Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Comics'' in 19 ...

Black Panther A black panther is the melanistic colour variant of the leopard (''Panthera pardus'') and the jaguar (''Panthera onca''). Black panthers of both species have excess black pigments, but their typical rosettes are also present. They have been ...

Howard the Duck Howard the Duck is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Steve Gerber and artist Val Mayerik. Howard the Duck first appeared in ''Adventure into Fear'' #19 (cover-d ...

The Invaders ''The Invaders'' is an American science-fiction television series created by Larry Cohen that aired on ABC for two seasons, from 1967 to 1968. Roy Thinnes stars as David Vincent, who after stumbling across evidence of an in-progress invas ...

John Carter, Warlord of Mars ''John Carter, Warlord of Mars'' is a comics series published from 1977 by American company Marvel Comics. Created by Marv Wolfman (writer) and Gil Kane (penciller), it was based on the Barsoom series of Edgar Rice Burroughs and featured the epon ...

Kid Colt Outlaw ''Kid Colt, Outlaw'' is a comic book title featuring the character Kid Colt originally published by Atlas Comics beginning in 1948 and later Marvel Comics. Publication history Kid Colt and his horse Steel first appeared in ''Kid Colt'' #1 (Augu ...

Rawhide Kid The Rawhide Kid (real name: Johnny Bart, originally given as Johnny Clay) is a fictional Old West cowboy appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A heroic gunfighter of the 19th-century American West who was unjustly wante ...

Demon in a Bottle "Demon in a Bottle" is a nine-issue story arc from the comic book series ''The Invincible Iron Man'' (vol. 1), published in issues 120 through 128 in 1979 by Marvel Comics. It was written by David Michelinie and Bob Layton and illustrated by Jo ...

David Michelinie David Michelinie (; born May 6, 1948) is an American comic book writer best known for scripting Marvel Comics' '' The Amazing Spider-Man'' and ''Iron Man'' and the DC Comics feature Superman in '' Action Comics''. Among the characters he create ...

Bob Layton Bob Layton (born 1953) is an American comic book artist, writer, and editor. He is best known for his work on Marvel Comics titles such as ''Iron Man'' and '' Hercules'', and for co-founding Valiant Comics with Jim Shooter. Early life Bob Lay ...

John Romita, Jr. John Salvatore Romita (; born August 17, 1956), known professionally as John Romita Jr., is an American comics artist best known for his extensive work for Marvel Comics from the 1970s to the 2010s. He is the son of artist John Romita Sr. Earl ...

Iron Man Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The charact ...

Alien Alien primarily refers to: * Alien (law), a person in a country who is not a national of that country ** Enemy alien, the above in times of war * Extraterrestrial life, life which does not originate from Earth ** Specifically, intelligent extrate ...

Walt Simonson Walter Simonson (born September 2, 1946) is an American comic book writer and artist, best known for a run on Marvel Comics' ''Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor'' from 1983 to 1987, during which he created the character Beta Ray Bill. He is also known f ...

Turnhout Turnhout () is a Belgian municipality and city located in the Flemish province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the city of Turnhout proper. In 2021, Turnhout had a total population of 45,874. The total area is . The agglomeration, how ...

Pat Mills Patrick Eamon Mills (born 1949) is an English comics writer and editor who, along with John Wagner, revitalised British boys comics in the 1970s, and has remained a leading light in British comics ever since. He has been called "the godfather ...

Joe Colquhoun Joe Colquhoun (7 November 1926 – 13 April 1987) was a British comics artist best known for his work on ''Charley's War'' in '' Battle Picture Weekly''. He was also the first artist to draw ''Roy of the Rovers''. Biography Born in Harrow, Midd ...

Charley's War ''Charley's War'' was a British comic strip about the First World War, written by Pat Mills and drawn by Joe Colquhoun. It was originally published in ''Battle Picture Weekly'' from January 1979 to October 1986. Though later parts of the st ...

Battle Picture Weekly ''Battle Picture Weekly'', at various times also known as ''Battle Action'', ''Battle Action Force'', ''Battle'' and ''Battle with Storm Force'', was a British war comic book magazine published by IPC Magazines from (issues dates) 8 March 1975 ...

Massimo Mattioli Massimo Mattioli (25 September 1943 – 23 August 2019) was an Italian artist and cartoonist. Mattioli debuted in 1965 in the periodic comic book ''Il Vittorioso'' with ''Vermetto Sigh''. He was also published in '' Corto Maltese'' and '' Frigi ...

Marvel UK Marvel UK was an imprint of Marvel Comics formed in 1972 to reprint US-produced stories for the British weekly comic market. Marvel UK later produced original material by British creators such as Alan Moore, John Wagner, Dave Gibbons, Steve D ...

Il giornalino ''Il Giornalino'' is an Italian comics magazine published in Italy. History and profile ''Il Giornalino'' was founded by the Catholic publisher Edizioni San Paolo of Alba in 1924. During its history, the magazine has published the Italian tra ...

Asterix ''Asterix'' or ''The Adventures of Asterix'' (french: Astérix or , "Asterix the Gaul") is a '' bande dessinée'' comic book series about a village of indomitable Gaulish warriors who adventure around the world and fight the Roman Repub ...

René Goscinny René Goscinny (, ; 14 August 1926 – 5 November 1977) was a French comic editor and writer, who created the '' Astérix'' comic book series with illustrator Albert Uderzo. Raised largely in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he attended French sch ...

Asterix in Belgium ''Asterix in Belgium'' (french: Astérix chez les Belges, lit=Asterix among the Belgians/Belgae) is the twenty-fourth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny (story) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). It is noted as the last A ...

