the Internet. December December 8: In Topolino, Donald Duckling (Donald Duck as a child) makes his debut in a tale by Paola Mulazzi and Alessandro Barbucci. The Hunt for Xavier begins. The Amazing Spider-Man and Peter Parker: Spider-Man are both restarted with new #1 issues. Specific date unknown Jim Lee announced that DC Comics would take over WildStorm Productions. MU Press publishes Those Annoying Post Bros. #63, the final issue of that title. Births Deaths January January 5: Gustavo Martz Schmidt, Spanish comics artist (Toribio Doctor Cascarrabias, El Doctor Cataplasma, Troglodito, Camelio Majareto, El profesor Tragacanto, Deliranta Rococó, La Pandilla Cu-Cux Plaf, El Sherrif Chiquito, continued Doña Urraca), dies at age 75. January 7: Eli Bauer, American comics artist and animator (Kermit the Hermit, Norman), dies at age 69. January 11: Win Mortimer, American comics artist (co-creator of Ripley's Believe It Or Not), dies at age 78. January 18: Adolfo Buylla, Spanish comics artist (Diego Valor, Yago Veloz), dies at age 70 or 71. January 28: Shotaro Ishinomori, Japanese manga artist (Kamen Rider, Cyborg 009, Sandarobotchi), dies at age 60 of heart failure. February February 8: John Miles, British cartoonist and comics artist (Perkins), passes away at age 63. February 14: Thomas McKimson, American comics artist and animator (Looney Tunes comics, Disney comics, worked on the Roy Rogers comic strip), dies at age 90. February 16: Gervy, French comics artist (Pat'Apouf), passes away at age 89. February 28: Antonio Prohías, Cuban-American comics artist (Spy vs. Spy), dies at age 77. March March 1: Archie Goodwin, American comics writer (Luke Cage, Manhunter, Secret Agent X-9, Captain Kate, worked for Blazing Combat, Creepy and Eerie) and artist (assisted on Mary Perkins on Stage), dies at age 60. March 3: Olaf Stoop, Dutch activist and underground comics artist (Roza's Lotgevallen), dies at the age of 52 from a heart attack. March 23: John Sikela, Slovakian-American comics artist (worked on Superman, Superboy), dies at age 90 or 91. April April 7: Alex Schomburg, Puerto Rican-American comics artist (Timely Comics), dies at age 92. April 8: Lee Elias, British-American comics artist (Beyond Mars, Black Cat), dies at age 77. April 17: E.E. Hibbard, American painter and comics artist (worked on The Flash, Green Lantern and was the first artist to illustrate a Justice Society story), dies at age 89. April 23: Enrique Riverón, Cuban-American cartoonist, animator and comics artist, dies at age 95 or 96.