Notable events of 1952 in comics. See also List of years in comics.
Events and publications
January
- January 3: Hussein Amin Bikar establishes the Egyptian children's comics magazine Sindibad (also known as Sinbad).[1]
- January 6: Charles M. Schulz' Peanuts receives its first Sunday comics page.[2]
- January 10: André Franquin's Starter makes its debut.[3]
- January 31: In a Spirou et Fantasio story by André Franquin the Marsupilami makes his debut.[4]
- Astonishing (1951 series) #8 - Atlas Comics
- Phantom Stranger (January/February) #1
- Rex the Wonder Dog (January/February) #1
February
- February 2: Crockett Johnson's Barnaby comes to an end.
- February 23: The first issue of the British comics magazine Lion is published. It will last until 18 May 1974.
- Astonishing (1951 series) #9 - Atlas Comics
- Men Adventures (1949 series) #12 - Atlas Comics
- Patsy and Hedy (1952 series) #1 - Atlas Comics
- Shock SuspenStories (1952 series) #1 - EC Comics
- Strange Tales (1951 series) #5 - Atlas Comics
- The Thing! (1952 series) #1 - Charlton Comics
- Young Men on the Battlefield (1949 series) #13 - Atlas Comics
March
- March: In Carl Barks' Donald Duck story Statuesque Spendthrifts Duckburg's founder Cornelius Coot makes his debut.[5]
- March 3: In Charles M. Schulz' Peanuts Lucy van Pelt makes her debut.[6]
- March 31: In Al Capp's Li'l Abner Abner and Daisy Mae marry, a feat that even becomes a cover story in Time.[7]
- Astonishing (1951 series) #10 - Atlas Comics
- Astonishing (1951 series) #11 - Atlas Comics
- Young Men on the Battlefield (1949 series) #14 - Atlas Comics
April
- April 8: The Piet Pienter en Bert Bibber story De Stalen Zeemeermin starts running in Het Handelsblad. Halfway the story, the new main cast member Susan makes her debut.[8]
- April 25: In Charles M. Schulz' Peanuts Charlie Brown tries to fly a kite, but fails. This will become a running gag in the series.[9]
- Astonishing (1951 series) #12 - Atlas Comics
- Battlefield (1952 series) #1 - Atlas Comics
- Men Adventures (1949 series) #13 - Atlas Comics
- Strange Tales (1951 series) #6 - Atlas Comics
May
- May 1: In Carl Barks' Uncle Scrooge story Gladstone's Terrible Secret inventor Gyro Gearloose makes his debut.
- May 27: In Charles M. Schulz' Peanuts Snoopy starts expressing himself in thought balloons, the first phase of his gradual anthropomorphism.[10]
- Astonishing (1951 series) #13 - Atlas Comics
- Sensation Comics #109 (cover date May–June) cancelled by DC Comics
June
- Astonishing (1951 series) #14 - Atlas Comics
- Battlefield (1952 series) #2 - Atlas Comics
- Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #1 - Atlas Comics
- Men Adventures (1949 series) #14 - Atlas Comics
- Strange Suspense Stories (1952 series) #1 - Fawcett Comics
- Strange Tales (1951 series) #7 - Atlas Comics
- Young Men on the Battlefield (1949 series) #15 - Atlas Comics
July
- July 14: In Charles M. Schulz' Peanuts Linus van Pelt makes his debut, though he only appears on screen on 19 September.[11]
- Astonishing (1951 series) #15 - Atlas Comics
- Space Adventures (1952 series) #1 - Charlton Comics
- Strange Tales (1951 series) #8 - Atlas Comics
August
- August 8: Roberto Renzi and Giorgio Rebuffi's Tiramolla makes its debut.
- Astonishing (1951 series) #16 - Atlas Comics
- Battlefield (1952 series) #3 - Atlas Comics
- Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #2 - Atlas Comics
- Men Adventures (1949 series) #15 - Atlas Comics
- Our Army at War (1952 series) #1 - DC Comics
- Strange Tales (1951 series) #9 - Atlas Comics
- Young Men on the Battlefield (1949 series) #16 - Atlas Comics
September
- September 11: Peyo's medieval comic strip series Johan, initially published in other magazines since 1947, makes its debut in a redesigned version in Spirou.[12] The initially blond-haired Johan becomes dark-haired.[13]
- September 19: In Charles M. Schulz' Peanuts Linus van Pelt is first seen by readers, after being mentioned two months earlier.[14]
- Astonishing (1951 series) #17 - Atlas Comics
- Strange Tales (1951 series) #10 - Atlas Comics
October
- October/November: The first issue of Mad is published by Harvey Kurtzman and William M. Gaines.[15]
- October 5: The final episode of Will Eisner's The Spirit appears in papers.[16]
- October 19: In Charles M. Schulz' Peanuts Snoopy starts dancing on his hind legs. This will become a running gag in the series.[17]
- October 25: The first issue of the Dutch Disney comics weekly Donald Duck is published.[18]
- Astonishing (1951 series) #18 - Atlas Comics
- Battlefield (1952 series) #4 - Atlas Comics
- G.I. Combat (1952 series) #1 - DC Comics
- Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #3 - Atlas Comics
- Men Adventures (1949 series) #16 - Atlas Comics
- Strange Tales (1951 series) #11 - Atlas Comics
- Young Men on the Battlefield (1949 series) #17 - Atlas Comics
November
- November 7: In Charles M. Schulz' Peanuts Lucy van Pelt first calls herself a "fussbudget" and changes from a nice girl into a mean one. This will become a running gag in the series.[19]
- November 16:
- In Charles M. Schulz' Peanuts Charlie Brown tries to kick a football, but fails. This will become a running gag in the series.[20]
- Marc Sleen's Oktaaf Keunink makes its debut. It will run until 4 April 1965.[21]
- November 24: Nicholas P. Dallis and Dan Heilman's Judge Parker makes its debut.
