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Notable events of 1991 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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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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Deaths

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January

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  • January 1: Dean Miller, American comics artist (Mighty O' Malley, continued Vic Flint), dies at age 52.[29]
  • January 5: John Lehti, American comics artist (Tommy of the Big Top), dies at age 78.[30]
  • January 16: Maurieta Wellman, American illustrator, painter and comics artist (Goofus and Gallant), dies at age 88.[31]
  • 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. [32]
  • January 24: J.H. Koeleman, jr., Dutch illustrator and comics artist (Pinkie Pienter, aka Ronny Roberts), dies at age 64.[33]

February

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  • February 11: Michel Mahy, Belgian comics artist (De Spookjes, assisted on Bessy), dies at age 42.[34]
  • February 15: Hans Borrebach, Dutch comic artist, dies at age 87.[35]
  • February 16: Franco Bignotti, Italian comics artist (Il Piccolo Centauro, drew comics for Sergio Bonelli and Amalgamated Press), dies at age 60. [36]
  • February 19: Gradie Knipscheer, Dutch comics artist and musician (Keesje Konijntje), dies at age 76.[37]

March

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April

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  • April 4: Graham Ingels, American comics artist (EC Comics), dies at age 75 from stomach cancer.[40]
  • April 19:
    • Frederik Bramming, Danish animator and comics artist (Frederik, Chas, Motorskatten), dies at age 79.[41]
    • Charles Popineau, French comic artist and illustrator (worked on Le Crime Ne Paie Pas and Les Amours Célèbres), dies at age 65. [42]
  • May 1: Adolfo Samper, Colombian comics artist (Mojicón, La Hermana de Mojicón, Los Filipicines, Godofredo Cascarrabias, Don Amancise), dies at age 91.[43]
  • 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.[44]
  • May 10: Adolfo Aizen, Brazilian journalist and comic publisher, dies at age 83.[45]
  • 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.[46]
  • May 29:
    • Hans Brouwer, aka Ipse, Dutch comics artist (Fed en Vetertje), dies at age 74.[47]
    • Harry Haenigsen, American comics artist (Simeon Batts, Our Bill, Penny), dies at age 90.[48]
  • May 31: Paul Campani, Italian comic artist (Mister X, Gey Carioca, Tita Dinamita, Bull Rocket, worked on Asso di Picche), dies at age 67.[49]

June

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  • 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.[50]
  • June 6: Gianni De Luca, Italian comics artist (Commissario Spada), dies at age 64.[51]
  • June 10: Jean Bruller, aka Vercors, French novelist, illustrator and comics artist (Le Mariage de Monsieur Lakonik), dies at age 89.[52]
  • June 10: Milorad Dobrić, Yugoslavian (Serbian) comics artist (Pera Pesak, Ljuba Truba, Kurir Fica, Slavuj Gilsa, Inspektor Zuca), dies at age 66.[53]
  • 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.[54]

July

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August

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September

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October

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  • October 2: George Vakalo, Greek painter, set designer, costume maker, writer and comic artist, dies at age 86 or 87 .[69]
  • October 16: Henricus Kannegieter, Dutch illustrator and comics artist (made various one-shot comics in the 1930s), dies at age 93.[70]
  • October 23: Antonio Canale, Italian comics artist (Amok), dies at age 76.[71]

November

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December

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Specific date unknown

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  • Albert Edgard Beard, British comics artist and illustrator (The Gaisby Knights), dies at age 88 or 89.[80]
  • Gordon Boshell, British novelist, journalist and comics writer (Garth), dies at age 81 or 82.[81]
  • Jaap Lamberton, Dutch illustrator and comics artist (worked on Panda), dies at age 45.[82]
  • 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.[83]
  • Alberto Romero, Argentine comics artist (Roberto, un as del Deporte, continued El Vengador), dies at age 75 or 76.[84]
  • Eugen Taru, Romanian illustrator, caricaturist and comics artist ('Barbăcot), dies at age 78.[85]

Conventions

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Awards

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First issues by title

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DC Comics

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Limited series

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Release: November.

Dark Horse Comics

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Marvel Comics

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Limited series

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

Independent

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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

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DC Comics

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Marvel Comics

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Other publishers

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References

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