January

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January 1

1912: birth of Tony Weare, British comic strip artist best known for Matt Marriott
1922: birth of Jerry Robinson, American comics book artist best known for his work on early Batman comics
1971: birth of Chris Weston, British comics book artist
1971: birth of Walter A. McDaniel, American comics book artist
1980: debut of The Far Side, popular American one-panel comic strip by Gary Larson
1991: last issue of Starblazer, British anthology comic magazine which ran for 281 issues
1995: final new strip of The Far Side, 15 years after its debut
1996: launch of Bruno, American webcomic by Christopher Baldwin
1999: start of College Roomies from Hell!!!, Mexican-American webcomic by Maritza Campos-Rebolledo
2000: last appearance of Motley's Crew, American comic strip by Ben Templeton and Tom Forman
2005: debut of Le blog de Frantico, French webcomic by an unknown author rumoured to be Lewis Trondheim or one of his friends-collaborators
2007: syndication starts for Diesel Sweeties, previously a webcomic by Richard Stevens III

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January 2

1857: birth of Frederick Burr Opper, American comic strip author best known for Happy Hooligan, And Her Name Was Maud and Alphonse and Gaston
1913: first appearance of Bringing up Father, American comic strip by George McManus which ran until 2000
1919: birth of Joe Certa, American comic book artist and writer best known for designing the Martian Manhunter, J'onn J'onzz
1929: birth of Don Heck, American comic book artist best known for co-creating Iron Man and for his work on The Avengers
1956: birth of Lynda Barry, American comic book writer and artist
1958: birth of Ernie Stiner, American comic book artist, best known as a penciler for Marvel Comics
1958: death of H. G. Peter, American comic book artist best known for Wonder Woman
1960: birth of Naoki Urasawa, Japanese manga artist known for Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl and Master Keaton
1972: birth of Dennis Calero, American comic book artist best known for X-Factor
1982: death of Fred Harman, American comic strip artist best known for Red Ryder
2003: death of Jack Keller, American comic book artist best known for his work on Kid Colt

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January 3

1911: birth of Murray Boltinoff, writer and editor at DC Comics
1924: birth of André Franquin, influential Belgian comics artist and author, best known for Spirou et Fantasio, Gaston Lagaffe, and the Marsupilami
1930: death of Clare Briggs, early American comic strip author best known for A. Piker Clerk
1956: birth of Tom Artis, American comic book artist known for his DC and Fleetway/Quality work
1966: birth of Bud LaRosa, American comic book inking artist.
1977: debut of the comic strip version of The Amazing Spider-Man, created by Stan Lee and John Romita, Sr.
2005: death of Will Eisner, major American comics author and artist, creator of The Spirit and the early graphic novel A Contract with God
2005: start of Brevity, American comic strip by Guy Endore-Kaiser and Rodd Perry

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January 4

1907: birth of Bruno Premiani, Italian comic book artist best known for co-creating The Doom Patrol and the Teen Titans
1919: birth of Eduardo Teixeira Coelho, Portuguese comic book artist best known for Ragnar
1923: birth of Chic Stone, American comic book artist best known as an inker on Fantastic Four
1965: birth of David Roach, American comic book artist
1967: birth of Bob Almond, American comic book inker, known for spearheading of the Inkwell Awards to honor comics inkers
1975: last publication of Buzz, a British broadsheet comic which appeared for almost two years
1975: death of Bob Montana, American comic strip creator best known for Archie
1982: launch of Sally Forth, a daily comic strip created by Greg Howard and distributed by King Features Syndicate
2000: last appearance of Buster, a British comic which started in 1960
2007: death of Gren, Welsh comics artist best known for Ponty an' Pop and Big Deal
2007: debut of the website for the Create a Comic Project, a webcomic-based educational endeavor by John Baird

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January 5

1941: birth of Hayao Miyazaki, Japanese mangaka known for Nausicaä but better known as animated movie director
1943: birth of Roger Brand, American cartoonist who created stories for both mainstream and underground comic books
1953: death of Ramiz Gökçe, Turkish cartoonist, caricaturist, and art teacher
1957: death of Clarence Gray, American comic strip artist best known for Brick Bradford
1997: death of André Franquin, influential Belgian comics artist and author, best known for Spirou et Fantasio, Gaston Lagaffe, and the Marsupilami
1998: death of Martz Schmidt, Spanish comic author
2000: death of Goseki Kojima, Japanese mangaka best known for Lone Wolf and Cub
2002: debut of Freddie Fear, British comic strip by Dave Eastbury in The Beano
2002: first volume of Claymore, Japanese manga created by Norihiro Yagi
2006: end of Dragon Drive, Japanese manga created by Ken-ichi Sakura

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January 6

1916: birth of Artie Simek, American comics letterer and logo designer best known for his work on Marvel Comics
1953: birth of Angelo Stano, Italian comics artist best known for cocreating Dylan Dog
1953: birth of Bruce D. Patterson, American comic book artist, known for his work at Charlton, Marvel, and DC Comics
1983: start of Adolf, award winning Japanese manga by Osamu Tezuka
2000: death of Don Martin, American comic book artist and author best known for his work on MAD magazine
2003: debut of Beauty is the Beast, Japanese manga by Tomo Matsumoto

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January 7

1881: birth of Gene Carr, American pioneering comics creator
1881: birth of Werner Wejp-Olsen, Danish cartoonist, internationally known for his work on Dick Danger
1912: birth of Charles Addams, American cartoonist best known for The Addams Family
1929: first appearance of Buck Rogers, American comic strip by Dick Calkins
1929: first appearance of Tarzan American newspaper comic strip, drawn by Hal Foster (later famous for Prince Valiant)
1934: debut of Jungle Jim, American comic strip by Alex Raymond and Don Moore
1935: first appearance of Flash Gordon, American comic strip by Alex Raymond
1943: birth of Liz Berube, American comic book artist and colorist best known for Archie Comics and DC Comics
1945: birth of Jay Lynch, American underground comix artist best known for Nard N' Pat and his work in Mad magazine
1947: start of Steve Canyon, American comic strip by Milton Caniff which ran until 1988
1953: birth of Kevin Dooley, American writer and editor for DC Comics until 1999
1920: birth of Nick Cardy, American comic book artist best known for his work on Aquaman and Teen Titans
1958: birth of Jerry DeCaire, American comic book artist
1959: birth of Karl Kesel, American comics writer and inker, primarily working for DC Comics
1964: birth of Aaron Lopresti, American comic book artist who has worked in the industry since 1993
1965: birth of Jesus Merino, Spanish comic book artist known for his work on Superman and JSA
1965: birth of Fabrice Giger, Swiss comics publisher best known for Les Humanoïdes Associés and Humanoids
1967: first appearance of Luc Orient by Greg and Eddy Paape in Tintin
1971: birth of Tina Anderson, American yaoi comics author
1990: debut of Baby Blues, American comic strip by Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman

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January 8

1921: birth of Lee J. Ames, American artist noted for his Draw 50... learn-to-draw books
1955: birth of Ken Steacy, Canadian comics author best known for his work on Astro Boy
1966: birth of Joe Pruett, American comic book writer, editor, and, publisher, co-founder of publisher AfterShock Comics
1968: birth of Eric Stephenson (publisher), American comic book publisher, editor, and writer.
1973: birth of Tommy Lee Edwards, American comics artist known for his work on Batman and Hellboy
1979: death of Victor Hubinon, Belgian comics artist best known for Redbeard and Buck Danny
1990: death of Bernard Krigstein, American comics creator best known for the short story Master Race
1993: first volume of Wangan Midnight, Japanese racing manga created by Michiharu Kusunoki

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January 9

1886: birth of Arthur "Bugs" Baer, American cartoonist known as ghostwriter of Mutt and Jeff
1901: birth of Chic Young, American comic strip creator best known for Blondie
1908: death of Wilhelm Busch, German artist and pioneer of picture stories, creator of Max and Moritz
1915: birth of Dick Briefer, American comic book artist known for his work on Frankenstein comics
1916: birth of Ernie Schroeder, American comic book artist best known for The Heap
1938: death of Johnny Gruelle, American comics creator known for Mr. Twee Deedle
1953: first publication of Sergeant Kirk by Hugo Pratt and Héctor Germán Oesterheld

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January 10

1887: birth of Bud Counihan, American cartoonist, best remembered as the originator of the Betty Boop comic strip
1894: birth of J. P. McEvoy, American writer, best known as the creator and writer of the comic strip Dixie Dugan
1909: birth of Jack Miller, American comic book writer and creator of Rip Hunter
1927: debut of Little Annie Rooney, comic strip about a young orphaned girl who traveled about with her dog, Zero
1929: debut of The Adventures of Tintin, the influential comic book series by Belgian author and artist Hergé, in the newspaper supplement Le Petit Vingtième, with the story Tintin in the Land of the Soviets
1932: debut of Mickey Mouse for the first time in color comics with his first Sunday comics page
1932: debut of Pete the Tramp comic strip, distributed by King Features Syndicate
1970: first issue of Scorcher
2002: death of John Buscema, American comic book artist

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January 11

1877: birth of O. A., early Swedish comics creator best known for Urhunden
1911: birth of Jack Burnley, American comics artist best known for co-creating Starman (Ted Knight), as well as drawing the first comic book cover to include Superman, Batman and Robin together
1926: birth of Guglielmo Letteri, Italian comics artist best known for his work on Tex Willer
1957: birth of Bernard Hislaire, Belgian comics artist also known as Yslaire, most famous for Sambre
1958: birth of Terry Beatty, American comics penciler and inker, best known as co-creator of Ms. Tree
1959: birth of Bob Harras, American comics writer and editor, having been editor-in-chief for both of Marvel Comics and DC Comics
1963: birth of Sam Kieth, American comics artist and writer, best known as the creator of The Maxx and Zero Girl
1971: birth of Matt Broersma, American comics author known for The Mummy and Insomnia
1973: first appearance of Le Génie des alpages by F'Murr in Pilote
1998: death of Win Mortimer, Canadian comics artist best known for his work on Superman
2005: debut of Peach Fuzz, original English-language manga by Lindsay Cibos and Jared Hodges

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January 12

1891: birth of Raeburn van Buren, American comic strip artist best known for Abbie an' Slats
1960: birth of Ted McKeever, American artist known for his work in the comic book industry.
1962: birth of Joe Quesada, American comic book artist, writer, editor, and television producer.
1967: birth of Takehiko Inoue, Japanese mangaka best known for Vagabond
1968: birth of John Jackson Miller, American comic book writer, known for his work on the Star Wars franchise
1970: birth of Kaja Foglio, American writer, artist, and publisher, co-creator of Girl Genius
1973: birth of Hans Rickheit, American comics creator known for the graphic novel Chloe
2000: birth of Pontus Madsen, Swedish webcomic artist best known for Little Gamers
2001: death of Gian Luigi Bonelli, Italian comics writer best known for Tex Willer
2017: death of Gerry Gersten, American political caricaturist

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January 13

1914: birth of Jijé, influential Belgian comics artist and author, known for Spirou et Fantasio and Jerry Spring
1930: first publication of the Mickey Mouse daily strip by Walt Disney
1933: birth of Ron Goulart, American comic strip writer known for Star Hawks
1938: birth of Cabu, French comics artist best known for Le grand Duduche
1947: launch of Steve Canyon, American adventure comic strip by writer-artist Milton Caniff
1956: death of Lyonel Feininger, early American comic strip creator best known for The Kin-der-Kids
1961: birth of Gerry Acerno, American comic book artist and writer, creator of Shadow Lady for Image's Big Bang Comics
1965: birth of Anina Bennett, American writer and comic book editor and producer
1968: last publication of Wham!, a British comic
1968: last issue of Giggle, British comic book which only lasted for 8 months
1987: death of Edward D. Kuekes, American editorial cartoonist
2002: death of Pierre Joubert, French illustrator and comics artist

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January 14

1863: birth of Richard F. Outcault, American comic strip pioneer best known for The Yellow Kid and Buster Brown
1908: birth of Joe Millard, American comic book writer
1914: birth of Vince Alascia, American comics artist best known for working on Captain America
1920: first appearance of Castor Oyl in Elzie Crisler Segar'ss comic strip Thimble Theatre
1921: birth of John Tartaglione, American comic book artist best known as a 1950s romance-comics artist
1937: birth of Rudy Nebres, Filipino comics artist who has worked mostly as an inker in the American comic book industry
1950: first publication of Comet, British comic magazine
1960: birth of Todd Loren, American comic book publisher, owner of Revolutionary Comics and its title Rock 'N' Roll Comics
1961: birth of Michael Bair, American comic book artist
1967: birth of Leonardo Ortolani, Italian comics author best known for Rat-Man
1976: birth of Tommi Liimatta, Finnish comics author
2000: death of Pat Boyette, American journalist and comic book artist, best known for work at Charlton Comics and co-creating the character the Peacemaker
2005: The first issue of The Amazing Joy Buzzards, is published by Image Comics.
2009: publication of Amazing Spider-Man #583, featuring "Spidey Meets the President!" in which Spider-Man meets president Barack Obama

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January 15

1905: final appearance of The Upside Downs by Gustave Verbeek in the New York Herald
1924: birth of Stan Kay, American comic writer best known for work on children's comic books and newspaper strips
1957: birth of Bob Petrecca, American comic book inker
1962: first appearance of Iznogoud, French caliphate comics series by René Goscinny and Jean Tabary
1964: birth of Norman Felchle, American conceptual and comic book artist
1964: birth of Kevin Tinsley, American comic book colorist
1976: birth of Scott Snyder, American comic book writer
1982: death of Wally Bishop, American cartoonist who drew his syndicated Muggs and Skeeter comic strip
1986: death of Alfred Bestall, British comic strip author best known for continuing Rupert the Bear
1992: death of Walter Clinton, American artist and animator, known for assisting on newspaper comics

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January 16

1932: birth of Jim Berry, American comic strip best known for the syndicated editorial cartoon Berry's World
1939: birth of Jean Van Hamme, Belgian comics author best known for Thorgal, XIII and Largo Winch
1939: first appearance of Superman, an American comic strip by Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel, which ran until 1966
1960: birth of Frédéric Boilet, French mangaka known for Yukiko's Spinach
1960: birth of Steve Erwin, American comics artist, co-creator of Checkmate and Gunfire for DC Comics
1960: launch of Judy, British pre-teen and teen girl's magazine, published by DC Thomson primarily in comic book form
1961: birth of David de Vries , New Zealand-born comics writer and illustrator
1968: birth of Stephan Pastis, American comic strip author best known for Pearls Before Swine
1970: birth of Garth Ennis, Northern Irish comics writer best known for Preacher
1970: death of David Breger, American comic strip creator known for G. I. Joe
1988: first appearance of The Germs, a comic strip by David Sutherland, in the British comic The Beano
2007: death of Leah Adezio, American comics artist and member of Friends of Lulu

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January 17

1851: birth of A. B. Frost, early American comics artist and writer
1877: birth of May Gibbs, Australian comic strip artist known for Bib and Bub and Tiggy Touchwood
1902: birth of Cecil Jensen, American editorial cartoonist
1920: first issue of Film Fun, British comic book which lasted for 2225 issues
1920: birth of Georges Pichard, French comics artist known for Blanche Épiphanie and other erotic cartoons
1921: birth of Antonio Prohias, Cuban comics artist best known for the creation of Spy vs. Spy for Mad magazine
1926: birth of Oscar González Guerrero, Mexican comics artist known for Zor y Los Invencibles
1929: first appearance of Popeye by Elzie Crisler Segar in the comic strip Thimble Theater
1947: birth of Alfonso Azpiri, Spaniard author and illustrator
1957: birth of Ann Nocenti, American journalist, writer, teacher, editor, and filmmaker, known for her work in comic books
1961: birth of Ron Wagner, American comic book artist
1967: birth of Tom Brevoort, American comic book editor, known for his work for Marvel Comics
1968: birth of Tony Bedard, American comics writer
1970: birth of Genndy Tartakovsky, Russian-American animator, director, producer, screenwriter, storyboard artist, comic book writer and artist
1978: birth of Mason Mastroianni, American comics artist and grandson of Johnny Hart, known for B.C.
1981: birth of Rachelle Rosenberg, American comics colorist
1993: birth of Sweeney Boo, American comics artist
2017: death of Pascal Garray, Belgian comics artist and cartoonist best known for his work on Peyo's The Smurfs

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January 18

1908: birth of Martin Goodman, American publisher who launched the company that would become Marvel Comics
1934: birth of Raymond Briggs, British comics author best known for his graphic novel When the Wind Blows
1968: birth of Frank Quitely, American comics artist known for All Star Superman
1974: death of Bill Finger, American comic book writer best known for co-creating Batman and many of its prominent characters
1975: first issue of Cracker, British comic which appeared until September 1976
2003: first issue of Manga Time Kirara Carat, Japanese seinen manga magazine
2003: debut of Midori Days, Japanese manga created by Kazurou Inoue

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January 19

1927: birth of Lothar Dräger, German comic writer
1932: birth of Jack Caprio, American cartoonist, writer, and agent, served as cartoon editor for Creator’s Syndicate and National Cartoonists Society vice president
1936: first appearance of Jo, Zette and Jocko, comic series by Hergé
1948: birth of Joe Staton, American comic book artist and author
1955: birth of Tom Yeates, an American comic strip and comic book artist best known for illustrating the comic strips Prince Valiant and Zorro
1960: birth of Scott Williams (comics), American comic book artist and inker
1964: birth of John Delaney, American comic book artist known for his work at DC Comics and Bongo Comics
1970: birth of Tim Townsend, American comic book artist known for his work at Marvel Comics
1982: death of Charles Plumb, American cartoonist best known for work on the comic strip Ella Cinders
2004: death of George Woodbridge, American comics artist best known for his work with Mad Magazine, e.g. 43-Man Squamish
2017: death of Jan Kruis, Dutch comics artist most well known for the family strip Jack, Jacky and the Juniors

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January 20

1894: birth of Harold Gray, American comic strip author best known for Little Orphan Annie
1916: birth of George Papp, American comics artist, co-creator of Green Arrow and Congo Bill
1923: birth of John McLusky, Scottish-born comics artist best known as the original artist of the comic strip featuring Ian Fleming's James Bond
1927: debut of Ching Chow, American one-panel cartoon created by Sidney Smith and Stanley Link
1928: birth of Malang, Filipino cartoonist, illustrator, and fine arts painter, creator of Kosme, the Cop, Retired
1938: death of Émile Cohl, French caricaturist, cartoonist, and animator, called "The Father of the Animated Cartoon"
1944: birth of Bill Griffith, American underground cartoonist best known for creating Zippy the Pinhead
1950: birth of Keith Pollard, American comic book artist best known for his work on Fantastic Four
1965: birth of Jim Keefe, American comics artist best known for Flash Gordon
1968: birth of Gerry Alanguilan, Filipino comic book artist known for Wasted
1970: birth of Geoffrey Thorne, American screenwriter, producer, novelist and actor, creator of The Winterman Project
1973: first publication of Buzz, a British broadsheet comic which appeared for almost two years
2017: death of John Watkiss, British artist known for his painting and his work in comics and film production

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January 21

1937: birth of Jim Unger, British-Canadian comic strip creator best known for Herman
1956: birth of Mark Martin, American cartoonist, creator of "20 Nude Dancers 20," a humor strip in Comics Buyer's Guide.
1956: first issue of The Beezer, British comic which ran until 1993
1963: birth of Danny Miki, American comic book artist known for his work with DC Comics
1967: first issue of Mandy, British comic book for girls, published weekly by DC Thomson
1967: first issue of Pow!, British comic book published by Odhams Press' Power Comics
1967: death of Homer Fleming, American comic artist active during the Golden Age of Comic Books
1997: debut of Nukees, American webcomic by Darren Bleuel

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January 22

1907: birth of Jan Fischer, Czechoslovakian illustrator best known as the original artist of the classic Czech comic series Rychle sipy

1934: first appearance of Secret Agent X-9, American comic strip by Alex Raymond and Dashiell Hammett which ran until 1996
1939: birth of Nonoy Marcelo, Filipino comics artist best known for Ikabod
1950: birth of Marshall Rogers, American comics artist best known for his work at Marvel and DC Comics in the 1970s
1952: death of Ákos Garay, Hungarian painter, illustrator and graphic artist, known for political cartoons
1955: birth of Dennis Mallonee, American writer of comic books
1958: birth of Joe Chiodo, American comics colorist
1958: birth of Howard Mackie, American comic book editor and writer with Marvel Comics
1962: death of Jack Patton, American editorial cartoonist, known for comic strips Restless Age and Dolly Burns
1966: first issue of Lady Penelope, British comic for girls which ran for 204 issues
1969: birth of John Linton Roberson, American comics creator known for Vitriol
1970: birth of Alex Ross, American comics artist, best known as an artist for DC Comics
1974: birth of Chip Wallace, American comic book inker
1977: death of James Childress, American cartoonist, known for comic strip Conchy
1983: first issue of Spike, British comic
2003: death of Bill Mauldin, American comic strip creator known for Willie and Joe
2017: death of Alessandro Biffignandi, Italian illustrator, mostly known for his covers for digest-sized, adult comics

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January 23

1883: death of Gustave Doré, French artist, as a printmaker, illustrator, painter, comics artist, caricaturist, and sculptor
1884: birth of George McManus, American comic strip creator best known for Bringing up Father
1905: death of Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro, Portuguese comics pioneer best known for Zé Povinho
1910: death of Angelo Agostini, considered the first Brazilian cartoonist and a pioneer of sequential art
1930: debut of Quick & Flupke, Belgian comic series by Hergé, in Le Petit Vingtième
1934: birth of Don Wright, American editorial cartoonist
1949: birth of Tom Condon, DC Comics managing editor from 1984-1986.
1952: birth of Klaus Janson, German-born American comics artist, best known as an inker
1953: death of Raymond De La Nezière, French comic artist mainly known for his drawings of horses and his anthropomorphic animals
1958: death of Ilia Beshkov, Bulgarian painter, graphic artist, comics artist, caricaturist, cartoonist, illustrator, writer and pedagogue.
1965: first publication of Sparky, British comic which ran for 652 issues
1988: last issue of Battle Picture Weekly, British comic which ran since 1975
2001: first issue of Planetes, Japanese manga created by Makoto Yukimura
2001: debut of Zipang, ongoing Japanese manga by Kaiji Kawaguchi

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January 24

birth of Prentis Rollins, American comic book artist
1888: birth of Neysa McMein, American illustrator and portrait painter, co-creator of the comic strip Deathless Deer
1910: birth of Noel Sickles, American comic strip creator best known for Scorchy Smith
1924: birth of D. Bruce Berry, American comic book artist who is best known as an inker for Jack Kirby
1930: birth of John Romita, Sr., American comics artist best known for his work on The Amazing Spider-Man
1943: debut of Male Call, American comic strip by Milton Caniff
1948: first appearance of Biffo the Bear in the British comic magazine The Beano
1954: birth of Lorenzo Mattotti, Italian comics artist and author with a very distinct graphical style, e.g. in Fires
1977: death of John Rosenberger, American comics artist and painter, known for his work during the Golden and Silver Age of Comics
2002: death of Kurt Schaffenberger, American comic book artist best known for his work on Captain Marvel
2005: launch of Aoi House, American shōnen harem manga by Adam Arnold and Shiei

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January 25

1926: birth of Bob Clarke, American illustrator best known for his work in MAD Magazine
1938: birth of Shotaro Ishinomori, Japanese manga artist, creator of Cyborg 009, the Super Sentai series, and the Kamen Rider series.
1941: last publication of The Magic Comic, British comic which lasted for 80 issues only
1942: birth of Kees Kousemaker, Dutch store owner, publisher, and writer, known for opening the first comic shop in Europe
1952: birth of Gary Cohn, American comic book writer, co-creator of Amethyst and Blue Devil
1952: birth of Turtel Onli, American artist, entrepreneur, author, art therapist, educator, and publisher
1953: birth of John Lustig, American comic book writer known for Donald Duck
1957: death of Harry J. Tuthill, American cartoonist best known for his comic strip The Bungle Family
1961: first issue of The Victor, British comic which ran until 1992
1962: birth of Laura Allred, American comic book colorist and wife of artist Michael Allred
1972: publication of the first part of Ayako, Japanese manga trilogy by Osamu Tezuka
1973: birth of Geoff Johns, American comic book writer best known for his work with DC Comics
1992: death of Guido Buzzelli, Italian comic book artist, writer, illustrator and painter
1997: death of Dan Barry, American cartoonist known for his work on Tarzan and Flash Gordon comic strips
2010: debut online of Axe Cop, by Ethan and Malachai Nicolle
2017: death of Jack Mendelsohn, American writer-artist who worked in animation, comic strips and comic books

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January 26

1922: birth of Guillermo Cardoso, Mexican comic artist, best known for his work at Disney publications
1929: birth of Jules Feiffer, American comic strip artist and author, best known for his work in The Village Voice
1936: birth of Sal Buscema, American comic book artist known for his work on The Spectacular Spider-Man
1948: first appearance of Rusty Riley, American comic strip by Frank Godwin
1952: birth of Richard Alf, American businessman, comic book store owner, and co-founder of San Diego Comic-Con
1963: debut of Boys' World, British boys' comic magazine published by Longacre Press
1965: birth of Jacob Pander, one of The Pander Brothers, American comic book creators, artists, and filmmakers
1999: the webcomic Funny Farm by Ryan Smith debuts on Keenspot

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January 27

1927: birth of Gianni De Luca, Italian comic book artist, illustrator, painter and etcher
1948: birth of Dan DeCarlo Jr. and James DeCarlo American comic book artists and twin sons of Dan DeCarlo
1952: birth of Steve Leialoha, American comic book artist
1954: birth of Peter Laird, American comic book artist best known as co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1956: birth of Tom Vincent, American comic book artist, best known for his work for Marvel Comics on the Silver Surfer
1957: birth of Frank Miller, influential American comic book artist and writer, best known for his work on Batman and Sin City
1959: birth of Stefan Petrucha, American writer of comics and young adult fiction
1962: birth of Richard Starkings, American logo designer and letterer
1965: birth of Sean Phillips, British comic book artist, best known for his collaborations with Ed Brubaker
1968: birth of Eric Burns, American webcomic author and creator of Websnark
1973: birth of Chris Sotomayor, American comic book colorist and cover artist
1987: death of Rod Ruth, American illustrator and comic artist, best known as the first artist to draw the family comic The Toodles
1992: death of Jacques Devos, Belgian comic artist who worked for the magazine Spirou

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January 28

1878: birth of Mary Tourtel, British comics author best known for Rupert Bear
1943: birth of Dany, Belgian comics artist best known for Olivier Rameau
1947: birth of Daerick Gross Sr., American illustrator, writer, editor, and art director, primarily within the comic industry
1951: birth of Todd Klein, American comic book letterer, logo designer, and occasional writer, primarily for DC Comics
1960: birth of Mike Luckovich, American cartoonist known for SuperZeros
1969: birth of Tony Harris, American comic book artist and co-creator of DC comics' Starman
1983: death of Frank Chiaramonte, American comic book artist best known as an inker
1996: death of Jerry Siegel, American comics author, co-creator of Superman
1996: death of Burne Hogarth, influential American comic book artist best known for his Tarzan comic strip in newspapers and for co-founding the prestigious School of Visual Arts in New York City
2005: death of Daniel Branca, Argentine comics artist best known for his work on Disney comics

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January 29

1874: birth of Raoul Barré, Canadian pioneering comics artist
1942: birth of Thierry Martens, Belgian author and editor, best known as editor of the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Spirou
1943: birth of Steve Skeates, American comic book creator known for his work on such titles as Aquaman, Hawk and Dove, T.H.U.N.D.E.R.
1958: birth of Jeph Loeb, American film and television writer, producer, and comic book writer
1960: birth of Dave Olbrich, American comic editor and executive, co-founder, publisher, and editor-in-chief of Malibu Comics, and helped launch Image Comics
1965: birth of Scott McDaniel, American comic book artist know for Marvel's "Fall From Grace"
1969: birth of Dusty Abell, American comic book writer known for his DC Comics work
1972: birth of Brian Wood, American comic book writer known for DMZ
1976: birth of Ryan Kelly, American comics artist best known for Local
1977: death of Bob Brown, American comics artist and co-creator of the DC Comics hero Space Ranger
1982: death of John Liney, American cartoonist who drew the daily Henry comic strip for 44 years

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January 30

1920: birth of Machiko Hasegawa, Japanese mangaka best known for Sazae-san
1927: birth of Jef Nys, popular Belgian comics creator best known for Jommeke
1952: birth of Dann Thomas, American comic book writer
1953: birth of Fred Hembeck, American cartoonist best known for his comic book parodies
1957: birth of Guy Gilchrist, American comic strip artist known for continuing Nancy
1961: birth of Denys Cowan, American comics artist, television producer, co-founder of Milestone Media.
1964: birth of Mark Paniccia, American comic book editor and writer.
1968: birth of Rhoda Shipman, American comic book writer known for Pakkins' Land
1971: final appearance of Abbie an' Slats, American comic strip written by Al Capp and drawn by Raeburn van Buren
1982: last issue of Jackpot, a British comic which ran from 1979
2006: death of Seth Fisher, American comic book artist

