Year overall •
Myron Fass founds
Eerie Publications and
M. F. Enterprises • In
Italy, while the success of
Satanik generates several
black comics with female protagonists (
Samantha, Masokis, Super women, Jena), all short lived, the writer and publisher
Renzo Barbieri launches the first explicitly erotic comics (the spy-story
Goldrake, the peplum
Messalina, the swashbuckler
Isabella).
January •
January 1: The final episode of Theo Fünke Kupper's
De Verstrooide Professor is published. •
January 4:
Greg and
Hermann's
Bernard Prince makes his debut. •
January 8: The final issue of the Italian comics magazine
Il Vittorioso is published. •
January 9: For the first time since 1952 a new episode of
Will Eisner's
The Spirit is published. •
January 9: in the French magazine
Vaillant, debut of the series
Le Grêlé 7/13, by Lucien Nortier and
Roger Lécureux, with a young
maquisard as protagonist. •
January 18: in
Le journal de Tintin,
Concerto pour pilotes by
Jean Graton. •
January 21: The final episode of
Pieter Kuhn's
Kapitein Rob is published. The artist died one day earlier. •
January 22: The first issue of the British comics magazine
Lady Penelope is published. It will run until 13 December 1969. •
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #340 – DC Comics – The first appearance of
Computo by writer
Jerry Siegel and artist
Curt Swan. •
Hawkman (1964 series) #11 – DC Comics – The first appearance of the
Shrike by writer
Gardner Fox and artist
Murphy Anderson •
House of Mystery (1951 series) #156 – DC Comics – First
Dial H for Hero by writer Dave Wood and artist
Jim Mooney •
Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt (1966 series) #1 – Charlton Comics – The first appearance of
Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt by creator
Pete Morisi February •
February 5: The first issue of the British comics magazine
Smash is published. It will run until April 1971. •
February 6: Bob West's
Theophilus makes its debut. It will run until 19 April 2002. •
February 10: Francis'
Marc Lebut et son Voisin debuts in
Spirou, where it will run for 20 years. •
February 27:
Dick Cavalli's
Winthrop makes its debut, after debuting under the different name
Morty Meekle on 9 January 1956. The series will run until 1994. • In
Quino's
Mafalda Miguelito makes his debut. • The first episode of
Max Bunker and
Roberto Raviola (Magnus) 's
Gesebel is published. It will run until October 1967. •
Vibranium makes its first Marvel Universe appearance, in
Daredevil #13 •
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #341 – DC Comics – Triplicate Girl (
Luornu Durgo) becomes Duo Damsel after Computo destroys one of her selves. •
Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #125 – Marvel Comics – Final issue of the series. Becomes
Thor with next issue •
Justice League of America (1960 series) #42 – DC Comics –
Metamorpho refuses membership in the Justice League •
Showcase (1956 series) #60 – DC Comics – The first Silver-Age appearance of the
Spectre by writer
Gardner Fox and artist
Murphy Anderson • ''
Fightin' Air Force'', with issue #53, is canceled by Charlton.
March •
March 1: The first episode of José Miguel Heredia's
Perro Mundo is published. •
Adventure Comics (
1938 series) #342 – DC Comics –
Star Boy is expelled from the
Legion of Super-Heroes. •
Challengers of the Unknown (
1958 series) #48 – DC Comics –
Doom Patrol cross-over •
Doom Patrol (
1964 series) #102 – DC Comics –
Challengers of the Unknown cross-over •
Fantastic Four (
1961 series) #48 – Marvel Comics –
First appearance of the
Silver Surfer and
Galactus by writer
Stan Lee and artist
Jack Kirby •
Green Lantern (
1960 series) #43 – DC Comics – First appearance of
Major Disaster by writer
Gardner Fox and artist
Gil Kane •
Justice League of America (
1960 series) #43 – DC Comics – First appearance of the
Royal Flush Gang by writer
Gardner Fox and artist
Mike Sekowsky •
Tales of Suspense (
1959 series) #75 – Marvel Comics – first appearance of
Sharon Carter and
Batroc the Leaper by writer
Stan Lee and artists
Jack Kirby and
Dick Ayers •
Thor (
1952 series) #126 – Marvel Comics – Title becomes
Thor. Previously
Journey into Mystery • First issue of the
photo comics Killing (Pino Ponzoni editor), written by Luigi Naviglio, that fits into the genre of
Italian black comics, but with higher doses of sex and violence.
April •
April 3 in France, first issue of
Mickey parade, magazine of
Disney comics (the most of Italian production). •
April 7: In
Peyo's
The Smurfs the characters
Smurfette and Poetry Smurf makes their debut in the story
La Schtroumpfette. •
April 7: In
Pilote, first chapter of
L’homme a l’etoile d’argent, by
Jean-Michel Charlier and
Jean Giraud. •
April 16: The final episode of
Little Annie Rooney is published. •
April 28: In
Pilote, first chapter of
Asterix and the normans, by
Goscinny and
Uderzo. •
Lenny of Laredo (Print Mint) — the underground printing and distribution business publishes its first comic, a reprint of
Joel Beck's self-published title •
The adventures of Jodelle, by
Guy Peelaert. • First issue of
Nuova collana Araldo (
Edizioni Araldo) ; after two short miniseries, from September the magazine hosts
Comandante Mark.
