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Notable events of 1979 in comics .
Events
January
February
February 20 :
Kees Kousemaker and his wife Evelien publish Wordt Vervolgd. Stripleksikon der Lage Landen , the follow-up to their earlier comics encyclopaedia Strip voor Strip (1979).
[3]
February 22 : In
Spirou , the first chapter of the
Yoko Tsuno story
La lumiere d’Ixo , by
Roger Leloup , is published.
February 26 : In
Pif Gadget , Les Robinsons de la Terre (The Planet Earth’s Robinson ) by Roger Lécureux and
Alfonso Font makes its debut.
Firs issue of Cliff (Editoriale Corno), by
Luciano Secchi ; the series, a sort of Italian version of
Hulk , lasts just 16 numebrs.
[4]
March
April
May
May 5 :
David Sutherland introduces Dennis' pet pig
Rasher in
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher .
[7]
May 15 : In
Tintin , the first chapter of the Jonathan story Douniacha, il y a longtemps… (Douniacha, long time ago ) by Cosey is published.
May 19 : A statue of
Suske en Wiske , designed by René Rosseel, is revealed at the
Antwerp Zoo .
[8]
[9]
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.
In
Il mago , Piombo di mancia (Tip lead) by
Vittorio Giardino ; debut of the
Bolognese private eye Sam Pezzo.
[10]
June
June 6 : In
Tintin , the first chapter of the
Thorgal story Les Trois Vieillards du pays d'Aran (The three old men from Aran country), by
Jean Van Hamme and
Grzegorz Rosiński is published.
[11]
June 17 : The final episode of the weekly political-satirical gag comic spin-off of
Jean Tabary 's
Iznogoud is printed in the Sunday newspaper Journal du Dimanche.
[12]
June 21 : In
Spirou , the first chapter of the
Spirou & Fantasio story
Des haricots partout by
Jean Claude Fournier is published.
First issue of Il Paperino d’oro (The golden
Donald Duck ), published by
Mondadori ; reprints of the classic stories by
Carl Barks .
In Alterlinus , La lunga notte (The long night), by
Sergio Toppi , first episode of the series
Sharaz-de , inspired by
One Thousand and One Nights .
[13]
In Super Goofy , The Day a Knight Was Born , by Del Connel and
Pete Alvarado ; debut of the Mighty Knight, Middle-age version of
Super Goofy .
Cico story , by
Guido Nolitta and
Gallieno Ferri ; first album fully dedicated to the
Zagor ’s Mexican partner.
[14]
In Italy, first issue of Storie blu (Blue stories, Ediperiodici), anthological magazine of sci-fi and erotic comics.
Summer
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 .
[15]
With issue #24, Marvel cancels
Godzilla, King of the Monsters .
La resa dei conti (The showndown), by
Magnus , last episode of
La compagnia della forca .
In
Marvel Two-in-one 53, the story arc
Project Pegasus begins.
July 25 :
Marvel UK publishes the final weekly issue (#352) of
Marvel Comic .
July 26 : In the German magazine Zack , the parody Western series Silas Finn by the Italian authors
Tiziano Sclavi and
Giorgio Cavazzano is published.
[16]
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.
In the story
Mister No va alla guerra (Mr. No goes to war), by
Guido Nolitta and
Gallieno Ferri , the true name of the character (Jerry Drake) is revealed.
[17]
In
Pif Gadget , debut of two adventure series: Ayak , by Jean Ollivier and
Eduardo Teixeira Coelho , set in the
Klondike Gold rush , with an
artic wolf as protagonist, and Marine fille de pirate (The pirate’s daughter) by
Francois Corteggiani and Pierre Tranchand.
August 19 : in
Topolino , Topolino e l’enigma di Mu , by Massimo De Vita; debut of
Prof. Zachary Zapotec .
August 25 : IPC Magazines merged two comic books 2000 AD and Starlord and Tornado into "2000 AD and Tornado".
September
September : The Indian comics magazine
Target is launched. Inside the first issue,
Ajit Ninan 's detective comic
Detective Moochhwala makes its debut.
[18]
September 9:
For Better or For Worse , by
Lynn Johnston , debuts, distributed by
Universal Press Syndicate .
September 17 :
Jaap Vegter receives the
Stripschapprijs .
[19]
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.
The first edition of the
Helsinki Comics Festival is organized in
Helsinki , Finland.
[20]
Calibro 45 , by Ennio and Vladimiro Missaglia (
Daim Press ); first album of the short-lived western series Judas ,
[21]
October
October 1 :
Hergé 's
Tintin and
Snowy receive a statue in
Uccle .
[22]
January 6 : The final episode of
Kees Stip and Nico Visscher's newspaper gag-a-day comic In de Wolken is published.
[23]
October 6 : In The
Louisville Times , the first episode of
Don Rosa ’s
Captain Kentucky is published.
October 21 : In
Il giornalino , the first chapter of the
Dino Battaglia ’s comics adaptation of
Gargantua and Pantagruel is published.
[24]
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 .
In the Argentine magazine El pendulo the first episode of the series Las puertitas del senor Lopez , by
Carlos Trillo and
Horacio Altuna is published.
[25]
December
December 21 : In
VSD , the first chapter of Le magot des Dalton (The Daltons’ swag ) by
Morris and Vicq is published. Vicq succeeds the late
Goscinny as
Lucky Luke ’s writer.
The final issue of the Dutch adult comics magazine Gummi/De Ballooen is published.
[26]
In
Linus , the first strip of
Sergio Staino ’s
Bobo appears.
