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Notable events of 1969 in comics. See also List of years in comics.
This is a list of comics-related events in 1969.
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Events
Year overall
- Paragon Publications established in Longwood, Florida, by Bill Black.
- Tower Comics goes out of business.
- George Klein, long-time Superman inker, dies in his fifties from cirrhosis of the liver, six months after getting married.[1]
January
- Sub-Mariner #9: First appearance of the Serpent Crown.
February
- The Golden Age character Phantom Stranger makes his first Silver Age appearance in Showcase #80.
- Flash Gordon (1966 series), with issue #12, is picked up by Charlton Comics, taking over from the defunct King Comics.
March
- Strange Adventures, with issue #217, becomes a reprint title. (DC Comics)
April
- House of Mystery #179, "The Man Who Murdered Himself" was the first professional comic work by artist Bernie Wrightson.[2]
May
- May 16 - Indian artist Abdul Saleem is born.
June
- DC Comics raises the price of its typical comic from 12 cents to 15 cents.
July
- Long-time DC Comics logo designer and letterer Ira Schnapp dies at age 76.
August
- Marvel Comics follows DC's lead and raises the price of its typical comic from 12 cents to 15 cents.
September
- The Brave and the Bold #85, Artist Neal Adams updated Green Arrow's visual appearance by designing a new costume for the character in The Brave and the Bold #85 (Aug.-Sept 1969).[3]
- Classics Illustrated cartoonist Alex Blum dies at age 80.
October
- The Marvel Comics reprint title Marvel Collectors' Item Classics, with issue #23, becomes Marvel's Greatest Comics.
December
- Metal Men, with issue #41 (Dec. 1969/Jan. 1970 cover-date), suspends publishing. (The title is revived in 1973 as a reprint book, the goes on hiatus until 1976.) (DC Comics)
Conventions
- Houstoncon, Houston, Texas
- Triple Fan Fair, Detroit, Michigan
- July 4–6: Comic Art Convention — held Independence Day weekend at the Statler Hilton Hotel in New York City. Attendees pay $3.50 for a three-day ticket, with daily passes at $1.50.[4] Admittance free with a hotel room rental, which costs $15-and-up per day.[4]
- St. Louis World SF Convention, St. Louis, Missouri
Awards
Alley Awards
- Presented July 1969 at the Comic Art Convention
Best Comic Magazine Section
- Best Adventure Title — Fantastic Four (Marvel Comics)
- Best Fantasy/SF/Supernatural Title - Doctor Strange (Marvel Comics)
- Best Western Title - Bat Lash (DC Comics)
- Best War Title - Star Spangled War Stories (DC Comics)
- Best Humor Title - Archie (Archie Comics)
- Best Romance Title - Young Love (DC Comics)
- Best Reprint Title - Marvel Super-Heroes (Marvel Comics)
Professional Work
- Best Editor - Dick Giordano (DC Comics)
- Best Writer - Roy Thomas
- Best Pencil Artist - Neal Adams
- Best Inking Artist - Tom Palmer
- Best Cover - Captain America #113, by Jim Steranko
- Best Full-Length Story - "...And Who Shall Mourn for Him?," by Stan Lee, John Buscema & Sal Buscema, The Silver Surfer #5 (Marvel Comics)
- Best Feature Story - "At the Stroke of Midnight," by Jim Steranko, Tower of Shadows #1 (Marvel Comics)
- Hall of Fame - "Deadman", by Neal Adams (DC Comics)
Special Awards
- Carmine Infantino, "who exemplifies the spirit of innovation and inventiveness in the field of comic art".
- Joe Kubert, "for the cinematic storytelling techniques and the exciting and dramatic style he has brought to the field of comic art".
- Neal Adams, "for the new perspective and dynamic vibrance he has brought to the field of comic art".
Popularity Poll
- Best Adventure Hero Strip - The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
- Best Adventure Group Strip - Fantastic Four (Marvel Comics)
- Best Supporting Character - Rick Jones (The Incredible Hulk, The Avengers, and Captain America) (Marvel Comics)
- Best Villain - Doctor Doom (Fantastic Four) (Marvel Comics)
- Strip Most Needing Improvement - Superman (DC Comics)
Newspaper Strip Section
- Best Adventure or Human Interest Strip - Prince Valiant, by Hal Foster
- Best Humor Strip or Panel - Peanuts, by Charles Schulz
- Hall of Fame - Tarzan, by Burne Hogarth
Fan Activity Section
- Best Limited Reproduction Fanzine - Newfangles by Don & Maggie Thompson
- Best Unlimited Reproduction Fanzine - The Comic Reader
- Best Fan Artist - John Fantucchio
- Best Comic Strip Writer - Mark Hanerfeld
- Best Fan Project - 1969 New York ComiCon
First issues by title
DC Comics
- Release: Jan./Feb. Editor: Dick Giordano.
- Release: Oct. Editor: Julius Schwartz.
