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Notable events of 1984 in comics .
Events
Year overall
The independent publishing boom continues, as
Antarctic Press ,
Continuity Comics ,
Deluxe Comics ,
Matrix Graphic Series , and
Renegade Press all enter the arena.
Small press publisher
Americomics changes its name to
AC Comics .
Terry Nantier teams up with Chris Beall and Marc Minoustchine to form Nantier, Beall, Minoustchine (
NBM Publishing ).
[1]
The ups-and-downs of the marketplace take their toll, as
Gold Key Comics (also known as Whitman Comics),
Capital Comics ,
JC Comics ,
Pacific Comics , and Spectrum Comics all cease publishing.
The
Marvel Comics imprint
Epic Comics releases four new limited series (
Six from Sirius ,
Timespirits ,
Crash Ryan , and
The Sisterhood of Steel ), solidifying the new publishing trend.
Marvel Comics introduces its
Star Comics imprint, licensed titles intended for young readers, with the three-issue limited series
The Muppets Take Manhattan .
Opening of the San Francisco-based
Cartoon Art Museum .
[2]
January
February
March
April
May
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , published by
Mirage Studios , premiers at a
comic book convention in
Portsmouth, New Hampshire . Originally conceived by
Kevin Eastman and
Peter Laird as a one-off parody, the comic's popularity goes on to inspire four
television series , numerous
video games , five
feature films , and a wide range of toys and merchandise.
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars debuts, written by
Jim Shooter and published by
Marvel Comics . Secret Wars is the first of a new breed of large
crossover events which will become a staple of both Marvel and
DC Comics publishing schedules from this point forward.
Spider-Man 's black costume first appears in
The Amazing Spider-Man #252, after the character returns from the Secret Wars. The black costume eventually ties into the origin of the popular
supervillain
Venom .
Savage Sword of Conan #100: "When a God Lives," by
Michael Fleisher ,
John Buscema , and
Ernie Chan .
Capital Comics suspends publication; its titles Badger , Nexus , and Whisper are later acquired by
First Comics .
Al Jaffee starts drawing the long-running comic The Shpy for
The Moshiach Times .
[5]
Dave Berg draws The Right Thing .
[6]
in
Marvel Graphic Novel 9,
Futurians by
Dave Cockrum .
[7]
June
June 7 :
Jean van Hamme and
William Vance 's
XIII makes its debut.
[8]
Mister X #1, by
Jaime ,
Gilbert , and
Mario Hernandez , is published by
Vortex Comics .
Batman Special #1, Batman battles
The Wrath , by
Mike W. Barr and
Michael Golden , published by DC.
The Fury of Firestorm #24 features an
insert previewing the upcoming
Blue Devil series by writers
Dan Mishkin and
Gary Cohn and artist
Paris Cullins .
[9]
June 23 : With issue #689, the British girls' comic
Tammy ends its run, merging with
Girl .
June 30:
Scream! , with issue #15, ends its run and merges with
Eagle . (IPC Magazines)
July
August
September
September 22 : The first episode of the gag comic
Rasher , a spin-off of
Dennis the Menace and Gnasher , is published in
The Beano , drawn by
David Sutherland .
[10]
Pacific Comics goes into liquidation.
[11]
Jemm, Son of Saturn — #1 in a 12-issue limited series, by
Greg Potter ,
Gene Colan and
Klaus Janson , published by DC Comics.
The Mighty World of Marvel vol. 2, with issue #17, is cancelled by
Marvel UK .
Haunted , with issue #75, cancelled by Charlton.
October
October 9 : The final episode of Cosey's À La Recherche de Peter Pan (On the Search for Peter Pan ) is serialized in
Tintin .
[12]
October 24 : A non-profit organization is founded, to promote and fund an upcoming museum devoted to
Belgian comics , which in 1989 will open as the
Belgian Comic Strip Center .
[13]
Superman #400: 68-page anniversary issue: "The Living Legends of Superman." (DC Comics)
[14]
The Incredible Hulk #300: "Days of Rage!" by
Bill Mantlo and
Sal Buscema . (Marvel Comics)
What If , with issue #47, is cancelled by Marvel.
The West Coast Avengers — #1 in a four-issue mini-series, published by
Marvel Comics . Writer :
Roger Stern . Artists :
Bob Hall and
Brett Breeding .
Timespirits — #1 in an eight-issue limited series, published by
Epic Comics .
Crash Ryan — #1 in a four-issue mini-series, published by
Epic Comics .
Original Shield , with issue #4, is cancelled by
Archie Adventure Series .
Ghostly Tales , with issue #169, cancelled by
Charlton Comics .
