1997 in comics

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Template:Yearsincomics Notable events of 1997 in comics.

Events

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January

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  • Aloys Oosterwijk's gag comic Willems Wereld debuts. It will run until 2017. <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • In The Incredible Hulk #449 (Marvel Comics), the Thunderbolts make their debut.
  • The first episode of Due by Alessandro Sisti, Corrado Mastrantuono and Paolo Mottura (Walt Disney Italia) is published, in which two central figures of PKNA, the evil computer Due and the mysterious scientist and businessman Everett Ducklair, make their debut. Later in the year, the series’ supporting cast is enriched by several other recurring characters, such as the android Odin Eidolon and the secret agent Mary Ann Flagstar.

March

  • March 19: Sonic the Hedgehog #47 "End Game" is released. Similar to the long-time controversy of Gwen Stacy's death, this issue received backlash for the attempt of "killing off" the comic's heroine Princess Sally Acorn from the comics before Archie Comics was urged to revive Sally by changing the result that she was put in a coma and survived three issues later.<ref>[1]</ref>
  • March 20: Liberty meadows by Frank Cho makes its debut.
  • March 22: The final episode of Steve Dowling's long-running newspaper comic Garth is published. <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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April

  • April 1:
    • Tony Barbieri and Bill Wray's satirical teenage comic Monroe makes its debut in the 356th issue of Mad. It will run until 2010, albeit with a different artist from 2006 on: Tom Fowler.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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May

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June

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July

  • July 7: Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman's Zits makes its debut.
  • July 15: In Topolino, the story Paperino e la Macchina della Conoscenza, by Corrado Mastantuono is published, which marks the debut of Bum-Bum Ghigno.
  • July 31: The Belgian city Middelkerke starts an annual project where statues of famous Belgian comics characters are placed at the dijk during the summer. The first one to be honoured this way is Jommeke.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Marvel Comics' Flashback month: all issues were released with the number −1.

August

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September

  • September 12 : L’Occhio di Vetro (The Glass Eye) by Carlo Ambrosini, the first album of the mystery-fantasy series Napoleone (Sergio Bonelli) is published.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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October

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November

  • November 29: Willy Vandersteen's old villa in Kalmthout, Belgium, becomes an interactive children's museum.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Mayo Kaan takes out newspaper ads claiming to be the original model for Superman,<ref>Bisbee, Dana. "Obituary; Mayo J. Kaan, said to be inspiration for Superman", Boston Herald, Jul 11, 2002 p.057</ref> although his allegations were later proven false.<ref>"Mayo Kaan 1915 – 2002," Superman Super Site. Accessed Oct. 28, 2012.</ref>
  • The Thorgal story La Cage by Jean Van Hamme and Grzegorz Rosiński (Le Lombard) is first published.
  • The Blueberry story Ombres sur Tombstone by Jean Giraud (Dargaud) is first published.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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December

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  • Finnish comic artist Arja Kajermo launches her gag comic Tuula, which will run until 2019. <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • The final album of the Belgian comics series Bessy, originally created by Willy Vandersteen, is published. <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • The final episode of the Belgian comics series Tif et Tondu is published, ending it just a year before its 60th birthday.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • The final episode of Howard Rands' newspaper gag comic Twitch appears in print. <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Births

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Deaths

January

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  • January 6: Pétur Bjarnason, Icelandic-Swedish comic artist (Drottning Drusila later retitled Regina), dies at age 50.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • January 8: Normand Hudon, Canadian animator and comics artist (Julien Gagnon), dies at age 67.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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February

  • February 3: Geoffrey Foladori, Uruguayan comics artist (El Professor Pistacho, Pelopincho y Cachirula, Don Gumersindo, Don Tranquilo y Flia), dies at age 88.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • February 7: Nina Albright, American comics artist (Comandette, continued Miss Victory), dies at age 89.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • February 13: Hans Schlensker (Biff Baker, assisted on Buz Sawyer), dies at age 82.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • February 15: Jack Sparling, Canadian-American comics artist (Claire Voyant, Hap Hopper, Washington Correspondent), dies at age 81.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • February 23: Larry Antonette, aka Dean Carr, American comics artist (Dash Dixon, Bozo and the Baron, Calling the Duke), dies at age 87.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Specific date unknown: Arthur Horner, Australian-British cartoonist (Colonel Pewter, The Thoughts of Citizen Doe), dies at age 80.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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March

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April

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  • April 11: Helge Kühn-Nielsen, Danish comics artist, teacher, painter and illustrator, dies at age 76.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • April 16: Roland Topor, French novelist, illustrator, cartoonist, comics artist, film script writer, TV script writer, animator and playwright (Hara-Kiri), dies at age 59.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • April 20: Stamatis L. Polenakis, Greek comic artist and animator (Pipis Papias, Spagorammenos), dies at age 88 or 89.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • April 27: Víctor Arriazu, Spanish comics artist (assisted on El Jabato), dies at age 61 or 62.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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May

