Notable events of 1979 in comics.

Events

January

February

  • February 20: Kees Kousemaker and his wife Evelien publish Wordt Vervolgd. Stripleksikon der Lage Landen, the follow-up to their earlier comics encyclopaedia Strip voor Strip (1979).[3]
  • February 22: In Spirou, the first chapter of the Yoko Tsuno story La lumiere d’Ixo, by Roger Leloup, is published.
  • February 26: In Pif Gadget, Les Robinsons de la Terre (The Planet Earth’s Robinson) by Roger Lécureux and Alfonso Font makes its debut.
  • Firs issue of Cliff (Editoriale Corno), by Luciano Secchi; the series, a sort of Italian version of Hulk, lasts just 16 numebrs.[4]

March

April

  • April 9: The first episode of Vahan Shirvanian's No Comment is published.[6]
  • Kid Colt Outlaw (1949 series), with issue #225, canceled by Marvel.
  • The reprint title Marvel Triple Action, with issue #47, is cancelled by Marvel.
  • La nuit des rapaces (The raptors’ night), first Jeremiah’s album by Herman Huppen (published by Fleurus).
  • First issue of the magazine Maxmagnus (Corno).

May

June

Summer

July

August

September

October

December

  • December 21: In VSD, the first chapter of Le magot des Dalton (The Daltons’ swag) by Morris and Vicq is published. Vicq succeeds the late Goscinny as Lucky Luke’s writer.
  • The final issue of the Dutch adult comics magazine Gummi/De Ballooen is published.[26]
  • In Linus, the first strip of Sergio Staino’s Bobo appears.[27]

Specific date unknown

Births

March

November

Deaths

January

February

  • February 9: Daniël Jansens, Belgian comics writer (Bessy, Lombok, Bakelandt, Kramikske), dies from a heart attack at age 47.
  • February 15: Roy d'Ami, Italian comics writer, artist and founder of the Studio Creazioni d'Ami, dies at age 55.[36]
  • February 22: John Coleman Burroughs, American illustrator and comics artist (John Carter of Mars, David Innes of Pellicudar), dies at age 65.[37]

March

  • March 24: Ole Lund Kirkegaard, Danish novelist and illustrator (Gummi Tarzan), freezes to death at age 38.

April

June

July

  • July 4: Pagsilang Rey Isip, Filipino-American comics artist, painter, photographer and musician, dies at age 68 from a heart attack.[39]
  • July 19: Paul Bransom, American comics artist, illustrator and painter (The Latest News from Bugville), dies at age 94.[40]

August

  • August 10: Emmerich Huber, German comics artist (Das Neueste von Onkel Jup, Hans und Lottchen, Meine Lustige Fibel, Die Himmelswerkstatt, Bei Tüddelwitt im Zwergenwald, Bilderbogen von Emmerich Huber, Familie Kindermann), illustrator and advertising artist, dies at age 75.[41]
  • August 15: Walter Berndt, American comics artist (Smitty), dies at age 80.[42]
  • August 26: Mika Waltari, Finnish novelist and comics writer (wrote for Asmo Alho [43]), dies at age 70.[44]

September

October

  • October 16: René Brantonne, French illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 76.[48]
  • October 30: Oscar Conti, aka Oski, Argentine cartoonist, caricaturist, animator and comics artist (Cascabel, The True History of the Indies), dies at age 65.[49]

November

December

Specific date unknown

  • Garrett Price, American comics artist, cartoonist and illustrator (White Boy, later renamed Skull Valley), dies at age 81 or 82.[56]
  • Carlos Laffond, Spanish comics artist (Thierry Le Chevalier, illustrated L'Oncle Paul), dies at age 49 or 50.[57]

Conventions

Awards

Eagle Awards

Presented in 1980 for comics published in 1979:

First issues by title

DC Comics

The Best of DCDigest size title

Release: September /October

All-Out WarDollar Comics title

Release: September /October Editor: Murray Boltinoff

Time WarpDollar Comics title

Release: October /November Editor: Jack C. Harris

Marvel Comics

Amazing Adventures vol. 3

Release: December. Reprinting the original X-Men title.[66]

Doctor Who Magazine

Release: October 11 by Marvel UK.

