1944 in comics

Notable events of 1944 in comics. See also List of years in comics.

Events and publications

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Year overall

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Winter

Deaths

January

  • January 9: Döes, Swiss illustrator and comics artist, passes away at age 84 or 85. [26]
  • January 20: Arthur LeMay, Canadian caricaturist, illustrator and comics artist (continued Les Aventures de Timothée), passes away at age 43 or 44. [27]
  • Specific date unknown: Bernie Klein, American comics artist (worked for DC Comics, Quality Comics, Lev Gleason), dies in battle at age 23. [28]

February

  • February 4: Will B. Johnstone, American lyricist, screenwriter and comics artist (You Know Me Al), dies at age 62. [29]
  • February 27: Henri Cassiers, Belgian illustrator, poster artist and comics artist, passes away at age 85. [30]

April

September

  • September 2: Jan Feith, Dutch illustrator and comics artist (De Geschiedenis des Vaderlands), dies at age 80. [32]
  • September 13: William Heath Robinson, British cartoonist, passes away at age 72 [33]

October

  • October 10: Antoni Utrillo, Spanish illustrator, writer, lithographer, painter, comics artist and poster designer (La Rondalla del Dijous), passes away at age 76 or 77. [34]
  • October 15: Melitón González, Spanish illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 89. [35]
  • October 21: Nell Brinkley, American illustrator and comics artist (Brinkley Girls), passes away at age 68. [36]
  • October 23: Gerrit Rotman, Dutch teacher and comics artist (Snuffelgraag en Knagelijntje, Meneer Pimpelmans), dies at age 51. [37]
  • Specific date unknown: Robert L. Dickey, American painter and comics artist (Mr. and Mrs. Beans, Buster Beans, Buckey and his Pals), passes away at age 82 or 83. [38]

November

  • November 16: Ivan Šenšin, Russian-Serbian comics artist (illegal Mickey Mouse comics, furthermore made comic strip adaptations of novels), is executed at age 47. [21]
  • November 18: Rayko Aleksiev, Bulgarian caricaturist, cartoonist, illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 51, after beaten up during interrogations. [22]

December

  • December 22: Louis Briault, British comics artist (The Comical Capers of Billie Reeves, the Scream of the Screen, The Psychic Trip), dies at age 59.[39]

Specific date unknown

  • Vlastimir Belkic, Yugoslavian comics artist (Hari Vilsa, illegal Mickey Mouse comics), dies at age 47 or 48. [40]
  • Paul Fung, American comics artist (Innocent Hing, A Guy from Grand Rapid, Big House Fables, Gus and Gussie, continued Dumb Dora), passes away at age 56 or 57. [41]
  • Lucien Laurent-Gsell, French painter, comics artist and illustrator, dies at age 83 or 84. [42]
  • Henry Thol, American comics artist (Adamson's Adventures), dies at age 57 or 58. [43]

First issues by title

Initial appearances by character name

References

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  9. Gifford, Denis. The International Book of Comics. Crescent Books, 1984. 132. Retrieved from Google Books on January 24, 2011. "[...]of the funny animal supercrowd was "Superkatt", who made his debut in Giggle Comics No.9 (1994). As drawn by "Dang" (the comic-book pen name of animator Dan Gordon from the Fleischer Studio), Superkatt, known as "Supe" for short (which he was), was as silly as his super costume."
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  14. Superman #30 at the Grand Comics Database. "Writer credit claimed by Jerry Siegel in a letter to Richard Morrissey that states this story was written prior to earlier printed newspaper sequence by Whitney Ellsworth and Wayne Boring."
  15. "A Guidebook to the Carl Barks Universe". www.seriesam.com. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
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  26. "Döes". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  27. "Arthur LeMay". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  28. "Bernie Klein". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  29. "Will B. Johnstone". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  30. "Henri Cassiers". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  31. "Rose O'Neill". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  32. "Jan Feith". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  33. "William Heath Robinson". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  34. "Antoni Utrillo". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  35. "Melitón González". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  36. "Nell Brinkley". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  37. "Gerrit Rotman". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  38. "Robert L. Dickey". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  39. "Louis Briault". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  40. "Vlastimir Belkic". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  41. "Paul Fung". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  42. "Lucien Laurent-Gsell". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  43. "Henry Thol". lambiek.net. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
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