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Notable events of '''1989 in comics'''.

==Events==
==Events==


===Year overall===
===Year overall===
* "[[Inferno (Marvel Comics)|Inferno]]" company-wide [[Marvel Comics]] [[fictional crossover|crossover]] continues, involving the mutant titles ''[[The Uncanny X-Men]]'', ''[[X-Factor (comics)|X-Factor]]'', ''[[The New Mutants]]'', and ''[[Excalibur (comics)|Excalibur]]'', as well as the ''[[X-Terminators]]'' limited series and various other Marvel titles. Began in Marvel titles cover-dated October [[1988 in comics|1988]]; runs through issues cover-dated August 1989.
*The "[[Inferno (Marvel Comics)|Inferno]]" company-wide [[Marvel Comics]] [[fictional crossover|crossover]] continues, involving the mutant titles ''[[The Uncanny X-Men]]'', ''[[X-Factor (comics)|X-Factor]]'', ''[[The New Mutants]]'', and ''[[Excalibur (comics)|Excalibur]]'', as well as the ''[[X-Terminators]]'' limited series and various other Marvel titles. Began in Marvel titles cover-dated October [[1988 in comics|1988]]; runs through issues cover-dated August 1989.
* [[DC Comics]] debuts its alternative imprint [[Piranha Press]], rolling out such series as ''[[Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children]]'', ''[[Epicurus the Sage]]'', ''Etc.'', ''Gregory'', and ''The Score''; and the original graphic novels ''Desert Streams'', ''The Sinners'', and ''The Wastelands''.
* [[DC Comics]] debuts its alternative imprint [[Piranha Press]], rolling out such series as ''[[Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children]]'', ''[[Epicurus the Sage]]'', ''Etc.'', ''Gregory'', and ''The Score''; and the original graphic novels ''Desert Streams'', ''The Sinners'', and ''The Wastelands''.
* [[Caliber Comics]], [[Continüm Comics]], [[Revolutionary Comics]], and [[Trident Comics]] make their publishing debuts; [[Blackthorne Publishing]], [[Comics Interview|Comics Interview Group]], [[Starblaze Graphics]], and the UK publisher [[Harrier Comics]] all cease publishing.
* [[Caliber Comics]], [[Continüm Comics]], [[Revolutionary Comics]], and [[Trident Comics]] make their publishing debuts; [[Blackthorne Publishing]], [[Comics Interview|Comics Interview Group]], [[Starblaze Graphics]], and the UK publisher [[Harrier Comics]] all cease publishing.
* "[[The Man Who Falls]]," by [[Dennis O'Neil]] and [[Dick Giordano]], published in ''[[Secret Origins|Secret Origins of the World's Greatest Super-Heroes]]'' trade paperback. (DC Comics)
* "[[The Man Who Falls]]," by [[Dennis O'Neil]] and [[Dick Giordano]], published in ''[[Secret Origins|Secret Origins of the World's Greatest Super-Heroes]]'' trade paperback. (DC Comics)
* [[NOW Comics]] decided to use the Comics Code Authority seal in that year.
* [[NOW Comics]] decided to use the [[Comics Code Authority]] seal in that year.
* [[Dragon Ball Z]] is created by Shōnen Jump as a separate series to the original [[Dragon Ball]]
* ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'' is created by [[Weekly Shōnen Jump|Shōnen Jump]] as a separate series to the original ''[[Dragon Ball]]''


===January===
===January===
* '''January 27''': Belgian comic artist [[Marc Sleen]] is named a Knight in the Crown Order.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/sleen.htm|title=Marc Sleen|website=lambiek.net|access-date=30 January 2023}}</ref>
* [[Ronald Perelman]] buys the [[Marvel Entertainment Group]], the parent company of [[Marvel Comics]], from [[New World Entertainment]] for $82.5 million, putting in $10.5 million of his own money and borrowing the rest.
* [[Ronald Perelman]] buys the [[Marvel Entertainment Group]], the parent company of [[Marvel Comics]], from [[New World Entertainment]] for $82.5 million, putting in $10.5 million of his own money and borrowing the rest.
* ''[[Invasion! (DC Comics)|Invasion!]]'' crossover event in [[DC Comics]]
* ''[[Invasion! (DC Comics)|Invasion!]]'' crossover event in [[DC Comics]]
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===April===
===April===
* '''April 1''': [[Hanco Kolk]] and [[Peter de Wit]]'s riddle comic ''Inspecteur Netjes'' makes its debut.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/k/kolk1.htm|title=Hanco Kolk|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/w/wit_peter_de.htm|title=Peter de Wit|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''April 1''': [[Hanco Kolk]] and [[Peter de Wit]]'s riddle comic ''Inspecteur Netjes'' makes its debut.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/k/kolk1.htm|title=Hanco Kolk|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/w/wit_peter_de.htm|title=Peter de Wit|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''April 14''': The final episode of [[Jim Davis (cartoonist)|Jim Davis]]' ''[[U.S. Acres]]'' is published.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rovin |first1=Jeff |title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals |date=1991 |publisher=Prentice Hall Press |isbn=0-13-275561-0 |access-date=8 April 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc00rovi |url-access=registration |pages=[https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc00rovi/page/195 195]-196}}</ref>
* '''April 14''': The final episode of [[Jim Davis (cartoonist)|Jim Davis]]' ''[[U.S. Acres]]'' is published.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rovin |first1=Jeff |title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals |date=1991 |publisher=Prentice Hall Press |isbn=0-13-275561-0 |access-date=8 April 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc00rovi |url-access=registration |pages=[https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc00rovi/page/195 195]-196}}</ref>
* '''April 30''': Near Paris the theme park [[Parc Astérix]] opens its doors, based on the comic strip ''[[Astérix]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parisdigest.com/paris/parc-asterix.htm|title=Le Parc Asterix facts. Attractions. Access. Map. Tickets. Hotel.|date=Dec 26, 2019|website=Paris Digest|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''April 30''': Near Paris the theme park [[Parc Astérix]] opens its doors, based on the comic strip ''[[Astérix]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parisdigest.com/paris/parc-asterix.htm|title=Le Parc Asterix facts. Attractions. Access. Map. Tickets. Hotel.|date=Dec 26, 2019|website=Paris Digest|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* ''[[Dragon's Claws]]'' is canceled by [[Marvel UK]] with issue #10.
* ''[[Dragon's Claws]]'' is canceled by [[Marvel UK]] with issue #10.
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===May===
===May===
* ''[[Detective Comics]]'' #600 by [[Sam Hamm]],<ref>{{cite book|last1 = Greenberger|first1 = Robert|author-link = Robert Greenberger|last2 = Manning| first2 = Matthew K.|title = The Batman Vault: A Museum-in-a-Book with Rare Collectibles from the Batcave|publisher = [[Running Press]]|year = 2009|isbn = 978-0-7624-3663-7|page= 41 |quote = In the pages of ''Detective Comics'', ''Batman'' screenwriter Sam Hamm took advantage of that year's ongoing writers' strike to write a three-issue story entitled "Blind Justice", which culminated in that title's 600th issue.}}</ref> [[Denys Cowan]], [[Dick Giordano]], and [[Frank McLaughlin (comics)|Frank McLaughlin]]. (DC Comics)
* ''[[Detective Comics]]'' #600 by [[Sam Hamm]],<ref>{{cite book|last1 = Greenberger|first1 = Robert|author-link = Robert Greenberger|last2 = Manning| first2 = Matthew K.|title = The Batman Vault: A Museum-in-a-Book with Rare Collectibles from the Batcave|publisher = [[Running Press]]|year = 2009|isbn = 978-0-7624-3663-7|page= 41 |quote = In the pages of ''Detective Comics'', ''Batman'' screenwriter Sam Hamm took advantage of that year's ongoing writers' strike to write a three-issue story entitled "Blind Justice", which culminated in that title's 600th issue.}}</ref> [[Denys Cowan]], [[Dick Giordano]], and [[Frank McLaughlin (comics)|Frank McLaughlin]]. (DC Comics)
* The [[Janus Directive]] crossover storyline begins. (DC Comics)
* The [[Janus Directive]] crossover storyline begins. (DC Comics)
* ''[[Justice League International]]'' changes its name to ''[[Justice League America]]'' with issue #26 (DC Comics).
* ''[[Justice League International]]'' changes its name to ''[[Justice League America]]'' with issue #26 (DC Comics).
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===June===
===June===
* '''June 21''': The final issue of the Flemish comics magazine ''[['t Kapoentje]]'' is published.
* '''June 21''': The final issue of the Flemish comics magazine ''[['t Kapoentje]]'' is published.
* '''June 28''': The first issue of the Flemish comics magazine ''De Jommekeskrant'' is published, a supplement of ''[[Het Volk (newspaper)|Het Volk]]''.
* '''June 28''': The first issue of the Flemish comics magazine ''De Jommekeskrant'' is published, a supplement of ''[[Het Volk (newspaper)|Het Volk]]''.
* ''[[Atlantis Attacks]]'' crossover event in [[Marvel Comics]], runs through Marvel's core title Annuals.
* ''[[Atlantis Attacks]]'' crossover event in [[Marvel Comics]], runs through Marvel's core title Annuals.
* ''[[Maze Agency]]'' ceases publication by [[Comico: The Comic Company|Comico]] with issue #7.
* ''[[Maze Agency]]'' ceases publication by [[Comico: The Comic Company|Comico]] with issue #7.
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===October===
===October===
* '''October 3''': Adam Thrasher launches his comic strip ''[[Space Moose]]''. It will run until 1999.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20020122084123/http://spacemoose.com/ Space Moose's Home Page]." ([https://archive.today/20020122084123/http://spacemoose.com/ Archive], [https://www.webcitation.org/6IP899qPQ?url=http://web.archive.org/web/20020122084123/http://spacemoose.com/ Archive #2]) Space Moose. January 22, 2002. Retrieved on February 5, 2011.</ref>
* '''October 3''': Adam Thrasher launches his comic strip ''[[Space Moose]]''. It will run until 1999.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20020122084123/http://spacemoose.com/ Space Moose's Home Page]." ([https://archive.today/20020122084123/http://spacemoose.com/ Archive], [http://web.archive.org/web/20020122084123/http://spacemoose.com/ Archive #2]) Space Moose. January 22, 2002. Retrieved on February 5, 2011.</ref>
* '''October 6''': The [[Belgian Comic Strip Center]] in [[Brussels]] opens its doors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comicscenter.net/en/about-us/in-short|title=In short — The Belgian Comic Strip Center - Museum Brussels|website=www.comicscenter.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''October 6''': The [[Belgian Comic Strip Center]] in [[Brussels]] opens its doors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comicscenter.net/en/about-us/in-short|title=In short — The Belgian Comic Strip Center - Museum Brussels|website=www.comicscenter.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''October 27''': [[Bill Watterson]] gives a lecture about ''The Cheapening of the Comics'' at [[Ohio State University]], which explains his views on [[commercialism]]. The speech polarizes audiences.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/w/watterson.htm|title=Bill Watterson|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''October 27''': [[Bill Watterson]] gives a lecture about ''The Cheapening of the Comics'' at [[Ohio State University]], which explains his views on [[commercialism]]. The speech polarizes audiences.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/w/watterson.htm|title=Bill Watterson|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
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===November===
===November===
* In issue #3 of the magazine ''Hup'', [[Robert Crumb]] draws a satirical comic, targeting [[Donald Trump]]. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/crumb.htm | title=Robert Crumb }}</ref>
* ''[[Conan (Marvel Comics)|Conan The King]]'' is cancelled with issue #55.
* ''[[Conan (Marvel Comics)|Conan The King]]'' is cancelled with issue #55.


