1952 in comics
Notable events of 1952 in comics. See also List of years in comics.
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Events and publications
January
- January 3: Hussein Amin Bikar establishes the Egyptian children's comics magazine Sindibad (also known as Sinbad). [1]
- January 10: André Franquin's Starter makes its debut.[2]
- January 31: In a Spirou et Fantasio story by André Franquin the Marsupilami makes his debut.[3]
- Astonishing (1951 series) #8 - Atlas Comics
- Phantom Stranger (January/February) #1
- Rex the Wonder Dog (January/February) #1
February
- February 2: Crockett Johnson's Barnaby comes to an end.
- February 23: The first issue of the British comics magazine Lion is published. It will last until 18 May 1974.
- Astonishing (1951 series) #9 - Atlas Comics
- Men Adventures (1949 series) #12 - Atlas Comics
- Patsy and Hedy (1952 series) #1 - Atlas Comics
- Shock SuspenStories (1952 series) #1 - EC Comics
- Strange Tales (1951 series) #5 - Atlas Comics
- The Thing! (1952 series) #1 - Charlton Comics
- Young Men on the Battlefield (1949 series) #13 - Atlas Comics
March
- March: In Carl Barks' Donald Duck story Statuesque Spendthrifts Duckburg's founder Cornelius Coot makes his debut.[4]
- March 3: In Charles M. Schulz' Peanuts Lucy van Pelt makes her debut.
- March 31: In Al Capp's Li'l Abner Abner and Daisy Mae marry, a feat that even becomes a cover story in Time. [5]
- Astonishing (1951 series) #10 - Atlas Comics
- Astonishing (1951 series) #11 - Atlas Comics
- Young Men on the Battlefield (1949 series) #14 - Atlas Comics
April
- April 8: The Piet Pienter en Bert Bibber story De Stalen Zeemeermin starts running in Het Handelsblad. Halfway the story, the new main cast member Susan makes her debut. [6]
- Astonishing (1951 series) #12 - Atlas Comics
- Battlefield (1952 series) #1 - Atlas Comics
- Men Adventures (1949 series) #13 - Atlas Comics
- Strange Tales (1951 series) #6 - Atlas Comics
May
- May 1: In Carl Barks' Uncle Scrooge story Gladstone's Terrible Secret inventor Gyro Gearloose makes his debut.
- Astonishing (1951 series) #13 - Atlas Comics
- Sensation Comics #109 (cover date May–June) cancelled by DC Comics
June
- Astonishing (1951 series) #14 - Atlas Comics
- Battlefield (1952 series) #2 - Atlas Comics
- Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #1 - Atlas Comics
- Men Adventures (1949 series) #14 - Atlas Comics
- Strange Suspense Stories (1952 series) #1 - Fawcett Comics
- Strange Tales (1951 series) #7 - Atlas Comics
- Young Men on the Battlefield (1949 series) #15 - Atlas Comics
July
- Astonishing (1951 series) #15 - Atlas Comics
- Space Adventures (1952 series) #1 - Charlton Comics
- Strange Tales (1951 series) #8 - Atlas Comics
August
- August 8: Roberto Renzi and Giorgio Rebuffi's Tiramolla makes its debut.
- Astonishing (1951 series) #16 - Atlas Comics
- Battlefield (1952 series) #3 - Atlas Comics
- Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #2 - Atlas Comics
- Men Adventures (1949 series) #15 - Atlas Comics
- Our Army at War (1952 series) #1 - DC Comics
- Strange Tales (1951 series) #9 - Atlas Comics
- Young Men on the Battlefield (1949 series) #16 - Atlas Comics
September
- September 11: Peyo's medieval comic strip series Johan, initially published in other magazines since 1947, makes its debut in a redesigned version in Spirou.[7] The initially blond-haired Johan becomes dark-haired.[8]
- September 19: In Charles M. Schulz' Peanuts Linus van Pelt makes his debut.
- Astonishing (1951 series) #17 - Atlas Comics
- Strange Tales (1951 series) #10 - Atlas Comics
October
- October/November: The first issue of Mad is published by Harvey Kurtzman and William M. Gaines. [9]
- October 5: The final episode of Will Eisner's The Spirit appears in papers. [10]
- October 25: The first issue of the Dutch Disney comics weekly Donald Duck is published.[11]
- Astonishing (1951 series) #18 - Atlas Comics
- Battlefield (1952 series) #4 - Atlas Comics
- G.I. Combat (1952 series) #1 - DC Comics
- Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #3 - Atlas Comics
- Men Adventures (1949 series) #16 - Atlas Comics
- Strange Tales (1951 series) #11 - Atlas Comics
- Young Men on the Battlefield (1949 series) #17 - Atlas Comics
November
- November 16: Marc Sleen's Oktaaf Keunink makes its debut. It will run until 4 April 1965. [12]
- November 24: Nicholas P. Dallis and Dan Heilman's Judge Parker makes its debut.