Albert Uderzo Alberto Aleandro Uderzo (; ; 25 April 1927 – 24 March 2020), better known as Albert Uderzo, was a French comic book artist and scriptwriter. He is best known as the co-creator and illustrator of the '' Astérix'' series in collaboration with ...

Le Monde ''Le Monde'' (; ) is a French daily afternoon newspaper. It is the main publication of Le Monde Group and reported an average circulation of 323,039 copies per issue in 2009, about 40,000 of which were sold abroad. It has had its own website si ...

Kees Kousemaker Galerie Lambiek is a Dutch comic book store and art gallery in Amsterdam, founded on November 8, 1968 by Kees Kousemaker (, – Bussum, ), though since 2007, his son Boris Kousemaker is the current owner. From 1968 to 2015, it was located ...

Yoko Tsuno ''Yoko Tsuno'' is a comics album series created by the Belgian writer Roger Leloup published by Dupuis in '' Spirou'' magazine since its debut in 1970. Through thirty volumes, the series tell the adventures of Yoko Tsuno, a female electrical e ...

Roger Leloup Roger Leloup (; born 17 November 1933) is a Belgian comic strip artist, novelist, and a former collaborator of Hergé, who would rely upon him to create detailed, realistic drawings and elaborate decoration for ''The Adventures of Tintin''.

Pif Gadget ''Pif Gadget'' was a French comic magazine for children that ran from 1969 to 1993 and 2004 to 2009. Its readership peaked in the early 1970s. Predecessors ''Pif'' has its origins in ''Le Jeune Patriote'', a youth magazine published by French Co ...

Alfonso Font Alfonso Font (born 28 August 1946) is a Spanish comic book artist. Biography Alfonso Font was born in Barcelona, Spain. He began his comics career in the 1960s as apprentice in the local Editorial Bruguera studio, working mostly at western, war, ...

Alix ''Alix'', or ''The Adventures of Alix'', is a Franco-Belgian comics series drawn in the ligne claire style by Jacques Martin. The stories revolve around a young Gallo-Roman man named Alix in the late Roman Republic. Although the series is re ...

Bonvi Bonvi, pen name of Franco Bonvicini (31 March 1941 – 10 December 1995) was an Italian comic book artist, creator of the comic strips ''Sturmtruppen'' and ''Nick Carter''. Biography Bonvicini was born either in Parma or Modena, in the Emilia Ro ...

Marzolino Tarantola Marzolino Tarantola is the title character of an Italian comic series created by Bonvi. The comics debuted in 1979, published in the magazines ''Il Corriere dei Piccoli'' and ''TV Sorrisi e Canzoni''; at the same time a series of animation short ...

Ric Hochet ''Ric Hochet'' is a Franco-Belgian comics series created by Tibet (comics), Tibet (drawings) and André-Paul Duchâteau (scripts). It first appeared on March 30, 1955, in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine ''Tintin (magazine), Tintin''. Synopsis T ...

André-Paul Duchâteau André-Paul Duchâteau (8 May 1925 – 26 August 2020) was a Belgian comics writer and mystery novelist. Biography He worked with Tibet on the detective comics series '' Ric Hochet'' and the more humoristic western comic ''Chick Bill''. He also ...

Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa people, ...

Corriere dei ragazzi The ''Corriere dei Piccoli'' (Italian for "Courier of the Little Ones"), later nicknamed ''Corrierino'' ("Little Courier"), was a weekly magazine for children published in Italy from 1908 to 1995. It was the first Italian periodical to make a r ...

IPC Magazines TI Media (formerly International Publishing Company, IPC Magazines Ltd, IPC Media and Time Inc. UK) was a consumer magazine and digital publisher in the United Kingdom, with a portfolio selling over 350 million copies each year. Most of its ti ...

Tornado A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. It is often referred to as a twister, whirlwind or cyclone, alt ...

Metal hurlant A metal (from Greek μέταλλον ''métallon'', "mine, quarry, metal") is a material that, when freshly prepared, polished, or fractured, shows a lustrous appearance, and conducts electricity and heat relatively well. Metals are typicall ...

Jean-Pierre Dionnet Jean-Pierre Dionnet (; born 25 November 1947) is a French comics writer and TV presenter. He has also worked as an editor-in-chief (in '' Métal Hurlant''), journalist, editor, film producer/distributor, and blogger. He was the co-founder of the ...

Enki Bilal Enki Bilal (born Enes Bilal; born 7 October 1951) is a French comic book creator, comics artist and film director. Biography Early life Bilal was born in Belgrade, Socialist Republic of Serbia, PR Serbia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, ...

Kid Colt Outlaw ''Kid Colt, Outlaw'' is a comic book title featuring the character Kid Colt originally published by Atlas Comics beginning in 1948 and later Marvel Comics. Publication history Kid Colt and his horse Steel first appeared in ''Kid Colt'' #1 (Augu ...

1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – ...

Jeremiah Jeremiah, Modern: , Tiberian: ; el, Ἰερεμίας, Ieremíās; meaning "Yah shall raise" (c. 650 – c. 570 BC), also called Jeremias or the "weeping prophet", was one of the major prophets of the Hebrew Bible. According to Jewis ...

Maxmagnus ''Maxmagnus'' is an Italian comics series featuring an eponymous character, created in 1968 by Italian comic book creator Max Bunker and comics artist Magnus, for the magazine ''Eureka''. Publication history Maxmagnus was published in 1968–1970 ...

Suske en Wiske Suske (English: Willy, Luke, Bob, Spike) is one of the main characters in the popular Belgian comic strip '' Suske en Wiske'' by Willy Vandersteen. He is the boy of the duo. History When Willy Vandersteen created his first adventure story with ...

