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July 23–24 : New York Comicon (Park Sheraton Hotel, New York City) — produced by John Benson[ 4] Jack Kirby , Jim Steranko , Otto Binder , Len Brown , Larry Ivie , Jack Binder , Roy Thomas , Gil Kane , Archie Goodwin , bhob Stewart , Klaus Nordling , Sal Trapani , Rocke Mastroserio and Ted White ; keynote speech by Kirby, a discussion about censorship between Don Thompson and Comics Code Authority acting administrator Leonard Darvin, a panel about the Golden Age of Comics , and one on the "so-called 'Forgotten ’50s,' particularly EC Comics . Bhob Stewart, on a panel with Archie Goodwin and Ted White, predicts that there will soon be "underground comics " just as there are already "underground films ."[ 5] July 23–24 : Southwestern Con (Hotel Southland, Dallas, Texas) — c. 70 attendees; organized by Larry Herndon; official guest is Academy of Comic-Book Fans and Collectors executive secretary/"Academy Con" promoter Dave Kaler [ 6] August 12–14 : Academy Con II (City Squire Inn, New York City)[ 4] Dave Kaler ; official guests include Stan Lee , Roy Thomas , Bill Everett , Carmine Infantino , Julius Schwartz , and Bill Finger [ 4] [ 7] Fall : Salone Internazionale del Comics (Lucca, Italy) — 2nd annual show moves to a small piazza in the center of Lucca
First issues by title
Harvey Comics
Bunny Release: December.Double-Dare Adventures Release : December. Writer : Otto Binder . Artist : Bill Draut Spyman Release: September. Artists: George Tuska , Jim Steranko , Dick Ayers
Other publishers
Fantasy Masterpieces Marvel Comics Release: February. Editor: Stan Lee Gesebel Editoriale Corno Release: February. Writer: Max Bunker . Artist: Magnus Henry Brewster M. F. Enterprises Release: February. Writer: Bob Powell . Artist: Bob Powell Lady Penelope City Magazines Release: 22 January.Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt Charlton Comics Release: January. Writer: Pete Morisi . Artist: Pete Morisi Smash! International Publishing Corporation Release: February 1966. Editor: Albert Cosser ("Cos")Teen Titans DC Comics Release: January. Writer: Bob Haney . Artist: Nick Cardy Undersea Agent Tower Comics Release: January. Artist: Ray Bailey Weird Eerie Publications Release: January. Editor: Roger Elwood Zorro Gold Key Comics Release: January. Artist: Alex Toth
Initial appearances by character name
Charlton Comics
Blue Beetle (Ted Kord ) , in Captain Atom Doctor M.T. Graves Ghostly Tales Doctor Spectro Captain Atom Nightshade Captain Atom Peacemaker Fightin' 5 Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt Tiger Judomaster
DC Comics
The Ant Teen Titans R. J. Brande Adventure Comics Cluemaster Detective Comics Computo Adventure Comics Dial H for Hero House of Mystery Ding Dong Daddy Teen Titans Duo Damsel Adventure Comics (Feb.) Enchantress Strange Adventures Ferro Lad Adventure Comics G.I. Robot (Mac)Star Spangled War Stories Karate Kid Adventure Comics Khund Adventure Comics Nemesis Kid Adventure Comics Ocean Master Aquaman Chief O'Hara World's Finest Comics Outsider Detective Comics Parasite Action Comics [ 8] Poison Ivy Batman [ 9] Prince Evillo Adventure Comics Princess Projectra Adventure Comics Royal Flush Gang Justice League of America Shaggy Man Justice League of America Shrike Hawkman Spellbinder (Delbert Billings)Detective Comics Stanley and His Monster The Fox and the Crow Universo Adventure Comics Unknown Soldier Our Army at War Rond Vidar Adventure Comics White Witch Adventure Comics
Harvey Comics
Marvel Comics
Ares Thor Batroc the Leaper Tales of Suspense Black Panther Fantastic Four Boomerang Tales to Astonish Peggy Carter Tales of Suspense Sharon Carter Tales of Suspense Collector Avengers Dionysus Thor Dredmund the Druid Strange Tales Ego the Living Planet Thor Elders of the Universe Avengers Fafnir Thor Fixer (comics) Strange Tales Bill Foster Avengers Freak Tales of Suspense Galactus Fantastic Four Hera Thor High Evolutionary Thor Gladiator Daredevil Hippolyta Thor Kaluu Strange Tales Klaw Fantastic Four Living Laser Avengers Looter The Amazing Spider-Man Man-Beast Thor Masked Marauder Daredevil Maximus Fantastic Four Mentallo Strange Tales Mimic Uncanny X-Men New Men Thor Plunderer Daredevil Pluto Thor Punisher Fantastic Four Prester John Fantastic Four Quasimodo Fantastic Four AnnualRhino The Amazing Spider-Man Silver Surfer Fantastic Four Jasper Sitwell Strange Tales Mendel Stromm The Amazing Spider-Man Ultimo Tales of Suspense Umar Strange Tales Valkyrior Thor Mary Jane Watson The Amazing Spider-Man Wyatt Wingfoot Fantastic Four
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References
^ McAvennie "1960s" in Dolan, p. 118: "In his first-ever published story, fourteen-year-old Jim Shooter admitted four new members into the Legion of Super-Heroes ... Shooter's long, memorable tenure as one of the Legion's greatest writers was officially underway."
^ McAvennie "1960s" in Dolan, p. 119: "Barry Allen and iris West's wedding day...was {DC's} most anticipated...Writer John Broome and artist Carmine Infantino were the team behind the nuptials in the story 'One Bridegroom Too Many!'"
^ Jesse Marsh at INDUCKS ^ a b c Schelly, Bill. "The Kaler Con: Two Views: Bigger And Better Than The Benson Con Just Three Weeks Before?? (Part VIII of '1966: The Year Of (Nearly) Three New York Comics Conventions')," Alter-Ego #64 (Jan. 2007).
^ Schelly, Bill. "1966: The Year Of THREE (Or Maybe 21/2) New York Comicons!: Part 2: The 1966 New York 'Benson' Con," Alter-Ego #54 (Nov. 2005).
^ Schelly, Bill. Founders of Comic Fandom: Profiles of 90 Publishers, Dealers, Collectors, Writers, Artists and Other Luminaries of the 1950s And 1960s (McFarland, 2010), p. 60.
^ Schelly, Bill. "Introduction," Founders of Comic Fandom: Profiles of 90 Publishers, Dealers, Collectors, Writers, Artists and Other Luminaries of the 1950s and 1960s (McFarland, 2010), p. 8
^ McAvennie "1960s" in Dolan, p. 118: "With a story written by Jim Shooter and drawn by Al Plastino, the Parasite entered Superman's life."
^ McAvennie "1960s" in Dolan, p. 118: "Poison Ivy first cropped up to plague Gotham City in issue #181 of Batman . Scripter Robert Kanigher and artist Sheldon Moldoff came up with a villain who would blossom into one of Batman's greatest foes"
