1949 in comics


Notable events of 1949 in comics.

Events and publications

Publishers Star Publications, Toby Press, and Youthful make their debuts; conversely, Columbia Comics, Novelty Press, and Street & Smith Comics all fold.

January

January 22: Peyo's gag comic Poussy is first published in Le Soir.Captain America Comics #70 - Timely ComicsHuman Torch Comics #34 - Timely ComicsJoker Comics #35 - Timely ComicsJughead #1 - Archie Comics

February

March

Captain America Comics #71 - Timely ComicsHuman Torch Comics #35 - Timely ComicsJoker Comics #36 - Timely ComicsNipper, by Doug Wright, debuts in the March 12 issue of The Montreal Standard. The weekly comic strip would run until 1980 in magazines distributed across Canada.

April

April 9: The final issue of the Italian Disney comics magazine Topolino is published. It becomes a digest instead.April 25: First publication of Wally Fawkes' Flook in The Daily Mail.

May

May 22: First publication of Warren Tufts' Casey Ruggles as a Sunday strip. It will become a daily strip on 19 September.

June

July

July 10: Jules Feiffer's gag comic Clifford, which appeared earlier this year during the spring in Will Eisner's one-shot Kewpies, is now moved to The Spirit comic book magazine as a back cover feature. It will run until 4 March 1951.July 16: In France, a censorship commission is established, Commission de Surveillance et de Contrôle des Publications Destinées à l'Enfance et à l'Adolescence, targeting children's literature, including comics to protect young readers, but also the French publishing industry from being overflooded and outrun by American comics, British comics and Belgian comics.

August

August 4: Halfway the prepublication of The Adventures of Tintin story Land of Black Gold in Tintin Hergé leaves to take a 12-week resting vacation in Switzerland, because he suffered from clinical depression. The story won't be continued until 27 October.August 13: First publication of Pepo's Condorito.August 17: The first episode of Al Posen's Rhymin' Time is published.Best Love debuts with issue #33, taking over the numbering of Sub-Mariner Comics - Timely Comics

September

September 11: The episode Ten Minutes, in the series The Spirit, is first published. This marks the first story written by Will Eisner's assistant Jules Feiffer, who will continue writing most of the series until 1952.Joker Comics #39 - Timely Comics

October

October 16: The first gag of Poustiquet by Bindle is published. It will run over 25 years.

November

December

Specific date unknown

Births

April

June

June 11: Steve Moore, British comics writer,.

Deaths

February

February 6: Eugène Vavasseur, French illustrator, poster artist and comic artist, dies at age 85.February 15: Charles L. Bartholomew, aka Bart, American comics artist, dies at age 80.

March

March 6: Storm P., Danish comics artist, animator, illustrator, painter and comedian, dies at age 66.March 16: Stanley E. Armstrong, American comics artist, dies at age 85.March 21: Jo Valle, French comics writer, dies at age 83.

April

April 24: Reg Carter, British comics artist dies at age 62.

May

May 12: Neysa McMein, American illustrator, painter and comics artist, dies at age 60.May 27: Robert Ripley, American comics writer, artist, cartoonist, entrepreneur, and anthropologist, dies at age 59 from a heart attack.

June

10 June: John T. McCutcheon, American political cartoonist and occasional comics artist, dies at age 79.

July

July 13: Walt Kuhn, American painter, illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 71.

October

October 8: Monte Barrett, American comics writer, dies at age 52.

November

November 13: Bern L. Vinger, Dutch illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 77.November 30: Lester J. Ambrose, American comics artist, dies at age 70.

December

December 3: Frank Miller, American comics artist, dies from a heart attack at age 51.December 7: Bovil, Swedish painter, illustrator, sculptor and comics artist, dies at age 39.December 8: Frank R. Leet, American comics artist, dies at age 68.December 11: Clifford K. Berryman, American cartoonist, dies at age 80.

Specific date unknown

  • Jo Valle, French comics writer, dies at age 84.
  • André Vallet, French painter, illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 79 or 80.
  • Émile Vavasseur, French poster artist, comics artist and illustrator, dies at age 85 or 86.

First issues by title

Buster Bunny, cover dated November, published by Standard ComicsGirl Comics, cover-dated October, published by Timely ComicsGirls' Love Stories, cover dated August–September, published by DC ComicsHeart Throbs, cover-dated August, published by Quality ComicsKid Colt Outlaw, cover-dated May, published by Timely ComicsSuperboy, cover-dated March/April, published by DC ComicsTorchy, cover-dated November, published by Quality Comics

Initial appearances by character name