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The first '''Welsh-language comic''' was [[Ifor Owen]]'s ''Hwyl'' which ran from 1949 to 1989.<ref name="independent obit">{{cite news |first=Meic |last=Stephens |author-link=Meic Stephens | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ifor-owen-451076.html |title=Ifor Owen, Illustrator and teacher |work=[[The Independent]] |date=31 May 2007 | access-date=1 June 2010}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>{{dead|date=March 2023}}

Other Welsh-language comics include ''Hebog'' (founded 1968), ''Llinos'' (1972), ''Sboncyn'' (1980s), ''Penbwl''  (1989) and ''Wcw''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/cymrufyw/36341497|title=Comics Cymraeg|date=2016-05-28|work=BBC Cymru Fyw|access-date=2020-03-03|language=cy}}</ref>

''Mellten,'' founded in 2016, is a quarterly children's comic created by Huw Aaron and published by [[Y Lolfa]]. It features work by [[Jac Jones]], Ben Hillman, Joe Watson, Alexander Matthews and [[Wilbur Dawbarn]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mellten.com/|title=Mellten - Cartref|website=mellten.com|access-date=2020-03-03}}</ref>

The first Welsh-language graphic novel was Pelydr-Ll, published by [[Y Lolfa]], and created by Elwyn Ioan and [[Gareth Miles]].

[[Y Mabinogi]] is a graphic novel adaptation of the 2003 film, which is in turn based on the classic Welsh tales known as [[The Mabinogion]]. It was written by Wales-based writer/artist [[Mike Collins (comics)|Mike Collins]].

''Seren a Sbarc yn Achub (Cwpan) y Bydysawd'' is a comic-format children's book created by Elidir Jones and Huw Aaron, and published by [[Llyfrau Broga Books]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://broga.cymru/croeso|title=LLYFRAU GWREIDDIOL GWYCH I BLANT CYMRU|last=Broga|website=Llyfrau Broga Books|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-03}}</ref>

''Gwil Garw a'r Carchar Crisial'' is a 2021 children's graphic novel written and illustrated by Huw Aaron, and published by Llyfrau Broga Books.<ref>{{Cite web |last=sônamlyfra |date=2022-02-10 |title=Gwil Garw a'r Carchar Crisial - Huw Aaron |url=https://en.sonamlyfra.cymru/post/gwil-garw-a-r-carchar-crisial-huw-aaron |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=Sonamlyfra |language=en}}</ref>

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