illustrator and comics artist (Aus Thier und Menschenleben), dies at age 86. January 8: Don Flowers, American comics artist (Oh Diana, Modest Maidens (later retitled Glamor Girls)), dies at age 59. January 16: Vladmir Delac, Yugoslavian comics artist and animator (Svemirko, Viki and Niki, Marina, Tramvajko), dies at age 60 from cancer. January 18: Emmérico Nunes, Portuguese comics artist, dies at age 80. January 22: Chaval, French cartoonist, commits suicide at age 52, after his wife's death. Specific date unknown: Steve Muffati, American animator and comics artist (Harvey Comics), dies at age 57. February February 22: Peter Arno, American cartoonist (The New Yorker), passes away at age 64 from emphysema. March March 4: Rocke Mastroserio, Italian-American comics artist (Charlton Comics, co-creator of Mercury Man), dies at age 40 of a heart attack. March 12: Ted Osborne, American comics writer (Disney comics), dies at age 68. (or age 67) April April 4: Roland J. Scott, aka R.J. Scott, American comic artist (Sally's Sallies, Scott's Scrapbook), dies at age 81. April 20: Rudolph Dirks, German-American comics artist (The Katzenjammer Kids, The Captain and the Kids), dies at age 91. April 22: Jan Waterschoot, Belgian comics artist (Johnny de Weesjongen), dies at age 85. May May 9: Harold Gray, American comics artist (Little Orphan Annie), passes away at age 74. June June 7: Arie Emens, Dutch illustrator and comics artist (Betje Kuis), dies at age 72. July July 16: Enver Bongrani, Italian comics artist (Zeffirino), dies at age 54. July 25: Hallvard Sandnes, Norwegian schoolteacher and comic writer (Ingeniør Knut Berg på eventyr), dies at age 75. August August 3: Neil O'Keeffe, American comics artist and illustrator (Dick's Adventures in Dreamland, continued Inspector Wade), dies at age 77. August 17: Bruno Paul, German comics illustrator, architect and comics artist, dies at age 94. September September 1: Gus Bofa, French comics artist and illustrator (Chez Les Toubibs), passes away at age 85. September 30: Alexander Bojinov, Bulgarian comics artist (Bulgaran, Azbuka za Malkite), dies at age 90. October October 1: Quin Hall, American comics artist (The Dolittles, Peter Plink), dies at age 84. October 18: Mary A. Hays, American comics artist (Kate and Karl, the Cranford Kids), dies at age 70. November November 3: Étienne Le Rallic, aka Smile or Levesque, French illustrator and comics artist (various one-shot realistic comics), dies at age 78. November 15: Bob Grant, American comics artist (Disney comics), dies