January •
January 6: George Sixta, American comics artist (
Dick Draper, Foreign Correspondent,
Rivets), dies at age 74. •
January 10: Marvin Bradley, American comics artist (
Rex Morgan, M.D.), dies at age 72. •
January 11:
Kazuo Kamimura, Japanese manga artist (
Lady Snowblood), dies at age 45 from a pharynx tumor. •
January 15:
Alfred Bestall, British comics artist (continued
Rupert Bear), dies at age 93. •
January 23: Frank Grundeen, American animator and comics artist (continued the
Donald Duck newspaper comic strip), dies at age 74. •
January 28:
Allen Saunders, American journalist, writer and comics writer (
Steve Roper and Mike Nomad,
Mary Worth,
Kerry Drake), dies at age 86.
February •
February 21:
Derek Chittock, aka
Droc, aka
Lucian, British art critic, painter and cartoonist (
Bennie,
Barley Bottom), dies at age 64. •
February 22: Ernest Shaw, British comics artist (
The Gay Goblins,
Mr. and Mrs. Dillwater,
Dr. Gnome of Gnomansland,
The Dingbats), dies at age 95.
March •
March 4: Maurice Julhès, French illustrator and comics artist (
Monsieur Lezognard), dies at age 89. •
March 6:
Jack Binder, American comics artist, (
Daredevil) and studio founder, dies at age 83. •
March 19: Stephen P. Dowling, British comics artist (
Garth,
Ruggles,
Belinda,
Keeping Up With The Joneses), dies at age 82. •
Specific date unknown:
Unk White, Australian comics artist, illustrator and painter (
Freckles), dies at age 85 or 86.
April •
April 2: Jack Manning, American comics artist and animator (
Disney comics,
Looney Tunes comics,
Hanna-Barbera comics), dies at age 65. •
April 7:
Don W. Moore, American comics writer (scripted
Flash Gordon and
Jungle Jim), dies at age 81. •
April 16:
John Churchill Chase, American comics artist, editorial cartoonist and historian (
Louisiana Purchase,
We The People), dies at age 80 or 81. •
April 22:
Dick Moores, American comics artist and animator (
Jim Hardy,
Scamp, worked on
Dick Tracy,
Disney comics, continued
Gasoline Alley), dies at age 75. •
April:
Stefano Tamburini, Italian comics writer (
RanXerox), dies from a drug overdose at age 40 or 41.
May •
May 8: Klaus Schönefeld, Canadian comic artist (worked on ''Stig's Inferno
and Mister X''), dies at age 23 from heart failure. •
May 15: Virginia Krausmann, American comics artist (continued
Annibelle,
Marianne), dies at age 73.
June •
June 19:
Coluche, French comedian (collaborated with
Jean-Marc Reiser on the comic series
Les Sales Blagues), dies at age 41 in a traffic accident. •
June 21: Gaston Martineau, aka Aldé, French journalist, writer and comics artist (
Mistouflet), dies at age 61. •
June 23: • William Ferguson, American illustrator and comics artist (
Feathered Facts and Fancies, ''Who's Who in Dogdom
, Our Great Outdoor Zoo
, Mother Nature's Curio Shop
, Your Sunday Stroll
, This Curious World
, Righterong
, This Curious World
, Glen Forrest
, Cateby
, Beekins''), dies at age 86. • Lex Metz, Dutch illustrator and comics artist (
De Kabouterboekjes,
Pukkel en de Blauwe Ogen van Jan Beilder), dies at age 73. •
Bela Szepes, Hungarian swimmer, skier, journalist sculptor and comics artist, dies at age 82.
July •
July 22:
Floyd Gottfredson, American comics artist (
Mickey Mouse comics), dies at age 81.
August •
August 10: Marie Hjuler, Danish illustrator and comic artist (
Lone og Lille Lasse), dies at age 91.
September •
September 4: Edd Ashe, American illustrator and comics artist (continued
Don Winslow of the Navy), dies at age 78.
October •
October 4:
Mike Butterworth, British comics writer (
Wulf the Briton,
The Trigan Empire,
Storm), dies at age 62. •
October 10:
Frank O'Neal, American comics artist (
Short Ribs), dies at age 64. •
October 11:
David Hand, American animator and film director (
Walt Disney Company, Gaumont), dies at age 86. •
October 22: Bert Hill, British comics artist (
Charlie Chuckle,
Barnacle Ben, the Breezy Buccaneer,
Freddie Freewheel the Tramp Cyclist,
Sammy Spry,
Frolics in the Far West,
Tommy Trot the Tudor Tramp,
Harry Coe,
P.C. Copperclock the Desert Cop,
Willie Scribble the Pavement Artist,
Lil and Lena), dies at age 84. •
October 23: Marcel Moniquet, Belgian comic artist (
Aviorix), dies at age 89. •
Specific date in October unknown: Tom Cooke, American illustrator and comic artist (worked on the
Gene Autry celebrity comic and
Mary Worth), dies at age 62 or 63.
November •
November 19:
Klaus Nordling, Finnish-American comics artist (
Thin Man), dies at age 86. •
November 23:
Norman Maurer, American comics artist, animator, screenwriter, film producer and animated film producer (
Mighty Mouse comics,
celebrity comics about
The Three Stooges), dies at age 60 from cancer. •
November 23: Frank Smith, American animator and comics artist (continued the
Donald Duck newspaper comic, made
Hanna-Barbera comics and a comic strip based on
W.C. Fields), dies at age 78. •
November 24:
Al Smith, American comics artist (continued
Mutt and Jeff) and founder of
Al Smith Feature Service, dies at age 84. •
November 27:
Colin Dawkins, American comics writer (
EC Comics), dies at age 64.
December •
December 6: August Lenox, American painter and comics artist (''Walt Disney's True Life Adventure Comics''), dies at age 77 or 78. •
December 10: Bernard Eerden, Dutch priest and comic artist (
Avonturen Van Een Ashanti-Jongen), dies at age 80. •
December 19: Frank Sels, Belgian comics artist (
Zilverpijl (aka
Silbertpfeil), assisted
Willy Vandersteen and Karel Verschuere), commits suicide at age 44. •
December 24: •
Paul Frehm, American comics artist (continued ''
Ripley's Believe It or Not!''), dies at age 82. •
Gardner Fox, American comic book writer (
Justice League,
Batman,
Flash,
Green Lantern), dies at age 75.
Specific date unknown • Joaquin Blázquez, Spanish comics artist, painter and sculptor dies at age 39 or 40. • Les Callan, Canadian cartoonist and comics artist (
Monty and Johnny), dies at age 80 or 81. • Leslie Caswell, British comic artist and illustrator (
Better or Worse, also drew episodes of
Keeping Up With The Joneses), dies at an unknown age. • Joe Certa, American comics artist (
Martian Manhunter,
Zook, continued
Joe Palooka), dies at age 66 or 67. • Edgardo Dell'Acqua, Italian comics artist (
Gim Toro), dies at age 63 or 64. •
Renaat Demoen, Belgian comics artist and illustrator (
Zonneland), dies at age 71 or 72. • Zvonimir Furtinger, Croatian comics writer (
Herlock Sholmes), dies at age 83 or 84. • Ed Kressy, American comics artist (comics based on
The Lone Ranger), dies at age 84. • Bernard Segal, American painter and comics artist (
Honey and Hank aka
Elsworth), dies at age 78 or 79. ==Exhibitions and shows==