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* The final issue of the Belgian satirical comics and cartoons magazine ''Pourquoi pas?'' is published.
* The final issue of the Belgian satirical comics and cartoons magazine ''Pourquoi pas?'' is published.
* The first episode of [[Barbara Brandon-Croft]]'s ''Where I'm Coming From'' is published and will run until 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/brandon_barbara.htm|title=Barbara Brandon|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* The first episode of [[Barbara Brandon-Croft]]'s ''Where I'm Coming From'' is published and will run until 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/brandon_barbara.htm|title=Barbara Brandon|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* Belgian comic artist Bob Mau is knighted in the Order of the Belgian Crown.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/mau.htm|title=Bon Mau|website=lambiek.net|access-date=April 27, 2023}}</ref>

==Births==

{{Empty section|date=August 2023}}


==Deaths==
==Deaths==
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===January===
===January===
* '''January 17''': [[Malcolm Judge]], British comics artist (''[[Colonel Crackpot's Circus]]'', ''[[The Numskulls]]'', ''[[Billy Whizz]]''), dies at age 70 or 71.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/j/judge_malcolm.htm|title=Malcolm Judge|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''January 17''': [[Malcolm Judge]], British comics artist (''[[Colonel Crackpot's Circus]]'', ''[[The Numskulls]]'', ''[[Billy Whizz]]''), dies at age 70 or 71.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/j/judge_malcolm.htm|title=Malcolm Judge|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''January 23''': [[Salvador Dalí]], Spanish painter (his ''Les Mystères Surrealistes de New York'' was published as a comic strip), dies at age 84.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/dali_salvador.htm|title=Salvador Dali|website=lambiek.net|access-date=July 22, 2022}}</ref>
* '''January 31''': [[Bob Dunn (cartoonist)|Bob Dunn]], American comics artist (continued ''[[They'll Do It Every Time]]'' and ''[[Little Iodine]]''), dies at age 80.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/dunn-bob.htm|title=Bob Dunn|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''January 31''': [[Bob Dunn (cartoonist)|Bob Dunn]], American comics artist (continued ''[[They'll Do It Every Time]]'' and ''[[Little Iodine]]''), dies at age 80.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/d/dunn-bob.htm|title=Bob Dunn|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>


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* '''February 9''': [[Osamu Tezuka]], Japanese manga artist and animator (''[[Astro Boy]]'', ''[[Kimba the White Lion]]'', ''[[Black Jack (manga)|Black Jack]]'', ''[[Phoenix (manga)|Phoenix]]'', ''[[Princess Knight]]'', ''[[Unico]]'', ''[[Message to Adolf]]'', ''[[The Amazing 3]]'', ''[[Buddha (manga)|Buddha]]''), dies at age 60.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/t/tezuka.htm|title=Osamu Tezuka|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''February 9''': [[Osamu Tezuka]], Japanese manga artist and animator (''[[Astro Boy]]'', ''[[Kimba the White Lion]]'', ''[[Black Jack (manga)|Black Jack]]'', ''[[Phoenix (manga)|Phoenix]]'', ''[[Princess Knight]]'', ''[[Unico]]'', ''[[Message to Adolf]]'', ''[[The Amazing 3]]'', ''[[Buddha (manga)|Buddha]]''), dies at age 60.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/t/tezuka.htm|title=Osamu Tezuka|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''February 19''': Athos Cozzi, Italian comics artist, dies at age 69.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/cozzi_athos.htm|title=Athos Cozzi|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''February 19''': Athos Cozzi, Italian comics artist, dies at age 69.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/cozzi_athos.htm|title=Athos Cozzi|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''February 25''': [[Ken Champin]], American comics artist (''[[Disney comics]]''), passes away at age 77.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/champin_ken.htm|title=Ken Champin|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''February 25''': [[Ken Champin]], American comics artist (''[[Disney comics]]''), dies at age 77.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/champin_ken.htm|title=Ken Champin|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''February 27''': Peter Age Veldheer, Dutch comics artist (made comics starring [[Tarzan]]), dies at age 58.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/v/veldheer_peter-age.htm|title=Peter Age Veldheer|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''February 27''': Peter Age Veldheer, Dutch comics artist (made comics starring [[Tarzan]]), dies at age 58.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/v/veldheer_peter-age.htm|title=Peter Age Veldheer|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>


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===May===
===May===
* '''May 3''': Edmundo Marculeta, aka Marcouleta, Marcouletta, Marcou, Boris Tunder, Spanish-French comics artist (''Aventuras de Baron Thunder'', ''Julio y Ricardo'', ''Vengador del Mundo'', ''Jim l'Eclair'', ''Sandy le Petit Boucanier''), dies at age 66.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/marculeta_e.htm|title=Edmundo Marculeta|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''May 3''': Edmundo Marculeta, aka Marcouleta, Marcouletta, Marcou, Boris Tunder, Spanish-French comics artist (''Aventuras de Baron Thunder'', ''Julio y Ricardo'', ''Vengador del Mundo'', ''Jim l'Eclair'', ''Sandy le Petit Boucanier''), dies at age 66.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/marculeta_e.htm|title=Edmundo Marculeta|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''May 21''': [[Buford Tune]], American comics artist (''[[Dotty Dripple]]''), passes away at age 82.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/t/tune_buford.htm|title=Buford Tune|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''May 21''': [[Buford Tune]], American comics artist (''[[Dotty Dripple]]''), dies at age 82.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/t/tune_buford.htm|title=Buford Tune|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>


===June===
===June===
* '''June 4''': [[Dik Browne]], American comics artist and writer (''[[Hägar the Horrible]]'', ''[[Hi and Lois]]''), passes away at age 71.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/browne.htm|title=Dik Browne|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''June 4''': [[Dik Browne]], American comics artist and writer (''[[Hägar the Horrible]]'', ''[[Hi and Lois]]''), dies at age 71.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/browne.htm|title=Dik Browne|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''June 29''': Mathieu Laville, French comic artist, dies at age 28 in a car accident. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/laville_m.htm|title=Mathieu Laville|website=lambiek.net|access-date=April 3, 2024}}</ref>