Antwerp Zoo Antwerp Zoo ( nl, ZOO Antwerpen) is a zoo in the centre of Antwerp, Belgium, located next to the Antwerpen-Centraal railway station. It is the oldest animal park in the country, and one of the oldest in the world, established on 21 July 1843. ...

Frank Miller Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American comic book writer, penciller and inker, novelist, screenwriter, film director, and producer known for his comic book stories and graphic novels such as his run on ''Daredevil'' and subsequen ...

Gene Colan Eugene Jules Colan (; September 1, 1926 – June 23, 2011)Eugene Colan
at the Daredevil Daredevil may refer to: * A stunt performer Arts and media Comics * Daredevil (Lev Gleason Publications), a fictional 1940s superhero popularized by writer-artist Charles Biro * Daredevil (Marvel Comics character), a Marvel comic book superhe ...

Vince Colletta Vincenzo CollettaColletta, Vince, in (October 15, 1923 – June 3, 1991) was an American comic book artist and art director best known as one of Jack Kirby's frequent inkers during the 1950s-1960s period called the Silver Age of comic books. T ...

DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with their f ...

Rawhide Kid The Rawhide Kid (real name: Johnny Bart, originally given as Johnny Clay) is a fictional Old West cowboy appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A heroic gunfighter of the 19th-century American West who was unjustly wante ...

Howard the Duck Howard the Duck is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Steve Gerber and artist Val Mayerik. Howard the Duck first appeared in ''Adventure into Fear'' #19 (cover-d ...

Black Panther A black panther is the melanistic colour variant of the leopard (''Panthera pardus'') and the jaguar (''Panthera onca''). Black panthers of both species have excess black pigments, but their typical rosettes are also present. They have been ...

Il mago Andrea Bargnani (; born 26 October 1985) is an Italian former professional basketball player. The 7 ft 0 in (213 cm) power forward- center played for Benetton Treviso in the Italian LBA and the EuroLeague before being selected first ...

Vittorio Giardino Vittorio Giardino (born December 24, 1946) is an Italian comic artist. Biography Giardino was born in Bologna, where he graduated in electrical engineering in 1969. At the age of 30, he decided to leave his job and devote himself to comics. Two ...

Bolognese Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nati ...

Thorgal ''Thorgal'' is a fantasy adventure Franco-Belgian comics series by Belgian writer Jean Van Hamme and Polish graphic artist Grzegorz Rosiński. Debuting in 1977, it has incorporated elements of Norse mythology, the legend of Atlantis as well as ...

Jean Van Hamme Jean, knight Van Hamme (born 16 January 1939) is a Belgian novelist and comic book writer. He has written scripts for a number of Belgian/French comic series, including ''Histoire sans héros'', ''Thorgal'', '' XIII'' and '' Largo Winch''. Bi ...

Jean Tabary Jean Tabary (5 March 1930 – 18 August 2011) was a French comics artist. Biography Tabary was born in Stockholm and made his comics debut with ''Richard et Charlie'' published in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine '' Vaillant'' on 5 November ...

Iznogoud ''Iznogoud'' (pronounced "he's/is no good" with a French accent) is a French comics series featuring an eponymous character, created by the comics writer René Goscinny and comics artist Jean Tabary. The comic series chronicles the life and time ...

Spirou & Fantasio ''Spirou & Fantasio'' (french: Spirou et Fantasio, wa, Spirou eyet Fantasio) is one of the most popular classic Franco-Belgian comics. The series, which has been running since 1938, shares many characteristics with other European comics, European ...

Des haricots partout ''Des haricots partout'', written and drawn by Fournier, is the twenty-ninth album of the '' Spirou et Fantasio'' series, and the author's ninth and final contribution to the series. The story was serialised in '' Spirou'' magazine before it was r ...

Donald Duck Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created by The Walt Disney Company. Donald is an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic American Pekin, white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor suit, sailor shi ...

Mondadori Arnoldo Mondadori Editore () is the biggest publishing company in Italy. History The company was founded in 1907 in Ostiglia by 18-year-old Arnoldo Mondadori who began his publishing career with the publication of the magazine ''Luce!''. In ...

Carl Barks Carl Barks (March 27, 1901 – August 25, 2000) was an American cartoonist, author, and painter. He is best known for his work in Disney comic books, as the writer and artist of the first Donald Duck stories and as the creator of Scrooge McDuc ...

Sergio Toppi Sergio Toppi (11 October 1932, Milan – 21 August 2012, Milan)Sharaz-de, inspired by ''

One Thousand and One Nights ''One Thousand and One Nights'' ( ar, أَلْفُ لَيْلَةٍ وَلَيْلَةٌ, italic=yes, ) is a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age. It is often known in English as the ''Arabian ...

.'' * In ''Super Goofy'', ''The Day a Knight Was Born'', by Del Connel and

Pete Alvarado Peter J. Alvarado Jr. (February 22, 1920 – December 27, 2003) was an American animation and comic book artist. Alvarado's animation career spanned almost 60 years. He was also a prolific contributor to Western Publishing's line of comic books. ...

; debut of the Mighty Knight, Middle-age version of Super Goofy. * ''Cico story'', by

Guido Nolitta Sergio Bonelli (2 December 1932 – 26 September 2011) was an Italian comic book writer and publisher. He is best known as creator of '' Zagor'' (1961) and '' Mister No'' (1975), as well as a comics publisher through the publishing house Sergi ...

and

Gallieno Ferri Gallieno Ferri (21 March 1929 – 2 April 2016) was an Italian comic book artist and illustrator. He was born in Genoa. In 1960 Ferri met writer Sergio Bonelli and they created the comic book '' Zagor''. Ferri illustrated Zagor from the first ...