- November 26: Willy Vandersteen's Suske en Wiske story De Dolle Musketiers is first published in the newspapers. Halfway the story, which by then already 1953, Jerom makes his debut.[22]
- The first issue of the American Disney comics monthly Donald Duck is published. It contains Trick or Treat, by Carl Barks, based on the animated short of the same name, with the debut in comics of Witch Hazel. [23]
- Astonishing (1951 series) #19 - Atlas Comics
- Battlefield (1952 series) #5 - Atlas Comics
- Star Spangled War Stories (1952 series) #1 - DC Comics
- Strange Tales (1951 series) #12 - Atlas Comics
December
- December 24: Willy Vandersteen's Bessy makes its debut in La Libre Belgique.[24]
- December 31: Giorgio Rebuffi's Trottolino makes its debut. It will run until August 1990.
- Astonishing (1951 series) #20 - Atlas Comics
- Battlefield (1952 series) #6 - Atlas Comics
- Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #4 - Atlas Comics
- Men Adventures (1949 series) #17 - Atlas Comics
- Strange Tales (1951 series) #13 - Atlas Comics
- Young Men on the Battlefield (1949 series) #18 - Atlas Comics
Specific date unknown
- Marion Hull Hammel takes over the comics series Goofus and Gallant and changes the protagonists from elves into real children.[25]
- Arthur Horner launches Colonel Pewter.[26]
Deaths
March
- March 25: Egon von Tresckow, aka Tres, German animator, illustrator, comics artist and caricaturist, dies at age 45.[27]
- March 27: Georgi Atanasov, Bulgarian illustrator and comics artist ('Svatbata na Miki Maus), passes away at age 48.[28]
May
- May 9: Chick Gordon, British comics artist (Spadger Isle, Bamboo Town), dies at age 67 or 68.[29]
July
- July 1: Jimmy Bancks, Australian comics artist (Ginger Meggs), dies at age 63 from a heart attack.[30]
- July 9: Kemp Starrett, American comics artist (Vignettes of Life, Roy Powers, Eagle Scout), dies at age 62.[31]
August
- 25 August: Ola Fogelberg, Finnish comics artist (Janne Ankkanen, Pekka Puupää), passes away at age 58.[32]
September
- September 13: George Brenner, American comics artist (The Clock, Bozo the Iron Man, and 711), dies at age 38.[33]
- September 22: H. T. Webster, American comics artist (The Timid Soul, aka Caspar Milquetoast), dies at age 67.[34]
October
November
- November 26: Edward Ambrose Dyson, Australian cartoonist, illustrator and comics artist (The Capricornia's Crew and their Adventures, Crossdraw Kid, The Lost Tribe), dies at age 43.[36]
December
- Specific date in December unknown: Harold A. McGill, Canadian comics artist (The Hall Room Boys, later retitled Percy and Ferdy), dies at age 75 or 76.[37]
Initial appearances by character name
DC Comics
- Detective Chimp in The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #4 (July), created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino - DC Comics
- Firefly, in Detective Comics #184 (June), created by France Herron and Dick Sprang - DC Comics
- Phantom Stranger in Phantom Stranger #1 (August), created by John Broome, Carmine Infantino and Sy Barry - DC Comics
- Rex the Wonder Dog in The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #1 (January), created by Robert Kanigher and Alex Toth - DC Comics
Other publishers
- Gyro Gearloose, in "Gladstone's Terrible Secret," Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #140 (Dell Comics, May)
- Robot Archie, in Lion #1 (Fleetway, 23 February)
- Thun'da, in Thun'da #1 (Magazine Enterprises)
- Uncle Scrooge, in Four Color Comics #386 (Dell Comics)
Newspaper strips
- Linus van Pelt, in Peanuts (September 19)
- Lucy van Pelt, in Peanuts (March 3)
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