1936 in comics
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Events and publications
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January
- January 19: Hergé's The Adventures of Jo, Zette and Jocko (1936-1957) debuts in Cœurs Vaillants. [1]
- Famous Funnies #18 - Eastern Color
- More Fun the Big Comic Magazine (previously New Fun Comics) (1935 series) #7 - National Periodical Publications
- New Comics (1935 series) #2 - National Periodical Publications
February
- 8 February: #1 - Mickey Mouse Weekly (1936-1957)
- 17 February: Lee Falk's The Phantom makes his debut.
- Famous Funnies #19 - Eastern Color
- More Fun the Big Comic Magazine (1935 series) #8 - National Periodical Publications
- New Comics (1935 series) #3 - National Periodical Publications
- Popular Comics #1 - Dell Comics
March
- March 8: Dudley D. Watkins' Oor Wullie and The Broons debut in The Sunday Post.
- March 16: In E.C. Segar's Thimble Theatre Eugene the Jeep makes its debut.[2]
- March 31: Frans Piët signs his first Sjors comic strip. Originally a blatant copy of Martin Branner's Winnie Winkle it now becomes completely its own thing. [3] [4]
- Big Book of Fun Comics (1936 series) #1 - National Periodical Publications
- Famous Funnies #20 - Eastern Color
- More Fun Comics (previously More Fun the Big Comic Magazine) (1935 series) #9 - National Periodical Publications, cover dated "Mar-April"
- New Comics (1935 series) #4 - National Periodical Publications, cover dated "Mar-April".
- Popular Comics #2 - Dell Comics
April
- April 6: Lank Leonard's Mickey Finn (1936-1976) debuts. [5]
- Famous Funnies #21 - Eastern Color
- King Comics #1 - David McKay Publications
- Popular Comics #3 - Dell Comics
- Tip Top Comics #1 - United Features: first comic book appearance of Tarzan
May
- May 2: In the first issue of the Turkish children's magazine Yavrutürk Çocuk Gazetesi Ercüment Kalmik's comics series Çetin Kaptan makes its debut. [6]
- May 3: The first issue of the Flemish comics magazine Bravo ! is published. It will run until 17 April 1951.
- May 7: The first issue of the Dutch comics magazine Doe Mee is published. It will run until 15 December 1949.[7]
- The Comics Magazine (Funny Pages) #1 — Centaur Publications
- Famous Funnies #22 - Eastern Color
- King Comics #2 - David McKay Publications
- More Fun Comics (1935 series) #10 - National Periodical Publications
- Popular Comics #4 - Dell Comics
June
- The Comics Magazine (Funny Pages) #2 — Centaur Publications
- Famous Funnies #23 - Eastern Color
- King Comics #3 - David McKay Publications
- New Comics (1935 series) #5 - National Periodical Publications
- Popular Comics #5 - Dell Comics
- Tip Top Comics #2 - United Features
- Phantom comic #1
July
- July 11: The final issue of the Dutch satirical magazine De Notenkraker is published.[8]
- 14 July: The Italian humor magazine Bertoldo brings out its first issue, continuing its run until 10 September 1943.
- The Comics Magazine (Funny Pages) #3 — Centaur Publications
- Famous Funnies #24 - Eastern Color
- King Comics #4 - David McKay Publications
- More Fun Comics (1935 series) #11 - National Periodical Publications
- New Comics (1935 series) #6 - National Periodical Publications
- Popular Comics #6 - Dell Comics
- Tip Top Comics #3 - United Features
August
- August 30: Al Taliaferro and Earl Duvall adapt Donald Duck into a weekly pantomime comic, as part of their Silly Symphony comic strip. [9]
- August 31: William St. John Glenn creates Dorothea in The Daily Mail.[10]
- Max Plaisted's Zarnak makes its debut. It will run until October 1937.
- The Comics Magazine (Funny Pages) #4 — Centaur Publications
- Famous Funnies #25 - Eastern Color
- King Comics #5 - David McKay Publications
- More Fun Comics (1935 series) #12 - National Periodical Publications
- New Comics (1935 series) #7 - National Periodical Publications
- Popular Comics #7 - Dell Comics
- Tip Top Comics #4 - United Features
September
- The Comics Magazine (Funny Pages) #5 — Centaur Publications
- Famous Funnies #26 - Eastern Color
- King Comics #6 - David McKay Publications
- More Fun Comics (1935 series) #13 - National Periodical Publications
- New Comics (1935 series) #8 - National Periodical Publications
- Popular Comics #8 - Dell Comics
- Tip Top Comics #5 - United Features
October
- October 25: The final episode of Rea Irvin's The Smythes is published in The New York Herald Tribune. [11]
- The first episode of Fuku-Chan by Ryuichi Yokoyama is published and will run until 1971. [12]
- Famous Funnies #27 - Eastern Color
- The Funnies #1 - Dell Comics
- King Comics #7 - David McKay Publications
- More Fun Comics (1935 series) #14 - National Periodical Publications
- New Comics (1935 series) #9 - National Periodical Publications
- Popular Comics #9 - Dell Comics
- Tip Top Comics #6 - United Features
November
- Famous Funnies #28 - Eastern Color
- The Funnies #2 - Dell Comics
- Funny Pages #6 — Centaur Publications
- Funny Picture Stories #1 — Centaur Publications. This issue also marks the debut of The Clock by George Brenner.
