1964 in comics


Notable events of 1964 in comics.

Publications

January

January 1: Jaxon's God Nose makes its debut. It is one of the earliest underground comix.January 6: Jay Heavilin and Frank B. Johnson's Einstein makes its debut. It will run until 13 February 1965.January 10 - March 23: Berlin v. E.C. Publications, Inc.: The estates of Irving Berlin and other songwriters sue EC Comics over a parody in Mad Magazine special #11, but lose their case.January 11: The first issue of the British illustrated girls' magazine Jackie is published. It will run until 3 July 1993.January 23: in Pilote, first chapter of L'Œuf de Karamazout, by Jidehem, of the series Starter; Sophie makes her debut.January 24: The final issue of Hans G. Kresse's Eric de Noorman is published.January 28: in Le journal de Tintin, Belgian edition, debut of the sea adventures series Howard Flynn, by William Vance and Yves Duval.

February

March

March 5: Marcel Remacle's Hultrasson makes its debut.March 11: Carlo Porciani and Mario Faustinelli's Kolosso makes its debut.

April

April 1: In the 119th issue of Mad Al Jaffee's Mad Fold-in makes its debut.April 30: in Pilote, first chapter of Tonnerre a l’Ouest, by Jean-Michel Charlier and Jean Giraud, second adventure of Blueberry.

May

May 16: Malcolm Judge's Billy Whizz makes its debut in The Beano.May 23: The final episode of Philip Mendoza's The Adventures of Katie Country Mouse is published.

June

June 11: Mike Roy's Akwas makes its debut. It will run until 28 March 1965.June 20: The first issue of the British comics magazine Wham! is published and will run until 13 January 1968. In the first issue Leo Baxendale's Eagle-Eye, Junior Spy makes its debut.June 20: first Sniffy daily strip, by George Fett.June 28: in Corriere dei Piccoli, L’ombra contro il generale, by Hugo Pratt and Alberto Ongaro; debut of the short-lived Italian superhero L’ombra.

July

July 10: Nicholas Garland's Barry McKenzie makes its debut in the British satirical magazine Private Eye.July 11: In Leo Baxendale's Eagle-Eye, Junior Spy the villain Grimly Feendish makes his debut.July 12: Marcel Gotlib's Gai-Luron makes its debut in Vaillant. July 20: Eric Bradbury's Charlie Peace makes its debut.

August

August 2 : in Topolino, The Health nut; Dick Kinney and Al Hubbard introduce Tabby, Donald Duck's cat, and Fethry Duck, a character who will become prominent in Donald Duck's comics.August 11 : in Le journal de Tintin, first chapter of L’hombre du camaleon, by André-Paul Duchâteau and Tibet.August 31: in Corriere dei piccoli, ''Il dottor Oss, by Mino Milani and Grazia Nidasio, inspired by Jules Verne's Dr. Ox's Experiment; the story has 6 sequels, till 1969.

September

September 24: In Spirou, first chapter of L’escorte, by Goscinny and Morris.September 29: Quino's Mafalda makes its debut. It will run until 25 June 1973.

October

October 3: The final issue of the British girls' comics magazine Girl is published.

November

November 3: in Le journal de Tintin, first chapter of Suspense à Indianapolis, by Jean Graton.November 4r  first issue of Creepy November 9: Brant Parker and Johnny Hart's The Wizard of Id makes its debut.November 11: Pat Tourret and Jenny Butterworth's Tiffany Jones makes its debut.November 12 : in Chouchou, L’Étoile endormie, first episode of the French sci-fi saga Les Naufragés du Temps, by Jean Claude Forest and Jean Gilon.

December

December 1: The first issue of the Italian comics magazine Satanik is published and will run until 1974. In its first issue Max Bunker and Roberto Raviola 's Satanik makes its debut.December 7: Mars Ravelo and Mars T. Santana's Lastikman makes its debut.December 17: Morris and Pierre Vankeer start an editorial in Spirou, which launches the enduring term Ninth Art for the comics medium.

Births

January 7: Aaron Lopresti, American comic book artist.

