Notable events of 1991 in comics.

Events

Year overall

* Publishers

Cartoon Books Jeff Smith (born February 27, 1960) is an American cartoonist. He is best known as the creator of the self-publishing, self-published comic book series ''Bone (comics), Bone''. Early life Jeff Smith was born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania to Willi ...

, Comic Zone Productions, Personality Comics, and Boneyard Press all enter the arena;

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stops publishing. * Egmont UK bought

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. They merge it with London Editions to form Fleetway Editions.

January

* January 7:

Big Nate ''Big Nate'' (stylized as ''big NATE'' in the List of Big Nate collections, comic collections and ''BiG NATE'' in the Big Nate#Book series, books) is an American comic strip written and illustrated by Lincoln Peirce, syndicated since January ...

debuts. * The Indian comics magazine ''

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'' discontinues Ajit Ninan's detective comic '' Detective Moochhwala''. *''

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'' is canceled by DC Comics with issue #33. * '' El Diablo'' vol. 2 is canceled by DC with issue #16. * ''

Count Duckula ''Count Duckula'' is a British children's television series, children's animated comedy horror television series created by British studio Cosgrove Hall Films, Cosgrove Hall Productions and produced by Thames Television as a spin-off of ''Dang ...

'' is canceled by the Marvel Comics imprint

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with issue #15. * '' Alien Legion: On The Edge'' is canceled with issue #3. * '' Avengers Spotlight'' is cancelled with #40.

February

* February 24: The final episode of Ralph Graczak's '' Our Own Oddities'' is published. * ''

The Amazing Spider-Man ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American superhero American comic book, comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its title character and main protagonist. Being in the Earth 616, mainstream continuity of t ...

'' #344 - First appearance of

Cletus Kasady Cletus Cortland Kasady is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer David Michelinie and artist Erik Larsen, the character first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #344 (March 1991) as the ...

, who later becomes the super-villain Carnage. * '' Frank'' by

Jim Woodring James William Woodring (born October 11, 1952) is an American cartoonist, fine artist, writer and toy designer. He is best known for the dream-based comics he published in his magazine '' Jim'', and as the creator of the anthropomorphic cartoo ...

debuts in the second issue of Buzz. * ''

New Mutants The New Mutants are a group of fictional mutant superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, generally in association with the X-Men. Originally depicted as the teenaged junior class at the Xavier Institute, sub ...

'' #98 - Introduction of

Deadpool Deadpool is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld, the character first appeared in ''New Mutants'' #98 (December 1990). In his comic book appearances, Deadpool is ...

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, and

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. (Marvel Comics) * ''

Power Pack Power Pack is a superhero team consisting of four young siblings appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Louise Simonson and artist June Brigman, they first appeared in their own series in 1984, which las ...

'' is canceled by Marvel with issue #62. * '' Heathcliff'' is cancelled with issue #56.

March

* "

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" begins in

Marvel Comics Presents ''Marvel Comics Presents'' is an American comic book anthology title that was published in three series by Marvel Comics: from 1988 to 1995; 2007 to 2008; and in 2019. Volume 1 The first volume was released on a bi-weekly basis and lasted for ...

. * With #12, ''Stalkers'' is cancelled by

Epic Comics Epic Comics (also known as the Epic Comics Group)Shooter, Jim. "Bullpen Bulletins: The Truth About the Epic Comics Group!" Marvel comics cover-dated November 1982. was an imprint of American publishing company Marvel Comics, active from 1982 to ...

. * With #4, '' The Last American'' is cancelled by Epic Comics.

April

* ''

'' #100, the title's final issue, featuring the debut of

X-Force X-Force is a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in association with the X-Men. Conceived by writer/illustrator Rob Liefeld, the team first appeared in ''New Mutants'' #100 (April 1991 ...

(

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). * With #6 Cadillacs & Dinosaurs is cancelled. * With #5, Hollywood Superstars is cancelled. * First issue of

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's '' Palookaville'' * ''Nightcat'' a one-shot comic book published by Marvel featuring real-life singer Jacqueline Tavarez. Written by Barry Dutter and drawn by

Denys Cowan Denys Cowan (; born January 30, 1961) is an American comics artist, television producer, media executive and one of the co-founders of Milestone Media. Early life Denys Cowan was first inspired by superheroes as a child from reruns of the 1950s T ...

and

Jimmy Palmiotti James Palmiotti (born August 14, 1961) is an American writer and inker of comic books, who also does writing for games, television and film. Early life Palmiotti attended the High School of Art and Design in New York City. Career Palmiotti star ...

. The cover art by

Joe Jusko Joe Jusko (; born September 1, 1959) is an American artist known for his realistic, highly detailed painted fantasy, pin-up, and cover illustrations, mainly in the comic book industry. Jusko painted the 1992 Marvel Masterpieces trading cards, the ...

was also used on the

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and

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release of Tavarez's music album.

May

* May 11: The British girls' comics magazine '' Mandy'' merges with '' Judy''. * W. B. Park receives the

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Advertising and Illustration Award. * '' Little Archie'' #1, relaunched as ''The New Little Archie''.

June

* June 15: In

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, Belgium, a statue of Adhemar (from

Marc Sleen Marcel Honoree Nestor ( ridder) Neels (30 December 1922 – 6 November 2016), known as Marc Sleen, was a Belgian comics artist. He was mostly known for his humorous adventure comic '' The Adventures of Nero and Co.'', but also created gag comic ...

's ''

The Adventures of Nero ''The Adventures of Nero'' or ''Nero'' was a Belgium, Belgian comic strip drawn by Marc Sleen and the name of Nero (comic book character), its main character. The original title ranged from ''De Avonturen van Detective Van Zwam, Detectief Van Z ...

'') is revealed, made by Frank-Ivo Van Damme. * The final issue of

Françoise Mouly Françoise Mouly (; born 24 October 1955) is a French-born American designer, editor and publisher. She is best known as co-founder, co-editor, and publisher of the comics and graphics magazine ''Raw (comics magazine), Raw'' (1980–1991), as t ...

and

Art Spiegelman Itzhak Avraham ben Zeev Spiegelman ( ; born February 15, 1948), professionally known as Art Spiegelman, is an American cartoonist, editor, and comics advocate best known for his graphic novel ''Maus''. His work as co-editor on the comics magazin ...

's '' Raw'' is published. * '' Armageddon 2001'' crossover event.