Scary Tales , with issue #46, cancelled by
Charlton Comics .
Babette by
Hermann , first album of the saga
The towers of Bois-Maury
[15]
November
November 1 : The first episode of
Leigh Rubin 's
Rubes appears in print.
[16]
November 6 : In
Amsterdam the Dutch comics store
Lambiek publishes a special
Yiddish edition of
Will Eisner 's
A Contract with God in the presence of Eisner himself.
[17]
November 24 : The
Judge Dredd story "
City of the Damned " begins its run in
2000 AD (the storyline runs through February 23, 1985).
Wally Wood's T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1, published by
Deluxe Comics , a revival of a superhero team originally published by
Tower Comics until the late 1960s. The five published issues of this title feature some of the best artists of the era, including
George Pérez ,
Dave Cockrum ,
Keith Giffen ,
Murphy Anderson , and
Jerry Ordway .
Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #1 in a six-issue mini-series, by
Chris Claremont and
Al Milgrom , published by
Marvel Comics .
The Muppets Take Manhattan #1 in a three-issue limited series, by
Stan Kay ,
Dean Yeagle , and
Jacqueline Roettcher , published by
Star Comics .
With issue #273, DC cancels
Blackhawk volume 1, which ran from
1944 to
1968 ,
1976 to
1977 , and was revived for the final time in
1982 .
Ghost Manor (vol. 2), with issue #77, cancelled by Charlton.
December
Specific date unknown
Deaths
January
January 13 :
Ray Moore , American comics artist (co-creator of
The Phantom ), dies at age 78 or 79.
[24]
January 15 : Tom Hickey, American illustrator and comics artist (Slapsie , worked for
DC Comics ,
Dell Comics ,
Harvey Comics ), dies at age 73.
[25]
January 21 :
Phil Seuling , American organizer (founder of
Comic Art Convention and Sea Gate Distributors) and voice actor (voice of one of the pig cops in
Fritz the Cat ), dies at age 50.
[26]
January 31 :
K-Hito , Spanish caricaturist, animator, sports journalist, film producer, publisher and comics writer and artist (Gutiérrez , Macaco , Currinche , Don Turulato ), dies at age 93 or 94.
[27]
February
February 23 : Jorge B. Gálvez, aka Jordi Badía Romero, Spanish comics artist (The Super Cats ), dies at age 45.
[28]
March
March 1 :
Carl Burgos , American comics artist (
Human Torch ), dies at age 67.
[29]
March 15 : Joseph Hughes Newton, American comics artist (
Tullus ), dies at age 78.
April
April 1 :
Ray Gill, American comics writer and artist (worked for
Timely Comics and
Archie Comics ), dies at age 66.
[30]
Kurt Klamann, German painter and comics artist, dies at age 76.
[31]
April 7 : Vittorio Cossio, Italian comics artist and animator (continued Furio Almirante , Raff ), dies at age 72 or 73.
[32]
April 9 : Lex Overeijnder, Dutch comics artist (continued Pinkie Pienter , created comic strip based on the TV show
Fabeltjeskrant ), dies at age 53.
[33]
May
May 2 :
Bob Clampett , American animator, puppeteer and cartoonist (
Porky Pig ,
Daffy Duck ,
Tweety ), dies at age 70.
[34]
May 7 : Robert Giordan, French comics artist and half of the Giordan Brothers (Franck Nevil , Tom Tempest , Les Francis , Bob Corton , Vigor and Thierry ), dies at age 61.
[35]
May 21 :
Ruben Moreira , Puerto Rican-American comics artist (
Tarzan ), dies at age 61.
[36]
May 22 : Alan Maver, American sports cartoonist and comic artist (assisted on
Nancy ), dies at age 74.
[37]
Specific date unknown: May : Al Hubbard, American animator and comics artist (
Disney comics ,
Tom & Jerry comics ,
Walter Lantz comics , co-creator of
Fethry Duck ), dies at age 70 or 71.
[38]
June
June 4 :
Sol Brodsky , American comics artist and
Marvel Comics ' production manager. Also known as
Stan Lee 's "right-hand man", dies at age 61.
[39]
June 10 : Rodolfo Claro, aka Mico, aka René Foly, Argentine comics artist and illustrator, dies at age 82.
[40]
June 12 : Bill Wright, American comics artist (
Disney comics ), dies at age 66.
[41]
June 28 :
Pete Costanza , American comics artist (
Captain Marvel ), dies at age 71.
July
July 13 : Josep Coll i Coll, A.KA. José Coll y Coll, Spanish comics artist (En Bufa i en Pumpun ), commits suicide at age 61 with an electric cable in his bathtub.