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January 31

1799: birth of Rodolphe Töpffer, Swiss teacher and artist widely considered to be the first modern comic creator
1917: birth of José Guadalupe Cruz, Mexican comics writer known for Santo, el enmascarado de plata
1952: first appearance of Marsupilami, Franco-Belgian comics character by André Franquin, in Spirou magazine
1960: birth of Grant Morrison, Scottish comic book writer and artist
1976: birth of Paul Scheer, American comic book writer and co-creator and star of MTV's Human Giant and Adult Swim's series NTSF:SD:SUV::.
1987: first publication of Nipper, British comic
2000: death of Gil Kane, Latvian-American comic book artist working mainly for Marvel Comics

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February

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February 1

1940: death of Philip Francis Nowlan, American comics writer best known for creating Buck Rogers
1954: birth of Nate Butler, American cartoonist and writer-illustrator of comics, best known for Christian-themed comics
1955: birth of Diana Schutz, Canadian-born comic book editor, serving as editor in chief of Comico during its peak years
1957: birth of Gilbert Hernandez, American comic books creator best known for his work with his brothers on Love and Rockets
1960: birth of Ron Frenz, American comics artist, co-creator of Spider-Girl and the New Warriors
1969: first issue of Charlie Mensuel, French comics magazine featuring many famous Franco-Belgian and international comics
1977: death of Edmond Hamilton, American comic book writer known for his Superman stories
1986: final issue of Charlie Mensuel before it was merged into Pilote in the short-lived guise of Pilote et Charlie
1988: debut of Ernie, American comic strip by Bud Grace, in 1998 retitled Piranha Club
2003: final issue of Sexy Voice and Robo, Japanese seinen manga by Iou Kuroda
2003: Dinosaur Comics, Canadian webcomic by Ryan North, starts appearing

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February 2

1892: birth of James Crighton, British comic book artist for DC Thomson, best known for creating The Dandy's Korky the Cat
1912: birth of Creig Flessel, American comic book artist, creator of Shining Knight
1914: first appearance of Abie the Agent, American comic strip by Harry Hershfield
1938: first publication of the Donald Duck daily strip by Walt Disney
1940: birth of Larry Wright, American cartoonist, author of the comic strips Wright Angles and Kit 'N' Carlyle
1952: final appearance of Barnaby, American comic strip by Crockett Johnson which ran since 1942
1955: birth of Bob Schreck, American American comic book writer and editor, co-foundier of Oni Press
1958: birth of Corrado Roi, Italian comics artist best known for his work on Dylan Dog
1967: birth of Rob Stull, American comic book artist best known for his work for DC Comics
1969: birth of Travis Charest, Canadian comic book artist best known for his work on Wildcats
1970: death of William Donahey, American comic strip creator best known for Teenie Weenies
1978: death of Maurice Tillieux, Belgian comics author best known for Gil Jourdan
1980: last issue of Cheeky, British comic book which ran since 1977
1987: death of Ken Reid, British comics author best known for Roger the Dodger and Grandpa
2005: launch of Salamander Dream, American webcomic and graphic novel by Hope Larson
2006: death of Lo Hartog van Banda, prolific Dutch comics writer best known for a few Lucky Luke stories
2006: death of Guglielmo Letteri, Italian comics artist best known for his work on Tex Willer

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February 3

1949: birth of Richard Marschall, American writer/editor and comic strip historian
1951: birth of Byron Erickson, American comics author best known as editor of Gladstone Publishing
1968: last publication of Terrific, British comic
1968: birth of Joe Bennett, Brazilian comic book artist known for his work with Marvel Comics and DC Comics
1969: death of Al Taliaferro, American comic strip creator best known for working on Donald Duck
1999: death of Vin Sullivan, American comic book editor and artist, best known as editor of Action Comics and Superman in the late 1930s

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February 4

1920: birth of Fred Ray, American comic book artist, most known for his work in the 1940's on Superman
1951: birth of Dez Skinn, British comic and magazine editor, and author of a number of books on comics
1957: debut of Miss Peach, American comic strip by Mel Lazarus which ran until 2002
1962: birth of Tom Sniegoski, American novelist, comic book writer and pop culture journalist
1973: debut of Hägar the Horrible, popular comic strip by Dik Browne
1978: birth of Leah Moore, British comics writer, known for her work with her father Alan Moore
1980: birth of Kentaro Yabuki, Japanese mangaka best known for Black Cat

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February 5

1912: start of Old Doc Yak, American comic strip by Sidney Smith which ran until 1917
1915: birth of Gabriel Vargas, Mexican cartoonist, creator of the comic strip La Familia Burrón
1920: birth of George Evans, American comic book artist who worked on Terry and the Pirates and for 16 years on Secret Agent X-9
1929: first appearance of They'll Do It Every Time, ongoing American comic strip by Jimmy Hatlo
1955: birth of Val Semeiks, American comic book artist who has mostly worked for DC Comics and Marvel Comics
1961: birth of Bruce Timm, American artist, character designer, animator, writer, producer, and actor, best known for his contributions to the DC animated universe
1966: first publication of Smash!, a British comic
1995: debut of Trigun, Japanese manga created by Yasuhiro Nightow
1996: death of Roberto Raviola, Italian comics artist under the pseudonym Magnus, best known for Kriminal and Alan Ford

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February 6

birth of Mark Bernardo, American comics writer, colorist, and artist
1949: birth of Rich Buckler, American comics artist and penciller, best known for his work on Fantastic Four and for creating the character Deathlok
1966: debut of Theophilus, an American religious comic strip by Bob West which ran until 2002
1970: first issue of Monthly Shonen Jump, a Japanese Shōnen manga magazine
1973: birth of Yvel Guichet, American comic book artist
1976: birth of Jerry Holkins, American webcomic creator best known for Penny Arcade
1994: death of Jack Kirby, prolific American comic book writer and artist, creator of many superheroes like Captain America and Fantastic Four

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February 7

1953: first issue of The Topper, a British comic book which ran until 1990, with the debut of the ongoing comic strip Beryl the Peril, created by David Law
1953: birth of Richard Bruning, American graphic designer and comics creator
1955: birth of Miguel Ferrer, American actor and writer, co-creator of Comet Man and Trypto the Acid Dog for Marvel Comics
1956: birth of Bob Camp, American animator, writer, cartoonist, comic book artist, storyboard artist, director, and producer
1958: birth of Kevin Nowlan, American comic book artist
1966: birth of Paul Castiglia, comic book writer and editor known for his work for Archie Comics

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February 8

1914: birth of Bill Finger, American comic book writer best known for co-creating Batman and many of its prominent characters
1946: birth of Danny Bulanadi, American comic book inker
1999: launch of Look What I Brought Home!, American webcomic by Scott and Amanda Kuehner
2004: death of Julius Schwartz, American comic book editor with DC Comics
2007: death of Joe Edwards, American comics artist best known as creator of Li'l Jinx

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February 9

1902: birth of Fred Harman, American comic strip artist best known for Red Ryder
1909: birth of Rob-Vel, French comic strip artist best known for creating Spirou for the launch of Le journal de Spirou
1928: birth of Frank Frazetta, American illustrator who worked on many comics between 1944 and 1964
1942: birth of Pierre Seron, Belgian comics author known for Les Petits Hommes
1946: birth of Danny Bulanadi, Philippine-born comic book artist best known as an inker
1949: birth of Alan Grant (writer), British comic book writer known for work on Batman and Judge Dredd
1954: birth of Jo Duffy, American comic book editor and writer
1956: birth of Timothy Truman, American comic book artist known for his work on Hawkworld
1959: birth of David B., French comic book artist best known for Epileptic
1962: birth of Sarah Byam, American comic book writer, best known for Billi 99
1979: birth of Mark Doyle, American comic book editor for DC Comics
1989: death of Osamu Tezuka, important Japanese mangaka best known as the creator of Astro Boy and Phoenix

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February 10

1898: birth of Frank Miller, American cartoonist best known for Barney Baxter
1917: last appearance of Old Doc Yak, American comic strip by Sidney Smith which ran since 1912
1919: birth of Irving Watanabe, American comic book letterer
1957: debut of Mary Perkins, On Stage, American comic strip by Leonard Starr
1966: birth of Brent Frankenhoff, American comics critic best known for co-authoring Comics Buyer's Guide
1985: end of The World's Greatest Superheroes, American comic strip by various artists which ran since 1978
1987: death of Angela Giussani, Italian comic writer, co-created the Diabolik comic book antihero series
1996: final appearance of Secret Agent X-9, American comic strip by Alex Raymond and Dashiell Hammett which ran since 1934
2003: launch of Least I Could Do, American webcomic by Ryan Sohmer and Lar DeSouza
2008: death of Steve Gerber, American comic book writer and artist, creator of Howard the Duck

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February 11

1911: birth of Harvey Eisenberg, American animator and comic book artist, best known for his work for Hanna-Barbera Productions
1912: birth of German Butze, Mexican cartoonist known as the creator of the comic The Supersabios
1915: birth of Zeke Zekley, American comics artist known for Bringing Up Father
1950: birth of Mauri Kunnas, Finnish comics artist best known for Nyrok City
1957: birth of David M. Singer, American publisher of Deluxe and Lodestone Comics
1962: birth of Shon Howell, American anime/furry artist and editor at Antarctic Press
1963: birth of Peter Snejbjerg, Danish comic book artist
1977: death of Ben Batsford, American cartoonist, creator of the strip Billy's Uncle
2017: death of Jiro Taniguchi, Japanese manga writer/artist, known for his work in the gekiga, or "dramatic pictures", genre of manga

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February 12

1917: debut of The Gumps, American comic strip created by Sidney Smith which ran until 1959
1946: birth of Ever Meulen, Belgian illustrator and comics artist known for Balthazar de groene steenvreter
1962: death of Ding Darling, American cartoonist
1970: birth of Judd Winick, American comic writer and artist known for the graphic novel Pedro and Me
2000: death of Charles M. Schulz, creator of the influential comics strip Peanuts
2012: death of John Severin, veteran EC Comics artist

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February 13

1877: birth of Sidney Smith, American comic strip creator best known for The Gumps
1918: birth of Bud Blake, American comic strip creator best known for Tiger
1937: debut of Prince Valiant, influential American comic strip by Hal Foster
1954: first appearance of The Bash Street Kids, ongoing British comic strip created by Leo Baxendale in The Beano
1959: birth of Vincent Deporter, Belgian comics artist best known for his work with Paradox Press
1965: birth of Ron Lim, American comics artist
1970: birth of Joe Phillips, American comics artist of the Gaijin Studios
1982: death of Gluyas Williams, American cartoonist
1988: death of Ron Embleton, British comics author known for Wulf the Briton
2000: last new strip of Peanuts, the iconic American comic strip by Charles M. Schulz featuring Charlie Brown and Snoopy

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February 14

1865: birth of Carl Thomas Anderson, American comic strip creator best known for Henry
1904: debut of Little Jimmy, American comic strip created by Jimmy Swinnerton which ran until 1958
1912: birth of Oliver Harrington, American cartoonist and advocate against racism and for civil rights
1916: birth of John Goldwater, American writer, editor, and publisher, co-founder of MLJ Comics (later known as Archie Comics)
1955: birth of Carol Kalish, American writer, editor, comic book retailer, and sales manager
1959: birth of Gordon Purcell, American comics artist, best known for his Star Trek work
1962: death of James Crighton, British comic book artist best known for creating The Dandy's Korky the Cat
1976: the first issue of the controversial British comic Action appears
1992: death of Alex Lovy, American comics artist and animator, known for his work at DC Comics and Hanna-Barbera
2000: launch of Greystone Inn, American webcomic by Brad Guigar
2002: start of Van Von Hunter, American manga webcomic by Mike Schwark and Ron Kaulfersch
2007: death of Willy Moese, German comics artist and animator, known for his work at the magazine Atze

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February 15

1887: birth of H. M. Bateman, British humorous artist and cartoonist noted for his "The Man Who..." series of cartoons
1907: birth of Nina Albright, American comic book artist who worked during the Golden Age of Comic Books
1913: birth of Willy Vandersteen, major Belgian comics artist and author best known for Spike and Suzy
1939: birth of William Van Horn, Canadian comics author best known for Disney comics like Donald Duck
1948: birth of Albert De Guzman, American comic book letterer
1948: birth of Art Spiegelman, Pulitzer Prize winning American comics author and artist, best known for his graphic novel Maus
1954: birth of Matt Groening, American comics creator, known for Life in Hell, better known as creator of the animation series The Simpsons
1963: birth of Marc Hansen, American cartoonist and creator of Ralph Snart, Weird Melvin and Doctor Gorpon
1965: debut of Wee Pals, ongoing American comic strip created by Morrie Turner
1966: birth of Jim Krueger, American comic book writer and filmmaker
1987: end of Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic Tales, American comic strip which started in the 1950s
1997: death of Jack Sparling, Canadian comics artist, best known for his work at DC Comics
2002: death of Vincenzo Monti, Italian comics artist, known for his work on Bonelli's Tex Willer
2002: end of Parallel, Japanese shōnen manga by Toshihiko Kobayashi
2005: death of Dudu Geva, Israeli comics artist best known for The Knight Zick
2017: death of Fabrizio Busticchi, Italian comics artist, known for his work at Bonelli publishing house

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February 16

birth of Ron Wilson, American comics artist known for his work with the Marvel Comics character The Thing
1955: birth of Len Strazewski, American comic book author who wrote Starman after Roger Stern
1958: birth of John Totleben, American comics artist best known as inker of Swamp Thing
1963: last appearance of Knockout, British comic which ran for almost 24 years
1963: birth of Antonio Serra, Italian comics author best known for Nathan Never
1967: birth of Tim Bradstreet, American comics artist best known for his cover art for Punisher and Hellblazer
1968: birth of Warren Ellis, British comics author
1977: death of Frank Engli, American animator, artist, and letterer
1980: first issue of Nutty, British comic with the first appearance of Bananaman, comic strip created by Steve Bright and John Geering
1993: death of Malcolm Hancock, American comic strip creator known for Malfunction Junction
2001: start of Cromartie High School, Japanese manga by Eiji Nonaka
2001: debut of Parallel, Japanese shōnen manga by Toshihiko Kobayashi
2002: launch of Unshelved, American webcomic by Gene Ambaum and Bill Barnes
2017: death of Dick Bruna, Dutch author, artist, illustrator, and graphic best known for his creation Miffy

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February 17

Unknown year: birth of Jonathan Glapion, American comic book inker
1895: first appearance of The Yellow Kid, the first American comic strip, created by Richard F. Outcault
1914: birth of Leo Dorfman (also credited as Geoff Brown and David George) was an American writer of comic books throughout the Silver Age.
1920: birth of Curt Swan, American comic book artist best known for his work on various Superman comics
1929: birth of Alejandro Jodorowsky, Chilean comics author, creator of The Incal with Moebius
1936: Lee Falk's The Phantom, one of the first costumes heroes in comic strip history, makes his debut
1952: debut of Beyond Mars, American comic strip by Jack Williamson and Lee Elias
1958: first appearance of B.C., an American comic strip by Johnny Hart
1968: birth of Norm Rapmund, American comic book inker
1969: birth of Nelson DeCastro, American comic book artist known professionally as Nelson
1988: birth of Leah Williams (writer) American comic book writer
1990: first publication of Fighting Spirit, Japanese manga created by Jyoji "George" Morikawa
2000: start of BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad, Japanese manga by Harold Sakuishi

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February 18

1917: birth of Ruth Roche, American comic book writer and editor in the Golden Age of Comic Books
1926: birth of Jon Maneely, American comic book artist at Marvel Comics

1930: birth of Gahan Wilson, American comics artist best known for Nuts
1931: birth of Johnny Hart, American comic strip creator best known for B.C.
1960: birth of Jay Allen Sanford, American author and cartoonist, co-founder of Carnal Comics
1961: last issue of Radio Fun, British comic which ran since 1938
1963: birth of Mark Bodé, American cartoonist and son of underground comics legend Vaughn Bodē
1963: birth of Doug Mahnke, American comic book artist
1967: first publication of Fantastic, British comic which lasted for 89 issues
2000: death of Will, influential Belgian comics artist considered one of the founding members of the Marcinelle school
2004: debut of Kekkaishi, Japanese manga by Yellow Tanabe
2007: death of Bob Oksner, American comics artist best known for his work with DC Comics

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February 19

1887: birth of Paul Terry, American cartoonist, screenwriter, film director, and producer
1914: birth of Henry Boltinoff, American cartoonist who worked for both comic strips and comic books
1944: birth of Donald F. Glut, American writer, motion picture film director, and screenwriter, having written for many comic publications from the 1970s to the 1990s
1949: birth of William Messner-Loebs, American comics writer and artist best known for Wonder Woman and The Flash
1954: birth of Tom Luth, American comics artist
1957: birth of Gerry Shamray, American comic book artist known for his work on the comic series American Splendor
1960: birth of Jim Lawson, American comic book writer and artist best known for his work on the TMNT series
1983: last appearance of The Collector, British comic strip by Alan Moore and others which was published in the first 48 issues of Eagle
1984: birth of Anthony Marques, American comic book artist and editor
2000: death of George Roussos, American comic book artist best known as an inker of Fantastic Four
2003: first issue of Alice Academy, Japanese manga by Tachibana Higuchi

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February 20

1893: birth of Elizabeth Holloway Marston, American comic book writer best known for co-creating Wonder Woman
1945: birth of Enrique Sánchez Abulí, French comics author best known for the Spanish gangster series Torpedo
1951: birth of Suzue Miuchi, Japanese mangaka best known for Glass Mask
1952: birth of Anthony Tollin, American comic book colorist
1954: birth of Steve Oliff, American comic book artist who has worked as a colorist in the comics industry since 1978
1957: birth of Randy Glasbergen, American cartoonist and humorous illustrator who produced the syndicated strip The Better Half
1962: birth of Dwayne McDuffie, American comic book writer and screenwriter
1971: first publication of Countdown, a British comic
1987: death of Wayne Boring, American comic book artist best known for his work on Superman
1987: death of Edgar Pierre Jacobs, Belgian comics artist and author best known for the classic series Blake and Mortimer
2000: death of Elliot Caplin, American comic strip writer best known for The Heart of Juliet Jones

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February 21

1922: birth of Derek Chittock, British artist and cartoonist, creator of the gag comics Bennie and Barley Bottom
1936: birth of René Hausman, Belgian comics author best known for Laïyna
1949: birth of Frank Brunner, American comic book artist known for his work at Marvel Comics in the 1970s
1964: birth of Khoo Fuk Lung, Hong Kong manhua artist and writer, known for Saint
1968: birth of Joseph M. Monks, American writer director, best known for co-creating Cry For Dawn.
1971: birth of Mark Brewer, American artist who works as an illustrator
1974: last appearance of Sazae-san, Japanese manga by Machiko Hasegawa which ran until 1974
1979: birth of Bryan Lee O'Malley, Canadian comics artist best known for Scott Pilgrim
1993: death of Harvey Kurtzman, American comic book artist and writer, creator of MAD magazine
2004: debut of Derek the Sheep, British comic strip created by Gary Northfield in The Beano

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February 22

1917: birth of Reed Crandall, American comic book artist
1920: birth of Pete Alvarado, American comics artist best known for comic strip adaptations of TV and animated series
1942: birth of Rand Holmes, Canadian artist and illustrator known for his work in underground comix
1956: birth of Doug Allen, American underground cartoonist and illustrator, best known for the comic strip Steven
1971: birth of Roger Cruz, Brazilian comic book artist known for his work on Amazing Fantasy
1974: birth of Cliff Chiang, American comic book artist
1979: death of John Coleman Burroughs, American comic creator best known for the comic strip version of John Carter of Mars
1990: death of T. O. Honiball, South African comics author known for Oom Kaspaas
2006: last issue of the first volume of Freshmen, a comic book series by Seth Green and Hugh Sterbakov
2007: death of Irwin Caplan, American cartoonist, best known as the creator of The Saturday Evening Post cartoon series, Famous Last Words

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February 23

1913: first appearance of Hawkshaw the Detective, American comic strip by Gus Mager
1935: debut of Little Lulu, American comic strip by Marge
1948: birth of Doug Moench, American comic book writer best known for his work on Batman
1952: first publication of Lion, British comic which appeared until 1974
1954: birth of Tom Peyer, American comic book creator and editor
1958: birth of Janet Jackson (no, not THAT one), American comic book colorist
1974: birth of Valerie D'Orazio, American comic book writer and editor.
1975: birth of Gotham Chopra, American comic book artist known for his work with Virgin Comics
1995: death of Don Heck, American comic book artist best known for cocreating Iron Man and for his work on The Avengers
2004: last issue of Planetes, Japanese manga created by Makoto Yukimura

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February 24

1924: birth of Sam Kweskin, American comic book artist best known for his work with Atlas Comics
1952: birth of Bryan Talbot, British comic book artist and writer bets known for The Adventures of Luther Arkwright and his work with Alan Moore
1954: birth of Jim Borgman, American comic strip artist best known for Zits
1954: birth of Greg LaRocque, American comics artist known for his work on the Legion of Super-Heroes and The Flash
1957: birth of Tome, Belgian comics author best known for Spirou et Fantasio and Le Petit Spirou
1958: birth of Keith "Kez" Wilson, American comic book artist, illustrator and animator
1979: last publication of Plug, a British comic which ran for 76 issues
1998: death of Antonio Prohias, Cuban comics artist best known for the creation of Spy vs. Spy for Mad magazine
2012: death of Jan Berenstain, American writer and illustrator best known for co-creating the children's book series The Berenstain Bears.

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February 25

1903: birth of Darrell Craig McClure, American comics artist best known for Little Annie Rooney
1925: birth of Jess Jodloman, Filipino comics artist best known for his 1970s work for DC Comics and Marvel Comics
1929: birth of Arnold Roth, American comic strip author known for Poor Arnold's Almanac
1946: birth of Rick Geary, American cartoonist and illustrator, known for graphic novel biographies
1960: birth of Phil Lasorda, American comic book artist and creator
1960: first appearance of Elongated Man, reserve member of the Justice League, in The Flash 112, co-created by John Broome, Carmine Infantino, and Julius Schwartz
1961: final appearance of Sky Masters, American comic strip created by Jack Kirby which only ran since 1958
1988: death of Dori Seda, American underground comix author
2002: debut of Nothing Nice To Say, American webcomic by Mitch Clem

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February 26

1877: birth of Rudolph Dirks, pioneering German-American comic strip creator best known for the Katzenjammer Kids
1902: birth of Jean Bruller, French writer and illustrator who co-founded the publishing company Les Éditions de Minui
1909: death of Caran d'Ache, French comics pioneer
1928: birth of Ric Estrada, Cuban American comics artist who had work for most major American comics companies
1932: birth of John Calnan, American commercial artist who also worked for comic books. mainly for DC Comics
1951: birth of Steve Bell, English comic strip creator best known for If...
1953: birth of David Boswell, Canadian-born comic book writer and artist, illustrator, and photographer
1957: birth of Enrique Alcatena, Argentine-born comic book artist
1958: birth of Karen Berger, American comic book editor best known for helping create DC Comics' Vertigo
1958: birth of Jeff Butler, American illustrator and comic book artist.who worked with the art department of TSR, Inc
1970: first appearance of Natacha by François Walthéry in Spirou
1977: first issue of 2000 AD, British comic with over 1500 issues published so far

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February 27

1897: birth of Edgar Henry Banger, British cartoon illustrator most proficient during the 1930s
1907: birth of Dudley D. Watkins, British cartoonist best known for Oor Wullie
1947: death of Cemal Nadir, Turkish cartoonist, often referred to as “Father of Turkish Comics.”
1954: first publication of Jack and Jill, British comic which ran for more than 1,600 issues
1960: birth of Norm Breyfogle, American comics artist best known for his work on Batman
1960: birth of Jeff Smith, American cartoonist, creator of the self-published comic book series Bone
1962: birth of Andy Kubert, American comics artist, letterer and writer, son of artist Joe Kubert
1973: death of Bill Everett, American comic book writer best known for co-creating Daredevil
1982: death of Carlo Bisi, Italian writer-artist, creator of Sor Pampurio
1987: death of Bill Holman, American cartoonist who drew the classic comic strip Smokey Stover
1987: death of Darrell Craig McClure, American comics artist best known for Little Annie Rooney
2006: Speakeasy Comics, a Canadian publishing company, ceases operations one year after its first publication appeared

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February 28

1907: birth of Milton Caniff, American comic book creator famous for Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon
1913: birth of John Coleman Burroughs, American comic creator best known for the comic strip version of John Carter of Mars
1917: birth of Taizo Yokoyama, Japanese political cartoonist and teacher, creator of Pu-san and co-founder of the magazine Eheh
1932: birth of Nancy E. Murphy, American comic book art archivist and manager of the subscription department of Marvel for 40 years
1955: birth of Gilbert Gottfried, American comedian, podcaster, voiceover artist and sometime comic book (Superboy v3 number 20) and National Lampoon writer
1957: first appearance of Gaston Lagaffe, a renowned character by Belgian comic book creator André Franquin

Feb 29, 1952: birth of Nel Yomtov, the colourist of every single issue of the Marvel US Transformers comic book.

