1941 in comics

Summary

Notable events of 1941 in comics.

Events and publications edit

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Births edit

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  • October 20: Leopold Lippens, Belgian politician (namesake of the Leopold Lippens Prize at the Comics Festival of Knokke-Heist[19]), (d. 2021).[20]

November edit

Deaths edit

January edit

  • January 4: George Roller, British illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 84.[22]
  • Specific date in January unknown: Jaime Tomás, Spanish comics artist, dies at age 31 or 32.[23]

February edit

  • February 13: J.B. Lowitz, American comics artist (The Captain Kiddis Kids, Swifty and his Wonderful Dream), dies at age 57.[24]

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October edit

  • October 8: Win Smith, Canadian-American animator and comics artist (Penguin Pete, Looney Luke, continued Mickey Mouse, worked on Looney Tunes comics), dies at age 53.[25]
  • October 14: Leoncio Martínez, aka Leo, Venezuelan journalist, playwright, illustrator, caricaturist and comics artist, dies at age 52.[26]
  • October 22: Louis Markous, Ludwig Markous and/or Louis Marcoussis, French illustrator, painter and comics artist, dies at age 63.[27]

November edit

  • November 26: Patrick Kroon, Dutch caricaturist, painter, illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 69.[28]

December edit

  • December 4: Axel Bäckman, Swedish comics artist (Påhittiga Johansson, Rulle Rustibus), dies at age 73.[29]
  • December 21: Arthur Racey, Canadian illustrator, caricaturist, advertising and comics artist (An Englishman in Canada), dies at age 70 or 71.[30]
  • December 31: Sol Hess, American comics writer (The Nebbs), dies at age 59.[31]

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References edit

  1. ^ See: Superhero films
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  4. ^ "Marten Toonder". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "Vernon Miller". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  6. ^ "Gardner Fox". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  7. ^ "R. B. Clark". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  8. ^ "Will Eisner". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  9. ^ "Sjors (van de Rebellenclub)". www.lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  10. ^ "Rod Ruth". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  11. ^ "Jostein Ovrelid". lambiek.net.
  12. ^ "Roberto Sgrilli".
  13. ^ "Gomaa Farahat". Lambiek.net. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  14. ^ "Charlie Watts". Lambiek.net. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  15. ^ Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Iola, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011.
  16. ^ "Tom Palmer". lambiek.net. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  17. ^ "S. Clay Wilson". Lambiek.net. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  18. ^ Writer, Poet, Spiritualist Tom Veitch Passes (1941 – 2022)
  19. ^ "Stripprijs".
  20. ^ NWS, VRT (February 19, 2021). "Burgemeester Leopold Lippens (79) van Knokke-Heist is overleden". vrtnws.be.
  21. ^ "Philippe Honoré: Cartoonist who had been with Charlie Hebdo since its". The Independent. 2015-01-16. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  22. ^ "George Roller". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  23. ^ "Jaime Tomás". lambiek.net. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  24. ^ "J. B. Lowitz". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  25. ^ "Win Smith". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  26. ^ "Leoncio Martínez". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  27. ^ "Louis Markous". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  28. ^ "Patrick Kroon". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  29. ^ "Axel Bäckman". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  30. ^ "Arthur Racey". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  31. ^ "Sol Hess". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  32. ^ Evanier, Mark (September 8, 2000). "Blackhawk, Part 2". (transcript, Part 2, of 1999 Comic-Con International panel with Chuck Cuidera and Will Eisner), P.O.V. Online. Archived from the original on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 2013-08-04.