1952 in comics

Summary

Notable events of 1952 in comics.

Events and publications edit

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Specific date unknown edit

Births edit

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Deaths edit

January edit

  • January 22: Akos Garay, Hungarian caricaturist, painter, illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 85.[39]

March edit

  • March 16: Wilhelm Schulz, German painter, caricaturist, illustrator and comic artist, dies at age 86. [40]
  • March 25: Egon von Tresckow, aka Tres, German animator, illustrator, comics artist and caricaturist, dies at age 45.[41]
  • March 27: Georgi Atanasov, Bulgarian illustrator and comics artist ('Svatbata na Miki Maus), dies at age 48.[42]

May edit

  • May 9: Chick Gordon, British comics artist (Spadger Isle, Bamboo Town), dies at age 67 or 68.[43]

July edit

  • July 1: Jimmy Bancks, Australian comics artist (Ginger Meggs), dies at age 63 from a heart attack.[44]
  • July 9: Kemp Starrett, American comics artist (Vignettes of Life, Roy Powers, Eagle Scout), dies at age 62.[45]

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October edit

  • October 11: Jean Dupuis, Belgian comics publisher (Dupuis), dies at age 76.[49]

November edit

  • November 26: Edward Ambrose Dyson, Australian cartoonist, illustrator and comics artist (The Capricornia's Crew and their Adventures, Crossdraw Kid, The Lost Tribe), dies at age 43.[50]

December edit

  • Specific date in December unknown: Harold A. McGill, Canadian comics artist (The Hall Room Boys, later retitled Percy and Ferdy), dies at age 75 or 76.[51]

Specific date unknown edit

  • Ofélia Marques, Portuguese comics artist, dies at age 49 or 50.[52]

Initial appearances by character name edit

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Newspaper strips edit

Sources edit

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  40. ^ "Wilhelm Schulz". lambiek.net. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  41. ^ "Egon von Tresckow".
  42. ^ "Georgi Atanasov". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  43. ^ "Chick Gordon".
  44. ^ "Jimmy Bancks". lambiek.net.
  45. ^ "Kemp Starrett". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
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  52. ^ "Ofélia Marques". lambiek.net. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
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