Notable events of 1996 in comics.

Events

January

* The first issue of ''

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). * In '' ToyFare'' winter's special, the debut of the strip Twisted Mego Theatre. * ''L'homme qui aimait les poupées'' (The dolls lover) – by Jean-Charles Krahen ( Glénat Editions); the first album of the noir series ''Gill Saint-Andrè''.

February

* February 10: The final episode of ''

Secret Agent X-9 ''Secret Agent X-9'' is a comic strip created by writer Dashiell Hammett ('' The Maltese Falcon'') and artist Alex Raymond ('' Flash Gordon''). Syndicated by King Features, it ran from January 22, 1934, until February 10, 1996. Premise and ...

'' is published. * February 14:

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's ''Cordelia'' debuts in the Flemish newspaper '' De Morgen''. * '' The New Titans'' is canceled by DC with issue #130. * ''

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'' vol. 2 is canceled by DC with issue #80.

March

* March 2: The Flemish newspapers

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and De Nieuwe Gazet launch a weekly children comics supplement titled ''De Samson en Gert Krant'', based on the popular TV show '' Samson en Gert''. It will run until 1998, after which it is renamed. * March 14: '' Evronians'', by Alessandro Sisti, Ezio Sisto and Alberto Lavoradori, album "number zero" of

PKNA ''PK – Paperinik New Adventures'' (''PKNA'') is an Italian comic, published by Disney Italy from 14 March 1996 to 20 December 2000, about the new adventures of Paperinik (known as ''Duck Avenger'' in the United States), the superhero created in ...

; debut of the principal characters of the series (the A. I. One, the journalist Angus Fangus, the female robot Lyla Lai, the super-heroine Xadhoom). * With issue #75, '' The Sandman'' ends its run. (DC/Vertigo) * First issue of the magazine ''Mondo Naif'' (

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), meant as a showcase for the young Italian cartoonists. * ''Prigioniero del futuro'' (Prisoner of the future) – written by Alfredo Castelli and Antonio Serra, drawn by Gino Vercelli and Claudio Castellini; first team-up between

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and Martin Mystere (more exactly, an android into which the Martin's memory has been poured up).

April

* April 27: Dutch illustrator Peter Vos and comics artists Jan Kruis and Peter van Straaten are knighted. * April 30: In the Disney comics magazine ''

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'', ''Basettoni e la dieta da fame'', by Giorgio Pezzin and Romano Scarpa is first published, which markes the debut of Petulia, Chief O’Hara's wife. * '' Berlin, city of stones'', by Jason Lutes, first episode of the series

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). * '' Destiny: A Chronicle of Deaths Foretold'', by Alisa Kwitney and Death: The time of your life, by

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(

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), spin-offs of the series '' The Sandman''. * First issue of the series ''

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'', by Garth Ennis and John McCrea (

DC Comics DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book seri ...

). * ''

DC vs. Marvel ''DC vs. Marvel'' (issues #2–3 titled ''Marvel vs. DC'') is a comic book miniseries intercompany crossover published by DC Comics and Marvel Comics from February to May 1996. Each company would publish two issues of the miniseries, thus the t ...

'', crossover between the two main comics’ universes, published conjunctly by the two companies. * Marvel discontinues its Marvel Edge imprint

May

* '' Kingdom come'', by Mark Waid and

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(

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). * In '' Zona X'', ''L’uomo venuto dal futuro'' (The man from future), by Luigi Mignacco and Fabrizio Russo, first episode of the series about the time traveller Robinson Hart ( Bonelli). * In ''L’isola che non c’è'', first strip of Venerdì 12, by Leo Ortolani. * '' Un million sans impôts'' (A tax-free million), by

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 ...

and

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)

June

* June 11: in ''

'', Silvia Ziche's ''Il papero del mistero, papernovela in uno sproposito di puntate'' (The mystery duck, duck-novela in a blunder of episodes) begins. The story, lasting for even 24 episodes, is a parody of the never-ending Latin-American

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s. * June 22: in '' Telerama'', first episode of '' The Francis Blake affair'', by Jean Van Hamme and

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; it's the first album of the series Blake and Mortimer not realized by Edgar P. Jacobs. * June 28: Charles M. Schulz receives a star on the

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. * First issue of '' Batman Black and White'' (

). * In ''

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'' #53, the Onslaught saga, by Mark Wald and Andy Kubert, begins. * '' Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme'' is canceled by Marvel with issue #90. * ''La valle del terrore'' (The valley of fear) by Claudio Nizzi and

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( Bonelli). The album, a Tex Willer adventure inspired by the life of

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, is the swansong for Magnus, who works to it for seven years and dies just before its publishing. * ''When Blow the Winds of Time?,'' by Alessandro Sisti and Claudio Sciarrone, album 0/2 of

is first published, which marks the debut of the principal antagonist of the series, the time traveller Red Raider. * '' La fortesse de Makiling'' by Jean Van Hamme and Philippe Francq (

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July

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acquires

Capital City Distribution Capital City Distribution was a Madison, Wisconsin–based comic book distributor which operated from 1980 to 1996 when they were acquired by rival Diamond Comic Distributors. Under the name Capital Comics, they also published comics from 1981 ...

