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Notable events of 1967 in comics. See also List of years in comics.

Contents 1 Events and publications 1.1 Year overall 1.2 January 1.3 February 1.4 March 1.5 June 1.6 July 1.7 August 1.8 October 1.9 November 1.10 December 2 Deaths 2.1 October 2.2 December 3 Conventions 4 Awards 4.1 Alley Awards 5 First issues by title 5.1 Marvel Comics 5.2 Charlton Comics 5.3 Other publishers 6 Initial appearances by character name 6.1 Charlton Comics 6.2 DC Comics 6.3 Marvel Comics 6.4 Comic strips

Events and publications

Year overall

• Kinney National Company acquires National Periodical Publications (a.k.a. DC Comics).
• A tumultuous year for Charlton Comics, as they debut titles like Blue Beetle (vol. 5), The Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves, Peacemaker, and Timmy the Timid Ghost; but are forced to cancel Fightin' 5, Thunderbolt, the afore-mentioned Peacemaker, Judomaster, and Captain Atom.

January

• 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, and its member Emerald Empress, Mano, Persuader, Tharok, and Validus

• Fightin' 5, with issue #41, canceled by Charlton.

February

• Warfront (1951 series), with issue #39, canceled by Harvey Comics.

March

• "The Adult Legion" story arc begins in Adventure Comics #354, by Jim Shooter, Curt Swan, and George Klein. (Concludes in Adventure Comics #355 (March–April 1967.) (DC Comics)

June

• Blue Beetle #1 (vol. 5) (Charlton)

First appearance of The Question

July

• 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. (Marvel Comics)

August

• 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).

October

• Strange Adventures #205 (DC Comics)

First appearance of Deadman

November

• Ghost Rider, with issue #7, canceled by Marvel.
• Thunderbolt, with issue #60, canceled by Charlton.
• Peacemaker, with issue #5, canceled by Charlton.

December

• Judomaster, with issue #98, canceled by Charlton.
• Captain Atom, with issue #89, canceled by Charlton.
• King Comics, with issue #11, publishes its final issue of Flash Gordon.

Deaths

October

• October 1: Bob Powell dies at age 50.

December

• Mac Raboy dies at age 53.

Conventions

• June: Houstoncon, Houston, Texas

Awards

Alley Awards

Best Comic Magazine Section

• Adventure Book with the Main Character in the Title - The Amazing Spider-Man  (Marvel Comics)
• Adventure Hero Title with One or More Characters in Own Strip - Strange Tales  (Marvel Comics)
• Super Hero Group Title - Fantastic Four  (Marvel Comics)
• Non-Super-Powered Group Title - Challengers of the Unknown  (DC Comics)
• Fantasy/SF/Supernatural Title - The Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves  (Charlton Comics)
• Western Title - Ghost Rider  (Marvel Comics)
• War Title - Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos  (Marvel Comics)
• Humor Title: Teenage - Archie  (Archie Comics)
• Humor Title: Costumed - Not Brand Ecch  (Marvel Comics)
• Humor Title: Juvenile - Uncle Scrooge  (Western Publishing)
• All-Reprint Title - Fantasy Masterpieces  (Marvel Comics)
• Combination New & Reprint Material Title - Marvel Super-Heroes  (Marvel Comics)

Best Professional Work

• Editor - Stan Lee  (Marvel Comics)
• Writer - Stan Lee
• Pencil Artist - Jack Kirby
• Inking Artist - Joe Sinnott
• Cover - Strange Adventures #207, by Neal Adams  (DC Comics)
• Coloring - Magnus, Robot Fighter  (Gold Key Comics)
• Full-Length Story - "Who's Been Lying in My Grave?", by Arnold Drake & Carmine Infantino, Strange Adventures #205  (DC Comics)
• Feature Story - "Lost Continent of Mongo" by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson, Flash Gordon #4  (King Comics)
• Regular Short Feature - (tie) "Tales of Asgard" and "Tales of the Inhumans", both by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, in The Mighty Thor  (Marvel Comics)
• Hall of Fame - The Spirit, by Will Eisner

Popularity Poll

• Best Costumed or Powered Hero - Spider-Man  (Marvel Comics)
• Best Normal Adventure Hero - Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.  (Marvel Comics)
• Best Super-Powered Group - Fantastic Four  (Marvel Comics)
• Best Normal Adventure Group - Challengers of the Unknown  (DC Comics)
• Best Male Normal Supporting Character - J. Jonah Jameson (The Amazing Spider-Man)  (Marvel Comics)
• Best Female Normal Supporting Character - Mary Jane Watson (The Amazing Spider-Man)  (Marvel Comics)
• Best Villain - Doctor Doom (Fantastic Four)  (Marvel Comics)
• Best New Strip - "Deadman", by Arnold Drake & Carmine Infantino, in Strange Adventures  (DC Comics)
• Best Revived Strip - Blue Beetle  (Charlton Comics)
• Strip Most Needing Improvement - Batman  (DC Comics)
• Strip Most Desired for Revival - Adam Strange  (DC Comics)

