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1964 in comics

Notable events of 1964 in comics.

Publications

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Births

April

August

November

Specific date unknown

Deaths

January

  • January 17: Percy Cocking, British comics artist (continued Weary Wilie and Tired Tim), dies at age 82.
  • Specific date unknown: Glen Cravath, American comics artist and illustrator (Frank Buck), dies at age 66.

February

  • February 9: Joe Farren, American comics artist (Hank and Knobs, Terry and Tacks), dies at age 79.
  • February 10: Charlie Pease, British comics artist (Buck an' Nero, Mighty Monk, Plum and Duff, Dickie Duffer, Sally Sunshine and Her Shadow, Artie the Autograph Hunter, continued Billy Bunter and Casey Court), dies at age 59.
  • February 14: Frans Brouwer, Dutch illustrator and comic artist (Krabbels and Klodders), dies at age 57.
  • February 28: Jens R. Nilssen, Norwegian illustrator and comics artist (Smørbukk, Tuss og Troll, Haukepatruljen, Vangsgutane), dies at age 83.

March

  • March 23: Helge Forsslund, Swedish comics artist (Filimon), dies at age 63.
  • Specific date unknown: Bert Link, American comics artist (A Reel of Nonsense, That Little Game), dies at age 79.

May

  • May 8: Carlos Clémen, Argentine comic artist, dies at age 51.
  • May 19: Tom McNamara, American comics artist (Us Boys, comics for National Allied Publications), dies at age 78.

June

  • June 26: Doris Slater, Canadian comics artist, painter and art educator (Penny's Diary), dies at age 47 in a car accident.

July

  • July 1: Antonio Rubino, Italian comics artist, animator, playwright and poet (Quadratino, Italino), dies at age 84.
  • July 9: Piet Broos, Dutch comics artist (Ali Baba), dies at age 53.
  • July 14: Fred Hofmans, Dutch lithographer and comic artist (made comics for Het Weekblaadje voor de Roomse Jeugd), dies at age 68.
  • July 10: Samuel Zagat, Lithuanian-American comics artist (Gimple Beinish the Matchmaker), dies at age 76.

August

  • August 9: Fontaine Fox, American comics artist (Toonerville Folks), dies at age 80.
  • August 10: Carlo Cossio, Italian animator and comics artist (Dick Fulmine), dies at age 57.
  • August 26: Richard Thain, American comics artist (Lord Longbow), dies at age 78.
  • August 29: Rube Grossman, American animator and comics artist (The Three Mousketeers and other funny animal comics), dies at age 51.

September

  • September 1: Ray Burnley, American comics artist (Superman, Jimmy Olsen, Superboy), dies at age 61 or 62.
  • September 17: Jean Ray, aka John Flanders, Belgian novelist and comics writer (wrote for Buth's Thomas Pips and text stories by Antoon Herckenrath, Gray Croucher, Rik Clément), dies at age 77.

November

  • November 5: Mabel Lucie Attwell, British illustrator and comics artist (Wot A Life), dies at age 85.

December

Specific date unknown

  • Al Carreno, Mexican comics artist, dies at age 58 or 59.
  • Yves Marie Marcel De Jaegher, French illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 84 or 85.
  • Guy Depière, Belgian advertising artist, publisher and comics artist (publisher of comic magazines Bimbo and Jeep), dies at an unknown age.
  • C. M. Payne, American comics artist (S'Matter, Pop?), dies at age 92 or 93.

Conventions

  • March 21–22: "Alley Tally" (Detroit, Michigan) — organized by Jerry Bails at Bails' house with the purpose of counting "the Alley Award ballots for 1963;" attendees include Ronn Foss, Don Glut, Don and Maggie Thompson, Mike Vosburg, and Grass Green. Serves as a precursor to the Detroit Triple Fan Fair, which debuts in 1965.
  • May 9–10: Unnamed convention (Chicago, Illinois) — "several dozen" attendees; dealer room and film showings
  • May 24: Unnamed convention (Hotel Tuller, Detroit, Michigan) — organized by teenagers Robert Brusch and Dave Szurek; c. 80 attendees; dealer room and film showings
  • July 24: Tri-State Con a.k.a. "New York Comicon" (Workman's Circle Building, New York City) — one-day convention organized by 16-year-old Bernie Bubnis and fellow enthusiast Ron Fradkin, c. 100 attendees; official guests include Steve Ditko, Flo Steinberg, and Tom Gill. Considered to be the first true comics convention.

Awards

National Cartoonists Society Division Awards

First issues by title

Marvel Comics

Release: April. Writer: Stan Lee. Artist: Bill Everett

DC Comics

Other publishers

The Adventures of Jesus

Release: Spring by Gilbert Shelton. Writer/Artist: Foolbert Sturgeon

God Nose

Release: Fall by Jaxon. Writer/Artist: Jaxon

References