. * '' The Avengers'' #400: "History Repeats Itself," by Mark Waid, Mike Weiringo, and Tom Palmer. (Marvel Comics). * ''Xanadu'', by Alfredo Castelli and Paolo Morales ( Bonelli). Sergej Orloff, the villain of the Martin Mystere series, redeems and is reconciled with the hero, in addition to healing from his mutilations.

August

* August 8: In ''Anders And & Co'', '' A matter of some gravity'', by

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is serialized. * August 9: '' The Adventures of Nero'' by Marc Sleen receives a comic mural in

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. * ''

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'' #700: "

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," Part I, "Progeny of the Demon," by

Chuck Dixon Charles Dixon (born April 14, 1954) is an American comic book writer, best known for his work on the Marvel Comics character the Punisher and on the DC Comics characters Batman, Nightwing, and Robin in the 1990s and early 2000s. Early life D ...

, Graham Nolan, and Scott Hanna. * Heroes reborn by

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and

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, huge cross-over involving the whole

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; Avengers and

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, officially dead, are transferred in a

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. Five Marvel titles are closed and relaunched. * ''

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'' (

1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...

series) is canceled by Marvel with issue #454. * '' Le Klondyke'' by Morris, Yann and Jean Leturgie (Lucky Editions).

September

* The British satirical cartoon magazine '' Punch'', which went bankrupt in 1992, is revived. It will run until 2002. * ''

'' (

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series) is canceled by Marvel with issue #416. * '' The Avengers'' (

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series) is canceled by Marvel with issue #402. * ''

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'' (

series) is canceled by Marvel with issue #332. * Newspaper strip '' A Couple of Guys'' begins publication * '' Ô Alexandrie'', by Jacques Martin (

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October

* October 11: The 30th

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story is published, ''La Galère d'Obélix'' (translated in English as '' Asterix and Obelix All at Sea''). In the story Obelix drinks the magic potion for the first time since he was a child, with dire consequences. * October 12–13: During the Stripdagen in

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, the Netherlands, Hanco Kolk receives the Stripschapprijs. Het Nederlands Stripmuseum receives the first P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs (formerly the Jaarprijs voor Bijzondere Verdiensten), named after P. Hans Frankfurther, who died in a drowning accident in August. * First issue of '' Batman: The long Halloween'', by

Jeph Loeb Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III () is an American film and television writer, producer and comic book writer. Loeb was a producer/writer on the TV series ''Smallville (TV series), Smallville'' and ''Lost (2004 TV series), Lost'', writer for the films ''C ...

and Tim Sale (

). * '' Bloody Mary'', by Garth Ennis and

Carlos Ezquerra Carlos Sanchez Ezquerra (; 12 November 1947 – 1 October 2018) was a Spanish comics artist who worked mainly in British comics. He is best known as the co-creator of ''Judge Dredd''. Biography Early work Born in Ibdes, Zaragoza (province), prov ...

(

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) * First issue of '' House of secrets'', by Steven T. Seagle (

) * In ''Anders And & Co, A little something special'' by

. * '' L’heure du kidnapping'' by

and

(

)

November

* First issue of '' Superman Adventures'' (

) * ''

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'', by Kari Kiesel and

Stuart Immonen Stuart Immonen () is a Canadians, Canadian comics artist. He is best known for his work on the Marvel Comics series ''Nextwave'', ''Ultimate X-Men'', ''The New Avengers (comics), The New Avengers'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', and ''Ultimate Spide ...

(

) ; death of

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. * '' Fax from Sarajevo'' by

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 ...

(

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) * In ''

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'' 10, debut of '' The darkness'' (

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) * First album of ''

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'', by David Beauchard ( L’association) * '' Geants'' by Jean Van Hamme and

Grzegorz Rosiński Grzegorz Rosiński (Polish: ; born 3 August 1941) is a Polish comic book artist, illustrator and painter. He is best known for providing the artwork for the series '' Thorgal''. His other notable work includes art drawn in the '' Hans'' and '' C ...