May •
May 1: The first issue of the American comics magazine
Ghostly Tales is published. It will run until October 1984. •
May 2: •
Francisco Ibáñez Talavera's
Pepe Gotera y Otilio makes its debut. •
John M. Burns'
The Seekers makes its debut in
The Daily Sketch. It will run until 1971. •
May 9:
Il passato di Tex by
Gian Luigi Bonelli and
Galep; the origins of
Tex Willer and his life before his first appearance in comics are revealed. •
May 19: in
Spirou, first chapter of
Tortillas pour les Dalton, by
Goscinny and
Morris. •
May 21:
Martin Lodewijk's
Agent 327 makes its debut in the Dutch comics magazine
Pep. • The final episode of the
Superman comic strip is published. • The
Ultimate Nullifier makes its Marvel Universe debut, in
Fantastic Four #50 •
Ghostly Tales debuts with issue #55, taking over the numbering of
Unusual Tales. (Charlton) •
Judomaster debuts with issue #89, taking over the numbering of
Gunmaster. (Charlton) • ''
Fightin' Navy'', with issue #125, ceases publication (it is briefly revived in 1983). (Charlton) •
Emil Eagle makes his debut in
The evil inventor, by
Vic Lockman and
Jack Bradbury (on
Uncle Scrooge).
June •
June 1: In the 103rd issue of
Mad Paul Coker's
Horrifying Clichés series makes its debut. •
June 18: The final issue of the British comics magazine
Ranger is published. It merges with
Look and Learn on 25 June. •
June 28: In
Le journal de Tintin,
Rapt sur le France by
André-Paul Duchâteau and
Tibet. •
Fantastic Four #51, "
This Man... This Monster!" by
Stan Lee and
Jack Kirby (Marvel Comics)
Summer • The first issue of
Wally Wood's
underground comics magazine
Witzend is published.
July •
July 25:
Il misterioso mister P. by
Gian Luigi Bonelli and
Guglielmo Letteri; debut of Proteus, thief and master of disguises, antagonist of
Tex Willer. • The
Cosmic Cube makes its first Marvel Universe appearance, in
Tales of Suspense #79 •
Adventure Comics #346 —
Jim Shooter makes his debut as a comics writer with the Legion of Super-Heroes story
One of Us Is a Traitor. •
Marvel Tales #3 (renamed from
Marvel Tales Annual), becomes an ongoing title (Marvel Comics) •
Fantastic Four #52 introduces
Black Panther (Marvel Comics) •
The Brave and the Bold #54 introduces
Teen Titans, by
Bob Haney and
Bruno Premiani. •
Treasure of Marco Polo, by
Carl Barks, on
Uncle Scrooge 66. • First issue of
Teddy Bob (Astoria) by
Pier Carpi; the series is inspired to the
youth culture of the Sixties and has a teen-ager
beatnik as protagonist. • In France, debut of
Comandante Mark by
EsseGEsse, for Aventures & Voyages editions, with the name of Captain Swing.
August •
August 22: In
Charles M. Schulz'
Peanuts Peppermint Patty makes her debut. •
Adventure Comics #347: It marks the conclusion of the
Legion of Super-Heroes story arc, "One of Us Is a Traitor". •
The Amazing Spider-Man #39 (Marvel Comics): "How Green Was My Goblin".
September •
September 3: The final episode of
Edwina Dumm's
Cap Stubbs and Tippie is published. It will run until February 1983. •
September 26: In
Tintin, first chapter of
Flight 714 to Sydney, by
Hergè. • The first issue of the American comics magazine
Eerie is published. • The first issue of the
Provo magazine God, Nederland en Oranje is published. Two cartoons by
Willem lead to a court case for
insulting public authority and
lèse-majesté. He will in 1968 eventually only be sentenced for the first account, not the second. •
The Amazing Spider-Man #40 (Marvel Comics): "Spidey Saves The Day" •
Thor Annual #2 renamed from
Journey into Mystery Annual (Marvel Comics) • With issue #110,
DC Comics suspends publication of
Mystery in Space (
1951 series); the title is temporarily revived in
1980.
October •
October 22: The first gag of Stefan Verwey's comic
Broeder Gosewiijn is published in Katholieke Illustratie. • After the first edition was held in
Bordighera, Italy, the year before the
Lucca Comics festival is now held in
Lucca, Italy, where it is still held to this day as one of the oldest comics festivals in the world. • At the University of Strasbourg André Bertrand creates the four-page comic strip
La Retour de la Colonne Durutti (
The Return of the Durutti Column, 1966), which is distributed as a pamphlet during student protests.
November •
November 10: In
Pilote, the first chapter of the
Astérix story
Asterix the legionary, by
René Goscinny and
Albert Uderzo is published. •
November 24: in
Pilote, first chapter of
Le cheval de fer, by
Jean-Michel Charier and
Jean Giraud, inaugurating the
Blueberry’s saga of the “iron horse”. •
The Flash #165:
Barry Allen marries
Iris West (DC Comics). •
The Amazing Spider-Man In issue #42, drawn by
John Romita Sr.,
Mary Jane Watson is first revealed to the readers, after being an invisible character for two years. She hereby utters the now immortal line:
Face it, tiger... you just hit the jackpot. •
Le mystère des abîmes, by
Philippe Druillet, first
Lone Sloane album.
December •
December 7::
La preda umana, by
Guido Nolitta and
Gallieno Feri; debut of the likeable outlaw Guitar Jim, both friend and adversary of
Zagor. •
December 18: In the Italian Disney comics magazine
Topolino the first episode of ''The Miner's Granddaughter,'' by
Romano Scarpa is published, in which
Dickie Duck makes his debut. • The first episode of Giorgio Cavedon and
Sandro Angiolini's
Isabella is published. ==Births==