July

* July 13: René Windig and Eddie de Jong (''

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'') receive the

Stripschapprijs The Stripschapprijs is a Dutch prize awarded to List of comic creators, 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 con ...

. The Jaarprijs voor Bijzondere Verdiensten (nowadays the P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs) goes to publishing company Big Balloon. * In

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, Belgium, the first

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depicting a famous Belgian comics series (

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's ''Broussaille''), is inaugurated. This launches the Brussels' Comic Book Route project. * '' Superman: The Man of Steel'' #1 - debut issue of fourth ongoing

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title. Written by

Louise Simonson Louise Simonson (née Mary Louise Alexander; born September 26, 1946) is an American comic book writer and editor. She is best known for her work on comic book titles such as ''Conan the Barbarian'', '' Power Pack'', ''X-Factor'', ''The New Mutan ...

and drawn by

Jon Bogdanove Jon Bogdanove is an American comics artist and writer. He is best known for his work on '' Power Pack'' and '' Superman: The Man of Steel'', as well as for creating the character Steel with writer Louise Simonson in 1993. Career Comics After a ...

Tom Grummett Thomas Grummett (born 1959) is a Canadian comic book artist and penciller. He is best known for his work as penciller on titles such as '' The New Titans'', '' The Adventures of Superman'', ''Superboy'', '' Power Company'', '' Robin'', '' New Th ...

, Bob McLeod,

Dan Jurgens Dan Jurgens (; born June 27, 1959) is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for his work on the DC Comics, DC comic book storyline "The Death of Superman" and for creating characters such as Doomsday (DC Comics), Doomsday, Hank H ...

, Dennis Janke,

Jerry Ordway Jeremiah Joseph Ordway (born November 28, 1957) is an American writer, penciller, inker and painter of comic books. He is known for his inking work on a wide variety of DC Comics titles, including the continuity-redefining ''Crisis on Infinite E ...

, and

Brett Breeding Brett Breeding (June 13, 1961) is an American comic book artist who was active in the industry in the 1980s and 1990s, primarily as an inker. He is most well known for his work on the DC Comics character Superman. A freelancer, Breeding worked f ...

. * '' Wizard'' publishes its premiere issue. *

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begins. * With #10,

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is cancelled. * With #80, The Transformers is cancelled by

. * With #25, '' Yummy Fur'' moves to

Drawn & Quarterly Drawn & Quarterly (D+Q) is a publishing company based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, specializing in comics. It publishes primarily comic books, graphic novels and comic strip collections. The books it publishes are noted for their artistic con ...

August

* ''

New Gods The New Gods are a fictional extraterrestrial race appearing in the eponymous comic book series published by DC Comics, as well as selected other DC titles. Created and designed by Jack Kirby, they first appeared in February 1971 in ''New Gods'' ...

'' vol. 3 is canceled by DC with issue #28. * With #19, '' Cloak & Dagger'' is cancelled.

September

* ''

Alpha Flight Alpha Flight is a fictional team of Canadian superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The characters premiered in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #120 (April 1979), and were created to serve as part of the X-Men member Wolv ...

'' #100: "The Final Option, Part Four: Decisions of Trust," written by

Fabian Nicieza Fabian Nicieza (; December 31, 1961) is an Argentine-American comic book writer and editor who is best known for his work on Marvel titles such as ''X-Men'', '' X-Force'', ''New Warriors'', ''Nomad'', ''Cable'', '' Gambit'', '' Deadpool'' and ' ...

. * With #2, '' Impossible Man Summer Vacation Spectacular'' is cancelled. * With #4, '' Car Warriors'' is cancelled. * With #3, '' Samurai Cat'' is cancelled. * With #4, '' Damage Control v3'' is cancelled. * '' Everything's Archie'' is canceled by Archie Comics with issue #157.

October

* In the Dutch monthly magazine Doen, Marnix Rueb's comic series ''Haagse Harry'' makes its debut. It will grow from a cult hit into a nationally popular phenomenon. * ''

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'' is canceled by Fleetway with issue #63. * With #2, '' Legion of Night'' is cancelled. * With #3, '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' is cancelled. * With #4, ''

Special'' is cancelled. * With #6, '' Sweet XVI'' is cancelled. * With #10, '' Foolkiller v1'' is cancelled.

November

* November 21 – the

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'' Chintoo'' is first published. * ''

'' #102: Introduction of Wild Child as Weapon Omega. * '' Maze Agency'' is canceled by Innovation Comics with issue #23. * With #12, Marvel Comics' ''

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'' is cancelled. *

Daniel Clowes Daniel Gillespie Clowes (; born April 14, 1961) is an American cartoonist, graphic novelist, illustrator, and screenwriter. Most of Clowes's work first appeared in ''Eightball (comic book), Eightball'', a solo anthology comic book series. An ''E ...

' ''

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'' is prepublished in '' Eightball''.

December

* December 1: In the Italian Disney magazine ''

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'', the first episode of the

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story ''Topolino e un favore da nulla'', by Carlo Panaro and Corrado Mastantuono is published. It markes the debut of Pierino and Pieretto, the two nephews of

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. * December 31: The final episode of

Marten Toonder Marten Toonder (2 May 1912 – 27 July 2005) was a Dutch comic strip creator. He was probably the most successful comic artist in the Netherlands and had a great influence on the Dutch language by introducing new words and expressions. He is most ...

's ''

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'' is published. Running for 45 years it was his longest-running series in syndication. * '' The Incredible Hulk'' #388: Jim Wilson revealed to be

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-positive.

Specific date unknown

* The final episode of

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n artist Fernando Zeledón Guzmán's satirical comic strip ''La Semana en Serio'' in the communist magazine Adelante is published. * Belgian comic artists Edouard Aidans, Guy Bara, François Craenhals,

Bob De Moor Robert Frans Marie De Moor (20 December 1925 – 26 August 1992), better known under his pen name Bob de Moor, was a Belgian comics creator. Chiefly noted as an artist, he is considered an early master of the Ligne claire style. He wrote and ...

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 w ...

André Franquin André Franquin (; 3 January 1924 – 5 January 1997) was an influential Belgian comics artist, whose best-known creations are ''Gaston (comics), Gaston'' and ''Marsupilami''. He also produced the ''Spirou et Fantasio'' comic strip from 1946 to ...