(

). * ''Ombre su Darkwood'' (Shadows on Darkwood) by

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and Gallieno Ferri ( Bonelli) ; team-up between Zagor and “Elsewhere”, the secret service with an important role in the Martin Mystere series.

December

* December 5: Dutch cartoonist Len Munnik wins the Inktspotprijs for ''Best Political Cartoon''. * December 27:

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files for Chapter 11

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protection. * December 27 : in ''Anders And & Co'' '' The Vigilante Of Pizen Bluff'', by

. * '' Batman: The Long Halloween'' (1996 series) #1 -

* '' Superman: The Wedding Album'':

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marries

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(DC Comics). * In ''

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'' 75, ''The night of the Goblin'', by Howard Mackie and

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. Death of

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; Peter Parker resumes his role as Spider-Man. * '' Aliens: Lovesick'' by Richard Forgues (

). * First album of the Italian Sci-fi saga ''I custodi del maser'' (The

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's wardens) by

Massimiliano Frezzato Massimiliano Frezzato (12 March 1967 – 21 October 2024) was an Italian comic book author. Born in Turin, he studied at the liceo artistico in his hometown and began his career in 1985. In 1990 he started the series ''Margot'', written by Jero ...

(Vittorio Pavesio productions). * First issue of the Italian paranormal series ''Samuel Sand'', spin-off of Lazarus Leed (

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Specific date unknown

Will Eisner William Erwin Eisner ( ; March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005) was an American cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur. He was one of the earliest cartoonists to work in the American comic book industry, and his series '' The Spirit'' (1940–1952) wa ...

publishes the book '' Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative''.

Births

Deaths

January

* January 19: Bernard Baily, American comics artist, writer and publisher (co-creator of The Spectre and Hourman), dies at age 79. * January 22: Arthur Piroton, Belgian comics writer (''Les Krostons'') and artist (''Michel et Thierry'', ''Jess Long'', ''Les Casseurs de Bois''), dies at age 64. * January 28: **

Jerry Siegel Jerome "Jerry" Siegel ( ; October 17, 1914 – January 28, 1996) Roger Stern. ''Superman: Sunday Classics: 1939–1943'' DC Comics/ Kitchen Sink Press, Inc./ Sterling Publishing; 2006 was an American comic book writer. He was the co-creator of ...

, American comic book writer (

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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 81. **

Burne Hogarth Burne Hogarth (born Spinoza Bernard Ginsburg, December 25, 1911 – January 28, 1996) was an American artist and educator, best known for his work on the ''Tarzan (comics), Tarzan'' newspaper comic strip and his series of anatomy books for artis ...

, American comics artist (''

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'') dies at age 84. * January 31: Claus Deleuran, Danish comics artist (''Thorfinn'', ''Rejsen til Saturn'', ''Pirelli & Firestone'', ''The People's Illustrated History of Denmark''), dies at age 49.

February

* February 5: Roberto Raviola, aka Magnus, Italian comics artist ('' Alan Ford'', '' Kriminal'', '' Satanik'', '' Lo Sconosciuto'', '' Necron'') dies from cancer at age 56. * February 6: ** Boody Rogers, American comics artist (''Sparky Watts'', '' Babe''), dies at age 91. ** Franco Tarantola, Italian comics artist, dies at age 53. * February 13: Cara Sherman-Tereno, American comics artist (''Life With The Vampire'') dies of leukemia at the age of 44. * February 26: Cork, Dutch cartoonist, (''Mr. Cork/Ruitenheer''), dies at age 64.

March

* March 6: Jack Abel, American comics artist and inker ('' Star Spangled War Stories'', '' Our Fighting Forces'', ''

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''), dies at age 68. * March 7: Ramon Monzon, French comics artist (''Cha'pa et Group-Group'', ''Jehan des Bis'', ''Finnekin Jones'', ''Bouzouk, le Petit Prince'', ''Testar le Robot''), dies at age 65. * March 14: Jack Berrill, American comics artist ('' Gil Thorp''), dies of cancer at age 72. * March 15: Homer Groening, Canadian-American film director, cartoonist and comics artist (''Phoebe, Get Your Man''), dies at age 76. * March 25: Mike Roy, Canadian comics artist ('' The Saint'', '' Nero Wolfe comics'', '' Akwas''), dies at age 75. * March 29: André Oulié, French comic artist (''Robin L'Intrépide''), dies at age 98.

April

* April 12: Bob Zschiesche, American comics artist (''Our Folks'', ''Harley Hogg'', assisted on '' Gasoline Alley'' and '' Snuffy Smith''), dies at age 67 from an aneurysm. * April 14: Mary Oosterdijk, Dutch animator and comics artist (assisted on ''Kappie''), dies at age 82. * April 20: Håven, Swedish cartoonist and comics artist (''Gamle Uno''), dies at age 74.