; first album fully dedicated to the Zagor’s Mexican partner.

Summer

* ''

DC Special Series ''DC Special Series'' was an umbrella title for one-shots and special issues published by DC Comics between 1977 and 1981. Each issue featured a different character and was often in a different format than the issue before it. ''DC Special Serie ...

'' #17 — ''DC Special Series'' returns after it had gone on hiatus in Fall 1978.

July

* ''

World of Krypton ''World of Krypton'' is an American three-issue comic book limited series written by Paul Kupperberg and penciled by Howard Chaykin. It was the comics industry's first miniseries. ''World of Krypton'' was published by DC Comics from July to Septem ...

'' – #1 of 3, by DC Comics. The first official

limited series Limited series may refer to: *Limited series, individual storylines within an anthology series *Limited series, a particular run of collectables, usually individually numbered * Limited series (comics), a comics series with a predetermined number ...

, this three-issue "mini-series" was originally slated for ''

Showcase Showcase or vitrine may refer to: *Cabinet (furniture) *Display case Music * ''Showcase'' (Bill Anderson album), 1964 * ''Showcase'' (Patsy Cline album), 1961 * ''Showcase'' (Buddy Holly album), 1964 * ''Showcase'' (Philly Joe Jones album), 1959 ...

'' #104-106 to coincide with the premiere of '' Superman: The Movie''. The storyline was rescheduled for ''Showcase'' #110-112 when the film's release date was delayed; but ultimately, ''Showcase'' was cancelled after issue #104. Finally, the material is revised and released as a limited series by

Paul Kupperberg Paul Kupperberg (born June 14, 1955) is an American writer and comics editor. He is currently a writer and executive editor at Charlton Neo Comics and Pix-C Webcomics, and a contributing author with Crazy 8 Press. Formerly, he was an editor for D ...

and

Howard Chaykin Howard Victor Chaykin (; born October 7, 1950) is an American comic book artist and writer. Chaykin's influences include his one-time employer and mentor, Gil Kane, and the mid-20th century illustrators Robert Fawcett and Al Parker. Early lif ...

. * With issue #24, Marvel cancels '' Godzilla, King of the Monsters''. * ''La resa dei conti'' (The showndown), by

Magnus Magnus, meaning "Great" in Latin, was used as cognomen of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus in the first century BC. The best-known use of the name during the Roman Empire is for the fourth-century Western Roman Emperor Magnus Maximus. The name gained wi ...

, last episode of ''

La compagnia della forca ''The Company of the Gallows'' (original title: ''La Compagnia della Forca'') is an Italian comic book series written and drawn by Magnus from 1977 to 1979 (with the collaboration of Giovanni Romanini). Characters The Company of Monblanc (this ...

''. * July 25:

Marvel UK Marvel UK was an imprint of Marvel Comics formed in 1972 to reprint US-produced stories for the British weekly comic market. Marvel UK later produced original material by British creators such as Alan Moore, John Wagner, Dave Gibbons, Steve D ...

publishes the final weekly issue (#352) of '' Marvel Comic''. * July 26: In the German magazine ''Zack'', the parody Western series ''Silas Finn'' by the Italian authors

Tiziano Sclavi Tiziano Sclavi (born 3 April 1953 in Broni) is an Italian comic book author, journalist and writer of several novels. Sclavi is most famous as creator of the comic book '' Dylan Dog'' in 1986, for Italian publishing house Sergio Bonelli Editor ...

and

Giorgio Cavazzano Giorgio Cavazzano (); born 19 October 1947) is an Italian cartoonist, and one of the most famous Disney comics artists in the world. Biography Giorgio Cavazzano was born 19 October 1947 in Venice, Italy. At the age of twelve, Cavazzano started t ...

is published.

August

* With issue #70, Marvel publishes the final issue of ''

The Tomb of Dracula ''The Tomb of Dracula'' is an American horror comic book series published by Marvel Comics from April 1972 to August 1979. The 70-issue series featured a group of vampire hunters who fought Count Dracula and other supernatural menaces. On rare o ...

'', ending writer

Marv Wolfman Marvin Arthur Wolfman (born May 13, 1946) is an American comic book and novelization writer. He worked on Marvel Comics's '' The Tomb of Dracula'', for which he and artist Gene Colan created the vampire-slayer Blade, and DC Comics's ''The New ...

and artist

Gene Colan Eugene Jules Colan (; September 1, 1926 – June 23, 2011)Eugene Colan
at the Mister No ''Mister No'' is an Italian comic book, first published in Italy in 1975 by Sergio Bonelli Editore. Mister No was created by writer Sergio Bonelli artist Gallieno Ferri in Spring 1975. Bonelli published under the pseudonym Guido Nolitta. The regu ...

va alla guerra'' (Mr. No goes to war), by

Guido Nolitta Sergio Bonelli (2 December 1932 – 26 September 2011) was an Italian comic book writer and publisher. He is best known as creator of '' Zagor'' (1961) and '' Mister No'' (1975), as well as a comics publisher through the publishing house Sergi ...

and

Gallieno Ferri Gallieno Ferri (21 March 1929 – 2 April 2016) was an Italian comic book artist and illustrator. He was born in Genoa. In 1960 Ferri met writer Sergio Bonelli and they created the comic book '' Zagor''. Ferri illustrated Zagor from the first ...

, the true name of the character (Jerry Drake) is revealed. * August 19: in ''

Topolino ''Topolino'' (from the Italian name for Mickey Mouse) is an Italian digest-sized comic series featuring Disney comics. The series has had a long running history, first appearing in 1932 as a comics magazine. It is currently published by Pa ...

