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Notable events of 1979 in comics. See also List of years in comics.
Events
Year overall
- The "Demon in a Bottle" storyline, by David Michelinie, Bob Layton, and John Romita, Jr., runs through Iron Man (issues #120–128, March–November).
- Alien: The Illustrated Story, a comics adaptation of Alien, by Archie Goodwin and Walt Simonson, published by Heavy Metal.
January
- January 6: The first episode of Pat Mills and Joe Colquhoun's Charley's War is prepublished in Battle Picture Weekly and will run until October 1986.
- January 24: The Mighty World of Marvel, with issue #330, changes its name to Marvel Comic. (Marvel UK)
March
- IPC Magazines launches Tornado, a short-lived weekly British comic published for 22 issues.
- The Human Fly, with issue #19, is cancelled by Marvel.
April
- Kid Colt Outlaw (1949 series), with issue #225, canceled by Marvel.
- The reprint title Marvel Triple Action, with issue #47, is cancelled by Marvel.
May
- Frank Miller takes over from Gene Colan as regular penciler on Daredevil with issue #158.
- Vince Colletta resigns as art director of DC Comics.
- Rawhide Kid, with issue #135, canceled by Marvel.
- Captain Marvel, with issue #62, cancelled by Marvel.
- Howard the Duck (vol. 1), with issue #31, canceled by Marvel.
- Black Panther, with issue #15, cancelled by Marvel.
Summer
- DC Special Series #17 — DC Special Series returns after it had gone on hiatus in Fall 1978.
July
- World of Krypton – #1 of 3, by DC Comics. The first official limited series, this three-issue "mini-series" was originally slated for Showcase #104-106 to coincide with the premiere of Superman: The Movie. The storyline was rescheduled for Showcase #110-112 when the film's release date was delayed; but ultimately, Showcase was cancelled after issue #104. Finally, the material is revised and released as a limited series by Paul Kupperberg and Howard Chaykin.[1]
- With issue #24, Marvel cancels Godzilla, King of the Monsters.
- July 25: Marvel UK publishes the final weekly issue (#352) of Marvel Comic.
August
- With issue #70, Marvel publishes the final issue of The Tomb of Dracula, ending writer Marv Wolfman and artist Gene Colan's uninterrupted six-year run on the title.
- August 25: IPC Magazines merged two comic books 2000 AD and Starlord and Tornado into "2000 AD and Tornado".
September
- All Out War #1: a new war title in the Dollar Comics format is launched by DC Comics with a September/October cover date.
- The Best of DC #1: a reprint anthology title in the digest format is launched by DC Comics with a September/October cover date.
- "The Proteus Saga", by Chris Claremont and John Byrne, begins in Uncanny X-Men #125 (running through issue #128).
- Marvel Comic, with issue #353, becomes a monthly title and is renamed Marvel Superheroes. (Marvel UK)
- The Invaders, with issue #41, is cancelled by Marvel.
October
- Action Comics #500: 68-pages, "The Life Story of Superman," by Martin Pasko, Curt Swan, and Frank Chiaramonte.
- Star*Reach, with issue #18, publishes its final issue.
- Time Warp #1: a new science-fiction anthology in the Dollar Comics format is launched by DC Comics with an October/November cover date.
- With issue #28, Marvel cancels John Carter, Warlord of Mars.
December
- December: The final issue of the Dutch adult comics magazine Gummi/De Ballooen is published.[2]
Deaths
January
- January 8: Victor Hubinon, Belgian comics writer (Buck Danny, Redbeard), dies from a heart attack at the age of 59. [3]
February
March
- March 24: Ole Lund Kirkegaard, Danish novelist and illustrator (Gummi Tarzan), freezes to death at age 38.
June
- June 25: Dave Fleischer, American film producer and director (Koko the Clown, Betty Boop, Popeye), dies of a stroke at age 84.
July
- July 19: Paul Bransom, American comics artist, illustrator and painter (The Latest News from Bugville), dies at age 94. [5]
August
- August 10: Emmerich Huber, German comics artist (Das Neueste von Onkel Jup, Hans und Lottchen, Meine Lustige Fibel, Die Himmelswerkstatt, Bei Tüddelwitt im Zwergenwald, Bilderbogen von Emmerich Huber, Familie Kindermann), illustrator and advertising artist, dies at age 75. [6]
- August 15: Walter Berndt, American comics artist (Smitty), passes away at age 80. [7]
September
- September 26: Carl Grubert, American comics artist (The Berrys), dies at age 68.[8]
- September 12: Les Clark, American animator (Disney Studios), dies at age 71.