- Release: May–June. Editor: Joe Orlando.
- Release: Feb./Mar.: Editor: Joe Orlando.
Marvel Comics
- Release: October. Editor: Stan Lee.
- Release: Sept. Editor: Stan Lee.
Other publishers
- Release: by Max Bunker Press. Writer: Max Bunker. Artist: Magnus.
- Release: Dec by Archie Comics.
- Release: May by Archie Comics.
- Release: May by Gold Key Comics.
- Release: Feb. 1 by East Village Other. Editor: Vaughn Bodé
Canceled titles
DC Comics
- Bat Lash, with issue #7 (Oct./Nov.)
- Beware the Creeper, with issue #6 (Mar./Apr.)
- Secret Six, with issue #7 (Apr./May)
Marvel Comics
- Not Brand Echh, with issue #13 (May)
- Doctor Strange, with issue #183 (Nov.)
Other publishers
- T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, with issue #20 (Nov.)
Initial appearance by character name
DC Comics
- Abel, in DC Special #4 (July-Sept.)
- Jason Bard, in Detective Comics #392 (Oct.)
- Black Canary (Dinah Lance), in Justice League of America #75 (Nov.) — ret-con
- Mindgrabber Kid, in Justice League of America (vol. 1) #70 (Mar.)
- Nightmaster, in Showcase #82 (May)
- Superman (Earth-Two), in Justice League of America #73 (Aug.)
- Tala, in Phantom Stranger vol. 2, #4 (Nov.–Dec.)
Marvel Comics
- Controller, in Iron Man vol. 1, #12 (Apr.)
- Digger, in Tower of Shadows #1 (Sept.)
- Falcon, in Captain America #117 (Sept.)
- Father Set, in Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner #9 (Jan.)
- Vanessa Fisk, in The Amazing Spider-Man #70 (Mar.)
- Frankenstein's Monster, Silver Surfer #7 (Aug.)
- Galaxy Master, in The Incredible Hulk #111 (Jan.)
- Glob, in The Incredible Hulk vol. 2, #121 (Nov.)
- Grandmaster, in The Avengers #69 (Oct.)
- Guardians of the Galaxy, by Marvel Super-Heroes #18 (Jan.)
- Havok, in Uncanny X-Men #54 (Mar.)
- Hyperion, in The Avengers #69 (Oct.)
- Larry Trask, in Uncanny X-Men #57 (June)
- Living Monolith, in Uncanny X-Men #54 (Mar.)
- Machinesmith (Starr Saxon), in Daredevil #49 (Feb.)
- Man Mountain Marko, in The Amazing Spider-Man #73 (June)
- Man-Ape, in The Avengers #62 (Mar.)
- Midas, in Iron Man #17 (Sept.)
- Naga, in Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner #9 (Jan.)
- Nighthawk (Kyle Richmond), in The Avengers #69 (Oct.)
- Prowler, in The Amazing Spider-Man #78 (Nov.)
- Sauron, in Uncanny X-Men vol. 1, #60 (Sept.)
- Savage Land Mutates
- Amphibius, in Uncanny X-Men vol. 1, #62 (Nov.)
- Barbarus, in Uncanny X-Men vol. 1, #62 (Nov.)
- Brainchild, in Uncanny X-Men vol. 1, #62 (Nov.)
- Gaza, in Uncanny X-Men vol. 1, #62 (Nov.)
- Lorelei, in Uncanny X-Men vol. 1, #63 (Dec.)
- Lupo, in Uncanny X-Men vol. 1, #62 (Nov.)
- Piper, in Uncanny X-Men vol. 1, #62 (Nov.)
- Silvermane, in The Amazing Spider-Man #73 (June)
- Doctor Spectrum, in The Avengers #69 (Nov.)
- Speed Demon, in The Avengers #70 (Nov.)
- Stingray, in Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner #19 (Nov.)
- Super-Patriot, in Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #13 (July)
- Titanium Man, in Tales of Suspense #69 (Sept.)
- Undying Ones, in Doctor Strange vol. 1, #183 (Nov.)
- Viper, in Captain America #110 (Feb.)
- Whizzer II (James Sanders), in The Avengers #69 (Oct.)
References
- ^ Interview with Pat Sekowsky, Alter Ego #33 (Feb. 2004), pp. 5-20.
- ^ McAvennie, Michael; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1960s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. ""The Man Who Murdered Himself" in House of Mystery was...the first DC story illustrated by Berni Wrightson (who left the "e" off his first name to distinguish himself from a famous diver."
- ^ McAvennie "1960s" in Dolan, p. 134: "Artist Neal Adams targeted the Emerald Archer for a radical redesign that ultimately evolved past the surface level...the most significant aspect of this issue was Adams' depiction of Oliver Queen's alter ego. He had rendered a modern-day Robin Hood, complete with goatee and mustache, plus threads that were more befitting an ace archer."
- ^ a b The 1969 Comic Art Convention Progress Report
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