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February 29

1932: birth of Jaguar, Brazilian comics artist best known for Sig
1944: birth of Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri, Italian comics author and artist best known for Druuna
1952: birth of Nelson Yomtov, American comics colourist and editor, known his work on the Marvel US Transformers
1956: birth of Wendi Lee, American comics writer
1960: first appearance of The Family Circus by Bil Keane

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March

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March 1

1922: birth of William Gaines, publisher of EC Comics and MAD magazine
1924: birth of Arnold Drake, American comic book writer and screenwriter, co-creator of Deadman, the Doom Patrol, and the Guardians of the Galaxy
1952: birth of Joyce Brabner, American writer of political comics
1953: birth of Tom Orzechowski, American comic book letterer, primarily known for his work on Uncanny X-Men
1954: birth of Eduardo Barreto, Uruguayan comic book artist
1970: birth of Chan Mou, Hong Kong comics artist best known for Not Human
1974: birth of Ed McGuinness, American comic book artist
1980: death of Dick Dillin, American comic book artist best known as penciller of Justice League
1981: birth of Sterling Gates comic book and television writer
1982: birth of Tamra Bonvillain comics artist and colorist
1998: death of Archie Goodwin, editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and best remembered for his adaptation of Star Wars into comics
2024: death of Akira Toriyama creator of Dragon Ball series, character designer for Chrono Trigger

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March 2

1902: birth of Al Smith, American comic strip creator best known for continuing Mutt and Jeff
1904: birth of Theodor Seuss Geisel, American children's author, political cartoonist, illustrator, poet, animator, and filmmaker, better known as Dr Seuss
1913: birth of Alex Graham, Scottish cartoonist who created the comic strip Fred Basset
1923: birth of Tatjana Wood, German-born artist and comics book colorist for DC Comics
1952: birth of Mark Evanier, American comic book writer best known for Groo the Wanderer
1962: death of J. F. Horrabin, English writer and cartoonist, known for creating The Adventures of the Noah Family
1970: debut of Conchy, American comic strip created by James Childress which ran until 1977
1978: birth of Tomeu Morey, Spanish comic book colorist
2001: launch of 8-Bit Theatre, American sprite comic by Brian Clevinger
2002: start of Modern Tales, webcomic subscription site

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March 3

1913: birth of Manuel Gonzales, Spanish-American comics artist best known for the Mickey Mouse Sunday pages
1922: birth of Harry Bishop, British comics artist best known for licensed Western strips in the U.K. as Gun Law and Bonanza as well as the licensed Tarzan strip
1937: birth of Dino Leonetti, Italian artist and founder of Dino Leonetti Studios, best known for the erotic comic Maghella
1946: last appearance of Male Call, American comic strip by Milton Caniff
1948: birth of Max Allan Collins, American comics writer known for Road to Perdition and Dick Tracy
1950: birth of Matthew Dow Smith, American comic book artist
1953: birth of Dan Mishkin, American comic book writer, and co-creator the DC Comics characters Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld and Blue Devil.
1966: birth of Claudio Castellini, Italian comic book artist best known for Nathan Never
1969: birth of Dave Sharpe, American comic book letterer
1983: death of Hergé, the most famous Belgian comics author and artist, creator of The Adventures of Tintin
1986: first publication of U.S. Acres, American comic strip created by Jim Davis
1999: death of Giovan Battista Carpi, Italian comics author known for working on Disney comics
2004: debut of Suzuka, Japanese romantic manga by Kouji Seo
2005: first appearance of Asatte no Houkou, Japanese manga by J-ta Yamada
2007: death of Osvaldo Cavandoli, Italian cartoonist, best known for his series of short animated cartoons La Linea

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March 4

1842: birth of Hector Berthelot, Canadian cartoonist, journalist, and lawyer, creator of the satirical weekly Le Canard.
1895: birth of Milt Gross, American comic strip creator known for Count Screwloose of Tooloose
1913: birth of Manuel Gonzales, Spanish-American comics artist known for his 40 year run on the Mickey Mouse comic strip
1921: birth of John Ryan, British comics creator best known for Captain Pugwash
1932: birth of Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, American artist, cartoonist, illustrator, and custom car designer, known for the hot rod icon Rat Fink
1939: first appearance of Knockout, a British comic which ran for almost 24 years
1946: debut of Rip Kirby, famous American comic strip by Alex Raymond
1956: birth of Randy Stradley, American writer and editor working in the comic book industry
1962: birth of Simon Bisley, British comic book artist working mostly for 2000 AD
1963: birth of Bill Fitts, American comic book artist and writer, known for his work on TMNT
1969: birth of Glenn Hauman, American editor, publisher, writer, book illustrator, and comic book colorist
1972: death of Charles Biro, American comic book creator and cartoonist, known for creating Airboy and Steel Sterling
1978: birth of Skottie Young, American comic book artist and illustrator, best known for his work with Marvel Comics
2001: death of Fred Lasswell, American comic strip author best known for Barney Google
2003: end of Makeshift Miracle, American webcomic by Jim Zubkavich

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March 5

1872: birth of Joseph Charlebois, Canadian comics artist and creator of comic strips of Père Ladébauche
1930: birth of Jean Tabary, French comics artist and writer best known for Iznogoud
1931: birth of Fred, French comic book writer and artist best known for Philémon
1970: birth of Nathan Massengill, American comic book artist, most known for his work as a brush inker
1971: birth of Jean-Jacques Dzialowski, French comic book artist
1962: death of Frans Meijer, Dutch painter, illustrator and comic artist, drawing a great number of comics for publisher Helmond
1988: birth of Tom Napolitano, American comic book letterer
2004: end of Look What I Brought Home!, American webcomic by Scott and Amanda Kuehner
2007: death of Yvan Delporte, Belgian comics writer and influential editor-in-chief of Spirou magazine
2012: death of Joaquim Muntañola, Spanish comic artist, who mainly signed with just Muntañola
2017: death of Dave Hunt, American comic book artist and fine art painter, known for inkng for DC, Marvel, and Disney Comics
2017: death of Jay Lynch, American cartoonist, known in the underground comix movement with his Bijou Funnies

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March 6

1917: birth of Will Eisner, major American comics author and artist, creator of The Spirit and the early graphic novel A Contract with God
1937: birth of Pol de Valck, Flemish cartoonist, best known as the house cartoonist for the right-wing satirical weekly 't Pallieterke
1950: birth of Allen Milgrom, American comic book writer, penciller, inker and editor, primarily for Marvel Comics
1967: birth of Kieron Dwyer, American comic book artist best known for working on Captain America
1970: birth of Nunzio DeFilippis, American writer of comic books and television.
1996: death of Jack Abel, American comic book inker best known for his work with Marvel Comics and DC Comics
2007: death of Lina Buffolente, Italian comic artist and illustrator

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March 7

1920: birth of Eddy Paape, Belgian comics artist best known for Luc Orient
1934: birth of Gray Morrow, American comics artist, best known as art director for Spider-Man
1948: birth of Alan Weiss, American comics artist and writer known for his work for DC Comics and Marvel Comics
1949: birth of Pat Mills, British comics writer and editor, called "the godfather of British comics"
1955: birth of Michael Jan Friedman, American author, having written more than 150 comic books.
1958: birth of Peter Gross, American comic book writer and artist
1967: birth of Ai Yazawa, Japanese manga artist and author best known for Nana
1969: birth of Cully Hamner, American comic book artist known for his work on Green Lantern and Blue Beetle
1978: birth of Ben Templesmith, Australian comics author known for 30 Days of Night

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March 8

1880: birth of H. G. Peter, American comic book artist best known for Wonder Woman
1907: birth of Charles Boost, Dutch illustrator, political cartoonist, book cover designer, writer, and film critic
1922: birth of Jack Rickard, American illustrator, best known as a key contributor to Mad Magazine
1936: debut of The Broons and Oor Wullie, British comic newspaper strips created by Dudley D. Watkins in The Sunday Post
1948: birth of Sal Amendola, comic book artist known for his work with DC Comics
1955: birth of Joellyn Auklandus, American comics writer best known for her work on Elfquest
1975: first issue of Battle Picture Weekly, British comic which ran until 1988
2005: first volume of Warcraft: The Sunwell Trilogy, Korean-American manga by Richard Knaak and Jae-Hwan Kim

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March 9

1923: birth of Paul Fung, Jr., American comics artist who draw Blondie comic books
1941: birth of John Geering, British comics author known for his work with D. C. Thomson
1952: birth of Rick Burchett, American comic book artist known for his work on Batman and Superman
1962: birth of Mike Kazaleh, American animator and comic artist
1963: birth of Mike Wolfer, comic book writer and artist, founder of Ground Zero Comics
1965: death of Jimmy Murphy, American comic strip creator best known for Toots and Casper
1974: first publication of Whoopee!, British comic which would last until 1985
1977: birth of Harvey Richards, American comic book editor and artist

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March 10

1877: birth of Norman E. Jennett, American political cartoonist, know for comic feature The Monkey Shines of Marseleen and being the art director at McFadden Publications
1935: debut of Smokey Stover, American comic strip created by Bill Holman which ran until 1973
1957: birth of Glauco Villas Boas, Brazilian illustrator, cartoonist and religious leader
1971: birth of Ryu Fujisaki, Japanese mangaka best known for Hoshin Engi
1973: first issue of Shiver and Shake, British comic which lasted for a year and a half
1980: birth of Renato Guedes, comic book artist best known for his publications for DC Comics.
1994: death of Aurelio Galleppini, Italian comics artist best known as co-creator of Tex Willer
1997: death of Stan Drake, American comics artist best known as co-creator of The Heart of Juliet Jones and as artist on Blondie
2011: death of Bill Blackbeard, founder of the San Francisco Academy of Comic Art and co-editor of The Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics
2012: death of Jean Giraud, better known under the pseudonym Mœbius; creator of Blueberry and Arzach, and co-creator of The Incal
2012: death of Don Markstein, American comics historian and expert, known for the online encyclopedia Don Markstein's Toonopedia

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March 11

1900: first appearance of Happy Hooligan, popular American comic strip by Frederick Burr Opper
1917: launch of Spanish comics magazine TBO
1958: birth of Lynn Varley, American comic book colorist
1964: birth of Lea Hernandez, American comic book creator
1968: debut of Boner's Ark, American comic strip created by Mort Walker which ran until 2000
1996: death of Barry Appleby, British comic strip author best known for The Gambols
2002: launch of Pibgorn, American webcomic by Brooke McEldowney
2012: death of Sid Couchey, American comic book artist best known for his work for Harvey Comics

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March 12

1928: birth of Sy Barry, American comic-book and comic-strip artist, best known for his work on the strip The Phantom
1946: first issue of Treasure Chest, American Christian comic book which ran until July 1972
1949: death of Frank Miller, American cartoonist best known for Barney Baxter
1951: debut of Dennis the Menace, popular American comic strip by Hank Ketcham
1962: birth of Graham Nolan, American comic book artist, best known for work for DC Comics on Batman-related titles
1967: birth of Massimiliano Frezzato, Italian comics creator best known for I custodi del Maser
2007: death of Arnold Drake, comic book writer and co-creator of Deadman, the Doom Patrol and the Guardians of the Galaxy
2017: death of Murray Ball, New Zealand cartoonist known for his work for Punch magazine

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March 13

1921: birth of Al Jaffee, American comics artist best known for his work on MAD magazine
1924: birth of Franco Donatelli, Italian comics artist best known for Zagor
1939: birth of Jan, Spanish comic book writer and artist, most famous for his creation Superlópez
1948: birth of Waki Yamato, Japanese mangaka best known for Haikara-san ga Tōru
1953: birth of Sam Viviano, American comics artist best known for his work with Mad magazine
1995: launch of Polymer City Chronicles, American webcomic by Chris Morrison
1999: death of Lee Falk, American comic book creator, best known for The Phantom and Mandrake the Magician

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March 14

1920: birth of Hank Ketcham, American comic strip creator best known for Dennis the Menace
1947: birth of Tom Batiuk, American comic strip creator, best known for Funky Winkerbean.
1950: birth of Dudu Geva, Israeli comics artist best known for The Knight Zick
1955: birth of Stephen R. Bissette, American comics artist, editor, and publisher with a focus on the horror genre
1957: birth of Mike DeCarlo, American comics artist. He is best known for his work for DC Comics in the 1980s
1966: birth of Jean-Philippe Stassen, Belgian comics artist best known for Le Bar du vieux Français
1969: birth of Tom Derenick, American comic book artist
1973: death of Chic Young, American comic strip creator best known for Blondie
2005: first appearance of Urban Trash, South Africa comic strip created by Jeremy Nell
2012: first issue of Saga by writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Fiona Staples is published

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March 15

1902: birth of Alex Gurney, Australian artist, caricaturist, and cartoonist, and the creator of the Bluey and Curley strip
1926: birth of Bob Haney, American comic book writer known for the Teen Titans
1936: birth of Francisco Ibáñez Talavera, Spanish comics author and artist best known for Mortadelo y Filemón
1937: birth of Dan Adkins, American comic book artist known for T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents
1954: birth of Bob Budiansky, American comic book writer, editor, and penciller, best known for work on Marvel's Transformers comic
1958: first appearance of the comic strip Jonah, drawn by Ken Reid, in The Beano
1961: birth of Javier Saltares, American comic book artist
1962: birth of John Coulthart, English comic book artist known for his work based on the writings of H. P. Lovecraft
1967: birth of Naoko Takeuchi, Japanese mangaka best known as creator of Sailor Moon
1969: birth of Harold Sakuishi, Japanese mangaka best known for BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad
1969: birth of Lee Moder, American comic book and TV writer
1970: birth of Stefano Raffaele, Italian comic book artist
2002: death of Rand Holmes, Canadian artist and illustrator probably best known for his work in underground comix
2007: death of Jay Kennedy, American editor and writer, author of The Official Underground and Newave Comix Price Guide
2012: death of Fran Matera, American comic strip artist best known for the strip Steve Roper and Mike Nomad

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March 16

1892: debut of Kamratposten, Swedish children's magazine
1927: birth of Gino D'Antonio, Italian comics writer and artist known for the comic book series Storia del West
1957: birth of Steve Lafler, American comic book writer, artist, and editor, and publisher for Cat-Head Comics
1958: birth of Kate Worley, American comic book writer known for Omaha the Cat Dancer
1961: birth of Todd McFarlane, Canadian comics artist and writer best known for his work on Spider-Man
1966: birth of Gary Shipman, American comic books artist best known for Pakkins' Land
1969: birth of Harold Sakuishi, Japanese manga artist
2004: launch of Two Lumps, American webcomic by James L. Grant and Mel Hynes
2017: death of Skip Williamson, American underground cartoonist and central figure in the underground comix movement

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March 17

1847: death of Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard, French caricaturist also known by Jean-Jacques, J. J. Grandville or Grandville
1877: birth of Albert Hahn, Dutch political cartoonist, poster artist and book cover designer
1939: birth of Flo Steinberg, American comic book publisher and former secretary for Marvel Comics editor Stan Lee
1950: birth of Rötger Feldmann, German comics author best known for Werner
1951: first appearance of Dennis the Menace, ongoing British comic strip created by David Law in The Beano (this comic is unrelated to the American comic strip Dennis the Menace by Hank Ketcham which debuted 5 days earlier)
1956: birth of Patrick McDonnell, American creator of the popular comic strip Mutts
1959: first issue of Weekly Shonen Magazine, a Japanese shōnen manga magazine
1965: birth of Patricia Mulvihill (or Trish Mulvihill), American comic book colorist
1971: birth of Jon Sibal American comic book artist
1972: death of Antonio Rubio, Cuban artist, founder and president of the Cuban Cartoonists Association
1972: death of Russell Patterson, American cartoonist and illustrator, creator of the cartoon Mamie
1985: debut of Luann, an American comic strip by Greg Evans

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March 18

1889: birth of Gene Byrnes, American cartoonist, creator of Reg'lar Fellers
1935: birth of Frank McLaughlin, American comics author best known for Judomaster
1955: birth of Bill Reinhold, American comic book artist, known primarily as an inker
1963: debut of American comic strip Trudy by Jerry Marcus
1985: last original The Leopard from Lime Street strip is published in British comic Buster
2002: death of Marcel Denis, Belgian comics creator, creator of the series Hultrasson
2017: death of Bernie Wrightson, American artist, known his work in horror comics and co-creating the Swamp Thing

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March 19

1923: birth of Benito Jacovitti, Italian comics artist best known for Cocco Bill
1952: birth of Willie Schubert, American comic book letterer
1953: birth of Laurie S. Sutton, American writer of comic books and children's books
1962: birth of Michael Jantze, American cartoonist and humorous illustrator, best known for the comic strip The Norm
1967: death of Gil Turner, American animator, comic book artist, and producer
1968: birth of Steve Scott (comics), American comic book artist
2006: debut of Watch Your Head, American comic strip created by Cory Thomas
2012: the Royal Mail release a set of stamps depicting British comic-book series, featuring The Beano, The Dandy, Eagle, The Topper, Roy of the Rovers, Bunty, Buster, Valiant, Twinkle and 2000 AD

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March 20

birth of Diana Albers, American comic book letterer, best known for lettering hundreds of books for Marvel Comics
1922: debut of Out Our Way, American single-panel comic strip series by J. R. Williams
1925: birth of Bill Lignante, American comic book artist best known for his work on The Phantom
1937: death of Ramón Cilla, Spanish comics artist known as on of the pioneers in Spanish comics
1950: birth of Giancarlo Alessandrini, Italian comics artist best known for Martin Mystère
1957: death of Arthur Lewis, American comic artist best remembered for continuing the comic strip Nervy Nat
1967: death of Anders Bjørgaard, Norwegian illustrator known for drawing the comic series Jens von Bustenskjold
2003: debut of No Rest for the Wicked, American webcomic by Andrea L. Peterson

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March 21

1846: birth of Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro, Portuguese comics pioneer best known for Zé Povinho
1927: launch of Bobby Thatcher, American newspaper adventure comic strip created by the cartoonist George Storm
1929: birth of Gallieno Ferri, Italian comics artist best known as cocreator of Zagor
1931: birth of Al Williamson, American comic book artist known for Secret Agent X-9
1947: birth of Don Markstein, American comic writer and editor, creator of the Toonopedia website
1956: birth of Angel Gabriele, American comic book artist and publisher
1959: death of Edwin Balmer, American comic strip writer best known for Speed Spaulding
1962: birth of John Van Fleet, American comics artist
1962: birth of Mark Waid, American comics author, best known for Kingdom Come
1970: Minicon, the first predecessor of Comic-Con International, is organized at the U.S. Grant Hotel in San Diego, California
2007: death of Drew Hayes, American comics artist best known for Poison Elves

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March 22

1914: birth of John Stanley, American cartoonist and comic book writer, best known for writing Little Lulu
1919: birth of Bernard Krigstein, American illustrator and gallery artist, known for work in EC Comics
1929: birth of Mort Drucker, American caricaturist and comics artist best known as a contributor for Mad Magazine
1937: launch of Buck Ryan, UK newspaper adventure comic strip created by Jack Monk and the writer Don Freeman
1959: birth of Lew Stringer, British comics artist best known for Tom Thug and Combat Colin
1959: birth of Steve Dillon, British comic book artist, best known for his work on Hellblazer, Preacher and The Punisher
1960: birth of Matt Webb, American comic book colorist
1975: birth of Lary Stucker, American comic book artist and inker
1977: launch of Thorgal, fantasy adventure Franco-Belgian comics series by Jean Van Hamme and Grzegorz Rosiński
1997: last appearance of Garth, British comic strip by Steve Dowling and John Allard in the Daily Mirror which ran since 1943
1978: birth of Rob Tornoe, U.S. editorial cartoonist for Politiker.com, New York Observer and Press of Atlantic City

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March 23

1912: birth of Franz-Werner Richter-Johnsen, , German painter, graphic artist, and comic artist, known for Detektiv Schmidtchen for the daily Bild
1927: birth of Raymond Maric, , French comic writer, artist, and editor
1951: birth of French cartoonist Jean Plantureux, who works under the pen-name Plantu for the Le Monde
1955: birth of Kevin Kallaugher, cartoonist for The Economist and a former cartoonist for the Baltimore Sun
1977: death of Ed Dobrotka, American comic artist, early assistant to Joe Shuster and co-creator of Toyman
1991: 2000 AD switches to full colour publication

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March 24

1817: birth of Fritz von Dardel, Swedish diarist, illustrator, and early comics artist
1820: death of Charles Albert d'Arnoux, French illustrator and caricaturist, known as Bertall, who contributed numerous cartoons and comics to L'Illustration and La Semaine
1892: birth of Rex Maxon, comic artist known for his work on Tarzan and co-creating Turok
1911: birth of Joseph Barbera, American producer, director and cartoon artist known for co-creating Hanna-Barbera Studios
1956: birth of Bill Wray, American comic book artist and colorist also known for his work on The Ren & Stimpy Show
1961: birth of Pasqual Ferry, Spanish comic book artist
1966: birth of Steve Pugh, American comic book artist known for his work on Hellblazer
1975: birth of Jesse Delperdang, American comic book artist known for his work at DC Comics
1979: last appearance of The Jackson Twins, American comic strip created by Dick Brooks which ran since 1950
1981: birth of Scott Ramsoomair, American webcomic creator known for VG Cats
1984: first issue of Scream!, British comic which marked the debut of The Thirteenth Floor, horror comic strip by Alan Grant, John Wagner and José Ortiz
2007: death of Marshall Rogers, American comics artist best known for his work at Marvel and DC Comics in the 1970s

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March 25

1887: birth of Robert Quillen, American comic strip creator known for Willie Willis and Aunt Het
1964: birth of Angel Medina, American comic book artist known for his work for various comic book companies
1972: last publication of Countdown, British comic
1979: start of John Darling, American comic strip created by Tom Batiuk which ran until 1991
1996: first appearance of Buckles, American comic strip by David Gilbert
1998: launch of Jane's World, American webcomic created by Paige Braddock
2000: debut of Ask Dr. Rin!, Japanese manga created by Kiyoko Arai
2000: final appearance of Eek & Meek, American comic strip by Howie Schneider which ran since 1965

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March 26

1948: birth of José Luis García-López, Spanish comics artist best known for his work for DC Comics
1951: birth of Brian Bolland, British comics artist best known for Batman: The Killing Joke
1956: birth of Mark Verheiden, American television, movie, and comic-book writer
1967: birth of [ Will Dennis], American comic book editor
1971: birth of Moyoco Anno, Japanese mangaka best known for Sugar Sugar Rune
1972: first appearance of Funky Winkerbean, ongoing American comic strip created by Tom Batiuk
1988: death of Jan-Erik Garland, Swedish cartoonist, journalist and comic creator
1995: last strip of Outland by Berkeley Breathed after a run of more than 6 years
2005: final appearance of +Anima, Japanese manga by Natsumi Mukai
2006: end of The Boondocks, American comic strip created by Aaron McGruder which ran since 1999
2017: death of Chen Uen, Taiwanese manhua artist, best known for Heroes of the East Chou Dynasty

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March 27

1893: birth of Josette Frank, American children's literature expert and educational consultant, one of the significant pro-comics voices during the American anti-comics movement of the 1950s
1901: birth of Carl Barks, considered by many as the best artist of Disney comics, and the creator of DuckBurg and Scrooge McDuck
1927: birth of Hy Eisman, American comics author known for Katzenjammer Kids and Popeye
1943: birth of Phil Frank, American comics creator best known for Farley
1947: birth of Mike Friedrich, American comic book writer and publisher known for publishing Star*Reach, one of the first independent comics
1962: birth of Kevin J. Anderson, American science fiction author, writer of several comic book adaptations of movies
1962: birth of John Floyd, American comic book inker
1982: relaunch of Eagle, between 1950 and 1969 the most popular British comic, featuring a.o. the comic strip Ernie by Dave Gibbons
1987: debut of Slylock Fox, American comic strip created by Bob Weber Junior
1993: death of Elizabeth Holloway Marston, American comic book writer best known for co-creating Wonder Woman
2010: death of Dick Giordano, American comic book artist and editor for Charlton Comics and DC Comics
2017: death of Leone Cimpellin, Italian comic artist, sometimes credited under the pen name Ghilbert

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March 28

1948: debut of Spiff and Hercules, French comic strip by José Cabrero Arnal, in L'Humanité
1953: birth of Peter Hsu, Canadian graphic artist and illustrator
1957: death of Jack Butler Yeats, Irish artist, creator of possibly the first serial comic strip, Chubblock Homes, for Comic Cuts
1962: birth of Joakim Lindengren, Swedish comic creator
1969: birth of Keith Aiken, American comic book artist
1982: death of Dave Sheridan, American cartoonist and underground comix artist
1991: debut of the British comic Toxic!
2002: death of Nicola Del Principe, Italian artist who worked on humorous and action comics for Alpe and Bianconi publishing houses
2013: death of Manuel García Ferré, Spanish Argentine animation director and cartoonist, creator of children's magazine Anteojito

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March 29

1901: birth of Andrija Maurović, important early Croatian comics artist
1924: birth of Jack Elrod, American cartoonist best known for the comic strip Mark Trail
1935: birth of David Austin, British cartoonist best known for Hom Sap
1949: birth of Wayne Howard, American comic book artist best known as the first known cover-credited series creator
1950: birth of Val Mayerik, American comic-book artist best known as co-creator of Howard the Duck for Marvel Comics.
1957: birth of Elizabeth Hand, American writer, co-creator and writer of DC Comics' 1990s cult series Anima
1958: birth of Marc Silvestri, American comics writer and artist, CEO of Top Cow Productions
1975: birth of Jim Mahfood, American comic book creator best known for Clerks
1981: end of Our Boarding House, American comic strip created by Gene Ahern which ran since 1921
1983: death of Alfred Andriola, American comic strip creator best known for Kerry Drake
2007: death of Leslie Waller, American writer credited with having co-written the first graphic novel, It Rhymes with Lust

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March 30

1888: birth of J. R. Williams, Canadian cartoonist, best known for his long-run daily syndicated panel Out Our Way
1904: birth of Edgar Pierre Jacobs, Belgian comics artist and author best known for the classic series Blake and Mortimer
1920: birth of Tex Blaisdell, American comic-strip artist and comic-book editor
1924: birth of Raymond Macherot, Belgian comics artist and author best known for Chlorophylle, Sibylline, and Clifton
1962: birth of Greg Capullo, American comics artist best known for his work on Batman and Spawn (character)
1964: birth of Cliff Richards, American comics artist
1976: birth of Joe Caramagna, American comics letterer, writer and artist
1985: last publication of Tiger, a British comic which lasted for 1555 issues
1985: last publication of Whoopee!, a British comic which first appeared in 1974
2004: debut of The Soxaholix, American webcomic by Hart Brachen
2008: death of Jim Mooney, American comic book artist, known as the signature artist of DC Comics' Supergirl and as an inker for Marvel Comics' Spider-Man

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March 31

1907: birth of Ye Qianyu, Chinese manhua artist, co-founder of Shanghai Manhua, and creator of Mr. Wang, one of China's most famous comic strips.
1937: birth of Pablo Marcos, Peruvian comics artist best known for Zombie
1941: birth of Franco Bonvicini, Italian comics author best known for Sturmtruppen
1946: birth of F'Murr, French comics artist and writer best known for Le Génie des alpages
1952: Li’l Abner appears on the cover feature of Life magazine, the first cartoon to appear on the cover
1965: birth of Steven T. Seagle, American writer of comic book, television, film, live theater, video game, and animation industries
1967: birth of Ken Lashley, American comic book artist
1972: death of Aleksandar Denkov, Bulgarian artist, creator of the first Bulgarian animated film, Little Thief
1977: death of Alexey Komarov, Russian illustrator and political cartoonist
1993: death of Manuel Gonzales, Spanish-American comics artist best known for the Mickey Mouse Sunday pages
1994: death of José Escobar Saliente, Spanish comics creator best known for Zipi y Zape
2003: launch of Girlamatic, webcomics anthology site aimed at young adult women
2007: death of Massimo Belardinelli, Italian comic artist best known for his work in 2000 AD

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April

These are the selected anniversaries for April that appear on the Comics portal. The "edit" links edit the portal subpages that are displayed as sections here.

April 1

1917: birth of Sheldon Mayer, American comic book writer and artist, known for Sugar and Spike
1951: birth of Bob Lappan, American comic book letterer
1961: debut of Winker Watson, British comic strip created by Eric Roberts in The Dandy
1961: birth of Michel Rodrigue, French comics artist best known for Doggyguard
1963: birth of Mark Shainblum, Canadian writer best known as a science fiction and comic book writer
1963: birth of James Robinson, British writer of American comic books and screenplays, best known for comics focusing on the Justice Society of America, in particular the Starman character he co-created with Tony Harris
1964: birth of Bill Oakley (comics), American comic book letterer
1967: first appearance of Billy the Cat and Katie, British comic strip created by David Sutherland in The Beano
1970: birth of Tom Raney, American comic book artist
1970: birth of Brad Meltzer, American novelist and comic book writer
1972: first publication of TV Action, British comic that was the follow-up to Countdown and lasted for 74 issues
1973: last publication of The Adventures of Smilin' Jack, American comic strip by Zach Moseley
1974: last issue of Cutie Honey, Japanese manga by Go Nagai
1997: in the Comic strip switcheroo, 46 American comic strip artists made each other's comic strip for one day
1997: launch of Goats, American webcomic by Jonathan Rosenberg
2000: debut of Bob and George, American webcomic by David Anez

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April 2

1867: death of Charles H. Bennett, British comics artist who pioneered techniques in comic illustration
1953: birth of James Vance, American comic book writer, best known for his work from Kitchen Sink Press
1958: first appearance of Oumpah-pah in Le Journal de Tintin, a comics series by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo
1971: birth of Todd Nauck, American comic book artist and writer, best known for his work on Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man and Young Justice
2001: first appearance of Frazz, American comic strip by Jef Mallett
2002: death of Stan Pitt, Australian artist known for his work on Gold Key and DC comics
2004: debut of Gintama, Japanese manga created by Hideaki Sorachi
2009: death of Frank Springer, Reuben Award winner best known for work on Nick Fury

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April 3

1885: birth of Bud Fisher, American comic strip creator best known for Mutt and Jeff
1947: launch of 't Kapoentje, a youth supplement published by the Flemish newspaper Het Volk notable for its comics
1953: birth of Tiziano Sclavi, Italian comics author best known for Dylan Dog
1957: birth of Yves Chaland, French comics author and artist best known for The Adventures of Freddy Lombard
1968: birth of Jamie Hewlett, English comic book artist best known as cocreator of Tank Girl
1975: death of Otto Soglow, American comic strip creator best known for The Little King
1971: last publication of Smash!, British comic
2001: debut of Todd and Penguin, American webcomic by David Wright
2004: final issue of .hack//Legend of the Twilight, Japanese manga created by Tatsuya Hamazaki and Rei Izumi

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April 4

1902: birth of Brian White, British cartoonist, best known for creating The Nipper for the Daily Mail
1922: birth of Sam Rosen (comics), American comic book letterer
1927: birth of Joe Orlando, Italian-American comics artist, vice-president of DC Comics
1949: birth of John Wooley, American author, co-author, or editor of books including several comics in the 80s and 90s
1951: birth of Bob Rozakis, American comic book writer and editor known as DC's "Answer Man".
1966: birth of Dave Johnson (comics), American comic book cover artist
1987: first appearance in The Beano of Number 13, drawn by John Geering
1990: birth of Heather Antos, editor at Marvel under Jordan D. White, from 2015 to 2018.
1991: death of Graham Ingels, American comic book artist best known for his work with EC Comics
1997: death of Billy Graham, American comics artist best known for his work at Marvel Comics
2004: first appearance of Reborn!, Japanese manga created by Akira Amano
2005: debut of Triple Take, American comic strip created by Todd Clark and Scott Nickel

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April 5

1916: birth of Bernard Baily, American comic book artist, publisher, writer, and editor, best known as co-creator of the characters the Spectre and Hourman
1955: birth of Akira Toriyama, Japanese mangaka best known for the Dragon Ball series
1961: birth of Tom Tomorrow, American cartoonist best known for This Modern World
1963: birth of Arthur Adams, American comic book artist and writer, one of the creators who formed Legend, an imprint of creator-owned comics published by Dark Horse Comics
1970: birth of John G. Roshell, American comics letterer
1981: birth of Adam Arnold, American comics author best known for Aoi House
2005: death of Dale Messick, first woman syndicated comic strip artist, creator of Brenda Starr, Reporter
2006: publication of The Tourist, a graphic novel from Image Comics by Brian Wood and Toby Cypress

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April 6

1882: birth of Salvador Bartolozzi, Spanish comic writer and illustrator, creator of children's weekly edition, Pinocchio
1907: birth of Chon Day, American cartoonist whose cartoons appeared in The New Yorker and other magazines
1926: birth of Gil Kane, Latvian-American comic book artist working mainly for Marvel Comics
1936: debut of Mickey Finn, American comic strip by Frank Leonard which ran until 1976
1956: birth of Mark Askwith, Canadian producer, writer, and interviewer in science fiction and comics
1960: birth of Pol Medina, Jr., Filipino comics artist best known for Pugad Baboy
1980: birth of Hayden Scott-Baron, English professional illustrator and graphic designer, co-founder of Sweatdrop Studios
1980: birth of Dock, English manga artist known as cofounder of Sweatdrop Studios
1983: birth of Dash Shaw, American comics author known for his graphic novels
2003: launch of Girly, American webcomic by Josh Lesnick

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April 7

1907: birth of Jacques Laudy, Belgian comics artist who contributed to the early issues of the weekly Tintin magazine
1915: birth of Henry Kuttner, American author, best known in comics for his Green Lantern stories for DC Comics
1935: debut of Hejji, short-lived American comic strip by Dr. Seuss
1952: birth of Jacques Boivin, Canadian artist, best know for work on the erotic comic Mélody for Kitchen Sink Press
1964: birth of Michael A. Martin, American writer, co-writer for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine comics at Marvel Comics
1992: Art Spiegelman wins a special Pulitzer Prize for Maus, the first and so far only graphic novel to win one
2007: death of Johnny Hart, American comic strip creator best known for B.C.

