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1984 in comics

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Notable events of 1984 in comics.

Events

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Year overall

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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Specific date unknown

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Deaths

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January

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  • January 1: Frank Baginski, American comic artist (Plainsville, Splitsville, The Loner), dies in a car accident at age 45. [28]
  • January 13: Ray Moore, American comics artist (co-creator of The Phantom), dies at age 78 or 79.[29]
  • January 15: Tom Hickey, American illustrator and comics artist (Slapsie, worked for DC Comics, Dell Comics, Harvey Comics), dies at age 73.[30]
  • January 21: Phil Seuling, American organizer (founder of Comic Art Convention and Sea Gate Distributors) and voice actor (voice of one of the pig cops in Fritz the Cat), dies at age 50.[31]
  • January 31: K-Hito, Spanish caricaturist, animator, sports journalist, film producer, publisher and comics writer and artist (Gutiérrez, Macaco, Currinche, Don Turulato), dies at age 93 or 94.[32]

February

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  • February 23: Jorge B. Gálvez, aka Jordi Badía Romero, Spanish comics artist (The Super Cats), dies at age 45.[33]

March

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  • March 1: Carl Burgos, American comics artist (Human Torch), dies at age 67.[34]
  • March 15: Joseph Hughes Newton, American comics artist (Tullus), dies at age 78.

April

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  • April 1:
    • Ray Gill, American comics writer and artist (worked for Timely Comics and Archie Comics), dies at age 66.[35]
    • Kurt Klamann, German painter and comics artist, dies at age 76.[36]
  • April 7: Vittorio Cossio, Italian comics artist and animator (continued Furio Almirante, Raff), dies at age 72 or 73.[37]
  • April 9: Lex Overeijnder, Dutch comics artist (continued Pinkie Pienter, created comic strip based on the TV show Fabeltjeskrant), dies at age 53.[38]

May

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  • May 2: Bob Clampett, American animator, puppeteer and cartoonist (Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Tweety), dies at age 70.[39]
  • May 7: Robert Giordan, French comics artist and half of the Giordan Brothers (Franck Nevil, Tom Tempest, Les Francis, Bob Corton, Vigor and Thierry), dies at age 61.[40]
  • May 21: Ruben Moreira, Puerto Rican-American comics artist (Tarzan), dies at age 61.[41]
  • May 22: Alan Maver, American sports cartoonist and comic artist (assisted on Nancy), dies at age 74.[42]
  • Specific date unknown: May: Al Hubbard, American animator and comics artist (Disney comics, Tom & Jerry comics, Walter Lantz comics, co-creator of Fethry Duck), dies at age 70 or 71.[43]

June

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July

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  • July 13: Josep Coll i Coll, A.KA. José Coll y Coll, Spanish comics artist (En Bufa i en Pumpun), commits suicide at age 61 with an electric cable in his bathtub.[48]
  • July 24: Bob Heinz, German comics artist (Pif und Alf, Jan Maat, Jerry der lustige Cowboy, Basil der Kätzenkonig, Bob Evans), dies at age 61.[49]
  • July 28: Henk Kabos, Dutch comics artist (Tekko Taks), dies at age 71.[50]
  • July 29: Fred Waring, American bandleader, musician and comics collector (the Fred Waring Comics collection [51]), dies at age 84.[52]

August

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September

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  • September 12:
    • Lola Anglada, Spanish comics artist and illustrator, dies at age 92.[59]
    • Rein Stuurman, Dutch illustrator and comics artist (Bobbeltje de Maankabouter, Gerrit de Zwarte Kraai, Jantje Puk), dies at the age of 83.[60]
  • September 14: Lino Palacio, Argentine comics artist (Ramona, Don Fulgencio), dies at age 80.[61]
  • September 21: Hugh Stanley White, British comics artist (Rosalind and Tommy's Adventures Among the Chinese), dies at age 79.[62]
  • September 25: Laverne Harding, American animator and comics artist (Walter Lantz, Hanna-Barbera, The Pink Panther), dies at age 78.

October

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  • October 21: Maurice Henry, French journalist, writer, poet, painter, film director, cartoonist and comics artist, dies at age 76.[63]
  • Specific date in October unknown: Stan Randall, American comic artist (Right Around Home, assisted on Ripley's Believe It or Not), dies at age 90. [64]

November

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  • November 14: Greg Irons, American underground cartoonist, animator, poster- and tattoo artist, is killed by a bus in Bangkok, Thailand, at age 37.[65]
  • November 30:
    • Francisco Flores Montes, Mexican comic artist and painter (Flyn de la Pradera, Capitán Wings, Flash el Vengador, El Noqueador del Barrio, Gitanillo, Mi Hermano Chuy, Angels Infernales), dies at age 64.[66]
    • Frans Mettes, Dutch illustrator, poster- and comics artist (Het Huis Aan 't Water), dies at age 75.[67]
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December

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  • December 7: Otto Dicke, Dutch illustrator, cartoonist and comics artist (Spekkie en Blekkie, Jesje en Josje), dies at age 66.[69]
  • December 29: Erich Schmitt, German comic artist (Die Arche Noah), dies at age 60.[70]
  • December 30: Mo Gollub, American comics artist (Disney comics, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 74.[71]
  • December 30: Al Avison, American comics artist (Captain America, Whizzer), dies at age 64.

Specific date unknown

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Exhibitions and shows

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Conventions

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Awards

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Presented in 1985 for comics published in 1984:

First issues by title

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DC Comics

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Blue Devil

Release: June. Writers: Dan Mishkin and Gary Cohn. Artist: Paris Cullins.

Infinity, Inc.

Release: March. Writer: Roy Thomas. Artists: Jerry Ordway and Mike Machlan.

Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 3

Release: August. Writer: Paul Levitz and Keith Giffen.[84] Artists: Keith Giffen and Larry Mahlstedt.

New Teen Titans vol. 2

Release: August. Writer: Marv Wolfman. Artist: George Pérez.[85]

Star Trek

Release: February. Writer: Mike W. Barr. Artists: Tom Sutton and Ricardo Villagran.

Marvel Comics

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Alien Legion

Release: April by Epic Comics. Writers: Carl Potts and Alan Zelenetz. Artist: Frank Cirocco.

Amazing High Adventure

Release: August. Editor: Carl Potts

Micronauts: The New Voyages

Release: October cover. Writer: Peter B. Gillis. Artists: Kelley Jones and Bruce Patterson.

Power Pack

Release: May (August cover). Writer: Louise Simonson. Artist: June Brigman.

Transformers

Release: September. Writers: Ralph Macchio and Bill Mantlo. Artists: Frank Springer and Kim DeMulder.

Independent titles

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Initial appearances by character name

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DC Comics

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Marvel Comics

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Mirage Studios

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Independent titles

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References

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  30. ^ "Tom Hickey". lambiek.net. Retrieved Jul 31, 2020.
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  32. ^ "K-Hito". lambiek.net. Retrieved Jul 31, 2020.
  33. ^ "Jorge B. Gálvez". lambiek.net. Retrieved Jul 31, 2020.
  34. ^ Carl Burgos at the Lambiek Comiclopedia
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  49. ^ "Bob Heinz". lambiek.net. Retrieved Jul 31, 2020.
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  84. ^ Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 208: "Utilizing the talents of writer Paul Levitz and artist Keith Giffen...the Legion was off and running in their own new title with a major new storyline."
  85. ^ Manning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 209: "Featuring the trademark writing of Marv Wolfman and the art of George Pérez, this second incarnation was a success from the start, providing readers with the perfect blend of high-quality paper with high-quality storytelling."