Notable events of1967 in comics .
Events and publications [ edit ] InThe Daily Orange , theSyracuse University students' newspaper, the initial story ofVaugh Bode ’sCheech Wizard ,Race to the Moon , appears. In Milan,Renzo Barbieri andGiorgio Cavedon , after the bankruptcy of their Editrice 66, set up another publishing house specialized in erotic comics, ErreGi. The new label immediately gets a great public success.[ 1] OnAlmanacco dei comics , the catalog of the Lucca International Comics Fair, the first Italian graphic novel,La rivolta dei racchi (The riot of the ugly people) byGuido Buzzelli , is published.[ 2] La Vilaine Lulu byYves-Saint Laurent (Tchou). The work, an erotic graphic novel created by the fashion designer ten years earlier, becomes controversial for its sadistic and pedophilic content.[ 3] January 7 : Wim Lensen andDick Matena 'sPolletje Pluim makes its debut in the women's weekly Prinses.[ 4] January 11 : The final issue of the Flemish children's magazinePum-Pum is published.[ 5] January 17 :Greg andWilliam Vance 'sBruno Brazil makes its debut inTintin .[ 6] January 17 : InTintin ,Greg andEddy Paape 'sLuc Orient makes its debut.[ 7] In the same issue,Mach 1 pour Steve Warson byJean Graton , with the first appearance of theMichel Vaillant ’s nemesis, the Leader.January 20 :The Rolling Stones release their albumBetween the Buttons . On the back cover, a comic strip drawn by drummerCharlie Watts can be seen.[ 8] January 21 : The first issue of the British comics magazinePow! is published. It will run until 13 January 1968.January 21 : The first issue of theBritish girls' comics magazineMandy is published. It will run until 1991.[ 9] January 21: In Italy, the first issue of the comic seriesPappagone (Gallo Rosso) , byLuciano Bernasconi andPeppino De Filippo starts serialisation. De Filippo, who interpreted the protagonist in television, appears also in the series as a secondary character.Blackhawk #228, the beginning of "the New Blackhawk Era" — in the issues that follow, all characters but team leader Blackhawk gain a costumed superhero alter-ego at the behest of a shadowy government agency. (DC Comics )Detective Comics #359, "The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl," written byGardner Fox and illustrated byCarmine Infantino . (DC Comics )--first appearance ofBatgirl [ 10] "The Death of Ferro Lad " story arc begins inAdventure Comics #352, byJim Shooter ,Curt Swan , andGeorge Klein [clarification needed ] (continued inAdventure Comics #353). (DC Comics)--first appearance of theFatal Five Fightin' 5 #41—last issue, canceled by Charlton.Le dernier Spartiate byJacques Martin .InHara-Kiri , first episode of the underground comicPravda la surviveuse byGuy Pellaert ; for its feminist and anti-consumerist themes, it anticipates the youth protest ofMay 68 . February 9 : InSpirou , theLucky Luke storyLa Diligence byRené Goscinny andMorris starts serialisation.February 18 : The first issue of the British comics magazineFantastic is published. It will run until February 1968.February 25 : The first issue of theBritish girls' comics magazineTina is published, but will be cancelled in September, when it merges withPrincess to becomePrincess Tina .February 28 : InTintin , theRic Hochet storySuspense à la Télévision byTibet andAndré-Paul Duchâteau starts serialisation.Ghost Rider #1 publishedWarfront #39 (1951 series) the final issue, canceled byHarvey Comics .Thor #137:Ulik debuts.Spyman is cancelled.InWalt Disney’s comics and stories ,The Red Wasp Mystery , by Cecil Beard andPaul Murry , marks the debut of Red Wasp, aMouseton superhero. Gerard Wiegel'sProfessor Cumulus debuts inDe Volkskrant , where his adventures will run until 1970.[ 11] May 1 : In an issue of the American satirical magazineThe Realist Wally Wood creates theDisneyland Memorial Orgy , a highly subversive deconstruction of familiar Disney characters to commemorateWalt Disney 's passing at the end of 1966.