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April 8

1843: birth of Angelo Agostini, considered the first Brazilian cartoonist and a pioneer of sequential art
1951: birth of Michele Wolfman, American comic book colorist
1977: death of Jean Cézard, French cartoonist and comic artist best remembered for Arthur le fantôme justicier.
1998: death of Lee Elias, American comics artist best known for Beyond Mars
2000: death of Alfredo Alcala, Filipino comics artist working at Marvel Comics
2000: launch of Wandering Ones, American webcomic by Clint Hollingsworth

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April 9

1883: birth of Frank King, early American comic strip writer and artist, best known as creator of Gasoline Alley
1914: birth of Mac Raboy, American comic book artist and co-creator of Captain Marvel Jr. who continued Flash Gordon for more than twenty years
1917: birth of Rolf Kauka, American comic artist, most famous for the series Fix and Foxi
1965: birth of Kelly Corvese, American comic book editor and colorist
1967: first appearance of Tensai Bakabon, Japanese manga by Fujio Akatsuka
1977: birth of Gerard Way, American singer, songwriter, and comic book writer, creator of The Umbrella Academy
1978: debut of The World's Greatest Superheroes, American comic strip by various artists which ran until 1985
1979: birth of Brandon Badeaux, American artist and writer

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April 10

1927: birth of Brumsic Brandon Jr., American cartoonist known for the comic strip Luther
1931: birth of René Follet, Belgian comics artist
1956: birth of Jacques de Loustal, French comics author
1957: birth of James D. Hudnall, American comic book writer known for Harsh Realm
1958: birth of Rick Taylor, American comic book colorist
1959: birth of Scott Hampton, American comic book artist known for his painted artwork
1962: birth of Bill Marks, American publisher and founder of Vortex Comics
1973: birth of Josh Hood, American comic book colorist
1983: birth of Janelle Asselin (aka Janelle Siegel), former comic book editor and writer
1988: debut of FoxTrot, American comic strip created by Bill Amend
2004: death of Chester Commodore, American comic book writer with the Chicago Defender

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April 11

1906: birth of Dale Messick, first woman syndicated comic strip artist, creator of Brenda Starr
1916: birth of Irv Novick, American comics artist who worked almost continuously from 1939 until the 1990s
1920: birth of Peter O'Donnell, British writer known as the creator of Modesty Blaise
1959: birth of Oscar González Loyo, Mexican comic book artist known for Karmatron and his work on Simpson comics
1965: birth of Rodolfo Damaggio, Brazilian comic book artist

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April 12

1927: birth of Víctor de la Fuente, Spanish comic book artist and writer, known for work in western and heroic fantasy genres
1936: birth of Carlos Roque, Portuguese comics artist best known for Wladimyr
1937: birth of Eduardo Muñoz Bachs, Cuban poster and comics artist, known for El Cuento, a collection of ironic fables
1953: birth of Tanino Liberatore, Italian comics artist best known for RanXerox
1956: birth of Gary Martin, American comic book artist
1960: birth of Toren Smith, Canadian manga translator and founder of Studio Proteus
1967: birth of Amanda Conner, American comics artist and commercial art illustrator.
1972: birth of Troy Nixey, Canadian comic book artist and film director
1973: birth of Mark Brooks, American comic book artist working exclusively for Marvel Comics
1973: birth of J. Scott Campbell, American comics artist best known as co-creator of Gen¹³ and Danger Girl
1981: birth of Rafael Albuquerque (artist), Brazilian comic book creator primarily for his artwork on titles such as DC Comics' Blue Beetle
1999: death of Ricardo Barreiro, Argentine comics writer, known for Bárbara
2006: end of Emma, Japanese seinen manga created by Kaoru Mori

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April 13

1924: birth of Jack Chick, American religious comic book writer with Chick Publications
1941: birth of Jean-Marc Reiser, French comics artist
1950: birth of Dennis Janke, American comic book artist, best known for his nine-year run as inker on Superman: The Man of Steel
1959: birth of Roy Richardson, best known for work on Flash, Star Wars, and The Tomorrow Knights
1987: death of Joe Colquhoun, British comics artist best known for his work on Charley's War in Battle Picture Weekly
1988: birth of Sam Loeb, American comic book writer known for Superman/Batman #26
2005: death of Juan Zanotto, Argentine comics artist known for Bárbara

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April 14

1861: death of Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Japanese artist and caricaturist
1920: birth of Sheldon Moldoff, American comic book artist, known as co-creator of Poison Ivy
1922: birth of Dana Fradon, American cartoonist who drew roughly 1,400 cartoons for The New Yorker
1924: debut of Wash Tubbs, American comic strip created by Roy Crane which ran until 1988
1927: birth of Jim Seed, American illustrator and cartoonist, known for the cartoons Dr. Guy Bennett and Jane Arden
1947: launch of Grandma, comic strip by Charles Kuhn
1949: birth of Dave Gibbons, British comics author and artist, best known for Watchmen
1950: first publication of Eagle, the most popular British comic, selling over 2 miilion copies a week, marking the debut of Dan Dare by Frank Hampson
1954: birth of Chuck Dixon, American comic book writer, best known for his work on the Punisher for Marvel Comics and on the characters Batman, Nightwing, and Robin for DC Comics
1954: birth of Katsuhiro Otomo, Japanese mangaka, best known for Akira
1957: death of Will Owen, English book illustrator, cartoonist, and caricaturist, producer of cartoons for the Bystander and The Sketch
1959: birth of Gerhard, Canadian artist known for his work on the comics series Cerebus the Aardvark.
1961: birth of Daniel Clowes, American comics artist and author best known for Eightball
1974: birth of Hyung Min-woo, Korean manhwa artist best known for Priest
1985: birth of Jason Fabok, Canadian comic book artist
2003: death of John Kent, New Zealand comic strip creator best known for Varoomshka

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April 15

1832: birth of Wilhelm Busch, German artist and pioneer of picture stories, creator of Max and Moritz
1890: birth of Billy De Beck, American comic strip creator best known for Barney Google
1908: birth of David Breger, American comic strip creator known for G. I. Joe
1918: birth of Denis McLoughlin, British comic book artist best known for his work at publisher T.V. Boardman
1919: birth of Alberto Breccia, Argentine comic book creator, collaborated with Héctor Germán Oesterheld
1925 or 1927: birth of Jerry Grandenetti, American comic book artist best known for working on The Spirit
1937: birth of Tom Sutton, American comic book artist best known for Vampirella
1946: first appearance of Mark Trail, ongoing American comic strip created by Ed Dodd
1961: birth of Mike Kanterovich, American comic book writer
1967: first publication of Terrific, British comic
1978: last issue of Krazy, British comic which started in 1976
1993: death of Alberto Giolitti, Italian comics artist known for his work with Western Publishing and Dell Publishing
2003: debut of D-Live!!, Japanese manga created by Ryoji Minagawa
2007: death of Brant Parker, American cartoonist and co-creator of The Wizard of Id comic
2017: death of Marty Greim, American writer, known for work on Archie Comics' short-lived superhero comic book line

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April 16

1877: death of Tomàs Padró, Catalan painter, graphic artist, and illustrator, a pioneer in Spanish comics
1934: birth of Vicar, a Disney comics artist from Chile
1955: birth of Kim DeMulder, American comic book artist and inker
1964: birth of Steve Haynie, American comic book letterer
1989: debut of Dilbert, popular comic strip by Scott Adams
1990: issue #805, the last issue of Indrajal Comics, appears
1997: death of Roland Topor, French illustrator, cartoonist, comics artist, painter, novelist, playwright, film and TV writer

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April 17

1917: birth of Mac Raboy, American comics artist known for work on Captain Marvel Jr. and Flash Gordon
1923: birth of Earl Norem, American artist known for his work with Marvel Comics
1940: birth of Claire Bretécher, French comics creator known for Agrippine, Cellulite and Les Frustrés
1964: birth of Ben Dunn, American comics creator known for Ninja High School and Warrior Nun Areala
2012: launch of Stan Lee's World of Heroes, a YouTube channel created by Stan Lee
2006: start of the syndication of F Minus, American comic strip by Tony Carrillo

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April 18

1828: birth of Frank Bellew, American cartoonist and pioneering comics author
1916: birth of Carl Burgos, American comic book artist best known as creator of the Human Torch
1953: first appearance of Roger the Dodger, ongoing British comic strip created by Ken Reid in The Beano
1969: birth of Keith DeCandido, American science fiction and fantasy writer, known for his media tie-ins
1997: death of Edward Barker, English cartoonist and underground comix creator
2002: last volume of Flame of Recca, Japanese manga created by Nobuyuki Anzai
2006: death of Dick Rockwell, American comics artist best known for his work on Steve Canyon

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April 19

birth of Patrick Gleason (artist), American comic book artist and writer
1907: birth of Cecil Surry, American cartoonist at various film studios in the Golden Age of Animation
1946: birth of Hideshi Hino, Japanese manga artist and author, best known for his horror stories
1957: birth of Mark McKenna, American comic book artist and inker
1970: debut of Broom Hilda, American comic strip by Russell Myers
1978: birth of Aleksi Briclot, French comic book artist
1978: birth of Takeshi Miyazawa, Canadian comic book artist best known for Mary Jane
1987: death of Milt Kahl, American animator, known as Disney's Nine Old Men
1999: first appearance of The Boondocks, American comic strip created by Aaron McGruder which ran until 2006
2001: death of Henry Boltinoff, American comics artist known for his humor strips at DC Comics
2002: death of Alberto Beltrán, Mexican artist, writer, and editor, founding member of the Academy of Arts
2002: last appearance of Theophilus, an American religious comic strip by Bob West which ran since 1966
2002: debut of Black Lagoon, Japanese manga created by Rei Hiroe

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April 20

1942: first appearance of Barnaby, American comic strip by Crockett Johnson which ran until 1952
1949: birth of John Ostrander, American comic book writer best known for Oracle
1960: birth of Dale Berry, American artist and designer best known his work on Tales of the Moonlight Cutter
1963: birth of Christopher Nielsen, Norwegian comics artist best known for To Trøtte Typer
1965: birth of Evan Dorkin, American comics artist and cartoonist, best known for Milk and Cheese and Dork
1968: death of Rudolph Dirks, pioneering German-American comic strip creator best known for the Katzenjammer Kids
1977: birth of Justin Ponsor, American comic book colorist, best known for his work on Marvel Comics

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April 21

1827: death of Thomas Rowlandson, British cartoonist and comics artist
1938: first issue of Spirou, Belgian comics magazine, featuring first appearances of Spirou and Tif
1942: birth of Dan O'Neill, American underground comix artist, founder of the Air Pirates
1962: death of Bob McCay, American animator and comic artist, known for is work on children's comics
1962: death of Bob Wickersham, American cartoonist during the Golden Age of Comics
1965: birth of Teri Sue Wood, American comic artist best known for her independent-comics series Wandering Star
1971: birth of Michael Turner, American comics artist best known for his work on Witchblade
2007: death of Art Saaf, American comics artist from the Golden Age of Comics

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April 22

1923: birth of Sol Brodsky, American comic book artist best known as production manager at Marvel Comics
1946: first appearance of Sazae-san, Japanese manga by Machiko Hasegawa which ran until 1974
1947: birth of Steve Englehart, American comic book writer
1956: birth of Larry Mahlstedt, American comic book artist specializing in inking
1966: birth of Marie Javins, American comic book editor and colorist, known for her long association with Marvel Comics and the Teshkeel Media Group. As of 2020, Javins is editor-in-chief of DC Comics.
1970: birth of Bryan Hitch, British comic book writer and artist
1974: birth of Yanick Paquette, Canadian comic book artist.
1990: debut of The Buckets, American comic strip by Scott Stantis
2002: death of Denis McLoughlin, British comic book artist best known for his work at Boardman Books

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April 23

1953: birth of L. Lois Buhalis, American comic book letterer
1957: death of Guido Fantoni, Italian comics artist known for work with Florence-based publisher Mario Nerbini
1964: birth of Sergio Cariello, Brazilian-American comic book artist known for his work on The Lone Ranger
1966: birth of Javier Hernandez, American comic book creator best known for El Muerto: The Aztec Zombie
2002: death of Alfredo Pons, Spanish writer-artist, co-founder of the studio La Omertá
2005: death of Romano Scarpa, Italian comics author best known for his work on Disney comics
2017: death of Leo Baxendale, English cartoonist and publisher, creator of the Beano series Minnie the Minx and The Bash Street Kids and co-founder of the British comics Wham! and Pow!

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April 24

1912: birth of George Wunder, American cartoonist best known for illustrating the Terry and the Pirates comic strip
1930: birth of Richard Donner, American film director and writer, known as director of Superman and writer of Action Comics
1930: birth of Howie Schneider, American cartoonist and children's book author, best-known for the comic strip Eek & Meek
1957: birth of John MacLeod, Canadian comics artist and creator, author of Dishman
1960: birth of Ralph Griffith, co-founder of Arrow Comics
1981: death of Howard Purcell, American comic book artist known as co-creator of Sargon the Sorcerer and Gay Ghost
2004: Nat Gertler organises the first 24-hour comics day

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April 25

1915: birth of Mort Weisinger, American comic strip writer best known as editor for DC Comics
1926: birth of Johnny Craig, American comic book artist notable for his work with EC Comics

1927: birth of Albert Uderzo, popular French comics artist and author best known for Asterix
1940: the first Batman comic book appears
1944: death of George Herriman, influential American comic book artist and author best known for Krazy Kat
1952: birth of Peter Sanderson, comic book critic and historian
1960: birth of Brian Thomas, American comic book artist, has known as Rock Lobster and Screamin' Demons
2004: appearance of Crown of Horns, the ninth and final Bone comic book by Jeff Smith

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April 26

1914: birth of Paul Norris, American comic book artist best known as creator of Aquaman
1916: birth of George Tuska, American comic book artist best known for his work on Captain Marvel and Iron Man
1924: birth of Victor Hubinon, Belgian comics artist best known for Redbeard and Buck Danny
1942: birth of Marty Greim, American writer, known for work on Archie Comics' short-lived superhero comic book line
1954: birth of Kerry Gammill, American artist who has worked in the fields of comic books, special effects, storyboards, and character designs
1955: birth of Brad W. Foster, American illustrator, cartoonist, writer, and publisher
1956: birth of François Schuiten, Belgian comics artist and author best known for Les Cités Obscures
1969: last publication of the first version of Eagle, the most popular British comic, selling over 2 miilion copies a week
1971: birth of Craig Rousseau, American comic book artist
1972: birth of John Paul Leon, American comic book artist best known for Earth X

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April 27

1902: debut Ed Payne's Professor O. Howe Wise and Professor I.B. Schmart comic strip
1952: birth of Hilary Bader, American television scriptwriter and comic book writer known for her work on projects in the Batman, Superman, and Star Trek franchises
1953: birth of Jan Mullaney, American rock musician and co-founder of Eclipse Enterprises
1958: first appearance of Rick O'Shay, American comic strip created by Stan Lynde
1963: birth of Faye Perozich, American writer, best known for her comic adaptations of Anne Rice novels
1981: birth of Christina Strain American comic book colorist, writer and screenwriter
1991: death of Rob-Vel, French comic strip artist best known as the original creator of Spirou

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April 28

1887: birth of Charles A. Voight, American cartoonist, best known for his comic strip Betty
1911: birth of Lee Falk, American comic book creator, best known for The Phantom and Mandrake the Magician
1924: birth of Dick Ayers, American comic book artist, known as inker for Jack Kirby
1926: birth of Bill Blackbeard, American writer on comics, founder of the San Francisco Academy of Comic Art
1953: birth of Will Murray, American novelist, journalist, and short-story and comic-book writer, co-creator of Squirrel Girl
1966: death of Jesse Marsh, American comic book artist known for his work on Tarzan
1969: birth of Greg Hyland, Canadian comic book creator, best known for his character Lethargic Lad.
1984: last issue of Spike, British comic
1990: first appearance of Les Pretend, British comic strip created by John Sherwood in The Beano
2005: final volume of Claymore, Japanese manga created by Norihiro Yagi
2005: death of Zeke Zekley, American comics artist known for Bringing Up Father

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April 29

1877: birth of Tad Dorgan, American cartoonist known for his cartoon panel Indoor Sports and comic strip Judge Rummy
1906: first appearance of The Kin-der-Kids, American comic strip by Lyonel Feininger
1908: birth of Jack Williamson, American comic strip writer known for Beyond Mars
1924: birth of Paul S. Newman, American comics writer best known for Turok
1958: birth of Michael Davis, American comics artist, writer, and one of the co-founders of Milestone Media
1967: first issue of Giggle, British comic book which only lasted for 8 months
1969: birth of Sean Konot, American comic book letterer
1972: birth of Roman Dirge, American comic book creator known for Lenore, the Cute Little Dead Girl
1977: death of Paul Gustavson, Finnish-American comic-book writer and artist, creator of The Human Bomb and the Angel
2012: death of Žarko Beker, Croatian comic artist, illustrator, and graphic designer

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April 30

1926: birth of William Overgard, American cartoonist and writer, known for the comic strips Steve Roper and Mike Nomad and Rudy.
1927: birth of Sal Trapani, American comic-book artist and co-creator of the Dell character Nukla
1939: birth of Martin Lodewijk, Dutch comics artist best known for Agent 327
1946: birth of Bill Plympton, American comics artist and writer, known for the comic strip Plympton
1958: birth of Denis Lebrun, American comic strip artist best known for his work on Blondie
1965: birth of Nat Gertler, American writer known for his comic books and his books about comics
1970: birth of | Jim Royal, American comic book artist
2017: death of Jean De Mesmaeker, Belgian comics artist better known by the pseudonym Jidéhem ("JDM")

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May

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May 1

1919: birth of Win Mortimer, Canadian comics artist best known for his work on Superman
1940: birth of Cal Sobrepeña, Filipino comics artist known for Lovelife Komiks
1940: birth of Alex Nino, Filipino comics artist best known for his work on horror and science-fiction/fantasy titles
1943: birth of Carlos Trillo, Argentine comic book writer who worked with Horacio Altuna and Jordi Bernet
1956: birth of Phil Foglio, American cartoonist and comic book artist known for humorous science fiction and fantasy art
1956: birth of Tim Sale, American comics artist known for his collaborations with writer Jeph Loeb.
1963: birth of Christopher Moeller, American writer and painter, specializing in fully painted graphic novels.
1971: debut of Faceache, British comic strip created by Ken Reid which ran until 1988
1972: first issue of L'Écho des savanes, French comics magazine started by Claire Bretécher, Gotlib and Mandryka
1977: birth of David Hopkins, American comic book writer known for Karma Incorporated
1986: first issue of Barbara Slate's Angel Love, published by DC Comics until 1987.
1997: death of Max Mayeu, Belgian writer and artist, better known under the pseudonym “Sirius”
2001: launch of Captain RibMan, American webcomic by John Sprengelmeyer and Rich Davis
2005: start of Concerned, American webcomic by Christopher C. Livingston
2006: first appearance of M×0, Japanese comedy manga created by Yasuhiro Kanō
2007: death of Tom Artis, American comic book artist for DC Comics, Fleetway/Quality, and Marvel Comics throughout the 1980s and early 1990s

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May 2

1912: death of Homer Davenport, American political cartoonist and writer
1912: birth of Marten Toonder, influential Dutch comics creator best known for Tom Puss
1922: birth of Doug Wildey, American comic book artist best known for continuing Tarzan
1922: launch of Bulletje en Boonestaak, one of the first very successful Dutch newspaper comic strips
1944: birth of Howard Cruse, American alternative cartoonist known for the exploration of gay themes
1947: death of William Moulton Marston, American comic book author, creator of Wonder Woman
1955: birth of Jerry Scott, American comic book creator best known for Zits and Baby Blues
1962: birth of Ryan Brown, American comic book artist best known for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1964: birth of Glenn Herdling, American author, comics writer, and editor, known for Marvel Comics' Namor the Sub-Mariner series.
1966: death of John Forte, American comic book artist best known for his work on Legion of Superheroes
1968: birth of Liam Sharp, British comic book artist
2007: end of DC Comics' 52 weekly comic book limited series
2017: death of Jay Disbrow, American artist and writer, remembered for his pre-Code horror comics

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May 3

1919: birth of John Cullen Murphy, American comics artist best known for his work on Prince Valiant
1925: first appearance of Zig et Puce, influential Franco-Belgian comics strip created by Alain Saint-Ogan
1927: birth of Mel Lazarus, American comics artist best known as creator of Miss Peach and Momma
1929: birth of Berck, Belgian comics artist best known for Sammy
1934: debut of Donald Duck in Walt Disney's Silly Symphony cartoon The Wise Little Hen
1937: launch of Ferd'nand, Danish pantomime comic notable for its lack of word balloons and captions, and its longevity
1939: birth of Dennis O'Neil, American comic book writer and editor, principally for Marvel Comics and DC Comics
1958: birth of Bill Sienkiewicz, American comics artist known for Elektra: Assassin
1965: first appearance of Tiger, a popular American comic strip created by Bud Blake
1966: birth of Jamiri, German comics artist best known for the cartoons with his alter ego Jamiri
1968: birth of Nina Paley, American comic strip artist known for The Hotch and Nina's Adventures
1969: birth of N. Steven Harris, American comic book artist
1986: first publication of Oink!, British comic which lasted for 68 issues
1988: death of Milton Caniff, American comic book creator famous for Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon

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May 4

1902: first appearance of Buster Brown, popular American comic strip by Richard F. Outcault
1913: birth of John Broome (writer), (aka John Osgood and Edgar Ray Meritt) American comic book writer for DC Comics
1928: birth of Nestor Redondo, Filipino comics artist, known for co-creating the superheroine Darna
1937: birth of Joseph Loeckx, Belgian comics artist better known as Jo-El Azara, known for Taka Takata and Clifton
1940: birth of John Ridgway, British comics artist known for his work with 2000 AD, Guttenberghus, Marvel and DC
1953: birth of Doug Cushman, American artist who has worked as a cartoonist and a book illustrator
1959: birth of Henriette Valium, Canadian underground comix creator
1966: birth of Tom Richmond, American humorous illustrator, cartoonist and caricaturist known for his work with Mad
1977: birth of Ale Garza, American comic book artist known for working on Gen¹³
1985: debut of Ivy the Terrible, British comic strip created by Robert Nixon in The Beano
1997: death of Lou Stathis, American comics writer and editor with Vertigo
1998: launch of PvP, popular webcomic by Scott Kurtz
2002: first Free Comic Book Day is held
2005: death of Don Trachte, American comics artist best known for the Sunday pages of Henry

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May 5

1905: birth of Floyd Gottfredson, American comic book artist best known for the Mickey Mouse comic strip
1913: birth of Frank Tashlin, American animator, cartoonist, children's writer, illustrator, screenwriter, and film director
1915: birth of Dan Zolnerowich, American comic book artist, known for his work during the Golden Age of Comics
1931: birth of Greg, prolific Belgian comics author and artist, editor-in-chief of Tintin magazine
1932: birth of Stan Goldberg, American comic book artist, best known for his work with Archie Comics
1950: birth of Juan Ortiz, comic book artist and writer
1961: birth of Mike Collins, English comic book artist and writer, known for work with TV and movie tie-in comics
1967: first appearance of Mr. Natural, comic book character created by Robert Crumb
1967: birth of Adam Hughes, American comic book artist
1975: death of George Baker, American comics artist best known for Sad Sack
1979: first issue of Jackpot, British comic which ran until 1982
1999: first issue of The Phantom Menace, a graphic novelisation of the Star Wars movie of the same name
2000: debut of Imadoki!, Japanese manga by Yuu Watase
2001: Ghastly's Ghastly Comic, webcomic by Chris Cracknell, makes its debut

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May 6

1909: birth of Howard Sherman, American comic book artist who worked for DC Comics during the Golden and Silver Age of Comics
1948: birth of David Michelinie, American comic book writer best known for Iron Man and The Amazing Spider-Man
1952: birth of Dennis Jensen, American comic book inker who worked for the most part of the 80s and 90s.
1961: birth of John Beatty, American comics artist known for inking Captain America
1968: birth of John Lucas, American comics artist
1969: birth of Emmanuel Larcenet, French comics artist best known for Dungeon and Le combat ordinaire
1977: birth of Bryan Edward Hill, American author, screenwriter, musician, comic book writer, and graphic designer
2002: death of Robert Kanigher, American DC Comics comic book writer known for creating Sgt. Rock

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May 7

1942: birth of Tony Auth, American editorial cartoonist and children's book illustrator
1943: birth of Joel Beck, American underground comix creator known for Lenny of Laredo
1951: birth of Michael T. Gilbert, American comic book artist and writer best known for Doc Stearn...Mr. Monster
1951: birth of Rick Veitch, American comic book artist known for his work on Swamp Thing
1954: birth of Philippe Geluck, Belgian comics creator best known for Le Chat
1957: birth of Joey Cavalieri, American comic book writer and editor
1958: birth of Jon Bogdanove, American comic book artist known for creating the character Steel
1964: birth of Paul Mounts, American artist who has worked as a colorist in the comics industry
1969: birth of Angel Unzueta, Spanish comic book artist
1977: last publication of Wee Ben Nevis, British gag-a-day comic, published in the comic book magazine The Beano
1978: birth of Brian Clevinger, American webcomic author best known for 8-Bit Theater
1989: last publication of U.S. Acres, American comic strip created by Jim Davis
2002: death of Robert Kanigher, American comic book writer and editor known for work on the Wonder Woman franchise and creating the character Sgt. Rock

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May 8

1909: birth of Everett E. Hibbard, American comics artist known for his work on All-Star Comics
1920: birth of Tom of Finland, Finnish comics artist known for his erotic gay comic books
1936: birth of Kazuo Koike, Japanese mangaka best known for Lone Wolf and Cub
1938: birth of Jean Giraud, important French comics artist best known for Blueberry and his work as Mœbius, including Arzach, The Incal and The Silver Surfer
1961: debut of Apartment 3-G, American comic strip by Nicholas P. Dallis and Alex Kotzky
1967: birth of John Hicklenton, British comics artist known for work on 2000 AD characters like Judge Dredd
1969: birth of John Kalisz, American comic book artist and colorist
1970: birth of Stephen Wacker, American comics editor for Marvel Comics
1973: birth of Hiromu Arakawa, Japanese mangaka best known for Fullmetal Alchemist
1976: birth of Carlos Mangual, comic book letterer
1976: birth of Makoto Yukimura, Japanese mangaka best known for Planetes
2002: death of Thomas Williams, British comics artist
2007: death of Manuel Moro, Mexican artist, known as the artist of Anibal 5, published by Novaro
2012: death of Carlos Loiseau, Argentine cartoonist and humorist, popularly known in Argentina by his byline, Caloi
2012: death of Maurice Sendak, American illustrator and writer of children's books, known for his book Where the Wild Things Are

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May 9

1754: the publication of Join, or Die, American's first newspaper cartoon, is published in The Pennsylvania Gazette
1893: birth of William Moulton Marston, American comic book author, creator of Wonder Woman
1921: birth of Frank O'Neal, American cartoonist best known for the comic strip Short Ribs
1930: birth of José Ruy, Portuguese comic book writer
1931: birth of Dick Hodgins Jr, American cartoonist whose work included illustration, comic strips, and political cartoons
1947: birth of Barbara Slate, American artist, cartoonist, graphic novelist, comic book creator, and writer
1955: birth of Brian Bram, American underground comix artist known for his work on American Splendor
1958: birth of David Campiti, American publisher, co-founder of Innovation Publishing
1962: birth of Ty Templeton, Canadian comic book artist and writer
1962: birth of Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh, American comic book colorist, inker and editor
1991: first airing of The Simpsons episode "Three Men and a Comic Book" which introduced the character Comic Book Guy

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May 10

1900: birth of V. T. Hamlin, American comic strip creator best known for Alley Oop
1905: birth of Alex Schomburg, Puerto Rican painter, commercial artist, and comic-book artist
1943: debut of Claire Voyant, American comic strip by Jack Sparling which ran until 1948
1957: death of Henry C. Kiefer, American artist best remembered for his contributions to Classics Illustrated
1962: birth of Scott Hanna, American comic book artist and inker
1968: birth of Steve Buccellato, American comics artist best known as colorist with Electric Crayon
2004: Jeff Smith draws the last page of Bone, his award-winning self-published comic
2006: first appearance of 52, a comic book limited series published by DC Comics
2006: final publication of Samurai Deeper Kyo, Japanese manga created by Akimine Kamijyo
2010: death of Frank Frazetta, American illustrator who worked on many comics between 1944 and 1964

