Notable events of 1972 in comics.
Published in The Buyer's Guide to Comics Fandom (TBG) #38 (June 15, 1973) (for comics published in 1972). Ballots were printed in TBG, Comic Crusader, The Comic Reader, the Gazette Advertiser, The Menomonee Falls Gazette, and Rocket's Blast Comicollector. 1,011 fans cast their votes. Winners in each category are listed in boldface, along with other fan-selected nominees in order of finish.[78]
Presented in 1973 for comics published in 1972:
Kamandi, The Last Boy On Earth
Journey into Mystery (vol. 2)
Marvel Triple Action
Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary
The Rip Off Review of Western Culture
The Rose of Versailles (Berusaiyu no Bara)
While his "Fourth World" opus was winding down, Jack Kirby was busy conjuring his next creation, which emerged not from the furthest reaches of the galaxy but from the deepest pits of Hell. Etrigan was hardly the usual Kirby protagonist.