1953 in comics

Events and publications

Year overall

January

February

March

April

  • April 1: The fourth issue of Mad Magazine features Harvey Kurtzman and Wally Wood's classic Superman parody Superduperman. This is the first specific comic book parody in Mad and strikes a nerve among readers. The previously low-selling Mad now finally becomes a best-seller.[7]
  • April 15: first issue of Collana Arco (Edizioni Audace), Italian western series without a fixed protagonist.
  • April 18: Barrie Appleby's Roger the Dodger makes its debut in The Beano.
  • April 30: The first issue of Chez Nous Junior, a junior supplement to the Belgian magazine Chez Nous and a French-language version of the Dutch-language magazine Ons Volkske is published. In the first issue Tibet's Chick Bill makes its debut, albeit in a talking animal comic strip version. The cast will be humanized two years later. [8]
  • Master Comics, with issue #133, cancelled by Fawcett.

May

June

July

August

September

October

  • October 1: The first issues of the Dutch children's and comics magazines Okki and Taptoe are published. The magazines will run until 2016.[14]
  • October 10: Leo Baxendale's Little Plum makes its debut in The Beano.[15]

November

December

Births

April

April

Deaths

January

  • January 5: Ramiz Gökçe, Turkish comics artist (Tombul Teyze and Sıska Dayı), dies at age 52.[23]
  • January 12: Wilfred R. Cyr, American comics artist (Cabin Boy Exploits of Eve), dies at age 73.[24]
  • January 23:
    • Raymond De La Nezière, French illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 85.[25]
    • Albert Hahn Jr., Dutch illustrator, caricaturist and comics artist (made text comics for De Notenkraker), dies at age 68.[26]

February

  • February 14: Mary Bergman, wife of cartoonist Billy DeBeck and establisher of the annual Billy De Beck Awards, dies in a plane crash.[27]

April

  • April 18: Frank Reynolds, British cartoonist and illustrator (The Bristlewoods), dies at age 67.[28]

May

  • May 5: Dick Dorgan, American comics artist (Kid Dugan, Colonel Gilfeather, continued You Know Me, Al), dies at age 60.[29]
  • May 11: Hermann Schütz, German painter, illustrator and comic artist (Der Contibuben), dies at age 77. [30]
  • May 25: Charles Quinlan, aka Carl Quinn, American comics artist (worked for Funnies Inc., L.B. Cole Studio and Sangor Studio), dies at age 52. [31]

June

July

October

  • October 2: Les Forgrave, American comics artist (Big Sister) and writer (Aladdin Junior, Secrets of Magic), dies at age 71.[34]
  • October 21: George Kerr, American comics artist and illustrator (Santa Claus Funnies), dies at age 84.[35]

November

December

Specific date unknown

  • Curt Junghändel, German illustrator, dies at age 78 or 79. [39]
  • Leon Kern, French caricaturist and comics artist (La Famille Pouic), dies at age 69 or 70. [40]

First issues by title

Atlas Comics/Marvel Comics

Other publishers

Renamed titles

Atlas Comics/Marvel Comics

  • Battle Brady #10 renamed from Men in Action
  • Bible Tales for Young People #3 renamed from Bible Tales for Young Folk
  • Combat Casey #6 renamed from War Combat
  • Miss America #50 renamed from Miss America Magazine
  • Young Men #21 renamed from Young Men on the Battlefield
  • Young Men in Action #24 renamed from Young Men

Other publishers

Initial appearances by character name

DC Thomson & Co.

Other publishers

References

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  2. "Yaakov Ashman". lambiek.net. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  3. "uBC". www.ubcfumetti.com. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
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  6. KOUSEMAKER, Kees en Evelien, "Wordt Vervolgd- Stripleksikon der Lage Landen", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, Antwerpen, 1979, page 195
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  8. "Tibet".
  9. "Charles M. Schulz". lambiek.net. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
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  11. "Il cavaliere nero". Guida al fumetto italiano. 25 Apr 2015.
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  15. "Leo Baxendale". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
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  24. "Wilfred R. Cyr". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
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  26. "Albert Hahn Jr". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
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  29. "Dick Dorgan". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
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  31. "Charles Quinlan". lambiek.net. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
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  33. "Eelco Harmsen van Beek". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
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  35. "George Kerr". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  36. "Karl Arnold". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  37. "Milt Gross". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  38. "William Kerridge Haselden". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  39. "Curt Junghändel". lambiek.net. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  40. "Leon Kern". lambiek.net. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
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