1957 in comics

Publications and events

January

February

  • February 2: André Franquin's Gaston Lagaffe makes his debut in Spirou. He first appears in its pages without any explanation. After a few weeks Spirou finally asks him who he is, but only finds out his name. Gaston then evolves into its own gag comic, which will run until 1997.[3]
  • February 4: Mell Lazarus' Miss Peach makes its debut. It will run until 8 September 2002.
  • February 10: Leonard Starr's Mary Perkins, On Stage makes its debut.
  • The final issue of the Dutch comics magazine Ketelbinkie Krant is published, which is named Kapitein Rob's Vrienden outside Rotterdam.[4]

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Specific date unknown

Deaths

January

February

March

  • March 1: A.C. Hutchison, American comics artist and animator (Major Sunshine and Colonel Grouch, Mrs. Economy, Luke Whoozis), dies at age 72.[27]
  • March 20: Arthur Lewis, American comics artist (continued Nervy Nat), dies at age 84.[28]
  • March 28: Jack Butler Yeats, Irish painter, illustrator and comics artist. (Chubb-Lock Holmes), passes away at age 85.[29]

April

  • April 17: Juan Martinez Buendia, aka Tínez, Spanish comics artist (contributed to TBO, Los Grandes Inventos de TBO), passes away at age 64 or 65.[30]
  • April 23: Guido Fantoni, Italian comics artist (Cartouche, made Italian versions of The Phantom, Mandrake the Magician and Flash Gordon), dies at age 64. [31]
  • April 30: Jacques Souriau, French comics artist (Jean et Jeanette), dies at age 80.[32]

June

  • June 6: Andrew A. Munch, American comics artist (continued Mac), passes away at age 48. [33]
  • June 17: J.R. Williams, Canadian comics artist (Out Our Way), dies at age 69.[34]

September

  • September 7: Jan Lutz, Dutch illustrator and comics artist, passes away at age 69.[35]
  • September 15: Jos Verdegem, Belgian painter, illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 60. [36]
  • September 24: Harry Paschall, American bodybuilder, columnist and comics artist (Bosco), dies at age 60.[37]

October

  • October 11: Edmond François Calvo, French comics artist (La Bête est Mort), dies at the age of 65.[38]
  • October 14: Reginald Heade, British comics artist (worked for magazines like Knockout and Comet), dies at the age of 55 or 56.[39]
  • October 26: Lawson Wood, British painter, illustrator, designer and comics artist (Gran'pop), dies at age 79.[40]

December

Specific date unknown

  • Ad Carter, American comics artist (Our Friend Mush, Just Kids, Nicodemus O'Malley), dies at age 71 or 72.[43]
  • Ed Smalle, Canadian-American comics artist (Récit Authentiques, comics for Chesler Comics and Funnies Inc.), dies at age 44 or 45.[44]

First issues by title

Charlton Comics

Marvel Comics

  • Adventures of Homer Ghost (June)
  • The Black Rider Rides Again (September)
  • Commando Adventures (June)
  • A Date with Patsy (September)
  • Hedy Wolfe (August)
  • The Kid from Dodge City (July)
  • The Kid from Texas (June)
  • Marvin Mouse (September)
  • Navy Tales (January)
  • Nellie the Nurse
  • Showgirls (June)
  • Six-Gun Western (January)
  • Western Trails (May)
  • Willie the Wise Guy

Marvel Comics

  • Dexter the Demon #7 — renamed from Melvin the Monster
  • G.I. Tales #4 ± renamed from Sgt. Barney Barker
  • Marines at War #1-8 — renamed from Tales of the Marines (Atlas Comics)
  • Kid Slade, Gunfighter #5 — renamed from Matt Slade, Gunfighter
  • Navy Action #15 — renamed from Sailor Sweeney
  • Sherry the Showgirl #5 — renamed from Showgirls
  • Showgirls #4 renamed from Sherry the Showgirl
  • Tales of the Marines #4 — renamed Marines at War, renamed from Devil-Dog Dugan (Atlas Comics)

Initial appearance by character name

See also

References

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  27. "A.C. Hutchison". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  28. "Arthur Lewis". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  29. "Jack Yeats". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  30. "Tínez". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  31. https://www.lambiek.net/artists/f/fantoni_guido.htm
  32. "Jacques Souriau". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  33. https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/munch_andrew.htm
  34. "James Robert Williams". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  35. "Jan Lutz". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  36. https://www.lambiek.net/artists/v/verdegem_jos.htm
  37. "Harry Paschall". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  38. "Edmond-François Calvo". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  39. "Reginald Heade". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  40. "Lawson Wood". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  41. "Josef Lada". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  42. "Maurice Cuvillier". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  43. "A.D. Carter". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  44. "Ed Smalle". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
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