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Nightcat a one-shot comic book published by Marvel featuring real-life singer Jacqueline Tavarez. Written by Barry Dutter and drawn by Denys Cowan and Jimmy Palmiotti. The cover art by Joe Jusko was also used on the compact disc and cassette tape release of Tavarez's music album.[4]
July 13: René Windig and Eddie de Jong (Heinz) receive the Stripschapprijs.[10] The Jaarprijs voor Bijzondere Verdiensten (nowadays the P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs) goes to publishing company Big Balloon.[11]
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. [13]
December 1: In the Italian Disney magazine Topolino, the first episode of the Mickey Mouse story Topolino e un favore da nulla, by Carlo Panaro and Corrado Mastantuono is published. It marks the debut of Pierino and Pieretto, the two nephews of Peg-Leg Pete.
December 31: The final episode of Marten Toonder's Panda is published. Running for 45 years it was his longest-running series in syndication.[14]
The final episode of Costa Rican artist Fernando Zeledón Guzmán's satirical comic strip La Semana en Serio in the communist magazine Adelante is published.[15]
April 17: Jacques Armand, French comics artist (Gérard Lambert, Black-Out, Ric Brio, Le Corporal Rouge, Le Roi Vert), dies at age 33. [41]
April 19:
Frederik Bramming, Danish animator and comics artist (Frederik, Chas, Motorskatten), dies at age 79.[42]
Charles Popineau, French comic artist and illustrator (worked on Le Crime Ne Paie Pas and Les Amours Célèbres), dies at age 65. [43]
May
May 1: Adolfo Samper, Colombian comics artist (Mojicón, La Hermana de Mojicón, Los Filipicines, Godofredo Cascarrabias, Don Amancise), dies at age 91.[44]
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.
June 10: Jean Bruller, aka Vercors, French novelist, illustrator and comics artist (Le Mariage de Monsieur Lakonik), dies at age 89.[53]
June 10: Milorad Dobrić, Yugoslavian (Serbian) comics artist (Pera Pesak, Ljuba Truba, Kurir Fica, Slavuj Gilsa, Inspektor Zuca), dies at age 66.[54]
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.[55]
July
July 4:
Fernand Cheneval, Swiss-Belgian comics artist and publisher (founder of the magazine Heroïc Albums), dies at age 73.[56]
July 9: Petr Sadecký, Czech comics artist (Octobriana), dies.
July 11: Paul McCarthy, American comics artist (Gertie O'Grady), Silly-Ettes, drew Sad Sack, Fun At The Zoo and Holly of Hollywood), dies at age 81.[58]
July 18: Robert B. Leffingwell, American comics artist (assisted on Little Orphan Annie, continued Little Joe), dies at age 80. [59]
July 31: Jess Benton, American comics artist (Jasper Jooks), dies at age 90.[60]
August
August 10: Jerzy Wroblewski, Polish comic artist (Risk, Underground Front, Captain Zbik), dies at age 50.[61]
August 18: Rick Griffin, American underground comix artist (Flying Eyeball, Murphy, Man From Utopia) dies at age 47 in a motorcycle accident.[62]
Specific date unknown: Neville Colvin, British comics artist (Ginger & Co., comic strip based on James Bond, continued Modesty Blaise), dies at age 72.[77]
↑"Ajit Ninan". Lambiek.net. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
↑Holtz, Allan (2012). American Newspaper Comics: An Encyclopedic Reference Guide. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press. p.300. ISBN9780472117567.
↑Stack, Peter. "Something Else," San Francisco Chronicle (27 Apr 1991), p. C4.
↑"'Rocketeer' lands at Comix Fair," Houston Chronicle (21 June 1991), p. 2.
↑"Rosemont to Host Comicon," Chicago Sun-Times (June 28, 1991).
↑Tomasso, Rich. "BLOOD & THUNDER," The Comics Journal #164 (Dec. 1993), pp. 2-5.
↑Thomas, Keith L. "Comics Expo to Feature Creator of the Darker Side of Batman," The Atlanta Constitution (11 July 1991), p. D4.
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