the Betty Boop and Leave It to Binky comic strips), dies at age 87. April April 5: Dale Messick, American comics artist (Brenda Starr), dies at age 98. April 8: Nevio Zeccara, Italian comics artist, dies at age 80. April 12: Peter Bramley, American art director and comics artist (worked for National Lampoon), dies at age 60. April 13: Juan Zanotto, Italian-Argentine comics artist (Bárbara, Yor (Henga)), dies at age 69. April 22: Erika Fuchs, German comics translator (translated Carl Barks' Donald Duck comics in a colourful sophisticated way which had a profound impact on German language), dies at age 98. April 23: Romano Scarpa, Italian comics artist, writer and animator (Disney comics), dies at age 77. April 23: Walter Merhottein, Belgian puppet performer and brother of comics artist Merho, on whose puppets his main protagonist Marcel Kiekeboe from De Kiekeboes was based, dies at age 65. April 25: Ko Woo-young, South-Korean comics artist (Samgukji, Iljimae), dies at age 66. April 28: Zeke Zekley, American comics artist (assisted on Bringing Up Father), dies at age 90. April 29: Hugo Lous, Dutch journalist, novelist, illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 93. Specific date unknown: Olle Snismarck, Swedish comics artist (Lajban), dies at age 75. May May 2: Sahap Ayhan, Turkish comics artist (Gültekin, Turkish versions of The Phantom and Flash Gordon), dies at age 78 or 79. May 4: Don Trachte, American comics artist (continued Henry), dies at age 89. May 23: John Albano, American comics writer (co-creator of Jonah Hex), dies at age 82 from a heart attack. May 31: Eduardo Teixeira Coelho, a.k.a. ETC, a.k.a. Martin Sièvre, Portuguese comics artist and illustrator (Ragnar le Viking, Yves Le Loup, Ayak Le Loup Blanc, Robin Hood), dies at age 85. June June 1: Willem van Malsen, Dutch painter, illustrator, writer, inventor and comics artist (Amoebe), dies at age 64 or 65. June 10: Shinji Nagashima, Japanese comics artist (Wanderer, Miracle Girl Limit-chan, Night on the Galactic Railroad), dies at age 67. June 17: Charlie Schlingo, French cartoonist (Josette de Rechange, Désiré Gogueneau, Tamponn Destartinn, Gogueneau), dies at age 49 from the result of an accidental fall. June 19: Selby Kelly, American animator and comic artist (worked on Pogo), dies at age 87. June 21: Harry Privette, aka Martin Hanna, American comics artist (MiniBoppers, Igor), dies at age 79 or 80. June 23: Sam Kweskin, American comics artist (Marvel Comics), dies