October
- October 16: René Brantonne, French illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 76. [9]
November
- November 2: Walter Bell, British comics artist (continued Weary Willy and Tired Tim and Casey's Court, made celebrity comics for Film Fun), dies at age 86.
- November 5: Al Capp, American comics artist (Li'l Abner, Abbie an' Slats, Long Sam), dies at age 70. [10]
- November 22: Hugh McNeill, British comics artist (Ping the Elastic Man, Pansy Potter, Winnie the Witch, Jack and Jill), passes away at age 68. [11]
- November 23: Eugène Gire, French comics artist (Cap'tain Vir de Bor), dies at age 73. [12]
- November 30: Dick Huemer, American animator (Disney Studios) and comics writer (The Adventures of Buck O'Rue), passes away at age 81. [13]
Specific date unknown
- Garrett Price, American comics artist, cartoonist and illustrator (White Boy (later renamed Skull Valley), dies at age 81 or 82. [14]
Conventions
- April 6–8: MiamiCon II (Holiday Inn, Miami, Florida) — first iteration of the show since 1975; guests include Stan Lee[15]
- June: Houstoncon (Houston, Texas) — guests include George Pérez and Walter Koenig
- June 7–10: D-Con '79 (Dallas, Texas) — Larry Lankford's revival of D-Con after a hiatus; antecedent to Lankford's later Dallas Fantasy Fair
- June 30–July 1: Comic Art Convention I (Statler Hilton Hotel, New York City)
- July 14–15: Comic Art Convention II (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- July 20–22: Chicago Comicon (Pick-Congress Hotel, Chicago, Illinois) — special guests: Mike W. Barr and John Byrne; first year that Joe Sarno is not one of the show’s organizers, leaving the duties to Larry Charet and Bob Weinberg
- August: Atlanta Fantasy Fair (Downtown Atlanta Sheraton, Atlanta, Georgia) — official guests include John Byrne, Dave Sim
- August: FantaCon '80 (The Egg convention center, Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York) — first annual Albany-area horror and comic book convention, hosted by FantaCo Enterprises publisher Thomas Skulan[16]
- August 1–5: San Diego Comic-Con (Convention and Performing Arts Center and U.S. Grant Hotel, San Diego, California) — 6,000 attendees; official guests: Kelly Freas, Mike Jittlov, Harvey Kurtzman, Victor Moscoso, Nestor Redondo, Marshall Rogers, John Romita Sr., Mort Walker, Len Wein, and Marv Wolfman
- August 31–September 2: Comicon '79 (British Comic Art Convention 11) (Hotel Metropole, National Exhibition Centre; Birmingham, England) — eleventh annual "U.K. Comic Art & Fantasy Convention;" guest of honor: Jim Steranko; other guests include Dez Skinn and Dave Gibbons; presentation of the Eagle Awards
- September: OrlandoCon (Orlando, Florida) — guests include Will Eisner, C. C. Beck, Bob Cummings, Kirby Grant, and Jack Rosen
- November 24–26: Creation '79 (Statler Hilton Hotel, New York City) — guests include Tom Savini; admission: $6/day[17]
Awards
Eagle Awards
Presented in 1980 for comics published in 1979:
- Roll of Honor: Jack Kirby
- Favourite Writer: Chris Claremont
- Favourite Comicbook Artist: John Byrne
- Favourite Inker: Terry Austin
- Favourite Comic Book (Drama): Uncanny X-Men
- Favourite Comic Book (Humor): Howard the Duck, by Steve Gerber and Gene Colan
- Favourite New Comic Title: Howard the Duck
- Favorite Single Comic Book Story: "Demon in a Bottle," Iron Man #s 120-128, by David Michelinie, John Romita, Jr., and Bob Layton
- Favourite Continued Comic Story: X-Men #125-128, by Chris Claremont and John Byrne
- Best Comicbook Cover: The Avengers #185, by George Pérez
- Favourite Team: X-Men
- Favourite Character: Wolverine
- Favourite Supporting Character: Wolverine
- Favourite Villain: Magneto
- Character Most Worthy of Own Title: Warlock
- Favourite Title (UK): Starburst, edited by Dez Skinn
First issues by title
DC Comics
The Best of DC — Digest size title
- Release: September /October
All Out War — Dollar Comics title
- Release: September /October Editor: Murray Boltinoff
Time Warp — Dollar Comics title
- Release: October /November Editor: Jack C. Harris
Marvel Comics
Amazing Adventures vol. 3
- Release: October 11 by Marvel UK.