===July===
===July===
* '''July 10''': [[Jean-Michel Charlier]], Belgian comics writer (''[[Buck Danny]]'', ''[[Barbe-Rouge]]'', ''[[Blueberry]]'', ''[[La Patrouille des Castors]]'', ''[[L'oncle Paul]]''), dies at age 64.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/charlier.htm|title=Jean-Michel Charlier|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''July 10''': [[Jean-Michel Charlier]], Belgian comics writer (''[[Buck Danny]]'', ''[[Barbe-Rouge]]'', ''[[Blueberry]]'', ''[[La Patrouille des Castors]]'', ''[[L'oncle Paul]]''), dies at age 64.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/charlier.htm|title=Jean-Michel Charlier|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''July 12''': Rodolphe Vincent, Canadian illustrator, novelist and comics artist (newspaper comic strip adaptations of [[swashbuckler]] novels), dies at age 84.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/v/vincent_ro.htm|title=Rodolphe & Odette Vincent|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''July 12''': Rodolphe Vincent, Canadian illustrator, novelist and comics artist (newspaper comic strip adaptations of [[swashbuckler]] novels), dies at age 84.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/v/vincent_ro.htm|title=Rodolphe & Odette Vincent|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''July 27''': Pietro Sartor, Italian comic artist (member of [[EsseGesse]], co-creator of ''[[Captain Miki]]'', ''[[Il Grande Blek]]'', ''[[Comandante Mark]]'', ''[[Kinowa]]'' and ''[[Alan Mistero]]''), dies at age 62. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/e/esse_g_esse.htm|title=EsseGesse|website=lambiek.net|access-date=May 30, 2024}}</ref>


===August===
===August===
* '''August 3''': Paolo Garretto, Italian caricaturist and comics artist, dies at age 86.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/garretto_paolo.htm|title=Paolo Garretto|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''August 3''': Paolo Garretto, Italian caricaturist and comics artist, dies at age 86.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/garretto_paolo.htm|title=Paolo Garretto|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''August 4''': [[Paul Murry]], American animator, comics artist and writer (''Buck O'Rue'', [[Disney comics]], created the ''[[Super Goof]]'' feature), passes away at age 77.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/murry_paul.htm|title=Paul Murry|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''August 4''': [[Paul Murry]], American animator, comics artist and writer (''Buck O'Rue'', [[Disney comics]], created the ''[[Super Goof]]'' feature), dies at age 77.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/murry_paul.htm|title=Paul Murry|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''August 8''': [[George Papp]], American comics artist (co-creator of ''[[Green Arrow]]'' and ''[[Congo Bill]]'', worked on ''[[Superman]]'' and ''[[Superboy]]''), passes away at age 73.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/papp_george.htm|title=George Papp|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''August 8''': [[George Papp]], American comics artist (co-creator of ''[[Green Arrow]]'' and ''[[Congo Bill]]'', worked on ''[[Superman]]'' and ''[[Superboy]]''), dies at age 73.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/papp_george.htm|title=George Papp|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>


===September===
===September===
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===October===
===October===
* '''October 12''': [[Jay Ward]], American animator and producer (''[[Crusader Rabbit]]'', ''[[Rocky & Bullwinkle]]'', ''[[Dudley Do-Right]]'', ''[[Peabody and Sherman]]'', ''[[Hoppity Hooper]]'', ''[[George of the Jungle]]'', ''[[Tom Slick (TV series)|Tom Slick]]'', ''[[Super Chicken]]''), passes away at age 69.
* '''October 12''': [[Jay Ward]], American animator and producer (''[[Crusader Rabbit]]'', ''[[Rocky & Bullwinkle]]'', ''[[Dudley Do-Right]]'', ''[[Peabody and Sherman]]'', ''[[Hoppity Hooper]]'', ''[[George of the Jungle]]'', ''[[Tom Slick (TV series)|Tom Slick]]'', ''[[Super Chicken]]''), dies at age 69.
* '''October 14''': Dale Connor, American comics artist (''[[Mary Worth]]'', assisted on ''Apple Mary''), dies at the age of 85.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/conner_dale.htm|title=Dale Conner|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''October 14''': Dale Connor, American comics artist (''[[Mary Worth]]'', assisted on ''Apple Mary''), dies at age 85.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/conner_dale.htm|title=Dale Conner|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''October 18''': Henk J. Rotgans, Dutch comics artist (''Robbie en Ringo'', ''Jop, Joep en... Jippie'', ''Moppy Mal'', ''De Razende Raket''), dies at age 79.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/r/rotgans_hj.htm|title=Henk J. Rotgans|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''October 18''': Henk J. Rotgans, Dutch comics artist (''Robbie en Ringo'', ''Jop, Joep en... Jippie'', ''Moppy Mal'', ''De Razende Raket''), dies at age 79.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/r/rotgans_hj.htm|title=Henk J. Rotgans|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>


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* '''November 6''': [[George Fett]], American comics artist (''Sniffy'' (later ''Norbert''), dies at age 69.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/f/fett_george.htm|title=George Fett|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''November 6''': [[George Fett]], American comics artist (''Sniffy'' (later ''Norbert''), dies at age 69.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/f/fett_george.htm|title=George Fett|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''November 13''': Zdravko Sulic, Serbian comics artist, dies at age 64.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/sulic_zdravko.htm|title=Zdravko Sulic|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Aug 8, 2020}}</ref>
* '''November 13''': Zdravko Sulic, Serbian comics artist, dies at age 64.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/s/sulic_zdravko.htm|title=Zdravko Sulic|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Aug 8, 2020}}</ref>
* '''November 19''': [[Sol Harrison]], American comics executive (president of DC Comics), dies at 72.<ref>{{cite journal|last = Powers|first = Thom|title = Sol Harrison Dead|journal= [[The Comics Journal]]|issue = 134|page = 14|publisher = [[Fantagraphics Books]]|date = February 1990|location= Seattle, Washington}}</ref>
* '''November 20''': Sten Rinaldo, Swedish comics artist (''Ba-Ba'', ''Varför är Icander så glad?''), dies at age 83.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/r/rinaldo_sten.htm|title=Sten Rinaldo|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''November 20''': Sten Rinaldo, Swedish comics artist (''Ba-Ba'', ''Varför är Icander så glad?''), dies at age 83.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/r/rinaldo_sten.htm|title=Sten Rinaldo|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''November 22''': [[C.C. Beck]], American comics artist (''[[Captain Marvel (DC Comics)|Captain Marvel]]''), dies at age 79.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/beck_cc.htm|title=C. C. Beck|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''November 22''': [[C.C. Beck]], American comics artist (''[[Captain Marvel (DC Comics)|Captain Marvel]]''), dies at age 79.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/beck_cc.htm|title=C. C. Beck|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''November 22''': [[José Guadalupe Cruz (writer)|José Guadalupe Cruz]], Mexican comics writer and screenwriter (comics about [[El Santo]]), passes away at age 72.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/cruz_jose-g.htm|title=José G. Cruz|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''November 22''': [[José Guadalupe Cruz (writer)|José Guadalupe Cruz]], Mexican comics writer and screenwriter (comics about [[El Santo]]), dies at age 72.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/c/cruz_jose-g.htm|title=José G. Cruz|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''November 24''': [[Gordon Bess]], American comics artist and writer (''[[Redeye (comics)|Redeye]]''), dies at age 60.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bess.htm|title=Gordon Bess|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''November 24''': [[Gordon Bess]], American comics artist and writer (''[[Redeye (comics)|Redeye]]''), dies at age 60.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/bess.htm|title=Gordon Bess|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''November 28''': [[Ion Popescu-Gopo]], Romanian comic artist and animator (''Gopo's Little Man''), dies at age 66.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/gopo.htm|title=Gopo|website=lambiek.net|access-date=July 22, 2022}}</ref>


===December===
===December===
* '''December 12''': [[Suihō Tagawa]], Japanese manga artist (''[[Norakuro]]''), passes away at the age of 90.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/t/tagawa_suiho.htm|title=Suihô Tagawa|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''December 12''': [[Suihō Tagawa]], Japanese manga artist (''[[Norakuro]]''), dies at age 90.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/t/tagawa_suiho.htm|title=Suihô Tagawa|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''December 18''': Henning Gantriis, Danish comics artist (''Livets Gang i Lidenlund''), dies at age 71.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/gantriis_henning.htm|title=Henning Gantriis|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''December 18''': Henning Gantriis, Danish comics artist (''Livets Gang i Lidenlund''), dies at age 71.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/gantriis_henning.htm|title=Henning Gantriis|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* '''December 29''': Hubert Levigne, Dutch illustrator and comic artist (''Het Prentenboek van Jesus' Leven''), passes away at age 84.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/levigne_hubert.htm|title=Hubert Levigne|website=lambiek.net|access-date=June 29, 2021}}</ref>
* '''December 29''': Hubert Levigne, Dutch illustrator and comic artist (''Het Prentenboek van Jesus' Leven''), dies at age 84.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/levigne_hubert.htm|title=Hubert Levigne|website=lambiek.net|access-date=June 29, 2021}}</ref>