[27]
Specific date unknown
Due to weak sales numbers from 1978,
[28] during the course of the year
Marvel Comics cancels a number of ongoing titles:
Black Panther ;
Captain Marvel ;
Godzilla, King of the Monsters ;
Howard the Duck ;
The Human Fly ;
The Invaders ;
John Carter, Warlord of Mars ;
Kid Colt Outlaw ;
Marvel Triple Action ; and
Rawhide Kid .
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 .
In
Turnhout , Belgium the first edition of the Stripgids Festival is organized by Jan Smet.
[29]
[30]
[31]
Belgian comic artist
Morris is knighted in the
Order of Leopold II .
[32]
Comic artist
Gary Panter publishes the
Rozz Tox Manifesto , in which he encourages
counterculture artists to infiltrate the
mainstream media .
[33]
Births
March
November
Deaths
January
February
February 9 : Daniël Jansens, Belgian comics writer (
Bessy , Lombok ,
Bakelandt ,
Kramikske ), dies from a heart attack at age 47.
February 15 : Roy d'Ami, Italian comics writer, artist and founder of the Studio Creazioni d'Ami, dies at age 55.
[37]
February 22 :
John Coleman Burroughs , American illustrator and comics artist (
John Carter of Mars , David Innes of Pellicudar ), dies at age 65.
[38]
March
April
June
July
July 4 : Pagsilang Rey Isip, Filipino-American comics artist, painter, photographer and musician, dies at age 68 from a heart attack.
[40]
July 19 :
Paul Bransom , American comics artist, illustrator and painter (The Latest News from Bugville ), dies at age 94.
[41]
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.
[42]
August 15 :
Walter Berndt , American comics artist (
Smitty ), dies at age 80.
[43]
August 26 :
Mika Waltari , Finnish novelist and comics writer (wrote for Asmo Alho
[44] ), dies at age 70.
[45]
September
September 12 :
Les Clark , American animator (
Disney Studios ), dies at age 71.
[46]
September 20 : Erich Gold, AKA Goltz, AKA Eric Peters, Austrian-American caricaturist, political cartoonist, comic writer and artist (
Abbott & Costello comics,
Elsie the Cow comics), dies at age 80.
[47]
September 26 :
Carl Grubert , American comics artist (
The Berrys ), dies at age 68.
[48]
October
October 16 : René Brantonne, French illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 76.
[49]
October 30 :
Oscar Conti , aka Oski, Argentine cartoonist, caricaturist, animator and comics artist (Cascabel , The True History of the Indies ), dies at age 65.
[50]
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.
[51]
November 22 : Hugh McNeill, British comics artist (
Ping the Elastic Man ,
Pansy Potter ,
Winnie the Witch ,
Jack and Jill ), dies at age 68.
[52]
November 23 : Eugène Gire, French comics artist (Cap'tain Vir de Bor ), dies at age 73.
[53]
November 30 :
Dick Huemer , American animator (
Disney Studios ) and comics writer (
The Adventures of Buck O'Rue ,
[54]
True Life Adventures
[55] ), dies at age 81.
December
Specific date unknown
Garrett Price , American comics artist, cartoonist and illustrator (White Boy , later renamed Skull Valley ), dies at age 81 or 82.
[57]
Carlos Laffond, Spanish comics artist (Thierry Le Chevalier , illustrated
L'Oncle Paul ), dies at age 49 or 50.
[58]
Conventions
April 6–8 :
MiamiCon II (Holiday Inn, Miami, Florida) — first iteration of the show since 1975; guests include
Stan Lee
[59]
June :
Comicon (Australia) (
RMIT ,
Melbourne , Australia) — first Australian comic book convention
[60]
June :
Houstoncon (Houston, Texas) — guests include
George Pérez and
Walter Koenig
June :
World of Comics — guests include
Jim Steranko
[61]
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
[62]
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 11–12 :
Comicon '79 (London) British Comic Art Convention 11 (Rembrandt Hotel, Thurloe Place, London) — sponsored by Valhalla Books of Ilford, and organized by Ian Starling, Neville Ferris, and
Ian Knox ; guests include
Jim Starlin (guest of honor),
Paul Neary ,
Dez Skinn
[63]
August 31–September 2 :
Comicon '79 (Birmingham) U.K. Comic Art & Fantasy Convention (Hotel Metropole,
National Exhibition Centre ; Birmingham, England) — produced by Colin Campbell/Biytoo Books; guests include
Jim Steranko (guest of honor),
Marshall Rogers ,
Terry Austin ,
Paul Levitz ,
Howard Chaykin ,
Len Wein ,
Joe Staton ,
Dez Skinn , and
Dave Gibbons ; presentation of the
Eagle Awards
[64]
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
[65]
December 15 : "
Christmas Con " (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — guests include
Rick Marschall
[66]
Awards
Presented in
1980 for comics published in 1979:
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 : December. Reprinting the original
X-Men title.
[67]
Doctor Who Magazine
Release : October 11 by
Marvel UK .
Hulk Comic
Release : March 7 by
Marvel UK . Editor :
Dez Skinn .
Man-Thing vol. 2
Release : November. Writer :
Michael Fleisher . Artists:
Jim Mooney and
Bob Wiacek .
Marvel Spotlight vol. 2
Release : July. Editor :
Roger Stern .
Micronauts
Release : January. Writer :
Bill Mantlo . Artist :
Michael Golden .
Rom: Spaceknight
Release : December. Writer :
Bill Mantlo . Artist :
Sal Buscema .
Shogun Warriors
Release : February. Writer :
Doug Moench . Artist :
Herb Trimpe .
Tales to Astonish vol. 2
Release : December. Reprinting edited versions of the
1968
Sub-Mariner title.
[67]
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
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
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a
b 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 ."