, Fred & Liliane Funcken, Michel Greg,

Raymond Macherot Raymond Macherot (30 March 1924 – 26 September 2008) was a Belgian comics artist, most famous for his satirical funny animal series ''Chlorophylle'' and '' Sibylline''. Although not nearly as famous as fellow Belgian cartoonists such as Hergé ...

, Jacques Martin,

Eddy Paape Edouard Paape (3 July 1920 – 12 May 2012), commonly known as Eddy Paape, was a Belgian comics artist best known for illustrating the science fiction comic series '' Luc Orient''. Biography Eddy Paape was born in Grivegnée (now a part o ...

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and Albert Weinberg are all knighted in the

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Births

Deaths

January

* January 1: Dean Miller, American comics artist (''Mighty O' Malley'', continued ''Vic Flint''), dies at age 52. * January 5: John Lehti, American comics artist (''Tommy of the Big Top''), dies at age 78. * January 16: Maurieta Wellman, American illustrator, painter and comics artist ('' Goofus and Gallant''), dies at age 88. * January 19: Giovanni Sinchetto, Italian comic artist (member of EsseGesse, co-creator of '' Captain Miki'', ''

Il Grande Blek ''Il Grande Blek'' is an Italian Western comic book, first published in Italy on October 3, 1954, by Editoriale Dardo. ''Blek'' was written and illustrated by Giovanni Sinchetto, Dario Guzzon and Pietro Sartoris, a trio also known as EsseGesse. ...

'', '' Comandante Mark'', '' Kinowa'' and ''

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''), dies at age 68. * January 24: J.H. Koeleman, jr., Dutch illustrator and comics artist (''Pinkie Pienter'', aka ''Ronny Roberts''), dies at age 64.

February

* February 11: Michel Mahy, Belgian comics artist (''De Spookjes'', assisted on '' Bessy''), dies at age 42. * February 15: Hans Borrebach, Dutch comic artist, dies at age 87. * February 16: Franco Bignotti, Italian comics artist (''Il Piccolo Centauro'', drew comics for Sergio Bonelli and

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), dies at age 60. * February 19: Gradie Knipscheer, Dutch comics artist and musician (''Keesje Konijntje''), dies at age 76.

March

* March 15: Govindan Aravindan, Indian film director and comic artist ('' Cheriya Manushyarum Valiya Lokavum'', ''Ramuvinte Sahasika Yathrakal'', ''Guruji''), dies at age 56. * March 29: Sytze Henstra, Dutch illustrator, cartoonist and painter (sports cartoons for ''

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''), dies at age 96.

April

* April 4: Graham Ingels, American comics artist (

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), dies at age 75 from stomach cancer. * April 17: Jacques Armand, French comics artist (''Gérard Lambert'', ''Black-Out'', ''Ric Brio'', ''Le Corporal Rouge'', ''Le Roi Vert''), dies at age 33. * April 19: ** Frederik Bramming, Danish animator and comics artist (''Frederik'', ''Chas'', ''Motorskatten''), dies at age 79. ** Charles Popineau, French comic artist and illustrator (worked on ''Le Crime Ne Paie Pas'' and ''Les Amours Célèbres''), dies at age 65.

May

* May 1: Adolfo Samper, Colombian comics artist (''Mojicón'', ''La Hermana de Mojicón'', ''Los Filipicines'', ''Godofredo Cascarrabias'', ''Don Amancise''), dies at age 91. * May 6:

Guido Martina Guido Martina (9 February 1906 – 6 May 1991) was an Italian comic writer, documentarist and author. Martina is well known for his Disney comics stories, including the first of the "" story "L'inferno di Topolino", and the creation of Paperini ...

, Italian comics writer ('' L'Inferno di Topolino''), dies at age 85. * May 8: Kathleen O'Brien, Australian comics artist (''Wanda the War Girl''), dies at age 76. * May 10: Adolfo Aizen, Brazilian journalist and comic publisher, dies at age 83. * May 14: Joy Batchelor, British animator and film director (''

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''), dies at age 77. * May 20: Milko Bambič, Slovene illustrator, painter, novelist and comics artist (''Zamorček Bu-ci-bu'', in English best known as '' Little Negro Bu-ci-bu''), dies at age 86. * May 27: Ed Dodd, American comics artist (''

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''), dies at age 88. * May 29: ** Hans Brouwer, aka Ipse, Dutch comics artist (''Fed en Vetertje''), dies at age 74. ** Harry Haenigsen, American comics artist (''Simeon Batts'', ''Our Bill'', ''

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''), dies at age 90. * May 31: Paul Campani, Italian comic artist (''Mister X'', ''Gey Carioca'', ''Tita Dinamita'', ''Bull Rocket'', worked on '' Asso di Picche''), dies at age 67.

June

* June 3:

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, Italian-American comics artist and inker (drew many romance comics and worked for

and

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), dies at age 67. * June 6: Gianni De Luca, Italian comics artist ('' Commissario Spada''), dies at age 64. * June 10: Jean Bruller, aka Vercors, French novelist, illustrator and comics artist (''Le Mariage de Monsieur Lakonik''), dies at age 89. * June 10: Milorad Dobrić, Yugoslavian (Serbian) comics artist (''Pera Pesak'', ''Ljuba Truba'', ''Kurir Fica'', ''Slavuj Gilsa'', ''Inspektor Zuca''), dies at age 66. * June 27: Virginia Huget, American comics artist (''Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'', ''Babs in Society'', ''Campus Capers'', ''Miss Aladdin'', ''Molly the Manicure Girl'', continued '' Skippy'' and ''Oh Diana!''), dies at age 91.

July

* July 4: ** Fernand Cheneval, Swiss-Belgian comics artist and publisher (founder of the magazine ''Heroïc Albums''), dies at age 73. ** Art Sansom, American comics artist ('' The Born Loser''), dies at age 70. * July 6: Nicholas P. Dallis, American comics writer ('' Rex Morgan, M.D.'', ''

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'', ''

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''), dies at age 89. * July 9: Petr Sadecký, Czech comics artist ('' Octobriana''), dies. * July 11: Paul McCarthy, American comics artist (''Gertie O'Grady''), ''Silly-Ettes'', drew ''

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'', ''Fun At The Zoo'' and ''Holly of Hollywood''), dies at age 81. * July 18: Robert B. Leffingwell, American comics artist (assisted on ''

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'', continued '' Little Joe''), dies at age 80. * July 31: Jess Benton, American comics artist (''Jasper Jooks''), dies at age 90.

