at the age of 51. December 7: Bovil, Swedish painter, illustrator, sculptor and comics artist (Tusen Och en Natt), dies at age 39. December 8: Frank R. Leet, American comics artist (Al Acres), dies at age 68. December 11: Clifford K. Berryman, American cartoonist (Remember the Maine, Drawing the Line in Mississippi), dies at the age of 80. Specific date unknown Jo Valle, French comics writer (L'Espiègle Lili), dies at age 84. André Vallet, French painter, illustrator and comics artist (L'Espiègle Lili), dies at age 79 or 80. Émile Vavasseur, French poster artist, comics artist and illustrator, dies at age 85 or 86. First issues by title Buster Bunny, cover dated November, published by Standard Comics Girl Comics, cover-dated October, published by Timely Comics Girls' Love Stories, cover dated August–September, published by DC Comics Heart Throbs, cover-dated August, published by Quality Comics Kid Colt Outlaw, cover-dated May, published by Timely Comics Superboy, cover-dated March/April, published by DC Comics Torchy, cover-dated November, published by Quality Comics Initial appearances by character name Pow Wow Smith in Detective Comics #151 (September), created by Don Cameron and Carmine Infantino - DC Comics Dr. Edward Clariss - Reverse Flash in Flash Comics'' #104 (February), created by John Broome and Joe Kubert - DC Comics Sources