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Notable events of 1964 in comics.

PublicationsEdit

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JanuaryEdit

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  • January 6: Jay Heavilin and Frank B. Johnson's Einstein makes its debut. It will run until 13 February 1965.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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FebruaryEdit

MarchEdit

  • March 5: Marcel Remacle's Hultrasson makes its debut.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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AprilEdit

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MayEdit

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JuneEdit

  • 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 (in 1973,the strip is renamed Norbert).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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JulyEdit

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AugustEdit

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SeptemberEdit

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  • September 29: Quino's Mafalda makes its debut. It will run until 25 June 1973.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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OctoberEdit

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  • October 26: Jan Green's comic strip Hey Swingy! is first published and will run until 1970.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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NovemberEdit

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  • 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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DecemberEdit

  • 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 (Magnus)'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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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BirthsEdit

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AprilEdit

AugustEdit

  • August 11: Jim Lee, Korean-American comic book writer, artist, and publisher (X-Men, DC Comics).<ref name=":0" />

NovemberEdit

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DeathsEdit

JanuaryEdit

  • January 17: Percy Cocking, British comics artist (continued Weary Wilie and Tired Tim), dies at age 82.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Specific date unknown: Glen Cravath, American comics artist and illustrator (Frank Buck), dies at age 66.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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FebruaryEdit

  • February 9: Joe Farren, American comics artist (Hank and Knobs, Terry and Tacks), dies at age 79. <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • February 10: Charlie Pease, British comics artist (Buck an' Nero, Mighty Monk, Plum and Duff, Dickie Duffer, Sally Sunshine and Her Shadow, Artie the Autograph Hunter, continued Billy Bunter and Casey Court), dies at age 59.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • February 14: Frans Brouwer, Dutch illustrator and comic artist (Krabbels and Klodders), dies at age 57. <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • February 28: Jens R. Nilssen, Norwegian illustrator and comics artist (Smørbukk, Tuss og Troll, Haukepatruljen, Vangsgutane), dies at age 83.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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MarchEdit

  • March 23: Helge Forsslund, Swedish comics artist (Filimon), dies at age 63.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Specific date unknown: Bert Link, American comics artist (A Reel of Nonsense, That Little Game), dies at age 79.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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MayEdit

  • May 8: Carlos Clémen, Argentine comic artist, dies at age 51.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • May 19: Tom McNamara, American comics artist (Us Boys, comics for National Allied Publications), dies at age 78. <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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JulyEdit

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  • July 9: Piet Broos, Dutch comics artist (Ali Baba), dies at age 53.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • July 14: Fred Hofmans, Dutch lithographer and comic artist (made comics for Het Weekblaadje voor de Roomse Jeugd), dies at age 68.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • July 10: Samuel Zagat, Lithuanian-American comics artist (Gimple Beinish the Matchmaker), dies at age 76.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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AugustEdit

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  • August 10: Carlo Cossio, Italian animator and comics artist (Dick Fulmine), dies at age 57.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • August 26: Richard Thain, American comics artist (Lord Longbow), dies at age 78.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • August 29: Rube Grossman, American animator and comics artist (The Three Mousketeers and other funny animal comics), dies at age 51. <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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SeptemberEdit

  • September 1: Ray Burnley, American comics artist (Superman, Jimmy Olsen, Superboy), dies at age 61 or 62. <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • September 17: Jean Ray, aka John Flanders, Belgian novelist and comics writer (wrote for Buth's Thomas Pips<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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NovemberEdit

  • November 5: Mabel Lucie Attwell, British illustrator and comics artist (Wot A Life), dies at age 85.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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DecemberEdit

  • December 8: Percy Crosby, American comics artist (Skippy), dies at age 83.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Al Carreno, Mexican comics artist, dies at age 58 or 59.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Yves Marie Marcel De Jaegher, French illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 84 or 85.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Guy Depière, Belgian advertising artist, publisher and comics artist (publisher of comic magazines Bimbo and Jeep), dies at an unknown age.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • C. M. Payne, American comics artist (S'Matter, Pop?), dies at age 92 or 93.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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ConventionsEdit

  • March 21–22: "Alley Tally" (Detroit, Michigan) — organized by Jerry Bails at Bails' house with the purpose of counting "the Alley Award ballots for 1963;"<ref name="Build">Schelly, Bill. "Jerry Bails' Ten Building Blocks of Fandom," Alter Ego vol. 3, #25 (June 2003) pp. 5-8.</ref> 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 (Chicago, Illinois) — "several dozen" attendees; dealer room and film showings<ref name=Gabilliet>Gabilliet, Jean-Paul. Of Comics and Men: A Cultural History of American Comic Books (University of Mississippi Press, 2010), p. 265.</ref>
  • May 24: Unnamed convention (Hotel Tuller, Detroit, Michigan) — organized by teenagers Robert Brusch and Dave Szurek;<ref name=Power>Duncan, Randy; and Smith, Matthew J. The Power of Comics: History, Form and Culture (Continuum International Publishing Group, 2009), p. 183.</ref><ref>Skinn, Dez. "Early days of UK comics conventions and marts," Template:Webarchive DezSkinn.com. Accessed Mar. 3, 2013.</ref> c. 80 attendees;<ref>"Historian Collects Comics: They Are Works of Art," Detroit News (1965).</ref> dealer room and film showings<ref name=Gabilliet />
  • July 24:<ref name=Gabilliet /> Tri-State Con<ref>Schelly, Bill. "1966: The Year Of THREE* New York Comicons!," Alter-Ego #53 (Oct. 2005).</ref><ref>Schelly, Bill. Founders of Comic Fandom: Profiles of 90 Publishers, Dealers, Collectors, Writers, Artists and Other Luminaries of the 1950s and 1960s (McFarland, 2010), p. 131.</ref> a.k.a. "New York Comicon" (Workman's Circle Building,<ref name=Power /> New York City) — one-day convention organized by 16-year-old Bernie Bubnis<ref name=Founders>Schelly, Bill. Founders, p. 8.</ref> and fellow enthusiast Ron Fradkin,<ref name=Power/> c. 100 attendees;<ref name=Q>Q, Shathley. "The History of Comic Conventions," PopMatters (17 June 2009).</ref> official guests include Steve Ditko,<ref name=Gabilliet /> Flo Steinberg,<ref name=Founders /> and Tom Gill.<ref name=Power /><ref name=Q /> Considered to be the first true comics convention.<ref name=Q />

AwardsEdit

National Cartoonists Society Division AwardsEdit

First issues by titleEdit

Marvel ComicsEdit

Release: April. Writer: Stan Lee. Artist: Bill Everett

DC ComicsEdit

Other publishersEdit

The Adventures of Jesus

Release: Spring by Gilbert Shelton. Writer/Artist: Foolbert Sturgeon

God Nose

Release: Fall by Jaxon. Writer/Artist: Jaxon

ReferencesEdit

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