Hulk Comic

Release: March 7 by Marvel UK. Editor: Dez Skinn.

Man-Thing vol. 2

Release: November. Writer: Michael Fleisher. Artists: Jim Mooney and Bob Wiacek.

Marvel Spotlight vol. 2

Release: July. Editor: Roger Stern.

Micronauts

Release: January. Writer: Bill Mantlo. Artist: Michael Golden.

Rom: Spaceknight

Release: December. Writer: Bill Mantlo. Artist: Sal Buscema.

Shogun Warriors

Release: February. Writer: Doug Moench. Artist: Herb Trimpe.

Tales to Astonish vol. 2

Release: December. Reprinting edited versions of the 1968 Sub-Mariner title.[66]

Independent titles

Battle of the Planets
Release: June by Gold Key Comics. Writer: Gary Poole. Artist: Win Mortimer.
Best Buy Comics
Release February by Apex Novelties. Writers and Artists: Robert Crumb and Aline Kominsky
Starblazer
Release: April by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.

Initial appearances by character name

DC Comics

Marvel Comics

Notes

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  15. McAvennie, Michael; Dolan, Hannah, eds. (2010). "1970s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. The worldwide success of Superman: The Movie motivated [DC] to publish more Superman-related titles. With that, editor E. Nelson Bridwell oversaw a project that evolved into comics' first official limited series - World of Krypton...Featuring out-of-this-world artwork from Howard Chaykin, [Paul] Kupperberg's three-issue limited series explored Superman's homeworld.
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  27. "Generazione Bobo - CorriereFiorentino". corrierefiorentino.corriere.it. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  28. "Marvel Trims Line Again," The Comics Journal #45 (March 1979), p. 11.
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  33. Tokyo Mew Mew Artist Mia Ikumi Passes Away Due to Hemorrhage
  34. Pitts, Lan (November 5, 2014). "Skyward Creator Jeremy Dale Dead at 34". Newsarama.
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  37. "John Coleman Burroughs". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
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  39. "Pagsilang Rey Isip". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  40. "Paul Bransom". lambiek.net. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  41. "Emmerich Huber". lambiek.net. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  42. "Walter Berndt". lambiek.net. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  43. "Asmo Alho". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
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  49. "Oski". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  50. "Al Capp". lambiek.net. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
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  52. "Eugène Gire". lambiek.net. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
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  57. "Carlos Laffond - Lambiek Comiclopedia".
  58. Ashton, Bill. "POW! Comic Book Buffs Swoop Into Town for a 3-Day Bash," Miami Herald (1979).
  59. Sallis, Ed. "Fan-Things," BEM #26 (Dec. 1979), p. 31.
  60. Etcetera & The Comic Reader #86: Special Convention Edition (June 1969).
  61. Green, Roger. "FantaCon 2013: the Tom Skulan interview," Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine "Information Without The Bun," TimeUnion.com (Feb. 7, 2013).
  62. Comicon '79 program (1979).
  63. Comicon advertisement, BEM #23 (Apr. 1979), p. 14.
  64. Shenker, Israel. "Comic-Book Fans Gather for 'Creation '79'; The Hand Is the Ticket," New York Times (Nov. 25, 1978).
  65. David, Howard Leroy. "The Toymaker Syndrome!" BEM #28 (May 1980), p. 19.
  66. 1 2 During this period, Marvel published a number of reprint titles.
  67. McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 180 "Batman #307 (January 1979) Writer Len Wein and artist John Calnan introduced Bruce Wayne's new executive, Lucius Fox, in this issue of Batman."
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