Notable events of 1957 in comics.
Publications and events
January
February
- February 2: André Franquin's Gaston Lagaffe makes his debut in Spirou. He first appears in its pages without any explanation. After a few weeks Spirou finally asks him who he is, but only finds out his name. Gaston then evolves into its own gag comic, which will run until 1997.
- February 4: Mell Lazarus' Miss Peach makes its debut. It will run until 8 September 2002.
- February 10: Leonard Starr's Mary Perkins, On Stage makes its debut.
- The final issue of the Dutch comics magazine Ketelbinkie Krant is published, which is named Kapitein Rob's Vrienden outside Rotterdam.
March
April
May
June
- June 2: The final episode of Barbara Shermund's cartoon feature Shermund's Sallies is published, which will run in Pictorial Review until 2 June 1957.
- June 12: Jean Graton's Michel Vaillant makes its debut in Tintin.
- June 15: The first issue of Collana Audace rolls from the presses (Edizioni Audace), featuring the adventures of the Indian hero Kociss.
- American News Company goes out of business, causing a huge shakeup in the publishing industry, forcing many comic book publishers and small magazine publishers out of business. Atlas Comics is forced to switch distribution to Independent News, owned by National Periodical Publications, owner of Atlas' rival, DC Comics. Because of this, Atlas is constrained as to its publishing output for the next decade (including the early years of its successor, Marvel Comics).
- Land of the Pygmy Indians, by Carl Barks, on Uncle Scrooge.
- Frank Jacobs's first article is printed in Mad Magazine. He'll become their longest-running scriptwriter, publishing his final article in October 2014.
July
August
September
- September 4: Héctor Germán Oesterheld and Francisco Solano López' Il Eternauta (The Eternaut) makes its debut.
- September 9: Abel Santa Cruz and Alberto Breccia's Pancho López makes its debut.
- September 10: Marten Toonder's Tom Poes story De Kiekvogel is first published. Halfway the story Anne-Marie Doddel, Olivier B. Bommel's love interest, makes her debut.
- September 14: The final episode of Stanley Link's newspaper comic The Dailys is first published.
- September 19: Donald the milkman by Carl Barks is refused by Western Printing, because judged too violent; the story will be published only in 1974 in a Dutch magazine.
- Wild Western, with issue #57, canceled by Atlas.
- Ringo Kid, with issue #21, canceled by Atlas.
- Outlaw Kid, with issue #19, canceled by Atlas.
- Rawhide Kid, with issue #17, canceled by Atlas. (The title would be revived three years later by Marvel, continuing the numbering.)
- The Uncle Scrooge story The Mines of King Solomon first appears in print.
October
November
December
Specific date unknown
Births
January
March
July
August
Deaths
January
February
March
- March 1: A.C. Hutchison, American comics artist and animator (Major Sunshine and Colonel Grouch, Mrs. Economy, Luke Whoozis), dies at age 72.
- March 20: Arthur Lewis, American comics artist (continued Nervy Nat), dies at age 84.
- March 25: Ed Smalle, Canadian-American comics artist (Récit Authentiques, comics for Chesler Comics and Funnies Inc.), dies at age 45.
- March 28: Jack Butler Yeats, Irish painter, illustrator and comics artist. (Chubb-Lock Holmes), dies at age 85.
April
- April 17: Juan Martinez Buendia, aka TÃÂnez, Spanish comics artist (contributed to TBO, Los Grandes Inventos de TBO), dies at age 64 or 65.
- April 23: Guido Fantoni, Italian comics artist (Cartouche, made Italian versions of The Phantom, Mandrake the Magician and Flash Gordon), dies at age 64.
- April 30: Jacques Souriau, French comics artist (Jean et Jeanette), dies at age 80.
May
June
- June 6: Andrew A. Munch, American comics artist (continued Mac), dies at age 48.
- June 17: J.R. Williams, Canadian comics artist (Out Our Way), dies at age 69.
July
- July 16: Louis Biedermann, American illustrator (the comics characters cross-over book All The Funny Folks), dies at age 82.
September
- September 7: Jan Lutz, Dutch illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 69.
- September 15: Jos Verdegem, Belgian painter, illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 60.
- September 24: Harry Paschall, American bodybuilder, columnist and comics artist (Bosco), dies at age 60.
October
- October 11: Edmond François Calvo, French comics artist (La Bête est Mort), dies at age 65.
- October 14: Reginald Heade, British comics artist (worked for magazines like Knockout and Comet), dies at age 55 or 56.
- October 26: Lawson Wood, British painter, illustrator, designer and comics artist (Gran'pop), dies at age 79.
December
- December 14: Josef Lada, Czech painter, illustrator, comics artist and writer (MikeÃ
¡ the cat, The Good Soldier Ã
 vejk), dies at age 69.
- December 22: Robert Zuppke, American football coach and comics writer (Ned Brant), dies at age 78.
- December 23: Maurice Cuvillier, French comics artist and illustrator (Zimbo et Zimba, Perlin et Pinpin, Sylvain et Sylvette), dies at age 60.
- December 24: Stanley Link, American comics artist (Tiny Tim, Ching Chow, The Dailys), dies at age 62 or 63.
Specific date unknown
- Ad Carter, American comics artist (Our Friend Mush, Just Kids, Nicodemus O'Malley), dies at age 71 or 72.
First issues by title
Charlton Comics
Marvel Comics
Renamed titles
Marvel Comics
Initial appearance by character name
See also
References