain Marvel Adventures #4 - Fawcett ComicsCrack Comics #17 - Quality ComicsDetective Comics #56 - National Allied PublicationsFlash Comics #22 - National Allied PublicationsGreen Mask #7 - Fox Feature SyndicateHit Comics #16 - Quality ComicsMarvel Mystery Comics #24 - Timely ComicsMaster Comics #19 - Fawcett ComicsMilitary Comics #3 - Quality ComicsMore Fun Comics #72 - National Allied PublicationsMystery Men Comics #27 - Fox Feature SyndicateMystic Comics #6 - Timely ComicsPolice Comics #3 - Quality ComicsSmash Comics #27 - Quality ComicsStar Spangled Comics #1 - National Allied PublicationsSuperman #12 - National Allied PublicationsTarget Comics #8 - Novelty PressThe Flame #7 - Fox Feature SyndicateWhiz Comics #22 - Fawcett ComicsWhiz Comics #23 - Fawcett ComicsWonderworld Comics #30 - Fox Feature Syndicate

November

November 24: Gus Arriola's Gordo makes its debut.Action Comics #42 - National Allied PublicationsAdventure Comics #68 - National Allied Publications

December

Specific date unknown

Births

April

April 24: Gomaa Frahat, Egyptian political cartoonist,.

June

June 2: Charlie Watts, British rock drummer,.June 15: Neal Adams, American comic book artist,.

July

July 13: Tom Palmer, American comic artist and inker,.July 25: S. Clay Wilson, American underground comix artist,.

September

September 26: Tom Veitch, American comic book writer,.

October

October 20: Leopold Lippens, Belgian politician,.

November

November 25: Philippe Honoré, French cartoonist,

Deaths

January

January 4: George Roller, British illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 84.Specific date in January unknown: Jaime Tomás, Spanish comics artist, dies at age 31 or 32.

February

February 13: J.B. Lowitz, American comics artist, dies at age 57.

August

August 13: John Stuart Blackton, British animator and film director, dies at age 66.August 19: Caumery, French comics writer, dies at age 64.

October

October 8: Win Smith, Canadian-American animator and comics artist, dies at age 53.October 14: Leoncio Martínez, aka Leo, Venezuelan journalist, playwright, illustrator, caricaturist and comics artist, dies at age 52.October 22: Louis Markous, Ludwig Markous and/or Louis Marcoussis, French illustrator, painter and comics artist, dies at age 63.

November

November 26: Patrick Kroon, Dutch caricaturist, painter, illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 69.

December

December 4: Axel Bäckman, Swedish comics artist, dies at age 73.December 21: Arthur Racey, Canadian illustrator, caricaturist, advertising and comics artist, dies at age 70 or 71.December 31: Sol Hess, American comics writer, dies at age 59.

First issues by title

Initial appearances by character name

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