This is a list of comics-related events in 1970.
Events and publications
January
January 5: The first episode of Kim Casali's Love Is... appears in print. January 8: In the magazine Pilote, the first episode of the Asterix story Asterix and the Roman agent, by Goscinny and Uderzo is published. January 10: The first issue of the British football comics magazine Scorcher is published. In its first issue, Fred Baker and John Gillatt's comic strip Billy's Boots makes its debut. January 12: In Charlie mMnsuel, the series Paulette, by Georges Wolinski and Georges Pichard, makes its debut. January 13: In Le journal de Tintin, the first chapter of the Ric Hochet story Les Compagnons du Diable by André-Paul Duchâteau and Tibet is published. January 15 : In Pilote, the first chapter of Le Spectre aux Balles d'Or by Jean-Michel Charlier and Jean Giraud is published, which closes the Blueberry saga The Gold of the Sierra. January 18: Jim Lawrence and Jorge Longaron's Friday Foster makes its debut and will run until 1974. January 20: The first episode of Jean-Pol's Kramikske is published in De Volksmacht, where it will run until 1971. Detective Comics #395: "The Secret of the Waiting Graves", the first collaboration between Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams. (DC Comics) Our Fighting Forces #123 (January/February cover date) (DC Comics) First appearance of the Losers Avengers #72 (Marvel Comics) First appearance of Zodiac, as well as team members Aquarius, Aries, Cancer, Capricorn, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Pisces, Sagittarius, Taurus, and Virgo The Amazing Spider-Man #80: "On the trail of... the Chameleon!" (Marvel Comics) Charlton Comics, with issue #18, publishes its final issue of Flash Gordon (1966 series). The first issue of the magazine Il Paladino dei Ragazzi (The Boys’ Paladin) is published by the Panini Group.
February
February 3 : In Le journal de Tintin, the first chapter of the Michel Vaillant story Rodéo sur 2 Roues by Jean Graton is published. February 14: The British comics magazine The Wizard, cancelled in 1963, is relaunched. It will run until 10 June 1978. February 15: In Quino's Mafalda the girl Libertad makes her debut. February 18: In Le journal de Tintin, the first episode of the Ric Hochet story Cauchemar pour Ric Hochet, by André-Paul Duchâteau and Tibet, is published. February 21: first issue of Provolino (Edizioni Bianconi), by Alberico Motta and Pier Luigi Sangalli. February 26: The first episode of François Walthéry's Natacha is published in Spirou. In the Italian magazine Horror, first strip of Zio Boris, by Alfredo Castelli and Carlo Peroni. The Alan Ford story Il Numero Uno, by Max Bunker and Magnus is the debut of Number One, the boss of the TNT group.
March
March 2: James Childress' Conchy is first published. It will until 1977. March 21: The first San Diego Comic-Con is organized. A few months later it will be held again as a three-day event. March 24: Frans Piët officially retires and passes Sjors en Sjimmie on to his successor Jan Kruis. March 26: Berck's Sammy makes his debut. Teen Titans #26 (March/April cover date) (DC Comics) First appearance of Mal Duncan, DC Comics' first black superhero.