May

* May 6: Eric Larnoy, French illustrator and comic artist (''Thanéros''), dies at age 35 from liver cancer. * May 7: Piet Worm, Dutch comics artist (''De Vrolijke Vaderlandse Geschiedenis'', ''Professor Zegellak''), dies at age 95. * May 9:

Carl Fallberg Carl Robert Fallberg (September 11, 1915 – May 9, 1996) was a writer and cartoonist known for his work on animated feature films and TV cartoons for Walt Disney Studios (Burbank), Disney Studios, Hanna-Barbera, and Warner Brothers. He also wrot ...

, American comics writer and artist (''

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'') dies at age 80. * May 26: Francis Paid, Dutch comics artist (''Joris Voetangel'', Toonder Studios), dies at age 71.

June

* June 11: Gin, Spanish comics artist, animator, and illustrator (''Nathalie'', ''Denise'',

), dies at age 65. * June 15: Nonkel Fons, Belgian priest, publisher, and comics writer (founder of the comics magazine '' Zonneland'', writer of ''Rikske en Fikske'') dies at age 84. * June 19:

Curt Swan Douglas Curtis Swan (February 17, 1920 – June 17, 1996) was an American comics artist. The artist most associated with Superman during the period fans call the Bronze Age of Comic Books, Swan produced hundreds of covers and stories from the 195 ...

, American comic book artist (''

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'', ''

''), dies at age 76.

July

* July 2: Mike Parobeck, American comics artist ('' Batman Adventures'') dies from diabetes at age 30. * July 7: Arno, French comic artist (''Alef-Thau''), dies at age 35. * July 23: Jim Pabian, American animator, animated film director and comics artist (

, Walter Lantz comics), dies at age 87.

August

* August 12:

Mark Gruenwald Mark Eugene Gruenwald ( ; June 18, 1953 – August 12, 1996) was an American comic book writer, editor, and occasional penciler known for his long association with Marvel Comics. Career Early career Gruenwald got his start in comics f ...

, American comics writer and editor (''

'') dies at age 43. * August 28: P. Hans Frankfurther, Dutch film & TV producer, activist and organizer (founder of Het Stripschap, namegiver to the annual P. Hans Frankfurther comics prize), drowns at age 64, trying to save his son (who also drowns).

September

* September 3: Petar Grigorov, Bulgarian painter and comics artist, dies at age 83. * September 14: Fernando Bento, Portuguese illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 85. * September 23: Hiroshi Fujimoto, Japanese manga artist (''

Doraemon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujiko F. Fujio. First serialized in 1969, the manga's chapters were collected in 45 volumes published by Shogakukan from 1974 to 1996. The story revolves around an earless robotic ...

'', '' Perman'', '' Mojacko'', '' Jungle Kurobe'', '' Kiteretsu Daihyakka'', '' Pokonyan!'', '' Esper Mami'', '' Chimpui'', ''

Obake no Q-tarō and are a class of ''yōkai'', preternatural creatures in Japanese folklore. Literally, the terms mean ''a thing that changes'', referring to a state of transformation or shapeshifting. These words are often translated as "ghost", but prima ...

''), dies at age 62. * September 26: Alex Kotzky, American comics artist and writer (''

Apartment 3-G ''Apartment 3-G'' is an American newspaper soap opera comic strip about a trio of career women who share an apartment in Manhattan. Created by Nicholas P. Dallis with art by Alex Kotzky, the strip began May 8, 1961, initially distributed by t ...

'', the backgrounds in '' The Spirit''), dies at age 73.

October

* October 14:

Ferd Johnson Ferdinand Johnson (December 18, 1905 – October 14, 1996), usually cited as Ferd Johnson, was an American cartoonist, best known for his 68-year stint on the ''Moon Mullins'' comic strip. Biography Johnson was born December 18, 1905, in Sp ...

, American comics artist (''Texas Slim'', ''Lovey-Dovey'', continued ''

Moon Mullins ''Moon Mullins'' is an American comic strip which had a run as both a daily and Sunday feature from June 19, 1923, to June 2, 1991. Syndicated by the Tribune Media Services, Chicago Tribune/New York News Syndicate, the strip depicts the lives of ...

''), dies at age 90.

December

* December 2: Don Dohler, American film director, publisher and comics artist (''Pro Junior''), dies at age 60. * December 7: ** Paul Ollswang, American comics artist (''Dreams of a Dog'', ''Memories of Doofer''), dies at age 50 or 51. ** Giuseppe Perego, Italian comics artist (''Buffalo Brill'', ''Boby'',

, Rolf Kauka comics), dies at age 81. ** Desimir Zizovic Buin, Serbian comics artist (''Mirko i Slavko''), dies at age 76. * December 22: Jack Hamm, American comics artist (''Drawing the Head and Figure'', ''Cartooning the Head and Figure''), dies at age 80.