===Specific date unknown===
===Specific date unknown===
* Nestor Gonzalez Fossat, Argentine comics artist (''Jimmy y su Pupilo'', ''Aventuras de Menucho'', ''Firulete y Retacón'', ''Goyito y Goyita''), dies at age 80 or 81.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/gonzalez-fossat_n.htm|title=Nestor Gonzalez Fossat|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* Nestor Gonzalez Fossat, Argentine comics artist (''Jimmy y su Pupilo'', ''Aventuras de Menucho'', ''Firulete y Retacón'', ''Goyito y Goyita''), dies at age 80 or 81.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/gonzalez-fossat_n.htm|title=Nestor Gonzalez Fossat|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Charles Kuhn]], American comics artist (''[[Grandma (comic strip)|Grandma]]''), dies at age 97.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/k/kuhn_charles.htm|title=Charles Kuhn|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Charles Kuhn]], American comics artist (''[[Grandma (comic strip)|Grandma]]''), dies at age 97.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/k/kuhn_charles.htm|title=Charles Kuhn|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* Karel van Milleghem, Belgian journalist and chief editor (''[[Ons Volkske]]'' and the Dutch language version of ''[[Tintin (magazine)|Tintin]]'', creator of the famous slogan ''Tintin, for people between 7 and 77'', initiator of [[Belvision]]), dies at age 65 or 66.<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-R0nCAAAQBAJ&q=karel+van+milleghem+kuifje&pg=PT76 |title = Bob de Moor: De klare lijn en de golven; een biografie|isbn = 9789460012433|last1 = Grossey|first1 = Ronald|date = 2013-12-20}}</ref>
* Karel van Milleghem, Belgian journalist and chief editor (''[[Ons Volkske]]'' and the Dutch language version of ''[[Tintin (magazine)|Tintin]]'', creator of the famous slogan ''Tintin, for people between 7 and 77'', initiator of [[Belvision]]), dies at age 65 or 66.<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-R0nCAAAQBAJ&q=karel+van+milleghem+kuifje&pg=PT76 |title = Bob de Moor: De klare lijn en de golven; een biografie|isbn = 9789460012433|last1 = Grossey|first1 = Ronald|date = 2013-12-20| publisher=Vrijdag Uitgevers }}</ref>
* Marc Payot, Belgian actor and comics artist (''Tom Potter'', continued ''Het Manneken''), passes away at age 65 or 66 in a traffic accident. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/payot_marc.htm|title=Marc Payot|website=lambiek.net|access-date=November 28, 2021}}</ref>
* Marc Payot, Belgian actor and comics artist (''Tom Potter'', continued ''Het Manneken''), dies at age 65 or 66 in a traffic accident.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/payot_marc.htm|title=Marc Payot|website=lambiek.net|access-date=November 28, 2021}}</ref>
* Stoian Venev, Bulgarian comics artist and caricaturist, passes away at age 84 or 85.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/v/venev_stoian.htm|title=Stoian Venev|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* Stoian Venev, Bulgarian comics artist and caricaturist, dies at age 84 or 85.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/v/venev_stoian.htm|title=Stoian Venev|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* César López Vera, Spanish comics artist, dies at age 56 or 57.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/lopez-vera_cesar.htm|title=César López Vera|website=lambiek.net|access-date=November 1, 2020}}</ref>
* César López Vera, Spanish comics artist, dies at age 56 or 57.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/l/lopez-vera_cesar.htm|title=César López Vera|website=lambiek.net|access-date=November 1, 2020}}</ref>
* George Wheeler, American animator and comics artist (made a comic strip based on ''[[True Life Adventures]]'', ''[[Disney comics]]''), dies at age 69 or 70.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/w/wheeler_george.htm|title=George Wheeler|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
* George Wheeler, American animator and comics artist (made a comic strip based on ''[[True Life Adventures]]'', ''[[Disney comics]]''), dies at age 69 or 70.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/w/wheeler_george.htm|title=George Wheeler|website=lambiek.net|access-date=Jul 31, 2020}}</ref>
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==Exhibitions and shows==
==Exhibitions and shows==
* '''June 7–August 7''': "''The Original Art of [[Zap Comix]]'' #12" (Psychedelic Solution Gallery, New York City) — featuring the work of [[Gilbert Shelton]], [[Robert Crumb]], [[Robert Williams (artist)|Robert Williams]], [[S. Clay Wilson]], [[Victor Moscoso]], [[Spain Rodriguez]], and [[Rick Griffin]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Zap Comix #12 Celebration at Psychedelic Solution, NYC, 1989|first=John A. |last=Mozzer | work=Jam Works|url=https://jamworks.smugmug.com/Gallery-Openings-1980s-90s/Zap-Comix-No-12-Celebration}}</ref>
* '''July 15–September 3''': [[Acme Press|The Basement Gallery]] ([[Brixton]], [[South London]], UK) — [[Frank Bellamy]] exhibition;<ref>[https://www.frankbellamy.co.uk/unseen.htm "the unseen frank bellamy basement gallery exhibition,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204214546/https://www.frankbellamy.co.uk/unseen.htm |date=2020-02-04 }} Frank Bellamy: The Checklist. Retrieved Feb. 4, 2020.</ref> show later was exhibited at [[UKCAC]] '89<ref name=TCJ131>Brooks, Brad! "International Spotlight: Frank Bellamy: ''Dan Dare'' Artist Exhibited at South London Gallery," ''The Comics Journal'' #131 (Sept. 1989), pp. 13–14.</ref>
* '''July 15–September 3''': [[Frank Bellamy]] exhibition<ref>[https://www.frankbellamy.co.uk/unseen.htm "the unseen frank bellamy basement gallery exhibition,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200204214546/https://www.frankbellamy.co.uk/unseen.htm |date=2020-02-04 }} Frank Bellamy: The Checklist. Retrieved Feb. 4, 2020.</ref> ([[Acme Press|The Basement Gallery]], [[Brixton]], [[South London]], UK) — later exhibited at [[UKCAC]] '89<ref name=TCJ131>{{cite news|last=Brooks |first=Brad! |title=International Spotlight: Frank Bellamy: ''Dan Dare'' Artist Exhibited at South London Gallery |work=[[The Comics Journal]] |number=131 |date=Sep 1989|pages= 13–14}}</ref>
* '''October 15–November 26''': ''"Great American Comics — 100 Years of American Cartoon Art"'' (part of the [[Festival of Cartoon Art]]) ([[Columbus Recreation and Parks Department]]'s Cultural Arts Center, 139 W. Main St., Columbus, Ohio) — exhibition focusing on comics as a graphic narrative; [[Smithsonian Institution]] Traveling Exhibition Service show opens its two-year national tour<ref name=FCA1989>{{cite web|url=http://cartoons.osu.edu/sites/FCA/1989/exhibits.php|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/8222/20180120204136/http://cartoons.osu.edu/sites/FCA/1989/exhibits.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-01-20|title=Exhibits|work=1989 Festival of Cartoon Art|publisher=Ohio State University}}</ref>
* '''October 16–November 30''': ''"Women Practitioners of 'The Ungentlemanly Art'"'' (part of the [[Festival of Cartoon Art]]) (Philip Sills exhibit Hall, [[Ohio State University libraries|Ohio State University Main Library]], 1858 Neil Ave. Mall, Columbus, Ohio) — seven women political cartoonists: [[Linda Boileau]], [[Edwina Dumm]], [[Etta Hulme]], [[M.G. Lord]], [[Lillian Mesner]], [[Kate Palmer (cartoonist)|Kate Palmer]], and [[Signe Wilkinson]]<ref name=FCA1989 />


