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Notable events of 1996 in comics. See also list of years in comics.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 January 1.2 February 1.3 March 1.4 April 1.5 May 1.6 June 1.7 July 1.8 August 1.9 September 1.10 October 1.11 November 1.12 December 2 Deaths 2.1 January 2.2 May 2.3 June 2.4 July 2.5 August 3 Publications by release date 3.1 January 3.2 February 3.3 March 3.4 April 3.5 May 3.6 June 3.7 July 3.8 August 3.9 September 3.10 October 3.11 November 3.12 December 4 Exhibitions and shows 5 Conventions 6 First issues by title 6.1 Independent titles 7 References

[edit] Events

[edit] January

[edit] February

[edit] March

[edit] April

[edit] May

[edit] June

[edit] July

• Diamond Comic Distributors acquires Capital City Distribution^[1]

[edit] August

[edit] September

[edit] October

[edit] November

[edit] December

• Marvel Comics files for bankruptcy

[edit] Deaths

• Malcolm Jones III commits suicide at circa age 37.
• Boody Rogers, creator of Sparky Watts, dies at c. age 92

[edit] January

• January 19: Bernard Baily, co-creator of The Spectre and Hourman, dies at age 79.
• January 28:
  • Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel dies at age 81.
  • Tarzan artist Burne Hogarth dies at age 84.

[edit] May

• May 9: Disney Comics writer/artist Carl Fallberg dies at age 80.

[edit] June

• June 19: Long-time Superman artist Curt Swan dies at age 76.

[edit] July

• July 2: Mike Parobeck, Batman Adventures artist, dies from diabetes at age 30.

[edit] August

• August 12: Beloved Marvel Comics writer/editor Mark Gruenwald dies at age 43.

[edit] Publications by release date

[edit] January

• the Avengers (1963 series) #394 - Marvel Comics
• Captain America (1968 series) #447 - Marvel Comics
• Fantastic Four (1961 series) #408 - Marvel Comics
• Iron Man (1968 series) #324 - Marvel Comics

[edit] February

• the Avengers (1963 series) #395 - Marvel Comics
• Captain America (1968 series) #448 - Marvel Comics
• Fantastic Four (1961 series) #409 - Marvel Comics
• Iron Man (1968 series) #325 - Marvel Comics
• Tim Curry (1996 series) #001 - Curry Comics

[edit] March

• the Avengers (1963 series) #396 - Marvel Comics
• Captain America (1968 series) #449 - Marvel Comics
• Fantastic Four (1961 series) #410 - Marvel Comics
• Iron Man (1968 series) #326 - Marvel Comics
• Tim Curry (1996 series) #002 - Curry Comics

[edit] April

• the Avengers (1963 series) #397 - Marvel Comics
• Captain America (1968 series) #450 - Marvel Comics
• Fantastic Four (1961 series) #411 - Marvel Comics
• Iron Man (1968 series) #327 - Marvel Comics
• Tim Curry (1996 series) #003 - Curry Comics

[edit] May

• the Avengers (1963 series) #398 - Marvel Comics
• Captain America (1968 series) #451 - Marvel Comics
• Fantastic Four (1961 series) #412 - Marvel Comics
• Iron Man (1968 series) #328 - Marvel Comics
• Tim Curry (1996 series) #004 - Curry Comics

[edit] June

• the Avengers (1963 series) #399 - Marvel Comics
• Captain America (1968 series) #452 - Marvel Comics
• Fantastic Four (1961 series) #413 - Marvel Comics
• Iron Man (1968 series) #329 - Marvel Comics
• Tim Curry (1996 series) #005 - Curry Comics

[edit] July

• the Avengers (1963 series) #400 - Marvel Comics
• Captain America (1968 series) #453 - Marvel Comics
• Fantastic Four (1961 series) #414 - Marvel Comics
• Iron Man (1968 series) #330 - Marvel Comics
• Tim Curry (1996 series) #006 - Curry Comics

[edit] August

• the Avengers (1963 series) #401 - Marvel Comics
• Captain America (1968 series) #454 - Marvel Comics
• Fantastic Four (1961 series) #415 - Marvel Comics
• Iron Man (1968 series) #331 - Marvel Comics
• Onslaught: X-Men - Marvel Comics
• Tim Curry (1996 series) #007 - Curry Comics

[edit] September

• the Avengers (1963 series) #402 - Marvel Comics
• Fantastic Four (1961 series) #416 - Marvel Comics
• Iron Man (1968 series) #332 - Marvel Comics
• Tim Curry (1996 series) #008 - Curry Comics

[edit] October

• Onslaught: Marvel Universe - Marvel Comics
• Tim Curry (1996 series) #009 - Curry Comics

[edit] November

• the Avengers (1996 series) #1 - Marvel Comics
• Captain America (1996 series) #1 - Marvel Comics
• Fantastic Four (1996 series) #1 - Marvel Comics
• Iron Man (1996 series) #1 - Marvel Comics
• Tim Curry (1996 series) #010 - Curry Comics

[edit] December

• the Avengers (1996 series) #2 - Marvel Comics
• Captain America (1996 series) #2 - Marvel Comics
• Fantastic Four (1996 series) #2 - Marvel Comics
• Iron Man (1996 series) #2 - Marvel Comics
• Tim Curry (1996 series) #011 - Curry Comics

[edit] Exhibitions and shows

[edit] Conventions

[edit] First issues by title

[edit] Independent titles

• Keyhole

Release: June 1996 by Millennium Publications. Writers: Dean Haspiel, Josh Neufeld, R. Walker, Chris Cliadakis, Linda Perkins. Art by: Haspiel, Neufeld, and Perkins.

[edit] References