& Iger. Specials New York World's Fair (1939 series) #1 - National Periodical Publications Mutt & Jeff (1939 series) #1 - All-American Comics Specific date unknown The first episode of Arthur Warden's Tuffy and his Magic Tail is published. Lev Gleason founds the comic book company Lev Gleason Publications. A boom year for the burgeoning American comic book industry, as Archie Comics, Fawcett Comics, Fox Feature Syndicate, Lev Gleason Publications, Marvel Comics/Timely Comics, Nedor Comics, and Quality Comics all begin publishing. The Serbian comic strip Zigomar by writer Branko Vidić and artist Nikola Navojev begins publication. Births March March 27: Jo Teodorescu, Romanian illustrator and comics artist (Aventurile profesului Parbriz), (d. 2014). April April 10: Shinji Mizushima, Japanese manga artist (Yakyū-kyō no Uta, Dokaben, Abu-san), (d. 2022). Deaths January January 18: Carl E. Schultze, American comics artist (Foxy Grandpa), passes away at age 72. January 20: Victor Bergdahl, Swedish animator and comics artist (Kapten Grogg), dies at age 60. June June 28: Joz De Swerts, Belgian illustrator, political cartoonist and comics artist (worked for Zonneland), dies at age 49. July July 4: Louis Wain, British painter and illustrator (illustrations starring anthropomorphic cats), dies at age 78. July 25: A.E. Hayward, American comics artist (Somebody's Stenog), passes away at age 55. August August 14: T.E. Powers, American comics artist (Our Moving Pictures, Mr. Nobody Holme), dies at the age of 69. September September 8: Elie Smalhout, Dutch graphic artist, illustrator and comics artist (made text comics for De Notenkraker), dies at age 49. September 29: Luc Lafnet, aka Davine, Visnet, O. Lucas, Pol, Luc, Belgian-French comics artist (Bizouk et Pélik, Zizette, assisted on Spirou et Fantasio, Bibor et Tribar), dies at age 40 from pancreatic cancer. October October 10: Benjamin Rabier, French comics artist, illustrator, animator and advertising artist (Gédéon, Tintin-Lutin, designed La Vache Qui Rit), passes away at age 74. October 12: Llorenç Brunet i Forroll, Spanish caricaturist, painter and comics artist, dies at age 67. October 18: Carl Olof Petersen, Swedish illustrator, painter and comics artist, dies at age 59. November November 22: Walter Hoban, American comics artist (Jerry on the Job), passes away at age 49. December December 18: Bruno Liljefors, Swedish painter and comics artist, dies at age 79. Specific date unknown Paul Augros, French illustrator and comics artist, dies at age 58. Louis de Lajarrige, French illustrator, painter, comics artist and writer, dies at age 66.