Specific date unknown

* Themos Andreopoulos, Greek comics artist (''Mikros Serifis'') and publisher (the magazine Tam-Tam), dies at age 78 or 79. * Stan Clements, Australian comics artist (''Tom Dunne, Scientific Detective'', ''Dinny Dare'', ''Jim & Jill'', ''Rays of Destiny'', ''Matt Marcus''), dies at age 87. * Jim Davis, American animator and cartoonist ('' The Fox and the Crow''), dies at age 80 or 81. * Zoltán Forrai, Hungarian-Dutch comics artist (''Pipa'', ''Miklós''), dies at age 94 or 95. * Rick Hoover, American animator and comics artist (''

''), dies at age 55 or 56. * Malcolm Jones III, American comics artist ('' Sandman''), commits suicide at circa age 37. * Frank Langford, British comic artist (continued ''Jack and Jill'', drew various comics based on TV series for Lady Penelope Magazine and TV Action, drew romance comics for

), dies at age 69 or 70. * Wang Letian, Chinese comics artist and cartoonist, dies at age 78 or 79. * Terry Patrick, British comics artist (worked for

DC Thomson DC Thomson is a media company based in Dundee, Scotland. Founded by David Couper Thomson in 1905, it is best known for publishing ''The Courier (Dundee), The Courier'', ''Evening Telegraph (Dundee), The Evening Telegraph'' and ''The Sunday Pos ...

), dies at age 66 or 67. * Maria Emília Roque Gameiro, aka Màmia, Portuguese comics artist, dies at age 94 or 95. * Albert Tolf, American comics artist (assisted on '' Gasoline Alley'', cartoons of

San Francisco San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of ...

), dies at age 84 or 85. * Dorothy Urfer, American comic artist ('' Annibelle''), dies at age 90 or 91.

Exhibitions

* January 19 – February 18: ''" Twisted Sisters — Drawing the Line"'', White Columns, New York City — artwork by

M. K. Brown M. K. Brown is an American cartoonist and painter whose work has appeared in many publications, including ''National Lampoon (magazine), National Lampoon'' (1972–1981), ''Mother Jones (magazine), Mother Jones'', ''Wimmen's Comix'', ''The Ne ...

Julie Doucet Julie Doucet (born December 31, 1965)
is a Canadian

, Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Caryn Leschen, Fiona Smythe, Darcy Stanger, Carol Swain, and others

Conventions

* March 2: Halleluja Con (Church of St. Paul the Apostle, New York City) — produced on the spur of the moment after the sudden cancellation of the scheduled Great Eastern Conventions New York show. First iteration of the

Big Apple Convention Now in its 28th year, the Big Apple Comic Con is the longest-running comic book/speculative fiction/pop culture convention in New York City. It was started by retailer Michael "Mike Carbo" Carbonaro in March 1996 in comics, 1996 in the basement ...

. * March 22–24: Motor City Comic Con I (Novi Expo Center, Novi, Michigan) * March 23: Alternative Press Expo (San Jose, California) * April 19–21: Pittsburgh Comicon (ExpoMart/Radisson, Monroeville, Pennsylvania) — guests include

Stan Lee Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber ; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book author, writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Comics which later bec ...

Jim Shooter James Shooter (born September 27, 1951) is an American writer, editor, and publisher in the comics industry. Beginning his career writing for DC Comics at the age of 14, he had a successful but controversial run as editor-in-chief at Marvel Comic ...

, and

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 ...

* April 26–28:

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, California) — 10th annual convention * May 18: Ramapo Comic Con X (Spring Valley, New York) — " EC Tribute" with guests

Al Williamson Alfonso Williamson (March 21, 1931 – June 12, 2010) was an American cartoonist, comic book artist and illustrator specializing in adventure, Western, science fiction and fantasy. Born in New York City, he spent much of his early childhood in ...

and Marie Severin; other guests include

, Murphy Anderson,

Dick Ayers Richard Bache Ayers (; April 28, 1924 – May 4, 2014) was an American comic book artist and cartoonist best known for his work as one of Jack Kirby's inkers during the late-1950s and 1960s period known as the Silver Age of Comics, including on s ...

, Joe Sinnott,

Joe Staton Joe Staton ( born January 19, 1948) is an American comics artist and writer. He co-created the Bronze Age Huntress (Helena Wayne), as well as the third Huntress (Helena Bertinelli), Kilowog and the Omega Men for DC Comics. He was the artist o ...