Newspaper Strip Section

• Best Adventure Strip - Prince Valiant, by Hal Foster
• Best Human Interest Strip - On Stage, by Leonard Starr
• Best Humor Strip - Peanuts, by Charles Schulz
• Best Humor Panel - Dennis the Menace, by Hank Ketcham
• Best Miscellaneous Strip - Ripley's Believe It or Not
• Hall of Fame Award - Flash Gordon, by Alex Raymond

Fan Activity Section

• Best All-Article Fanzine - (tie) Batmania and Gosh Wow
• Best All-Strip Fanzine - Star-Studded Comics
• Best All-Fiction Fanzine - Stories of Suspense
• Best Article/Strip Fanzine - Fantasy Illustrated
• Best Fiction/Strip Fanzine - Star-Studded Comics
• Best Article/Fiction Fanzine - (tie) Gosh Wow and Huh!
• Best Fannish One-Shot - Fandom Annual
• Best Article on Comic Book Material - "Blue Bolt and Gang" (Gosh Wow #1)
• Best Article on Comic Strip Material - "Gully Foyle" (Star-Studded Comics #11)
• Best Regular Fan Column - "What's News", by Dave Kaler
• Best Fan Fiction - "Nightwalker", by Larry Brody (Gosh Wow #1)
• Best Fan Comic Strip - "Xal-Kor", by Richard "Grass" Green
• Best Fan Artist - George Metzger
• Best Comic Strip Writer - Larry Herndon
• Best Fan Project - 1967 South-Western Con
• Best Newsletter - On the Drawing Board, by Bob Schoenfeld

First issues by title

Marvel Comics

Ghost Rider

Release: February. Writers: Gary Friedrich and Roy Thomas. Artists: Dick Ayers and Vince Colletta.

Not Brand Echh

Release: August. Editor: Stan Lee.

Charlton Comics

Blue Beetle (vol. 5)

Release: June by Charlton Comics. Writer/Artist: Steve Ditko.

The Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves

Release: May by Charlton Comics. Editor: Dick Giordano.

Peacemaker

Release: March by Charlton Comics. Writer: Joe Gill. Artist: Pat Boyette.

Timmy the Timid Ghost vol. 2

Release: October by Charlton Comics. Editor: Pat Masulli.

Other publishers

Valérian and Laureline, in Pilote

Release: November by Dargaud. Writer: Pierre Christin. Artist: Jean-Claude Mézières.

Initial appearances by character name

Charlton Comics

• Captain Willy Schultz, in Fightin' Army #76 (Oct.)
• Faustus, in Captain Atom vol. 2, #89 (Dec.)
• The Iron Corporal, in Army War Heroes #22 (Nov.)
• Prankster, in Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt #60 (Oct./Nov.)
• The Question, Blue Beetle #1 (June)

DC Comics

• Aquagirl
• Awesome Threesome
• B'wana Beast
• Black Manta
• Comet
• Deadman, in Strange Adventures #205 (October)
• Ekron
• Element Girl
• Fatal Five, in Adventure Comics #352 (January)
  • Emerald Empress
  • Mano
  • Persuader
  • Tharok
  • Validus
• Barbara Gordon, in Detective Comics #359 (January)
• Hank Hall
• Lion-Mane
• Mad Mod, in Teen Titans #7 (DC Comics)
• Madmen
• Punch and Jewelee
• Red Guardian
• Reflecto

Marvel Comics

• Abomination
• Banshee, in X-Men #28 (January)
• Black Knight (Dane Whitman)
• Blastaar
• Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)
• Cobalt Man
• Crusher
• Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
• Dreadnought
• Grotesk
• Growing Man
• Kingpin
• Leap-Frog
• Live Wire
• Living Diamond
• Living Tribunal
• Lurking Unknown
• MODOK
• Mogul of the Mystic Mountain
• Ogre
• Phantom Rider
• Psycho-Man
• Clay Quartermain
• Robbie Robertson
• Ronan the Accuser
• Scorpio
• Sentry
• Shocker
• Kevin Sydney
• Tarantula
• Ulik
• Zom

Comic strips

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