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Notable events of 1958 in comics.
Publications and events
January
- January 8: in Edgar Pierre Jacobs
- January 20: The first episode of Francisco Ibáñez Talavera's Mortadelo y Filemón (Mort and Phil) is published.[1]
February
- February 6: in Spirou, the first chapter of La foire aux gangsters, by Franquin, is published.
- February 17: Johnny Hart's B.C. makes its debut.[2]
March
- March 2: The final episode of Stanley Link's Tiny Tim is published.[3]
- March 13: The first episode of Marcel Remacle's Le Vieux Nick et Barbe-Noire is published in Spirou.[4]
- March 15: The first episode of .
- The first issue of the American satirical magazine Sylvester P. Smytheappears on the front cover of its first issue. The magazine will run until February 2007.
- Uncle Scrooge #21 — "The Money Well," by Carl Barks (Dell Comics)
- In the 253rd issue of Detective Comics the recurring villains Terrible Trio make their debut.
- The Mickey Mouse adventure Kali's Nail by Romano Scarpa is first published in the Italian Disney comics magazine Topolino.
April
- April 2: René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo's Oumpah-pah makes its debut in Tintin.[5][6]
- April 27: Stan Lynde's Rick O'Shay makes its debut. It runs until 8 March 1981.
- In the 247th issue of Adventure Comics the Legion of Super-Heroes make their debut.
May
- May 1 : In , is published.
- May 13: In Charles M. Schulz' Peanuts Snoopy is first seen imitating a vulture. This will become a running gag in the series.[7]
- May 15: In the magazine Spirou, the first episode of the Franquin and Gregis published.
- May 26: The first episode of Jack Cole's Betsy and Me is published. After Cole's suicide on 13 August the series will be continued by Dwight Parks until 27 December.[8]
- The final issue of Justice Traps the Guilty is published.
- The final issue of This Magazine is Hauntedis published.
June
- June 15: The final episode of Cliff Sterrett's Polly and Her Pals appears in the papers.[9]
- Action Comics #241 — "The Super-Key to Fort Superman", first appearance of Superman's Fortress of Solitude (DC Comics)
- Uncle Scrooge #22 — "The Golden River," by Carl Barks (Dell Comics)
- Dottor Paperus by Luciano Bottaro – Donald Duck in a parody of Goethe’s Doctor Faust.
July
- July 7: The first episode of Francisco Ibáñez Talavera's La familia Trapisonda is published.[1]
- In issue #242 of Action Comics one of Superman's arch enemies Brainiac makes his debut.
- 'Walt Disney's Comics and Stories' # 214 - "Fearsome Flowers" by Carl Barks.
- The Red Sea Sharks by Hergè
August
- August 22: Belgian comics artist nervous breakdown, which lets his latest Piet Pienter en Bert Bibber story to be interrupted in the papers. Gaston Ebinger therefore makes a filler comic titled Intermezzo voor Detectives, which will run until 6 September, after which Pom continues his Piet Pienter en Bert Bibber story again.[10]
- August 27: Comics artist Bob Wood is arrested for manslaughter of his girlfriend.[11]
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- In the 123th issue of Superman Supergirl makes her debut.
September
- September 8: Jack Berill, Neal Rubin and Rod Whigham's Gil Thorp makes its debut.[12]
- September 17: in Tintin, the first chapter of Tintin in Tibet, by Hergè, is published.
- September 26: The first episode of Jan-Dirk van Exter's Brommy & Tommy is published. This comics series will run in newspapers until 1978.[13]
- September: Dave Wood and Jack Kirby's Sky Masters makes their debut.[14]
- Superman #124 — the first DC title with a letters column as a regular feature beginning with this issue.[15]
- Uncle Scrooge #27 — "The Money Champ," by Carl Barks (Dell Comics)
- Bob White's Cosmo the Merry Martian makes its debut and will run until October 1959.
- The first issue of the British comics magazine War Picture Library is published. It will run until December 1984.
October
- October 12: The final episode of Honey and Hank, aka Elsworth by Bernard Segal, aka Seeg, is published.[16]
- October 20: Víctor Mora's El Jabato makes its debut.[17]
- October 23: In the Johan and Peewit story The Flute with Six Holes by Peyo The Smurfs make their debut, as well as their leader Papa Smurf.[18] They eventually become a successful spin-off comic.[18]
- The final issue of Harvey Kurtzman's satirical magazine Humbug is published.
- The Cisco Kid, with issue #41 (October–December cover date), cancelled by Dell.
- In the 101st issue of Time Trappermakes his debut.
- The Donald Duck comics story Paperin Meschino (text by Guido Martina, drawings by Pier Lorenzo De Vita) is published, a parody of Andrea Da Barberino’s Il Guerin Meschino.
November
- November 8: Dutch comics artist Pieter J. Kuhn suffers a heart attack. As a result Kapitein Rob is interrupted for half a year. It will restart again in Het Parool on 30 June 1959.[19]
- November 17: The first episode of Frank O'Neal's Short Ribs is published.[20]
- November 27: in Spirou, the first chapter of Goscinny and Morris, is published.