Eric Shanower Eric James Shanower (born October 23, 1963) is an American cartoonist, best known for his ''List of Oz books, Oz'' novels and comics, and for the ongoing retelling of the Trojan War as ''Age of Bronze (comics), Age of Bronze''. Early life Eric S ...

, Mark Schultz,

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'' from 1983 to 1987, during which he created the character Beta Ray Bill. He is also known for the creator-owned ...

, Louise Simonson, Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, David Mazzuchelli, and Howard Cruse * Summer: "Lazy CAPTION" (Oxford Union Society, Oxford, England) * Summer: Canadian National Comic Book Exposition (Holiday Inn on King, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) — c. 2,900 attendees; guests include Dale Keown,

Adam Hughes Adam Hughes (born May 5, 1967) is an American comics artist and illustrator best known to American comic book readers for his renderings of pinup-style female characters, and his cover work on titles such as ''Wonder Woman'' and ''Catwoman''. ...

, Pat Lee, Ken Lashley,

Mike Zeck Michael J. Zeck (born September 6, 1949) is an Americans, American comics artist. He is best known for his work for Marvel Comics on such series as ''Captain America (comic book), Captain America'', ''Secret Wars, Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars'' ...

, and Dave Ross * June: Heroes Convention (Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, North Carolina) — guests included

, Mike Wieringo,

Ron Garney Ron Garney is an American comic book writer/artist, known for his work on books such as ''JLA (comic book), JLA'', ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', ''Silver Surfer'', ''Hulk'', ''Daredevil (Marvel Comics series), Daredevil'' and ''Captain America (com ...

George Pérez George Pérez (; June 9, 1954 – May 6, 2022) was an American comic book artist and writer, who worked primarily as a penciller. He came to prominence in the 1970s penciling ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' and ''The Avengers (c ...

Nick Cardy Nicholas Viscardi (October 20, 1920 – November 3, 2013), known professionally as Nick Cardy and Nick Cardi, was an American comics artist best known for his DC Comics work on Aquaman, the Teen Titans and other major characters. Cardy was induct ...

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 ...

, and Tom Smith * June 2: Houston Comix Fair & Toy Show XIV (Medallion Hotel, Houston, Texas) — final edition of Comix Fair; guests include Mart Nodell and Shannon Wheeler * June 21–23: Chicago Comicon (Chicago, Illinois) — 25,000 attendees; Guest of honor:

; other guests:

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 ...

, Larry Marder, Heidi MacDonald, Mike Richardson, Kurt Busiek,

Sergio Aragonés Sergio Aragonés Domenech ( , ; born 6 September 1937 in Sant Mateu, Castellón, Spain) is a Spanish-Mexican-American cartoonist and writer best known for his contributions to ''Mad (magazine), Mad'' magazine and creating the comic book ''Groo t ...

, Evan Dorkin, Paul Levitz,

, Mercy Van Vlack, and

* June 21–23: Dragon Con (Atlanta Hilton & Towers/Westin Peachtree Plaza/Atlanta Civic Center, Atlanta, Georgia) — 13,400 attendees; guests include

, John Byrne, Peter David, Kevin Nowlan,

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 ...

, Al Feldstein,

Robert Williams Robert, Rob, Robbie, Bob or Bobby Williams may refer to: Architecture * Train %26 Williams#Robert Edmund Williams, Robert Edmund Williams (1874–1960), Canadian-American architect * Robert Williams (architect) (1848–1918), Welsh architect a ...

, Mark Bodé,

William Stout William Stout (born September 18, 1949) is an American fantasy artist and illustrator with a specialization in paleontological art. His paintings have been shown in over seventy exhibitions, including twelve one-man shows. He has worked on over ...

, Mark Schultz, Jeff Smith, Reed Waller,

Rich Buckler Rich Buckler (February 6, 1949 – May 19, 2017) was an Americans, American comics artist and penciller, best known for his work on Marvel Comics' ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' in the mid-1970s and for creating the character Deat ...

John Kricfalusi Michael John Kricfalusi ( ; born September 9, 1955), known professionally as John K., is a Canadian illustrator, blogger, and former animator and voice actor. He is the creator of the animated television series ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'', which ...

, and

Bob Burden Bob Burden is an American comic book creator, comic book artist and writer, best known as the creator of ''Flaming Carrot Comics'' and the ''Mystery Men''. Early life Burden was born the eldest of three siblings in Buffalo, New York. His fath ...

