Notable events of 1966 in comics.

Events and publications

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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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Summer

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July

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August

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September

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October

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  • October 22: The first gag of Stefan Verwey's comic Broeder Gosewiijn is published in Katholieke Illustratie. [28]
  • After the first edition was held in Bordighera, Italy, the year before the Lucca Comics festival is now held in Lucca, Italy, where it is still held to this day as one of the oldest comics festivals in the world.[29]
  • At the University of Strasbourg André Bertrand creates the four-page comic strip La Retour de la Colonne Durutti (The Return of the Durutti Column, 1966), which is distributed as a pamphlet during student protests.[30]

November

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December

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Births

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February

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  • February 16: Martin Perscheid, German comics artist (Perscheids Abgründe), (d. 2021).[35]

July

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November

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Deaths

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January

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February

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  • February 13:
    • George Scarbo, American comics artist (Be Sure You're Right, Closeup and Comedy, The Comic Zoo, Zoo's Whoo, Tinymites, The Great American Home, Radiomania, Ticklers), dies at age 67.[39]
    • Tony Royle, British comics artist (Poll, Jock and Valentine, continued Belinda), dies at age 66.[40]

March

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April

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June

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  • June 8: Clyde Lamb, American comics artist (Herman), dies at age 53.[47]

July

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  • July 16: Leslie Elton, American animator and comics artist (Jack Daw's Adventures), dies at age 72.[48]

August

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  • August 24: Boris Angelushev, Bulgarian caricaturist, illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 63.[49]

October

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  • Henry Louis Diamond, British comics artist (Mikey Midge the Merry Midget), dies at age 62.[50]

November

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  • November 7: Bob Wood, American comics artist (Crime Does Not Pay), dies at age 49 in a traffic accident.[51]
  • November 17: Lóránd Andor, Hungarian painter, graphic artist and cartoonist (13th District Secondary School), dies at age 60.[52]

December

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Specific date unknown

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  • Jack Betts, American comics artist (drew advertising comics), dies at age 61 or 62. [54]
  • Jeff Hayes, American comics artist (continued Adamson's Adventures as Silent Sam), dies at age 62 or 63.[55]
  • S.K. Perkins, British comics artist (Spadger's XI, The Adventures of Elsie, Winnie and Johnny, Smiler the Sweeper), dies at age 76 or 77.[56]
  • Jon Small, British comics artist (Bulletman), dies at an unknown age.[57]
  • Giorgio Scudellari, Chilean-Italian comics artist (illegal Mickey Mouse newspaper comics, continued Fulmine), dies at age 57 or 58.[58]
  • Ed Wheelan, American cartoonist (Minute Movies), dies at age 80.[59]

Conventions

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Awards

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Best Comic Magazine Section

Best Professional Work

  • Editor – Stan Lee (Marvel Comics)
  • Writer – Stan Lee (Marvel Comics)
  • Pencil Work – Al Williamson
  • Inking Work – Wally Wood
  • Cover – Flash Gordon #1, by Al Williamson (King Comics)
  • Coloring – Flash Gordon (King Comics)
  • Best Full-Length Story – "How Green was My Goblin", by Stan Lee & John Romita, Sr., The Amazing Spider-Man #39 (Marvel Comics)
  • Feature Story – "Return to Mongo", by Al Williamson, Flash Gordon #1 (King Comics)
  • Regular Short Feature – "Tales of Asgard" by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, in The Mighty Thor (Marvel Comics)
  • Hall of Fame – n.a.
  • Popularity Poll – n.a.

Newspaper Strip Section

Fan Activity Section

  • Best All-Article Fanzine – (tie) Batmania and TNT/Slam-Bang
  • Best All-Comics Fanzine – Odd
  • Best All-Fiction Fanzine – Batwing
  • Best Article/Comic Fanzine – Fantasy Illustrated
  • Best Fiction/Comic Fanzine – Comic Art, by Don & Maggie Thompson
  • Best Article/Fiction Fanzine – n.a.
  • Best Fannish One-Shot – The Spirit (reruns), Ed Aprill
  • Best Article on Comic Book Material – "Quality Comics Group"
  • Best Article on Newspaper Strips – "Pride of the Navy"
  • Best Regular Fan Column – "What's News", by Dave Kaler
  • Best Fan Fiction – "White Dragon Strikes"
  • Best Fan Comic Strip – "Xal-Kor", by Richard "Grass" Green
  • Best Fan Artist – Richard "Grass" Green
  • Best Comic Strip Writer – Richard "Grass" Green
  • Best Fan Project – Ed Aprill's reprints
  • Best Newsletter – Dateline: Comicdom

First issues by title

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Harvey Comics

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Bunny
Release: December.
Double-Dare Adventures
Release: December. Writer: Otto Binder. Artist: Bill Draut
Spyman
Release: September. Artists: George Tuska, Jim Steranko, Dick Ayers

Other publishers

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Comandante MarkSergio Bonelli editore
Release: September Artist: EsseGesse
Fantasy MasterpiecesMarvel Comics
Release: February. Editor: Stan Lee
GesebelEditoriale Corno
Release: February. Writer: Max Bunker. Artist: Magnus
Golden Legacy — Fitzgerald Publishing Co.
Writer: Leo Carty. Artist: Leo Carty
Henry BrewsterM. F. Enterprises
Release: February. Writer: Bob Powell. Artist: Bob Powell
Lady PenelopeCity Magazines
Release: 22 January.
Peter Cannon, ThunderboltCharlton Comics
Release: January. Writer: Pete Morisi. Artist: Pete Morisi
Smash!International Publishing Corporation
Release: February 1966. Editor: Albert Cosser ("Cos")
Teddy BobAstorina
Release: July – Artist: Pier Carpi
Teen TitansDC Comics
Release: January. Writer: Bob Haney. Artist: Nick Cardy
Undersea AgentTower Comics
Release: January. Artist: Ray Bailey [fr]
Weird (listed as vol. 1, #10) — Eerie Publications
Release: January. Editor: Roger Elwood
witzendWally Wood (self-published)
Release: Summer. Editor: Wally Wood
ZorroGold Key Comics
Release: January. Artist: Alex Toth

Initial appearances by character name

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Charlton Comics

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DC Comics

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Harvey Comics

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Marvel Comics

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Other publishers

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