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.
• The Amazing Spider-Man #8 — Marvel Comics
• The Avengers #3 — Marvel Comics
• Fantastic Four #22 — Marvel Comics
• Journey into Mystery #100 — Marvel Comics
• Kid Colt Outlaw #114 — Marvel Comics
• Millie the Model #118 — Marvel Comics
• Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #5 — Marvel Comics
• Strange Tales #116 — Marvel Comics
• Tales of Suspense #49 — Marvel Comics
• Tales to Astonish #51 — Marvel Comics
• Two-Gun Kid #67 — Marvel Comics
• Uncanny X-Men #3 — Marvel Comics

  February

• February 8: in Topolino, Paperino fornaretto di Venezia by Osvaldo Pavese and Giovan Battista Carpi, parody of Francesco Dall’Ongaro’s play Fornaretto.
• February 18: in Le journal de Tintin, first chapter of L’honneur du Samourai, by Jean Graton.
• The Amazing Spider-Man #9 — Marvel Comics
• Fantastic Four #23 — Marvel Comics
• Journey into Mystery #101 — Marvel Comics
• Rawhide Kid #38 — Marvel Comics
• Patsy Walker #113 — Marvel Comics
• Strange Tales #117 — Marvel Comics
• Tales of Suspense #50 — Marvel Comics
• Tales to Astonish #52 — Marvel Comics
• In Almanacco Topolino, Zio Paperone e le bande rivali, by Pier and Giovan Battista Carpi; debut of Ottoperotto.

  March

• March 5: Marcel Remacle's Hultrasson makes its debut.
• March 11: Carlo Porciani and Mario Faustinelli's Kolosso makes its debut.
• The Amazing Spider-Man #10 — Marvel Comics
• The Avengers #4 — first Silver Age Captain America - Marvel Comics
• Fantastic Four #24 — Marvel Comics
• Journey into Mystery #102 — Marvel Comics
• Kid Colt Outlaw #115 — Marvel Comics
• Millie the Model #119 — Marvel Comics
• Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #6 — Marvel Comics
• Strange Tales #118 — Marvel Comics
• Tales of Suspense #51 — Marvel Comics
• Tales to Astonish #53 — Marvel Comics
• Two-Gun Kid #68 — Marvel Comics
• Uncanny X-Men #4 — Marvel Comics
• In Uncle Scrooge 46, The many faces of Magica De Spell by Carl Barks.

  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.
• Richard E. Hughes and Ogden Whitney's Herbie Popnecker, who debuted in 1958, is first published as its own title.
• The Amazing Spider-Man #11 — Marvel Comics
• Daredevil #1 — Marvel Comics
• *First appearance of Daredevil
• Fantastic Four #25 — Marvel Comics
• Fantastic Four Annual #2 — Marvel Comics
• Journey into Mystery #103 — Marvel Comics
• Patsy Walker #114 — Marvel Comics
• Rawhide Kid #39 — Marvel Comics
• Strange Tales #119 — Marvel Comics
• Tales of Suspense #52 — Marvel Comics
• Tales to Astonish #54 — Marvel Comics
• Ginko attacks, written by the Giussani sisters, 16th album of the Diabolik series, it inspires the homonymous movie

  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.
• The Amazing Spider-Man #12 — Marvel Comics
• The Avengers #5 — Marvel Comics
• Detective Comics #327
• * Writer John Broome and artist Carmine Infantino begin the "New Look" Batman and Robin and give the character a more detective-oriented direction
• Fantastic Four #26 — Marvel Comics
• Journey into Mystery #104 — Marvel Comics
• Kid Colt Outlaw #116 — Marvel Comics
• Millie the Model #120 — Marvel Comics
• Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #7 — Marvel Comics
• Strange Tales #120 — Marvel Comics
• Tales of Suspense #53 — Marvel Comics
• Tales to Astonish #55 — Marvel Comics
• Two-Gun Kid #69 — Marvel Comics
• Uncanny X-Men #5 — Marvel Comics

  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.
• The Amazing Spider-Man #13 — Marvel Comics
• Daredevil #2 — Marvel Comics
• Fantastic Four #27 — Marvel Comics
• Journey into Mystery #105 — Marvel Comics
• Patsy Walker #115 — Marvel Comics
• Rawhide Kid #40 — Marvel Comics
• Strange Tales #121 — Marvel Comics
• Tales of Suspense #54 — Marvel Comics
• Tales to Astonish #56 — Marvel Comics
• In Italy, Fantax, created by Furio Arrasich, makes his debut; it's the first of the several fumetti neri trying to emulate the Diabolik’s success.