==Conventions==
==Conventions==
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* '''September 23–24''': [[OrlandoCon]] (International Inn, Orlando, Florida) — 16th annual edition<ref>"Convention Caters to Cartoon Fans," ''Orlando Sentinel'' (23 Sep 1989): E2.</ref>
* '''September 23–24''': [[OrlandoCon]] (International Inn, Orlando, Florida) — 16th annual edition<ref>"Convention Caters to Cartoon Fans," ''Orlando Sentinel'' (23 Sep 1989): E2.</ref>
* '''October 21–22''': [[Toronto Comic and Sequential Art Exposition]] (Arts, Crafts and Hobbies Building, Exhibition Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
* '''October 21–22''': [[Toronto Comic and Sequential Art Exposition]] (Arts, Crafts and Hobbies Building, Exhibition Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
* '''October 27–29''': [[Festival of Cartoon Art]] (Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio) —featured guests include [[Bill Watterson]]<ref name="watterson1989">{{cite conference|url=http://ignatz.brinkster.net/cheapening.html |title=What We Expect of the Comics (The Cheapening of the Comics) |first=Bill |last=Watterson |author-link=Bill Watterson |date=1989-10-27 |conference=The 1989 Festival of Cartoon Art |conference-url=http://cartoons.osu.edu/FCA/1989/about.php |access-date=2011-12-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714004228/http://ignatz.brinkster.net/cheapening.html |archive-date=2011-07-14 }}</ref>
* '''October 27–29''': [[Festival of Cartoon Art]] (Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio) — guests speakers included [[Sergio Aragonés]], [[Tom Batiuk]], [[John Berton]], [[Bo Brown]], [[Robert Brown (cartoonist)|Buck Brown]], [[Sandy Campbell (cartoonist)|Sandy Campbell]], [[Tee Collins]], [[Will Eisner]], [[Draper Hill]], [[Etta Hulme]], [[Lynn Johnston]], [[John Lasseter]], [[Tim Menees]], [[David Wiley Miller]], [[Richard S. Newcombe]], [[Judith O'Sullivan]], [[Mike Peters (cartoonist)|Mike Peters]], [[Arnold Roth]], [[Lee Salem (editor)|Lee Salem]], [[Jeff Stahler]], [[Mark Alan Stamaty]], [[Ed Stein (cartoonist)|Ed Stein]], [[Don Stredney]], [[Dana Summers]], [[Robert W. Wagner]], [[Mort Walker]], [[Bill Watterson]],<ref name="watterson1989">{{cite conference|url=http://ignatz.brinkster.net/cheapening.html |title=What We Expect of the Comics (The Cheapening of the Comics) |first=Bill |last=Watterson |author-link=Bill Watterson |date=1989-10-27 |conference=The 1989 Festival of Cartoon Art |conference-url=http://cartoons.osu.edu/FCA/1989/about.php |access-date=2011-12-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714004228/http://ignatz.brinkster.net/cheapening.html |archive-date=2011-07-14 }}</ref> [[Chris Wedge]], and [[Richard Samuel West]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cartoons.osu.edu/sites/FCA/1989/speakers.php|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/8222/20180120203710/http://cartoons.osu.edu/sites/FCA/1989/speakers.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-01-20|title=Speakers|work=1989 Festival of Cartoon Art|publisher=Ohio State University Libraries}}</ref>
* '''November 24–26''': [[Dallas Fantasy Fair]] II (Dallas, Texas)
* '''November 24–26''': [[Dallas Fantasy Fair]] II (Dallas, Texas)


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: ''Release'': August. ''Writer'': [[Gerard Jones]]. ''Artist'': [[Mike Parobeck]].
: ''Release'': August. ''Writer'': [[Gerard Jones]]. ''Artist'': [[Mike Parobeck]].


'''''[[Huntress (comics)|Huntress]]'''''
'''''[[Huntress (Helena Bertinelli)|Huntress]]'''''
: ''Release'': April. ''Writer'': [[Joey Cavalieri]]. ''Artist'': [[Joe Staton]] and [[Bruce Patterson (comics)|Bruce Patterson]].
: ''Release'': April. ''Writer'': [[Joey Cavalieri]]. ''Artist'': [[Joe Staton]] and [[Bruce Patterson (comics)|Bruce Patterson]].


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: Release: October. ''Writer'': [[Mark Gruenwald]]. ''Artists'': [[Paul Ryan (cartoonist)|Paul Ryan]] and [[Danny Bulanadi]].
: Release: October. ''Writer'': [[Mark Gruenwald]]. ''Artists'': [[Paul Ryan (cartoonist)|Paul Ryan]] and [[Danny Bulanadi]].


'''''[[Sensational She-Hulk]]'''''
'''''[[Sensational She-Hulk]]'''''
: ''Release'': May. ''Writer/Artist'': [[John Byrne (comics)|John Byrne]]
: ''Release'': May. ''Writer/Artist'': [[John Byrne (comics)|John Byrne]]


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===Independent and small press titles===
===Independent and small press titles===
*'''''[[A1 (comics)|A1]]''''' (Atomeka Press, October )
*'''''[[A1 (comics)|A1]]''''' (Atomeka Press, October)


'''''[[The Adventures of Bayou Billy]]'''''
'''''[[The Adventures of Bayou Billy]]'''''
: Release: September by [[Archie Adventure Series]]. ''Writer'': [[Rich Margopoulos]]. ''Artist'': [[Amanda Conner]].
: Release: September by [[Archie Adventure Series]]. ''Writer'': [[Rich Margopoulos]]. ''Artist'': [[Amanda Conner]].


*'''''[[Baker Street (comics)|Baker Street]]''''' (Caliber, March )
*'''''[[Baker Street (comics)|Baker Street]]''''' (Caliber, March)
*'''''[[Black Moon Chronicles]]''''' (Zenda Editions, May)
*'''''[[Black Moon Chronicles]]''''' (Zenda Editions, May)
*'''''[[Crow (comics)|The Crow]]''''' (Caliber, February )
*'''''[[Crow (comics)|The Crow]]''''' (Caliber, February)


'''''[[Eightball (comics)|Eightball]]'''''
'''''[[Eightball (comics)|Eightball]]'''''
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*'''''[[Fung Wan]]''''' (Jonesky)
*'''''[[Fung Wan]]''''' (Jonesky)
*'''''[[The Green Hornet#Comic books|The Green Hornet]]''''' (NOW Comics, November )
*'''''[[The Green Hornet#Comic books|The Green Hornet]]''''' (NOW Comics, November)


'''''[[Saviour (comics)|Saviour]]'''''
'''''[[Saviour (comics)|Saviour]]'''''
: ''Release'': December by [[Trident Comics]]. ''Writer'': [[Mark Millar]]. ''Artists'': [[Daniel Vallely]] and [[Nigel Kitching]].
: ''Release'': December by [[Trident Comics]]. ''Writer'': [[Mark Millar]]. ''Artists'': [[Daniel Vallely]] and [[Nigel Kitching]].


* '''''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures]]''''' (Archie Comics, March )
* '''''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures]]''''' (Archie Comics, March)