'', ''Topolino e l’enigma di Mu'', by Massimo De Vita; debut of Prof. Zachary Zapotec. *August 25: IPC Magazines merged two comic books 2000 AD and Starlord and Tornado into "2000 AD and Tornado".

September

* September 17:

Jaap Vegter Jacob Cornelis (Jaap) Vegter (21 June 1932, Voorburg - 14 January 2003, The Hague) was a Dutch cartoonist. He was the winner of the 1979 Stripschapprijs The Stripschapprijs is a Dutch prize awarded to comic creators for their entire body of wor ...

receives the

Stripschapprijs The Stripschapprijs is a Dutch prize awarded to comic creators for their entire body of work. It is awarded annually by the ''Stripschap'', the Dutch Society of comics fans, since 1974. The prize is non-pecuniary, but is considered the most import ...

. * ''

All-Out War ''All-Out War'' is an American war comics anthology series published by DC Comics from 1979 to 1980. It primarily featured characters created by writer Robert Kanigher with the Viking Commando being the lead feature. Publication history The fir ...

'' #1: a new war title in the

Dollar Comics Dollar Comics was a line of DC Comics comic book publications issued from 1977 to 1983 and revived in 2019. The 1977-1983 line included the titles ''The Superman Family'', ''House of Mystery'', ''G.I. Combat'', ''World's Finest Comics'', ''Batman Fa ...

format is launched by DC Comics with a September/October cover date. * ''

The Best of DC ''The Best of DC'' is a digest size comics anthology published by DC Comics from September–October 1979 to April 1986. The series ran for 71 issues and while it primarily featured reprints of older comic books, it occasionally published new st ...

'' #1: a reprint anthology title in the digest format is launched by DC Comics with a September/October cover date. * " The Proteus Saga", by

Chris Claremont Christopher S. Claremont (; born November 25, 1950) is a British-born American comic book writer and novelist, known for his 17-year stint on ''Uncanny X-Men'' from 1975 to 1991, far longer than that of any other writer,Claremont, Chris. ''Marvel ...

and John Byrne, begins in ''

Uncanny X-Men ''Uncanny X-Men'', originally published as ''The X-Men'', is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics since 1963, and is the longest-running series in the X-Men comics franchise. It features a team of superheroes called the ...

'' #125 (running through issue #128). * '' Marvel Comic'', with issue #353, becomes a monthly title and is renamed '' Marvel Superheroes''. (Marvel UK) * ''

The Invaders ''The Invaders'' is an American science-fiction television series created by Larry Cohen that aired on ABC for two seasons, from 1967 to 1968. Roy Thinnes stars as David Vincent, who after stumbling across evidence of an in-progress invas ...

'', with issue #41, is cancelled by Marvel. * The first edition of the

Helsinki Comics Festival Helsinki Comics Festival is an annual free cultural event in Helsinki, Finland. It has become the largest comics event in North-Europe. The festival is typically held in early September. The festival has been organized by the Finnish Comics Soc ...

is organized in

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...

, Finland. * '' For Better or For Worse'', by

Lynn Johnston Lynn Johnston (born May 28, 1947) is a Canadian cartoonist and author, best known for her newspaper comic strip '' For Better or For Worse''. She was the first woman and first Canadian to win the National Cartoonist Society's Reuben Award. Ea ...

, debuts, distributed by

Universal Press Syndicate Universal Press Syndicate (UPS), a subsidiary of Andrews McMeel Universal, was an independent press syndicate. It distributed lifestyle and opinion columns, comic strips and other content. Popular columns include Dear Abby, Ann Coulter, Roge ...

. * ''Calibro 45'', by Ennio and Vladimiro Missaglia ( Daim Press); first album of the short-lived western series ''Judas'',

October

* October 1:

Hergé Georges Prosper Remi (; 22 May 1907 – 3 March 1983), known by the pen name Hergé (; ), from the French pronunciation of his reversed initials ''RG'', was a Belgian cartoonist. He is best known for creating '' The Adventures of Tintin'', ...

's '' Tintin and Snowy'' receive a statue in

Uccle Uccle () or Ukkel () is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch). It is generally considered an affluent area of the city an ...

. * January 6: The final episode of

Kees Stip Cornelis Jan (Kees) Stip (Veenendaal, August 25, 1913 – Winschoten, June 27, 2001) was a Dutch epigram poet. He wrote under many pseudonyms, most notably ''Trijntje Fop'' and ''Chronos''. Biography Stip studied classical languages at the Rijks ...

and Nico Visscher's newspaper gag-a-day comic ''In de Wolken'' is published. * October 6: In ''The

Louisville Times ''The Louisville Times'' was a newspaper that was published in Louisville, Kentucky. It was founded in 1884 by Walter N. Haldeman, as the afternoon counterpart to ''The Courier-Journal'', the dominant morning newspaper in Louisville and the common ...

'', the first episode of

Don Rosa Keno Don Hugo Rosa (), known simply as Don Rosa (born June 29, 1951), is an American comic book writer and illustrator known for his Disney comics stories about Scrooge McDuck, Donald Duck, and other characters which Carl Barks created for ...

’s ''Captain Kentucky'' is published. * October 21: In ''

Il giornalino ''Il Giornalino'' is an Italian comics magazine published in Italy. History and profile ''Il Giornalino'' was founded by the Catholic publisher Edizioni San Paolo of Alba in 1924. During its history, the magazine has published the Italian tra ...