- In the British comics magazine The Beezer Tom Bannister's Colonel Blink makes his debut.
- Adam Strange makes his debut in the 17th issue of Showcase.
December
- December 2: Comics artist Bob Wood is convicted to three years in prison for manslaughter of his girlfriend.[11]
- December 12: In Charles M. Schulz' Peanuts Snoopy is first seen sleeping on top of his doghouse.[7]
- December 12: La mesa degli scheletri (The skeletons’ mesa) by Galep; Mefisto, the Tex Willer's nemesis, makes his comeback. The villain, in his first appearance a simple illusionist, here becomes definitively an evil wizard with unsettling paranormal powers.[21]
- In the 73rd issue of Forbidden Worlds Richard E. Hughes and Ogden Whitney's Herbie Popnecker makes his debut.[22]
- The first issue of Strange Worldsis published and will run until August 1959.
- The first issue of the British comics magazine Bunty is published, which will run until 2001.
Specific date unknown
- Hui Guan-man's Uncle Choi is first published.[23]
- Philip Mendoza's Gulliver Guinea-Pig debuts and will run until 1965.[24]
- Hugh Morren's The Smasher makes its debut.[25]
- Irving Phillips's The Strange World of Mr. Mum makes its debut. It will run until 1974.[26]
- Jürgen Kieser creates Fix und Fax, which will run until 1987.[27]
- Foundation of publishers Major Publications and I. W. Publications.
- Tibet's Le Club de Peur-de-Rien makes its debut.[28]
- In , is prepublished.
Births
December
Specific date unknown
- Esegé, Spanish comics artist (Gustavo, el de la Calle del Diecinueve, Tito Sidecar, El Dinosaurio Jeremías), (d. 2021).[30]
Deaths
January
- January 2: Harry G. Peter, American comics artist (Wonder Woman), dies at age 76 or 77.[31]
- January 11: Frank Willard, American comics artist (Moon Mullins), dies at age 64.[32]
- January 23: Ilia Beshkov, Bulgarian comics artist and painter, dies at age 56.[33]
February
- February 17:
- Robert Moore Brinkerhoff, American comics artist (Little Mary Mixup), dies at age 77.[34]
- Hugh McCrea, Australian poet, illustrator and comics artist (Jim and Jam), dies at age 81.[35]
- Bob Satterfield, aka Sat, American comics artist (Sat's Bear, Oh, Thunder, The Family Next Door, Days We'll Never Forget), dies at age 82.[36]
- February 20: Jim Wilcox, American illustrator and comic artist (continued Dick Cole), dies at age 62. [37]
March
- March 2: John Held Jr., AKA Myrtle Held, American illustrator and comic artist (Merely Margy, Rah Rah Rosalie), dies at age 69. [38]
- March 6: Andreas Haavoll, Norwegian schoolteacher, banker, publisher and comics writer (Smørbukk), dies at age 88. [39]
April
- March 26: Fernand Dineur, Belgian comics artist (Tif et Tondu), dies at age 53.[40]
- March 31: Harry O'Neill, American comic artist (Broncho Bill, Bumps), dies at age 66. [41]
April
- April 24: Vasilis Zisis, Greek painter and comics artist (worked on Classics Illustrated), commits suicide at age 44.[42]
- April 26: Joan Collette, Dutch graphic artist, designer, illustrator, painter and comics artist, dies at age 59.[43]
May
- May 1: Till Goodan, American comics artist (made comics based on Gene Autry), dies at age 61 or 62 from a heart attack while riding his horse.[44]
- May 12: Frank Minnitt, British comics artist (Billy Bunter), dies at age 63.[45]
- May 28: Charlie Schmidt, American comics artist (Radio Patrol), dies at age 71.[46]
June
- June 7: Joe Maneely, American comics artist (Atlas Comics), dies in a railroad accident at age 32.[47]
August
- August 8: J.P. McEvoy, American comics writer, (Dixie Dugan), dies at age 61.
- August 13: Jack Cole, American comics artist (Plastic Man) commits suicide at age 43.[8]
September
- September 18: Olaf Gulbransson, Norwegian-German cartoonist and comics artist (worked for Simplicissimus), dies at age 86.[48]
- September 20: Aleksander Dobrinov, Bulgarian caricaturist, cartoonist and comics artist, dies at age 60.[49]
October
- October 4: Jack King, American animator and comics artist (assisted on Mickey Mouse), dies at age 72.[50]
- October 26: Clare Victor Dwiggins, also known as Dwig, American comics artist (School Days, Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn), dies at age 74.[51]
- October 28: Mario Pompei, Italian comics artist and animator (Bice e Bauci, Saputino, Il Prode Anselmo, Armando il Pittore, Pinco Pallino, Isolina Marzabotto), dies at age 55.[52]
December
- December 8: Andres C. Audiffred, Mexican comics artist (El Señor Pestaña, Chom Prieto, Don Lupito), dies at age 63.[53]
Specific date unknown
- Alex Akerbladh, Swedish-British comics artist (drew various celebrity comics based on popular music hall and film comedians), dies at age 71 or 72.[54]
- Basil Blackaller, British comics artist (Hairy Dan), dies at age 36 or 37.[55]
- S.J. Cash, British comics artist and illustrator, dies at age 73 or 74.[56]
- Charles Genge, British comics artist (Our Boy Scout Patrol), dies at age 83 or 84.[57]
First issues by title
- D. C. Thomson & Co.)