April

April 1: Bill Oakley, American comics letterer,.

August

August 11: Jim Lee, Korean-American comic book writer, artist, and publisher.August 22: D. G. Chichester, American comic book writer.

November

November 29: Robert L. Washington III, American comic book writer,.

Specific date unknown

Deaths

January

January 17: Percy Cocking, British comics artist, dies at age 82.Specific date unknown: Glen Cravath, American comics artist and illustrator, dies at age 66.

February

February 9: Joe Farren, American comics artist, dies at age 79.February 10: Charlie Pease, British comics artist, dies at age 59.February 14: Frans Brouwer, Dutch illustrator and comic artist, dies at age 57.February 28: Jens R. Nilssen, Norwegian illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 83.

March

March 23: Helge Forsslund, Swedish comics artist, dies at age 63.Specific date unknown: Bert Link, American comics artist, dies at age 79.

May

May 8: Carlos Clémen, Argentine comic artist, dies at age 51.May 19: Tom McNamara, American comics artist, dies at age 78.

June

June 26: Doris Slater, Canadian comics artist, painter and art educator, dies at age 47 in a car accident.

July

July 1: Antonio Rubino, Italian comics artist, animator, playwright and poet, dies at age 84.July 9: Piet Broos, Dutch comics artist, dies at age 53.July 14: Fred Hofmans, Dutch lithographer and comic artist, dies at age 68.July 10: Samuel Zagat, Lithuanian-American comics artist, dies at age 76.

August

August 9: Fontaine Fox, American comics artist, dies at age 80.August 10: Carlo Cossio, Italian animator and comics artist, dies at age 57.August 26: Richard Thain, American comics artist, dies at age 78.August 29: Rube Grossman, American animator and comics artist, dies at age 51.

September

September 1: Ray Burnley, American comics artist, dies at age 61 or 62.September 17: Jean Ray, aka John Flanders, Belgian novelist and comics writer, dies at age 77.

November

November 5: Mabel Lucie Attwell, British illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 85.

December

December 8: Percy Crosby, American comics artist, dies at age 83.December 10: Bob Kuwahara, aka Bob Kay, Japanese-American animator and comics artist, dies at age 63.December 16: Phil Davis, American comics artist, dies at age 58 from a heart attack.December 28: Cliff Sterrett, American comics artist, dies at age 81.

Specific date unknown

  • Al Carreno, Mexican comics artist, dies at age 58 or 59.
  • Yves Marie Marcel De Jaegher, French illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 84 or 85.
  • Guy Depière, Belgian advertising artist, publisher and comics artist, dies at an unknown age.
  • C. M. Payne, American comics artist, dies at age 92 or 93.

Conventions

March 21–22: "Alley Tally" — organized by Jerry Bails at Bails' house with the purpose of counting "the Alley Award ballots for 1963;" attendees include Ronn Foss, Don Glut, Don and Maggie Thompson, Mike Vosburg, and Grass Green. Serves as a precursor to the Detroit Triple Fan Fair, which debuts in 1965.May 9–10: Unnamed convention — "several dozen" attendees; dealer room and film showingsMay 24: Unnamed convention — organized by teenagers Robert Brusch and Dave Szurek; c. 80 attendees; dealer room and film showingsJuly 24: Tri-State Con a.k.a. "New York Comicon" — one-day convention organized by 16-year-old Bernie Bubnis and fellow enthusiast Ron Fradkin, c. 100 attendees; official guests include Steve Ditko, Flo Steinberg, and Tom Gill. Considered to be the first true comics convention.

Awards

[National Cartoonists Society Division Awards]

Newspaper Comic Strips : Short Ribs, by Frank O'NealNewspaper Comic Strips : Prince Valiant, by Hal FosterNewspaper Panel Cartoons: Grin and Bear It, by George LichtyGag Cartoons: Eldon DediniComic Books: Paul Fung Jr.Advertising and Illustration: Dick Hodgins, Jr.Editorial Cartoons: John FischettiSports Cartoons: Willard MullinReuben Award: Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz

First issues by title

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Other publishers

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