1961 in comics

See also: 1960 in comics, other events of 1961, 1962 in comics, 1960s in comics and the list of years in comics

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Publications
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Year overall
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January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Specific date unknown

Deaths

February
  • February 11: Kate Carew, American caricaturist and comics artist (The Angel Child), dies at age 91.[13]
  • February 27: Nate Collier, American animator, illustrator and comics artist (Our Own Movies, Kelly Kids, Can It Be Done?, The Professor), dies at age 77. [14]

May
  • Specific date unknown: Art Krenz, American writer and sports cartoonist, dies at age 55 or 56. [15]

June
  • June 2: Chéri Hérouard, French illustrator and comics artist (drew comics for La Semaine de Suzette and La Vie Parisienne), dies at age 80. [16]
  • June 30: Félix Jobbe-Duval, French illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 82. [17]

July
  • July 20: Wilson McCoy, American comics artist (continued The Phantom), dies at age 59.[18]

August
  • August 9: Joseph Hémard, French illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 81. [19]

September
  • September 20: Nándor Honti, aka Bit, Hungarian painter, illustrator and comics artist (Nagyapó Mozgószínháza, Tréfás Természetrajz, Séta Álomországban), dies at age 83. [20]
  • Specific date in September unknown: Julius Stafford Baker (Sr.), British comics artist (Casey's Court, Tiger Tim), dies at age 91 or 92.[21]

December
  • December 6: Ralph O. Yardley, American comics artist (Have You Seen Alonzo?, Do You Remember?), dies at age 83.[22]
  • December 24: Charles Hamilton, aka Frank Richards, British novelist and comics writer (Billy Bunter), passes away at age 85.[23]
  • December 31: Péricles Maranhão, Brazilian comics artist (O Amigo da Onça), commits suicide at age 37.[24]

Specific date unknown
  • Bernard Dibble, American comics artist (Danny Dingle, Looy Dot Dope, assisted on Hawkshaw the Detective, continued The Captain and the Kids, Cynical Susie, Fritzi Ritz, worked for Quality Comics), dies at age 61 or 62.[25]
  • Max A. Otto, German comics artist (Stups), dies at age 61. [26]

Initial appearances by character name

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References
  1. "Bert Felstead". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  2. "Hullo There, Frieda." Tucson Citizen, Feb. 28, 1961, p. 15
  3. Davies, Darren. "Bimbo". British Comics. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  4. Wallace, Dan (2008). "General Zod". In Dougall, Alastair (ed.). The DC Comics Encyclopedia. New York: Dorling Kindersley. p. 136. ISBN 0-7566-4119-5. OCLC 213309017.
  5. Bill Finger (w), Sheldon Moldoff (p), Charles Paris (i). "Bat-Girl!" Batman 139 (April 1961), DC Comics
  6. BDoubliées. "Spirou année 1961" (in French).
  7. "Gallieno Ferri". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  8. "Harry Mace". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  9. McAvennie, Michael (2010). "1960s". In Dolan, Hannah (ed.). DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. This classic Silver Age story resurrected the Golden Age Flash and provided a foundation for the Multiverse from which he and the Silver Age Flash would hail.
  10. "Mort Walker". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  11. "Jerry Dumas". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  12. Showcase #34 Archived April 20, 2016, at the Wayback Machine at the Grand Comics Database.
  13. "Kate Carew". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  14. "Nate Collier". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  15. https://www.lambiek.net/artists/k/krenz_art.htm
  16. "Chéri Hérouard". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  17. "Félix Jobbé-Duval". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  18. "Wilson McCoy". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  19. "Joseph Hémard". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  20. "Nándor Honti". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  21. "Julius Stafford Baker (II)". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  22. "Ralph Yardley". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  23. "Frank Richards". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  24. "Péricles". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  25. "Bernard Dibble". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  26. "Max A. Otto". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
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