Notable events of 1980 in comics.

Events and publications

Year overall

January

February

March

April

May–September

  • Terrore dal sesto pianeta (Terror from the sixth planet) – by Guido Nolitta and Gallieno Ferri, one of the best Zagor's sagas, mixing western and sci-fi; the hero has to fight again his nemesis, the mad doctor Hellingen, and his allies the evil aliens Akronians.[8]

June

July

August

September

  • September 12: The Turkish satirical magazine Girgir is temporary banned by the Turkish government, following the 1980 Turkish coup d'état, because of a satirical cartoon, which "insults the Turkish national identity".[14]
  • September 20: The Tornado name is dropped from the 2000 AD comic book.
  • DC Comics Presents #25, the "Whatever Happened to...?" backup feature began and would appear in most issues for the next two years until its last installment in issue #48 (Aug. 1982).[15]
  • Mystery in Space revived by DC (after a 14-year hiatus), picking up with issue #111, continuing the old numbering.
  • The Brave and the Bold #166, featuring the first appearance of Nemesis (Tom Tresser)[16] (DC Comics)
  • With issue #20, Marvel cancels Shogun Warriors.

October

November

December

Specific date unknown

Births

Deaths

January

  • January 24: Joe King, American illustrator and comics artist (Gabby, continued Radiomania and The Tinymites), dies at age 75.[32]

February

  • February 10: Norman W. Marsh, American comics artist (Dan Dunn, Danny Hale), dies at age 81 or 82.[33]
  • February 25: Georges Mazure, Dutch comics artist (Myra van Dijk, Jacqueline, Mignon, Paula, continued Spot Morton, Horre, Harm en Hella), dies at age 60.[34]

March

  • March 1: Leon A. Beroth, American painter and comics artist (Don Winslow of the Navy, Kitten Kaye, Tom, Dick & Harry), dies at age 85.[35]
  • March 1: Richard Allen "Dick" Dillin, American comics artist (Blackhawk, Justice League of America), dies at age 50.[36]
  • March 9: Konstantin Kuznjecov, Russian illustrator, caricaturist and comics artist, dies at age 84.[37]
  • March 14: Arie Pleysier, Dutch journalist and comics writer (Snuffelgraag en Knagelijntje, Dikkie en Dirkie Durf [38]), dies at age 89.[39]
  • March 28: Helena Bochořáková-Dittrichová, Czech illustrator, painter and comics artist (Z Mého Dětství (From my Childhood)), dies at age 85.[40]

April

  • April 17: Stig Cederholm, Swedish novelist and comics writer (Åsa-Nisse), dies at age 75.
  • April 21: Leendert Jordaan, Dutch illustrator and comics artist (Het Leven in Karikatuur), dies at age 94.[41]

May

June

July

  • July 18: Ger Sligte, Dutch illustrator and comics artist (Mieke Meijer, Bertje Branie), dies at age 65.[47]
  • July 20: Comic illustrator and creator Rafael Gruber dies at age 69.

August

September

  • September 7: Whitney Ellsworth, American comics editor, artist and writer (Batman, Little Linda), dies at age 71.[50]
  • September 14: Imre Sebök, Hungarian painter, illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 74.[51]

November

  • November 14: René Klapac, Czech comics artist (Kačák detektiv (Detective the Duck), Punt'a, Optík a Pesík), dies at age 75.[52]
  • November 19: Huib de Ru, Dutch painter, glass artist and comics artist (comics for magazine Kleine Wij), dies at age 78.[53]
  • November 25: Al Vermeer, American comic artist (Drawing Cards, Priscilla's Pop), dies at age 69. [54]
  • November 29: John Putnam, American comics writer, artist and designer (Mad Magazine, created their running gags Arthur the potted plant and the Mad Zeppelin), dies from pneumonia at age 63.

December

Specific date unknown

  • Adriana Cristina, Italian comics artist (Disney comics), dies at an unknown age. [61]
  • Alan Hanley, American comics artist (Alan Hanley's Comic Book), dies at age 40 or 41 in a car accident. [62]
  • William Francis Marshall, British illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 78 or 79.[63]
  • Al Vermeer, American comics artist (Priscilla's Pop), dies at age 68 or 69.[64]
  • Harry Winslade, AKA Redvers Blake, British comic artist (Judy and Pat, Don Conquest, Nigel Tawny), dies at age 68 or 69. [65]

Conventions

Awards

Eagle Awards

Presented in 1981 for comics published in 1980:

First issues by title

DC Comics

New Teen Titans

Release: November. Writer: Marv Wolfman. Artist: George Pérez.

The New Adventures of Superboy

Release: January. Writer: Cary Bates. Artists: Kurt Schaffenberger and Dave Hunt.

Marvel Comics

Epic Illustrated

Release: Spring. Editor: Archie Goodwin.

Savage She-Hulk

Release: February. Writer: Stan Lee. Artist: John Buscema.

Moon Knight

Release: November. Writer: Doug Moench. Artist: Bill Sienkiewicz

Independent titles

Gay Comix

Release: September by Kitchen Sink Press. Editor: Howard Cruse.

RAW

Release: July by RAW Books. Editors: Art Spiegelman and Françoise Mouly.

Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman

Release: October by David Boswell. Writer/Artist: David Boswell.

Thorgal

Release: by Lombard Editions. Writer: Jean Van Hamme. Artist: Grzegorz Rosiński.

Tinkle

Release: April by India Book House. Editor: Anant Pai.

World War 3 Illustrated

Editors: Seth Tobocman and Peter Kuper.

Queen Millennia

Release: January 28 by Sankei Shimbun and Nishinippon Sports. Writer/Artist: Leiji Matsumoto.

Nutty

Release: 16 February by DC Thomson

Shueisha

You


Initial appearances by character name

DC Comics

Marvel Comics

Independent titles

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