- King Comics #8 - David McKay Publications
- More Fun Comics (1935 series) #15 - National Periodical Publications
- New Comics (1935 series) #10 - National Periodical Publications
- Popular Comics #10 - Dell Comics
- Elmer Woggon and Allen Saunders's Steve Roper and Mike Nomad (1936-2004) debuts.
- Tip Top Comics #7 - United Features
December
- Detective Picture Stories #1 — Centaur Publications
- Famous Funnies #29 - Eastern Color
- Flash Gordon Strange Adventure Magazine #1. It folds after only one issue.
- The Funnies #3 - Dell Comics
- Funny Pages #7 — Centaur Publications
- Funny Picture Stories #2 — Centaur Publications
- King Comics #9 - David McKay Publications
- More Fun Comics (1935 series) #16 - National Periodical Publications
- New Comics (1935 series) #11 - National Periodical Publications
- Popular Comics #11 - Dell Comics
- Tip Top Comics #8 - United Features
Specific date unknown
- Harry Paschall creates Bosco for Strength and Health magazine, where it will run until his death. [13]
- Jerry Iger and Will Eisner establish the comics studio Eisner & Iger. [14]
- Roberto Sgrilli's Formichino debuts. [15]
Deaths
January
- January 31: Grace Drayton, American illustrator and comics artist (Dolly Dimples, The Pussycat Princess), dies at the age of 58.[16]
March
- March 19: Ottilia Adelborg, Swedish illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 80. [17]
April
- April 2: Bert Cobb, American comics artist (Jocko the Educated Monk, Some Monkey Fun From Jungle Jinks, Stumble-Toe Joe, Ambitious Teddy, Meddlesome Millie) , dies at age 66 or 67. [18]
May
- May 5: James Francis Sullivan, British illustrator and comics artist (The British Working Man, The Queer Side of Things), dies at age 83. [19]
- May 9 : Stanislav Lolek, Czech illustrator and comics artist (The Cunning Little Vixen or Vixen Sharp Ears) dies at the age of 62.[20]
July
- July 3: Charles Reese, American comics artist (made various short-lived newspaper comics), dies at age 74. [21]
- July 19: Apeles Mestres, Spanish musician, novelist, illustrator and comics artist (made some sequential illustrations), dies at age 81. [22]
Specific date unknown
- Ed Leffingwell, American comics artist (Little Joe), dies.[23]
- Charles Small, American comics artist (continued Salesman Sam), passes away. [24]
Exhibitions and shows
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Conventions
First issues by title
- Big Book of Fun Comics (March, National Periodical Publications)
- The Comics Magazine (Funny Pages) (May, Centaur Publications)
- The Funnies (October, Dell Comics)
- King Comics (April, David McKay Publications)
- Popular Comics (February, Dell Comics)
- Tip Top Comics (April, United Features)
Initial appearances by character name
- Clock, by George Brenner, in Funny Pages #6 and Funny Picture Stories #1 (November) - Centaur Publications
Comics debuts without a specific date
- Barney Baxter by Frank Miller.
- Belinda by Steve Dowling.
- Ben Bowyang by Alex Gurney.
- Biffen och Bananen by Rit-Ola
- Laff-a-Day debuts.
- Rebo by Cesare Zavattini (plot), Federico Pedrocchi (script) and Giovanni Scolari (art)
- Room and Board by Gene Ahern.
Sources
- ^ "Hergé". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "Elzie Crisler Segar". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "Sjors (van de Rebellenclub)". www.lambiek.net. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "Frans Piët". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "Lank Leonard". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "Ercüment Kalmik". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "Doe Mee". www.lambiek.net. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "De Notenkraker". www.lambiek.net. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "Al Taliaferro". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "Bill Glenn". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "Rea Irvin". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "Ryuichi Yokoyama". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "Harry Paschall". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "Will Eisner". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/sgrilli_roberto.htm
- ^ "Grace Drayton". lambiek.net. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
- ^ "Ottilia Adelborg". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "Bert Cobb". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "James Francis Sullivan". lambiek.net. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ^ "Stanislav Lolek". lambiek.net. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
- ^ "Charles Reese". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "Apeles Mestres". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ "Ed Leffingwell". lambiek.net. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
- ^ "Charles Small". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 21, 2020.