  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.
• The Amazing Spider-Man #14 — Marvel Comics
• The Avengers #6 — Marvel Comics
• The Brave and the Bold #54 - The teaming of Robin, Kid Flash, and Aqualad by writer Bob Haney and artist Bruno Premiani led to the creation of the Teen Titans.
• Fantastic Four #28 — Marvel Comics
• Journey into Mystery #106 — Marvel Comics
• Kid Colt Outlaw #117 — Marvel Comics
• Millie the Model #121 — Marvel Comics
• Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #8 — Marvel Comics
• Strange Tales #122 — Marvel Comics
• Tales of Suspense #55 — Marvel Comics
• Tales to Astonish #57 — Marvel Comics
• Two-Gun Kid #70 — Marvel Comics
• Uncanny X-Men #6 — Marvel Comics

  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.
• Max Bunker and Roberto Raviola 's Kriminal makes its debut. It will run until November 1974.
• The Amazing Spider-Man #15 — Marvel Comics
• The Avengers #7 — Marvel Comics
• Daredevil #3 — Marvel Comics
• Fantastic Four #29 — Marvel Comics
• Journey into Mystery #107 — Marvel Comics
• Patsy Walker #116 — Marvel Comics
• Rawhide Kid #41 — Marvel Comics
• Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #9 — Marvel Comics
• Strange Tales #123 — Marvel Comics
• Tales of Suspense #56 — Marvel Comics
• Tales to Astonish'' #58 — Marvel Comics

  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.
• The Amazing Spider-Man #16 — Marvel Comics
• The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 — Marvel Comics
• The Avengers #8 — Marvel Comics
• Fantastic Four #30 — Marvel Comics
• Journey into Mystery #108 — Marvel Comics
• Kid Colt Outlaw #118 — Marvel Comics
• Millie the Model #122 — Marvel Comics
• Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #10 — Marvel Comics
• Strange Tales #124 — Marvel Comics
• Tales of Suspense #57 — Marvel Comics
• Tales to Astonish #59 — Marvel Comics
• Two-Gun Kid #71 — Marvel Comics
• Uncanny X-Men #7 — Marvel Comics
• In Almanacco Topolino, The Wheelers and Dealers, by Jim Fletcher; debut of Melody Mouse.

  October

• October 3: The final issue of the British girls' comics magazine Girl is published.
• October 4: In Topolino, It's music? by Dick Kinney and Al Hubbard; debut of Hard Hard Moe.
• October 10: Il grande ricatto, by Angela and Luciana Giussani and Enzo Facciolo. Princess Altea of Vallenberg, the love interest of inspector Ginko, makes her debut.
• October 22 : in Pilote, first chapter of Asterix and the big fight, by Goscinny and Uderzo and of L’aigle solitaire by Jean-Michel Charlier and Jean Giraud.
• October 26: Jan Green's comic strip Hey Swingy! is first published and will run until 1970.
• The Amazing Spider-Man #17 — Marvel Comics
• The Avengers #9 — Marvel Comics
• Daredevil #4 — Marvel Comics
• Fantastic Four #31 — Marvel Comics
• Journey into Mystery #109 — Marvel Comics
• Marvel Tales Annual #1 — Marvel Comics
• Millie the Model #123 — Marvel Comics
• Patsy Walker #117 — Marvel Comics
• Rawhide Kid #42 — Marvel Comics
• Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #11 — Marvel Comics
• Strange Tales #125 — Marvel Comics
• Tales of Suspense #58 — Marvel Comics
• Tales to Astonish #60 — Marvel Comics