August

* August 10: Jerzy Wroblewski, Polish comic artist (''Risk'', ''Underground Front'', '' Captain Zbik''), dies at age 50. * August 18: Rick Griffin, American

underground comix Underground comix are small press or self-published comic books that are often socially relevant or satirical in nature. They differ from mainstream comics in depicting content forbidden to mainstream publications by the Comics Code Authority, ...

artist (''Flying Eyeball'', ''Murphy'', ''Man From Utopia'') dies at age 47 in a motorcycle accident. * August 24:

Reynold Brown William Reynold Brown (October 18, 1917 – August 24, 1991) was an American Realism (arts), realist artist who painted many Hollywood film posters. He was also briefly active as a comics artist. Biography He attended Alhambra High School (Alha ...

, American poster designer and comics artist (continued '' Tailspin Tommy''), dies at age 73. * Specific date in August unknown: James De Carlo, American comic artist (''

Archie Comics Archie Comic Publications, Inc. (often referred to simply as Archie Comics) is an American comic book publisher headquartered in the village of Pelham, New York. The company's many titles feature the fictional teenagers Archie Andrews, Jug ...

''), dies at age 43.

September

* September 4: Bing Coughlin, Canadian advertising illustrator and comics artist (''Herbie''), dies at age 86. * September 5: Carol Kalish, American comics publisher and vice President of New Product Development at

, dies at age 36 from a

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. * September 13: Edmond Good, Canadian illustrator and comics artist (''Rex Baxter'', ''Johnny Law, Sky Ranger'', assisted on ''

Scorchy Smith ''Scorchy Smith'' is an American adventure comic strip created by artist John Terry (cartoonist), John Terry that ran from March 17, 1930 to December 30, 1961. Scorchy Smith was a pilot-for-hire whose initial adventures took him across America, ...

'', '' Bruce Gentry - Daredevil of the Skies'', ''

Casey Ruggles ''Casey Ruggles'' is a Western comic strip written and drawn by Warren Tufts that ran from May 22, 1949, to October 30, 1955. Publication history The Sunday strip was launched May 22, 1949, and the daily strip on September 19, 1949.

'' and '' Dixie Dugan''), dies at age 81. * September 18: Vinicio Berti, Italian painter and comics artist (''Atomino'', ''Chiodino'', ''Ciondolino'', ''Gian Burrasca''), dies at age 70. * September 24: ** Dom Orejudos, American illustrator and comics artist (''Meatman'', ''Startrick''), dies at age 58 from AIDS. **

Dr. Seuss Theodor Seuss Geisel ( ;"Seuss"
'' Hejji''), dies at age 87.

October

* October 2: George Vakalo, Greek painter, set designer, costume maker, writer and comic artist, dies at age 86 or 87 . * October 16: Henricus Kannegieter, Dutch illustrator and comics artist (made various one-shot comics in the 1930s), dies at age 93. * October 23: Antonio Canale, Italian comics artist ('' Amok''), dies at age 76.

November

* November 7:

Tom of Finland Touko Valio Laaksonen (8 May 1920 – 7 November 1991), known by the pseudonym Tom of Finland, was a Finnish artist who made stylized highly masculinized erotic art, and influenced late 20th-century gay culture. He has been called the "mos ...

, Finnish comics artist and illustrator, dies at age 71. * November 11: ** Franziska Bilek, German comics artist and illustrator (worked for ''

Simplicissimus :''Simplicissimus is also a name for the 1668 novel ''Der abenteuerliche Simplicissimus, Simplicius Simplicissimus'' and its protagonist.'' ''Simplicissimus'' () was a German language, German weekly satire, satirical magazine, founded by Albert ...

''), dies at age 85. ** Mikhail Kupriyanov, Russian painter, illustrator and poster designer (member of the collective Kukryniksy), dies at age 88. * November 18: Reg Parlett, British comics artist ('' Ivor Lott and Tony Broke'', '' Mustapha Million''), dies at age 87. * Specific date unknown: Neville Colvin, British comics artist (''Ginger & Co.'', comic strip based on ''

James Bond The ''James Bond'' franchise focuses on James Bond (literary character), the titular character, a fictional Secret Intelligence Service, British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels ...

'', continued ''

Modesty Blaise ''Modesty Blaise'' is a British comic strip featuring a fictional character of the same name, created by author Peter O'Donnell and illustrator Jim Holdaway in 1963. The strip follows Modesty Blaise, an exceptional young woman with many talen ...

''), dies at age 72.

December

* December 3: Alex Graham, Scottish comics artist ('' Fred Basset''), dies at age 78. * December 21: Sheldon Mayer, American comics artist (''J. Worthington Blimp'', ''The Strange Adventures of Mr. Weed'', ''Scribbly'', ''

Sugar and Spike ''Sugar and Spike'' is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1956 through 1971, named after its main protagonists. The series was created, written, and drawn by Sheldon Mayer. Publication history The series was launched in ...

'', ghosted '' Bobby Thatcher'', '' Mutt & Jeff''), dies at age 74. * December 29: Tony Strobl, American animator and comics artist ( ''Disney'' comics, ''

Looney Tunes ''Looney Tunes'' is an American media franchise produced and distributed by Warner Bros. The franchise began as a series of animated short films that originally ran from 1930 to 1969, alongside its spin-off series ''Merrie Melodies'', during t ...

'' comics, ''

Hanna-Barbera Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ( ; formerly known as H-B Enterprises, Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. and H-B Production Co.), simply and commonly known as Hanna-Barbera, was an American animation studio and production company, which was acti ...

'' comics), dies at age 76.

Specific date unknown

* Albert Edgard Beard, British comics artist and illustrator (''The Gaisby Knights''), dies at age 88 or 89. * Gordon Boshell, British novelist, journalist and comics writer ('' Garth''), dies at age 81 or 82. * Jaap Lamberton, Dutch illustrator and comics artist (worked on ''

''), dies at age 45. * Charles Popineau, French illustrator and comics artist (worked on the ''Le Crime ne Paie Pas'' and ''Les Amours Célèbres'' series), dies at age 65 or 66. * Alberto Romero, Argentine comics artist (''Roberto, un as del Deporte'', continued ''El Vengador''), dies at age 75 or 76. * Eugen Taru, Romanian illustrator, caricaturist and comics artist (Barbăcot''), dies at age 78.

Conventions

* April 27–28:

WonderCon WonderCon is an annual comic book, science fiction, and film fan convention, convention held in the San Francisco Bay Area (1987–2011), then—under the name WonderCon Anaheim—in Anaheim, California (2012–2015, 2017–present), and Wond ...