. * 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, San Diego, California) — 36,000 attendees. Special guests include

Donna Barr Donna Barr (born August 13, 1952) is an American comic book author and cartoonist. She is best known for '' The Desert Peach'' and '' Stinz''. Life and education Donna Barr was born in Everett, Washington, and is the second child of six. She ...

David Brin Glen David Brin (born October 6, 1950) is an American science fiction author. He has won the Hugo Award, Hugo,

, Paul Chadwick,

Steve Dillon Steve Dillon (22 March 1962 – 22 October 2016) was a British comic book artist, best known for his work with writer Garth Ennis on ''Hellblazer'', ''Preacher (comics), Preacher'' and ''The Punisher''. Early life Dillon was born in London i ...

Mort Drucker Morris "Mort" Drucker (March 22, 1929 – April 9, 2020) was an American caricaturist and comics artist best known as a contributor for over five decades in ''Mad (magazine), Mad'', where he specialized in satires on the leading feature film ...

, Ben Edlund, Garth Ennis,

Dave Gibbons David Chester Gibbons (born 14 April 1949) is an English comics artist, writer and sometimes letterer. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Alan Moore, which include the miniseries ''Watchmen'' and the Superman story " For the M ...

, Joe Giella,

Dave McKean David McKean (born 29 December 1963) is an England, English artist. His work incorporates drawing, painting, photography, collage, found objects, digital art, and sculpture. McKean has illustrated works by authors such as S. F. Said, S.F. Said, ...

Jim Mooney James Noel Mooney (August 13, 1919 – March 30, 2008) was an Americans, American comics artist best known for his long tenure at DC Comics and as the signature artist of Supergirl, as well as a Marvel Comics inker and Spider-Man artist, both ...

, Kurt Schaffenberger, and François Schuiten * July 26–28: Dallas Collectors Con (Plano Convention Center, Plano, Texas) — substitute event for cancelled Dallas Fantasy Fair; official include

Bernie Wrightson Bernard Albert Wrightson (October 27, 1948 – March 18, 2017) was an American artist, known for co-creating the Swamp Thing, his Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein, adaptation of the novel ''Frankenstein'' illustration work, and for his other ho ...

, Howard Cruse,

, and Kurt Busiek.Raphael, Jordan. "Dallas Fantasy Fair Cancelled: New Con Takes Its Place," ''The Comics Journal'' #189 (Aug. 1996), p. 23. * July 27–28: Dallas Fantasy Fair (Market Hall, Dallas, Texas) — cancelled at the last minute; the Harvey Awards were scheduled to be presented there and had to be rescheduled for later in the year * September 20:

Small Press Expo The Small Press Expo (SPX) is an American alternative comics convention. A registered 501(c)(3) that was created in 1994, every year since its inception, SPX has put on a festival, known as The Expo, that provides a forum for artists, writers a ...

(Bethesda, Maryland) – guests include Jeff Smith, Charles Vess, Evan Dorkin, Jimmy Gownley, David Lapham, and Shannon Wheeler * September 26-29: International Comics and Animation Festival (ICAF) (

Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private university, private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by Bishop John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore), John Carroll in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic higher education, Ca ...

and

Alliance Française (; "French Alliance", stylised as ''af'') is an international organization that aims to promote the French language and francophone culture around the world. Created in Paris on 21 July 1883 under the name ''Alliance française pour la propa ...

Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...

) — guests include Claire Bretécher (guest of honor) and Pierre Christin * October 12–13: Motor City Comic Con II (Dearborn Civic Center, Dearborn, Michigan) * October 25–27: Dynamic Forces New York Comic Book Convention (Sheraton New York Hotel, New York City) — official guests include Barry Windsor-Smith and

"Choices: What's Happening This Weekend," ''Newsday'' (25 Oct 1996), p. B.02. * November 1–3: Atlanta StarCon & Comics (Marriott North Central Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia) — produced by the former organizer of the Atlanta Fantasy Fair; official guests include

, Michael O'Hare, Kane Hodder, Frank Marshall, and Kathleen Kennedy. * November 29 – December 1: Mid-Ohio Con (Columbus, Ohio) — guests include

Roger Stern Roger Stern (born September 17, 1950) is an American comic book author and novelist. Biography Early career In the early 1970s, Stern and Bob Layton published the fanzine ''CPL'' (''Contemporary Pictorial Literature''), one of the first platfo ...

Darryl Banks Darryl Banks is an American comic book artist. He worked on one of the first painted comic books, ''Cyberpunk'', and teamed with the writer Mark Ellis (American author), Mark Ellis to revamp the long-running ''Justice Machine, The Justice Machi ...