[42]
July 24 : Bob Heinz, German comics artist (Pif und Alf , Jan Maat , Jerry der lustige Cowboy , Basil der Kätzenkonig , Bob Evans ), dies at age 61.
[43]
July 28 : Henk Kabos, Dutch comics artist (Tekko Taks ), dies at age 71.
[44]
July 29 :
Fred Waring , American bandleader, musician and comics collector (the Fred Waring Comics collection
[45] ), dies at age 84.
[46]
August
August 1 :
Howard Nostrand , American comics artist and illustrator (The comic strip based on the TV series
Bat Masterson ), dies at age 55.
[47]
August 10 :
Virgil Partch , American cartoonist and comics artist (The Captain's Gig ), dies at age 67 in a car accident.
[48]
August 17 :
Bruno Premiani , Italian-American illustrator and comics artist (co-creator of
Doom Patrol , worked on
Tomahawk ), dies at age 77.
[49]
August 19 :
Don Newton , American comics artist (
Batman ,
Captain Marvel ), dies at age 49.
[50]
August 21 :
Phil Seuling , American organizer of comic book
fan conventions and father of the
direct market , dies at age 50.
[51]
August 28 :
Harry Lucey , American comics artist (
Archie Comics ), dies at age 70.
[52]
September
September 12 :
Lola Anglada , Spanish comics artist and illustrator, dies at age 92.
[53]
Rein Stuurman, Dutch illustrator and comics artist (Bobbeltje de Maankabouter , Gerrit de Zwarte Kraai , Jantje Puk ), dies at the age of 83.
[54]
September 14 : Lino Palacio, Argentine comics artist (Ramona , Don Fulgencio ), dies at age 80.
[55]
September 21 : Hugh Stanley White, British comics artist (Rosalind and Tommy's Adventures Among the Chinese ), dies at age 79.
[56]
September 25 :
Laverne Harding , American animator and comics artist (
Walter Lantz ,
Hanna-Barbera ,
The Pink Panther ), dies at age 78.
October
October 21 : Maurice Henry, French journalist, writer, poet, painter, film director, cartoonist and comics artist, dies at age 76.
[57]
November
November 14 :
Greg Irons , American underground cartoonist, animator, poster- and tattoo artist, is killed by a bus in Bangkok, Thailand, at age 37.
[58]
November 30 :
Francisco Flores Montes, Mexican comic artist and painter (Flyn de la Pradera , Capitán Wings , Flash el Vengador , El Noqueador del Barrio , Gitanillo , Mi Hermano Chuy , Angels Infernales ), dies at age 64.
[59]
Frans Mettes, Dutch illustrator, poster- and comics artist (Het Huis Aan 't Water ), dies at age 75.
[60]
Specific date unknown :
December
December 7 : Otto Dicke, Dutch illustrator, cartoonist and comics artist (Spekkie en Blekkie , Jesje en Josje ), dies at age 66.
[62]
December 29 : Erich Schmitt, German comic artist (Die Arche Noah ), dies at age 60.
[63]
December 30 :
Mo Gollub , American comics artist (
Disney comics ,
Hanna-Barbera ), dies at age 74.
[64]
December 30 :
Al Avison , American comics artist (
Captain America ,
Whizzer ), dies at age 64.
Specific date unknown
Guy Brasseur, Belgian comics artist and teacher (Scampi ), dies at age 43 or 44.
[65]
Will Gould , American comics artist (
Red Barry ), dies at age 72 or 73.
[66]
Guglielmo Guastaveglia , Italian journalist and comics artist (early Italian
Mickey Mouse comics), dies at age 94 or 95.
[67]
Giovanni Manca, Italian comics artist (
Pier Cloruro de' Lambicchi , Macarietto , Don Gradasso Sbudelloni , Tamarindo ), dies at age 94 or 95.
[68]
Exhibitions and shows
Summer :
Gimpel Fils (London, England, U.K.) — "Strip Language: An Exploration of Representation and Comment, Serial Image and Text" , curated by
Caryn Faure Walker . Artists in the original art exhibition include
Terry Atkinson ,
Sonia Boyce ,
Ruth Blench ,
Daniel Brandley ,
Eddie Campbell ,
Sue Coe ,
Robert Combas ,
Riana Duncan ,
Myra Hancock ,
Clifford Harper ,
Peter Kennard ,
Holly Metz ,
Gary Panter ,
Savage Pencil ,
Ian Pollack ,
Art Spiegelman ,
Oscar Zarate ,
Hollis Zigler
[69]
Conventions
Creation Entertainment convention (Omni Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia) — guests include
Walter Koenig ,
Butch Guice , and
Bob Layton
Spring :
Atlanta Comics Festival (Atlanta, Georgia) — co-organized by
Glenwood Distributors and
Marvel Comics ; featured the
Jim Shooter
Roast , with guests
Jim Shooter ,
John Byrne ,
Bob Layton ,
Bob McLeod ,
Mark Gruenwald , and
John Romita Jr.
