Notable events of 1967 in comics.
Events and publications
Year overall In The Daily Orange, the Syracuse University students' newspaper, the initial story of Vaugh Bode’s Cheech Wizard, Race to the Moon, appears. In Milan, Renzo Barbieri and Giorgio Cavedon, after the bankruptcy of their Editrice 66, set up another publishing house specialized in erotic comics, ErreGi. The new label immediately gets a great public success. On Almanacco dei comics, the catalog of the Lucca International Comics Fair, the first Italian graphic novel, La rivolta dei racchi (The riot of the ugly people) by Guido Buzzelli, is published. La Vilaine Lulu by Yves-Saint Laurent (Tchou). The work, an erotic graphic novel created by the fashion designer ten years earlier, becomes controversial for its sadistic and pedophilic content.
January January 7: Wim Lensen and Dick Matena's Polletje Pluim makes its debut in the women's weekly Prinses. January 11: The final issue of the Flemish children's magazine Pum-Pum is published.KOUSEMAKER, Kees en Evelien, "Wordt Vervolgd- Stripleksikon der Lage Landen", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, Antwerpen, 1979, page 195 January 17: Greg and William Vance's Bruno Brazil makes its debut in Tintin. January 17: In Tintin, Greg and Eddy Paape's Luc Orient makes its debut. In the same issue, Mach 1 pour Steve Warson by Jean Graton, with the first appearance of the Michel Vaillant’s nemesis, the Leader. January 20: The Rolling Stones release their album Between the Buttons. On the back cover, a comic strip drawn by drummer Charlie Watts can be seen. January 21: The first issue of the British comics magazine Pow! is published. It will run until 13 January 1968. January 21: The first issue of the British girls' comics magazine Mandy is published. It will run until 1991.Mandy (26pigs.com) January 21: In Italy, the first issue of the comic series Pappagone (Gallo Rosso), by Luciano Bernasconi and Peppino De Filippo starts serialisation. De Filippo, who interpreted the protagonist in television, appears also in the series as a secondary character. Blackhawk #228, the beginning of "the New Blackhawk Era" — in the issues that follow, all characters but team leader Blackhawk gain a costumed superhero alter-ego at the behest of a shadowy government agency. (DC Comics) Detective Comics #359, "The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl," written by Gardner Fox and illustrated by Carmine Infantino. (DC Comics)--first appearance of Batgirl "The Death of Ferro Lad" story arc begins in Adventure Comics #352, by Jim Shooter, Curt Swan, and George Klein (continued in Adventure Comics #353). (DC Comics)--first appearance of the Fatal Five Fightin' 5 #41—last issue, canceled by Charlton. Le dernier Spartiate by Jacques Martin. In Hara-Kiri, first episode of the underground comic Pravda la surviveuse by Guy Pellaert; for its feminist and anti-consumerist themes, it anticipates the youth protest of May 68.
February February 9: In Spirou, the Lucky Luke story La Diligence by René Goscinny and Morris starts serialisation. February 18: The first issue of the British comics magazine Fantastic is published. It will run until February 1968. February 25: The first issue of the British girls' comics magazine Tina is published, but will be cancelled in September, when it merges with Princess to become Princess Tina. February 28: In Tintin, the Ric Hochet story Suspense à la Télévision by Tibet and André-Paul Duchâteau starts serialisation. Ghost Rider #1 published Warfront #39 (1951 series) the final issue, canceled by Harvey Comics. Thor #137: Ulik debuts. Spyman is cancelled. In Walt Disney’s comics and stories, The Red Wasp Mystery, by Cecil Beard and Paul Murry, marks the debut of Red Wasp, a Mouseton superhero. Gerard Wiegel's Professor Cumulus debuts in De Volkskrant, where his adventures will run until 1970.