'', the first chapter of the Dino Battaglia’s comics adaptation of ''Gargantua and Pantagruel'' is published. * ''Action Comics'' #500: 68-pages, "The Life Story of Superman," by Martin Pasko, Curt Swan, and Frank Chiaramonte. * ''Star*Reach'', with issue #18, publishes its final issue. * ''Time Warp'' #1: a new science-fiction anthology in the Dollar Comics format is launched by DC Comics with an October/November cover date. * With issue #28, Marvel cancels ''

John Carter, Warlord of Mars ''John Carter, Warlord of Mars'' is a comics series published from 1977 by American company Marvel Comics. Created by Marv Wolfman (writer) and Gil Kane (penciller), it was based on the Barsoom series of Edgar Rice Burroughs and featured the epon ...

''. * In the Argentine magazine ''El pendulo'' the first episode of the series ''Las puertitas del senor Lopez'', by Carlos Trillo and Horacio Altuna is published.

December

* December 21: In VSD (French magazine), VSD, the first chapter of ''Le magot des Dalton'' (''The Daltons’ swag'') by Morris (cartoonist), Morris and Vicq is published. Vicq succeeds the late René Goscinny, Goscinny as Lucky Luke’s writer. * The final issue of the Dutch adult comics magazine ''Gummi/De Ballooen'' is published. * In ''Linus (magazine), Linus'', the first strip of Sergio Staino’s Bobo (Italian comics), Bobo appears.

Births

March

* March 27: Mia Ikumi, Japanese manga artist (''Tokyo Mew Mew'', ''Super Doll Licca-chan''), (d. 2022).

November

* November 22: Jeremy Dale (comics), Jeremy Dale, American comics artist (''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (Marvel Comics), G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero''), (d. 2014).Pitts, Lan (November 5, 2014)
"Skyward Creator Jeremy Dale Dead at 34"
Newsarama.

Deaths

January

* January 8: Victor Hubinon, Belgian comics writer (''Buck Danny'', ''Redbeard (comics), Redbeard''), dies from a heart attack at the age of 59.

February

* February 9: Daniël Jansens, Belgian comics writer (''Bessy (comics), Bessy'', ''Lombok'', ''Bakelandt'', ''Kramikske''), dies from a heart attack at the age of 47. * February 15: Roy d'Ami, Italian comics writer, artist and founder of the Studio Creazioni d'Ami, passes away at age 55. * February 22: John Coleman Burroughs, American illustrator and comics artist (''John Carter of Mars'', ''David Innes of Pellicudar''), dies at age 65.

March

* March 24: Ole Lund Kirkegaard, Danish novelist and illustrator (''Gummi Tarzan''), freezes to death at age 38.

April

* April 29: Hardie Gramatky, American novelist, comics artist and animator (inked ''Mickey Mouse'', ghosted ''Captain Kidd Jr.'' and ''Ella Cinders''), dies at age 72.

June

* June 25: Dave Fleischer, American animator, film producer and director (''Koko the Clown'', ''Betty Boop'', ''Popeye''), dies of a stroke at age 84.

July

* July 4: Pagsilang Rey Isip, Filipino-American comics artist, painter, photographer and musician, passes away at age 68 from a heart attack. * July 19: Paul Bransom, American comics artist, illustrator and painter (''The Latest News from Bugville''), dies at age 94.

August

* August 10: Emmerich Huber, German comics artist (''Das Neueste von Onkel Jup'', ''Hans und Lottchen'', ''Meine Lustige Fibel'', ''Die Himmelswerkstatt'', ''Bei Tüddelwitt im Zwergenwald'', ''Bilderbogen von Emmerich Huber'', ''Familie Kindermann''), illustrator and advertising artist, dies at age 75. * August 15: Walter Berndt, American comics artist (''Smitty (comic strip), Smitty''), passes away at age 80. * August 26: Mika Waltari, Finnish novelist and comics writer (wrote for Asmo Alho ), dies at age 70.

September

* September 12: Les Clark, American animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Disney Studios), dies at age 71. * September 20: Erich Gold, AKA Goltz, AKA Eric Peters, Austrian-American caricaturist, political cartoonist, comic writer and artist (''Abbott & Costello'' comics, ''Elsie the Cow'' comics), dies at age 80. * September 26: Carl Grubert, American comics artist (''The Berrys''), dies at age 68.

October

* October 16: René Brantonne, French illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 76. * October 30: Oscar Conti, aka Oski, Argentine cartoonist, caricaturist, animator and comics artist (''Cascabel'', ''The True History of the Indies''), dies at age 65.

November

* November 2: Walter Bell, British comics artist (continued ''Weary Willy and Tired Tim'' and ''Casey's Court'', made celebrity comics for ''Film Fun''), dies at age 86. * November 5: Al Capp, American comics artist (''Li'l Abner'', ''Abbie an' Slats'', ''Long Sam''), dies at age 70. * November 22: Hugh McNeill, British comics artist (''Ping the Elastic Man'', ''Pansy Potter'', ''Winnie the Witch'', ''Jack and Jill (comics), Jack and Jill''), passes away at age 68. * November 23: Eugène Gire, French comics artist (''Cap'tain Vir de Bor''), dies at age 73. * November 30: Dick Huemer, American animator (Walt Disney Animation Studios, Disney Studios) and comics writer (''The Adventures of Buck O'Rue'', ''True Life Adventures'' ), passes away at age 81.

December

* December 20: Leslie Illingworth, British cartoonist and comics artist, dies at age 77.

Specific date unknown

* Garrett Price, American comics artist, cartoonist and illustrator (''White Boy'', later renamed ''Skull Valley''), dies at age 81 or 82. * Carlos Laffond, Spanish comics artist (''Thierry Le Chevalier'', illustrated ''L'Oncle Paul''), dies at age 49 or 50.

