January •
January 7: In
Tintin, the first chapter of the
Michel Vaillant story
Le Pilote Sans Visage by
Jean Graton, is published. •
January 11: • After two years of publication
Charles M. Schulz' ''
It's Only a Game'' comes to an end. • The first episode of
Jean Tabary's
Totoche is printed in the magazine Vaillant. •
January 25:
Jean Tabary's
Grabadu et Gabaliouchtou makes its debut. •
Mr. District Attorney, with issue #67 (January/February cover date), is cancelled by
DC Comics. • In the Italian Disney magazine
Topolino, the story
Paperiade (
The Ducks’ Iliad), based on a script by
Guido Martina and drawings by
Luciano Bottaro, is first published. That same year, Martina carries out Disney versions of other classics (
Der ring des Nibelungen,
Cantar de mio Cid,
The Adventures of Saturnin Farandoul).
March •
March 10: In the Italian magazine
Topolino the story
Mickey Mouse in the Delta Dimension, by
Romano Scarpa is prepublished, which marks the debut of
Atomo Bleep-Bleep and the return of
Doctor Einmug, who hadn't been featured in 20 years. •
March 15: After 38 years of publication
Russ Westover's
Tillie the Toiler is discontinued. •
March 27: In
Charles M. Schulz'
Peanuts Lucy van Pelt opens up her psychiatric booth. •
March 28: The final episode of
Phiny Dick, Ton Beek, Eiso Toonder and Andries Brandt's
Birre Beer is published. •
March:
Flash Comics, a series which ended in 1949 is rebooted and marks the debut of
The Flash by
John Broome and
Carmine Infantino. •
Carl Barks'
Uncle Scrooge story
The Flying Dutchman is first published. • In Italy,
Renzo Barbieri debuts as writer and editor with the western series
Timbergek.
April •
April 16: in
Spirou, first chapter of
Z comme Zorglub, by
Greg and
Franquin.
May •
May 20: The final episode of
René Goscinny and
Sempé's
Le Petit Nicolas is serialized, still in comic strip format. In 1959 the series returns as illustrated short stories. •
May 24: After two and a half years
Frank Giacoia's
Johnny Reb and Billy Yank comes to an end. •
May 26: In
Charles M. Schulz'
Peanuts Sally Brown makes her debut. •
June 21: The first issue of the Belgian children's magazine
Zonnekind, a sister publication of
Zonneland, is published. In the first issue Nonkel Fons and Gray Croucher's
Rikske en Fikske makes its debut.
July •
July 2: In
Spirou the first chapter of
Les Schtroumpfs noirs by
Peyo is prepublished, which is the first long narrative starring the Smurfs after they debuted as side characters in
Johan and Peewit a year earlier. •
July 30: In
Spirou the first chapter of the
Lucky Luke story
En remontant le Mississippi, script by
Goscinny, drawn by
Morris is prepublished.
August •
August 10: In the Italian magazine
Topolino, the first episode of
Paperino e l’isola del Tesoro (
Donald and the Treasure Island) by
Luciano Bottaro, inaugurating the cycle of the
"pirate ducks" narratives, and
The man from Oola-Oola, by
Romano Scarpa, are published. •
August 19: In
Tintin magazine, The
Michel Vaillant story ''
Le circuit de la peur (The fear's circuit)'' by
Jean Graton is first published. • In the Argentina magazine
Supetotem,
Hugo Pratt debuts as complete author (writer and illustrator) with the first episode of
Ana y Dan, an adventure series set in the
colonial Africa.
September •
September 14: The new
The Adventures of Nero story
De Zoon van Nero starts in
Het Volk, which marks the birth of
Nero's son
Adhemar. •
September 24:The final issue of the Belgian
Disney comics magazine
Mickey Magazine is published. •
September:
Harvey Kurtzman's graphic novel ''
Harvey Kurtzman's Jungle Book'' is first published. •
La griffe noire by
Jacques Martin (
Le Lombard), fifth album of the series
Alix, prepublished as a serial in
Tintin.
October •
October 6: In
Charles M. Schulz'
Peanuts Linus van Pelt first expresses his love for Miss Othmar. •
October 17: After 23 years of continuous publication Bill Connor and Steve Dowling's
Belinda comes to an end. •
October 17: The British comics magazine
The Comet ceases to exist and merges into the new magazine
Tiger. •
October 17: After 42 years of publication
Sidney Smith's
The Gumps comes to an end. •
October 19:
Dennis Collins'
The Perishers makes its debut. •
October 24: The British boys' story paper
The Hotspur is transformed into a comics magazine:
The New Hotspur. It will run until 24 January 1981. •
October 26: In
Charles M. Schulz'
Peanuts Linus van Pelt first talks about the
Great Pumpkin.),
Tanguy et Laverdure by
Jean-Michel Charlier and
Albert Uderzo and
Jean-Michel Charlier and
Victor Hubinon's
Redbeard make their debut. •
Specific date in October unknown: The first episode of
André LeBlanc's
Our Bible in Pictures is published. The series will run until 1964 and become a global bestseller.
November •
November 5:
Willy Vandersteen's
De Rode Ridder, based on the novels by Leopold Vermeiren, makes its debut. •
November 10: In the Italian magazine
Topolino The Sacred Spring of Seasons, by
Romano Scarpa is prepublished.
December •
December 10: In the 1130th issue of the Belgian magazine
Spirou a small supplement
Smurfs comic book is added named
Le Voleur de Schtroumpfs, in which
Gargamel and Azrael make their debut. •
December 16:
Raymond Macherot's
Clifton makes its debut. •
December 24:
Jean Roba and
Maurice Rosy's
Boule et Bill makes its debut in
Spirou. •
Carl Barks'
Donald Duck story
The Wax Museum is prepublished in ''Walt Disney's Comics and Stories''.
Specific date unknown • Dick Millington's
Mighty Moth makes its debut in
TV Comic, where it will run until 1984. • In the newspaper
Folha da Manha Mauricio de Sousa's comic strip
Dudu makes its debut, which later, under the name
Monica’s gang, will become the most popular
Brazilian comic. • In
Le parisien liberè,
Tembo Tabou, by
Greg,
Andrè Franquin and
Jean Roba, is prepublished. ==Births==