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1969 in comics

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Notable events of 1969 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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Births

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November

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Deaths

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January

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February

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March

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  • March 3: Bill Freyse, American comic artist (continued Our Boarding House), dies at age 70. [35]
  • March 20: Henri van de Velde, Dutch painter, illustrator, graphic artist and comics artist (Het Avontuur van Haverstok met den koffer van Verweegen en Kok), dies at age 73.[36]

April

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  • April 16: Nils Larsson, Swedish illustrator and comics artist (Den Illa gör), dies at age 91.[37]

May

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  • May 10: George Klein, American comics artist (Superman), dies from cirrhosis at age 53 or 54.[38][39]
  • May 18: Alfredo Adduard, Chilean comics artist and illustrator (Don Bilz), dies at age 69 or 70.[40]
  • May 25: Boy ten Hove / Barend ten Hove, Dutch caricaturist, advertising artist and comics artist (Kees Kogel, Piet en Puk), dies at age 60.[41]

June

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July

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  • July 5: Guillermo Divito, Argentine comics artist, illustrator, caricaturist and editor (Bombolo, Pochita Morfoni, El Doctor Merengue, Fulmine, Fallutelli, Divito Girls, founder of the magazine Rico Tipo), dies at age 54 in a car crash.[44]
  • July 17: Clayton Knight, American comics artist (Ace Drummond), dies at age 78.[45]
  • July 24: Ira Schnapp, Austrian-American graphic designer and comics letterer (designed logos for DC Comics), dies at age 74.[46]

August

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September

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  • September 1:
    • Alex Blum, Hungarian-American comics artist (contributed to Classics Illustrated), dies at age 80.[50]
    • Auguste Liquois, French comic artist (Coco de la Lune, comic adaptations of literary works), dies at age 67.[51]
  • September 25: Frans van Lamsweerde, aka Faun, Dutch comics artist, illustrator and animator (Pekky, Marco's Avonturen), dies at age 49.[52]

October

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  • October 19: Mario Morelli di Popolo, Italian-Egyptian comics artist (Zouzou), dies at age 67 or 68.[53]

November

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  • November 27: Cecilia May Gibbs, Australian children's book illustrator and comics artist (Bib and Bub, Tiggy Touchwood), dies at age 92.[54]

Specific date unknown

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  • Ernst Akerbladh, Swedish illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 78 or 79.[55]
  • Javier Puerto Bagüeña, Spanish comics artist, dies at an unknown age.[56]
  • Tom Cottrell, aka S. Seymour, aka Jolly, British editorial cartoonist and comics artist (Paper Cap), dies at age 78 or 79.[57]
  • Dan Gordon, American animator, storyboard artist and comics artist (Real Life Comics, Better Publications, Western Publishing), dies at an unknown age.[58]
  • Barye Phillips, American illustrator and comics artist (comic strip of Huckleberry Finn), dies at age 44 or 45.[59]
  • Harris Steinbrook, aka Harris Steinberg, American comics artist (drew funny animal comics), dies at age 56 or 57.[60]

Exhibitions and shows

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Conventions

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Awards

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Presented July 1969 at the Comic Art Convention

Best Comic Magazine Section

Professional Work

Special Awards

  • Carmine Infantino, "who exemplifies the spirit of innovation and inventiveness in the field of comic art".
  • Joe Kubert, "for the cinematic storytelling techniques and the exciting and dramatic style he has brought to the field of comic art".
  • Neal Adams, "for the new perspective and dynamic vibrance he has brought to the field of comic art".

Popularity Poll

Newspaper Strip Section

Fan Activity Section

First issues by title

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DC Comics

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Date with Debbi

Release: January /February Editor: Dick Giordano.

From Beyond the Unknown

Release: October Editor: Julius Schwartz.

The Phantom Stranger

Release: May–June. Editor: Joe Orlando.

The Witching Hour

Release: February /March : Editor: Joe Orlando.

Marvel Comics

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Chamber of Darkness

Release: October. Editor: Stan Lee.

Tower of Shadows

Release: September Editor: Stan Lee.

Other publishers

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Alan Ford

Release: by Max Bunker Press. Writer: Max Bunker. Artist: Magnus.

Archie's TV Laugh-Out

Release: December by Archie Comics.

Čtyřlístek

Release: May 15. Creator: Jaroslav Němeček

Everything's Archie

Release: May by Archie Comics.

Golden Comics Digest

Release: May by Gold Key Comics.

Gothic Blimp Works

Release: February 1 by the East Village Other. Editor: Vaughn Bodē

Poem Strip

Creator: Dino Buzzati

Canceled titles

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DC Comics

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Marvel Comics

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Other publishers

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Initial appearance by character name

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DC Comics

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Marvel Comics

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References

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