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May 11

1911: birth of Ed Furness, Canadian comic book artist associated with the "Canadian Whites"
1953: birth of Mike Curtis, American writer known for scripting the Dick Tracy comic strip
1955: birth of Matt Feazell, American cartoonist, primarily known for working in minicomics
1962: birth of Sandy Carruthers, Canadian artist known for his work on the original Men in Black comic book series
1972: birth of John J. Hill, American comic book letterer.
1985: death of Chester Gould, American comic book artist and writer, creator of Dick Tracy
1991: last weekly edition of the British comic Mandy is published
2006: death of Ferdinando Tacconi, Italian comics artist
2012: death of Tony DeZuniga, Filipino comics artist, co-creator of Deadman and Black Orchid

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May 12

1842: birth of Josep Lluís Pellicer, Spanish painter, illustrator, and cartoonist
1915: birth of Tony Strobl, American comics artist best known for his work on many Disney comics
1942: death of George William Wakefield, British comics artist and illustrator, best remembered for his Laurel and Hardy comics
1947: birth of catherine yronwode, American writer about comics, known for her work The Art of Will Eisner
1950: birth of Tom Armstrong, American cartoonist and the creator of the daily newspaper comic strip Marvin
1954: birth of Neil D. Vokes, American writer and artist, co-founder of now-defunct Crystal Comics
1962: death of Dick Calkins, American comic strip artist, best known for being the first artist to draw the Buck Rogers comic strip
2004: death of Syd Hoff, American comic strip creator best known for Tuffy
2012: death of Eddy Paape, Belgian comics artist best known for co-creating and illustrating the series Luc Orient

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May 13

1926: birth of Norman Maurer, American comic book artist, co-creator of the first 3-D comics, known for the Three Stooges comics
1946: birth of Marv Wolfman, American comic book writer
1955: final strip of Beyond Mars, American comic strip by Jack Williamson and Lee Elias
1969: birth of Andrew Pepoy, American comic book writer and artist known for redesigning the Little Orphan Annie strip
1977: birth of Rodney Caston, American comics writer best known for Megatokyo
1991: debut of Sherman's Lagoon, American comic strip created by Jim Toomey

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May 14

1924: birth of Brad Anderson, American cartoonist and creator of the comic strip Marmaduke
1936: birth of Lambil, Belgian comics artist best known for Les Tuniques Bleues
1955: birth of Dave Hoover, American comic book artist known for runs on The Wanderers, Starman and Captain America
1957: birth of Gary Leach, American comic book comics writer, artist, translator, art director, and production manager, known for his work on Disney comics
1964: birth of Dave Taylor, American comic book artist known for Batman and Judge Dredd
1970: birth of Norm Feuti, American cartoonist known for the comic strips Retail and Gil
1993: death of Gerda Gattel, American comic book letterer for DC Comics

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May 15

1897: birth of Glenn Chaffin, American journalist and writer, scripter for air adventure comic strip Tailspin Tommy
1935: after having appeared in some Mickey Mouse strips, Donald Duck now debuts in his first adventure, Donald and Donna
1938: birth of John G. Fantucchio, American comics artist best known for his highly detailed cover illustrations
1940: birth of John Verpoorten, American comic book artist and editor
1941: birth of Jaxon, American pioneering underground comix creator, co-founder of Rip Off Press
1957: birth of Gary Leach, American comics writer, translator, art director, production manager, letterer, and colorist best known for his work on Disney comics
1961: birth of Jeff Dee, American artist and game designer, designer of the Villains and Vigilantes superhero game
1980: first publication of Locke the Superman, Japanese manga by Yuki Hijiri which ran until 1989
2002: debut of Snafu Comics, a webcomic by David Stanworth
2004: death of Gill Fox, American comic book artist known for his work at Quality Comics
2004: death of Jack Bradbury, American comics artist best known for his work on Disney comics
2006: first appearance of Liō, American comic strip by Mark Tatulli
2008: death of Will Elder, American comic book artist known for his work on Mad

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May 16

1892: birth of Wally Robertson, Scottish artist is known for work on Charlie Chaplin comics
1912: birth of John Liney, American cartoonist who drew the daily Henry comic strip
1917: birth of Hal Seeger, American comics writer and artist, most famous for the Betty Boop comic strip and Leave It to Binky
1925: birth of Hannes Hegen, German comics creator best known for Mosaik
1927: birth of Stan Starkman, American comic book letterer
1947: birth of Ray Zone, American artist, known as the "King of 3-D Comics"
1947: death of Reg Perrott, British artist, known for being studio manager of Mickey Mouse Weekly
1952: birth of Chris Browne, American comic strip artist and cartoonist known for his work on Hägar the Horrible
1960: birth of Chester Brown, Canadian comics author and artist, best known for Louis Riel
1964: first appearance of Billy Whizz, ongoing British comic strip created by Malcolm Judge in The Beano
1965: birth of Jason, Norwegian comics author and artist known for Hey, Wait..., Sshhhh! and The Left Bank Gang
1971: birth of James Sinclair, American comic book artist
2003: debut of Air Gear, Japanese shōnen manga created by Oh! great
2012: death of Ernie Chan, Chinese-American comics artist, known for his long tenure on Batman and Detective Comics

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May 17

1890: debut of Comic Cuts, British comic magazine and first weekly comic paper
1928: birth of George Kashdan, American comic book writer and editor, primarily for DC Comics, who co-created such characters as Tommy Tomorrow, Mysto the Magician Detective, and others.
1929: birth of Piet Wijn, Dutch comics writer and artist best known for Aram and Douwe Dabbert
1956: birth of Dave Sim, Canadian comic book writer and artist best known for Cerebus the Aardvark
1962: birth of Steve Geiger, American comic book artist
1964: birth of Linda Medley, American comic book author and illustrator
1967: birth of David Hahn, American comic book artist
1969: death of Arthur "Bugs" Baer, American cartoonist known as ghostwriter of Mutt and Jeff
2000: death of Dick Sprang, American comic book artist best known for his work on Batman
2002: death of Dave Berg, American comics artist known for the Lighter Side in Mad magazine

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May 18

1917: birth of Bill Everett, American comic book writer best known for creating Namor the Submariner and co-creating Daredevil
1931: birth of Don Martin, American comic book artist and author best known for his work on MAD magazine
1942: birth of Don Donahue, American comic book publisher, known for operating Apex Novelties
1953: birth of Alan Kupperberg, American comics artist known for working in both comic books and newspaper strips
1953: birth of Arthur Suydam, American comic book artist known for his work on horror comics
1960: birth of James W. Fry, American comic book pencil artist best known for his work on Star Trek comics
1988: first appearance of Pugad Baboy, Filipino comic strip created by Pol Medina Jr.
2001: debut of Zatch Bell!, Japanese shōnen manga by Makoto Raiku
2017: death of Oscar González Guerrero, Mexican comic book artist known for his co-creation of Zor y Los Invencibles and Hermelinda Linda, and being the artistic director of ¡Ka-Boom! Estudio

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May 19

1777: birth of Richard Newton, English caricaturist, miniaturist and book illustrator
1903: birth of Pete Costanza, American comics artist best known for Captain Marvel
1942: birth of Shirrel Rhoades, American writer, publisher, and filmmaker, known for being the executive vice president of Marvel Entertainment
1962: birth of Maitena Burundarena, Argentine comics artist best known for Mujeres Alteradas
1963: birth of Reggie Byers, American comics writer and artist best known for work on Robotech comics
1966: birth of Jodi Picoult, American comics writer known for Wonder Woman
1967: birth of Steve Lieber, American comic book illustrator known for his work on books such as Detective Comics and Hawkman
2008: death of Rory Root, American owner of the influential comic book store Comic Relief
2017: death of Rich Buckler, American comics artist and penciller, creator of the character Deathlok for Marvel Comics

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May 20

1899: birth of Everett M. "Busy" Arnold, American comics publisher best known for Quality Comics
1911: birth of Gardner Fox, American comic book writer, creator of Sandman and Flash
1936: birth of Malcolm Hancock, American comic strip creator known for Malfunction Junction^{[disambiguation needed]}
1942: birth of Gail Beckett, American comic colorist and letterer best known for work on Indiana Jones comics
1965: birth of Al Bigley], American comic artist best known for work with comic and toy merchandizing
1973: birth of Mike Norton, American comic book artist and writer, known for his work on Battlepug.

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May 21

Unknown year: birth of Nansi Hoolahan, American comic book colorist and letterer
1915: birth of Don Trachte, American comics artist best known for the Sunday pages of Henry
1917: birth of Frank Bellamy, British comics artist best known for his work in Eagle and on Dan Dare
1920: birth of Lee Elias, American comics artist best known for Beyond Mars
1932: death of Raoul Barré, Canadian pioneering comics artist
1943: birth of Jean-Claude Fournier, French comics artist and writer best known for Spirou et Fantasio
1956: birth of Gary Reed, American comic book writer, and the publisher of Caliber Comics
1971: birth of Joe Benitez, American comic book artist best known as cocreator of Weapon Zero
1972: first publication of Berusaiyu no Bara, Japanese shōjo manga by Riyoko Ikeda
1977: debut of Gnasher's Tale, British comic strip created by David Sutherland in The Beano

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May 22

1907: birth of Hergé, the most famous Belgian comics author and artist, creator of The Adventures of Tintin
1915: birth of George Baker, American comics artist best known for Sad Sack
1945: birth of Steve Gan, best known for co-creating Panday with Carlo J. Caparas and Marvel Comics' Star-Lord and Skull the Slayer.
1949: first appearance of Casey Ruggles, American western comic strip by Warren Tufts
1945: birth of Carlos Garzón, American comic-book illustrator known for work on Marvel's Star Wars series
1962: death of John H. Striebel, American comic strip artist best known for Dixie Dugan
1974: birth of Jeffrey Rowland, American webcomic author best known for Wigu

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May 23

1919: birth of Robert Bernstein (comics), American comic book writer
1951: birth of John Bolton, is a British comic book artist and illustrator most known for his work on horror comics
1963: birth of Mike Deodato, Brazilian comic book artist best known for his work on Wonder Woman
1966: birth of Mark Buckingham (comic book artist), British comic book artist
1994: death of Don Thompson, American pioneer of comic book fandom
1999: death of John Prentice, American comic strip artist best known for continuing Rip Kirby
2005: the Blank Label Comics website, a collective of webcomics, goes online
2006: death of Kiko, Egyptian-Belgian comics creator best known for Foufi

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May 24

1912: birth of Alfred Andriola, American comic strip creator best known for Kerry Drake
1919: birth of Sid Couchey, American comics artist known for his work on Richie Rich
1919: birth of Irwin Caplan, American illustrator, painter, designer, and cartoonist, best known as the creator of The Saturday Evening Post cartoon series, Famous Last Words
1925: birth of Carmine Infantino, American comic book artist, one of the main contributors to the Silver Age of Comic Books
1936: birth of Kiko, Egyptian-Belgian comics creator best known for Foufi
1957: birth of Walter Moers, German comics author best known for Das kleine Arschloch
1959: last appearance of Johnny Reb and Billy Yank, American Sunday comic strip created by Frank Giacoia
1962: death of Victor Forsythe, American artist, illustrator of many different comics, including Joe Jinks
1966: birth of Evan Skolnick, American writer, editor and producer who worked as assistant editor at Marvel Comics
1967: birth of Everette Hartsoe, American writer and producer known for goth comics and creator of Razor
1992: debut of X, Japanese manga created by CLAMP
1997: first appearance of Tim Traveller, British comic strip created by Vic Neill in The Beano
2017: death of Pierre Seron, Belgian comic book artist, longtime Spirou contributor

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May 25

1842: birth of Paul Léonnec, French illustrator, longtime contributor of cartoons to French-language magazines
1934: birth of Clay Geerdes, American writer, photojournalist, publisher, and teacher known for Comix World
1942: birth of Lucho Olivera, Argentine comic book artist and writer, best known for creating Gilgamesh the immortal
1949: birth of Barry Windsor-Smith, British comics artist best known for Conan the Barbarian
1951: birth of Bob Gale, American filmmaker and occasional comic book writer.
1953: birth of Stan Sakai, Japanese-born cartoonist and comic book creator, creator of the comic series Usagi Yojimbo
1956: birth of Andrea Pazienza, Italian comics artist best known for Zanardi
1956: birth of Sal Velluto, Italian-born illustrator for comic books, trading cards and video game designs
1957: birth of Marc Hempel, American cartoonist/comics artist best known for his work on The Sandman
1957: birth of Terry Nantier, American comics publisher and founder of NBM Publishing
1969: birth of Tomoko Ninomiya, Japanese mangaka best known for Nodame Cantabile
2003: last appearance of Geech, American comic strip by Jerry Bittle

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May 26

1872: death of Alfred Henry Forrester, English author, comics artist, illustrator and artist, known for his work on Punch magazine
1939: birth of Herb Trimpe, American comics artist and writer, best known his work on The Incredible Hulk and as the first artist to draw for publication the character Wolverine
1956: birth of Tom Mandrake, American comics artist best known for his work on Firestorm, Martian Manhunter and The Spectre
1964: birth of Caitlin R. Kiernan, American comics writer best known for The Dreaming
1967: birth of James Kochalka, American comics creator best known for American Elf
1972: birth of Bernard Chang, American comics artist known for Second Life of Dr. Mirage
1972: death of Robert Dansler, better known as Bob Dan, known as one of the most prolific French comic authors
1984: last issue of School Fun, British comic which lasted for less than a year
2001: end of Citizen Dog, American comic strip by Mark O'Hare
2005: final issue of Girls Bravo, Japanese bishōjo manga by Mario Kaneda
2012: death of Jim Unger, British-born Canadian cartoonist, best known for his syndicated comic strip Herman

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May 27

1934: birth of Harlan Ellison, American novelist, screenwriter, and occasional comic book writer
1949: death of Robert Ripley, American comics creator best known for Ripley's Believe It or Not!
1951: birth of George Freeman, Canadian comic book penciller, inker, and colorist known for his work on Captain Canuck
1954: birth of Mark Wheatley, American illustrator, writer, editor, and publisher in the comic book field
1956: birth of Carrie Spiegle, American comic book letterer
1958: birth of James Pasco, American comic book writer and inker
1968: birth of Richard Isanove, French comic book artist
1973: birth of Felix Serrano, American comic book colorist
1979: birth of Michael Buonauro, American webcomic creator known for Marvelous Bob
1991: death of Ed Dodd, American comic strip creator best known for Mark Trail
1992: death of Machiko Hasegawa, Japanese mangaka best known for Sazae-san
2003: death of Al Hartley, American comic book creator known for his work on Archie Comics
2006: death of Alex Toth, influential American comic book artist

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May 28

1911: birth of Lora Sprang, aka Pat Gordon, American comic artist best known as a letterer and colorist for DC's Batman titles
1947: birth of Lynn Johnston, American comic creator best known for the comic strip For Better or For Worse
1952: birth of Aldo Capitanio, Italian comics artist best known for his work on Tex Willer
1960: first appearance of Buster, British comic which would run until 2000
1963: birth of Charles Marshall, American comic author best known his work at Malibu Comics
1970: birth of Scott Koblish, American comics artist known for his work with Marvel Comics
1971: birth of Andrea Di Vito, Italian comics artist known for his work with CrossGen and Marvel Comics
2000: last appearance of Bringing up Father, American comic strip by George McManus which ran since 1913
2005: end of Greystone Inn, American webcomic by Brad Guigar
2006: last volume of Air Master, Japanese seinen manga created by Yokusaru Shibata

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May 29

1920: birth of Jack Kamen, American comic book artist known for his work at EC Comics
1951: birth of Larry Marder, American cartoonist and writer, creator of comic book Tales of the Beanworld
1957: birth of Jim Salicrup, American comic book editor, known for his tenures at Marvel Comics and Topps Comics
1959: birth of Nigel Kitching, British comics author best known for Sonic the Comic
1960: last publication of Lance by Warren Tufts, one of the last full page comic strips
1974: birth of Aaron McGruder, American comics author best known for The Boondocks

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May 30

1916: birth of Mort Meskin, American comic book artist best known for his work in the Golden Age of Comic Books
1939: birth of Roberto Raviola, Italian comics artist under the pseudonym Magnus, best known for Kriminal and Alan Ford
1952: birth of Mike W. Barr, American writer of comic books, mystery novels, and science fiction novels
1954: birth of Alan Brennert, American comic book writer, author, TV producer and screenwriter
1962: birth of Kevin Eastman, American comic book artist, best known as co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1977: birth of Freddie Williams II, American comic book artist, best known for his work for DC Comics
1985: end of Adolf, award winning Japanese manga by Osamu Tezuka
1993: death of Marge, American comics artist best known as the creator of Little Lulu
1994: debut of Mallard Fillmore, American comic strip by Bruce Tinsley
1999: death of Paul S. Newman, American comics writer best known for Turok
2000: first appearance of Saikano, Japanese manga by Shin Takahashi
2005: launch of Evil Inc., American webcomic by Brad Guigar

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May 31

1872: birth of W. Heath Robinson, English cartoonist, illustrator and artist, best known for drawings of whimsically elaborate machines to achieve simple objectives
1915: birth of Allen Bert Christman, American comics artist known for co-creating Sandman (Wesley Dodds) and drawing the Scorchy Smith newspaper strip
1917: birth of Cees van de Weert, Dutch comic artist, known for his work at the Marten Toonder Studios
1940: birth of Gilbert Shelton, American underground comix artist known for The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers
1944: birth of Andy Yanchus, American comics colorist known for his work for Marvel Comics
1952: birth of David Anthony Kraft, American comic book writer, publisher, and critic
1967: birth of Dean Haspiel, American comic book artist, writer, and playwright
1974: birth of Adrian Tomine, American comics artist, best known for his comic book series Optic Nerve
1982: birth of Ian Flynn, American comics artist best known for working on Sonic the Hedgehog
1992: death of Walter Neugebauer, Croatian comic book artist and animator, one of the founders of comics in Croatia
2005: death of Eduardo Teixeira Coelho, Portuguese comic book artist best known for Ragnar

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June

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June 1

1907: birth of George Waiss, American comic artist and animator, best known for his work for Disney
1959: first appearance of Asterix, French comic by Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny, in the first promotional issue of the comics magazine Pilote
1967: birth of Alonzo Washington, American comic book creator, founder of Omega 7 Comics
1976: birth of Allen Passalaqua, American comic book artist
1997: death of Ruth Atkinson, American cartoonist and comic book writer-artist, creator of Marvel Comics character Millie the Model
2001: death of Hank Ketcham, American comic strip creator best known for Dennis the Menace
2008: death of Marty Links, American cartoonist best known for her syndicated comic strip Emmy Lou
2010: finale of the web comic 8-Bit Theater is published online
2017: death of Vic Lockman, American Christian cartoonist and comic strip writer

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June 2

1895: launch of The Little Bears, American comic strip created by Jimmy Swinnerton
1902: founding of Newspaper Enterprise Association, the oldest and longest-running comic strip syndicate in the world
1918: birth of Ruth Atkinson, American comics artist best known as co-creator of Millie the Model and Patsy Walker
1940: debut of The Spirit, influential American comic created by Will Eisner
1945: final appearance of Bungle Family, American comic strip created by Harry J. Tuthill
1945: birth of Michael Leunig, Australian cartoonist best known for Vasco Pyjama
1951: birth of Michael E. Uslan, American producer of the Batman films and the first instructor to teach an accredited course on comic book folklore at any university
1958: birth of Scott Rosema, American comics artist best known for illustrating stories for Warner Bros
1963: birth of Joe Gentile, American comic book writer and author, founder of Moonstone Books
1968: birth of Flemming Andersen, Danish comics artist best known for his work on Disney comics
1971: birth of Anthony Montgomery, American actor and graphic novelist, creator of graphic novel Miles Away

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June 3

1913: birth of Tom Gill, American comic book artist best known for drawing Dell Comics' The Lone Ranger.
1919: birth of Jerry Serpe, American comic book artist
1921: birth of Bob LeRose, American comic book colorist for DC Comics
1940: debut of Invisible Scarlet O'Neil, American comic strip by Russel Stamm which ran until 1956
1946: birth of Sergio Mulko, Argentine comics artist best known for Nippur de Lagash
1965: birth of Gavin Wilson, American comic book artist best known for work on Sandman Mystery Theatre
1973: death of Syd Shores, American comic book artist best known for working on Captain America
1977: death of Syd Nicholls, Australian cartoonist and commercial artist, best known for the comic strip Fatty Finn
1992: death of William Gaines, publisher of EC Comics and MAD magazine
2002: launch of science fiction webcomic A Miracle of Science, written by Jon Kilgannon, with art by Mark Sachs

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June 4

1938: first appearance of Just Jake, British comic strip by Bernard Graddon in the Daily Mirror until 1952
1951: birth of Wendy Pini, American comics creator best known for co-creating Elfquest
1958: birth of Josef Rubinstein, American comic book artist and inker, most associated with inking Marvel Comics' The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe
1973: first publication of Barefoot Gen, Japanese manga novel by Keiji Nakazawa
1984: death of Sol Brodsky, American comic book artist best known as production manager at Marvel Comics
1986: birth of Jorge Jimenez, El Salvador-born comic book writer and artist known for his work on various DC Comics series
1988: final appearance of Steve Canyon, American comic strip by Milton Caniff which ran since 1947
1989: death of Dik Browne, American comic strip creator best known for Hi and Lois and Hägar the Horrible
1994: the first Alternative Press Expo is held in San Jose, California
1998: debut of Hunter × Hunter, Japanese manga created by Yoshihiro Togashi
2002: start of Scary Go Round, British webcomic by John Allison

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June 5

1905: birth of Wayne Boring, American comics artist best known for his work on Superman
1911: birth of Vin Sullivan, American comics editor, artist and publisher best known for editing the first issue of Action Comics and drawing the first cover of Detective Comics
1942: birth of Frank Chiaramonte, American comics artist and inker for both DC Comics and Marvel Comics
1955: first publication of Lance by Warren Tufts, one of the last full page comic strips
1962: Amazing Fantasy volume 1 number 15, with the first appearance of Spider-Man was released, with a cover date of August 1962
1968: birth of Dave Lanphear, American comics letterer
1970: birth of Matthew Clark, American comic book artist
1970: death of Jay Irving, American comic strip author best known for Pottsy
1982: first publication of Wow!, a British comic which ran for just over a year
1983: end of Latigo, American comic strip by Stan Lynde
1987: birth of Dan Mora, Costa Rican comic book artist
1987: Spider-man's Wedding performed live at Shea Stadium
1998: last appearance of King of Bandit Jing, Japanese manga created by Yuichi Kumakura

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June 6

1920: birth of Sandro Angiolini, Italian comics author known for Isabella
1922: birth of Maurice Maréchal, Belgian comics artist, best known for the series Prudence Petitpas
1926: birth of Tom K. Ryan, American cartoonist and creator of the comic strip Tumbleweeds
1927: birth of Peter Spier, Dutch-American illustrator and writer, creator of Sophie for Spirou
1932: launch of Napoleon and Uncle Elby, American newspaper comic strip created by Clifford McBride
1958: birth of Greg Adams, American comic book artist best known as an inker for Marvel comics
1959: first appearance of The Three Bears, British comic strip by Leo Baxendale which still appears in The Beano
1962: birth of Tom McCraw, American comic book artist, writer, and creator, best known as a colorist for DC Comics
1970: first issue of Cor!!, British comic book which ran until 1974
1977: death of Joe Musial, American cartoonist who drew The Katzenjammer Kids
1977: launch of Howard the Duck as a comic strip, by Steve Gerber and Gene Colan
1992: death of Martin Goodman, American comics publisher best known for Timely Comics
1997: death of Manny Stallman, American comics artist, known for his work during the Golden Age of Comics
2004: death of Kate Worley, American comic book writer known for Omaha the Cat Dancer
2012: death of Jean-René Le Moing, French artist, one of the co-creators of Pilote

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June 7

1915: birth of Graham Ingels, American comic book artist best known for his work with EC Comics
1923: birth of Henryk Chmielewski, Polish comics artist best known for Tytus, Romek i A'Tomek
1941: birth of Barb Rausch, American comics artist and writer
1949: birth of Larry Hama, Japanese-American comic book writer, best known as creator of Bucky O'Hare
1952: birth of Rick Hoberg, American comics artist and animator
1955: birth of Mark Schultz, American writer and illustrator of books and comics, best know for Xenozoic Tales
1958: death of Joe Maneey, American comics artist at Marvel Comics
1964: birth of Darryl Banks, American comics artist
1986: final appearance of Conrad, American comic strip by Bill Schorr
1998: last appearance of Frumpy the Clown, American comic strip created by Judd Winick which ran since 1996
2003: death of Georges Pichard, French comics artist known for Blanche Épiphanie and other erotic cartoons
2004: debut of Little Dee, American webcomic by Christopher Baldwin

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June 8

birth of Michael Higgins, comic book editor, writer, artist and colorist
1846: death of Rodolphe Töpffer, Swiss teacher and artist widely considered the first modern comic creator
1867: birth of O'Galop, French artist and cartoonist, best known for creating Bibendum, the Michelin Man
1910: birth of C. C. Beck, American comic book artist, creator of Captain Marvel
1920: birth of Ray Holloway, American comic book letterer
1922: birth of Paul Gringle, American newspaper comic artist and animator, mainly known for his own feature Rural Delivery
1927: birth of Rocke Mastroserio, Italian-American comic book artist known for his work with Charlton Comics
1933: birth of Jan Kruis, Dutch comics artist and writer best known for Jan, Jans en de Kinderen
1957: birth of Scott Adams, American creator of the popular comic strip Dilbert
1963: last appearance of the comic strip Jonah, drawn by Ken Reid, in The Beano: it would return thirty years later in The Dandy
1986: final appearance of Dondi, American comic strip by Gus Edson and Irwin Hasen
1987: debut of Crankshaft, a still running American comic strip by Tom Batiuk and Chuck Ayers
2000: death of Jeff MacNelly, American comic strip creator best known for Shoe
2004: start of Earthsong, American webcomic by Lady Yates
2005: first issue of Freshmen, a comic book series by Seth Green and Hugh Sterbakov
2006: death of Jaxon, American pioneering underground comix creator, co-founder of Rip Off Press

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June 9

Born: Craig Anderson, American comic book editor
1943: birth of Bob Bolling American cartoonist best known for his work in Archie Comics and creator of Little Archie.
1943: birth of Joe Haldeman American science fiction writer who collaborated on the comics The Forever War and Dallas Barr
1948: birth of André Juillard, French comics artist and author best known for his historical comics
1954: birth of George Pérez, Puerto Rican-American comics creator
1960: birth of Kurt Hathaway, American comic book letterer
1965: birth of Tim Eldred, American comics artist and animator, known for his work on science fiction comics

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June 10

1922: birth of Angela Giussani, Italian comics writer, co-creator of the Diabolik comic book antihero series
1927: birth of Mitacq, Belgian artist is especially known for La Patrouille des Castors in Spirou
1951: birth of Charles Vess, British comics artist best known for his work on Sandman and Stardust
1959: birth of Howard Simpson, American comic book artist known as a penciller, inker, and background artist
1960: birth of Scott McCloud, American comic book artist and leading popular scholar of comics
1960: death of Al Posen, American cartoonist best known for his comic strip Sweeney & Son
1962: birth of Masashi Tanaka, Japanese mangaka best known for Gon
1970: birth of Matt Haley, American film director, art director, and book illustrator artist
2017: death of Malang, Filipino cartoonist, illustrator, and fine arts painter, best known for the series Kosme the Cop, Chain Gang Charlie and Beelzebub

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June 11

1933: first appearance of Captain Easy, American comic strip by Roy Crane which ran until 1988
1934: debut of Mandrake the Magician, American comic strip created by Lee Falk
1949: birth of Steve Moore, British comics writer known for his collaborations with Alan Moore
1959: birth of Susan van Camp, American artist in gaming and comics
1971: birth of Dame Darcy, American comics creator known for Meatcake
1976: birth of Ivan Reis, Brazilian comics artist
1982: birth of Jared K. Fletcher, American comic book letterer
1992: death of Todd Loren, American comic book publisher, owner of Revolutionary Comics
2003: launch of Count Your Sheep, American webcomic by Adrian Ramos

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June 12

1920: birth of Dave Berg, American comics artist known for the Lighter Side in Mad magazine
1948: birth of Len Wein, American comic book writer, co-creator of Swamp Thing
1971: debut of Fuss Pot, British comic strip by Norman Mansbridge
1987: death of Carlo Boscarato, Italian cartoonist and comics artist, co-creator of the western series Larry Yuma
2000: launch of Schlock Mercenary, American webcomic by Howard Tayler
2002: first publication of Hopeless Savages, comic series by Jen van Meter
2011: death of Al Williamson, American comic book artist, known for his work on Creepy, Eerie, Secret Agent X-9 and Star Wars