- Il piccolo Ranger (Edizioni Audace, June)
- Cosmo the Merry Martian (Archie Comics, September)
- Life with Archie (Archie Comics, September)
- Un ragazzo nel Far West (A boy in Far West, Edizioni Audace, September) – Sergio Bonelli's debut as writer.
- Tex Gigante (Edizioni Audace, October)
- Strange Worlds (Atlas Comics, December)
- Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane[58] (DC Comics, March/April)
- Tell It to the Marines)
- Uncle Choi (Hong Kong)
Initial appearance by character name
DC Comics
- Adam Strange in Showcase #17 (November), created by Julius Schwartz and Murphy Anderson - DC Comics
- Sardath in Showcase #17 (November), created by Julius Schwartz and Murphy Anderson - DC Comics
- Tlano in Batman #113 (August), created by France Herron and Dick Sprang - DC Comics
- Bizarro in Superboy #68 (October), created by Otto Binder and George Papp - DC Comics
- Brainiac in Action Comics #242 (July), created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino - DC Comics
- Calendar Man in Detective Comics #259 (September), created by Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff - DC Comics
- Doctor Alchemy in Showcase #13 (April), created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino - DC Comics
- Doctor Double X in Detective Comics #261 (November)
- Legion of Super-Heroes in Adventure Comics #247 (April), created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino - DC Comics
- Mister Element in Showcase#13 (April)
- Orana in Wonder Woman #250 (December), created by Jack C. Harris - DC Comics
- Rainbow Archer in Adventure Comics #246 (March), created by France Herron and George Papp - DC Comics
- Space Ranger in Showcase #15 (July), created by Edmond Hamilton, Gardner Fox and Bob Brown - DC Comics
- Terrible Trio in Detective Comics #253 (March), created by Dave Wood and Sheldon Moldoff - DC Comics
Other publishers
- Cosmo the Merry Martian in Cosmo the Merry Martian #1 (Archie Comics, September)
- Mort & Phil in Pulgarcito #1394, January
- Herbie Popnecker in Forbidden Worlds #73 (American Comics Group, December)
- Éditions Dupuis, October 23)
- Éditions Dupuis, October 23)
- Gionni Galassia by Benito Jacovitti in Il giorno dei ragazzi (November 6) – a boy passionate about astronomy, protagonist of clouse encounters and trips in the space.
- Héctor Oesterheld and Alberto Breccia, in 'Hora Cero Extra' (December 5) – investigator of supernatural and time traveller.
References
- ^ a b "Francisco Ibáñez". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Johnny Hart". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Stanley J. Link". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Marcel Remacle". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "René Goscinny". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Albert Uderzo". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ a b "Charles M. Schulz". lambiek.net. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ a b "Jack Cole". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Cliff Sterrett". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Gaston Ebinger".
- ^ a b "Bob Wood". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Jack Berrill". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Jan Dirk van Exter". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ Gravett, Paul, "1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die", Universe, page 209.
- ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9.
This issue of Superman was the first DC comic to include a letters column that would become a regular feature, though readers' letters were published in issue #3 of Real Fact Comics in July 1946.
- ^ "Bernard Segal".
- ^ "Victor Mora". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ a b "Peyo". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Pieter Kuhn". lambiek.net. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
- ^ "Frank O'Neal". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "La mesa degli scheletri". www.ubcfumetti.com. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ "Ogden Whitney". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Hui Guan-man". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Philip Mendoza". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Hugh Morren". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Irving Phillips". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Jürgen Kieser". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Tibet".
- ^ "André Osi". Lambiek.net. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "Esegé". Lambiek.net. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
- ^ "Harry G. Peter". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Frank Willard". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Ilia Beshkov". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "R. M. Brinkerhoff". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Hugh McCrea". lambiek.net.
- ^ "Bob Satterfield". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Jim Wilcox". lambiek.net. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ "John Held Jr". lambiek.net. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
- ^ Grepstad, Ottar. "Andreas Haavoll". In Rotevatn, Audhild Gregoriusdotter (ed.). Allkunne (in Norwegian). Nynorsk kultursentrum. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ "Fernand Dineur". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Harry O'Neill". lambiek.net. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ "Vasilis Zisis". lambiek.net.
- ^ "Joan Collette". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Till Goodan". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Frank Minnitt". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Charlie Schmidt". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Joe Maneely". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Olaf Gulbransson". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Aleksandar Dobrinov". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Jack King". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Clare Victor Dwiggins". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Mario Pompei". lambiek.net. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "Andres C. Audiffred". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Alex Akerbladh". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Basil Blackaller". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "S.J. Cash". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Charles Genge". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ^ Irvine "1950s" in Dolan, p. 89: "Following her successful test run in the pages of Showcase #9 and #10, Lois Lane got her own title Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane in which Superman was ever the prankster."