[ 15] May 5 :Robert Crumb 's characterMr. Natural makes his first appearance in the first issue of the underground newspaperYarrowstalks .[ 16] May 14 : InTopolino ,Duckburg Delivered , a parody ofTorquato Tasso’s Jerusalem Delivered , byGuido Martina andGiovan Battista Carpi , is printed.May 25 : The final episode ofDavid Wright and Peter Meriton'sCarol Day is published.May 28 : The first episode ofCaptain Kate by Jerry and Hally Skelly is published. It will run until 21 May 1972.[ 17] The first issue ofThe Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves is published. It will run until January 1986. InUncle Scrooge ,The Cattle King byCarl Barks . InAlmanacco Topolino ,Paperone e l’angolare di sicurezza , by Rodolfo Cimino and Massimo De Vita marks the debut ofBattista ,Uncle Scrooge ’s butler. Le Jene del Mare (The Sea Hyenas ) byGuido Nolitta andGallieno Ferri ; the treasure seeker Digging Bill, recurring character in theZagor series, makes his debut.[ 18] August 17 : InSpirou ,Un Métier de Chien (A Dog's Work ) byMaurice Rosy andDerib starts serialisation, marking the debut of the seriesLes Aventures d'Attila , with a dog, agent of theSwiss secret service , as protagonist.[ 27] The Adventures of Jerry Lewis #101: "Jerry the Asto-Nut", Neal Adams' first full-length story for DC.[ 25] Superman #199 WriterJim Shooter and artistCurt Swan crafted the story "Superman's Race With the Flash!" which featured the first race between theFlash andSuperman , two characters known for theirsuper-speed powers .[ 28] Closure of the longtime publisherAmerican Comics Group , and the cancellation of their long-running titlesAdventures into the Unknown (174 issues),Forbidden Worlds (145 issues), andUnknown Worlds (57 issues). In the third issue of the underground newspaperYarrowstalks Robert Crumb 's character Flakey Foont makes his debut. The first issue ofNot Brand Echh is published. It will run until May 1969. The final episode ofOsamu Tezuka 'sAmbassador Magma is published. InHuey, Dewey and Louie Junior Woodchucks ,Rescue of the Grand Mogul, byVic Lockman andTony Strobl ; debut of theGran Mogul . Specific date unknown [ edit ] InToronto , Canada, George Henderson akaCaptain George , opens the first Canadian comics storeMemory Lane , which is also one of the oldest in the world at that time. The store will remain in business until the 1980s.[ 38] [ 39] Bill Tidy 'sThe Cloggies debuts in the satirical magazinePrivate Eye .Don Martin 'sCaptain Klutz debuts in one ofMad Magazine 's paperbacks.Vaughn Bodé 'sCheech Wizard makes his debut.Robin Wood andLucho Olivera 'sNippur de Lagash makes its debut.The first issue ofGordon Johnston 'sIt Happened in Canada is published. The final episode ofJerry Robinson 'sTrue Classroom Flubs and Fluffs is published. The final episode ofRobert Renzi andAugusto Pedrazza 'sAkim is published. The final episode ofAlfred Mazure 'sDick Bos is published.[ 40] Kinney National Company acquiresNational Periodical Publications (a.k.a.DC Comics ).A tumultuous year forCharlton Comics , as they debut titles likeBlue Beetle (vol. 5),The Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves ,Peacemaker , andTimmy the Timid Ghost ; but are forced to cancelFightin' 5 ,Thunderbolt , the afore-mentionedPeacemaker ,Judomaster , andCaptain Atom . George Perry andAlan Aldridge 'sThe Penguin Book of Comics is published, the first British reference guide about comics. It will receive a revised edition in 1971.[ 41] [ 42] [ 43] Roberto Altomann publishesGeste Hypergraphique , a comic book with abstract imagery, a surreal plot and symbols and freeform interpunction.[ 44] Ralph Dunagin'sDunagin's People makes its debut. It will run until 2001.