May 5 :
Portsmouth Mini-Con (
Howard Johnson's , Portsmouth, New Hampshire ) — guests include
Kevin Eastman &
Peter Laird , and the debut of
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
[70]
June :
Heroes Convention (Charlotte, North Carolina) — guest:
Stan Lee
June 2 :
London Comic Mart (Central Hall, Westminster, UK) — guests include
John Ridgway ,
Gary Russell , and
Richard Marson
June 23–24 :
Colorado Comic Art Convention (Auraria Campus Student Center, Denver, Colorado) — guests include
Bill Sienkiewicz ,
Joe Kubert ,
Ed Stein , and
Drew Litton
June 28–July 1 :
San Diego Comic-Con (Convention and Performing Arts Center and Hotel San Diego, San Diego, California) — 5,500 attendees; official guests:
Greg Bear ,
Howard Chaykin ,
Stan Drake ,
Burne Hogarth ,
Greg Jein ,
Ollie Johnston ,
Bob Layton ,
Brant Parker ,
Marshall Rogers ,
Mike Royer ,
Robert Shayne ,
Dave Stevens ,
Curt Swan ,
Frank Thomas , and
Al Williamson . The Con is held earlier than usual due to the
Los Angeles Summer Olympics .
Sergio Aragonés hosts the Masquerade.
July 6–8 :
Chicago Comicon (Ramada O'Hare, Rosemont, Illinois) — convention moves from Chicago to northern suburb of Rosemont; c. 12,000 attendees
[71]
July 6–8 :
Dallas Fantasy Fair (Dallas, Texas) — guests include
Mike W. Barr ,
Kerry Gammill ,
Fred Saberhagen , Kenneth Smith,
Jim Starlin ,
Roger Zelazny , and
Philip José Farmer
August 3–5 :
Atlanta Fantasy Fair (Omni Hotel & Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia) — 3-day membership: $25; official guests include
Larry Niven ,
Forrest J Ackerman ,
Robert Bloch ,
Sharon Webb ,
Richard Pini ,
Peter Laird ,
Kevin Eastman ,
[72]
Fred Hembeck
[73]
September 22–23 :
OrlandoCon (Orlando, Florida) — guests include
Will Eisner
September 23 :
King Kon Comic & Fantasy Convention (
Eastern Michigan University
McKenny Union , Ypsilanti, MI) — inaugural show; guests include
Dave Sim ,
Bill Willingham ,
William Messner-Loebs ,
Fred Schiller ,
Mike Gustovich ,
Mike Vosberg ,
Keith Pollard ,
Bob McLeod ,
Jeff Dee , and
Tom Morgan
[74]
November :
Mid-Ohio Con (Mansfield, Ohio)
November 23–25 :
Creation '84 (Omni Park Central Hotel, New York City)
Awards
Presented in
1985 for comics published in 1984:
First issues by title
DC Comics
Blue Devil
Release : June. Writers :
Dan Mishkin and
Gary Cohn . Artist :
Paris Cullins .
Infinity, Inc.
Release : March. Writer :
Roy Thomas . Artists :
Jerry Ordway and
Mike Machlan .
Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 3
Release : August. Writer :
Paul Levitz and
Keith Giffen .
[77] Artists :
Keith Giffen and
Larry Mahlstedt .
New Teen Titans vol. 2
Release : August. Writer :
Marv Wolfman . Artist :
George Pérez .
[78]
Star Trek
Release : February. Writer :
Mike W. Barr . Artists :
Tom Sutton and
Ricardo Villagran .
Marvel Comics
Alien Legion
Release : April by
Epic Comics . Writers :
Carl Potts and
Alan Zelenetz . Artist :
Frank Cirocco .
Amazing High Adventure
Release : August. Editor :
Carl Potts
Micronauts: The New Voyages
Release : October cover. Writer :
Peter B. Gillis . Artists :
Kelley Jones and
Bruce Patterson .
Power Pack
Release : May (August cover). Writer :
Louise Simonson . Artist :
June Brigman .
Transformers
Release : September. Writers :
Ralph Macchio and
Bill Mantlo . Artists :
Frank Springer and
Kim DeMulder .
