1963 in comics

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Notable events of 1963 in comics.

Events

Year overall

  • In Italy, Diabolik, started softly the previous year, becomes a growing success and finds its definitive shape. In a series of classic stories (The elusive criminal, Diabolik arrested, Atrocious revenge, Buried alive) Diabolik begins to use the Jaguar E-Type, the rubber masks and the shelters, leaves his cover identity as Walter Dorian, ends dramatically his affair with the nurse Elisabeth Gray and begins a long love-story with Eva Kant.

January

  • January 26: The first issue of the British comics magazine Boys' World is published. It will run until 1964.<ref name="cbm">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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February

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March

  • March 2: The final issue of the British comics magazine Swift is published. It merges with Eagle afterwards.
  • March 3: In L'arresto di Diabolik, the third issue of Angela Giussani and Luciana Giussani's Diabolik, Eva Kant makes her debut. Because this story, the two sisters endure a proceedings for "incitement to corruption".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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April

May

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June

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  • June 8: The final episode of Ken Reid's Jonah is published in The Beano.
  • June 11: The final episode of Andries Brandt's Holle Pinkel is published.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • June 13: The first issue of Il pioniere dell’Unità, (comic supplement to the PCI official newspaper L’unità) is published; it takes the place of the magazine Il pioniere.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • June 16: The first issue of ABC dei ragazzi (The boys’ ABC, supplement to the weekly magazine ABC), is published in Milan.
  • June 25: The first episode of Rik Clément's detective comic Jan Knap appears in 't Kapoentje. <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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July

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  • July 21: in L’isola della Paura (Fear island) by Guido Nolitta and Gallieno Ferri two important recurring characters of Zagor universe, the mad doctor Hellinger and the nice cheater Trampy, make their debut.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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August

  • August 8: The first episode of Jacques Devos' Génial Olivier is published in Spirou.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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September

October

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November

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  • November 16: The British comics magazine The Wizard merges with The Rover and becomes Rover and Wizard, under which title it will continue until August 1969.
  • November 22: Miss Caroline: The Little Girl in the Big White House is cancelled after John F. Kennedy is assassinated.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • The final episode of Al Jaffee's Tall Tales is published.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Births

Deaths

January

  • January 2: Joaquín Buigas, Spanish comics writer (La familia Ulises), dies at age 76.
  • January 18: Francisco Valença, Portuguese comics artist and illustrator, dies at age 80.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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February

  • February 18: Vadim Lazarkevich, Russian-Bulgarian illustrator and comics artist (Vesel Putniks Balloon, The Little Barber), dies at age 67.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • February 26: Charles Folkard, British illustrator and comics artist (Teddy Tail), dies at age 84.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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March

  • March 23: Maurice Boyer, aka Moriss, French actor, comedian, illustrator, caricaturist and cartoonist, dies at age 88.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Specific date in March unknown: Koos Schadée, Dutch comics artist and illustrator, dies at an unknown age.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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May

  • May 3: Alejandro Del Prado, aka Calé, Argentine cartoonist and comics artist (Buenos Aires Intimo), dies at age 37.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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July

  • July 2: Alicia Patterson, American publisher and comics writer (Deathless Deer), dies at age 56 of complications following stomach surgery for an ulcer.
  • July 7: François-Joseph Herman, Belgian comics artist (worked for Studio Vandersteen and made several one-shot stories of his own for Tintin), dies at age 31.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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August

  • August 16: Ralph Fuller, American comics artist (Oaky Doaks), dies at age 73.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • August 30: Jan Lunde, Norwegian comics artist (Pappa og Pjokken, Skomakker Bekk of Tvililligene Hans, Professor Skjeel, Dimpen og Dumpen), dies at age 74.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • August 31: Willem Gerrit van de Hulst Sr., Dutch novelist and comics writer (In de Soete Suikerbol<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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September

  • September 19: David Low, New Zealand-British cartoonist and comics artist (Colonel Blimp), dies at age 62.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • September 20: Jan Wiegman, Dutch comics artist and illustrator, dies at age 79.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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October

  • October 9: Leonard Sansone, American comics artist (Wolf Man, Willie), dies in a traffic accident at age 46.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • October 25: Lewis Baumer, British caricaturist, cartoonist, illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 93.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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December

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  • December 12: Wynne W. Davies, Australian illustrator and comics artist (The Strange Adventures of Percy the Pommy), dies at age 71.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • December 18: Bruce Russell, aka Bruce Barr, American sports cartoonist and comics artist (Rollo Rollingstone), dies at age 60.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Shaka Bontaro, Japanese comic artist (drew an illegal Mickey Mouse comic), dies at age 71 or 72. <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Gilbert Lawford Dalton, British comics writer (Wilson the Wonder Athlete), dies at age 48 or 49.
  • Andrés Guevara, Paraguayan illustrator and comics artist (Blanca Nieve y Pío-Pío), dies at age 58 or 59.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Katsuishi Kabashima, Japanese illustrator and comic artist (The Adventures of Sho-Chan), dies at age 74 or 75.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Harry Mace, American comics artist (Amy), dies at age 40.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Arthur Mansbridge, British illustrator and comics artist (worked for the magazine Golden), dies at age 85.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Norman McMurray, Australian comic artist (Fish and Chips, Googles), dies at age 72 or 73. <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Pierre Saint-Loup, French comic artist (L'Oncle Pacifique), dies at age 68 or 69.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Les Such, Australian comics artist (Buster Braddock, Rip Weston), dies at age 62 or 63.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Arnold Warden, British comics artist (Snowdrop's Zoo, Tuffy and His Magic Tail), dies at age 70 or 71.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Awards

National Cartoonists Society Division Awards

First issues by title

DC Comics

Metal Men

Release: April/May. Writer: Robert Kanigher. Artist: Ross Andru & Mike Esposito

Marvel Comics

The Amazing Spider-Man

Release: March. Writer: Stan Lee. Artist: Steve Ditko

The Avengers

Release: September. Writer: Stan Lee. Artist: Jack Kirby

Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos

Release: May. Writer: Stan Lee. Artist: Jack Kirby

The X-Men

Release: September. Writer: Stan Lee. Artist: Jack Kirby

Other publishers

Das Kampf

Release: by Vaughn Bodē (self-published). Writer/Artist: Vaughn Bodē

Initial appearance by character name

DC Comics

Marvel Comics

Independent publishers

References

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