[ 45] Jean-Pol andJacques van Melkebeke createBi-Bip forHet Laatste Nieuws . The comic strip will have an unexpected international success and run until 1969.[ 46] Belgian novelistHugo Claus and cartoonist hugOKÉ make a satirical comic book,Belgman .[ 47] In India,Anant Pai establishes the historical-educational comic book seriesAmar Chitra Katha .[ 48] February 20 :Kurt Cobain , American rock singer and guitarist (made some comics in hisdiaries , which were posthumously released), (d.1994 ).[ 49] January 21 :Homer Fleming , American cartoonist and comics artist (Craig Kennedy ), dies at age 84.[ 52] April 18 : Pierre Mouchot, A.K.A. Chott, French comics publisher and comics artist (Éditions Piere Mouchot, Société d'Éditions Rhodaniennes), dies at age 54.[ 55] April 28 : Jack Romer, American comics artist (TV Titters ,Bobo & Binky ), dies at age 69.[ 56] June 7 : Willy Lateste, Belgian animator and comics artist (historical comics forOns Volkske ), dies at age 36.[ 59] June 16 : Sam van Vleuten, Jr., Dutch illustrator and comic artist (made a comic aboutBaron Münchchausen ), dies at age 62.[ 60] June 21 : Stan Kaye, American comics artist (Hayfoot Henry , continuedSuperman ,Batman ), dies at age 50.[ 61] June 27 : Charles A. Winter, aka Chuck Winter, American comics artist (Liberty Belle ), dies at age 80.[ 62] September 4 : Margit Uppenberg, aka Gobi, Swedish comics artist and illustrator (Pian ), dies at age 60.[ 65] September 28 : Romà Bonet Sintes, AKA Bon, Spanish caricaturist and comic artist, dies at age 81.[ 66] Specific date unknown [ edit ] Jean Bellus, French comics artist (Georgie, Laurel et Hardy , worked onLe Crime Ne Paie Pas ), dies at age 55 or 56.[ 70] Jean Dratz, Belgian painter, caricaturist and comics artist (Petit Chéri ), dies at age 61 or 62.[ 71] Li Fan-fu, Chinese comics artist (Young Master ,Old Master Ho ), dies at age 60 or 61.[ 72] Branko Vidić, Serbian novelist and comics writer (Zigomar ), dies at age 62 or 63.[ 73] Best Comic Magazine Section
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Release : February.Writers :Gary Friedrich andRoy Thomas .Artists :Dick Ayers andVince Colletta .Not Brand Echh
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Release : June byCharlton Comics .Writer/Artist :Steve Ditko .The Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves
Release : May byCharlton Comics .Editor :Dick Giordano .Peacemaker
Release : March byCharlton Comics .Writer :Joe Gill .Artist :Pat Boyette .Timmy the Timid Ghost vol. 2
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Release : November byDargaud .Writer :Pierre Christin . Artist:Jean-Claude Mézières .Wonder Wart-Hog
Release :Millar Publishing Company .Writer :Gilbert Shelton and Tony Bell. Artist:Gilbert Shelton .Initial appearances by character name [ edit ] ^ "Renzo Barbieri - Pioniere del fumetto erotico-pornografico italiano" .www.slumberland.it . Retrieved2023-03-15 .^ "BUZZELLI, L'INVENTORE ITALIANO DEI GRAPHIC NOVEL" .- GIORNALE POP - (in Italian). 2017-07-13. Retrieved2023-03-15 .^ admin (2013-07-24)." "La Vilaine Lulu", le livre scandale d'Yves Saint-Laurent" .Valeurs actuelles (in French). Retrieved2023-03-22 . ^ "Dick Matena" .lambiek.net . Retrieved18 December 2023 .^ KOUSEMAKER, Kees en Evelien, "Wordt Vervolgd- Stripleksikon der Lage Landen", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, Antwerpen, 1979, page 195 ^ "William Vance" .lambiek.net . RetrievedMay 15, 2020 .^ "Eddy Paape" .lambiek.net . RetrievedMay 15, 2020 .^ "Charlie Watts" .lambiek.net . RetrievedDecember 13, 2020 .^ Mandy Archived 2008-09-11 at theWayback Machine (26pigs.com)^ McAvennie, Michael (2010). "1960s". In Dolan, Hannah (ed.).DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle .Dorling Kindersley . p. 122.ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9 . ^ "Gerard Wiegel" .lambiek.net . Retrieved18 March 2023 .