Notable events of 1947 in comics.

Events and publications

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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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June

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Summer

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July

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August

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September

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Fall

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October

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November

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December

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Winter

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Specific date unknown

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  • Helge Hall Jensen's long-running comics series Hans og Grete makes its debut.[18]
  • The Girl Guides make their debut in Rupert Bear.[19]
  • In the Kapitein Rob story Het Pinguïnland van Professor Lupardi Kapitein Rob's mortal enemy Professor Lupardi makes his debut.[20]
  • Larry Alcala's Siopawman and the long-running series Kalabog & Bosyo makes their debut. [21]

Births

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April

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August

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September

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November

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Deaths

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February

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  • February 10: Charles A. Voight, American comics artist (Betty), dies at age 60.[25]
  • February 13: Wiley Padan, American illustrator and comics artist (It's True!), dies at age 46 from a heart condition.[26]
  • February 27: Cemal Nadir Güler, Turkish comics artist (Amcabey, Efruz Bey, Dalkavuk, Akla Kara, Yeni Zengin), dies at age 44.[27]

March

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  • March 24: Frank Fiegel, American tramp and bar bouncer (inspiration for Popeye), dies at age 79.[28]

April

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  • April 1: Crawford Young, American comics artist (Clarence, Pearl Button, The Tutts), dies at age 61.[29]

August

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October

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  • October 10: Joseph Jacinto Mora, Uruguayan-American illustrator, photographer, writer, sculptor, comics artist (Animaldom), dies at age 60.[32]
  • November 16: John Prentiss Benson, American painter, architect, illustrator and comics artist (The Woozlebeasts), dies at age 82. [33]

Specific date unknown

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  • Mabel Francis Taylor, British illustrator and comics artist (The Little Sparrowkins, continued Jungle Jinks), dies at age 80 or 81.[34]
  • Rocha Vieira, Portuguese comics artist (Fitas de Juca e Zeca, As Proezas de Necas e Tonecas), dies at age 63 or 64.[35]
  • Joan D'Ivori, aka Joan Vila i Pujol, Spanish illustrator, painter and publisher (made some sequential illustrations), dies at age 56 or 57. [36]

First issues by title

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First appearance by character

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References

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  1. ^ "The Crab With the Golden Claws (1947) - The First Tintin movie | Tintinologist.org". www.tintinologist.org. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Milton Caniff". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "Harry Hanan". lambiek.net.
  4. ^ KOUSEMAKER, Kees en Evelien, "Wordt Vervolgd- Stripleksikon der Lage Landen", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, Antwerpen, 1979, p. 158.
  5. ^ "Peyo". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  6. ^ "Lib Abrena". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  7. ^ "Charles M. Schulz". lambiek.net. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  8. ^ a b c "Marc Sleen". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  9. ^ "Sjors (van de Rebellenclub)". www.lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Willy Vandersteen". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  11. ^ Lowe, Barry (14 February 2008). Atomic Blonde: The Films of Mamie Van Doren. McFarland. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-7864-8273-3. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  12. ^ "Will Eisner". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  13. ^ "Malang Santos". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  14. ^ "Bob De Moor". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  15. ^ "Tom Poes Weekblad". www.lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  16. ^ "Frits Godhelp". www.lambiek.net. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  17. ^ "Okidoki/Jumbo". www.lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  18. ^ "Helge Hall". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  19. ^ "Alfred Bestall". Lambiek.net. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  20. ^ "Pieter Kuhn". lambiek.net. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  21. ^ "Larry Alcala". lambiek.net. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  22. ^ a b c d Miller, John Jackson (June 10, 2005). "Comics Industry Birthdays". Comics Buyer's Guide. Iola, Wisconsin. Archived from the original on February 18, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  23. ^ Aragón, El Periódico de (October 2018). "Muere el dibujante zaragozano Carlos Ezquerra, cocreador de 'Judge Dredd'". El Periódico de Aragón. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  24. ^ "Carlos Ezquerra". lambiek.net. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  25. ^ "Charles A. Voight". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  26. ^ "Wiley Padan". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  27. ^ "Cemal Nadir Güler". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  28. ^ "Was Frank 'Rocky' Fiegel the Inspiration for 'Popeye'?". Snopes.com. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  29. ^ "Crawford Young". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  30. ^ "William Moulton Marston". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  31. ^ "Reg Perrott". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  32. ^ "Joseph Jacinto Mora". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  33. ^ "John Prentiss Benson". lambiek.net. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  34. ^ "Mabel F. Taylor". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  35. ^ "Rocha Vieira". lambiek.net. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  36. ^ "Joan D'Ivori". lambiek.net. Retrieved September 7, 2021.