- November 26: Willy Vandersteen's Suske en Wiske story De Dolle Musketiers is first published in the newspapers. Halfway the story, which by then already 1953, Jerom makes his debut.[13]
- November: The first issue of the American Disney comics monthly Donald Duck is published.
- Astonishing (1951 series) #19 - Atlas Comics
- Battlefield (1952 series) #5 - Atlas Comics
- Star Spangled War Stories (1952 series) #1 - DC Comics
- Strange Tales (1951 series) #12 - Atlas Comics
December
- December 24: Willy Vandersteen's Bessy makes its debut in La Libre Belgique. [14]
- December 31: Giorgio Rebuffi's Trottolino makes its debut. It will run until August 1990.
- Astonishing (1951 series) #20 - Atlas Comics
- Battlefield (1952 series) #6 - Atlas Comics
- Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #4 - Atlas Comics
- Men Adventures (1949 series) #17 - Atlas Comics
- Strange Tales (1951 series) #13 - Atlas Comics
- Young Men on the Battlefield (1949 series) #18 - Atlas Comics
Specific date unknown
- Marion Hull Hammel takes over the comics series Goofus and Gallant and changes the protagonists from elves into real children. [15]
- Arthur Horner launches Colonel Pewter. [16]
Deaths
March
May
- May 9: Chick Gordon, British comics artist (Spadger Isle, Bamboo Town), dies at age 67 or 68. [19]
July
- July 1: Jimmy Bancks, Australian comics artist (Ginger Meggs), dies at age 63 from a heart attack.[20]
- July 9: Kemp Starrett, American comics artist (Vignettes of Life, Roy Powers, Eagle Scout), dies at age 62. [21]
August
- 25 August: Ola Fogelberg, Finnish comics artist (Janne Ankkanen, Pekka Puupää), passes away at age 58.[22]
September
- September 13: George Brenner, American comics artist (The Clock, Bozo the Iron Man, and 711), dies at age 38.[23]
- September 22: H. T. Webster, American comics artist (The Timid Soul, aka Caspar Milquetoast), dies at age 67.[24]
November
- November 26: Edward Ambrose Dyson, Australian cartoonist, illustrator and comics artist (The Capricornia's Crew and their Adventures, Crossdraw Kid, The Lost Tribe), dies at age 43. [26]
December
- Specific date in December unknown: Harold A. McGill, Canadian comics artist (The Hall Room Boys, later retitled Percy and Ferdy), dies at age 75 or 76. [27]
Initial appearances by character name
DC Comics
- Detective Chimp in The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #4 (July), created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino - DC Comics
- Firefly, in Detective Comics #184 (June), created by France Herron and Dick Sprang - DC Comics
- Phantom Stranger in Phantom Stranger #1 (August), created by John Broome, Carmine Infantino and Sy Barry - DC Comics
- Rex the Wonder Dog in The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #1 (January), created by Robert Kanigher and Alex Toth - DC Comics
Other publishers
- Gyro Gearloose, in "Gladstone's Terrible Secret," Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #140 (Dell Comics, May)
- Robot Archie, in Lion #1 (Fleetway, 23 February)
- Thun'da, in Thun'da #1 (Magazine Enterprises)
- Uncle Scrooge, in Four Color Comics #386 (Dell Comics)
Newspaper strips
- Linus van Pelt, in Peanuts (September 19)
- Lucy van Pelt, in Peanuts (March 3)
Sources
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- "Spirou année 1952". www.bdoubliees.com.
- franquin.com. "Franquin-Une vie-1952" (in French).
- "Statuesque Spendthrifts - Carl Barks [Disney Ducks]". www.troynovant.com.
- https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/capp_a.htm
- "Pom".
- Dupuis Publishing. "Peyo".
- "Peyo". lambiek.net.
- "Harvey Kurtzman". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- "Will Eisner". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- "Dutch Comics 1950-1967". www.lambiek.net.
- "Marc Sleen". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- "De dolle musketiers". suskeenwiske.ophetwww.net.
- https://www.lambiek.net/artists/v/vandersteen.htm
- "Maurieta Wellman". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- "Arthur Horner". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- https://www.lambiek.net/artists/v/von-tresckow_egon.htm
- "Georgi Atanasov". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/gordon_chick.htm
- "Jimmy Bancks". lambiek.net.
- "Kemp Starrett". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- "Fogeli". lambiek.net.
- "George Brenner". lambiek.net.
- "H. T. Webster". lambiek.net.
- "Jean Dupuis - Connaître la Wallonie". connaitrelawallonie.wallonie.be.
- "Ambrose Dyson". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/mcgill_ha.htm
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