Captain Confederacy vol. 2, #4, the final issue of the limited series (Epic Comics)
Jan Bucquoy is sued by Hergé's estate for making a pornographic parody of Tintin titled La Vie Sexuelle de Tintin. He later wins his case.[1]
March
March 24: The final issue of the iconic British satirical magazine Punch, which was renowned for its cartoons, is published. It will be briefly revived between 1996 and 2002.[2]
Captain America #400: 80-page giant; double gatefold cover; flip-book with a reprint of Avengers #4 (Silver Age re-introduction of Captain America) on the opposite side.
Cops: The Job #4, the final issue of the mini-series (Marvel)
October
October 9:
In The Netherlands a judge decides that Robert Anker's parody novel De Thuiskomst van Kapitein Rob is copyright infringement of Pieter J. Kuhn's comic strip Kapitein Rob. The book is banned and publisher Querido has to pay a fine to Kuhn's family members.[5]
October 15: During the Stripdagen Hein de Kort wins the Stripschapprijs.[7] Comics collector, publisher and store owner Hans Matla and his wife Franny win the Jaarprijs voor Bijzondere Verdienste (nowadays the P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs).[8]
In Finland, the first episode of Juha Vuorma's newspaper comic Kaapuveikko appears in print. [12]
Births
October
October 22: Ruth Redmond, Irish-born Canadian comic book artist.
December
December 24: Giuseppe Durato, Italian manga artist based in Japan
Deaths
January
January 8: Aubrey Collette, Sri Lankese comics artist and cartoonist (Sun Tan, the Asian Sensation), dies at age 81.[13]
January 15: Walter Clinton, American animator and comics artist (Hanna-Barbera comics), died at age 85.[14]
January 25: Guido Buzzelli, Italian comics artist (Angélique), dies at age 64.[15]
January 27: Jacques Devos, Belgian comics artist (Victor Sébastopol, Génial Olivier), died at age 67.[16]
February
February 10: George Henderson, Canadian comics store owner (owner of the oldest Canadian comics store Memory Lane Books, also one of the oldest in the world), dies at age 63.[17][18]
August 30: Jeanne Hovine, Belgian comedian and comics artist (Nic et Nac), dies at age 104.[31]
September
September 25: Jaap Beckmann, Dutch illustrator, art critic and comics artist (Kabouterboekjes), dies at age 88.[32]
September 26: Ruben Yandoc, Filipino comic artist (worked on Patapon, Kasaysayan ng Mga Anghel, 29 and for Marvel Comics, DC Comics), dies at age 65. [33]
September 27: Zhang Leping, Chinese comics artist and animator (Sanmao), dies at age 91.[34]
October
October 23: Horace T. Elmo, American comics artist (Facts You Never Knew, The Fizzle Family, Goofus Family, It's Amazing, Laughs From Today's News, Our Puzzle Corner, Sally Snickers, Socko the Seadog, Useless Eustace, Your Health Comes First, The Rhyming Romeso, Puggy, Tell Me, Spirit Lake Beacon), dies at age 89.[35]
November
November 9: Jacques Naret, French teacher, illustrator and comics artist (comics adaptations of literary works), dies at age 80.[36]
November 17: Hector Torino, Argentine comics artist (Don Nicola, Pascualín, Barrabás, Pepinucho, Coliflor, Mudini), dies at age 78.[37]
November 28: Co Egelie, Dutch illustrator and comics artist (Hendrik Haan), dies at age 87.[38]
November 30: Miguel Ambrosio Zaragoza, aka Ambros, Spanish comics artist (El Capitán Trueno), dies at age 79.[39]
December
December 5:
Arturo Del Castillo, Argentine comics artist (Randall The Killer, Ringo), dies at age 67.[40]
Al Liederman, American comics artist (Captain Kid, Monkey Doodles, Cowboy Cal, Lt. Hercules, Sam Stuper, Li'l Leaguer, Madge the Badge, assisted on Captain America), dies at age 81.[41]
December 17: Horst von Möllendorff, German comics artist, cartoonist and animator, dies at age 86.[42]
February 5–May 16: "Black Ink: Spotlight on African-American Cartoonists", Cartoon Art Museum (San Francisco)[58]
September 13–November 7: "Political Satire by Oliver Harrington" (part of the Festival of Cartoon Art), The Ohio State University Martin Luther King Jr. Complex for Performing and Cultural Arts (Columbus, Ohio) — examples of Harrington's comic strip character Bootsie, as well as his magazine cartoons
October 26–December 11: "'Illusions: Ethnicity in American Cartoon Art" (part of the Festival of Cartoon Art), The Ohio State University Main Library, Philip Sills Exhibition Hall (Columbus, Ohio) — examination of racial and ethnic stereotypes in cartoons from the past 150 years