'''''[[Trident (UK comics)|Trident]]'''''
'''''[[Trident (UK comics)|Trident]]'''''
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===DC Comics===
===DC Comics===
* '''[[Anarky]]''' in ''[[Detective Comics]]'' #608 (November )
* '''[[Anarky]]''' in ''[[Detective Comics]]'' #608 (November)
* '''[[Amadeus Arkham]]''' in ''[[Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth]]'' (October )
* '''[[Amadeus Arkham]]''' in ''[[Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth]]'' (October)
* '''[[Arm Fall Off Boy]]''' in ''[[Secret Origins]]'' vol. 2 #46 (December )
* '''[[Arm Fall Off Boy]]''' in ''[[Secret Origins]]'' vol. 2 #46 (December)
* '''[[Artemiz]]''' in ''[[Suicide Squad]]'' #35 (November )
* '''[[Artemiz (DC Comics)|Artemiz]]''' in ''[[Suicide Squad]]'' #35 (November)
* '''[[Azazel (DC Comics)|Azazel]]''' in ''[[The Sandman (Vertigo)|The Sandman]]'' #4 (April )
* '''[[Azazel (DC Comics)|Azazel]]''' in ''[[The Sandman (Vertigo)|The Sandman]]'' #4 (April)
* '''[[Blasters (comics)|Blasters]]''' in ''[[Invasion! (DC Comics)|Invasion!]]'' #1 (January )
* '''[[Blasters (comics)|Blasters]]''' in ''[[Invasion! (DC Comics)|Invasion!]]'' #1 (January)
* '''[[Garryn Bek]]''' in ''[[Invasion! (DC Comics)|Invasion!]]'' #1 (January )
* '''[[Garryn Bek]]''' in ''[[Invasion! (DC Comics)|Invasion!]]'' #1 (January)
* '''[[Blockbuster (DC Comics)|Blockbuster (Roland Desmond)]]''' in ''[[Starman (comics)|Starman]]'' #9 (April )
* '''[[Blockbuster (DC Comics)|Blockbuster (Roland Desmond)]]''' in ''[[Starman (comics)|Starman]]'' #9 (April)
* '''[[Brotherhood of Dada]]''' in ''[[Doom Patrol]]'' #26 (September )
* '''[[Brotherhood of Dada]]''' in ''[[Doom Patrol]]'' #26 (September)
* '''[[Corinthian (comics)|Corinthian]]''' in ''[[The Sandman (Vertigo)|The Sandman]]'' #10 (October )
* '''[[Corinthian (comics)|Corinthian]]''' in ''[[The Sandman (Vertigo)|The Sandman]]'' #10 (October)
* '''[[Crazy Jane]]''' in ''[[Doom Patrol]]'' #19 (February )
* '''[[Crazy Jane]]''' in ''[[Doom Patrol]]'' #19 (February)
* '''[[Crimson Fox]]''' in ''[[Justice League Europe]]'' #6 (September )
* '''[[Crimson Fox]]''' in ''[[Justice League Europe]]'' #6 (September)
* '''[[Deadline (DC Comics)|Deadline]]''' in ''[[Starman (comics)|Starman]]'' #15 (October )
* '''[[Deadline (DC Comics)|Deadline]]''' in ''[[Starman (comics)|Starman]]'' #15 (October)
* '''[[El Diablo (comics)|El Diablo (Rafael Sandoval)]]''' in ''[[El Diablo (comics)|El Diablo]]'' vol. 2 #1 (August )
* '''[[El Diablo (comics)|El Diablo (Rafael Sandoval)]]''' in ''[[El Diablo (comics)|El Diablo]]'' vol. 2 #1 (August)
* '''[[Draaga]]''' in ''[[Superman (comic book)|Superman]]'' #454 (May)
* '''[[Draaga]]''' in ''[[Superman (comic book)|Superman]]'' #454 (May)
* '''[[Tim Drake]]''' in ''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]'' #436 (August )
* '''[[Tim Drake]]''' in ''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]'' #436 (August)
* '''Henri Ducard''' in ''[[Detective Comics]]'' #599 (April )
* '''Henri Ducard''' in ''[[Detective Comics]]'' #599 (April)
* '''[[Endless (comics)|The Endless]]''' in ''[[The Sandman (Vertigo)|The Sandman]]'' #1 (January )
* '''[[Endless (comics)|The Endless]]''' in ''[[The Sandman (Vertigo)|The Sandman]]'' #1 (January)
** '''[[Death (DC Comics)|Death]]''' in ''[[The Sandman (Vertigo)|The Sandman]]'' #8 (August )
** '''[[Death (DC Comics)|Death]]''' in ''[[The Sandman (Vertigo)|The Sandman]]'' #8 (August)
** '''[[Desire (DC Comics)|Desire]]''' in ''[[The Sandman (Vertigo)|The Sandman]]'' #10 (November )
** '''[[Desire (DC Comics)|Desire]]''' in ''[[The Sandman (Vertigo)|The Sandman]]'' #10 (November)
** '''[[Despair (DC Comics)|Despair]]''' in ''[[The Sandman (Vertigo)|The Sandman]]'' #10 (November )
** '''[[Despair (DC Comics)|Despair]]''' in ''[[The Sandman (Vertigo)|The Sandman]]'' #10 (November)
** '''[[Dream (comics)|Dream]]''' in ''[[The Sandman (Vertigo)|The Sandman]]'' vol. 2 #1 (January )
** '''[[Dream (comics)|Dream]]''' in ''[[The Sandman (Vertigo)|The Sandman]]'' vol. 2 #1 (January)
* '''[[Eradicator (comics)|Eradicator]]''' in ''[[Action Comics]]'' Annual #2
* '''[[Eradicator (comics)|Eradicator]]''' in ''[[Action Comics]]'' Annual #2
* '''[[Forager (comics)|Forager]]'''
* '''[[Forager (comics)|Forager]]'''
* '''[[Bette Kane|Flamebird (Bette Kane)]]''' in ''[[Secret Origins]]'' Annual #3
* '''[[Bette Kane|Flamebird (Bette Kane)]]''' in ''[[Secret Origins]]'' Annual #3
* '''[[Freedom Beast]]''' in ''[[Animal Man (comic book)|Animal Man]]'' #13 (July)
* '''[[Freedom Beast]]''' in ''[[Animal Man (comic book)|Animal Man]]'' #13 (July)
* '''[[Hawkwoman|Hawkwoman (Shayera Thal)]]''' in ''[[Hawkworld]]'' vol. 1, #1 (August )
* '''[[Hawkwoman|Hawkwoman (Shayera Thal)]]''' in ''[[Hawkworld]]'' vol. 1, #1 (August)
* '''[[Huntress (Helena Bertinelli)]]''' in ''[[Huntress (comics)|Huntress]]'' #1 (April )
* '''[[Huntress (Helena Bertinelli)]]''' in ''[[Huntress (DC Comics)|Huntress]]'' #1 (April)
* '''[[Kirigi (DC Comics)|Kirigi]]''' in ''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]'' #431 (March )
* '''[[Kirigi (DC Comics)|Kirigi]]''' in ''[[Batman (comic book)|Batman]]'' #431 (March)
* '''Kono''' in ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' (vol. 4) #2 (December )
* '''Kono''' in ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' (vol. 4) #2 (December)
* '''[[Matthew Cable|Matthew the Raven]]''' in ''[[The Sandman (Vertigo)|The Sandman]]'' vol. 2, #11 (December )
* '''[[Matthew Cable|Matthew the Raven]]''' in ''[[The Sandman (Vertigo)|The Sandman]]'' vol. 2, #11 (December)
* '''[[Maxima (comics)|Maxima]]''' in ''[[Action Comics]]'' #645 (September )
* '''[[Maxima (comics)|Maxima]]''' in ''[[Action Comics]]'' #645 (September)
* '''[[Mirror Master|Mirror Master (Evan McCulloch)]]''' in ''[[Animal Man (comic book)|Animal Man]]'' #8 (February )
* '''[[Mirror Master|Mirror Master (Evan McCulloch)]]''' in ''[[Animal Man (comic book)|Animal Man]]'' #8 (February)
* '''[[Mr. Nobody (comics)|Mr. Nobody]]''' in ''[[Doom Patrol]]'' vol. 2 #26 (September )
* '''[[Mr. Nobody (comics)|Mr. Nobody]]''' in ''[[Doom Patrol]]'' vol. 2 #26 (September)
* '''[[Naiad (comics)|Naiad]]''' in ''[[Firestorm, the Nuclear Man]]'' vol. 2 #90 (October )
* '''[[Naiad (comics)|Naiad]]''' in ''[[Firestorm, the Nuclear Man]]'' vol. 2 #90 (October)
* '''[[Linda Park (comics)|Linda Park]]''' in ''[[Flash (comics)|Flash]]'' vol. 2 #28 (July)
* '''[[Linda Park (comics)|Linda Park]]''' in ''[[Flash (comics)|Flash]]'' vol. 2 #28 (July)
* '''[[Merv Pumpkinhead]]''' in ''[[The Sandman (Vertigo)|The Sandman]]'' #5 (May)
* '''[[Merv Pumpkinhead]]''' in ''[[The Sandman (Vertigo)|The Sandman]]'' #5 (May)
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===Marvel Comics===
===Marvel Comics===
* '''[[Agent (comics)|Agent]]''' in ''[[Marvel Graphic Novel]]: Rick Mason, The Agent''
* '''[[Agent (comics)|Agent]]''' in ''[[Marvel Graphic Novel]]: Rick Mason, The Agent''
* '''[[Alley Viper]]''' in ''[[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (Marvel Comics)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'' #92 (November )
* '''[[Alley Viper]]''' in ''[[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (Marvel Comics)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'' #92 (November)
* '''[[Angler (comics)|Angler]]''' in ''[[Quasar (Wendell Vaughn)|Quasar]]'' #3 (mid-November )
* '''[[Angler (comics)|Angler]]''' in ''[[Quasar (Wendell Vaughn)|Quasar]]'' #3 (mid-November)
* '''[[Prince Baran]]''' in ''[[Wolverine (comic book)|Wolverine]]'' vol. 2 #6 (April )
* '''[[Prince Baran]]''' in ''[[Wolverine (comic book)|Wolverine]]'' vol. 2 #6 (April)
* '''[[Blackheart]]''' in ''[[Daredevil (Marvel Comics series)|Daredevil]]'' #270 (September )
* '''[[Blackheart]]''' in ''[[Daredevil (Marvel Comics series)|Daredevil]]'' #270 (September)
* '''[[Bloodscream]]''' in ''[[Wolverine (comic book)|Wolverine]]'' vol. 2 #4 (February )
* '''[[Bloodscream]]''' in ''[[Wolverine (comic book)|Wolverine]]'' vol. 2 #4 (February)
* '''[[Carrion (comics)|Carrion (Malcolm McBride)]]''' in ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man]]'' #149 (April )
* '''[[Carrion (comics)|Carrion (Malcolm McBride)]]''' in ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man]]'' #149 (April)
* '''[[Andrew Chord]]''' in ''[[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]]'' #411 (December )
* '''[[Andrew Chord]]''' in ''[[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]]'' #411 (December)
* '''[[Crossbones (comics)|Crossbones]]''' in ''[[Captain America (comic book)|Captain America]]'' #359 (early October )
* '''[[Crossbones (comics)|Crossbones]]''' in ''[[Captain America (comic book)|Captain America]]'' #359 (early October)
* '''[[Crystal Ball (G.I. Joe)|Crystal Ball]]''' in ''[[G.I. Joe (comics)|G.I. Joe Special Missions]]'' #24 (August )
* '''[[Crystal Ball (G.I. Joe)|Crystal Ball]]''' in ''[[G.I. Joe (comics)|G.I. Joe Special Missions]]'' #24 (August)
* '''Darklon''' in ''[[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (Marvel Comics)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'' #88 (July)
* '''Darklon''' in ''[[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (Marvel Comics)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'' #88 (July)
* '''[[Dogfight (G.I. Joe)|Dogfight]]''' in ''[[G.I. Joe (comics)|G.I. Joe Special Missions]]'' #28 (December )
* '''[[Dogfight (G.I. Joe)|Dogfight]]''' in ''[[G.I. Joe (comics)|G.I. Joe Special Missions]]'' #28 (December)
* '''[[Jubilee (comics)|Jubilee]]''' in ''[[Uncanny X-Men]]'' #244 (May)
* '''[[Jubilee (comics)|Jubilee]]''' in ''[[Uncanny X-Men]]'' #244 (May)
* '''[[Llan the Sorcerer]]''' in ''[[Alpha Flight (comic book)|Alpha Flight]]'' #71 (June)
* '''[[Llan the Sorcerer]]''' in ''[[Alpha Flight (comic book)|Alpha Flight]]'' #71 (June)
* '''[[Madman (Marvel Comics)|Madman]]''' in ''[[The Incredible Hulk (comic book)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' #363 (December )
* '''[[Madman (Marvel Comics)|Madman]]''' in ''[[The Incredible Hulk (comic book)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' #363 (December)
* '''[[Matsu'o Tsurayaba]]''' in Uncanny X-Men #255 (mid-December )
* '''[[Matsu'o Tsurayaba]]''' in Uncanny X-Men #255 (mid-December)
* '''[[Midnight (Jeff Wilde)|Midnight]]''' in ''[[Moon Knight|Marc Spector: Moon Knight]]'' #4 (September )
* '''[[Midnight (Jeff Wilde)|Midnight]]''' in ''[[Moon Knight|Marc Spector: Moon Knight]]'' #4 (September)
* '''[[Misfit (Marvel Comics)|Misfit]]''' in ''[[West Coast Avengers]]'' #40 (January )
* '''[[Misfit (Marvel Comics)|Misfit]]''' in ''[[West Coast Avengers]]'' #40 (January)
* '''[[Numinus]]''' in ''[[Power Pack]]'' #51 (December )
* '''Numinus''' in ''[[Power Pack]]'' #51 (December)
* '''[[Alfie O'Meagan]]''' in ''[[Marvel Comics Presents]]'' #25 (August )
* '''[[Alfie O'Meagan]]''' in ''[[Marvel Comics Presents]]'' #25 (August)
* '''[[Perun (comics)|Perun]]''' in ''[[Captain America (comic book)|Captain America]]'' #352 (April )
* '''[[Perun (comics)|Perun]]''' in ''[[Captain America (comic book)|Captain America]]'' #352 (April)
* '''[[Portal (comics)|Portal]]''' in ''[[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]]'' #304 (June)
* '''[[Portal (comics)|Portal]]''' in ''[[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]]'' #304 (June)
* '''[[Powderkeg]]''' in ''[[Monica Rambeau|Giant-Size Special: Captain Marvel]]'' #1
* '''[[Powderkeg (character)|Powderkeg]]''' in ''[[Monica Rambeau|Giant-Size Special: Captain Marvel]]'' #1
* '''[[Red Guardian|Red Guardina (Josef Petkus)]]''' in ''[[Captain America (comic book)|Captain America]]'' #352 (April )
* '''[[Red Guardian|Red Guardina (Josef Petkus)]]''' in ''[[Captain America (comic book)|Captain America]]'' #352 (April)
* '''[[Roughouse]]''' in ''[[Wolverine (comic book)|Wolverine]]'' vol. 2, #4 (February )
* '''[[Roughouse]]''' in ''[[Wolverine (comic book)|Wolverine]]'' vol. 2, #4 (February)
* '''[[Shadowmasters]]''' in ''[[Punisher War Journal]]'' #8 (September )
* '''[[Shadowmasters]]''' in ''[[Punisher War Journal]]'' #8 (September)
* '''[[Shockwave (G.I. Joe)|Shockwave]]''' in ''[[G.I. Joe (comics)|G.I. Joe Special Missions]]'' #17 (January )
* '''[[Shockwave (G.I. Joe)|Shockwave]]''' in ''[[G.I. Joe (comics)|G.I. Joe Special Missions]]'' #17 (January)
* '''[[Shotgun (comics)|Shotgun]]''' in ''[[Daredevil (Marvel Comics series)|Daredevil]]'' #272 (November )
* '''[[Shotgun (comics)|Shotgun]]''' in ''[[Daredevil (Marvel Comics series)|Daredevil]]'' #272 (November)
* '''[[Silver Fox (comics)|Silver Fox]]''' in ''[[Wolverine (comic book)|Wolverine]]'' vol. 2, #10 (August )
* '''[[Silver Fox (comics)|Silver Fox]]''' in ''[[Wolverine (comic book)|Wolverine]]'' vol. 2, #10 (August)
* '''[[Alysande Stuart]]''' in ''[[Excalibur (comics)|Excalibur]]'' #6 (March )
* '''[[Alysande Stuart]]''' in ''[[Excalibur (comics)|Excalibur]]'' #6 (March)
* '''[[Voltar (G.I. Joe)|Voltar]]''' in ''[[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (Marvel Comics)|G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero]]'' #87 (June)
* '''[[Voltar (G.I. Joe)|Voltar]]''' in ''[[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (Marvel Comics)|G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero]]'' #87 (June)
* '''[[Whiteout (Marvel Comics)|Whiteout]]''' in ''[[Uncanny X-Men]]'' #250 (late-October )
* '''[[Whiteout (Marvel Comics)|Whiteout]]''' in ''[[Uncanny X-Men]]'' #250 (late-October)
* '''[[Worm (comics)|Worm]]''' in ''[[Uncanny X-Men]]'' #249 (early-October )
* '''[[Worm (comics)|Worm]]''' in ''[[Uncanny X-Men]]'' #249 (early-October)


