"The Surtur Saga" comes to a conclusion in Thor #353 by Walt Simonson.
In London an exhibition of Tomi Ungerer's artwork and cartoons is wrecked with spray-paint by feminist activists led by Valerie Wise who protest against his S&M erotic cartoons.[4]
The Norwegian band A-ha releases a re-recorded version of their song Take On Me, with a partially animated music video, in which a girl is brought into a comic book world. The video is directed by Steve Barron and Candace Reckinger, with the animation done by Michael Patterson. The comic featured in the music video is drawn by Michael Patterson and later printed in the sleeve of the single release.[7]
In Middelkerke, Belgium, the first edition of the comics festival Stripfestival Middelkerke is organized, though it's still named Milky Way Stripfestival at this point.[8][9]
August
August 23: The Dutch comics magazine Eppo changes its name into Eppo Wordt Vervolgd, to tie in with the popularity of the TV show Wordt Vervolgd (1983-1997), which deals with comics and cartoons. Under this new name it continues until 1988.[10] In the first issue Ruud Straatman and Peter de Wit's De Familie Fortuin makes its debut.[11]
September 15: The first episode of Gleever's comic strip Oktoknopie is published in the Dutch children's magazine Taptoe.[12]
September 15: In the Italian Disney magazineTopolino, Topolino e il segreto della Gioconda, by Bruno Concina and Massimo De Vita; the first episode of the serial Mickey and the time machine is published, which marks the debut of Dr. Spike Marlin.
Hans Kossatz, German illustrator, comics artist and cartoonist (Willi und Familie Kaiser also known as: Vater Kaiser und Dackel Willi), dies at age 84.[25]
March 28: Ferry Zipper, Austrian-Dutch illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 74.[26]
April 15: Andries Brandt, Dutch comics artist and writer (Holle Pinkel, Horre, Harm en Hella, Aafje Anders, Tina en Debbie, Roel Dijkstra), dies at age 86.[28]
May
May 5: Erkki Tanttu, Finnish comics artist (Rymy-Eetu), dies at age 77.
May 20: Nettie van Wijland, Dutch illustrator and comics artist (De Avonturen van Tijs Loerendraaier en Dikkie Duik), dies at age 73.[30]
June
June 20: Ralph A. Wolfe, American animator and comic artist (The Outline of Polar Exploration, Sancho and the Don, Animal Wisecracks, continued The Pioneers), dies at age 90.[31]
August 25: Pino Zac, Italian illustrator, cartoonist, comics artist and animator (Gatto Filippo), co-publisher of the magazine Il Male, dies at age 55.[38]
September
September 7: José Zabala-Santos, aka Mang Pepe, Filipino comics artist (Sianog Sano, Popoy, Lukas Malakas), dies at age 74.[39]
October
October 12: George Lemont, American comics artist (Rhode Island Red later retitled Feeny Farm, Micro-Funnies, Doctor Smock), dies from a stroke at age 58.[40]
November 24: C. Buddingh', Dutch poet and comics writer (Spekkie en Blekkie, Jesje en Josje), dies at age 67.[50]
December
December 3: Sam Gilman, American actor and comics artist (worked for Funnies Inc. and Centaur Comics), dies at age 70.[51]
December 6: Walter B. Gibson, American magician, novelist and comics writer (The Shadow), dies at age 88.
December 15: Lars Wangensten-Berge, Norwegian illustrator and comic artist (Bassen & Co), dies at age 80.[52]
December 19: Jean Ache/Jean Huet, French animator and comics artist (Achille, Archibald, Arabelle, La Dernière Sirène, Nic et Mino, Tonton Molécule, Pat'Apouf, Amanda La Pin-Up Fantôme), dies at age 62.[53]
December 20: Al Peclers, AKA Pec, AKA J.B. Stone, Belgian comics artist and caricaturist (Tchantchès, Les Aventures de Jolliker, L'Or du Foumouala, Roger la Bagarre, Jehan Niguedouille, Texas Jim, Timothée), dies at an unknown age.[54]
June 22–23: Colorado Comic Art Convention (Auraria Campus Student Center, Denver, Colorado) — fifth and final iteration of the show; guests include Michael Kaluta, Elaine Lee, Stan Phillips, and Drew Litton
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^Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 215: "[The Outsiders] saw the popular team given the enhanced quality of a Baxter-format series...written by Mike W. Barr and drawn by Jim Aparo."
^Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 212: "In this limited series by writer Roy Thomas and penciler Rafael Kayanan, the JSA was taken to trial following a modern-day witchhunt."
