Notable events of 1949 in comics.

Events and publications

edit

Publishers Star Publications, Toby Press, and Youthful make their debuts; conversely, Columbia Comics, Novelty Press, and Street & Smith Comics all fold.

Year overall

edit

January

edit

February

edit

March

edit

April

edit

June

edit

July

edit

August

edit

September

edit
  • September 11: The episode Ten Minutes, in the series The Spirit, is first published. This marks the first story written by Will Eisner's assistant Jules Feiffer, who will continue writing most of the series until 1952.[6]
  • Joker Comics (1942 series) #39 - Timely Comics

October

edit

November

edit

December

edit

Specific date unknown

edit
  • Maurice Tillieux launches his detective series Félix in Héroïc-Albums, where it will run until 1956. [16]
  • The first episode of Roland Davies' Sparks and Flash is published.[17]
  • Lancelot Hogben publishes the book From Cave Painting to Comic Strip. A Kaleidoscope of Human Communication.[18]
  • Reverend David S. Piper and Joseph Wirt Tillotson launch the first episode of Our Bible in Pictures. [19]

Births

edit

April

edit

June

edit

Deaths

edit

February

edit
  • February 6: Eugène Vavasseur, French illustrator, poster artist and comic artist, dies at age 85.[20]
  • February 15: Charles L. Bartholomew, aka Bart, American comics artist (Cousin Bill, George and his Conscience, Bud Smith, the Boy Who Does Stunts, Alexander the Cat, Mama's Girl-Daddy's Boy), dies at age 80.[21]

March

edit
  • March 6: Storm P., Danish comics artist, animator, illustrator, painter and comedian (Peter og Ping), dies at age 66.[22]
  • March 16: Stanley E. Armstrong, American comics artist (continued Slim Jim And The Force), dies at age 85.[23]
  • March 21: Jo Valle, French comics writer (L'Espiègle Lili), dies at age 83.[24]

April

edit

June

edit
  • 10 June: John T. McCutcheon, American political cartoonist and occasional comics artist (Bird Center), dies at age 79.[28]

July

edit
  • July 13: Walt Kuhn, American painter, illustrator and comics artist (Whisk), dies at age 71.[29]

October

edit
  • October 8: Monte Barrett, American comics writer (Jane Arden), dies at age 52.[30]

November

edit
  • November 13: Bern L. Vinger, Dutch illustrator and comics artist (Met Toto Op Reis), dies at age 77.[31]
  • November 30: Lester J. Ambrose, American comics artist (Simp Simpson), dies at age 70.[32]

December

edit

Specific date unknown

edit
  • Jo Valle, French comics writer (L'Espiègle Lili), dies at age 84.
  • André Vallet, French painter, illustrator and comics artist (L'Espiègle Lili), dies at age 79 or 80.[35]
  • Émile Vavasseur, French poster artist, comics artist and illustrator, dies at age 85 or 86.[36]

First issues by title

edit

Initial appearances by character name

edit

Sources

edit
  1. ^ "Peyo". Lambiek.net. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "Wally Fawkes". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "Guy Depière". lambiek.net. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  4. ^ Casey Ruggles at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on March 8, 2015.
  5. ^ "Mefisto (Steve Dickart)". www.ubcfumetti.com. Archived from the original on 1999-11-11. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  6. ^ a b "Jules Feiffer". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  7. ^ Assouline, Pierre (2009) [1996]. Hergé, the Man Who Created Tintin. Charles Ruas (translator). Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press.
  8. ^ Peeters, Benoît (1989). Tintin and the World of Hergé. London: Methuen Children's Books. ISBN 978-0-416-14882-4.
  9. ^ "Pepo". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  10. ^ Gravett, Paul, "1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die", Universe, page 145.
  11. ^ "Al Posen". lambiek.net. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  12. ^ "Bindle". lambiek.net.
  13. ^ "Vic Herman". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  14. ^ Franco Fossati, I grandi eroi del fumetto, Gramese, 1990, pp. 178–179
  15. ^ "Doe Mee". www.lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  16. ^ "Maurice Tillieux". lambiek.net. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Roland Davies". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  18. ^ Kallen, H. M. (1951). "Reviewed work: From Cave Painting to Comic Strip. A Kaleidoscope of Human Communication, LANCELOT HOGBEN; the Ways of Genius, RADOSLAV A. TSANOFF". Social Research. 18 (1): 122–125. JSTOR 40969261.
  19. ^ "Joseph Wirt Tillotson". lambiek.net. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  20. ^ "Eugène Vavasseur". lambiek.net. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  21. ^ "Charles Bartholomew". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  22. ^ "Storm P." lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  23. ^ "Stanley E. Armstrong". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  24. ^ "Jo Valle (1865-1949)". data.bnf.fr. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  25. ^ "Reg Carter". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  26. ^ "Neysa McMein". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  27. ^ "Robert L. Ripley". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  28. ^ "John T. McCutcheon". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  29. ^ "Walt Kuhn". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  30. ^ "Famous Iowans - Montgomery 'Monte' Barrett | DesMoinesRegister.com". data.desmoinesregister.com. Retrieved May 12, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  31. ^ "Bern L. Vinger". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  32. ^ "Lester J. Ambrose". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  33. ^ "Frank Miller (I)". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  34. ^ "Frank R. Leet".
  35. ^ "André Vallet". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  36. ^ "Émile Vavasseur". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 12, 2020.