(Oakland Convention Center, Oakland, California) — guests include

Kevin Eastman Kevin Brooks Eastman (born May 30, 1962) is an American comic book writer and artist best known for co-creating the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with Peter Laird. Eastman was also formerly the editor and publisher of the magazine ''Heavy Metal ...

, Mark Bodé,

Miguel Ferrer Miguel José Ferrer (February 7, 1955 – January 19, 2017) was an American actor. His breakthrough role was as Bob Morton in the 1987 film ''RoboCop''. Other film roles include Harbinger in '' Hot Shots! Part Deux'' (1993), Quigley in '' Blank ...

Bill Mumy Charles William Mumy Jr. (; born February 1, 1954) is an American actor, writer, producer, and musician. He came to prominence in the 1960s as a child actor whose work included television appearances on ''Bewitched'', ''I Dream of Jeannie'', ''T ...

, Steve Leialoha, and

Max Allan Collins Max Allan Collins (born March 3, 1948) is an American mystery writer, noted for his graphic literature. His work has been published in several formats, such as his '' Ms. Tree'' series and his '' Road to Perdition'' series was the basis for a fi ...

* June:

Heroes Convention Heroes Convention, or HeroesCon, is a comic book convention that takes place in June (often over Father's Day weekend)Hargro, Carlton. "Best. Convention. Ever," ''Creative Loafing'' (June 17, 2009), p. 25. in Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte, ...

(Charlotte, North Carolina) * June 21–23: Comix Fair (Holiday Inn-Medical Center, Houston, Texas) — ninth annual convention; guests include

Russ Heath Russell Heath Jr. (September 29, 1926 – August 23, 2018) was an American artist best known for his comic book work, particularly his DC Comics war stories and his 1960s art for ''Playboy'' magazine's " Little Annie Fanny" feature. He also prod ...

, Nestor Redondo, Jeff Millar, Bill Hinds, and Richard Klaw * June 21–23:

Chicago Comicon Fan Expo Chicago (formerly Wizard World Chicago Comic Con, and commonly known as the Chicago Comicon), is a comic book convention held during the summer in Rosemont, Illinois, United States, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center. It was ...

(Ramada O'Hare, Rosemont, Illinois) — guests include

Jim Steranko James F. Steranko (; born November 5, 1938) is an American graphic artist, comics artist, comic book writer/artist, comics historian, Illusionist, magician, publisher and film production illustrator. His most famous comic book work was with th ...

, and

Chris Claremont Christopher S. Claremont (; born November 25, 1950) is an English-born American comic book writer and novelist. Claremont is best known for his 16-year stint on ''Uncanny X-Men'' from 1975 to 1991, far longer than that of any other writer,Clarem ...

* July: Tri-State Con (New York City) — guests include

Michael Avon Oeming Michael Avon Oeming is an American comic book creator, both as an artist and writer. Career Oeming is a fan of ancient mythology, having written or drawn several projects centering on the Norse gods. He frequently collaborates with long-time f ...

Evan Dorkin Evan Dorkin (born April 20, 1965) is an American comics artist and cartoonist. His best known works are the comic books ''Milk and Cheese'' and ''Dork'', the latter of which features his comic '' Eltingville''. His comics often poke fun at fandom ...

, Nat Gertler,

Romeo Tanghal Romeo Tanghal (born July 24, 1947) is a Filipino comics artist who has worked primarily as an inker. He became well known in the industry in the 1980s for his work on DC Comics' '' The New Teen Titans''. Career Romeo Tanghal was born and raised ...

Paul Ryan Paul Davis Ryan (born January 29, 1970) is an American politician who served as the List of Speakers of the United States House of Representatives, 54th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019. A member of the ...

Bob Wiacek Bob Wiacek (born January 7, 1953) is an American comic book artist and writer, working primarily as an inker. Wiacek has inked over such pencilers as Carmine Infantino on ''Star Wars'', Paul Smith and John Romita Jr. on ''The Uncanny X-Men'', ...

, and Mike Manley * July 4–7:

San Diego Comic-Con San Diego Comic-Con is a comic book convention and multi-genre entertainment event held annually in San Diego, California, at the San Diego Convention Center. Founded in 1970, originally showcasing primarily comic books and science fiction/fant ...

( San Diego Convention Center and Pan Pacific Hotel, San Diego, California): 15,000+ attendees; official guests:

Clive Barker Clive Barker (born 5 October 1952) is an English writer, filmmaker, and visual artist. He came to prominence in the 1980s with a series of short stories collectively named the ''Books of Blood'', which established him as a leading horror author ...

Dan DeCarlo Daniel S. DeCarlo (December 12, 1919 – December 18, 2001) was an American cartoonist best known for having developed the look of Archie Comics in the late 1950s and early 1960s, modernizing the characters to their contemporary appearance and es ...

Harlan Ellison Harlan Jay Ellison (May 27, 1934 – June 28, 2018) was an American writer, known for his prolific and influential work in New Wave science fiction, New Wave speculative fiction and for his outspoken, combative personality. His published wo ...

Neil Gaiman Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman (; born Neil Richard Gaiman; 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, audio theatre, and screenplays. His works include the comic series ''The Sandman (comic book), The Sandma ...

Keith Giffen Keith Ian Giffen (November 30, 1952 – October 9, 2023) was an American comics artist and writer. He was known for his work for DC Comics on their ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' and ''Justice League'' titles as well as for being the co-creator of ...

Joe Haldeman Joe William Haldeman (born June 9, 1943) is an American people, American science fiction author and former college professor. He is best known for his novel ''The Forever War'' (1974), which was inspired by his experiences as a combat soldier ...

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. ...

Joe Kubert Joseph Kubert (; September 18, 1926 – August 12, 2012) was a Poland, Polish-born Americans, American comic book artist, art teacher, and founder of The Kubert School. He is best known for his work on the DC Comics characters Sgt. Rock and Hawk ...

Jim Lee Jim Lee (; born August 11, 1964) is a Korean-born American comic book artist, writer, editor, and publisher. As of 2023, he is the President, Publisher, and Chief creative officer, Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics. In recognition of his work ...

Don Maitz Don Maitz (born June 10, 1953) is an American science fiction, fantasy, and commercial artist. He has twice won the Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist, science fiction's highest honor for an artist. His peers in the Association of Science F ...