  • May 1: Sirius, Belgian comics artist (Timour), dies at age 86.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • May 4: Lou Stathis, American comics editor of DC's Vertigo line, dies of complications related to a brain tumor at age 44.<ref>Anderson, Paul M. (August 1997). "Vertigo Editor Stathis Succumbs to Cancer". Wizard (72). p. 22.</ref>
  • May 31: Ruth Atkinson, Canadian-American comics artist (Patsy Walker, Millie the Model), dies at age 78.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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June

  • June 6: Manny Stallman, American comics artist (various horror comics), dies at age 70.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • June 8: Peggy Zangerle, American painter and comic artist (made comics for Ghost Breakers, Red Dragon Comics and Shadow Comics), dies at age 71. <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • June 12: Rémy Bourles, French comics artist (Bob Mallard), dies at age 91.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • June 15: Kim Casali, New Zealand cartoonist and comics artist (Love Is...), dies of bone and liver cancer at age 55.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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July

  • July 6: Michele Pepe, Italian comic artist (Fury, Gli Eroi del Mare, worked on Zagor, Martin Mystère), dies at age 50.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • July 8: Clay Geerdes, American writer and photojournalist who extensively covered the underground comix movement (founded Comix World newsletter), dies of liver cancer at age 63.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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August

  • August 3: Ralph Graczak, American comic writer and artist (Our Own Oddities), dies at age 87. <ref name=Holtz>Template:Cite book</ref>
  • August 19: James Ringrose, Dutch comics artist (Tekko Taks, Blix Kater, Willie en Wop), dies at age 83.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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September

  • September 4: Nasjah Djamin, Indonesian illustrator and comics artist (drew a comic book about Hang Tuah), dies at age 72.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • September 15: Lode Pemmelaar, Dutch painter and comics artist (Romila the Velvet Girl), dies at age 54.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • September 25: Josep Toutain, Spanish comics artist and publisher (founder of Selecciones Ilustradas and Toutain-Editor), dies from lung cancer at age 64–65.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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October

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  • October 16: Dick Cavalli, American comics artist and cartoonist (Winthrop, continued Norbert), dies at age 74.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • October 18: Milt Neil, American animator and comics artist (the Howdy Doody comic strip), dies at age 83.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • October 22: Per Lygum, Danish animator and comics artist (Planckton), dies at age 64.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • October 30: Nikola Mitrovic, AKA Kokan, Serbian comic artist, dies at age 73.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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November

  • November 9: Leonard Matthews, British comics artist (Dafffy the Cowboy Tec) and publisher, dies at age 83.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • November 26: Keats Petree, American illustrator and comics artist (worked on The Lone Ranger, Sally the Sleuth, Nick Haliday), dies at age 78. <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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December

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  • December 8: Walter Molino, Italian illustrator and comics artist (Virus, Il Mago della Foresta Morta, Captain l'Audace, continued Kit Carson), dies at age 82.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • December 11: Heinz Schubel, German illustrator and comics artist (Lurchi), dies at age 91.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Carol Carlson, American comics artist (The Adventures of Waddles), dies at age 84 or 85.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Dennis Ellefson, American comics artist, dies at age 59 or 60.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Kerstin Frykstrand, Swedish illustrator and comics artist (Muff och Tuff), dies at age 95 or 96.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Frank Little, American animator and comics artist (worked for Jerry Iger's studio), dies at age 90.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Armand Panis, A.K.A. Sinap, Belgian comics artist, caricaturist and cartoonist (Klopstok), dies at age 89 or 90.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Jorge Pérez Del Castillo, Chilean-Argentine comics artist, dies at age 73 or 74.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Alan Philpott, British comic artist (Robot Archie, The Deathless Men), dies at age 82 or 83.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Roex, A.K.A. Roger Exelmans, Belgian comics artist (continued Rikske en Fikske), dies at age 60.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Bernard Segal, A.K.A. "Seeg", American painter and comics artist (Honey and Hank, also known as Elsworth), dies at age 78 or 79.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • George Smits, A.K.A. 'Toet', Belgian painter, experimental musician and comics artist (De avonturen van Jan, member of Ercola), dies at age 52 or 53.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Tony Velasquez, Filipino comics artist (Kenkoy), dies at age 86.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Roland Venet, aka Rol, French comics artist (Wa-Pi-Ti), dies at age 77 or 78.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Conventions

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Exhibitions

First issues by title

Clover
Release: by Kodansha (Amie). Authors: Clamp
Desert Punk
Release: August 5 by Enterbrain (Comic Beam). Author: Usune Masatoshi
Peach Girl
Release: by Kodansha (Bessatsu Friend). Author: Miwa Ueda

DC Comics

Jack Kirby's Fourth World by John Byrne
Young Heroes in Love
The Flintstones and The Jetsons
Transmetropolitan
JLA: Year One by Mark Waid and Barry Kitson. 12-issue maxi-series

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