January 1: The first issue of Cucciolo (Edizioni Alpe) is published. In the 1950s and the 1960s, it will be the most popular Italian magazine for children after Topolino.[1]
January 3: Hussein Amin Bikar establishes the Egyptian children's comics magazine Sindibad (also known as Sinbad).[2]
January 5: Belgian curator Frans Verstreken organizes the first annual Flemish cartoon exhibition Salon van de Vlaamse Humor (Salon of Flemish Comedy), exhibiting cartoons by dozens of Flemish cartoonists and comic artists. [3]
Young Men on the Battlefield (1949 series) #14 - Atlas Comics
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April 8: The Piet Pienter en Bert Bibber story De Stalen Zeemeermin starts running in Het Handelsblad. Halfway the story, the new main cast member Susan makes her debut.[11]
In Superman 76, The Mightiest Team in the World, by Edmond Hamilton and Curt Swan. First team-up between Superman and Batman; the two heroes discover their secret identities for each other.
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June 10: In the Italian Disney magazine Topolino, the Mickey Mouse story Topolino nella valle dell’incanto (Mickey Mouse in the Enchanted Valley) by Guido Martina and Rino Anzi is published. In the same issue the first Uncle Scrooge Disney comic by Italian authors is printed.
Young Men on the Battlefield (1949 series) #16 - Atlas Comics
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September 11: Peyo's medieval comic strip series Johan, initially published in other magazines since 1947, makes its debut in a redesigned version in Spirou.[16] The initially blond-haired Johan becomes dark-haired.[17]
November 26: Willy Vandersteen's Suske en Wiske story De Dolle Musketiers is first published in the newspapers. Halfway the story, which by then already 1953, Jerom makes his debut.[26]
December 31: Giorgio Rebuffi's Trottolino makes its debut. It will run until August 1990. It is the first of the several magazines published by the Italian editor Renato Bianconi, aimed at the youngest readers.[29]
April 6: Walli, Belgian children's book illustrator and comic artist (Kommerkat, Cosmic Connection, Gil Sinclair, continued Modeste et Pompon and Chlorophylle), (d. 2021).[33]
October 11: Jean Dupuis, Belgian comics publisher (Dupuis), dies at age 76.[49]
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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]
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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]
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Ofélia Marques, Portuguese comics artist, dies at age 49 or 50.[52]
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^Fassett, Ryan (May 20, 2021). "Writer and Publisher David Anthony Kraft Has Passed Away". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
^"David A. Kraft, Iconic Defenders Writer, Comics Journalist, Has Passed Away". CBR. May 20, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
^Cronin, Brian (August 22, 2023). "Longtime Marvel X-Men Artist Dan Green Passes Away". CBR. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
^Johnston, Rich (October 11, 2023). "Keith Giffen, Co-Creator Of Rocket Raccoon & Lobo, Has Died, Aged 70". bleedingcool.com. Retrieved October 12, 2023.