Sheldon Moldoff Sheldon "Shelly" Moldoff (; April 14, 1920 – February 29, 2012) was an Americans, American comics artist best known for his early work on the DC Comics characters Hawkman and Hawkgirl, and as one of Bob Kane's primary "ghost artists" (unc ...

Rick Sternbach Richard Michael Sternbach (born July 6, 1951) is an illustrator who is best known for his space illustrations and his work on the ''Star Trek'' television series. Early years Born July 6, 1951, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 1969 Sternbach enr ...

, and Janny Wurts * July 12–14:

Dragon Con Dragon Con (previously Dragon*Con and sometimes DragonCon) is a North American multigenre convention, founded in 1987, which takes place annually over the Labor Day weekend in Atlanta, Georgia. , the convention draws attendance of over 80,000. ...

/ Atlanta Comics Expo (Atlanta Hilton & Towers, Atlanta, Georgia) — 5,200 attendees; guests include

Philip José Farmer Philip José Farmer (January 26, 1918 – February 25, 2009) was an American author known for his science fiction and fantasy fiction, fantasy novels and short story, short stories. Obituary. Farmer is best known for two sequences of novels, t ...

and Frank MillerThomas, Keith L. "Comics Expo to Feature Creator of the Darker Side of Batman," ''The Atlanta Constitution'' (11 July 1991), p. D4. * July 19–21: Dallas Fantasy Fair (Dallas, Texas) — presentation of the

Harvey Awards The Harvey Awards are given for achievement in comic books. Named for writer-artist Harvey Kurtzman, the Harvey Awards were founded by Gary Groth in 1988, president of the publisher Fantagraphics, to be a successor to the Kirby Awards, which wer ...

* July 26–28: Atlanta Fantasy Fair (Atlanta Hilton & Towers, Atlanta, Georgia) — official guests include

Marina Sirtis Marina Sirtis (; born 29 March 1955) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Counselor Deanna Troi on the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and four ''Star Trek'' feature films, as well as other appearances ...

, Dean Stockwell, Marc Singer,

Matt Wagner Matt Wagner (born October 9, 1961) is an American comics artist and writer who is best known as the creator of the series ''Mage (comics), Mage'' and ''Grendel (comics), Grendel''. Early life, family and education Matt Wagner's childhood was spe ...

Julius Schwartz Julius "Julie" Schwartz ( ; June 19, 1915 – February 8, 2004) was an American comic book editor, and a science fiction agent. He was born in The Bronx, New York. He is best known as a longtime editor at DC Comics, where at various times he ...

Greg Bear Gregory Dale Bear (August 20, 1951 – November 19, 2022) was an American science fiction writer. His work covered themes of Interstellar_war, galactic conflict (''The Forge of God, Forge of God'' books), parallel universes (''The Way (Greg Bear ...

* September 21–22: Miamicon (Ft. Lauderdale Design Center Sheraton Hotel, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; and Miami Marriott, Miami, Florida) — guests include

Chris Warner Christopher Alexander Warner is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera '' Shortland Street'' who has been portrayed by Michael Galvin since the show's first episode. Other than a 4-year gap as a result of Galvin's resignation in 1 ...

, Bob Schreck, and

* November: Mid-Ohio Con (Ohio)

Awards

First issues by title

DC Comics

* ''

Deathstroke the Terminator Deathstroke is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, the character first appeared in ''The New Teen Titans'' #2 (December 1980) as Deathstroke the Terminator. In his co ...

'' * '' Superman: The Man of Steel''

Limited series

* ''

Black Canary Black Canary is the name of two superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. As one of the earliest female superheroes in the DC Comics universe, the character has made numerous appearances in prominent team-up titles, ...

'' : ''Release'': November.

Dark Horse Comics

* '' Star Wars: Dark Empire''

Marvel Comics

* ''

Barbie Barbie is a fashion doll created by American businesswoman Ruth Handler, manufactured by American toy and entertainment company Mattel and introduced on March 9, 1959. The toy was based on the German Bild Lilli doll, Bild Lilli doll which Hand ...

'' : ''Release'': January * '' Barbie Fashion'' : ''Release'': January. * '' Bill & Ted's Excellent Comic Book'' : ''Release'': December. * '' Captain Planet and the Planeteers'' : ''Release'': October. * ''

Darkhawk Darkhawk (Christopher Powell) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in ''Darkhawk'' #1 (March 1991), and was created by writer Tom DeFalco and artist Mike Manley. The character a ...

'' : ''Release'': March. * '' Deathlok v2'' : ''Release'': July. * '' The Destroyer v3'' : ''Release'': December. * ''

Double Dragon is a beat 'em up video game series originally developed and published by Technōs Japan. It began with the release of the arcade game '' Double Dragon'' in 1987. The series features twin martial artists, Billy and Jimmy Lee, as they fight again ...

'' : ''Release'': July. * '' Original Ghost Rider Rides Again'' : ''Release'': July. * '' NFL SuperPro'' : Release: October. * '' Sleepwalker'' : ''Release'': June. * '' Sweet XVI'' : ''Release'': May. * '' The Toxic Avenger'' : ''Release'': April. * ''

Wonder Man Wonder Man (Simon Williams) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, he first appeared in '' The Avengers'' #9 (October 1964). The character, wh ...

'' : ''Release'': September. * '' X-Force v1'' : Release: August. * '' X-Men v2'' : Release: October.

Limited series

* '' Adventures of Captain America'' : ''Release'': September. * '' Alpha Flight Special'' : ''Release'': July. * '' Captain Confederacy'' : ''Release'': November by

. * '' Car Warriors'' : ''Release'': June by

. * '' Damage Control v3'' : ''Release'': June. * '' Deadly Foes of Spider-Man'' : ''Release'': May. * '' Deathlok Special'' (reprint of Deathlok v1) : ''Release'': May. * ''

The Infinity Gauntlet ''The Infinity Gauntlet'' is an American comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics. In addition to an eponymous, six-issue limited series (comics), limited series written by Jim Starlin and Penciller, pencilled by George Pérez and Ron ...

'' : ''Release'': July. * '' Legion of Night'' : ''Release'': September. * ''

The Pirates of Dark Water ''The Pirates of Dark Water'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by David Kirschner and produced by Hanna-Barbera. The series premiered as a five-part miniseries on Fox Kids early 1991, simply entitled ''Dark Water''. The ...

