Low, New Zealand-British cartoonist and comics artist (Colonel Blimp), passes away at age 62. September 20: Jan Wiegman, Dutch comics artist and illustrator, dies at age 79. October October 9: Leonard Sansone, American comics artist (Wolf Man, Willie), dies in a traffic accident at age 46. October 23: Clarence D. Russell, American comics artist (Pete the Tramp, The Tucker Twins), dies at age 68. October 25: Lewis Baumer, British caricaturist, cartoonist, illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 93. December December 1: Jimmy Hatlo, American comics artist (They'll Do It Every Time, Little Iodine), dies at age 65. December 12: Wynne W. Davies, Australian illustrator and comics artist (The Strange Adventures of Percy the Pommy), passes away at age 71. December 18: Bruce Russell, aka Bruce Barr, American sports cartoonist and comics artist (Rollo Rollingstone), passes away at age 60. Specific date unknown Gilbert Lawford Dalton, British comics writer (Wilson the Wonder Athlete), dies at age 48 or 49. Andrés Guevara, Paraguayan illustrator and comics artist (Blanca Nieve y Pío-Pío), dies at age 58 or 59. Katsuishi Kabashima, Japanese illustrator and comic artist (The Adventures of Sho-Chan), dies at age 74 or 75. Harry Mace, American comics artist (Amy), dies at age 40. Arthur Mansbridge, British illustrator and comics artist (worked for the magazine Golden), dies at age 85. Les Such, Australian comics artist (Buster Braddock, Rip Weston), dies at age 62 or 63. Arnold Warden, British comics artist (Snowdrop's Zoo, Tuffy and His Magic Tail), dies at age 70 or 71. First issues by title DC Comics Metal Men Release: April/May. Writer: Robert Kanigher. Artist: Ross Andru & Mike Esposito Marvel Comics The Amazing Spider-Man Release: March. Writer: Stan Lee. Artist: Steve Ditko The Avengers Release: September. Writer: Stan Lee. Artist: Jack Kirby Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos Release: May. Writer: Stan Lee. Artist: Jack Kirby The X-Men Release: September. Writer: Stan Lee. Artist: Jack Kirby Other publishers Das Kampf Release: by Vaughn Bodē (self-published). Writer/Artist: Vaughn Bodē Initial appearance by character name DC Comics Reverse-Flash, in The Flash #139 (September) Eclipso, in House of Secrets #61 (August) Tattooed Man, in Green Lantern #23 (September) Negative Man, in My Greatest Adventure #80 (June) Elasti-Girl , in My Greatest Adventure #80 (June) Chief, in My Greatest Adventure #80 (June) Robotman (Cliff Steele), in My Greatest Adventure #80 (June) Mera, in Aquaman #11 (October) Element Lad, in Adventure Comics #307