January •
January 4:
Henfil, Brazilian comics artist (
Zeferino,
Bode Orellana,
Os Fradins,
Orelhão,
Urubu,
Pó de Arroz,
Bacalhau,
Ubaldo,
Paranóico,
Graúna), dies at age 43 from AIDS. •
January 30:
Homer Brightman, American animation screenwriter and comics writer (original scriptwriter of
Al Taliaferro's
Donald Duck comic strip ), dies at age 86.
February •
February 11:
Lino Landolfi, Italian comics artist (
Procopio), dies at age 62. •
February 25:
Dori Seda, American underground comics artist (
Lonely Nights Comics: Stories To Read When the Couple Next Door Is Fucking Too Loud), dies of respiratory failure at age 37. •
February 4:
Frank Giacoia, American comics artist (worked on
The Amazing Spider-Man,
Captain America), dies at age 63. •
February 13:
Ron Embleton, British comics artist (
Wulf the Briton,
Oh, Wicked Wanda) dies of a heart attack at age 57.
March •
March 2: • Enrodi István, Hungarian designer and comics artist, dies at age 67. •
Leslie Turner, American comics artist (continued
Wash Tubbs, which eventually became
Captain Easy), dies at age 88. •
March 6:
Jack Binder, American comics artist (
Daredevil), dies at age 86. •
March 8: Jan Kraan, Dutch illustrator, animator and comics artist, dies at age 87. •
March 26:
Rit-Ola, Swedish comics artist (
Biffen och Bananen), dies at age 82. •
March 31: Georges Lévis (Jean Sidobre), French comics artist, dies at age 63.
April •
April 3:
Milton Caniff, American comics artist (
Terry and the Pirates,
Dickie Dare,
Steve Canyon,
Male Call), dies at age 81 from lung cancer. •
April 8: Clem Gretter, American comics artist (
Sue to Lou, assisted
Harry "A" Chesler and ''
Ripley's Believe It or Not''), dies at age 83. •
April 9: Benoît Jaminon (
Marée Basse), Belgian comic artist, dies at age 29 in a house fire. •
April 10: Gene Fawcette, American comics artist (worked on
Our New Age), dies at age 68. •
April 16: Siauw Tik Kwie, Indonesian comics artist (
Sie Djin Koei,
Kang Lam Hiap Soe), dies at age 74.
May •
May 17:
Al Wiseman, American comics artist (assisted on
Dennis the Menace comic books,
Belvedere), dies at age 69.
June •
June 6: Willi Kohlhoff, German illustrator and comics artist (comics based on
Robinson Crusoe), dies at age 82. •
June 7: Octave Joly, Belgian comics writer (''
Les Belles Histoires de l'Oncle Paul''), dies at age 78. •
June 16:
Andrea Pazienza, Italian comics artist (
Massimo Zanardi), dies at age 32 from a heroin overdose. •
June 25: Evert Werkman, Dutch journalist, poet, columnist and comics writer (
Kapitein Rob,
Frank, de Vliegende Hollander ), dies at age 73.
July •
Specific date unknown: Julius Stafford Baker II, British comics artist (continued
Tiger Tim), dies at age 84.
August •
August 7:
Wilfred Jackson, American animator (
Walt Disney Company), dies at age 82.
September •
September 6: Roger Bussemey, French comics artist (
Moky et Poupy), dies at age 67. •
September 11:
Roger Hargreaves, British illustrator and comics writer/artist (
Mr. Men,
Little Miss), dies at age 53 from a stroke. •
September 12:
Mars Ravelo, Filipino comics artist (
Darna,
Dyesebel,
Captain Barbell,
Lastikman,
Bondying,
Varga,
Wanted: Perfect Mother,
Hiwaga,
Maruja,
Mariposa,
Roberta,
Rita,
Buhay Pilipino,
Jack and Jill,
Flash Bomba,
Tiny Tony, and
Dragonna), dies at age 71. •
September 14: Frits Kloezeman, Dutch illustrator and comics artist (made comics based on
Judge Dee and
Rick de Kikker, worked for
Marten Toonder Studios), dies at age 64. •
September 25:
Barrie Phillip Nichol, American novelist, poet and comics artist (
Scraptures,
Grease Ball Comics), dies at age 43. •
September 27:
Paul Reinman, American comics artist and inker for
Jack Kirby, dies at age 78. •
September 28:
Charles Addams, American cartoonist and comics artist (
The Addams Family), dies from a heart attack at age 76.
October •
October 25:
Eric Larson, American animator (
Walt Disney Company), dies at age 83.
November •
November 7:
Bill Hoest, American comics artist (
The Lockhorns), dies at age 62 from cancer.
December •
December 3: Jean David, French illustrator, cartoonist and comics artist (
Les Amours de Barbara Smith), dies at age 82 or 83. •
December 11:
Frank S. Pepper, British comics writer (
Roy of the Rovers,
Captain Condor,
Jet-Ace Logan), dies at age 78. •
December 12:
Tarpé Mills, American comics artist (
Miss Fury), dies at age 73. •
December 17: Alberto Solsona (
Agar-agar,
Arturito King,
Cartulino), dies at age 41. •
December 19:
Robert Bernstein aka
R. Berns, American comics writer, playwright and concert impresario (
DC Comics,
EC Comics), dies from heart failure at age 69. •
December 26:
Herluf Bidstrup, Danish comics artist and cartoonist, dies at age 76.
Specific date unknown • Leo Bothas, German illustrator (made Nazi propaganda comics during World War II), dies at 84 or 85. • Dan Gormley, American comics artist (comics for
Dell Publishing,
Disney comics, worked on
Nancy), dies at age 69 or 70. ==Exhibitions and shows==