^ "David Sutherland" .lambiek.net . Retrieved16 February 2023 .^ "Charles M. Schulz" .lambiek.net . RetrievedFebruary 2, 2021 .^ Sezgin Burak Kimdir? Archived 2016-03-03 at theWayback Machine , Tarkan Çizgiromanını ve Sezgin Burak'ın Eserlerini Yaşatma Derneği^ "Wallace Wood" .lambiek.net . RetrievedMay 15, 2020 .^ "Robert Crumb" .lambiek.net . Retrieved18 March 2023 .^ "Jerry Skelly" .lambiek.net . RetrievedMay 15, 2020 .^ "Le jene del mare" .www.ubcfumetti.com . Retrieved2023-04-12 .^ "Tina" .www.lambiek.net . RetrievedMay 15, 2020 .^ "Verso l'ignoto" .www.ubcfumetti.com . Retrieved2023-04-12 .^ "Roland J. Scott" .lambiek.net . Retrieved16 May 2021 .^ "Violet Higgins Dies; Illustrator was 80" .New York Times . July 30, 1967. p. 64. RetrievedOctober 7, 2020 .^ "Rolf Kauka" .lambiek.net . RetrievedMay 15, 2020 .^ "Hugo Pratt" .lambiek.net . RetrievedMay 15, 2020 .^a b McAvennie "1960s" in Dolan, p. 124: "Adams commandeered his first DC work as a penciler/inker with 'It's My Turn to Die' a nine-page back-up tale written by Howard Liss forOur Army at War #182 in July [1967]...The following month,The Adventures of Jerry Lewis #101 perfectly illustrated how Adams was equally adept at delivering the art of laughter. In his first full-length story for DC, he provided writer Arnold Drake's space odyssey 'Jerry the Asto-Nut' with a photo-realistic flare not seen in comics." ^ "Robert Crumb" .lambiek.net . RetrievedMay 15, 2020 .^ MAGNERON, Philippe."Attila (Les aventures d') - BD, informations, cotes" .www.bedetheque.com (in French). Retrieved2023-04-19 . ^ McAvennie "1960s" in Dolan, p. 124: "Since the dawn of comics' Silver Age, readers have asked 'Who's faster: Superman or the Flash?' Writer Jim Shooter and artist Curt Swan tried answering that question when the Man of Steel and the Fastest Man Alive agreed to the U.N.'s request to race each other for charity." ^ "Pierre Seron" .lambiek.net . RetrievedJuly 18, 2024 .^ "Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Redeye" .www.toonopedia.com . RetrievedMay 15, 2020 .^ Het Stripschap – Het Stripschap ^ McAvennie "1960s" in Dolan, p. 125" ^ Cronin, Brian (September 24, 2009)."Comic Book Legends Revealed #226" .Comic Book Resources . Archived fromthe original on January 26, 2012. RetrievedDecember 22, 2011 .One comic that I know preceded the 1971 amendment [to the Comics Code] was Strange Adventures #205, the first appearance of Deadman!...a clear reference to narcotics, over THREE YEARS before Marvel Comics would have to go without the Comics Code to do an issue about drugs. ^ "Il sito di Franco Franchi e Ciccio Ingrassia - by Antonio Salerni" .www.francociccio.altervista.org . Retrieved2023-04-26 .^ "Pierre Christin" .lambiek.net . RetrievedMay 15, 2020 .^ "Jean-Claude Mézières" .lambiek.net . RetrievedMay 15, 2020 .^ "Bob de Moor" .lambiek.net . RetrievedFebruary 3, 2024 .^ "CBC Archives" .^ "Vintage Toronto Ads: Memory Lane" .Torontoist . Sep 2, 2015. RetrievedMay 15, 2020 .^ "Alfred Mazure" .lambiek.net . RetrievedMay 15, 2020 .^ "Comic & Sequential Art :: Golden & Silver Age (1938-1970) :: The Penguin Book of Comics, A Slight History devised by George Perry and Alan Aldridge - First Printing" .stuartngbooks.com . RetrievedMay 15, 2020 .^ Gabilliet, Jean-Paul (2010).Of Comics and Men: A Cultural History of American Comic Books . Univ. Press of Mississippi.ISBN 9781604732672 . ^ "Alan Aldridge" .lambiek.net . RetrievedMay 15, 2020 .^ "Roberto Altmann" .lambiek.net . RetrievedMay 15, 2020 .^ "Ralph Dunagin" .^ "Jean-Pol" .lambiek.net .^ "hugOKÉ" .lambiek.net .^ "Anant Pai" .lambiek.net .^ "Kurt Cobain" .lambiek.net . RetrievedMay 21, 2020 .^ "Comics Industry Birthdays | CBGXtra" . 2011-02-18. Archived from the original on 2016-01-21. Retrieved2023-05-30 .{{cite web }}
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