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June 13

1917: birth of Sid Barron, Canadian editorial cartoonist and artist
1929: birth of Jon D'Agostino, Italian-American comic-book artist best known for his Archie Comics work
1934: birth of Gren, Welsh comics artist best known for Ponty an' Pop and Big Deal
1947: birth of Antonio Segura, Spanish comics writer known for a.o. Hombre, Sarvan, Kraken and Eva Medusa
1956: birth of Frank Cirocco, American comics artist and video game designer, co-creator of Alien Legion
1961: birth of Brett Breeding, American comic book artist and inker, and co-creator of Doomsday (DC Comics)
1972: birth of Batt (aka Matt Banning), American comic book inker
1977: birth of Yanwari Kazama, Japanese manga artist
1998: death of Reginald Smythe, British comic strip author and artist, best known for Andy Capp
2002: death of Vincent Fago, American comic strip author and interim editor of Timely Comics known for Peter Rabbit
2023: death of John Romita Sr., American comic book artist, known for his work with Marvel Comics, and on Amazing Spider-Man, in particular

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June 14

1912: birth of Ami Hauhio, Finnish artist, best known for co-creating the science fiction comic Maan mies Marsissa
1912: first appearance of The Teenie Weenies, American comic strip by William Donahey which ran until 1969
1912: birth of Bob Wood, American illustrator during the Golden Age of Comics, co-creator of the series Crime Does Not Pay
1915: birth of George Klein, American comic book artist
1917: birth of Joe Letterese, American comic book letterer
1930: birth of Sam Grainger, American comic book artist best known as a Marvel Comics inker during the Silver Age
1932: death of John "Dok" Hager, American cartoonist, creator of the comic strip Dok's Dippy Duck
1944: birth of Jordi Bernet, Spanish comic book artist known for Torpedo and Clara del Noche
1955: birth of Paul Kupperberg, American writer and comics editor
1959: birth of Mark Heike, American comic book creator and editor, mainly known for his work for AC Comics
1962: birth of Denis Beauvais, Canadian artist whose work has appeared in comic books and role-playing games.
1970: birth of David Lapham, American comic book writer, artist, and cartoonist, best known for his work on the independent comic book Stray Bullets..
1975: first issue of Monster Fun, British comic marking the first appearance of X-Ray Specs, comic strip by Mike Lacey
1997: debut of Crazy for Daisy, British comic strip by Nick Brennan in The Beano
1999: launch of Elf Life, American webcomic by Carson Fire
2002: start of Pixel, American webcomic by Chris Dlugosz
2006: death of Jean Roba, Belgian comics artist best known for Boule et Bill

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June 15

1915: birth of Hilda Terry, American cartoonist best known for the comic strip Teena
1927: birth of Hugo Pratt, Italian comics artist and author, famous for Corto Maltese
1927: birth of Ross Andru, American comic book artist best known as cocreator of Metal Men and Punisher
1940: birth of Michael Barrier, American comic book and animation historian, founder and editor of Funnyworld, the first magazine exclusively devoted to comics and animation
1941: birth of Neal Adams, American comic book artist known for his work on various superhero comics and his cover art
1945: birth of Don McGregor, American comics creator known for the early graphic novel Sabre
1955: birth of Brent Anderson, American comics artist known for his work on the comic book series Astro City
1958: last appearance of Polly and Her Pals, American comic strip by Cliff Sterrett
1974: last issue of Cor!!, British comic book which ran since 1970
1976: birth of Dustin Nguyen, American comics artist for DC Comics and Wildstorm
1999: death of John Glashan, Scottish comic strip creator best known for Genius
2001: debut of The Ravages of Time, Hong Kong manhua created by Chan Mou

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June 16

1912: birth of Albert Chartier, French-Canadian cartoonist and illustrator, best known for the comic strip Onésime
1922: birth of Jack Keller, American comic book artist best known for his work on Kid Colt
1930: birth of Frank Thorne, American comic book artist best known for his work on Red Sonja
1967: birth of Arnold Pander, American comic book creator, artist, and filmmaker along with his brother Jacob Pander
1977: death of Stan Cross, American-born cartoonist who drew for Smith's Weekly and The Herald and Weekly Times
1988: death of Andrea Pazienza, Italian comics artist best known for Zanardi
1996: death of Curt Swan, American comic book artist best known for his work on various Superman comics
2012: end of Life in Hell, weekly comic strip by Matt Groening

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June 17

1919: launch of Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, American comic strip created by cartoonist Billy DeBeck
1927: birth of Wally Wood, American comic book artist, major contributor to Mad and EC Comics
1942: debut of Sad Sack American comic strip in the first issue of Yank, the Army Weekly
1948: birth of Chance Browne, American comic strip artist best known for continuing Hi and Lois
1950: birth of Dana Summers, American editorial cartoonist and comic strip creator, creator of Bound and Gagged
1957: birth of Hilary Barta, American comic book writer and artist, best known for his work with Marvel comics
1961: birth of Jim Somerville, American comic book artist best known for his work with Dark Horse comics
1965: birth of Pat Olliffe, American comic book artist
1980: birth of Jeph Jacques, American webcomic author best known for Questionable Content
2005: death of Sam Loeb, American comic book writer known for Superman/Batman #26

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June 18

1906: birth of Sid Greene, American DC Comics comic book artist
1915: birth of Robert Kanigher, American DC Comics comic book writer known for creating Sgt. Rock
1944: birth of Rick Griffin, American underground comix artist working with Zap Comix
1948: birth of Linda Lessmann, American comic book colorist
1948: birth of David Geiser, American underground comix artist of the early 1970s
1953: birth of Mark Gruenwald, American comic book writer and editor best known for Captain America and Squadron Supreme
1954: birth of Dean Mullaney, American editor, publisher, and designer, co-founder of Eclipse Enterprises
1956: birth of Alan Davis, British comic book artist best known for Captain Britain and Detective Comics
1966: last issue of Ranger magazine, British comic which lasted for only 40 issues
1980: birth of Micah Gunnell, comic book artist known for his work with Aspen Comics

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June 19

1915: birth of Julius Schwartz, American comic book editor with DC Comics
1923: launch of Moon Mullins, American comic strip created by cartoonist Frank Willard
1942: birth of Jack Edward Oliver, British comics creator best known for Fresco-Le-Raye
1976: birth of Adriana Melo, Brazilian comic book artist, Colorist, and penciller.
1978: first appearance of Garfield, popular American comic strip by Jim Davis

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June 20

1934: birth of Rius, Mexican comics artists best known for starting the ... for Beginners comics series
1946: debut of André Franquin as artist of Spirou et Fantasio taking charge in the middle of the story Spirou et la maison préfabriquée
1950: birth of John E. Workman Jr., American editor, writer, artist, designer, colorist, and letterer
1964: first publication of Wham!, a British comic
1970: birth of Marc Andreyko, American comic book writer and screenwriter
1972: birth of Sal Regla, American comic book inker
1974: birth of Karl Kerschl, Canadian comic book artist
1975: debut of Mummy's Boy, British comic strip by Norman Mansbridge which ran until 1987
1980: death of Jijé, influential Belgian comics artist and author, known for Spirou et Fantasio and Jerry Spring

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June 21

1916: birth of Jack Sparling, Canadian-American comics artist best known for Claire Voyant
1937: birth of John Kent, New Zealand comic strip creator best known for Varoomshka
1957: birth of Berkeley Breathed, American comic strip author best known for Bloom County
1957: birth of Gary Carlson, American comic book writer, editor, and publisher, known for Megaton and Big Bang Comics.
1963: birth of Gosho Aoyama, Japanese manga writer best known for Case Closed
1965: birth of Steve Niles, American comic book author and novelist
1965: birth of Mike Dringenberg, American comic book artist
1972: birth of Wilfredo Torres, American comics artist best known for Superman '78
1973: birth of Brian Lynch, American comics writer best known for Spike: Asylum
1979: birth of Talent Caldwell, American comic book artist
1983: birth of Christopher Hastings, American comics writer best known for Gwenpool
1985: death of Charles Nicholas Wojtkoski, American comic book writer and artist, best known as the creator of Blue Beetle
1999: launch of Sheldon, American webcomic by Dave Kellett
2003: end of Ask Dr. Rin!, Japanese manga created by Kiyoko Arai

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June 22

1928: death of A. B. Frost, early American comics artist and writer
1953: birth of Al Gordon, American comic book artist best known as an inker for Marvel Comics
1954: birth of Jean-Marc Lofficier, French comics writer and translator
1956: birth of Kevin Fagan, American cartoonist and creator of the syndicated comic strip Drabble
1959: birth of Armando Gil, comic book artist
1961: birth of Bill Jaaska, American comics artist best known for his work on The New Titans published by DC Comics
1971: birth of Eric Reynolds, American cartoonist, critic and comics editor who works full-time for Fantagraphics Books
1972: birth of Jae Lee, Korean-American comic book artist best known for Inhumans
1972: birth of David Rees, American comics author known for Get Your War On
1974: death of Alain Saint-Ogan, French comics creator best known for Zig et Puce
1982: birth of Sana Amanat, American comic book editor and an executive of production and development at Marvel Studios
1984: last publication of TV Comic, a British comic which lasted for 1696 issues
2001: death of George Evans, American comic book artist who worked on Terry and the Pirates and for 16 years on Secret Agent X-9
2005: publication of the one shot Dream Police by writer J. Michael Straczynski with artwork by Mike Deodato

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June 23

1924: birth of Frank Bolle, American comics artist known for his work on The Heart of Juliet Jones
1957: birth of Igor Kordej (also spelled "Kordey"), Croatian comic book artist, illustrator, graphic designer and scenographer
1961: birth of Zoran Janjetov, Serbian comics artist, known for his work with Moebius and Alejandro Jodorowsky
1964: birth of Joss Whedon, American TV and comic book writer known for his work on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Astonishing X-Men
1968: birth of ChrisCross (aka Christopher Williams), American comic book artist
1980: birth of Becky Cloonan, American comics author best known for Demo
2005: death of Sam Kweskin, American comic book artist best known for his work with Atlas Comics

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June 24

1928: birth of Yvan Delporte, Belgian comics writer and influential editor-in-chief of Spirou magazine
1928: birth of Jesse Santos, Filipino comic-book artist, co-creator of Dagar the Invincible and Tragg and the Sky Gods
1929: birth of Vic Carrabotta, American comic book artist best known for his work with Atlas Comics
1948: birth of Alan Zelenetz, American film producer and comic-book writer, co-creator of Alien Legion for Epic Comics
1960: birth of Reiko Okano, Japanese mangaka best known for Onmyoji
1961: birth of Peter Milligan, British comic book writer
1963: birth of Mike Wieringo, Italian-American comic book artist best known for work on The Sensational Spider-Man
1963: birth of Denis Rodier, American comic book illustrator; known for his work on "The Death of Superman" story arc.
1965: birth of Kevin VanHook, American comic book writer and artist, visual effects supervisor, and filmmaker, best known creating the character Bloodshot for Valiant Comics. .
1969: death of Frank King, early American comic strip writer and artist, best known as creator of Gasoline Alley
1978: birth of Carlo Pagulayan, Filipino comics artist best known for Elektra
2002: death of Larry Alcala, Filipino comics artist best known for Kalabog en Bosyo

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June 25

1917: birth of William Woolfolk, American writer of comic books, novels, and television screenwriting
1928: birth of Peyo, Belgian comic author and artist, creator of The Smurfs
1928: birth of Alex Toth, influential American comic book artist
1953: birth of Jerry Bingham, American artist of comic books, commercial illustration, and design
1973: publication of the last part of Ayako, a manga trilogy by Osamu Tezuka
1973: last appearance of Mafalda, comic strip by Argentine creator Quino which ran since 1964
1979: debut of Latigo, American comic strip by Stan Lynde
1983: last publication of Wow!, a British comic which ran for just over a year
1983: first publication of Cliff Hanger, a British comic strip by Jack Edward Oliver in Buster
1986: birth of Rebecca Taylor, American comic book editor
1990: final issue of Akira, successful manga by Katsuhiro Otomo
1999: debut of Alice!, American webcomic by Michael McKay-Fleming

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June 26

1921: birth of Warren Kremer, American comic strip creator best known for Richie Rich
1933: birth of Jerry Bails, the father of comic book fandom in the USA
1934: birth of Bob Weber, American cartoonist, best known for his Moose and Molly comic strip
1947: birth of Alfredo Castelli, Italian comics author best known for Martin Mystère
1950: birth of Tom DeFalco, American comics writer and editor-in-chief at Marvel Comics
1965: first appearance of The Spider, British comic book character by Ted Cowan and Reg Burn, in Lion: later stories were written by Jerry Siegel
1975: birth of Sal Cipriano, American comics creator who usually works as a letterer.
1977: birth of Antonio Fabela, American comic book colorist.
1979: birth of Ulises Arreola, American comic book colorer
1992: first publication of Fisher, American comic strip by Phillip Street
1999: last appearance of Rip Kirby, famous American comic strip by Alex Raymond

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June 27

1924: birth of Paul Conrad, American political cartoonist, known as chief editorial cartoonist for the Los Angeles Times
1927: launch of Good Time Guy, syndicated comic strip distributed by Metropolitan Newspaper Service
1928: birth of Joe Giella, American comic book artist best known as an inker with DC Comics
1959: birth of Dan Jurgens, American comic book artist and writer known for creating Booster Gold
1961: birth of Jackson "Butch" Guice, American comics artist who has worked in the comics industry since the 1980s
1961: birth of Bernie Mireault, Canadian comic book artist and writer
2001: death of Tove Jansson, Finnish comic strip writer best known for Moomin
2005: debut of Venus Versus Virus, Japanese manga created by Atsushi Suzumi
2006: first issue of Monthly Comic Alive, Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Media Factory
2007: death of Silas Rhodes, co-founder of the School of Visual Arts in New York City
2011: death of Thierry Martens, Belgian author under the pen name Yves Varende, editor of Spirou and comics historian

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June 28

1926: birth of George Booth, American cartoonist known for Spot and Local Item
1941: birth of Mike Royer, American comics artist and inker, best known for his work with Russ Manning and Jack Kirby
1946: birth of Sandu Florea, Romanian-American comic book and comic strip creator, also known as an inker and book illustrator.
1947: birth of David Geiser, American painter and underground comix creator
1944: birth of Philippe Druillet, French comics artist and author best known for Lone Sloane
1953: birth of Adrienne Roy, American comic book color artist who worked mostly for DC Comics
1954: birth of Benoît Sokal, Belgian comics artist and author best known for Canardo
1975: birth of Pat Lee, Canadian comic book author best known as cofounder of Dreamwave Productions
2007: death of Howie Schneider, American cartoonist, sculptor, and children's book author, best known for Eek & Meek

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June 29

1888: death of Frank Bellew, American cartoonist and pioneering comics author
1950: birth of Bobby London, American underground comix and mainstream comics artist
1950: birth of Mike Richardson, American publisher, writer, and producer, founder of Dark Horse Comics,
1951: birth of Don Rosa, American comics artist and author best known for his work on Scrooge McDuck
1954: birth of Bo Hampton, American comic book and cartoon artist, known for his bent toward realism
1967: birth of Allan Heinberg, American comic book writer
1985: last publication of Jack and Jill, a British comic which ran for more than 1,600 issues
2018: death of Steve Ditko, American comic book creator best known as co-creator of Spider-Man and Doctor Strange

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June 30

1940: debut of Brenda Starr, Reporter, an American comic strip by Dale Messick which still appears
1958: birth of Shawn McManus, American comic book artist best known for his work on The Sandman
1961: birth of Christopher Priest, (AKA James C. Owsley) American writer of comic books and first black writer-editor in mainstream comics
1966: birth of Steve Firchow, New Guinea-born comic book artist
1969: birth of Mike McKone, British comic book artist
1970: birth of Tony Lee, British comic book writer known for his graphic novels
1982: death of Abner Dean, American cartoonist
1984: last issue of Scream!, British comic which ran for only three months
1990: death of Jacques Lob, French comics author, best known for writing Blanche Épiphanie and Superdupont
2002: death of Jaime Brocal Remohí, Spanish comic book artist known for his work at Warren Publishing
2003: launch of Badmash.org, American webcomic by Sandeep Sood, Nimesh Patel and Sanjay Shah

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July

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July 1

1917: birth of Jack Adler, American comic book artist who worked as a cover artist and colorist for DC Comics
1935: birth of Billy Graham, African-American comics artist known for his work on the Marvel Comics characters Luke Cage and Black Panther
1935: birth of Draper Hill, American cartoonist and writer
1949: birth of Mike Baron, American comic book writer, creator of Badger and the co-creator of Nexus
1952: death of Jimmy Bancks, Australian cartoonist best known for his comic strip Ginger Meggs
1961: birth of Julianna Ferriter, American comic book artist
1967: birth of Hugh Fleming, American comic book artist
1982: birth of Rickey Purdin, American comic book editor
1995: first issue of X-wing Rogue Squadron, an American comic book in the Star Wars universe
1996: debut of Frumpy the Clown, American comic strip created by Judd Winick which ran only until 1998
1999: first publication of Angelic Layer, Japanese manga by CLAMP

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July 2

1907: birth of Eppo Doeve, Dutch painter and cartoonist of Indo descent
1913: birth of Jerry Coleman, American comic book writer
1918: birth of Wim Boost, Dutch comics author who worked in the studios of Marten Toonder
1930: birth of Al Wiesner, American comic creator, known for creating Shaloman
1971: birth of Christopher B. Wright, American webcomic author known for Help Desk
1972: birth of Darren O'Shaughnessy (aka Darren Shan), Irish writer and novelist.
1996: death of Mike Parobeck, American comic book artist best known for his work on The Batman Adventures
2004: death of John Cullen Murphy, American comics artist best known for his work on Prince Valiant

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July 3

1925: birth of Jerry DeFuccio, American comics writer best known for his work with Mad magazine
1937: birth of Russ Cochran, American comics published best known as a publisher of EC Comics reprints
1954: birth of Arne Starr, American comic book illustrator best know for his work on comics published by DC Comics
1967: birth of Dan Slott, American comic book writer
1975: birth of Andy Park, American comic book artist known for working on Tomb Raider and Uncanny X-Men
2012: release of The Amazing Spider-Man, a film based on the Marvel Comics character

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July 4

1883: birth of Rube Goldberg, American cartoonist, president of the National Cartoonists Society: the Reuben Awards were named after him
1947: birth of Ellie deVille, American comic book letterer
1952: birth of Rick J. Bryant, American comic book artist known for his work at Marvel Comics
1961: birth of Chris Yambar, American comic book creator known for his work in underground comics
1963: birth of Dan Nakrosis, American comic book artist, letterer, writer, editor and publisher
1967: death of Ondřej Sekora, Czech painter, illustrator, writer, journalist, and entomologist, author of various comic strips
1971: birth of David Finch (comics), American comics artist known for his work on Top Cow Productions' Cyberforce
1977: birth of David Petersen, American comic book creator best known for Mouse Guard
1991: death of Art Sansom, American comic strip author best known for The Born Loser
2005: launch of Wally and Osborne, American webcomic by Tyler Martin

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July 5

1921: birth of Bill Yates, American cartoonist and comic strip editor for King Features Syndicate
1933: birth of Shel Dorf, American comic book enthusiast and the founder of San Diego Comic-Con International
1945: birth of François Bourgeon, French comics author and artist best known for Les passagers du vent and the Cyann Saga
1958: birth of Bill Watterson, American author and artist of the popular comic strip Calvin and Hobbes
1968: birth of Ken Akamatsu, Japanese mangaka best known for Love Hina
1976: death of Frank Bellamy, British comics artist best known for his work in Eagle and on Dan Dare
1978: death of Paul Cuvelier, Belgian comics artist best known for Corentin
2004: debut of Brewster Rockit: Space Guy!, American comic strip by Tim Rickard
2011: death of Shinji Wada, Japanese manga artist, best known for the creation of the Sukeban Deka franchise

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July 6

Unknown year: birth of Evan "Doc" Shaner, American comic book artist
1916: birth of Don R. Christensen, American comics writer known for his work on Disney comics
1924: birth of Frank Giacoia, American comics inker
1947: birth of Katherine Collins, Canadian-born cartoonist, writer, media personality, stage performer, and composer
1950: birth of John Byrne, British-American comic writer and artist, best known for his work on most major superhero comics
1952: birth of Christy Marx, American screenwriter, author, and game designer, creator of Sisterhood of Steel
1953: birth of Joe Zabel, American comic book writer and artist, best known for illustrating American Splendor
1959: birth of Louis Paradis, Canadian comics artist, writer and illustrator
1968: birth of Noel Van Horn, American-Canadian comics artist best known for his work on Mickey Mouse comics
1982: death of Warren Tufts, American comic strip and comic book artist-writer, known for the strip Casey Ruggles
1991: death of Nicholas P. Dallis, American comic book writer known for Apartment 3-G and Rex Morgan, M.D.
2017: death of Landrú, Argentine caricaturist and humorist
2017: death of Galip Tekin, Turkish comic book artist, cartoonist and screenwriter

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July 7

1920: birth of Al Avison, American comics artist known for Captain America and cocreating The Whizzer
1924: birth of Al Wenzel, American comics artist
1958: debut of the James Bond comic strip by Anthony Hern and John McLusky in the Daily Express
1964: birth of Kosuke Fujishima, Japanese mangaka best known for Oh My Goddess!
1965: birth of Mike Parobeck, American comic book artist best known for Batman Adventures
1965: birth of Jordan B. Gorfinkel, American comic book editor and creator for DC Comics
1968: birth of Juan Vlasco, American comic book artist and inker
1972: in Disney's lawsuit against the Air Pirates for copyright infringement, the initial decision of the California District Court is in favor of the Walt Disney Company
1977: death of Roy Crane, American comics artist and writer, creator of Wash Tubbs and Buz Sawyer
1997: first appearance of Zits, an award-winning American comic strip by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman
2002: end of Modesty Blaise, British comic strip created by author Peter O'Donnell and illustrator Jim Holdaway

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July 8

1887: birth of Jean Ray, Flemish writer who wrote comic-strip scenarios under the name John Flanders
1918: birth of Irwin Hasen, American cartoonist, co-creator of the Dondi comic strip and creator of DC Comics' Wildcat
1937: birth of Shinji Nagashima, Japanese manga artist known as the "father of seinen manga"
1946: birth of Mort Castle, American horror author. writing teacher, and regular contributor to comic anthology Graphic Classics
1947: birth of Turk, Belgian comics author best known for Clifton, Léonard and Robin Dubois
1949: death of Harold Knerr, American comic strip creator, best known as the writer-artist of The Katzenjammer Kids
1959: birth of Stan Woch, American comics artist, best known for his work for DC Comics
1963: birth of Whilce Portacio, Filipino-American comic book writer and artist, and one of the co-founders of Image Comics
1967: end of Buck Rogers comic strip, created by Philip Francis Nowlan and syndicated by the National Newspaper Service
1963: debut of Fred Basset, ongoing Scottish comic strip created by Alex Graham for the Daily Mail
1979: birth of David Baron (comics), American comics colorist, best known for his work for DC Comics
1982: death of Sylvan Byck, American editor and cartoonist, who was the comic strip editor for King Features Syndicate for over 30 years
1997: death of Clay Geerdes, American writer, photojournalist, publisher, and teacher, known for his work in underground comics
2017: death of Bob Lubbers, American comic strip and comic book artist, known for his work on Tarzan, Li'l Abner, andLong Sam

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July 9

birth of Terry Kavanagh, American comic book editor and writer, known for his work with Marvel Comics
birth of Craig Anderson, Marvel Comics Managing Editor in the 1980's and 90's
1887: birth of Bruce Bairnsfather, British humorist and cartoonist, best known for the cartoon character Old Bill
1909: birth of Basil Wolverton, American comic book artist, best known for his contributions to MAD magazine
1916: birth of Mort Leav, American comic book artist best known as cocreator of The Heap
1921: birth of Tony DiPreta, American comics artist best known for Joe Palooka and Rex Morgan, M.D.
1926: birth of Murphy Anderson, American comics artist, known as one of the premier inkers of this era
1957: birth of Kurt Mausert, American comics colorist, best known for his work on Robotech comics
1977: last publication of Sparky, a British comic which ran for 652 issues
1980: birth of Kristian Donaldson, American comic book artist known for Supermarket
2007: launch announced of Zuda Comics, DC Comics' webcomics imprint

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July 10

1914: birth of Joe Shuster, Canadian-American comic book artist, co-creator of Superman
1917: birth of Reginald Smythe, British comic strip author and artist, best known for Andy Capp
1942: birth of Jeff Millar, American comic strip writer and film critic best known for co-creating the Tank McNamara comic strip
1942: birth of José Antonio Muñoz, Argentinian comics artist known for graphic novels like Alack Sinner
1949: birth of Bob Larkin, American comics artist primarily known for his painted covers
1951: death of Dudley Fisher, American comic strip creator best known for Myrtle
1957: birth of Gerard Jones, American comic book writer known for Green Lantern
1969: birth of Howard Porter, American comic book artist
1972: birth of Simone Bianchi (artist), Italian comic book illustrator, painter, graphic designer and art instructor
1989: death of Jean-Michel Charlier, Belgian comics writer best known for Redbeard, Buck Danny and Blueberry
2000: the first strip of the webcomic GU Comics by Woody Hearn appears online
2001: debut of Nodame Cantabile, Japanese manga by Tomoko Ninomiya
2007: death of Doug Marlette, American editorial cartoonist, known for his popular comic strip Kudzu
2017: death of Mangesh Tendulkar, Indian artist as cartoonist and humourist

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July 11

1923: birth of Dan Barry, American cartoonist best known for his 1951 revival of the daily comic strip Flash Gordon
1975: death of Crockett Johnson, American cartoonist best known for the comic strip Barnaby
2004: debut of Prickly City, American comic strip by Scott Stantis

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July 12

1928: birth of Al Scaduto, American comic strip creator best known for They'll Do It Every Time
1937: debut of Abbie an' Slats, American comic strip written by Al Capp and drawn by Raeburn van Buren
1956: birth of KC Carlson, American comic book artist
1970: birth of Phil Jimenez, American comic book author best known for Wonder Woman
1993: launch of 9 Chickweed Lane, a comic strip by Brooke McEldowney
2002: death of Jorge Zaffino, Argentinian comic book artist best known for Winter World
2017: death of Sam Glanzman, American comics artist and memoirist best known for his war comics

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July 13

1902: birth of Cemal Nadir Güler, Turkish cartoonist, known as the “Father of Turkish Comics”
1919: birth of Joe Gill, American comic book writer best known as co-creator of Captain Atom
1931: birth of Ernie Colon, Puerto Rican comics artist, known for illustrating children's, superhero, and horror comics
1937: birth of Hugo De Reymaeker, Belgian comic artist, best remembered for his humorous medieval adventure series De Fratsen van Jan Heibel
1940: birth of Mike Ploog, American storyboard and comic book artist, known for his work on Man-Thing and The Monster of Frankenstein series for Marvel Comics
1942: birth of Tom Palmer, American comic book inker best known for his work at Marvel Comics
1949: birth of Wayne Vansant, American comic book artist known for military comics including Marvel's The 'Nam
1952: debut of the American Sunday comic strip Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic Tales

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July 14

1910: birth of William Hanna, American animator, voice actor, cartoonist, and musician, co-founder of Hanna-Barbera
1927: birth of Mike Esposito, American comic book artist, known for work at Marvel and DC comics
1934: birth of Gotlib, French comics artist and author, best known for Superdupont and Gai-Luron
1961: birth of John K. Snyder III, American writer and illustrator of comic books and graphic novels
1964: birth of Richard Case, American comic book artist
2000: death of Rene Ríos Boettiger, Chilean comics creator best known for Condorito
2006: death of Tom Frame, British comics letterer best known for his work on Judge Dredd

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July 15

1925: birth of Henry Martin, American cartoonist, known for the single-panel comic strip Good News/Bad News
1927: birth of Jack Abel, American comic book inker best known for his work with Marvel Comics and DC Comics
1933: birth of Guido Crepax, Italian comics artist, best known for Valentina
1967: birth of Christopher Golden, American author, known for the Dark Horse Comics series Baltimore
1970: birth of Kelly Sue DeConnick, American comic book writer and editor and English–language adapter of manga.
1977: birth of Mads Eriksen, Norwegian comics creator best known for M
1978: birth of Tom King (writer), American author, comic book writer, and ex-CIA officer.
2004: debut of A Lesson Is Learned But The Damage Is Irreversible, American webcomic by David Hellman and Dale Beran

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July 16

1890: birth of Carl Ed, American comic strip artist best known as the creator of Harold Teen
1942: birth of Russ Jones, American comics author, creator of the magazine Creepy
1943: birth of Steve Stiles, American cartoonist and writer, best known for his work in fanzines
1957: birth of Eddy Newell, American comics artist
2001: death of Morris, Belgian comics artist, creator of Lucky Luke
2007: death of Angus Allan, British comic strip writer and magazine editor known for his work on TV Century 21 and Look-in

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July 17

1871: birth of Lyonel Feininger, early American comic strip creator best known for The Kin-der-Kids
1913: birth of Marc Swayze, American comic book artist and co-creator of Mary Marvel
1917: birth of Gus Arriola, American comic strip creator best known for Gordo
1932: birth of Quino, Argentine comics artist best known for Mafalda
1938: birth of Hermann, Belgian comics artist and author, known for Bernard Prince and Les Tours de Bois-Maury
1947: birth of Jimmy Janes, American comics artist and storyboard artist best known for his work on DC Comics' Legion of Super-Heroes series.
1954: birth of J. Michael Straczynski, American comic book writer, best known for his work on The Amazing Spider-Man and Fantastic Four
1962: birth of Steve Crompton, Canadian-born artist, author, and designer, best known for his creation Demi the Demoness
1966: birth of Richard Moore, American comic book creator best known for Boneyard
1970: birth of Liz Agraphiotis, American comic book letterer
1971: birth of Pete Woods, American comic book artist
1972: birth of John Livesay, American comic book artist
1976: birth of Brian K. Vaughan, American comic book and television writer