March March 21: Ill pioniere becomes a supplement to Noi Donne. "The Adult Legion" story arc begins in Adventure Comics #354, by Jim Shooter, Curt Swan, and George Klein (Concludes next issue) (DC Comics) The character Peacemaker, who debuted in November 1966, now receives his own series. The final issues of Dracula and Frankenstein are published by Dell Comics. In Donald Duck, A Whale of an Adventure, by Vic Lockman and Tony Strobl is printed, which marks the debut of Moby Duck.
April April 1: David Sutherland's Billy the Cat and Katie makes its debut in The Beano. It will run until 1971. April 4: In Peanuts the yellow bird Woodstock makes its debut, but he will only receive his name on 22 June 1970. April 14: Sezgin Burak's Tarkan debuts in the daily pages of Hürriyet.Sezgin Burak Kimdir? , Tarkan Çizgiromanını ve Sezgin Burak'ın Eserlerini Yaşatma Derneği April 15: The first issue of the British comics magazine Terrific is published. It will run until 3 February 1968. C.C. Beck and Otto Binder's Fatman the Human Flying Saucer makes his debut.
May May 1: In an issue of the American satirical magazine The Realist Wally Wood creates the Disneyland Memorial Orgy, a highly subversive deconstruction of familiar Disney characters to commemorate Walt Disney's passing at the end of 1966. May 5: Robert Crumb's character Mr. Natural makes his first appearance in the first issue of the underground newspaper Yarrowstalks. May 14: In Topolino, Duckburg Delivered, a parody of Torquato Tasso’s Jerusalem Delivered, by Guido Martina and Giovan Battista Carpi, is printed. May 25: The final episode of David Wright and Peter Meriton's Carol Day is published. May 28: The first episode of Captain Kate by Jerry and Hally Skelly is published. It will run until 21 May 1972. The first issue of The Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves is published. It will run until January 1986. In Uncle Scrooge, The Cattle King by Carl Barks. In Almanacco Topolino, Paperone e l’angolare di sicurezza, by Rodolfo Cimino and Massimo De Vita marks the debut of Battista, Uncle Scrooge’s butler. Le Jene del Mare (The Sea Hyenas) by Guido Nolitta and Gallieno Ferri; the treasure seeker Digging Bill, recurring character in the Zagor series, makes his debut.
June June 1: In Pilote, the Blueberry story L'Homme au Poing d'Acier (The Steel-fisted Man), by Jean-Michel Charlier and Jean Giraud, starts serialisation. June 10: The first issue of the Dutch girls comics magazine Tina is published. June 15: In Pilote, the Astérix story Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo starts serialisation. June 19: Jimmy Hughes' Bully Beef and Chips makes its debut. Blue Beetle #1 (vol. 5) (Charlton)--first appearance of The Question The first issue of the Italian Western comics magazine Rodeo (Edizioni Audace) is published. It contains Verso l'ignoto, the first episode of Storia del West by Gino D'Antonio and Renzo Calegari, that will run until December 1980.
July July 1: The final episode of Roland J. Scott's long-running newspaper comic series Sally's Sallies and Scott's Scrapbook, which respectively ran since 1926 and 1931, is published. July 8: The final episode of Philip Francis Nowlan's Buck Rogers newspaper comic is published. July 11: In Tintin, the Michel Vaillant story Le Cirque Infernal by Jean Graton starts serialisation. July 28: Violet Moore Higgins, American illustrator and comic artist (Drowsy Dick), dies at age 80. The first issue of the German comics magazine Bussi Bär is published by Rolf Kauka's comics company. The first issue of the Italian comics magazine Sergeant Kirk is published. In it Héctor Germán Oesterheld and Hugo Pratt's Corto Maltese makes its debut in the story The Ballad of the Salty Sea. Our Army at War #182: Artist Neal Adams makes his DC Comics debut with the short story "It's My Turn to Die".McAvennie "1960s" in Dolan, p. 124: "Adams commandeered his first DC work as a penciler/inker with 'It's My Turn to Die' a nine-page back-up tale written by Howard Liss for Our Army at War #182 in July ...The following month, The Adventures of Jerry Lewis #101 perfectly illustrated how Adams was equally adept at delivering the art of laughter. In his first full-length story for DC, he provided writer Arnold Drake's space odyssey 'Jerry the Asto-Nut' with a photo-realistic flare not seen in comics." Strange Adventures, with issue #202, changes format from science fiction to supernatural fantasy. (DC Comics) The Amazing Spider-Man #50' "Spider-Man No More!," written by Stan Lee and illustrated by John Romita, Sr. (Marvel Comics) Robert Crumb's Snoid makes his debut in the second issue of Yarrowstalks.