Independent titles
Aztec Ace , by
Eclipse Comics
Dragon Ball , by
Akira Toriyama , first serialized on
Weekly Shōnen Jump .
Echo of Futurepast , by
Continuity Comics
Mister X , by
Vortex Comics
Mage: The Hero Discovered , by
Comico Comics
New Triumph , by
Matrix Graphic Series
Original Shield , by
Archie Adventure Series
Scream! , by
IPC Magazines
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , by
Mirage Studios
Wally Wood's T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1, by
Deluxe Comics
Zero Patrol #1, by
Continuity Comics
Zot! , by
Scott McCloud , published by
Eclipse Comics
Initial appearances by character name
DC Comics
Big Sir in
The Flash #338 (October)
Bizarra , in
DC Comics Presents #71 (July)
Blackbriar Thorn , in
DC Comics Presents #66 (February)
Blue Devil , in
The Fury of Firestorm #24 (June)
Bolt , in
Blue Devil #6 (November)
Crowbar , in
Justice League of America #233 (December)
Demolition Team , in
Green Lantern #176 (May)
Nathaniel Dusk , in
Nathaniel Dusk #1 (February)
Cynthia Reynolds , in
Justice League of America Annual #2 (October)
Javelin , in
Green Lantern #173 (February)
Jemm , in
Jemm, Son of Saturn #1 (September)
Jericho , in
New Teen Titans #42 (May)
Kid Devil in
Firestorm #24 (June)
Louise Lincoln , in
The Fury of Firestorm #21 (March)
Predator in
Green Lantern #178 (July)
Slipknot , in
The Fury of Firestorm #28 (October)
Felicity Smoak , in
The Fury of Firestorm #23 (May)
Steel , in
Justice League of America Annual #2
William Walsh in
Tales of the Teen Titans #44 (July)
Tezcatlipoca , in
Wonder Woman #314 (April)
Tsunami , in
All-Star Squadron #33 (May)
Vibe , in
Justice League of America Annual #2
Wrath , in
Batman Special #1 (1984)
Hardline in
Justice League of America #233 (December)
Windfall in
Batman and the Outsiders #9 (April)
Midnight in
All-Star Squadron #31 (March)
Red Torpedo in
All-Star Squadron #31 (March)
Geode in
Batman and the Outsiders #9 (April)
Overmaster in
Justice League of America #233 (December)
Barracuda in
World's Finest #304 (June)
Shockwave in
Blue Devil #2 (July)
Alan Welles in
Vigilante #7 (June)
Richard Raleigh in
All-Star Squadron #33 (May)
Paragon in
Justice League of America #224 (March)
Nathaniel Dusk in
Nathaniel Dusk #1 (February)
Major Victory in
Batman and the Outsiders Annual #1 (September)
NoMan in
T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #2 (January)
Sparkler in
Batman and the Outsiders Annual #1 (September)
Lady Liberty in
Batman and the Outsiders Annual #1 (September)
Mayflower in
Batman and the Outsiders Annual #1 (September)
Silent Majority in
Batman and the Outsiders Annual #1 (September)
Neon the Unknown in
All-Star Squadron #31 (March)
Scyla in
Sun Devils #1 (July)
Marvel Comics
Aquarius (Zachary Drebb) , in
Iron Man #184 (July)
Aries IV , in
Iron Man #184 (July)
Autobots , in
The Transformers #1 (September)
The Beyonder , in
Secret Wars #1 (May)
Lila Cheney , in
New Mutants Annual #1
Decepticons , in
The Transformers #1 (September)
Forge , in
Uncanny X-Men #184 (August)
Madison Jeffries , in
Alpha Flight #16 (November)
Amiko Kobayashi , in
Uncanny X-Men #181 (May)
Kurse (as the Dark Elf Algrim the Strong) ,
Thor #347 (September)
Leech , in
Uncanny X-Men #179 (March)
Magus , in
New Mutants #18 (August)
Ogun , in
Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #1 (November)
Power Pack , in
Power Pack #1 (August)
Puma , in
The Amazing Spider-Man #256 (September)
Nathaniel Richards , in
Fantastic Four #272 (November)
Rose , in
The Amazing Spider-Man #253 (June)
Sin , in
Captain America #290 (February)
Spider-Woman (Julia Carpenter) , in
Secret Wars #6 (October)
Spot , in
Spectacular Spider-Man #97 (December)
Titania , in
Secret Wars #3 (July)
Venom (as the "alien costume") , in
The Amazing Spider-Man #252 (May)
Walrus , in
Defenders #131 (May)
Warlock , in
New Mutants #18 (August)
Warpath , in
New Mutants #16 (June)
Mirage Studios
Independent titles
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