1996 in comics

Notable events of 1996 in comics. See also list of years in comics.

Events

Year overall

  • The Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute creates Enviro-babies to help promote endangered species awareness

February

March

  • March 2: The Flemish newspapers Het Laatste Nieuws and De Nieuwe Gazet launch a weekly children comics supplement titled De Samson en Gert Krant, based on the popular TV show Samson en Gert. It will run until 1998, after which it is renamed. [2]
  • With issue #75, The Sandman ends its run. (DC/Vertigo)

April

June

July

August

September

  • The British satirical cartoon magazine Punch, which went bankrupt in 1992, is revived. It will run until 2002.[8]
  • Fantastic Four (1961 series) is canceled by Marvel with issue #416.
  • The Avengers (1963 series) is canceled by Marvel with issue #402.
  • Iron Man (1968 series) is canceled by Marvel with issue #332.
  • Newspaper strip A Couple of Guys begins publication

October

  • October 11: The 30th Asterix story is published, La Galère d'Obélix (translated in English as Asterix and Obelix All at Sea). In the story Obelix drinks the magic potion for the first time since he was a child, with dire consequences.[9]
  • October 12–13: During the Stripdagen in Breda, the Netherlands, Hanco Kolk receives the Stripschapprijs.[10][11] Het Nederlands Stripmuseum receives the first P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs (formerly the Jaarprijs voor Bijzondere Verdiensten), named after P. Hans Frankfurther, who died in a drowning accident in August.[12]

December

Specific date unknown

Deaths

January

  • January 19: Bernard Baily, American comics artist, writer and publisher (co-creator of The Spectre and Hourman), dies at age 79.[14]
  • January 22: Arthur Piroton, Belgian comics artist (Jess Long), passes away at age 64.[15]
  • January 28:
  • January 31: Claus Deleuran, Danish comics artist (Thorfinn, Rejsen til Saturn, Pirelli & Firestone, The People's Illustrated History of Denmark), dies at age 49.[18]

February

  • February 5: Roberto Raviola, aka Magnus, Italian comics artist (Alan Ford, Kriminal, Satanik, Lo Sconosciuto, Necron) passes away from cancer at age 56.[19]
  • February 6:
    • Boody Rogers, American comics artist (Sparky Watts, Babe), dies at age 91.[20]
    • Franco Tarantola, Italian comics artist, dies at age 53.[21]
  • February 13: Cara Sherman-Tereno, American comics artist (Life With The Vampire) dies of leukemia at the age of 44.[22]
  • February 26: Cork, Dutch cartoonist, (Mr. Cork/Ruitenheer), dies at age 64.[23]

March

April

  • April 12: Bob Zschiesche, American comics artist (Our Folks, Harley Hogg, assisted on Gasoline Alley and Snuffy Smith), dies at age 67 from an aneurysm.[29]
  • April 20: Håven, Swedish cartoonist and comics artist (Gamle Uno), dies at age 74.[30]

May

  • May 7: Piet Worm, Dutch comics artist (De Vrolijke Vaderlandse Geschiedenis, Professor Zegellak), dies at age 95.[31]
  • May 9: Carl Fallberg, American comics writer and artist (Disney comics) dies at age 80.
  • May 26: Francis Paid, Dutch comics artist (Joris Voetangel, Toonder Studios), passes away at age 71.[32]

June

  • June 11: Gin, Spanish comics artist, animator, and illustrator (Nathalie, Denise, Disney comics), passes away at age 65.[33]
  • June 15: Nonkel Fons, Belgian priest, publisher, and comics writer (founder of the comics magazine Zonneland, writer of Rikske en Fikske) dies at age 84.[34]
  • June 19: Curt Swan, American comics artist (worked on Superman), dies at age 76.[35]

July

August

  • August 12: Mark Gruenwald, American comics writer and editor (Marvel Comics) dies at age 43.[38]
  • August 28: P. Hans Frankfurther, Dutch film & TV producer, activist and organizer (founder of Het Stripschap, namegiver to the annual P. Hans Frankfurther comics prize [39]), drowns at age 64, trying to save his son (who also drowns).[40][41]

September

October

December

  • December 2: Don Dohler, American film director, publisher and comics artist (Pro Junior), passes away at age 60.[46]
  • December 7:
  • December 22: Jack Hamm, American comics artist (Drawing the Head and Figure, Cartooning the Head and Figure), dies at age 80.[49]

Specific date unknown

  • Themos Andreopoulos, Greek comics artist (Mikros Serifis) and publisher (the magazine Tam-Tam), dies at age 78 or 79.[50]
  • Stan Clements, Australian comics artist (Tom Dunne, Scientific Detective, Dinny Dare, Jim & Jill, Rays of Destiny, Matt Marcus), dies at age 87.[51]
  • Jim Davis, American animator and cartoonist (Fox and the Crow), dies at age 80 or 81.[52]
  • Zoltán Forrai, Hungarian-Dutch comics artist (Pipa, Miklós), dies at age 94 or 95.[53]
  • Rick Hoover, American animator and comics artist (Disney comics), dies at age 55 or 56.[54]
  • Malcolm Jones III, American comics artist (Sandman), commits suicide at circa age 37.[55]
  • Wang Letian, Chinese comics artist and cartoonist, dies at age 78 or 79.[56]
  • Terry Patrick, British comics artist (worked for DC Thomson), dies at age 66 or 67.[57]
  • Albert Tolf, American comics artist (assisted on Gasoline Alley, cartoons of San Francisco), dies at age 84 or 85.[58]

Conventions

First issues by title

Independent titles

Allegra
Release: August by Image Comics. Writer: Steven T. Seagle. Artist: Scott Clarke
Cyberpunx
Release: March by Image Comics. Writer: Robert Loren Fleming Artist: Ching Lau
Keyhole
Release: June by Millennium Publications. Writers: Dean Haspiel, Josh Neufeld, R. Walker, Chris Cliadakis, Linda Perkins. Art by: Haspiel, Neufeld, and Perkins.
Tim Curry
Release February by Curry Comics.

Marvel Comics

Release August
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