, Dick DeBartolo, Tom and Mary Bierbaum,

Tony Isabella Jenny Blake Isabella (born December 22, 1951), who writes under the names Tony Isabella and Jenny Blake, is an Americans, American comic book writer, editor, actor, artist and critic. She is the creator of Marvel Comics superhero Bill Foster (com ...

, Paul Jenkins, Mark Waid, Leah Adezio, Dan Mishkin, Berni Wrightson,Van Domelen, Dave
"Dave's Mid-Ohio Con Page,"
Dave's Online Nest (Dec. 16, 1999). Mark Crilley, P. Craig Russell,

, Murphy Anderson,

, Tom Batiuk, John Byrne, Dick DeBartolo,

, and Jeff Smith"Top Comic-Book Talents Convene for Aficionados," ''Columbus Dispatch'' (Nov. 28, 1996).

First issues by title

DC Comics

* ''

Mister Miracle Mister Miracle is the name of three fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first and third are humans Thaddeus Brown and Shilo Norman, while the second is New God Scott Free. The Scott Free incarnat ...

'' :''Release'' February ''Writer:'' Kevin Dooley. ''Artist:'' Steve Crespo * ''

'' :''Release'' March ''Writer:'' Garth Ennis. ''Artist:'' John McCrea * '' Batman: Black and White'' 4-issue mini-series :''Release'' March * ''Essential Vertigo: The Sandman''. Black-and-white reprints of the 1988 series. :''Release'' June ''Writer:''

. ''Artist:'' Sam Kieth ''Artist:'' Mike Dringenberg * ''

Supergirl Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Supergirl (Kara Zor-El), Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. Th ...

'' :''Release'' July ''Writer:'' Peter David. ''Artist:'' Gary Frank * ''

Nightwing Nightwing is a superhero alias used by multiple characters in American comic books published by DC Comics. The most prominent bearer is Dick Grayson, the original Robin, who adopts the Nightwing identity to assert his independence from Batman. ...

'' :''Release'' August ''Writer:''

. ''Artist:'' Scott McDaniel * ''

Teen 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 ...

'' :''Release'' August ''Writer:''

. ''Artist:''

''Artist:'' George Perez * ''Essential Vertigo: Swamp Thing''. Black-and-white reprints of the 1982 series, beginning with #21. :''Release'' September ''Writer:''

Alan Moore Alan Moore (born 18 November 1953) is an English author known primarily for his work in comic books including ''Watchmen'', ''V for Vendetta'', ''The Ballad of Halo Jones'', Swamp Thing (comic book), ''Swamp Thing'', ''Batman: The Killing Joke' ...

. ''Artist:'' Steve Bissette ''Artist:'' John Totleben * '' JLA'' :''Release'' November''Writer:''

Grant Morrison Grant Morrison (born 31 January 1960) is a Scottish comic book writer, screenwriter, and producer. Their work is known for its nonlinear narratives, Humanism, humanist philosophy and counterculture, countercultural leanings. Morrison has writt ...

. ''Artist:'' Howard Porter

Independent titles

;'' Allegra'' :''Release:'' August by

Image Comics Image Comics is an independent American American comic book, comic book publisher and is the third largest direct market comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry by market share. Its best-known publications include ''Spawn (comics) ...

. ''Writer:'' Steven T. Seagle. ''Artist:'' Scott Clarke ;'' Cyberpunx'' :''Release:'' March by Image Comics. ''Writer:'' Robert Loren Fleming ''Artist:'' Ching Lau ;''

Keyhole A lock is a mechanical or electronic fastening device that is released by a physical object (such as a key, keycard, fingerprint, RFID card, security token or coin), by supplying secret information (such as a number or letter permutation or pas ...

'' :''Release:'' June by Millennium Publications. ''Writers:''

Dean Haspiel Dean Edmund Haspiel (born May 31, 1967, in New York City) is an American comic book artist, writer, and playwright. He is known for creating Billy Dogma, The Red Hook, and for his collaborations with writer Harvey Pekar on his '' American Splendo ...

, Josh Neufeld, R. Walker, Chris Cliadakis, Linda Perkins. ''Art by:'' Haspiel, Neufeld, and Perkins. ;''

Tim Curry Timothy James Curry (born 19 April 1946) is an English actor and singer. He rose to prominence as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the musical film '' The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' (1975), reprising the role he had originated in the 1973 London, 1974 L ...

'' :''Release'' February by Curry Comics.

Marvel Comics

* '' Onslaught: X-Men'' :''Release'' August * '' Onslaught: Marvel Universe'' :''Release'' October * '' The Avengers'' (1996 series) #1 :''Release'' November * ''

'' (1996 series) #1 :''Release'' November * ''

'' (1996 series) #1 :''Release'' November

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