1976 in comics

Notable events of 1976 in comics. See also List of years in comics. This is a list of comics-related events in 1976.

Events

Year overall

January

March

April

May

June

July

  • July 29: The first episode of Phil Collins' Leonardo is published.
  • July 31: Lank Leonard's Mickey Finn comes to a close after 40 years of syndication.

August

September

October

November

December

Births

July

  • July 12: Tuono Pettinato, Italian comics writer and illustrator (Garibaldi. Resoconto veritiero delle sue valorose imprese, a uso delle giovini menti), (d. 2021).

Deaths

January

  • January 22: Fletcher Hanks, American comics artist (Tabu, Wizard of the Jungle, Big Red McLane, Stardust the Super Wizard, Space Smith, Fantomah, Mystery Woman of the Jungle), dies at age 88, from hypothermia.
  • January 26: Fred Meagher, American comics artist (drew various western comics), dies at age 73.
  • January 30: William Juhre, American illustrator and comics artist (continued Tarzan, assisted on Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon and Apple Mary), dies at age 72.

February

  • February 27: Lieuwe Brolsma, Dutch novelist and comics writer (scripted Kopkewoartel, drawn by Nico Oeloff ), dies at age 63.

March

April

  • April 1: Max Ernst, German painter, sculptor, graphic artist, poet and comics artist (Une Semaine de Bonté), dies at age 84.
  • April 9: Emilio Boix, Spanish comics artist, dies at age 67.

May

  • May: Cecil Jensen, American cartoonist and comics artist (Little Debbie), dies at age 74.

June

  • June 5: Henk Backer, Dutch comics artist (Yoebje en Achmed, Tripje en Liezebertha), dies at age 77.
  • June 19: Mike Arens, American animator and comics artist (Disney comics, continued Scamp), dies at age 60.
  • June 21: Albert Dubout, French illustrator, caricaturist, sculptor, cartoonist and comics artist, dies at age 71.
  • June 25: Mike Hubbard, Irish-British comics artist (Jane Bond, Secret Agent, continued Jane), dies at age 74.

July

September

  • September 6: Hans Ducro, Dutch comics artist (created the spin-off comic Sjors en de Verschrikkelijke Sneeuwman), dies at age 52.

November

  • November 6: Guus Hens, Dutch painter, illustrator and comics artist (Jim en Sim, Professor Bertini), dies at age 68.

December

  • December 5: Tack Knight, American animator and comics artist (My Big Brudder, Baby Sister, Li'l Folks), dies at age 81.
  • December 6: Pierre Donga, aka Pierre Duffourc, French comics artist and illustrator, dies at age 68.
  • December 27: André Daix, French animator and comics artist (Professeur Nimbus), dies at age 75.

Specific date unknown

  • Gérard Dorville, French comics artist (Alfred, Auguste et Popaul), dies at age 42 or 43.
  • Clyde Lewis, American comics artist (Hold Everything, Herky, Snickeroos (Pvt. Buck)), dies at age 65/75 or 66/76.
  • Jack Monk, British comics artist (Buck Ryan), dies at age 71 or 72.
  • Frank Roberge, American comics artist (Noodnik, Mr. Fitz's Flats), may have died in this year. If so he would have been 59 or 60 years old.
  • Tom Schroeder, American comics artist (Adam and Steve), dies at age 90 or 91.
  • George Storm, American comics artist (Bobby Thatcher), dies at age 82 or 83.
  • Ed Verdier, American comics artist (Little Annie Rooney), dies at age 88 or 89.

Conventions

Awards

Eagle Awards

Two British comics fans, Mike Conroy and Richard Burton, create the Eagle Awards, named after the long-running Brish comic title Eagle. The first set of awards are presented in 1977 at Comicon '77 for comics published in 1976:

First issues by title

DC Comics

Blitzkrieg

Release: January/February. Writer: Robert Kanigher. Artist: Ric Estrada.

DC Super Stars: mostly reprint title.

Release: March. Editor: E. Nelson Bridwell.

Four Star Spectacular: reprint title.

Release: March/April. Editor: E. Nelson Bridwell.

Freedom Fighters

Release: March/April. Writers: Gerry Conway and Martin Pasko. Artists: Ric Estrada and Mike Royer.

Isis

Release: October /November Writer: Denny O'Neil. Artists: Ric Estrada and Wally Wood.

Karate Kid

Release: March/April. Writers: Paul Levitz. Artists: Ric Estrada and Joe Staton.

Kobra

Release: February/March. Writers: Jack Kirby, Steve Sherman, and Martin Pasko. Artists: Jack Kirby and Pablo Marcos.

Ragman

Release: August/September. Writers: Bob Kanigher. Artists: Joe Kubert and the Redondo Studio.

Secret Society of Super Villains

Release: May/June. Writers: Gerry Conway. Artists: Pablo Marcos and Bob Smith.

Starfire

Release: August. Writer: David Michelinie. Artist: Mike Vosburg.

Super Friends

Release: November. Writer: E. Nelson Bridwell. Artists: Ric Estrada, Joe Orlando, and Vince Colletta.

The Warlord

Release: January/February. Writer/Artist: Mike Grell.

Welcome Back, Kotter

Release: November. Writer: Elliot Maggin. Artists: Jack Sparling and Bob Oksner.

Marvel Comics

2001: A Space Odyssey

Release: December. Writer: Jack Kirby. Artists: Jack Kirby and Mike Royer.

Captain Britain Weekly

Release: October 13 by Marvel UK. Editor: Larry Lieber.

Eternals

Release: July. Writer: Jack Kirby. Artists: Jack Kirby and John Verpoorten.

Haunt of Horror

Release: May by Curtis Magazines. Editor: Roy Thomas.

Howard the Duck

Release: January. Writer: Steve Gerber. Artists: Frank Brunner and Steve Leialoha.

Marvel Classics Comics

Release: Jan. Editor: Vincent Fago.

Nova

Release: September. Writers: Marv Wolfman. Artists: John Buscema and Joe Sinnott.

Omega the Unknown

Release: March. Writers: Mary Skrenes and Steve Gerber. Artist: Jim Mooney.

Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man

Release: December. Writer: Gerry Conway. Artists: Sal Buscema, Mike Esposito, and Dave Hunt.

Other publishers

Action

Release: February 14 by IPC Magazines. Editor: Pat Mills.

Akim

Release: June. Editor: Edizioni Altamira (Sergio Bonelli)

American Splendor

Release: by Harvey Pekar. Writer: Harvey Pekar.

Bullet

Release: February by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd.
Cole Black Comix
Release by Rocky Hartberg Productions Writer and Artist: Rocky Hartberg

LaLa

Release: July by Hakusensha

Nick Carter

Release: March.by Edizioni Cenisio (Italy).

Storm

Release: Big Balloon (Dutch). Artist: Don Lawrence.

Super Almanacco Paperino

Release: December by Mondadori. Reprint of classic Donald Duck’s stories.

Twisted Sisters

Release: June by Last Gasp. Writers/Artists: Aline Kominsky & Diane Noomin.

Canceled titles

Charlton Comics

DC Comics

Gold Key Comics

Harvey Comics

Marvel Comics

Other publishers

Initial appearance by character name

DC Comics

Marvel Comics

Other publishers


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