Man-Thing vol. 2
- Release: November. Writer: Michael Fleisher. Artists: Jim Mooney and Bob Wiacek.
Marvel Spotlight vol. 2
- Release: July. Editor: Roger Stern.
- Release: January. Writer: Bill Mantlo. Artist: Michael Golden.
- Release: December. Writer: Bill Mantlo. Artist: Sal Buscema.
- Release: February. Writer: Doug Moench. Artist: Herb Trimpe.
Tales to Astonish vol. 2
- Release: December. Reprinting edited versions of the 1968 Sub-Mariner title.[18]
Independent titles
- Battle of the Planets
- Release: June by Gold Key Comics. Writer: Gary Poole. Artist: Win Mortimer.
- Best Buy Comics
- Release February by Apex Novelties. Writers and Artists: Robert Crumb and Aline Kominsky
- Starblazer
- Release: April by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd..
Initial appearances by character name
DC Comics
- Blok, in Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #253
- Carl Draper, in Superman #331
- Green Fury, in Super Friends #25
- Firebug, in Batman #318
- Lucius Fox, in Batman #307[19]
- Maxie Zeus, in Detective Comics #483
Marvel Comics
- El Aguila, in Power Man and Iron Fist #58
- Alpha Flight, in Uncanny X-Men #120
- Black Cat, in The Amazing Spider-Man #194
- Dire Wraith, in Rom #1
- Followers of the Light, in Shogun Warriors #1
- Justin Hammer, in Iron Man #120
- H.E.R.B.I.E., in Fantastic Four #209
- Kroton (Cyberman), in Doctor Who Weekly #5 (Marvel UK)
- Cassandra Lang (as "Cassie Lang"), in Marvel Premiere #47
- Scott Lang, in The Avengers #181; as Ant-Man II in Marvel Premiere #47
- Lady Lotus, in Invaders #37
- Night Raven, in Hulk Comic #1 (Marvel UK)
- Quasar, in The Incredible Hulk #234
- Proteus, in Uncanny X-Men #125
- Rom, in Rom: Spaceknight #1
- Schizoid Man, in Spectacular Spider-Man #36
- Shadow King, in Uncanny X-Men #117 (January)
- Screaming Mimi, in Marvel Two-in-One #54
- Vampiro, in The Mighty Thor #290 (December)
- War Machine, in Iron Man #118
- Debra Whitman, in The Amazing Spider-Man #196
- Mariko Yashida, in Uncanny X-Men #118
Notes
- ↑ McAvennie, Michael; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1970s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9.
The worldwide success of Superman: The Movie motivated [DC] to publish more Superman-related titles. With that, editor E. Nelson Bridwell oversaw a project that evolved into comics' first official limited series - World of Krypton...Featuring out-of-this-world artwork from Howard Chaykin, [Paul] Kupperberg's three-issue limited series explored Superman's homeworld.
- ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/aanvang/1970walgfun.htm
- ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/h/hubinon.htm
- ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/d-ami_roy.htm
- ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bransom_paul.htm
- ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/h/huber_emmerich.htm
- ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bernt.htm
- ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/grubert_carl.htm
- ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/brantonne_rene.htm
- ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/capp_a.htm
- ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/mcneill_h.htm
- ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/gire_eu.htm
- ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/murry_paul.htm
- ↑ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/price_garrett.htm
- ↑ Ashton, Bill. "POW! Comic Book Buffs Swoop Into Town for a 3-Day Bash," Miami Herald (1979).
- ↑ Green, Roger. "FantaCon 2013: the Tom Skulan interview," "Information Without The Bun," TimeUnion.com (Feb. 7, 2013).
- ↑ Shenker, Israel. "Comic-Book Fans Gather for 'Creation '79'; The Hand Is the Ticket," New York Times (Nov. 25, 1978).
- 1 2 During this period, Marvel published a number of reprint titles.
- ↑ McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 180 "Batman #307 (January 1979) Writer Len Wein and artist John Calnan introduced Bruce Wayne's new executive, Lucius Fox, in this issue of Batman."
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