1991 in comics

Notable events of 1991 in comics.

Events

Year overall

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

  • In the Dutch monthly magazine Doen, Marnix Rueb's comic series Haagse Harry makes its debut. It will grow from a cult hit into a nationally popular phenomenon. [16]
  • Crisis is canceled by Fleetway with issue #63.
  • With #2, Legion of Night is cancelled.
  • With #3, Terminator 2: Judgment Day is cancelled.
  • With #4, Alpha Flight Special is cancelled.
  • With #6, Sweet XVI is cancelled.
  • With #10, Foolkiller v1 is cancelled.

November

December

Specific date unknown

Deaths

January

  • January 1: Dean Miller, American comics artist (Mighty O' Malley, continued Vic Flint), dies at age 52.[32]
  • January 5: John Lehti, American comics artist (Tommy of the Big Top), dies at age 78.[33]
  • January 16: Maurieta Wellman, American illustrator, painter and comics artist (Goofus and Gallant), dies at age 88.[34]
  • January 19: Giovanni Sinchetto, Italian comic artist (member of EsseGesse, co-creator of Captain Miki, Il Grande Blek, Comandante Mark, Kinowa and Alan Mistero), dies at age 68.[35]
  • January 24: J.H. Koeleman, jr., Dutch illustrator and comics artist (Pinkie Pienter, aka Ronny Roberts), dies at age 64.[36]

February

  • February 11: Michel Mahy, Belgian comics artist (De Spookjes, assisted on Bessy), dies at age 42.[37]
  • February 15: Hans Borrebach, Dutch comic artist, dies at age 87.[38]
  • February 16: Franco Bignotti, Italian comics artist (Il Piccolo Centauro, drew comics for Sergio Bonelli and Amalgamated Press), dies at age 60. [39]
  • February 19: Gradie Knipscheer, Dutch comics artist and musician (Keesje Konijntje), dies at age 76.[40]

March

April

  • April 4: Graham Ingels, American comics artist (EC Comics), dies at age 75 from stomach cancer.[43]
  • April 17: Jacques Armand, French comics artist (Gérard Lambert, Black-Out, Ric Brio, Le Corporal Rouge, Le Roi Vert), dies at age 33. [44]
  • April 19:
    • Frederik Bramming, Danish animator and comics artist (Frederik, Chas, Motorskatten), dies at age 79.[45]
    • Charles Popineau, French comic artist and illustrator (worked on Le Crime Ne Paie Pas and Les Amours Célèbres), dies at age 65. [46]

May

  • May 1: Adolfo Samper, Colombian comics artist (Mojicón, La Hermana de Mojicón, Los Filipicines, Godofredo Cascarrabias, Don Amancise), dies at age 91.[47]
  • May 6: Guido Martina, Italian comics writer (L'Inferno di Topolino), dies at age 85.
  • May 8: Kathleen O'Brien, Australian comics artist (Wanda the War Girl), dies at age 76.[48]
  • May 10: Adolfo Aizen, Brazilian journalist and comic publisher, dies at age 83.[49]
  • May 14: Joy Batchelor, British animator and film director (Halas & Batchelor), dies at age 77.
  • May 20: Milko Bambič, Slovene illustrator, painter, novelist and comics artist (Zamorček Bu-ci-bu, in English best known as Little Negro Bu-ci-bu), dies at age 86.
  • May 27: Ed Dodd, American comics artist (Mark Trail), dies at age 88.[50]
  • May 29:
    • Hans Brouwer, aka Ipse, Dutch comics artist (Fed en Vetertje), dies at age 74.[51]
    • Harry Haenigsen, American comics artist (Simeon Batts, Our Bill, Penny), dies at age 90.[52]
  • May 31: Paul Campani, Italian comic artist (Mister X, Gey Carioca, Tita Dinamita, Bull Rocket, worked on Asso di Picche), dies at age 67.[53]

June

  • June 3: Vince Colletta, Italian-American comics artist and inker (drew many romance comics and worked for Marvel Comics and DC Comics), dies at age 67.[54]
  • June 6: Gianni De Luca, Italian comics artist (Commissario Spada), dies at age 64.[55]
  • June 10: Jean Bruller, aka Vercors, French novelist, illustrator and comics artist (Le Mariage de Monsieur Lakonik), dies at age 89.[56]
  • June 10: Milorad Dobrić, Yugoslavian (Serbian) comics artist (Pera Pesak, Ljuba Truba, Kurir Fica, Slavuj Gilsa, Inspektor Zuca), dies at age 66.[57]
  • June 27: Virginia Huget, American comics artist (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Babs in Society, Campus Capers, Miss Aladdin, Molly the Manicure Girl, continued Skippy and Oh Diana!), dies at age 91.[58]

July

August

September

October

  • October 2: George Vakalo, Greek painter, set designer, costume maker, writer and comic artist, dies at age 86 or 87 .[73]
  • October 16: Henricus Kannegieter, Dutch illustrator and comics artist (made various one-shot comics in the 1930s), dies at age 93.[74]
  • October 23: Antonio Canale, Italian comics artist (Amok), dies at age 76.[75]

November

December

Specific date unknown

  • Albert Edgard Beard, British comics artist and illustrator (The Gaisby Knights), dies at age 88 or 89.[84]
  • Gordon Boshell, British novelist, journalist and comics writer (Garth), dies at age 81 or 82.[85]
  • Jaap Lamberton, Dutch illustrator and comics artist (worked on Panda), dies at age 45.[86]
  • Charles Popineau, French illustrator and comics artist (worked on the Le Crime ne Paie Pas and Les Amours Célèbres series), dies at age 65 or 66.[87]
  • Alberto Romero, Argentine comics artist (Roberto, un as del Deporte, continued El Vengador), dies at age 75 or 76.[88]
  • Eugen Taru, Romanian illustrator, caricaturist and comics artist ('Barbăcot), dies at age 78.[89]

Conventions

First issues by title

DC Comics

Limited series

Release: November.

Dark Horse Comics

Marvel Comics

Release: January
Release: January.
Release: December.
Release: October.
Release: March.
Release: July.
Release: December.
Release: July.
Release: July.
Release: October.
Release: June.
  • Sweet XVI
Release: May.
  • The Toxic Avenger
Release: April.
Release: September.
Release: August.
Release: October.

Limited series

Release: September.
Release: July.
Release: November by Epic Comics.
Release: June by Epic Comics.
Release: June.
Release: May.
Release: May.
Release: July.
Release: September.
Release: November.
Release: June by Epic Comics.
Release: November.
Release: September.
Release: July by Epic Comics.
Release: December by Epic Comics.

Independent

Release: July by Cartoon Books
Release: January by Drawn & Quarterly
Release: April by Drawn & Quarterly
Release: by Rubber Blanket Press

Initial appearance by character name

DC Comics

Marvel Comics

Other publishers

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