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Notable events of 1985 in comics. Events and publications Year overall More independent publishers enter the marketplace: Aircel Comics, Arrow Comics, Blackthorne Publishing, Dragon Lady Press, NOW Comics, Sirius Comics, Strawberry Jam Comics, and Wonder Comics all publish their first titles. In addition, David Anthony Kraft's Comics Interview publishes its first comic book titles (it had been publishing the Comics Interview magazine since 1983). After 41 years as a publisher, Charlton Comics folds. Marvel Comics publishes Heroes for Hope: Starring the X-Men, an all-star benefit book for African famine relief and recovery. January Warrior, with issue #26, publishes its final issue (Quality Communications) February February 18: The first episode of Jim Meddick's Monty is published. February 28: Bill Tidy's The Fosdyke Saga comes to an end after having been in syndication for 14 years. Tales of the Teen Titans #50: Donna Troy marries Terry Long. (DC Comics) With issue #150, Marvel Comics cancels the Spider-Man title Marvel Team-Up (Web of Spider-Man will debut two months later). March March 7: Albert Uderzo is honoured as Knight in the Légion d'Honneur. March 17: First publication of Greg Evans' Luann. Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #100: "Breakin'!" written and drawn by Al Milgrom. "The Surtur Saga" comes to a conclusion in Thor #353 by Walt Simonson. In London an exhibition of Tomi Ungerer's artwork and cartoons is wrecked with spray-paint by feminist activists led by Valerie Wise who protest against his S&M erotic cartoons. April To promote and fund an upcoming museum devoted to Belgian comics, various Belgian comic artists have an official meeting with king Baudouin of Belgium and queen Fabiola at the royal palace. In 1989, this museum will open as the Belgian Comic Strip Center. Crisis on Infinite Earths 12-issue "maxi-series" debuts, produced by DC Comics to simplify their then-50-year-old continuity. Written by Marv Wolfman, and illustrated by George Pérez (pencils/layouts), with Mike DeCarlo, Dick Giordano, and Jerry Ordway (who shared inking/embellishing chores). The series eliminates the concept of the Multiverse in the fictional DC Universe, and depicts the deaths of such long-standing superheroes as Supergirl and the Barry Allen incarnation of the Flash. May The Norwegian band A-ha releases a re-recorded version of their song Take On Me, with a partially animated music video, in which a girl is brought into a comic book world. The video is directed by Steve Barron and Candace Reckinger, with the animation done by Michael Patterson. The comic featured in the music video is drawn by Michael Patterson and later printed in the sleeve of the single release. Sgt. Rock #400: "Easy's 400th," by Robert Kanigher and Adrian Gonzales. (DC Comics) June In the Italian magazine Corto Maltese, Y todo a media luz (or Tango) by Hugo Pratt; in Buenos Aires, Corto Maltese meets Butch Cassidy. Summer Marvel Comics publishes New Mutants Special Edition #1. Written by Chris Claremont, it is the first X-Men related art by fan-favorite Art Adams with inks by Terry Austin. It continues in Uncanny X-Men Annual #9 again by Claremont and Adams with inks by Al Gordon, Mike Mignola, and Adams, himself. July July 29: Jimmy Johnson's Arlo and Janis makes its debut. Secret Wars II debuts continuing the adventures of the Beyonder from the original Secret Wars series. In Middelkerke, Belgium, the first edition of the comics festival Stripfestival Middelkerke is organized, though it's still named Milky Way Stripfestival at this point. August August 23: The Dutch comics magazine Eppo changes its name into Eppo Wordt Vervolgd, to tie in with the popularity of the TV show Wordt Vervolgd (1983-1997), which deals with comics and cartoons. Under this new name it continues until 1988. In the first issue Ruud Straatman and Peter de Wit's De Familie Fortuin makes its debut. DC publishes Superman Annual #11: "For the Man Who Has Everything," by the future Watchmen team of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. September September 15: The first episode of Gleever's comic strip Oktoknopie is published in the Dutch children's magazine Taptoe. September 15: In the Italian Disney magazineTopolino, Topolino e il segreto della Gioconda, by Bruno Concina and Massimo De Vita; the first episode of the serial Mickey and the time machine is published, which marks the debut of Dr. Spike Marlin. September 20: Peter de Smet wins the Stripschapprijs. Joost Swarte and the PTT Post receive the Jaarprijs voor Bijzondere Verdiensten (nowadays the P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs). The "Who Is Sensor Girl?" storyline, written by Paul Levitz, begins in Legion of Super-Heroes #14 (and continues through issue #27). Mighty Crusaders vol. 2, with issue #13, is cancelled by Archie Adventure Series. Missouri Demons, by Jean Michel Charlier and Colin Wilson, fourth chapter of La jeunesse de Blueberry; first chapter of the Quantrill saga. October Crisis on Infinite Earths #7: The death of Supergirl. With issue #350, DC Comics publishes the final issue of The Flash (volume 1). "The Death of Jean DeWolff" story arc, written by Peter David, begins in Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #107 (eventually running through issue #110). Music for Mechanics, the first Love and Rockets collection, is published by Fantagraphics. The Vision and the Scarlet Witch vol. 2 #1, the first issue of a 12–issue limited series. November November 18: Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes makes its debut. Crisis on Infinite Earths #8: The death of Barry Allen / The Flash. (DC Comics) With issue #50, Arak, Son of Thunder (1981 series) is canceled by DC Comics. Tales of the Teen Titans, with issue #59, becomes a reprint book. (DC Comics) Iron Man #200: "Resolutions!" by Denny O'Neil, Mark D. Bright, and Akin & Garvey. Tony Stark resumes the identity of Iron Man and defeats Iron Monger. (Marvel Comics) In Australia the annual comics awards, the Stanley Awards, are established. December The Warlord #100: double-sized issue, "Skartaris Unchained," by Michael Fleisher and Adam Kubert. (DC Comics) Uncanny X-Men #200: "The Trial of Magneto!," by Chris Claremont, John Romita, Jr., and Dan Green. (Marvel Comics) Thundercats #1: "Survival Run". (Star Comics) December 31: The Dreamer, by Will Eisner, is published by Kitchen Sink. Specific date unknown The final issue of the Flemish comics magazine/fanzine Stripgids is published. It will be relaunched in October 2006. Alfred Bestall receives a Member of the British Empire medal. Will Eisner publishes the book Comics and Sequential Art. Births Deaths January January 4: Otto Milo, Dutch film critic, comics artist and cartoonist, dies at age 62. January 10: José Luis Salinas, Argentine comics artist (Hernán el corsario, The Cisco Kid), dies at age 76. January 29: George Needham, aka George Robb, British-Australian comics artist (The Dwight Family, The Bosun and Choclit), dies at age 81. February February 5: Cees B.... Discover the Meggan Watterson popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Meggan Watterson books.