age 77 from complications from heart bypass surgery. July July 10–11: Doug Marlette, American comics artist (Kudzu), dies at age 57 in a car accident. July 14: Harry Driggs, American underground cartoonist, dies at age 71. July 19: Roberto Fontanarrosa, aka El Negro, Argentine comics artist (Inodoro Pereyra, Boogie, el aceitoso), dies at age 62. August August 12: Mike Wieringo, American comics artist (DC Comics, co-creator of Tellos), dies at age 44. August 26: Larry Woromay, American comic artist (worked for EC Comics and Charlton Comics, contributed to Eerie), dies at age 80. Specific date unknown: August: Phil Gascoine, British comic book artist (The Sarge), dies at age 72-73. September September 6: George L. Crenshaw, American comics artist and cartoonist (Belvedere), dies at age 93. Ian Gray, British comics writer (wrote gag comics for The Beano), dies at age 69 from a heart attack. September 7: Ruben Sosa, Argentinian comic artist (worked on Mister X, Ernie Pike), dies at age 65 or 66. September 13: Phil Frank, American comics artist (Farley), dies at age 64 from a brain tumor. September 14: Horst Klöpfel, German comics artist and painter, dies at age 82 or 83. September 28: Jan van der Aa, aka Punt, Belgian painter, cartoonist and comics artist (De Perfesser), dies at age 80. October October 2: Richard Goldwater, American editor-in-chief of Archie Comics, dies of cancer at age 71. October 3: Manfred Sommer, Spanish comics artist (Frank Cappa), dies at age 74. Elmer Wexler, American illustrator and comics artist (Vic Jordan, Jon Jason), dies at age 89. October 5: Josette Macherot, wife of Raymond Macherot and colorist of his comics, dies at age 77. October 20: Peg Bracken, American writer and comics writer (Phoebe, Get Your Man, with Homer Groening), dies at age 89. November November 5: Paul Norris, American comics artist (co-creator of Aquaman, continued Brick Bradford), dies at age 93. November 27: Donyo Donev, Bulgarian cartoonist, caricaturist, animator and comics artist (The Three Fools, Trimata Glupaci, Chetirmata Glupaci, Umno Selo), dies at age 81. December December 3: Eduard De Rop, Belgian comics artist (Studio Vandersteen, De Geschiedenis van Sleenovia, assisted and continued Pats, De Rode Ridder and Jerom), passes away at age 79. James Kemsley, Australian comics artist (Frogin, continued Ginger Meggs), dies at age 59. December 8: Al Scaduto, American comics artist (assisted on and continued They'll Do It Every Time, Little Iodine, dies at age