1996 in comics

==Events==
===Year overall===
* Malcolm Jones III commits suicide at circa age 37.
* Boody Rogers, creator of Sparky Watts, dies at c. age 92
===January===
* January 19: Bernard Baily, co-creator of The Spectre and Hourman, dies at age 79.
* January 28: 
**Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel dies at age 81.
**Tarzan artist Burne Hogarth dies at age 84.
===February===
* The New Titans is canceled by DC with issue #130.
* Star Trek vol. 2 is canceled by DC with issue #80.
===March===
* With issue #75, The Sandman ends its run. (DC/Vertigo)
===May===
* May 9: Disney Comics writer/artist Carl Fallberg dies at age 80.
===June===
* Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme is canceled by Marvel with issue #90.
* June 19: Long-time Superman artist Curt Swan dies at age 76.
===July===
* Diamond Comic Distributors acquires Capital City Distribution."Diamond Comic Distributors acquires Capital City Distribution; Comic distribution industry stabilized by purchase," bNet: Business Wire (July 26, 1996).
* The Avengers #400: "History Repeats Itself," by Mark Waid, Mike Weiringo, and Tom Palmer. (Marvel Comics)
* July 2: Mike Parobeck, Batman Adventures artist, dies from diabetes at age 30.
===August===
* Detective Comics #700: "Legacy," Part I, "Progeny of the Demon," by Chuck Dixon, Graham Nolan, and Scott Hanna.
* Captain America (1968 series) is canceled by Marvel with issue #454.
* August 12: Beloved Marvel Comics writer/editor Mark Gruenwald dies at age 43.
===September===
* Fantastic Four (1961 series) is canceled by Marvel with issue #416.
* The Avengers (1963 series) is canceled by Marvel with issue #402.
* Iron Man (1968 series) is canceled by Marvel with issue #332.
===December===
* Superman: The Wedding Album: Clark Kent marries Lois Lane (DC Comics).
* December 27: Marvel Entertainment files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
==Exhibitions and shows==
==Conventions==
==First issues by title==
===Independent titles===
* Keyhole
:Release: June 1996 by Millennium Publications. Writers: Dean Haspiel, Josh Neufeld, R. Walker, Chris Cliadakis, Linda Perkins. Art by: Haspiel, Neufeld, and Perkins.
*Tim Curry (1996 series) #1
:Release February by Curry Comics.
===Marvel Comics===
*Onslaught: X-Men
:Release August
*Onslaught: Marvel Universe
:Release October
*The Avengers (1996 series) #1
:Release November
*Captain America (1996 series) #1
:Release November
*Fantastic Four (1996 series) #1
:Release November
*Iron Man (1996 series) #1
:Release November
==References==
Category:1996