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July 18

Unknown year: birth of Richard Friend, American comic book inker
1926: birth of Yolanda Vargas Dulché, Mexican comics writer known for Memín Pinguín
1950: birth of Michael Vance, American comics writer, known for Straw Men and the comic strip Holiday Out
1971: birth of Phil Noto, American comics artist
1972: birth of Luke Ross, American comic artist known for his work on books such as Gen13, Spider-Man, Green Lantern, Indiana Jones and Captain America
1974: birth of Charles Soule, American comic book writer, novelist, musician, and attorney.
1975: death of Vaughn Bodé, American underground comics artist best known for Cheech Wizard
1990: death of Yves Chaland, French comics author and artist best known for The Adventures of Freddy Lombard

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July 19

1934: birth of Janusz Christa, Polish comics artist best known for Kajko i Kokosz
1950: birth of Richard Pini, American comics author best known for co-creating Elfquest
1952: birth of Bob Burden, American comic book artist and writer, best known as the creator of Flaming Carrot Comics
1959: birth of Luke McDonnell, American comic book artist
1970: debut of Cattivik, Italian comic series created by Bonvi
1970: birth of Devin Grayson, American comic book writer known for her work at DC Comics
1972: birth of Jamal Igle, American comic book artist known for his work on Firestorm
1982: first appearance of Geech, American comic strip by Jerry Bittle
2001: debut of Battle Angel Alita: Last Order, Japanese manga created by Yukito Kishiro
2005: death of Jim Aparo, American comic book artist best known for Batman
2005: free webcomic hosting provider Keenspace changes its name to Comic Genesis to avoid confusion with Keenspot
2007: death of Roberto Fontanarrosa, Argentine cartoonist, comics artist, and writer known popularly as El Negro Fontanarrosa

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July 20

1912: birth of John Lehti, American comic book artist known for his work during the Golden Age of Comics
1932: birth of Dick Giordano, American comic book artist and editor with DC Comics
1969: birth of Drew Hayes, American comics artist best known for Poison Elves
1975: final appearance of Pogo, American comic strip created by Walt Kelly
1995: death of George Caragonne, American comic book writer for Marvel Comics

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July 21

1942: death of Giove Toppi, Italian cartoonist and the first to draw Mickey Mouse comics in Italy
1948: birth of Garry Trudeau, American comic strip creator best known for Doonesbury
1950: birth of Bill Kunkel (journalist), American graphic novelist as well as pioneering professional wrestling and video game journalist
1962: birth of Bill Knapp, American writer-artist especially known for the comic The Furies
1972: birth of Gary Whitta, British comics writer known for Death, Jr.
1998: debut of Shadow Star, Japanese manga created by Mohiro Kitoh

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July 22

Unknown year: birth of Mike Rockwitz, American comic book editor and colorist
1936: birth of Angus Allan, British comic strip creator mainly of TV series adaptations
1939: first publication of The Magic Comic, British comic which lasted for 80 issues
1941: birth of Vaughn Bodé, American underground comics artist best known for Cheech Wizard
1965: first appearance of Philémon by Fred in Pilote
1973: first publication of Violence Jack, Japanese manga created by Go Nagai
1986: death of Floyd Gottfredson, American comic book artist best known for the Mickey Mouse comic strip
2002: launch of Queen of Wands, American webcomic by Aeire
2009: death of John Ryan, British cartoonist and creator of Captain Pugwash

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July 23

1888: birth of Gluyas Williams, American cartoonist
1917: birth of Gus Arriola, American comic strip cartoonist and animator, primarily known for the comic strip Gordo
1917: birth of France Herron (aka Ed Herron), American comic book writer and editor credited with co-creating Captain Marvel Jr. and the Red Skull
1919: birth of Héctor Germán Oesterheld, Argentine comic writer perhaps best known for El Eternauta
1922: birth of Damiano Damiani, Italian screenwriter, film director, actor, and writer who started as a comic cartoonist in association with the "Group of Venice"
1947: birth of Mike Vosburg, American comic book artist, known for his work on the Tales from the Crypt
1956: birth of Frank Fosco, American comic book artist best known for Savage Dragon
1962: birth of Kelley Jones, American comic book artist best known for working on Batman and Sandman
1962: birth of Dale Keown, Canadian comic book artist best known for his work on The Incredible Hulk
2002: death of Djordje Lobacev, Yugoslavian comic artists, active during the Golden Age of Serbian comics
2017: death of Flo Steinberg, American publisher perhaps better known as the secretary for Marvel Comics editor Stan Lee

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July 24

Unknown year: birth of Adam DeKraker, American comic book artist
1907: birth of Antonia Yeoman, Australian-English cartoonist and illustrator, the only woman in Punch's Toby Club
1924: birth of Gene D'Angelo, comic book colorist
1926: birth of Lew Sayre Schwartz, American comic book artist who was known for his work on Batman in the Golden Age of comics
1932: birth of Ricardo Villamonte, comic book artist and inker
1935: birth of Pat Oliphant, Australian-born American artist who produced thousands of daily editorial cartoons
1943: first appearance of Garth, a British comic strip by Steve Dowling and John Allard in the Daily Mirror which ran until 1997
1947: birth of Romeo Tanghal, Filipino comics artist and inker, known for work at DC Comics
1954: birth of Helen Vesik, comic book artist, colorist and letterer
1958: birth of Bob Greenberger, American writer and editor who held executive positions at both Marvel and DC
1959: birth of Trevor Von Eeden, Guyanese-American comics artist and writer, known for work on Black Lightning
1963: birth of Colleen Doran, American comic book creator best known for A Distant Soil
1971: death of Lou Fine, American comic book artist best known for his cover art in the 1940s
1975: birth of Shane McCarthy, Australian writer best known for his comic book work.
1978: birth of Gabe Eltaeb, American comic book artist
1979: birth of Mark Andrew Smith, American comic book writer and editor best known for Amazing Joy Buzzards
2003: death of Warren Kremer, American comic strip creator best known for Richie Rich
2012: death of R. A. Kosasih, Indonesian comics author
2012: death of Themo Lobos, Chilean cartoonist, publisher of the comic-book Cucalón

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July 25

1887: death of Henry Mayhew, English journalist, playwright, and advocate of reform, co-founder of Punch
1897: birth of Ivan Sensin, Russian-Serbian cartoonist, known as one of the leading artists during the Golden Age of Serbian comics in the 1930s
1916: birth of Fred Lasswell, American comic strip author best known for Barney Google
1936: birth of Richard Goldwater, American comic book president and publisher of Archie Comics
1941: birth of S. Clay Wilson, American underground comix artist known for his work in Zap Comix
1947: birth of Ted Benoit, French comic artist, graphic novelist, and prominent figure in the stylish Franco-Belgian ligne claire comics scene in the 1980s
1945: birth of Anna Brandoli, Italian comics artist best known for La Strega
1952: birth of Chip Bok, American editorial cartoonist
1957: birth of Ray Billingsley, American cartoonist, the creator of the comic strip Curtis
1972: birth of Galen Showman, American comic artist and letterer
1982: death of Hal Foster, classic Canadian comic book artist and author, best known as creator of Prince Valiant and for his work on Tarzan
1990: birth of Amadeo Turturro, American comic editor
2000: debut of Chopping Block, American webcomic by Lee Adam Herold
2007: The United States Postal Service introduces Marvel Superhero stamps

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July 26

1883: birth of Edwin Balmer, American comic strip writer best known for Speed Spaulding
1934: death of Winsor McCay, early American comics author of Little Nemo and Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend
1953: birth of Bob Pinaha, American comic book letterer, best known for his run on Star Trek comics
1962: birth of Harry Candelario, American comic book artist, best known as an inker for Marvel Comics
1974: death of Gene Byrnes, American comic strip creator best known for Reg'lar Fellers

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July 27

1907: birth of Jesse Marsh, American comic book artist known for his work on Tarzan
1922: birth of Ruben Moreira, Puerto Rican comic book artist and writer best known for his work on Tarzan and as a DC Comics artist.
1927: birth of Guido Buzzelli, Italian comic book artist, writer, illustrator, and painter
1938: birth of Pierre Christin, French comics author best known for his collaborations with Enki Bilal and Jean-Claude Mézières
1938: birth of Bill Pearson, American comic book writer and letterer
1940: birth of Ernie Chan, Chinese-American comics artist, known for work for Marvel Comics and DC Comics
1948: birth of Kaiji Kawaguchi, Japanese mangaka best known for Eagle
1960: birth of Nicola Scott, comics artist from Sydney, Australia whose notable works include Birds of Prey and Secret Six.
1977: birth of Foo Swee Chin, Singaporean comics artist best known for Nightmares & Fairy Tales
2004: launch of Joe and Monkey, American webcomic by Zach Miller
2005: death of Marten Toonder, influential Dutch comics creator best known for Tom Puss
2006: death of Carlos Roque, Portuguese comics artist best known for Wladimyr
2017: death of Stan Hart, American comedy writer who worked for Mad Magazine and Topps

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July 28

1915: birth of Dick Sprang, American comic book artist and penciller, best known for his work on the superhero Batman
1930: birth of Jean Roba, Belgian comics artist best known for Boule et Bill
1945: birth of Jim Davis, American comic strip creator best known for Garfield
1959: birth of Ian Akin, American comic book artist, known primarily for inking for Marvel Comics
1960: birth of Jon J. Muth, American writer and illustrator of children's books,graphic novels, and comic books
1964: birth of Salvador Larroca, Spanish comic book artist
1966: birth of Michael Lark, American comics artist and colorist
1967: birth of Will Pfeifer, American comic book writer
1967: death of Violet Moore Higgins, American cartoonist, children's book illustrator, and writer
1972: death of Fanny Cory, American cartoonist and book illustrator best known for her comic strips Sonnysayings and Little Miss Muffet
1982: birth of Ed Piskor, American alternative comics creator known for his work with Harvey Pekar and with Jay Lynch
2000: death of Chic Stone, American comic book artist best known as an inker on Fantastic Four
2006: end of Honey and Clover, Japanese manga by Chika Umino

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July 29

1954: birth of Lovern Kindzierski, American comics colorist and inker, and co-founder of Digital Chameleon
1955: birth of Dave Stevens, American comics artist best known for The Rocketeer
1970: birth of Rus Wooton, American comic book letterer
1974: birth of Gail Simone, American writer of comic books, best known for penning DC's Birds of Prey
1985: first appearance of Arlo and Janis, American comic strip created by Jimmy Johnson

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July 30

1892: first issue of The Wonder, British comic magazine published by Alfred Harmsworth
1961: birth of Turhan Selçuk, Turkish cartoonist, co-founder of the Turkish Cartoonists Association
1938: first issue of The Beano, second longest running British comic
1955: Grandpa, drawn by Ken Reid, first appears in the British comic The Beano
1955: birth of Tom Ziuko, American comic book artist best known for his work in Hellblazer
1961: birth of Achdé, French comics author and artist, current author of Lucky Luke
1966: birth of Chris Sprouse, American comic book artist best known for Tom Strong
1992: death of Joe Shuster, Canadian-American comic book artist, co-creator of Superman
2002: debut of .hack//Legend of the Twilight, Japanese manga created by Tatsuya Hamazaki and Rei Izumi

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July 31

birth of Denise Wohl (aka Denise Vladimir (or Vladimer)), American comics letterer and founder of Intrinsic Comics
1927: birth of George Wildman, American cartoonist most noted for his work in the comic books industry
1933: debut of Dickie Dare, American comic strip created by Milton Caniff, which ran until 1957
1957: birth of Gary Barker , American comic artist and illustrator, best known for his longtime association with Garfield creator Jim Davis
1966: last publication of Ben Casey, American comic strip by Neal Adams based on the TV series
1976: last appearance of Mickey Finn, an American comic strip by Frank Leonard which ran since 1936
1976: birth of Cory Petit, American comic book letterer known for his work with Marvel Comics
1977: birth of Lee Bermejo, American comic book writer and artist
1977: birth of Leinil Francis Yu, Filipino comic book artist
1997: first volume of Air Master, Japanese seinen manga created by Yokusaru Shibata
2000: death of Lars Jansson, Finnish comic strip creator best known for Moomin
2000: launch of Narbonic, American webcomic by Shaenon K. Garrity
2003: death of Guido Crepax, Italian comics artist, best known for Valentina
2006: death of Mario Faustinelli, Italian comics author best known for Asso di Picche

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August

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August 1

1920: birth of Ken Bald, American comics artist known for Dr. Kildare and Dark Shadows
1923: birth of Dino Battaglia, Italian comic artist
1923: first appearance of Felix the Cat, the comic strip version of the American animated cartoon by Pat Sullivan and Otto Messmer
1931: birth of Tom Wilson, American comic strip creator best known for Ziggy
1982: launch of Marvin, American comic strip created by cartoonist Tom Armstrong
1987: Carol Kalish is promoted to Vice President/Direct Sales of the newly created Marvel Entertainment Group
2003: launch of Questionable Content, American webcomic by Jeph Jacques
2005: death of Wim Boost, Dutch comics author who worked in the studios of Marten Toonder
2006: death of Bob Thaves, American comic strip creator best known for Frank and Ernest

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August 2

1904: birth of Reg Parlett, British comics author known for his work in Buster
1942: birth of Dave Hunt, American comic book artist and fine art painter, best known as an inker
1961: birth of Luc Cromheecke, Belgian comics artist and writer best known for Tom Carbon and Roboboy
1964: birth of Danny Hellman, American comics writer and artist known for publishing Legal Action Comics
1969: birth of John Layman, American comics writer and letterer
1970: birth of Kevin Smith, American comic book writer best known for Clerks
2004: death of François Craenhals, Belgian comics artist and writer best known for Chevalier Ardent and Les 4 As

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August 3

1924: birth of John Belfi, American artist, best known as an inker during the Golden Age of American Comics
1930: birth of Rowland B. Wilson, American gag cartoonist and animation production artist
1934: birth of E.R. Cruz, Filipino comics artist best known for his work on mystery and war comics for DC Comics
1941: birth of Grzegorz Rosiński, Polish-Belgian comics artist best known for Thorgal
1949: birth of Reed Waller, American comics writer best known for Omaha the Cat Dancer
1956: birth of Ian Orenstein, Canadian comics artist, known for his strips in The Varsity and People's Voice
1972: birth of Dave Stewart, American comics colorist
1976: birth of Andy Schmidt, American comic book writer and editor
1991: final appearance of the latest run of the comic strip version of Batman
2001: debut of Dragon Drive, Japanese manga created by Ken-ichi Sakura

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August 4

1932: birth of Mordillo, famous Argentine creator of wordless cartoons and animations
1933: birth of Thé Tjong-Khing, Indonesian-Dutch comics creator best known for Arman & Ilva
1937: birth of Sergio Zaniboni, Italian comics artist and writer, known as the artist of numerous stories for Diabolik
1942: birth of Rick Norwood, American writer and editor, editor of Comics Revue
1950: birth of Mike Gold, American comics writer, editor and publisher, co-founder of First Comics
1952: birth of Franco Saudelli, Italian erotic comics artist
1954: birth of Martin Pasko, Canadian comic book writer and television screenwriter best known for his superhero stories for DC Comics
1954: birth of Steve Hauk, American cartoonist and comics artist, primarily known as an inker
1966: birth of Charlie Adlard, British comic book artist, known for his work on The Walking Dead and Savage
1970: birth of Pete Abrams American webcomic creator known for Sluggy Freelance
1970: birth of Keith Champagne American artist and writer for DC Comics
1980: birth of Romulo Fajardo, Jr. American artist specializing in digital coloring
1987: first publication of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Japanese manga by Hirohiko Araki
1989: death of Paul Murry, American comics artist best known for working on many Disney comics
1991: end of John Darling, American comic strip created by Tom Batiuk which ran since 1979
1997: first volume of One Piece, Japanese manga created by Eiichiro Oda

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August 5

1875: birth of Clare Briggs, early American comic strip author known for A. Piker Clerk
1924: first appearance of Little Orphan Annie, ongoing American comic strip created by Harold Gray
1946: start of Giles Family, British comic strip created by Carl Giles which ran until 1991
1953: birth of Steve Mitchell, comic book artist and inker
1957: debut of Andy Capp, long-running British comic strip by Reginald Smythe
1959: death of Frank Godwin, American comic strip creator best known for Connie and Rusty Riley
2002: death of Grass Green, American cartoonist notable for being the first black participant in both the 1960s fan art movement and the 1970s underground comics movement
2003: first publication of Ouran High School Host Club, Japanese manga created by Bisco Hatori

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August 6

1951: birth of Ed Hannigan, American comics artist, writer, and editor for both Marvel Comics and DC Comics
1958: birth of Susan Dorne, American comics artist, best known as a letterer
1966: birth of Terry Pallot, Canadian comic book artist, best known for work on Star Trek released by Malibu, DC, and Marvel Comics
1969: birth of Don Kramer, American comics artist
1969: birth of Tony Cronstam, Swedish comics artist best known for Bamse and Elvis
1988: birth of Jordie Bellaire, American comic book writer and colorist
1989: final appearance of Bloom County, American comic strip by Berke Breathed
2017: death of Dick Locher, American syndicated cartoonist known for his work on Dick Tracy

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August 7

1895: birth of Alain Saint-Ogan, French comics creator best known for Zig et Puce
1921: death of Maurice Tillieux, Belgian comics author best known for Gil Jourdan
1957: birth of Mark Bagley, American comics artist best known for The Amazing Spider-Man and New Warriors
1957: birth of Paul Dini, American screenwriter and comic creator, known for his work with DC and Marvel Comics
1970: birth of Dan Vebber, American cartoonist, writer, and editor, best known for his work on animated shows

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August 8

1944: birth of Derib, Swiss comics artist known for Buddy Longway and Yakari
1949: birth of Rory Hayes, American underground comix creator known for his work in Arcade and Bijou Funnies
1952: birth of Janice Cohen, American comics artist best known as a colourist for Marvel Comics
1958: death of J.P. McEvoy, American comics writer best known for Dixie Dugan
1960: birth of Ralf König, one of the most popular German comic artists
1966: birth of Mohiro Kitoh, Japanese mangaka best known for Bokurano
1969: birth of Alex Robinson, American comic book writer and artist known for his graphic novels
1971: birth of Dan Jolley, American comic book writer
1972: birth of Carlo Barbieri, American comic book artist
1999: death of Yolanda Vargas Dulché, Mexican comics writer known for Memín Pinguín

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August 9

born: Dwayne Turner, American comic book artist and illustrator in the film and video game industry
1907: birth of Mel Graff, American cartoonist known for work on Adventures of Patsy, Secret Agent X-9, and Captain Easy
1908: birth of Austin Briggs, American comics artist best known for continuing Secret Agent X-9 and Flash Gordon
1914: birth of Tove Jansson, Finnish comic strip writer best known for Moomin
1927: birth of Daniel Keyes, American writer and editor who wrote and edited for Marvel and wrote for EC Comics
1929: birth of Fred Fredericks, American cartoonist who drew the Mandrake the Magician comic strip
1935: birth of William Vance, Belgian comics artist best known for XIII
1945: birth of Posy Simmonds, British comic artist best known for Gemma Bovary
1951: birth of Bob McLeod, American comics artist best known for co-creating the New Mutants
1957: birth of Rick Leonardi, American comics artist who has worked on various series for Marvel and DC Comics
1957: birth of Steve Moncuse, American comics artist and writer, the creator of Fish Police
2002: debut of Shijou Saikyou no Deshi Kenichi, Japanese manga by Syun Matsuena

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August 10

1923: birth of Jean Graton, French comics artist and writer best known for Michel Vaillant
1955: birth of Clint McElroy, American podcaster, comic book writer, and radio personality
1955: birth of Eddie Campbell, Scottish comic artist best known for From Hell
1957: birth of Christie Scheele, American colorist for Marvel and DC Comics, best known for her work on Daredevil
1967: first publication of Lupin III, Japanese manga series created by Monkey Punch
1984: death of Virgil Franklin Partch, American cartoonist and comic book creator also known as "VIP"
1999: death of Henri Gillain, Belgian comics writer, brother of Jijé, known for working on Spirou et Fantasio
2001: death of Jerry DeFuccio, American comics writer best known for his work with Mad magazine
2004: first issue of Rocky, a Swedish comic magazine for the comic strip Rocky by Martin Kellerman
2005: death of Mar Amongo, Filipino comic book artist best known for his work with DC Comics

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August 11

1902: birth of Jack Binder, American comics artist best known for creating Daredevil
1915: birth of Morris Weiss, American comics artist best known for continuing Mickey Finn
1918: birth of Dik Browne, American comic strip creator best known for Hi and Lois and Hägar the Horrible
1925: birth of Rune Andréasson, Swedish comic creator best known for Bamse
1948: birth of T. Casey Brennan, American comics writer best known for his work in Creepy
1959: death of Matt Baker, American comic book artist best known for Phantom Lady
1962: birth of Brian Azzarello, American comics writer, known for 100 Bullets and Hellblazer
1964: birth of Jim Lee, Korean-American comics artist and writer
1964: birth of Pat Brosseau, American comic book letterer
1976: birth of Ryan Winn, American comics artist and inker
1982: birth of Joe Quiñones, Jr., American comics artist
2000: launch of Twisted Kaiju Theatre, American webcomic by Sean McGuinness

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August 12

1911: birth of Kin Platt, American comic strip writer known for Mr. and Mrs.
1964: birth of Rusty Haller, American comic book artist for who the Comicbook Artists Guild's Haller Award is named for.
1965: birth of Staz Johnson, English comic book artist and penciller
1996: death of Mark Gruenwald, American comic book writer and editor best known for Captain America and Squadron Supreme
2007: death of Mike Wieringo, American comic book artist known for Impulse, Tellos
2012: death of Joe Kubert, American comic book artist known for Sgt. Rock, Hawkman and Tarzan

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August 13

1919: birth of Jim Mooney, American comic book artist, known as the signature artist of DC Comics' Supergirl and as an inker for Marvel Comics' Spider-Man
1928: debut of Tim Tyler's Luck, American comic strip by Lyman Young which ran until 1996
1934: first appearance of Li'l Abner, American comic strip created by Al Capp which ran until 1977
1951: birth of Gene Day, Canadian comics artist best known for his work on Marvel Comics' Star Wars licensed series
1952: birth of Donna Barr, American comic book author and cartoonist, best known for The Desert Peach and Stinz
1954: birth of Rob Davis, British comics artist, writer, and editorial illustrator
1954: birth of Robin Ator, American comic book artist and author
1958: death of Jack Cole, American comic book artist, creator of Plastic Man
1960: birth of Bret Blevins, American comics artist, best known as the penciler of New Mutants for Marvel Comics
1966: birth of Shannon Wheeler, American cartoonist, creator of the satirical superhero Too Much Coffee Man
1999: death of John Geering, British comics author known for his work with D. C. Thomson
2009: death of Josette Baujot, Belgian colorist of the Adventures of Tintin series

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August 14

1867: first appearance of Ally Sloper, one of the earliest comic strip characters, in the British magazine Judy
1921: birth of Bill Draut, American comic book artist best known for his work at Harvey Comics and DC Comics from the 1940s to the 1970s.
1926: birth of René Goscinny, Polish-French comics author best known for creating Asterix and writing many stories for Lucky Luke
1932: final appearance of Happy Hooligan, popular American comic strip by Frederick Burr Opper
1943: birth of John Costanza, American comic book artist and letterer who has worked for both DC and Marvel.
1947: birth of Jiro Taniguchi, Japanese manga artist
1950: birth of Gary Larson, American comics artist best known for The Far Side
1951: birth of Peter Blegvad, American comic strip creator best known for Leviathan
1961: birth of Jimmy Palmiotti, American comics writer and inker
1968: birth of Billy Mavreas, Greek-Canadian comics artist
1971: birth of Kristy Quinn, American comics editor
1974: birth of Derec Aucoin, American comics artist
2000: launch of Megatokyo, American manga webcomic by Fred Gallagher and Rodney Caston
2000: debut of The Joy of Tech, Canadian webcomic by Nitrozac and Snaggy

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August 15

1938: birth of Pran Kumar Sharma, Indian cartoonist best known for Billoo and Chacha Chaudhary
1953: birth of Paul Gulacy, American comics artist most associated with Marvel's series Master of Kung Fu
1954: birth of Lamar Waldron, American writer and historian who wrote stories for Fictioneer Books, Disney, and Dark Horse Comics
1960: birth of Terry Shoemaker, American artist who worked on DC's Legion of Super-Heroes and Marvel's X-Men titles
1963: birth of Jim Balent, American comic book artist and writer
1968: birth of Frode Øverli, Norwegian comic strip creator best known for Pondus
1968: birth of Sean Chen, American comic book artist known for his work on Iron Man and Wolverine
1978: birth of David Nakayama, American comic book artist best known for City of Heroes
1982: death of Ernie Bushmiller, American comics author best known for Nancy
1987: last publication of Playhour, British comic which lasted for some 1,700 issues
1989: final publication of Locke the Superman, Japanese manga by Yuki Hijiri which ran since 1980
1990: birth of Clay Mann, American comic book artist who has worked for Valiant, Marvel, and DC Comics.

