1948 in comics

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Notable events of 1948 in comics. See also List of years in comics.

Events and publications[]

Year Overall[]

January[]

February[]

March[]

April[]

  • April 24: Gian Giacomo Dalmasso and Ingam (Enzo Magni)'s Pantera Bionda makes its debut.
  • April 30: The first episode the Mickey Mouse story The Atombrella and the Rhyming Man, by Bill Walsh and Floyd Gottfredson is published, which marks the debut of the Rhyming Man.
  • Captain America Comics (1941 series) #66 - Timely Comics
  • (1948 series) #1 - Timely Comics
  • Sub-Mariner Comics (1941 series) #25 - Timely Comics

May[]

June[]

July[]

August[]

September[]

October[]

November[]

December[]

Deaths[]

January[]

  • January 26: Thomas Theodor Heine, German painter, cartoonist, comics artist and illustrator (worked for the magazine Simplicissimus), dies at age 90.[14]

March[]

  • March 15: Mary Tourtel, British illustrator and comics artist (Rupert Bear), passes away at age 74.[15]
  • March 18: Freddie Langeler, Dutch comics artist (Pietje Pluk en Kootje Kwak, Bobby den Speurder, Barendje Kwik, Bello Blafmeier), dies at age 49.[16]
  • March 24: Wally Wallgren, American comics artist (Inbad the Sailor, Tired Timothy, Helpful Hints, Hoosegow Herman), dies at age 65.[17]

April[]

  • April 24: Wallace Morgan, American illustrator and comics artist (a comic strip adaptation of the novel Cluny Brown), passes away at age 72 or 73.[18]

May[]

  • May 19: Herbert Morton Stoops, American illustrator and comics artist (continued Have You Seen Alonso?), passes away at age 60.[19]

June[]

  • June 13: Jimmy Frise, Canadian comics artist (Life's Little Comedies, later Birdseye Centre), dies at age 57.[20]

July[]

  • July 25: George Ernest Studdy, British comics artist (Bonzo the dog), dies at age 70.[21]

August[]

  • Specific date unknown: Feliu Elias, aka Apa, Spanish caricaturist, painter, art critic and comics artist (Las Hazañas del Pitafras), dies at age 59.[22]

October[]

  • October 5: Bert Green, British animator and comics artist (Stella and Gertie, Kids), dies at age 63.[23]
  • October 11: Ippei Okamoto, Japanese manga artist (Kuma o Tazumete, Tanpô Gashu, Kanraku, Match no Bou, Monomiyusan) , passes away at age 62.[24]

November[]

December[]

  • December 5: Fukujiro Yokoi, Japanese comics artist (Putchar in Wonderland), dies at age 36 from TBC.[26]

Specific date unknown[]

  • Jack Farr, American comics artist (Little Willie, Mr. Jolt, Chubby, If They Came Back And Did It Over Again Today, Bringing Up Bill, Bradley, Vitamin Vic, Donny the Dreamer, Gadget Man, Iron Munro, Romeo the Robot, Three-Ring Binks), dies at age 48 or 49.[27]
  • Christian Haugen, Norwegian novelist and comics writer, whose stories were adapted into comics by Arent Christensen,[28] dies at age 53 or 54.
  • Joan García Junceda, Spanish illustrator and comics artist (Les Extraordinàries Aventures d'en Massagran), dies at age 66 or 67.[29]

First issues by title[]

DC Comics[]

Dell Comics[]

  • The Lone Ranger (January/February)
  • Tarzan (January/February)

Marvel Comics (Timely, Atlas)[]

Other publishers[]

Comic strips[]

Renamed titles[]

  • issue #26 renamed from as of the February cover date. (Marvel Comics)
  • issue #2 renamed from All Winners Comics (vol. 2) as of the Winter cover date. (Timely Comics)
  • Blackstone the Magician #2 (cover-dated May) renamed from Blackstone the Magician Detective Fights Crime (EC Comics)
  • issue #13 renamed from as of the January cover date. (Marvel Comics)
  • Mitzi's Boyfriend issue #2 renamed from Mitzi Comics (Marvel Comics)
  • Wild Western issue #3 renamed from Wild West as of the September cover date (Atlas Comics)

Initial appearances by character name[]

References[]

  1. ^ InediSpirou. "Spirou et l'Aventure - Jijé" (in French). Archived from the original on 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
  2. ^ franquin.com. "Une vie - 1948" (in French).
  3. ^ Bono, Gianni and Farina, Antonio (2015). "Albi della Mezzaluna: Tony Falco". Guida al Fumetto Italiano. Retrieved 13 September 2016 (in Italian).
  4. ^ "Stanley J. Link".
  5. ^ "Ketelbinkie Krant/Robs Vrienden".
  6. ^ "José Cabrero Arnal".
  7. ^ "Fred Waring's Cartoon Collection". Archived from the original on 2012-08-05.
  8. ^ "Billy DeBeck".
  9. ^ Keith Booker, M. (2014-10-28). Comics through Time: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas [4 volumes]: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas. ISBN 9780313397516.
  10. ^ BDoubliées. "Tintin année 1948" (in French).
  11. ^ "Jacques Martin".
  12. ^ "Dutch Comics after WW II".
  13. ^ "James Simpkins".
  14. ^ "Thomas Theodor Heine".
  15. ^ "Mary Tourtel".
  16. ^ "Freddie Langeler".
  17. ^ "Wally Wallgren".
  18. ^ "Wallace Morgan".
  19. ^ "Herbert Morton Stoops".
  20. ^ "Jimmy Frise". lambiek.net. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  21. ^ "George Ernest Studdy".
  22. ^ "Apa". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  23. ^ "Bert Green".
  24. ^ "Ippei Okamoto".
  25. ^ "Carl Thomas Anderson".
  26. ^ "Carl Thomas Anderson".
  27. ^ "Jack Farr".
  28. ^ "Arent Christensen".
  29. ^ "Junceda".
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