===Independent and small press titles===
===Independent and small press titles===
* '''[[Crow (comics)|The Crow]]''' in ''[[Caliber Presents]]'' #1 (Caliber Comics, January )
* '''[[Crow (comics)|The Crow]]''' in ''[[Caliber Presents]]'' #1 (Caliber Comics, January)
* '''[[Krang]]''' in ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures]]'' vol. 2, #1 (Archie Comics, March )
* '''[[Krang]]''' in ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures]]'' vol. 2, #1 (Archie Comics, March)
* '''[[Faust (Avatar Press)|Faust]]''' in ''[[Faust (Avatar Press)|Faust]]'' (Rebel Studios)
* '''[[Friday (2000 AD)|Friday]]''' in ''[[2000 AD (comics)|2000 AD]]'' #650 (Fleetway, 28 October)
* '''[[Friday (2000 AD)|Friday]]''' in ''[[2000 AD (comics)|2000 AD]]'' #650 (Fleetway, 28 October )
* '''[[Freeza]]''' in ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' chapter 247
* '''[[Freeza]]''' in ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' chapter 247
* '''[[Judge Giant|Judge Giant, Jr.]]''' in ''[[2000 AD (comics)|2000 AD]]'' #651 (Fleetway, 4 November )
* '''[[Judge Giant|Judge Giant, Jr.]]''' in ''[[2000 AD (comics)|2000 AD]]'' #651 (Fleetway, 4 November)


==References==
==References==

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See also: List of years in comics

Notable events of 1989 in comics.

Events

Year overall

January

February

March

  • March 4: The merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications is announced.
  • March 14: Action Comics, with issue #642, ends its weekly publication schedule (begun May 24, 1988) and goes on a short hiatus (resuming publication in July). (DC Comics)

April

May

June

  • June 21: The final issue of the Flemish comics magazine 't Kapoentje is published.
  • June 28: The first issue of the Flemish comics magazine De Jommekeskrant is published, a supplement of Het Volk.
  • Atlantis Attacks crossover event in Marvel Comics, runs through Marvel's core title Annuals.
  • Maze Agency ceases publication by Comico with issue #7.

