January •
January 1: Charles Boost, Dutch illustrator and comics artist (drew comics for De Tijd), dies at age 82. •
January 7: Tom, A.K.A. Thomaz de Mello, Portuguese painter and comics artist (
Rico, Pico e Sarapico), dies at age 83. •
January 8:
Bernard Krigstein, American comics artist (
Master Race,
Mad), dies at age 71. •
January 14: Bohumil Konecny, aka Bimba, Czech comics artist, painter and illustrator (
Amazona, aka
Octobriana), dies at age 71. •
January 20:
Claude Auclair, French comics artist (
Simon du Fleuve), dies at age 46.
February •
February 22:
Thomas Ochse Honiball, South African cartoonist and comics artist (
Oom Kaspaas,
Jakkals en Wolf), dies at age 84.
March •
March 4: Salvatore Deidda, Italian comics artist (
Stark, continued
Martin Mystère), dies at age 37. •
March 12: Woody Kimbrell, American comics artist (
Little Lulu), dies at age 83. •
March 24:
Ray Goulding, American comedian (
Bob & Ray) and comics writer (
Mad Magazine ), dies at age 68. •
March 30: João Mottini, Brazilian comics artist (
Quintín Duval, continued
Ellos), dies at age 66.
April •
April 24: • Claude Henri, French comics writer and artist (
Hourrah Freddi,
Lynx Blanc, ''P'tit Joc
, Charles Oscar''), dies at age 74. • André Fernez, Belgian comics writer, novelist and chief editor of
Tintin between 1947 and 1959, dies at age 72. •
April 28:
Edwina Dumm, American comics artist (
Cap Stubbs and Tippie) dies at age 96.
May •
May 7:
Pier Lorenzo De Vita, Italian comics artist (
Tuffolino,
Pecos Bill,
Disney comics,
Mopsi, Giso e Leo), dies at age 80. •
May 15: Porfiri Nikitich Krylov, Russian painter, illustrator and poster designer (member of the collective
Kukryniksy), dies at age 87. •
May 25:
William Overgard, American comics artist (continued
Steve Roper and Mike Nomad and
Kerry Drake), dies at age 64. •
May 31:
William Timym, also known as
Tim, Austrian-British animator and comics artist (
The Boss,
Caesar,
Bengo the Boxer,
Wuff, Tuff and Snuff,
Bim, Bam and Boom,
Oh, Johnny!,
Bleep and Booster), dies at age 87.
June •
June 23: Howard Boughner, American comics artist (
Mac,
Hold Everything, writer of
Penny and
Dotty Dripple, assisted on
Dumb Dora and
Wash Tubbs), dies at age 81. •
June 30:
Jacques Lob, French comics artist (
Ténébrax,
Blanche Epiphanie,
Submerman,
Superdupont), dies at age 67.
July •
July 15: Ben Abas, Dutch comics artist (
Spot Morton,
Lex Brand,
Martin Evans), dies at age 63 or 64. •
July 17: George Waiss, American animator and comics artist (
Disney comics), dies at age 83. •
July 18:
Yves Chaland, French comics artist (
Freddy Lombard), dies in a car accident at age 33. •
July 18:
Georges Dargaud, French comics publisher (
Dargaud), dies at age 79. •
July 25:
Sam Grainger, American comics artist (
Marvel Comics), dies at age 60.
August •
August 7:
Phiny Dick, Dutch comics writer and artist (
Miezelientje,
Olle Kapoen,
Birre Beer), also wife of
Marten Toonder, dies at age 77. •
August 12:
B. Kliban, American cartoonist (
Playboy), dies of a
pulmonary embolism at age 55. •
August 28:
Willy Vandersteen, Belgian comics artist (
Suske en Wiske,
De Familie Snoek,
De Vrolijke Bengels, '
t Prinske,
De Rode Ridder,
Bessy,
Robert en Bertrand,
De Geuzen), dies at age 77.
September •
September 5:
Jerry Iger, American comics publisher (co-founder of
Eisner & Iger) writer and artist, dies at age 87. •
September 20: • Byron Aptosoglou, Greek illustrator and comics artist (
The Superman,
Mikrós Íros (
Little Hero),
Tarzan comics), dies at age 67 or 68. •
Attilio Micheluzzi, Italian comics artist (
Roy Mann,
Petra Chérie,
Johnny Focus), dies at age 60.
October •
October 14: Art Huhta, American comics artist (
Dinky Dinkerton,
Wild Rose, assisted on
Mescal Ike,
Lolly Gags and
The Nebbs), dies at age 88. •
October 29: François Gianolla, Belgian poet, playwright, cartoonist, illustrator, musician, caricaturist and comics artist (
Fred, Mile et Bob), dies at age 83. •
October 31:
Roger Price, American humorist, writer, publisher and cartoonist (creator of
droodles), dies at age 72. •
Specific date in October unknown: Dan DeCarlo Jr., American comic artist (
Archie Comics), dies at age 52 from stomach cancer.
December •
December 21: Susi Weigel, Austrian illustrator, comics artist and animator (worked for
Unsere Zeitung), dies at age 76. •
December 30:
Tony Abruzzo, American comics artist (made romance comics for National Periodicals (later
DC Comics), dies at age 74.
Specific date unknown • Dennis Collins, British comics artist (
The Perishers), dies. • Cram, Belgian cartoonist (
De Weyfelaers,
Jan Pech), dies at age 51 or 52. • Marcel Dehaye, Belgian journalist, novelist, comics writer and chief editor of
Tintin (1959-1965), dies at age 82 or 83. • Nicholas, aka Nick Firfires, American illustrator and comics artist (made realistically drawn comics for
Disney and the celebrity comic based on
Gene Autry), dies at age 72 or 73. • Ye Hung-chia, Taiwanese comics artist (
Chuko Szu-lang), dies at age 76 or 77. • Walter Kellermann, German comics artist (
Silberpfeil), dies at age 66 or 67. • Leo Rawlings, British comic artist (
Sergeant Bob Millar), dies at age 71 or 72. • Maurice Roggeman, Belgian painter, illustrator, comic writer and artist (
Proleetje & Fantast, scripted by novelist
Louis Paul Boon), dies at age 77 or 78. • Yu Takita, Japanese manga artist (
Terajima-cho (
The Terajima Neighborhood Mystery tales), dies at age 57 or 58. ==Conventions==