August August 17: In Spirou, Un Métier de Chien (A Dog's Work) by Maurice Rosy and Derib starts serialisation, marking the debut of the series Les Aventures d'Attila, with a dog, agent of the Swiss secret service, as protagonist. The Adventures of Jerry Lewis #101: "Jerry the Asto-Nut", Neal Adams' first full-length story for DC. Superman #199 Writer Jim Shooter and artist Curt Swan crafted the story "Superman's Race With the Flash!" which featured the first race between the Flash and Superman, two characters known for their super-speed powers.McAvennie "1960s" in Dolan, p. 124: "Since the dawn of comics' Silver Age, readers have asked 'Who's faster: Superman or the Flash?' Writer Jim Shooter and artist Curt Swan tried answering that question when the Man of Steel and the Fastest Man Alive agreed to the U.N.'s request to race each other for charity." Closure of the longtime publisher American Comics Group, and the cancellation of their long-running titles Adventures into the Unknown (174 issues), Forbidden Worlds (145 issues), and Unknown Worlds (57 issues). In the third issue of the underground newspaper Yarrowstalks Robert Crumb's character Flakey Foont makes his debut. The first issue of Not Brand Echh is published. It will run until May 1969. The final episode of Osamu Tezuka's Ambassador Magma is published. In Huey, Dewey and Louie Junior Woodchucks, Rescue of the Grand Mogul, by Vic Lockman and Tony Strobl; debut of the Gran Mogul.
September September 7: The first episode of Pierre Seron's Les Petits Hommes debuts in Spirou. September 11: The first episode of Gordon Bess' Redeye is published. September 23: The British comics magazines Princess and Tina merge into Princess Tina. It will exist in this form until 1973. September 26: In Spirou, the Lucky Luke story Le Pied-Tendre, by René Goscinny and Morris starts serialisation.
October October 1: The first episode of the TV adaptation of Jean Dulieu's Paulus the woodgnome is published, the first TV adaptation of a Dutch comic strip. October 11: P. Hans Frankfurther establishes the Dutch comics appreciation society Het Stripschap, the oldest and longest-running of its kind in the Netherlands.Het Stripschap – Het Stripschap October 12: In Spirou, the Spirou and Fantasio story Panade à Champignac by André Franquin starts serialisation. Strange Adventures #205 (DC Comics): first appearance of Deadman,McAvennie "1960s" in Dolan, p. 125" and the first known depiction of narcotics in a story approved by the Comics Code Authority. Strange Suspense Stories is relaunched for the fourth and final time. It will run until September 1969. Gold Key publishes the first Star Trek comics album. The final episodes of EsseGesse's Captain Miki and Il grande Blek are published. In Uncle Scrooge, King Scrooge the First by Carl Barks and Tony Strobl is first printed, the last Scrooge McDuck story written by Barks, before his retirement.
November November 4: First issue of Ciccio & Franco, by Luciano Bernasconi (Gallo Rosso) November 9: Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières's Valérian et Laureline makes its debut in Pilote with the story Valerian Contre Les Mauvais Rêves. November 30: The final gag of Bob De Moor's experimental gag comic Balthazar is published in Tintin. Ghost Rider, with issue #7, canceled by Marvel. Thunderbolt, with issue #60, canceled by Charlton.