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1938 in comics

1938 in comics

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Notable events of 1938 in comics.

See also: List of years in comics

Events and publications

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Specials

Specific date unknown

  • William St. John Glenn creates Ballyscunnion, which will run until 1968.[12]
  • Arthur Warden creates Snowdrop's Zoo, which will run until 1955.[13]
  • Maurieta Wellman creates The G-Twins, written by Garry Cleveland Myers, which will later change its name to Goofus and Gallant.[14]

Births

January

June

September

Specific date unknown

  • hugOKÉ, Belgian cartoonist and comics artist (Belgman, Eddy Sterk Wint... De Spelen, Reynaert de Vos), (d. 2021).[21]

Deaths

January

  • January 9: Johnny Gruelle, American cartoonist, children's book author, illustrator and comics artist (Mr. Twee Deedle, Raggedy Ann and Andy), dies at age 57.[22]
  • January 20: Émile Cohl, French animated film director, caricaturist and comics artist, dies at age 81.[23]

February

  • February 19: Foster Morse Follett, American comics artist (Tidy Teddy, Skeezicks, The Kid, Private Conscience), dies at age 59 after being involved in a car accident a week later.[24]
  • February: Bertram Lamb, British comics writer (Pip, Squeak and Wilfred), dies at age 50 or 51.

March

June

  • June 2: Louis Morin, French illustrator, caricaturist, comics artist, novelist and painter, dies at age 82.[27]
  • June 6: Karl Theodor Zelger, a.k.a. K.T. Zelger, Austrian comics artist (continued Bilderbogen des kleinen Lebens), dies at age 49.[28]

August

September

  • September 18: Johannes Kesler, Dutch painter, graphic artist and comics artist (made educational comics), dies at age 74.[30]

October

November

  • November 11: Fred Spencer, American animator and comics artist (Disney comics), dies at age 34 in a road accident.[33]
  • November 15: Harry Grant Dart, American illustrator and comics artist (The Explorigator), dies at age 79.[34]
  • November 18: Joan Llaverías, Spanish painter, illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 63.[35]

Specific date unknown

  • Harry Julius, Australian comics artist, animator, caricaturist and printmaker (The Bears Of Stringy Bark, The Egglets, The Crazy Crew of the Crayfish, Smiler, Mr. Gink – He Didn't Think!), dies at age 52 or 53.[36]
  • Will Spurrier, British comics artist (Birdie and Napoleon, Parker P.C.), dies at age 58 or 59.[37]


First issues by title

Renamed titles

Initial appearances by character name

References

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    Wallace, Daniel (2010). "1930s". In Dolan, Hannah (ed.). DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9.
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    KOUSEMAKER, Kees en Evelien, "Wordt Vervolgd- Stripleksikon der Lage Landen", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, Antwerpen, 1979, page 185.
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