Conventions

* April 6–8: MiamiCon II (Holiday Inn, Miami, Florida) — first iteration of the show since 1975; guests include Stan Lee * June: Comicon (Australia) (RMIT University, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia) — first Australian comic book convention * June: Houstoncon (Houston, Texas) — guests include George Pérez and Walter Koenig * June: World of Comics — guests include Jim Steranko * June 7–10: D-Con (Dallas convention), D-Con '79 (Dallas, Texas) — Larry Lankford's revival of D-Con after a hiatus; antecedent to Lankford's later Dallas Fantasy Fair * June 30–July 1: Comic Art Convention I (Statler Hilton Hotel, New York City) * July 14–15: Comic Art Convention II (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) * July 20–22: Chicago Comicon (Pick-Congress Hotel, Chicago, Illinois) — special guests: Mike W. Barr and John Byrne; first year that Joe Sarno is not one of the show's organizers, leaving the duties to Larry Charet and Bob Weinberg * August: Atlanta Fantasy Fair (Downtown Atlanta Sheraton, Atlanta, Georgia) — official guests include John Byrne, Dave Sim * August: FantaCo Enterprises, FantaCon '80 (The Egg, Albany, The Egg convention center, Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York) — first annual Albany-area horror and comic book convention, hosted by FantaCo Enterprises publisher Thomas Skulan * August 1–5: San Diego Comic-Con (Convention and Performing Arts Center and U.S. Grant Hotel, San Diego, California) — 6,000 attendees; official guests: Kelly Freas, Mike Jittlov, Harvey Kurtzman, Victor Moscoso, Nestor Redondo, Marshall Rogers, John Romita Sr., Mort Walker, Len Wein, and

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* August 11–12: British Comic Art Convention, Comicon '79 (London) British Comic Art Convention 11 (Rembrandt Hotel, Thurloe Place, London) — sponsored by Valhalla Books of Ilford, and organized by Ian Starling, Neville Ferris, and Ian Knox; guests include Jim Starlin (guest of honor), Paul Neary, Dez Skinn * August 31–September 2: British Comic Art Convention, Comicon '79 (Birmingham) U.K. Comic Art & Fantasy Convention (Hotel Metropole, National Exhibition Centre; Birmingham, England) — produced by Colin Campbell/Biytoo Books; guests include Jim Steranko (guest of honor), Marshall Rogers, Terry Austin (comics), Terry Austin, Paul Levitz,

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, Len Wein, Joe Staton, Dez Skinn, and Dave Gibbons; presentation of the Eagle Awards (comics), Eagle Awards * September: OrlandoCon (Orlando, Florida) — guests include Will Eisner, C. C. Beck, Bob Cummings, Kirby Grant, and Jack Rosen (artist), Jack Rosen * November 24–26: Creation Convention, Creation '79 (Statler Hilton Hotel, New York City) — guests include Tom Savini; admission: $6/day * December 15: "Christmas Con" (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — guests include Rick Marschall

Awards

Eagle Awards

''Presented in 1980 in comics, 1980 for comics published in 1979:'' * Roll of Honor: Jack Kirby * Favourite Writer:

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* Favourite Comicbook Artist: John Byrne * Favourite Inker: Terry Austin (comics), Terry Austin * Favourite Comic Book (Drama): ''

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'' * Favourite Comic Book (Humor): ''

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'', by Steve Gerber and

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'' * Favorite Single Comic Book Story: "

Demon in a Bottle "Demon in a Bottle" is a nine-issue story arc from the comic book series ''The Invincible Iron Man'' (vol. 1), published in issues 120 through 128 in 1979 by Marvel Comics. It was written by David Michelinie and Bob Layton and illustrated by Jo ...

," ''

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'' #s 120–128, by

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,

John Romita, Jr. John Salvatore Romita (; born August 17, 1956), known professionally as John Romita Jr., is an American comics artist best known for his extensive work for Marvel Comics from the 1970s to the 2010s. He is the son of artist John Romita Sr. Earl ...

, and

Bob Layton Bob Layton (born 1953) is an American comic book artist, writer, and editor. He is best known for his work on Marvel Comics titles such as ''Iron Man'' and '' Hercules'', and for co-founding Valiant Comics with Jim Shooter. Early life Bob Lay ...

* Favourite Continued Comic Story: ''X-Men'' #125-128, by

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and John Byrne * Best Comicbook Cover: ''Avengers (comics), The Avengers'' #185, by George Pérez * Favourite Team: X-Men * Favourite Character: Wolverine (character), Wolverine * Favourite Supporting Character: Wolverine (character), Wolverine * Favourite Villain: Magneto (Marvel Comics), Magneto * Character Most Worthy of Own Title: Adam Warlock, Warlock * Favourite Title (UK): ''Starburst (magazine), Starburst'', edited by Dez Skinn

First issues by title

DC Comics

''

The Best of DC ''The Best of DC'' is a digest size comics anthology published by DC Comics from September–October 1979 to April 1986. The series ran for 71 issues and while it primarily featured reprints of older comic books, it occasionally published new st ...

'' — Digest size title : ''Release'': September /October ''

All-Out War ''All-Out War'' is an American war comics anthology series published by DC Comics from 1979 to 1980. It primarily featured characters created by writer Robert Kanigher with the Viking Commando being the lead feature. Publication history The fir ...

