1998 in comics

Notable events of 1998 in comics. See also List of years in comics.

Events and publications

February

March

May

Spring

June

  • Emerald Knights begins.
  • Identity Crisis concludes.
  • Superman Red/Superman Blue concludes.

August

  • August 24: The Dutch comics magazine Sjosji changes its name again into Sjosji Striparazzi.It will continue until 1999, after which it changes its name into Striparazzi.[1]

September

  • September 9: Through a long trial Albert Uderzo wins the profits and rights to all his Asterix-related merchandise and albums from previous publisher Dargaud. [2]

October

November

December

Specific date unknown

Deaths

January

  • January 7: Eli Bauer, American comics artist and animator (Kermit the Hermit, Norman), dies at age 69. [5]
  • January 11: Win Mortimer, American comics artist (co-creator of Ripley's Believe It Or Not), dies at age 78.[6]
  • January 28: Shotaro Ishinomori, Japanese manga artist (Kamen Rider, Cyborg 009, Sandarobotchi), dies at age 60 of heart failure.[7]

February

March

April

June

July

  • July 16: Tony Sgroi, American animator and comics artist (Disney comics), dies at age 73. [21]

August

  • August 1:
    • René Bonnet, French comics artist (Fripounet et Marisette), dies at age 92. [22]
    • Florenci Clavé, Spanish comics artist ('Rémy Herphelin), dies at age 62. [23]
  • August 20: Robert Rigot, French illustrator, caricaturist and comics artist (Chantal, Frédéri le Gardian, Les Rapaces), dies at age 89. [24]

September

October

November

  • November 2: Enric Sió, Spanish comics artist (La Guerra de los Poetas, Mara, Mis Miedos), dies from a stroke at age 56.[28]
  • November 3: Bob Kane, American comics artist (Batman), dies at age 83.[29][30]
  • November 17: Bill Ward, American comics artist (Torchy), dies at age 79.[31]
  • November 24: Jacques Eggermont, Belgian comics artist and animator (Bicky, Kaatje en Klopje), passes away at age 80.[32]

December

  • December 10: Ray Goossens, Belgian comics artist (Reynaert de Vos, Ouwe Taaie, Mr. Snor, Tijl Uilenspiegel (sometimes titled Tijl en Lamme), Pimmeke, Snops, Tsjoem) and animator (Musti), dies at age 74.[33]
  • December 21: André LeBlanc, Haitian-American-Brazilian comics artist, dies at age 77. [34]
  • December 23: Joe Orlando, American comics artist (co-creator of the Weird Science, Weird Fantasy series), dies at age 71.[35]
  • December 29: Jean-Claude Forest, French comics artist (Barbarella), dies at age 68.[36]
  • December 31: Sándor Gugi, Hungarian comics artist (Talál Tamás, Der Arme Leopold, adaptations of literary novels), dies at age 81. [37]
  • Specific date unknown: Reginald Ben Davies, British illustrator and comics artist (Jill Crusoe in the Land of the White Queen, Katy of Cedar Creek), passes away at age 90 or 91. [38]

Specific date unknown

  • Kim Young-hwan, aka Gita Koji, Korean comics artist (Kojubu Samgukji), passes away at age 85 or 86. [39]

Conventions

First issues by title

gollark: Mine reads `1.2.194`.
gollark: With me designing the CPUs, they have no chance of failing.
gollark: They are apparently investing something like a third of their revenue on capital expenditures and R&D now, so maybe they'll hire exact duplicates of me to do even more design.
gollark: Sorry, I mean Intel 7 CPUs.
gollark: There weren't that many unfixable hardware bugs, and we have 10nm CPUs working *now*.

References

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  2. "Albert Uderzo". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  3. "Privacy settings". myprivacy.dpgmedia.be. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  4. https://www.stripschap.nl/pages/stripschapprijzen/p.-hans-frankfurtherprijs/complete-lijst.php
  5. "Eli Bauer". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  6. "Win Mortimer". lambiek.net.
  7. "Shôtarô Ishimori". lambiek.net.
  8. "John Miles". lambiek.net. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  9. "Tom McKimson". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  10. "Gervy". lambiek.net. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  11. "Antonio Prohias". lambiek.net.
  12. "Archie Goodwin". lambiek.net.
  13. "Robert Olaf Stoop". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  14. "John Sikela". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  15. Saunders, David. "Alex Schomburg (1905–1998)," PulpArtists.com: Field Guide to Wild American Pulp Artists (2009). Accessed June 25, 2012.
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  17. "Lee Elias". lambiek.net.
  18. "E. E. Hibbard". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  19. "Bill Crooks". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  20. "Reg Smythe". lambiek.net.
  21. "Tony Sgroi". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  22. "René Bonnet". lambiek.net. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  23. https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/clave-florenci.htm
  24. "Robert Rigot". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  25. "Francisco V. Coching". lambiek.net.
  26. Vincent Alascia at the Lambiek Comiclopedia. Retrieved October 18, 2011. Archived from the original October 18, 2011
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  28. "Enric Sio". lambiek.net.
  29. Boxer, Sarah. "Bob Kane, 83, the Cartoonist Who Created 'Batman,' Is Dead", The New York Times November 7, 1998
  30. "Bob Kane". lambiek.net.
  31. "Bill Ward". lambiek.net.
  32. "Jacques Eggermont". lambiek.net.
  33. "Ray Goossens". lambiek.net.
  34. https://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/leblanc_andre.htm
  35. "Joe Orlando". lambiek.net.
  36. "Jean-Claude Forest". lambiek.net.
  37. "Sandor Gugi". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  38. "Reginald Ben Davis". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  39. https://www.lambiek.net/artists/k/kim_yong-hwan.htm
  40. Kannenberg, Jr., Gene. "Veni, Vidi, BD: A First-Time View of Angoulême, 1998," The Comics Journal #202 (Mar. 1998), pp. 24-26..
  41. "Chasing Kevin: Besides Movie Fans, Director Smith Has to Cope With Comic Book Lovers," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (29 Apr 1998), p. F-5.
  42. "Detroit Gears Up for Motor City Con," Comic Book Marketplace, vol. 2, #58 (Apr. 1998), pp. 74-75.
  43. Rimmels, Beth Hannan. "Stripped: Cruising in Queens, Etc.," Long Island Voice (May 14–20, 1998).
  44. "News for the week ending September 27, 1998," Sequential Tart (Sept. 1998).
  45. Kannenberg, Gene. "One-of-a-kind: The Ohio State University Festival of Cartoon Art, October 9–10, 1998, A Personal View," Comics Journal (Dec. 1998), pp. 9–14.
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