Funnies #16 - Eastern Color December Famous Funnies #17 - Eastern Color New Comics (1935 series) #1 - National Allied Newspaper Syndicate - The second comic book title published by the future DC; later renamed New Adventure Comics, and then simply Adventure Comics. American comics artist Billy Cam first publishes his popular newspaper comic strip CAMouFLAGES in Indonesian papers. Specific date unknown Sigurd Lybeck and Anders Bjørgaard' Jens von Bustenskjold makes its debut. Haaken Christensen creates Brumle, which will run until 1956. In Thailand Wittamin creates the comics series LingGee, which plagiarizes both Mickey Mouse as well as Popeye. Births February February 1: Keith Watson, British comics artist (Dan Dare, Roel Dijkstra), (d. 1994). July July 5: Ploeg, Belgian cartoonist and comic artist (Prosper), (d. 2021). July 13: Kurt Westergaard, Danish cartoonist (Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy), (d. 2021). December December 2: Dick Guindon, American cartoonist, (d. 2022). Deaths January January 4: Daniël Hoeksema, Dutch comics artist and illustrator (De Neef van Prikkebeen), dies at age 65. February February 1: Fernand Wicheler, Belgian playwright, actor, journalist and comics artist (Le Dernier Film), dies at age 59 or 60. March March 26: Eugene Zimmerman, Swiss-American illustrator, comics artist and cartoonist, dies at age 72. April April 2: Henri Avelot, French illustrator, caricaturist and comics artist (Philibert, continued Bécassine), dies at age 62. June June 15: Gaar Williams, American political cartoonist and comic artist (Zipper, A Strain on the Family Tie, Mort Green and Wife), dies at age 54. October October 15: Paul Kroesen, American illustrator and comics artist (The Romance of America, The Life of Christ), dies at age 34 from bronchial pneumonia. Georges Tiret-Bognet, French illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 80. October 20: Sidney Smith, American comics artist (The Gumps, Old Doc Yak, Ching Chow), dies at age 58 in a car accident. October 21: Joseph Charlebois, Canadian comics artist (Père Ladébauche), passes away at age 63. November November 27: Fred Leipziger, Swedish-American comics artist (Doings of the Van Loons), dies at age 55. December December 25: Ed Mack, American comics artist (Sime the Simp, continued Mutt and Jeff), dies at age 64. First issues by title New Fun Comics cover dated February, published by National Allied Publications. New Comics cover dated December, published by National Allied Newspaper Syndicate. Initial appearances by character name Doctor Occult New Fun #6 - October, published by National Allied Newspaper Syndicate. Rose Psychic