'' —

Dollar Comics Dollar Comics was a line of DC Comics comic book publications issued from 1977 to 1983 and revived in 2019. The 1977-1983 line included the titles ''The Superman Family'', ''House of Mystery'', ''G.I. Combat'', ''World's Finest Comics'', ''Batman Fa ...

title : ''Release'': September /October ''Editor'': Murray Boltinoff ''Time Warp (comics), Time Warp'' —

Dollar Comics Dollar Comics was a line of DC Comics comic book publications issued from 1977 to 1983 and revived in 2019. The 1977-1983 line included the titles ''The Superman Family'', ''House of Mystery'', ''G.I. Combat'', ''World's Finest Comics'', ''Batman Fa ...

title : ''Release'': October /November ''Editor'': Jack C. Harris

Marvel Comics

''Amazing Adventures'' vol. 3 : ''Release'': December. Reprinting the original ''X-Men'' title.During this period, Marvel published a number of reprint titles. ''Doctor Who Magazine'' : ''Release'': October 11 by

Marvel UK Marvel UK was an imprint of Marvel Comics formed in 1972 to reprint US-produced stories for the British weekly comic market. Marvel UK later produced original material by British creators such as Alan Moore, John Wagner, Dave Gibbons, Steve D ...

. ''Hulk Comic'' : ''Release'': March 7 by

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. ''Editor'': Dez Skinn. ''Man-Thing'' vol. 2 : ''Release'': November. ''Writer'': Michael Fleisher. Artists: Jim Mooney and Bob Wiacek. ''Marvel Spotlight'' vol. 2 : ''Release'': July. ''Editor'': Roger Stern. ''Micronauts (comics), Micronauts'' : ''Release'': January. ''Writer'': Bill Mantlo. ''Artist'': Michael Golden (comics), Michael Golden. ''Rom (comics), Rom: Spaceknight'' : ''Release'': December. ''Writer'': Bill Mantlo. ''Artist'': Sal Buscema. ''Shogun Warriors (comics), Shogun Warriors'' : ''Release'': February. ''Writer'': Doug Moench. ''Artist'': Herb Trimpe. ''Tales to Astonish'' vol. 2 : ''Release'': December. Reprinting edited versions of the 1968 in comics, 1968 ''Sub-Mariner'' title.

Independent titles

;''Battle of the Planets (comics), Battle of the Planets'' : ''Release'': June by Gold Key Comics. ''Writer'': Gary Poole. ''Artist'': Win Mortimer. ;''Best Buy Comics'' :''Release'' February by Apex Novelties. ''Writers and Artists:'' Robert Crumb and Aline Kominsky ;''Starblazer'' : ''Release'': April by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.

Initial appearances by character name

DC Comics

* Blok (comics), Blok, in ''Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes'' #253 * Carl Draper, in ''Superman (comic book), Superman'' #331 * Fire (comics), Green Fury, in ''Super Friends#Comics, Super Friends'' #25 * Firebug (comics), Firebug, in ''Batman (comic book), Batman'' #318 * Lucius Fox, in ''Batman (comic book), Batman'' #307McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 180 "''Batman'' #307 (January 1979) Writer Len Wein and artist John Calnan introduced Bruce Wayne's new executive, Lucius Fox, in this issue of ''Batman''." * Maxie Zeus, in ''Detective Comics'' #483

Marvel Comics

* El Aguila, in ''Power Man and Iron Fist'' #58 * Alpha Flight, in ''

Uncanny X-Men ''Uncanny X-Men'', originally published as ''The X-Men'', is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics since 1963, and is the longest-running series in the X-Men comics franchise. It features a team of superheroes called the ...

'' #120 ** Aurora (comics), Aurora ** Northstar (Marvel Comics), Northstar ** Sasquatch (comics), Sasquatch ** Shaman (comics), Shaman ** Snowbird (comics), Snowbird * Black Cat (Marvel Comics), Black Cat, in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #194 * Dire Wraith, in ''Rom (comics), Rom'' #1 * Followers of the Light, in ''Shogun Warriors (comics), Shogun Warriors'' #1 * Justin Hammer, in ''

Iron Man Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The charact ...

'' #120 * H.E.R.B.I.E., in ''Fantastic Four'' #209 * Kroton (Cyberman), in ''Doctor Who Weekly'' #5 (Marvel UK) * Cassandra Lang (as "Cassie Lang"), in ''Marvel Premiere'' #47 * Scott Lang, in ''Avengers (comics), The Avengers'' #181; as Ant-Man (Scott Lang), Ant-Man II in ''Marvel Premiere'' #47 * Lady Lotus, in ''Invaders (comics), Invaders'' #37 * Night Raven, in ''Hulk Comic'' #1 (Marvel UK) * Quasar (comics), Quasar, in ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk'' #234 * Proteus (Marvel Comics), Proteus, in ''

Uncanny X-Men ''Uncanny X-Men'', originally published as ''The X-Men'', is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics since 1963, and is the longest-running series in the X-Men comics franchise. It features a team of superheroes called the ...

'' #125 * Rom (comics), Rom, in ''Rom: Spaceknight'' #1 * Schizoid Man (comics), Schizoid Man, in ''Spectacular Spider-Man'' #36 * Shadow King, in ''

Uncanny X-Men ''Uncanny X-Men'', originally published as ''The X-Men'', is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics since 1963, and is the longest-running series in the X-Men comics franchise. It features a team of superheroes called the ...

'' #117 (January) * Songbird (comics), Screaming Mimi, in ''Marvel Two-in-One'' #54 * Vampiro (comics), Vampiro, in ''Thor (Marvel Comics), The Mighty Thor'' #290 (December) * War Machine, in ''

Iron Man Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The charact ...

'' #118 * Debra Whitman, in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #196 * Mariko Yashida, in ''

Uncanny X-Men ''Uncanny X-Men'', originally published as ''The X-Men'', is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics since 1963, and is the longest-running series in the X-Men comics franchise. It features a team of superheroes called the ...

'' #118

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