July

August

September

October

November

December

Specific date unknown

  • The final issue of the Belgian satirical comics and cartoons magazine Pourquoi pas? is published.
  • The first episode of Barbara Brandon-Croft's Where I'm Coming From is published and will run until 2005.[14]
  • Belgian comic artist Bob Mau is knighted in the Order of the Belgian Crown.[15]

Births

Deaths

January

February

March

April

  • April 9: Carl Wessler, American animator, comics artist and writer (Snazzy Rabbit, Señorita Juanita McMouse, Filbert Fox, Happy Daze, Atlas Comics, E.C. Comics, Harvey Comics), dies at age 75[26]
  • April 27: William Arthur Smith, American animation writer, comics artist and illustrator (Captain Cook of Scotland Yard, Race Keane, Yankee Eagle, Navy Section, The King, Red, White and Blue), dies at age 71.[27]

May

  • May 3: Edmundo Marculeta, aka Marcouleta, Marcouletta, Marcou, Boris Tunder, Spanish-French comics artist (Aventuras de Baron Thunder, Julio y Ricardo, Vengador del Mundo, Jim l'Eclair, Sandy le Petit Boucanier), dies at age 66.[28]
  • May 21: Buford Tune, American comics artist (Dotty Dripple), dies at age 82.[29]

June

July

August

September

  • September 26: Terence Wakefield, British comics artist (worked for Film Fun, continued their Laurel & Hardy comics), dies at age 78.[38]

October

November

  • November 6: George Fett, American comics artist (Sniffy (later Norbert), dies at age 69.[41]
  • November 13: Zdravko Sulic, Serbian comics artist, dies at age 64.[42]
  • November 19: Sol Harrison, American comics executive (president of DC Comics), dies at 72.[43]
  • November 20: Sten Rinaldo, Swedish comics artist (Ba-Ba, Varför är Icander så glad?), dies at age 83.[44]
  • November 22: C.C. Beck, American comics artist (Captain Marvel), dies at age 79.[45]
  • November 22: José Guadalupe Cruz, Mexican comics writer and screenwriter (comics about El Santo), dies at age 72.[46]
  • November 24: Gordon Bess, American comics artist and writer (Redeye), dies at age 60.[47]
  • November 28: Ion Popescu-Gopo, Romanian comic artist and animator (Gopo's Little Man), dies at age 66.[48]

December

  • December 12: Suihō Tagawa, Japanese manga artist (Norakuro), dies at age 90.[49]
  • December 18: Henning Gantriis, Danish comics artist (Livets Gang i Lidenlund), dies at age 71.[50]
  • December 29: Hubert Levigne, Dutch illustrator and comic artist (Het Prentenboek van Jesus' Leven), dies at age 84.[51]

Specific date unknown

  • Nestor Gonzalez Fossat, Argentine comics artist (Jimmy y su Pupilo, Aventuras de Menucho, Firulete y Retacón, Goyito y Goyita), dies at age 80 or 81.[52]
  • Charles Kuhn, American comics artist (Grandma), dies at age 97.[53]
  • Karel van Milleghem, Belgian journalist and chief editor (Ons Volkske and the Dutch language version of Tintin, creator of the famous slogan Tintin, for people between 7 and 77, initiator of Belvision), dies at age 65 or 66.[54]
  • Marc Payot, Belgian actor and comics artist (Tom Potter, continued Het Manneken), dies at age 65 or 66 in a traffic accident.[55]
  • Stoian Venev, Bulgarian comics artist and caricaturist, dies at age 84 or 85.[56]
  • César López Vera, Spanish comics artist, dies at age 56 or 57.[57]
  • George Wheeler, American animator and comics artist (made a comic strip based on True Life Adventures, Disney comics), dies at age 69 or 70.[58]
  • Wittamin, Thai comics artist (LingGee), dies at age 71 or 72.[59]

Exhibitions and shows

Conventions

Awards

Eagle Awards

Presented in 1990 for comics published in 1989, distributed at the 1990 United Kingdom Comic Art Convention [UKCAC] by Paul Gambaccini and Dave Gibbons.

  • Roll of Honour: 2000 AD
  • Best International Comic Book: Akira

American Section

U.K. Section

Eisner Awards

No awards were presented in 1990, a transition year when Comic-Con International took over administration of the awards.

First issues by title

DC Comics

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight

Release: September. Writer: Dennis O'Neil. Artists: Ed Hannigan and John Beatty.

Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children

Release: June by Piranha Press. Writer: Dave Louapre. Artist: Dan Sweetman.

El Diablo vol. 2

Release: August. Writer: Gerard Jones. Artist: Mike Parobeck.

Huntress

Release: April. Writer: Joey Cavalieri. Artist: Joe Staton and Bruce Patterson.

Justice League Europe

Release: April. Writer: Keith Giffen and J. M. DeMatteis. Artists: Bart Sears and Pablo Marcos.

L.E.G.I.O.N.

Release: February. Writers: Alan Grant and Keith Giffen. Artists: Barry Kitson, Keith Giffen, and Mike DeCarlo.

Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 3

Release: November. Writers: Keith Giffen and Tom and Mary Bierbaum. Artists: Keith Giffen and Al Gordon.

New Gods vol. 3

Release: February. Writer: Mark Evanier. Artist: Paris Cullins.

The Sandman

Release: January. Writer: Neil Gaiman. Artists: Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg.

Star Trek vol. 2

Release: October. Writer: Peter David. Artists: James Fry and Arne Starr.

Star Trek: The Next Generation vol. 2

Release: October. Writer: Michael Jan Friedman. Artist: Pablo Marcos.

Limited series

Catwoman (4 issues)

Release: February. Writer: Mindy Newell. Artists: J.J. Birch and Michael Bair.

Epicurus the Sage (2 issues; #2 published in 1991)

Release: November by Piranha Press. Writer: William Messner-Loebs. Artist: Sam Kieth.

Hawkworld (3 issues)

Release: August. Writer/Artist: Tim Truman.

Invasion! (3 issues)

Release: January. Writers: Keith Giffen and Bill Mantlo. Artists: Keith Giffen and Todd McFarlane.

Justice, Inc. (2 issues)

Release: July. Writer: Andy Helfer. Artist: Kyle Baker.

Lex Luthor: The Unauthorized Biography (1 issue)

Release: May. Writer: James D. Hudnall. Artist: Eduardo Barreto.

Skreemer (6 issues)

Release: May. Writer: Peter Milligan. Artists: Brett Ewins and Steve Dillon.

Marvel Comics

Clive Barker's Hellraiser

Release: January by Epic Comics. Editor: Daniel Chichester.

Marc Spector: Moon Knight

Release: June. Writer: Chuck Dixon. Artists: Sal Velluto and Mark Farmer.

Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Release: September. Writer: Bob Harras. Artists: Bob Hall and Kim DeMulder.

Nth Man: The Ultimate Ninja

Release: August. Writer: Larry Hama. Artists: Ron Wagner and Fred Fredericks.

Quasar

Release: October. Writer: Mark Gruenwald. Artists: Paul Ryan and Danny Bulanadi.

Sensational She-Hulk

Release: May. Writer/Artist: John Byrne

What If vol. 2

Release: July. Editor: Craig Anderson

Limited series

Damage Control (4 issues)

Release: May. Writer: Dwayne McDuffie. Artists: Ernie Colón and Bob Wiacek.

Shadowmasters (4 issues)

Release: October. Writer: Carl Potts. Artists: Dan Lawlis and Russ Heath.

The Sleeze Brothers (6 issues)

Release: June by Epic Comics. Writer: John Carnell. Artist: Andy Lanning.

The War (4 issues)

Release: June by New Universe. Writer: Doug Murray. Artist: Tom Morgan.

Independent and small press titles

  • A1 (Atomeka Press, October)

The Adventures of Bayou Billy

Release: September by Archie Adventure Series. Writer: Rich Margopoulos. Artist: Amanda Conner.

Eightball

Release: August by Fantagraphics. Writer/Artist: Daniel Clowes.

Saviour

Release: December by Trident Comics. Writer: Mark Millar. Artists: Daniel Vallely and Nigel Kitching.

Trident

Release: August by Trident Comics. Editor: Martin Skidmore.

Limited series

Aliens (4 issues)

Release: August by Dark Horse Comics. Writer: Mark Verheiden. Artist: Denis Beauvais.

The Bogie Man (4 issues)

Release: September by Fat Man Press. Writer: John Wagner and Alan Grant. Artist: Robin Smith.

Squalor (4 issues)

Release: December by First Comics. Writer: Stefan Petrucha. Artist: Tom Sutton.

Initial appearance by character name

DC Comics

Marvel Comics

Independent and small press titles

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