1963 in comics

Notable events of 1963 in comics. See also List of years in comics.


Events

January

February

March

First appearance of Iron Man

April

First modern appearance of Atlantis

May

June

First appearance of the Wasp

July

First appearance of Doctor Octopus
First appearance of Doctor Strange, Ancient One & Nightmare (Marvel Comics)

August

First appearance of Eclipso by writer Bob Haney and artist Lee Elias[10]
First appearance of Baron Mordo and Asbestos Man.

September

First appearance of Sandman
First appearance of Avengers
First appearance of Super-Skrull
First appearance of Jack Frost, Happy Hogan & Pepper Potts
First appearance of The X Men (Consisting of Professor X, Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Marvel Girl, and Iceman), Magneto, & Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters

October

November

December

First appearance of Hate-Monger, First Nick Fury in present day.
First appearance of Iron Man's red & gold armor

Specific date unknown

Deaths

January

  • January 2: Joaquín Buigas, Spanish comics writer (La familia Ulises), dies at age 76.

February

  • February 18: Vadim Lazarkevich, Russian-Bulgarian illustrator and comics artist (Vesel Putniks Balloon, The Little Barber), passes away at age 67. [19]
  • February 26: Charles Folkard, British illustrator and comics artist (Teddy Tail), dies at age 84. [20]

July

  • July 2: Alicia Patterson, American publisher and comics writer (Deathless Deer), dies at age 56 of complications following stomach surgery for an ulcer.
  • July 7: François-Joseph Herman, Belgian comics artist (worked for Studio Vandersteen and made several one-shot stories of his own for Tintin), passes away at age 31.[21]
  • July 28: Violet Moore Higgins, American illustrator and comics artist (Drowsy Dick), dies at age 76. [22]

August

  • August 16: Ralph Fuller, American comics artist (Oaky Doaks), passes away at age 73. [23]
  • August 30: Jan Lunde, Norwegian comics artist (Pappa og Pjokken, Skomakker Bekk of Tvililligene Hans, Professor Skjeel, Dimpen og Dumpen), dies at age 74. [24]
  • August 31: Willem Gerrit van de Hulst, Sr., Dutch novelist and comics writer (In de Soete Suikerbol [25]), dies at age 83. [26]

September

October

December

Specific date unknown

  • Gilbert Lawford Dalton, British comics writer (Wilson the Wonder Athlete), dies at age 48 or 49.
  • Harry Mace, American comics artist (Amy), dies at age 40.[30]
  • Arthur Mansbridge, British illustrator and comics artist (worked for the magazine Golden), dies at age 85. [31]
  • Arnold Warden, British comics artist (Snowdrop's Zoo, Tuffy and His Magic Tail), dies at age 70 or 71. [32]

First issues by title

DC Comics

Metal Men

Release: April/May. Writer: Robert Kanigher. Artist: Ross Andru & Mike Esposito

Marvel Comics

The Amazing Spider-Man

Release: March. Writer: Stan Lee. Artist: Steve Ditko

The Avengers

Release: September. Writer: Stan Lee. Artist: Jack Kirby

Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos

Release: May. Writer: Stan Lee. Artist: Jack Kirby

The X-Men

Release: September. Writer: Stan Lee. Artist: Jack Kirby

Other publishers

Das Kampf

Release: by Vaughn Bodē (self-published). Writer/Artist: Vaughn Bodē

Initial appearance by character name

DC Comics

Marvel Comics

References

  1. ↑ "Story Papers". Collecting Books and Magazines. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  2. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/certa_joe.htm
  3. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/marcus_jerry.htm
  4. ↑ KOUSEMAKER, Kees en Evelien, "Wordt Vervolgd- Stripleksikon der Lage Landen", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, Antwerpen, 1979, page 183.
  5. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/w/walker.htm
  6. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/dumas_j.htm
  7. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/brandt.htm
  8. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/graham_alex.htm
  9. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/devos_j.htm
  10. ↑ McAvennie, Michael; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1960s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. In August's House of Secrets #61, writer Bob Haney and artist Lee Elias used a black diamond to transform Dr. Bruce Gordon into Eclipso.
  11. ↑ McAvennie "1960s" in Dolan, p. 109: "The two-part 'Crisis on Earth-One!' and 'Crisis on Earth-Two!' saga represented the first use of the term 'Crisis' in crossovers, as well as the designations 'Earth-1' and 'Earth-2'. In it editor Julius Schwartz, [writer Gardner] Fox, and artist Mike Sekowsky devised a menace worthy of the World's Greatest Heroes."
  12. ↑ "Pilote année 1963", BDoubliées.com (in French)
  13. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/giraud.htm
  14. ↑ BDoubliées. "Pilote année 1963" (in French).
  15. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/j/johnson_frank_b.htm
  16. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/u/uderzo.htm
  17. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/a/alcala_a.htm
  18. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/lewis_brian.htm
  19. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/lazarkevich_vadim.htm
  20. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/f/folkard_charles.htm
  21. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/h/herman_fj.htm
  22. ↑ http://www.dvdinfo.be/bespreking.php?id=656
  23. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/f/fuller_rb.htm
  24. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/lunde_jan.htm
  25. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/h/hulst_wg_vande.htm
  26. ↑ http://www.wgvandehulst.com/jr_biografie.html
  27. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/low_david.htm
  28. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/r/russell_cd.htm
  29. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/h/hatlo_james.htm
  30. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/mace_harry.htm
  31. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/mansbridge_arthur.htm
  32. ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/w/warden_arnold.htm
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