'' : ''Release'': November. * '' Samurai Cat'' : ''Release'': June by

. * '' Spider-Man Saga'' : ''Release'': November. * '' Terminator 2'' : ''Release'': September. * '' The Transmutation of Ike Garuda'' : ''Release'': July by

. * ''

Weaveworld ''Weaveworld'' is a 1987 dark fantasy novel by English writer Clive Barker. It is about a magical world, known as the Fugue, which has been hidden inside a carpet to safeguard it from both inquisitive humans and hostile supernatural foes. Two h ...

'' : Release: December by

Independent

* ''

Bone A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals. Bones protect the various other organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells, store minerals, provide structure and support for the body, ...

'' : Release: July by Cartoon Books * '' Dirty Plotte'' : Release: January by

* '' Palookaville'' : Release: April by

* ''

Rubber Blanket ''Rubber Blanket'' was an alternative comics comics anthology, anthology magazine edited by the husband/wife team of cartoonist David Mazzucchelli and painter/colorist Richmond Lewis. It was self-publishing, self-published under the banner of Ru ...

'' : Release: by Rubber Blanket Press

Initial appearance by character name

DC Comics

Abattoir In livestock agriculture and the meat industry, a slaughterhouse, also called an abattoir (), is a facility where livestock animals are slaughtered to provide food. Slaughterhouses supply meat, which then becomes the responsibility of a meat ...

in ''

Detective Comics ''Detective Comics'' (later retitled as ''Batman Detective Comics'') is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011 (and later continued in 2016), is ...

'' #625 * Alexandre LeRoi in '' Batman: Master of the Future'' * Atomic Skull II in '' Adventures of Superman'' #483 * Bloody Mary in '' Hawk and Dove'' vol. 2 #21 (February ) * Donna Cavanaugh in '' The Sandman'' #32 (November ) * Chantinelle in ''

Hellblazer ''John Constantine, Hellblazer'' is an American contemporary Horror fiction, horror comic-book series published by DC Comics since January 1988, and subsequently by its Vertigo Comics, Vertigo imprint since March 1993, when the imprint was introd ...

'' #43 (July ) * Destruction of the Endless in '' The Sandman Special'' #1 (November ) * Electrocutioner II in ''

'' #626 (February ) * General Glory I in '' Justice League America'' # 46 (January ) *

King Snake Kingsnakes are colubrid New World members of the genus ''Lampropeltis'', which includes 26 species. Among these, about 45 subspecies are recognized. They are nonvenomous and ophiophagous in diet. Description Kingsnakes vary widely in size and ...

in '' Robin'' #2 (February ) * Linear Men in '' Adventures of Superman'' #476 (March ) * Lynx II in '' Robin'' v1 #1 (January ) * Mirage II in ''

The New Titans The Teen Titans are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, frequently in eponymous monthly series. As the group's name indicates, the members are teenage superheroes, many of whom have acted as sidekicks to DC ...

'' #79 * Monarch I in '' Armageddon 2001'' #2 (October ) * Nightrider in '' New Titans Annual'' #7 *

Pantha Pantha (Rosabelle Mendez) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is a member of the Teen Titans who gained cat-like abilities from experimentation by the Wildebeest Society. Pantha was killed by Supe ...

in '' New Titans'' #73 (February ) * Speed Queen in '' Hawk and Dove'' vol. 2 #21 (February ) * Terra II in '' New Titans'' #79 (September ) *

Ron Troupe Ron Troupe is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Ron Troupe has appeared in several DC Comics media, as such as television series and films. He will appear in the DC Universe (franchise), DC Universe fi ...

in '' Adventures of Superman'' #480 (July ) *

Malice Vundabar The Female Furies are a group of women warriors and supervillains appearing in comics published by DC Comics. All of them are New Gods who serve Darkseid. They operate directly under Granny Goodness, who trains all of Darkseid's soldiers. Publ ...

in '' Hawk and Dove'' vol. 2 #21 (February ) *

Waverider A waverider is a hypersonic aircraft design that improves its supersonic lift-to-drag ratio by using the shock waves being generated by its own flight as a lifting surface, a phenomenon known as compression lift. The waverider remains a w ...

in '' Armageddon 2001'' #1 (May) *

Paul Westfield Paul Westfield is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He first appeared in ''Superman'' (vol. 2) #58 (August 1991) and was created by Dan Jurgens. Publication history The executive director of Project C ...

in ''

'' Vol. 2, #58 (August )

Marvel Comics

8-Ball Eight-ball (also spelled 8-ball or eightball, and sometimes called solids and stripes, spots and stripes, bigs and smalls, big ones and little ones, or rarely highs and lows) is a discipline of pool played on a billiard table with six pocket ...

in '' Sleepwalker'' #1 (June ) *

Helmut Helmut is a German name. Variants include Hellmut, Helmuth, and Hellmuth. From old German, the first element deriving from either ''heil'' ("healthy") or ''hiltja'' ("battle"), and the second from ''muot'' ("spirit, mind, mood"). Helmut may refer ...

in '' The Incredible Hulk'' #379 (March ) * Lucas Bishop 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 List of X-Men comics, X-Men comics franchise. It features a team of super ...

'' #282 (November ) * G.W. Bridge in ''

v1'' #1 (August ) * Copycat in ''

'' #98 (February ) * Abraham Cornelius in ''

'' #73 (March ) *

Fabian Cortez Tatiana Caban Bethany Cabe Caber Caber is a character in Marvel Comics. Caber is one of the Celtic gods of Avalon, a warrior god. Caber is a friend of Leir and usually accompanies him in battle. Cable Danielle Cage Danielle "Dani" C ...

in ''

X-Men The X-Men are a superhero team in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the team first appeared in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 (September 1963). Although initial ...

'' vol. 2, #1 (October ) * Cyber in ''

'' #85 (September ) *

in ''

'' #1 (March ) *

in ''

The New Mutants The New Mutants may refer to: *''New Mutants The New Mutants are a group of fictional mutant superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, generally in association with the X-Men. Originally depicted as the teena ...

'' #98 (February ) * Devos the Devastator in ''

Fantastic Four The Fantastic Four, often abbreviated as FF, is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team debuted in '' The Fantastic Four'' #1 ( cover-dated November 1961), helping usher in a new level of realism i ...

