1966 in comics

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Notable events of 1966 in comics. See also List of years in comics.



Events and publications

Year overall

January

February

March

May

June

July

August

September

November

Deaths

January

April

Conventions

First issues by title

Harvey Comics

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

Fantasy MasterpiecesMarvel Comics
Release: February. Editor: Stan Lee
GesebelEditoriale Corno
Release: February. Writer: Max Bunker. Artist: Magnus
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")
Teen TitansDC Comics
Release: January. Writer: Bob Haney. Artist: Nick Cardy
Undersea AgentTower Comics
Release: January. Artist: Ray Bailey
Weird (listed as vol. 1, #10) — Eerie Publications
Release: January. Editor: Roger Elwood
ZorroGold Key Comics
Release: January. Artist: Alex Toth

Initial appearances by character name

Charlton Comics

DC Comics

Harvey Comics

Marvel Comics

Other publishers

References

  1. McAvennie "1960s" in Dolan, p. 118: "In his first-ever published story, fourteen-year-old Jim Shooter admitted four new members into the Legion of Super-Heroes ... Shooter's long, memorable tenure as one of the Legion's greatest writers was officially underway."
  2. McAvennie "1960s" in Dolan, p. 119: "Barry Allen and iris West's wedding day...was {DC's} most anticipated...Writer John Broome and artist Carmine Infantino were the team behind the nuptials in the story 'One Bridegroom Too Many!'"
  3. Jesse Marsh at INDUCKS
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Schelly, Bill. "The Kaler Con: Two Views: Bigger And Better Than The Benson Con Just Three Weeks Before?? (Part VIII of '1966: The Year Of (Nearly) Three New York Comics Conventions')," Alter-Ego #64 (Jan. 2007).
  5. Schelly, Bill. "1966: The Year Of THREE (Or Maybe 21/2) New York Comicons!: Part 2: The 1966 New York 'Benson' Con," Alter-Ego #54 (Nov. 2005).
  6. Schelly, Bill. Founders of Comic Fandom: Profiles of 90 Publishers, Dealers, Collectors, Writers, Artists and Other Luminaries of the 1950s And 1960s (McFarland, 2010), p. 60.
  7. Schelly, Bill. "Introduction," Founders of Comic Fandom: Profiles of 90 Publishers, Dealers, Collectors, Writers, Artists and Other Luminaries of the 1950s and 1960s (McFarland, 2010), p. 8
  8. McAvennie "1960s" in Dolan, p. 118: "With a story written by Jim Shooter and drawn by Al Plastino, the Parasite entered Superman's life."
  9. McAvennie "1960s" in Dolan, p. 118: "Poison Ivy first cropped up to plague Gotham City in issue #181 of Batman. Scripter Robert Kanigher and artist Sheldon Moldoff came up with a villain who would blossom into one of Batman's greatest foes"