1948 in comics

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

Events and publications

Year Overall

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Births

March

May

Specific date unknown

Deaths

January

March

  • March 15: Mary Tourtel, British illustrator and comics artist (Rupert Bear), dies at age 74.[20]
  • March 18: Freddie Langeler, Dutch comics artist (Pietje Pluk en Kootje Kwak, Bobby den Speurder, Barendje Kwik, Bello Blafmeier), dies at age 49.[21]
  • March 24: Wally Wallgren, American comics artist (Inbad the Sailor, Tired Timothy, Helpful Hints, Hoosegow Herman), dies at age 65.[22]

April

May

  • May 19: Herbert Morton Stoops, American illustrator and comics artist (continued Have You Seen Alonso?), dies at age 60.[24]

June

  • June 13: Jimmy Frise, Canadian comics artist (Life's Little Comedies, later Birdseye Centre), dies at age 57.[25]

July

August

  • Specific date unknown: Feliu Elias, aka Apa, Spanish caricaturist, painter, art critic and comics artist (Las Hazañas del Pitafras), dies at age 59.[27]

October

  • October 5: Bert Green, British animator and comics artist (Stella and Gertie, Kids), dies at age 63.[28]
  • October 11: Ippei Okamoto, Japanese manga artist (Kuma o Tazumete, Tanpô Gashu, Kanraku, Match no Bou, Monomiyusan), dies at age 62.[29]

November

December

  • December 5: Fukujiro Yokoi, Japanese comics artist (Putchar in Wonderland), dies at age 36 from TBC.[31]

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.[32]
  • Christian Haugen, Norwegian novelist and comics writer, whose stories were adapted into comics by Arent Christensen,[33] 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.[34]

First issues by title

DC Comics

Dell Comics

Marvel Comics (Timely, Atlas)

Other publishers

Comic strips

Renamed titles

Initial appearances by character name

References

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  2. "Stanley J. Link".
  3. "Ketelbinkie Krant/Robs Vrienden".
  4. "Fred Waring's Cartoon Collection". Archived from the original on 2012-08-05.
  5. "Billy DeBeck".
  6. "André LeBlanc".
  7. 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.
  8. BDoubliées. "Tintin année 1948" (in French).
  9. "Jacques Martin".
  10. "Dutch Comics after WW II".
  11. "Kreigh Collins". lambiek.net. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  12. "James Simpkins".
  13. "Sul sentiero della morte". www.ubcfumetti.com. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  14. "Muere Picanyol, creador de Ot, el bruixot". El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  15. "Muere el dibujante Josep Lluís Martínez "Picanyol" a los 73 años". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  16. "Mor el dibuixant Picanyol, creador d'"Ot el Bruixot"". naciodigital.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  17. "Romeu". Lambiek.net. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  18. "Index to Comic Art Collection: "Batdance" to "Bateson"". comics.lib.msu.edu. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  19. "Thomas Theodor Heine".
  20. "Mary Tourtel".
  21. "Freddie Langeler".
  22. "Wally Wallgren".
  23. "Wallace Morgan".
  24. "Herbert Morton Stoops".
  25. "Jimmy Frise". lambiek.net. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  26. "George Ernest Studdy".
  27. "Apa". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  28. "Bert Green".
  29. "Ippei Okamoto".
  30. "Carl Thomas Anderson".
  31. "Carl Thomas Anderson".
  32. "Jack Farr".
  33. "Arent Christensen".
  34. "Junceda".
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