'' #359 (December ) * Marco Delgado in ''

'' v. 2, #1 (October ) * Wyndell Dichinson in ''

Web of Spider-Man ''Web of Spider-Man'' is the name of two different monthly comic book series starring Spider-Man that have been published by Marvel Comics since 1985, the first volume of which ran for 129 issues between 1985 and 1995, and the second of which ran ...

'' #81 (October ) *

Feral A feral (; ) animal or plant is one that lives in the wild but is descended from domesticated individuals. As with an introduced species, the introduction of feral animals or plants to non-native regions may disrupt ecosystems and has, in som ...

in ''

'' vol. 1, #99 (March ) * Firebrand II in ''

'' vol. 1, #77 (June ) *

Trevor Fitzroy Trevor Fitzroy is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as an enemy of the X-Men, in particular Bishop. Created by Jim Lee and Whilce Portacio, he first appeared in ''The U ...

in ''

'' #281 (October ) * Gauntlet I in ''

X-Factor ''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for '' Pop Idol'' (2001–200 ...

'' v. 1, #65 (April ) *

in ''

'' (vol. 1) #98 (February ) *

Impala The impala or rooibok (''Aepyceros melampus'', lit. 'black-footed high-horn' in Ancient Greek) is a medium-sized antelope found in eastern and southern Africa. The only extant member of the genus '' Aepyceros'', and tribe Aepycerotini, it ...

in ''

Captain America Captain America is a superhero created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby who appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in '' Captain America Comics'' #1, published on December 20, 1940, by Timely C ...

'' #388 (July ) * Krugarr in ''

Guardians of the Galaxy The Guardians of the Galaxy are a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Comic book teams 1969 team The 1969 version of the Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team), Guardians of the Galaxy were the origi ...

Annual'' #1 * Lodestone in ''

'' #7 (September ) * Fabian Marechal-Julbin in ''

New Warriors The New Warriors are a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They traditionally consisted of teenage and young adult heroes, and were often seen to serve as a junior counterpart to Avengers (comics) ...

'' #9 (March ) *

Nox In atmospheric chemistry, is shorthand for nitric oxide () and nitrogen dioxide (), the nitrogen oxides that are most relevant for air pollution. These gases contribute to the formation of smog and acid rain, as well as affecting tro ...

in '' Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme'' #31 (July ) * Paibok in ''

'' Vol. 1, #358 (November ) * Phobos I in '' Dr. Strange, Sorcerer Supreme'' #32 (August ) * Phoenix (Giraud) in ''

'' #11 (April ) *

Protégé Mentorship is the patronage, influence, guidance, or direction given by a mentor. A mentor is someone who teaches or gives help and advice to a less experienced and often younger person. In an organizational setting, a mentor influences the perso ...

in ''

'' #15 (August ) * Psynapse in ''

'' #65 (April ) *

Rancor The universe of ''Star Wars'', a space opera media franchise, features a broad variety of different alien creatures. These aliens can be sentient or non-sentient, serving as species for characters, setting pieces, plot devices, and backgrou ...

in ''

'' #8 (January ) *

Replica A replica is an exact (usually 1:1 in scale) copy or remake of an object, made out of the same raw materials, whether a molecule, a work of art, or a commercial product. The term is also used for copies that closely resemble the original, without ...

in ''

'' #9 (February ) *

Shatterstar Shatterstar (Gaveedra-Seven; Earth name: Benjamin Russell) is a Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutant superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Fabian Nicieza and artist Rob Liefeld, the character first ap ...

in ''

'' vol. 1, #99 (March ) * Shinobi Shaw in ''

'' #67 (June ) * Sleepwalker in '' Sleepwalker'' #1 * Speedfreek in '' The Incredible Hulk'' #388 (December ) * Squirrel Girl in '' Marvel Super-Heroes Special'' vol. 2, #8 (Winter) * Jeremy Stevens in ''

'' #283 (December ) * Carl Stricklan in '' Daredevil Annual'' #9 * Talon in ''

'' #18 (November ) *

Tusk Tusks are elongated, continuously growing front teeth that protrude well beyond the mouth of certain mammal species. They are most commonly canine tooth, canine teeth, as with Narwhal, narwhals, chevrotains, musk deer, water deer, muntjac, pigs, ...

in ''

'' #65 (April ) * Nathan Taylor in '' The Incredible Hulk'' #379 (December ) * Weapon X II in ''

'' v. 1, #2 (September ) * Buford Wilson in ''

'' vol. 1, #9 (March ) * John Wraith in ''

Wolverine The wolverine ( , ; ''Gulo gulo''), also called the carcajou or quickhatch (from East Cree, ''kwiihkwahaacheew''), is the largest land-dwelling species, member of the family Mustelidae. It is a muscular carnivore and a solitary animal. The w ...

'' (vol. 2) #48 (November ) * Zodiak in '' Ghost Rider'' Vol. 3, #10 (February )

Other publishers

* Detective-Judge Armitage in ''

Judge Dredd Megazine ''Judge Dredd: The Megazine'' is a monthly British comic magazine, launched in September 1990. It is a sister publication to '' 2000 AD''. Its name is a play on words, formed from "magazine" and Judge Dredd's locale Mega-City One. Content L ...

'' v.1, #9 (

Fleetway Fleetway Publications was a magazine publishing company based in London. History It was founded in 1959 when the Mirror Group acquired the Amalgamated Press, then based at Fleetway House, Farringdon Street, London. It was one of the companies t ...

, June) *

Lady Death Lady Death is a fictional goddess appearing in American comic books published by Coffin Comics. Created by Brian Pulido, Lady Death first appeared in Eternity Comics' '' Evil Ernie'' #1 in December 1991. Lady Death then reappeared in the '' ...

in '' Evil Ernie'' #1 (

Chaos! Comics Chaos! Comics was a comic book publisher that operated from 1993 until 2002, mostly focusing on horror comics. Their titles included ''Lady Death'', ''Purgatori'', '' Evil Ernie'', ''Chastity'', ''Jade'', '' Bad Kitty'', and ''Lady Demon''. Chaos! ...

, December ) * Erica Pierce in ''

Solar, Man of the Atom Solar is an American fictional comic book superhero created by writer Paul S. Newman, editor Matt Murphy, and artist Bob Fujitani. The character first appeared in ''Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom'' #1 in 1962 by Gold Key Comics and has since appea ...

'' v. 2, #1 (

Valiant Comics Valiant Comics is an American comic books, comic book publisher, the first incarnation of which was founded in 1989 by former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter along with lawyer and businessman Steven Massarsky. In 1994, the company was ...

, September )

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