1955 in comics

This is a list of comics-related events in 1955.

Publications and events

January

February

March

April

  • The first issue of the American comics magazine M.D. by EC Comics is published. It will only last until December.

May

June

July

September

October

November

  • November 15: The final episode of Phiny Dick, Coen van Hunnik and Richard Klokkers' Olle Kapoen is published. [6]
  • November 20: Malang's Chain Gang Charlie makes its debut. [7]
  • November 24: Dupuis releases the Belgian comics magazine Risque-Tout, which will appear until 1 November 1956.
  • The first issue of Marvel Comics' Snafu is published, but it will only last three issues and disappear in March 1956.[8][9]

December

Specific date unknown

  • The final episode of both Arthur Warden's Snowdrop's Zoo and Tuffy and his Magic Tail is published. [10]

Deaths

March

  • March 22: Kristoffer Aamot, Norwegian journalist, film director, politician and comics writer (Skomakker Bekk of Tvillingene Hans), dies at age 65.

April

  • April 21: Knut Stangenberg, Swedish comics artist (Fridolf Celinder), dies at age 83. [11]

August

  • August 5: André Vlaanderen, Dutch comics artist (advertising comic books for the Gazelle bicycle factory), passes away at age 73.[12]
  • August 25: Kitazawa Rakuten, Japanese manga artist (Tagosaku and Mokube's Sightseeing in Tokyo, The Failures of Kidoro Haikara, Chame and Dekobo, Nukesaku Teino, Tonda Haneko Jo, founder of the magazines Tokyo Puck and Rakuten Puck), passes away at age 82. [13]

November

December

  • December 20: Emilio Cortinas, Uruguayan comics artist (Vito Nervio, Homero, El Muchacho Viajero), passes away at age 39 from cancer. [14]
  • December 27: Alex Gurney, Australian comics artist (Ben Bowyang), dies at age 53.[15]
  • December 27: Ham Fisher, American comics artist (Joe Palooka), commits suicide at age 55.[16]

Specific date unknown

  • Ellison Hoover, American cartoonist and comics artist (Mr. and Mrs.), passes away at age 66 or 67.[17]
  • Erich F.T. Schenk, German-American painter, children's book illustrator, animator and comics artist (Sleeping' Lena, Silas Skinflint, Blowaway), dies at age 53 or 54. [18]
  • William de la Torre, Mexican comics artist (Pedrito), dies at age 39. [19]

First issue by title

Marvel Comics

Other publishers

Renamed titles

Initial appearance by character name

Atlas Comics

DC Comics

Other publishers

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  2. ↑ Dondi at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved on May 13, 2007. Archived from the original on April 10, 2016.
  3. ↑ http://bdoubliees.com/tintinbelge/annees/1955.htm
  4. ↑ BDoubliées. "Tintin année 1955" (in French).
  5. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/n/nijs.htm
  6. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/dick_p.htm
  7. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/santos_malang.htm
  8. ↑ Bell, Blake; Vassallo, Michael J. (2013). The Secret History of Marvel Comics: Jack Kirby and the Moonlighting Artists at Martin Goodman's Empire. Fantagraphics Books. p. 257. ISBN 9781606995525. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  9. ↑ Garcia, Kevin (June 1, 2009). "Marvel Mystery Monday: Irving Forbush, man and myth". Monomythic.com. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  10. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/w/warden_arnold.htm
  11. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/stangenberg_knut.htm
  12. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/v/vlaanderen_andre.htm
  13. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/k/kitazawa_rakuten.htm
  14. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/cortinas_emilio.htm
  15. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/gurney_alex.htm
  16. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/f/fisher_h.htm
  17. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/h/hoover_ellison.htm
  18. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/schenk_erich.htm
  19. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/de-la-torre_william.htm
  20. ↑ Irvine, Alex; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1950s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. Once Superman had a dog, Batman got one too, in "Ace, the Bat-Hound!" In the story by writer Bill Finger and artist Sheldon Moldoff, Batman and Robin found a German Shepherd called Ace.


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