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August 16

birth of Aaron Kuder, American comic book artist
1892: birth of Otto Messmer, American comic strip author best known for Felix the Cat
1892: birth of Hal Foster, classic Canadian comic book artist and author, best known as creator of Prince Valiant and for his work on Tarzan
1916: birth of Paul Gustavson, American-immigrant comic-book writer and artist known for creating the The Human Bomb and the Angel
1952: birth of Dick Foreman, British writer and artist known for his for Vertigo, particular the series Black Orchid
1962: birth of Brian Stelfreeze, American comic book artist
1969: birth of Enrico Marini, Italian comics artist, known for Le Scorpion

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August 17

1932: birth of Jean-Jacques Sempé, French comics artist best known for Le petit Nicolas
1938: birth of Trina Robbins, American cartoonist, the first woman to draw Wonder Woman
1945: birth of Rachel Pollack, American author best known in comics for taking over Doom Patrol from Grant Morrison
1952: birth of Alex Saviuk, American comic book artist known for his work on several comic book series and newspaper strips featuring Spider-Man
1956: birth of John Romita, Jr., American comics artist best known for his work on Marvel Comics
1958: birth of Andy Helfer, American comic book writer and editor, best known as editor on Justice League International
1984: birth of Taylor Esposito, American comics letterer

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August 18

1926: birth of Larry Alcala, Filipino comics artist best known for Kalabog en Bosyo
1955: birth of Stefano Tamburini, Italian comics author best known for RanXerox
1967: birth of Ron Garney, American comics writer and artist
1967: birth of Peter Tomasi, American comics writer, best known for his work on DC Comics
1967: birth of Brian Michael Bendis, American comics artist and author, best known for his work the Ultimate storylines in Marvel Comics
1967: birth of Eddy Barrows, Brazilian comic book artist
1982: death of Carlos Botelho, Portuguese painter, illustrator, comics artist, political cartoonist, satirist, and caricaturist
1991: death of Rick Griffin, American underground comix artist working with Zap Comix
2017: death of Alfonso Azpiri, Spanish comic book artist, whose work was mainly of the adult variety
2017: death of Sergio Zaniboni, Italian comics artist and writer, known as the artist of numerous stories for Diabolik

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August 19

1903: birth of Fran Striker, American writer for radio and comics, best known for creating the Lone Ranger, Green Hornet, and Sgt. Preston of the Yukon characters
1932: birth of Jacques Lob, French comics author, best known for writing Blanche Épiphanie and Superdupont
1944: birth of Skip Williamson, American underground cartoonist, best known for the character Snappy Sammy Smoot
1954: birth of Stephen R. Bentley, American cartoonist and the creator of Herb and Jamaal
1956: birth of Chuck Patton, American comic book artist and animator
1963: birth of Jim Calafiore, American comic book artist
1963: birth of Brian Haberlin, American comic book artist, writer, editor and producer.
1966: birth of Stefano Gaudiano, Italian comic book artist who works for Skybound as one of the main inkers
1969: birth of Gene Ha, American comic book artist and writer
1975: birth of Chynna Clugston, American comic book creator best known for Blue Monday
1984: death of Don Newton, American comic book artist known for his work on The Phantom and Aquaman
2006: first appearance of Ratz, a comic strip by Hunt Emerson, in the British comic The Beano

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August 20

Unknown year: birth of Jeff Johnson, American comic book artist
1915: birth of George Roussos, American comic book artist best known as an inker of Fantastic Four
1930: birth of Bill Rechin, American cartoonist who created the comic strips Out of Bounds and Crock
1947: death of Max Gaines, American comic book publisher best known for All-American Publications
1968: birth of Greg Pak, American comic book writer and film director
1969: death of Dudley D. Watkins, British cartoonist best known for Oor Wullie
1995: death of Hugo Pratt, Italian comics artist and author, famous for Corto Maltese

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August 21

birth of Bobbie Chase, American comic book editor and writer, formerly one of Marvel Group's Editors-in-Chief
1929: birth of Marie Severin, American comic book artist and colorist, best known for her work with Marvel Comics
1943: birth of Gary Friedrich, American comic book writer, co-creator of Ghost Rider
1971: birth of Juan José Ryp, Spanish comic book artist
1984: death of Phil Seuling, American comics distributor, founder of the New York Comic Art Convention and East Coast Seagate Distribution
1993: last issue of The Beezer, British comic which ran since 1956

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August 22

1880: birth of George Herriman, influential American comic book artist and author best known for Krazy Kat
1903: birth of Jerry Iger, American comic strip creator best known as co-founder with Will Eisner of Eisner & Iger, an early comic book packager
1914: birth of Chester Commodore, American comic book writer with the Chicago Defender
1915: birth of Bob Brown (comics), American comic book artist for both DC Comics and Marvel Comics
1922: birth of Shelly Leferman, American comic book artist, letterer, and cartoonist
1955: birth of Will Shetterly,American writer, creator of the comic book character Captain Confederacy
1964: birth of D. G. Chichester, American comic book writer known for his work on Daredevil
2011: death of Bernhard Victor Christoph Carl von Bülow, German cartoonist

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August 23

Unknown year: birth of Duncan Rouleau, American comic book writer and artist
1905: birth of Ernie Bushmiller, American comics author best known for Nancy
1925: birth of Alfredo Alcala, Filipino comics artist working at Marvel Comics
1939: birth of Rejabhad, Malaysian comics artist known for Periwira Mat Gila
1952: birth of Terry Austin, American comics artist, known for embellishing John Byrne's pencils on Uncanny X-Men
1965: birth of Chris Bachalo, Canadian comic book illustrator, co-creator of Generation X
1976: birth of Keron Grant, American comics artist known or his work on Iron Man

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August 24

1899: birth of Gaylord DuBois, prolific American comics writer best known for the Tarzan comic books
1932: birth of Jim Aparo, American comic book artist best known for his 1960s and 1970s DC Comics work
1939: birth of Max Bunker, Italian comics writer best known for Alan Ford
1941: birth of Jim Scancarelli, American cartoonist, known for writing and drawing the comic strip Gasoline Alley
1961: birth of Kevin Conrad, American comic book artist
1966: birth of Keith Knight, American comic strip creator best known for The K Chronicles
1967: birth of Ian D. Marsden, American cartoonist known for working with Mad

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August 25

1912: birth of Ted Key, American comic strip creator best known for the cartoon Hazel
1913: birth of Walt Kelly, American comic book artist and author best known for Pogo
1920: birth of Fred Schwab, American cartoonist published in a wide variety of comic books from 1938 to 1950
1947: birth of Michael William Kaluta, American comic book artist
1964: birth of Bob Fingerman, American comics creator best known for Beg the Question
1969: birth of Glenn Greenberg, American journalist and comic book and fiction writer
1973: last publication of TV Action, a British comic that was the follow-up to Countdown and lasted for 74 issues
1988: first appearance of Oh My Goddess!, ongoing Japanese manga by Kosuke Fujishima
1997: debut of Sluggy Freelance, popular webcomic by Pete Abrams
2000: death of Carl Barks, considered by many as the best artist of Disney comics, and the creator of DuckBurg and Scrooge McDuck

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August 26

birth of Cliff Biggers, American comic book writer and journalist, primary writer for Comic Shop News
1892: birth of Edmond-François Calvo, French comics artist, known for La Bête Est Mort
1911: birth of Otto Binder, American comic book writer best known for his work with Fawcett Comics
1920: birth of Brant Parker, American comic book artist, best known for The Wizard of Id
1950: birth of Yumiko Igarashi, Japanese mangaka best known for Candy Candy
1967: birth of Charles Moore, American comic book writer for DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, and Caliber
1971: birth of Mike S. Miller, Native Hawaiian-American comic book illustrator and writer
1979: birth of Francis Manapul, Filipino Canadian comic book artist and writer
1992: death of Bob de Moor, Belgian comics artist, main contributor of Hergé on The Adventures of Tintin

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August 27

1929: birth of Don Perlin, American comic book artist best known as co-creator of Bloodshot
1937: death of Frederick Burr Opper, American comic strip author best known for Happy Hooligan, And Her Name Was Maud and Alphonse and Gaston
1946: birth of Denis Kitchen, American underground comix artist, founder of the Kitchen Sink Press
1946: birth of Rick Parker, American artist, writer, and cartoonist, known as the artist of MTV's Beavis and Butt-Head comic book
1966: birth of Phil Hester, American comic book artist and writer, co-creator the characters Mia Dearden, Onomatopoeia, and Constantine Drakon

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August 28

1917: birth of Jack Kirby, prolific American comic book writer and artist, creator of many superheroes like Captain America and Fantastic Four
1917: birth of Aurelio Galleppini, Italian comics artist best known as co-creator of Tex Willer
1927: birth of Jim Sasseville, American comics author known for collaborating with Charles M. Schulz on It's Only a Game
1937: death of Frederick Burr Opper, American comic strip pioneer and political cartoonist, best known for his comic strip Happy Hooligan
1957: birth of Dell Barras, comic book artist
1968: birth of Pamela Rambo, American comics colorist known for work at Vertigo/DC and Dark Horse
1971: birth of Joann Sfar, French comics artist best known for Dungeon and The Rabbi's Cat
1990: death of Willy Vandersteen, major Belgian comics artist and author best known for Spike and Suzy
1995: death of Carl Giles, popular British cartoonist best known for his work in the Daily Express
2017: death of Bert Bus, Dutch comic author who's work mostly appeared in the comic magazine Sjors and its successors Eppo

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August 29

1817: birth of John Leech, British caricaturist and illustrator, best known for his work for Punch
1905: birth of Al Taliaferro, American comic strip creator best known for working on Donald Duck
1963: birth of Patrick Zircher, American comic book artist
1966: birth of Karine Haaland, Norwegian comic strip creator known for the strip Piray
1970: birth of Jason Pearson, American comic book writer and artist,one of the original members of Gaijin Studios
1983: death of Rory Hayes, American underground comix creator known for his work in Arcade and Bijou Funnies

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August 30

1909: birth of Barry Appleby, British comic strip author best known for The Gambols
1943: birth of Robert Crumb, American comic artist and author, most prominent member of the underground comics movement
1946: birth of Jacques Tardi, French comic artist and author known for his Adèle Blanc-Sec series and work depicting World War I
1947: birth of Jack C. Harris, American comic book writer and editor known mainly for his work at DC Comics
1952: birth of Ken Bruzenak, American comic book letterer, primarily known for his work on Howard Chaykin’s American Flagg!
1992: death of Jeanne Hovine, Belgian actress and comics artist, co-creator of the comic strip Nic et Nac
1999: death of Raymond Poïvet, French comics artist best known for Les Pionniers de l'Espérance
2002: start of Emma, Japanese seinen manga created by Kaoru Mori
2006: death of Bob LeRose, American comic book colorist for DC Comics
2017: death of Roger Subirachs i Burgaya, Spanish comics artist best known for stories and illustrations featuring his characters 'Vaselín y Loto'

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August 31

1946: birth of Rick Parker (artist), cartoonist and Marvel Comics letterer
1947: birth of Yumiko Ōshima, Japanese mangaka best known for Wata no Kuni Hoshi
1956: birth of Angeli, Brazilian underground comix artist
1967: birth of Hector Collazo, American comic book artist and inker
1982: birth of G. Willow Wilson, American comics writer, prose author, and essayist, known for relaunching the Ms. Marvel title for Marvel Comics
1990: Scott McCloud draws the first 24-hour comic
2011: DC Comics relaunch their comic book line with The New 52
2017: death of Jan Romare, Swedish diplomat and cartoonist best known for the comic strip Pyton

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September

September 1

1868: birth of Kin Hubbard, American comics creator best known for Abe Martin of Brown County
1897: birth of Jimmy Hatlo, American cartoonist, known for creating the long-running comic strip and gag panel They'll Do It Every Time
1926: birth of Gene Colan, American comic book artist, best known for his work on Marvel Comics
1927: birth of Gaspar Saladino, American comic book letterer and logo designer, best known for his work on DC Comics
1932: birth of José Ortiz, Spanish comics artist known for several collaborations with Antonio Segura, a.o. Hombre
1952: birth of Cullen Murphy, American comic strip writer known for writing Prince Valiant for more than twenty years
1958: first issue of War Picture Library, British comic which lasted for more than 2100 issues
1959: birth of Joe Jusko, American comic book artist known for his realistic, highly detailed style
1960: birth of Jack Ohman, American comics artist known for Mixed Media
1971: birth of Joe Kelly (comics writer), American comics writer who is part of Man of Action Studios
1974: birth of Jhonen Vasquez, American comics creator best known for Squee!
1978: birth of Travis Lanham, American comic book letterer
2017: death of Barry Liebmann, American comedy writer whose work appeared in the pages of MAD Magazine for 38 years

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September 2

birth of Matt Idelson, Marvel Comics editor
1910: birth of Paul Reinman, German-American comic book artist best known as an inker for the works of Jack Kirby
1946: birth of Walt Simonson, American comic book writer and artist best known for his work on The Mighty Thor
1964: birth of Keanu Reeves, actor and comic book author of BRZRKR
1970: birth of Brian Buccellato, American comic book writer
1971: birth of Arnold Arre, Filipino comic book author best known for his graphic novel The Mythology Class
1981: death of Andrija Maurović, important early Croatian comics artist
1994: first publication of Rurouni Kenshin, Japanese manga created by Nobuhiro Watsuki

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September 3

1923: birth of Mort Walker, American comic strip creator best known for Beetle Bailey and Hi and Lois
1936: birth of Kazuo Umezu, author of Japanese horror manga
1957: birth of Paul Chadwick, American comic book creator, best known for his series Concrete
1962: birth of Sholly Fisch, American comic book writer, known for his work on DC Comics' Looney Tunes
1963: birth of Joe Matt, American cartoonist known for Peepshow
1974: birth of Ethan Van Sciver, American comic book artist
1978: birth of Corey Breen, American comic book letterer
1989: first strip of Outland by Berkeley Breathed appears, one month after retiring Bloom County
1998: death of Vince Alascia, American comics artist best known for working on Captain America

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September 4

1882: birth of Harold Knerr, American comic strip creator, best known as the writer-artist of the comic strip The Katzenjammer Kids
1912: birth of Syd Hoff, American comic strip creator best known for Tuffy
1913: birth of Syd Shores, American comic book artist
1948: birth of Jean Simek (aka Jean Izzo), American comic book letterer and daughter of Artie Simek
1950: debut of Beetle Bailey, popular American comic strip by Mort Walker
1953: birth of Paul Smith, American comic book artist, best known for his work on X-Men
1955: birth of Ben Abernathy, American editor who worked at Dark Horse, Marvel, WildStorm, and.DC Comics before moving to Madefire
1963: birth of Ken Lopez, American comic book letterer
1966: birth of José Marzan Jr., American comic book writer and artist
1973: birth of Andersen Gabrych, American comic book writer
1985: birth of Matt Herms, American comic book artist

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September 5

1902: birth of Orrin C. Evans, African-American journalist and comic book publisher, publisher of All-Negro Comics
1945: birth of Lee Marrs, American cartoonist and animator
1945: birth of Bob Toomey, American comic book writer
1950: birth of Cathy Guisewite, American comic strip author best known for Cathy
1952: death of Boardman Robinson, Canadian-American painter, illustrator, and cartoonist
1952: birth of Arvell Jones, American comics artist best known for his work for Marvel Comics and for DC Comics and its imprint Milestone Media.
1965: first appearance of Eek & Meek, American comic strip by Howie Schneider which ran until 2000
1977: death of Tatsuo Yoshida, Japanese cartoonist, writer, manga artist and anime pioneer who founded the anime studio Tatsunoko Productions
1990: death of Jerry Iger, American comic strip creator best known as co-founder with Will Eisner of Eisner & Iger, an early comic book packager
1994: debut of Mutts, popular comic strip by Patrick McDonnell
1996: death of Carl Fallberg, American comics artist best known as creator of Lil Bad Wolf
2004: launch of Chicken Wings, German comic strip and webcomic by Michael and Stefan Strasser
2006: death of John McLusky, British comic strip creator best known for the James Bond newspaper comic strips
2012: death of Martin Filchock, American cartoonist and pioneer during the Golden Age of comic books, known for drawing comics for Army magazines

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September 6

1937: birth of Sergio Aragonés, Spanish/Mexican cartoonist best known for his work with Mad Magazine
1945: birth of Go Nagai, Japanese mangaka best known for Devilman and Mazinger Z
1949: birth of Mike Zeck, American comic book artist best known for his work with Marvel Comics
1956: death of Alex Raymond, American comic book author and artist, creator of Flash Gordon, Rip Kirby and Secret Agent X-9
1968: death of Harold Gray, American comic strip creator best known for Little Orphan Annie
1976: first appearance of Motley's Crew, American comic strip by Ben Templeton and Tom Forman
2004: first appearance of Franklin Fibbs, American comic strip by Hollis Brown and Wes Hargis which only lasted for two years

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September 7

1909: birth of José Cabrero Arnal, Spanish-French comics artist best known for Spiff and Hercules
1954: death of Bud Fisher, American comic strip creator best known for Mutt and Jeff
1955: death of Ham Fisher, American comic strip creator best known for Joe Palooka
1966: birth of Don Hudson, comic book artist and write4.
1968: last publication of Fantastic, a British comic which lasted for 89 issues
1977: death of Alexis, French comics artist best known for the series Al Crane and Superdupont
1982: death of José Cabrero Arnal, Spanish-French comics artist best known for Spiff and Hercules
1983: birth of Nei Ruffino, comic book artist.

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September 8

1926: birth of Lars Jansson, Finnish comic strip creator best known for Moomin
1930: first appearance of Blondie, an American comic strip by Chic Young which still runs and has appeared in over 2,300 newspapers
1932: first appearance of The Kid, Dick Tracy's future adopted son, in the comic strip
1937: birth of Archie Goodwin, editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and best remembered for his adaptation of Star Wars into comics
1958: debut of Get Fuzzy, American sports-oriented comic strip created by Jack Berrill
1958: start of Sky Masters, American comic strip created by Jack Kirby which only ran until 1961
1973: birth of Jordan Crane, American comics creator known for The Clouds Above
1974: death of James Swinnerton, American comic strip creator best known for Little Jimmy
1978: birth of Adrian Ramos, American webcomic creator best known for Count Your Sheep
2002: final appearance of Miss Peach, American comic strip by Mel Lazarus which ran since 1957

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September 9

1917: birth of Frank Robbins, American comics artist and writer
1940: birth of Vicente Segrelles, Spanish comics artist best known for El Mercenario
1959: birth of Dan Vado, American comic book publisher and writer, and a fixture of the independent comics community.
1960: birth of Paul Grist, British comics creator known for Kane and Jack Staff
1960: birth of Kevin Maguire, American comic book artist
1962: birth of Kevin Grevioux, American actor, screenwriter, and comic book writer
1979: first appearance of For Better or For Worse, comic strip by Lynn Johnston
1979: final appearance of Mary Perkins, On Stage, American comic strip by Leonard Starr
2001: debut of VG Cats, American webcomic by Scott Ramsoomair
2001: start of Wapsi Square, American webcomic by Paul "Pablo" Taylor
2003: launch of Haiku Circus, American webcomic by Ken Sakamoto

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September 10

1922: birth of Roy Doty, American cartoonist, artist, and illustrator
1952: birth of Gerry Conway, American comic book writer best known as co-creator of the Punisher
1959: birth of Nancy A. Collins, American comic book writer known for Swamp Thing
1960: birth of Alison Bechdel, American comics creator best known for Dykes To Watch Out For and Fun Home
1988: release of Comic Book Confidential, a Canadian documentary film which offered a survey of the history of the comic book
2000: death of Ben Wicks, English-Canadian cartoonist best known for Wicks
2001: debut of Makeshift Miracle, American webcomic by Jim Zubkavich
2004: launch of Beaver and Steve, American webcomic by James Turner

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September 11

1911: birth of Bill Parker, American comics writer and editor, best known for co-creating Captain Marvel and Spy Smasher for Fawcett Comics
1915: birth of Carl Fallberg, American writer/cartoonist who wrote comic books for Dell Comics, Western Publishing, and Gold Key Comics
1930: birth of Jean-Claude Forest, French comics artist and author, best known for Barbarella
1954: first publication of Tiger, British comic which would last for 1555 issues, marking the debut of Roy of the Rovers, comic strip by Frank S. Pepper and Joe Colquhoun
1976: last issue of Cracker, British comic which appeared since January 1975
1988: debut of One Big Happy, ongoing American comic strip created by Rick Detorie

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September 12

1897: birth of Walter B. Gibson, American author and professional magician, best known for his work on the pulp fiction character The Shadow
1922: birth of John Albano, American writer, co-creator of the western anti-hero Jonah Hex for DC Comics
1932: first appearance of Bluto, main opponent of Popeye in the Thimble Theatre comic strip by E. C. Segar
1945: birth of Milo Manara, Italian comics author and artist best known for his erotic comics and his collaborations with Hugo Pratt
1972: birth of Javier Rodriguez, Spanish comic book artist and colorist
1987: last publication of Nipper, a British comic
2007: death of Phil Frank, American cartoonist best known as the creator of the San Francisco-based comic strip Farley

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September 13

1947: birth of Mike Grell, comic book writer and artist known for his work on Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes
1982: death of George Brenner, American cartoonist who created comics such as The Clock, Bozo the Iron Man, and 711
1962: birth of Rafael Kayanan, Filipino-American comics artist known for his work on Conan the Adventurer
1975: birth of Akimine Kamijyo, Japanese mangaka best known for Samurai Deeper Kyo
1977: launch of Jeff MacNelly's Shoe, American comic strip about a motley crew of newspapermen, all of whom are birds
1982: death of Reed Crandall, American comic book artist, known for his work during the Golden Age of Comics
2001: death of Johnny Craig, American comic book artist best known for his work with EC Comics
2002: death of Fred Guardineer, American illustrator and comic book writer-artist who contributed two features to the seminal Action Comics #1

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September 14

1842: appearance of the first American comic book, a translation of Histoire de M. Vieux Bois by Rodolphe Töpffer
1872: birth of Llorenç Brunet, Catalan comic artist, caricaturist, and watercolor painter
1891: birth of John H. Striebel, American comic strip artist best known for Dixie Dugan
1912: birth of Phiny Dick, Dutch illustrator and writer of children's books and comics
1922: birth of Lucien Nortier, French writer-artist who created comics for Jeudi-Magazine and Pic et Nic
1955: birth of Jim Novak, American comic book creator and letterer for Marvel Comics
1964: birth of Duncan Fegredo, British comic book artist
1985: last issue of Nutty, British comic which ran since 1980

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September 15

1952: birth of Carol Lay, American alternative cartoonist best known for her weekly comic strip Story Minute
1962: last issue of Film Fun, British comic book which lasted for 2225 issues
1962: birth of Scott Dunbier American comic book editor, best known as the Special Projects Editor at IDW Publishing.
1971: birth of Laura Martin (aka Laura DePuy), American comic book colorist
1977: birth of Chris Crosby, cofounder of Keenspot and writer of the webcomic Superosity
1982: birth of Mitch Clem, American webcomic creator known for Nothing Nice To Say
1990: last issue of The Topper, British comic book which ran since 1953

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September 16

1920: birth of Art Sansom, American comic strip author best known for The Born Loser
1921: debut of Our Boarding House, American comic strip created by Gene Ahern which ran until 1981
1948: first appearance of Alix by Jacques Martin, in Tintin
1952: birth of Eugenio Sicomoro, Italian comics artist best known for Rouletabille
1954: birth of Howard Weinstein, American writer who wrote numerous Star Trek comics
1957: birth of Keith Williams, American comic book and comic strip artist, best known for illustrating The Phantom for over a decade
1960: birth of Mike Mignola, American comic book writer and artist, best known for Hellboy
1960: birth of Kurt Busiek, American comics author best known for Astro City
1962: birth of Seth, Canadian comic book writer and artist known for his graphic novels like It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken
2005: end of Dragon Zakura, Japanese manga by Mita Norifusa

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September 17

1929: birth of Anant Pai, Indian educationalist and a pioneer in Indian comics popularly known as Uncle Pai
1948: birth of Jeff MacNelly, American comic strip creator best known for Shoe
1950: birth of Roger Stern, American comic book writer working for DC Comics and Marvel Comics
1953: birth of Danny Fingeroth, American comic book writer and editor at Marvel Comics
1964: birth of Tony Daniel, American comics writer and artist, known for work with DC Comics
1982: birth of Hope Larson, American comics creator known for her graphic novels
2001: start of Detective School Q, Japanese manga by Seimaru Amaki and Fumiya Satou
2005: debut of Tamara Drewe, British comic strip created by Posy Simmonds in The Guardian
2011: death of Minck Oosterveer, Dutch cartoonist and winner of the 2011 Stripschapprijs

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September 18

1926: birth of Joe Kubert, Polish-American comic book artist and author, best known for Sgt. Rock and Fax From Sarajevo
1942: birth of Marco Rota, Italian comics author best known for his work on Disney comics
1946: birth of Alexis, French comics artist best known for the series Al Crane and Superdupont
1948: birth of Irene Vartanoff, comic book writer, editor and colorist
1963: birth of Uri Fink, Israeli comics creator best known for Zbeng!
1965: first issue of Ranger magazine, British comic which lasted for only 40 issues
1967: birth of Stephen Sadowski, Canadian comic book artist and cover artist
1984: birth of Caitlin Kittredge, American author and comic-book writer of dark fantasy and urban fantasy noir

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September 19

1872: birth of A.D. Condo, American cartoonist best known as the creator of the comic strip The Outbursts of Everett True
1882: birth of Robert Storm Petersen, Danish cartoonist, writer, animator, illustrator, painter, and humorist, known almost exclusively by his pen name Storm P
1952: first appearance of Linus Van Pelt, character in Charles M. Schulz’s comic strip Peanuts
1953: debut of General Jumbo, British comic strip created by Paddy Brennan in The Beano
1954: birth of Garry Leach, British comics artist and publisher, best known for his work on Marvelman in Warrior
2001: first appearance of RahXephon, Japanese manga by Takeaki Momose
2001: death of Aldo Capitanio, Italian comics artist best known for his work on Tex Willer

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September 20

1947: birth of Steve Gerber, American comic book writer best known for creating Howard the Duck
1954: birth of Doug Hazlewood, American comic book artist and inker
1962: birth of Bill Amend, American comic strip creator best known for FoxTrot
1965: birth of John Dell, American comic book artist and inker
1965: start of Tales of the Green Beret, American comic strip by Robin Moore and Joe Kubert
1968: birth of Ben Edlund, American cartoonist, screenwriter, producer, and director. creator of The Tick
2000: launch of the webcomic version of the American comic strip The Pain, When Will it End? by Tim Kreider

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September 21

1953: birth of François Corteggiani, French comics artist known for Pif le chien
1960: birth of David Mazzucchelli, American comics artist and writer, known for Daredevil: Born Again and Batman: Year One
1972: launch of Superdupont, French comic strip created in 1972 by Marcel Gotlib and Jacques Lob
1975: birth of Craig Thompson, American comic book author and artist best known for Blankets
1998: first appearance of Bobbins, webcomic by John Allison
1999: death of Joel Beck, American underground comix creator known for Lenny of Laredo

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September 22

1912: birth of Kon Shimizu, Japanese writer-artist and political cartoonist
1921: birth of Will Elder, American comic book artist best known for his work in MAD magazine
1922: launch of The Wizard, weekly British story paper published by D. C. Thomson & Co.
1931: birth of E. Nelson Bridwell, American comic book writer and publisher best known for his work in MAD magazine and DC Comics
1932: birth of Ian Kennedy, British artist who worked initially for D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, then later for Amalgamated Press
1952: death of H. T. Webster, American cartoonist known for The Timid Soul, Bridge, Life's Darkest Moments and others
1960: birth of Richard Dominguez, American comic book artist best known as creator of El Gato Negro
1962: birth of Steve Lavigne, American comic book illustrator best known for his lettering and coloring on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles title for Mirage Studios
1979: birth of James Jean, Taiwanese-American visual artist working primarily in painting and drawing
2006: end of Mac Hall, American webcomic by Ian McConville and Matt Boyd

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September 23

birth of Dave Wielgosz, American comic book writer for DC Comics, known for Man-Bat
1915: birth of Charles Nicholas, American comic book artist best known as the first illustrator of the Quality Comics aviator character Blackhawk
1938: birth of Jean-Claude Mézières, French comics artist best known for Valérian and Laureline
1949: birth of Paul Ryan (cartoonist), American comic book artist
1956: birth of Peter David, American comic book writer known for his work on The Incredible Hulk
1967: launch of Princess Tina, weekly British girls' comic published by the International Publishing Company
1970: birth of Trevor Scott, American comic book artist and inker
1982: death of Gene Day, Canadian comic book artist best known for his work on Shang-Chi
1987: death of Walter M. Baumhofer, American illustrator notable for his cover paintings seen on the pulp magazines of Street & Smith and other publishers
2004: the first Comics Salon, an international festival of Japanese culture, manga, anime, comics, games, sci-fi, fantasy and horror, is held in Slovakia
2012: end of Cul de Sac, American comic strip created by Richard Thompson

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September 24

1900: birth of Ham Fisher, American comic strip creator best known for Joe Palooka
1946: birth of Carson Van Osten, American comics creator working on Disney comics
1952: birth of Bill Vallely, American freelance illustrator and writer, known for his work at various comic publishers
1957: death of Harry Paschall, American weightlifter, magazine editor, cartoonist, and writer, creator of the Bosco comic strip
1962: birth of Mark Mazz, American comic book art director, editor, and writer, founder of publishing company Atlas Unleashed
1970: birth of Dan Curtis Johnson, American comic book writer and programmer
1971: first appearance of Yoko Tsuno by Roger Leloup, in Spirou
1972: birth of Jock (cartoonist), Scottish cartoonist and comic book artist
1977: first publication of Plug, a British comic which ran for 76 issues
1982: birth of Matthew Inman, American cartoonist, creator of web comic The Oatmeal
1987: birth of Clayton Cowles, American comic book letterer
1993: launch of Doctor Fun by David Farley, presumably the first comic on the World Wide Web

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September 25

1911: birth of Charles Paris, American comics artist and inker known for his work for DC Comics
1921: birth of Jacques Martin, French comic book artist and author best known for Alix
1922: birth of Roz Kirby, American comic book ink for DC Comics and wife of comic legend Jack Kirby
1928: death of Richard F. Outcault, American comic strip pioneer best known for The Yellow Kid and Buster Brown
1932: launch of Ons Volkske, the youth supplement of the Flemish newspaper Ons Volk Ontwaakt
1951: birth of Howard Bender, American comic book artist best known for his work for DC Comics and Archie Comics.
1963: birth of Bob Layton, American comics artist and inker known for his work for Marvel Comics
1955: first appearance of Dondi, American comic strip by Gus Edson and Irwin Hasen
1972: birth of Paul Pope, American comics artist known for Batman: Year 100
1977: birth of Mike Krahulik, American webcomic artist best known for Penny Arcade
2003: death of Herb Gardner, American comic strip creator known for The Nebbishes
2003: debut of Bad Reporter, American comic strip by Don Asmussen

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September 26

1867: birth of Winsor McCay, early American comics author of Little Nemo and Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend
1906: birth of Jack Schiff, American comic book writer and editor on Batman at DC Comics
1912: birth of Don Rico, American comic book artist known for his work with Timely Comics and Atlas Comics
1935: birth of Juan Zanotto, Argentine comics artist known for Bárbara
1938: birth of Raoul Cauvin, prolific Belgian comics author best known for Les Tuniques Bleues
1946: first issue of Tintin, important Belgian comics magazine featuring the eponymous hero by Hergé and work by Edgar Pierre Jacobs
1946: birth of Louise Simonson, American comic book writer best known for her work on Superman: The Man of Steel
1948: birth of Kimio Yanagisawa, Japanese mangaka best known for Tokumei Kakarichō Tadano Hitoshi
1959: birth of Gabriel Morrissette, Canadian comics artist known for his work with DC Comics and Marvel Comics
1962: death of George L. Carlson, American illustrator and artist
2011: death of Sergio Bonelli, Italian comic book author and publisher, co-creator of Zagor

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September 27

1927: birth of Jack Katz, American comic book artist and writer, painter and art teacher known for his graphic novel The First Kingdom
1927: birth of Romano Scarpa, Italian comics author best known for his work on Disney comics
1946: birth of Bob Sharen, comics colorist best known for his work on Marvel Comics
1951: birth of Jim Shooter, American comics writer, editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics
1955: birth of Charles Burns, American comics artist and author best known for the graphic novel Black Hole
1955: birth of Randy Emberlin, American comics inker
1957: birth of Rune T. Kidde, Danish writer, storyteller, musician and artist, a prominent member of 1970s Danish cartoon underground
1971: birth of Horacio Sandoval, Mexican comics artist known for his work on Xpctrm
1981: birth of Sophie Crumb, American comics artist known as the daughter of Robert Crumb and for Belly Button
1988: death of Paul Reinman, German-American comic book artist best known as an inker for the works of Jack Kirby
1992: death of Zhang Leping, Chinese manhua artist best known for Sanmao

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September 28

1909: birth of Al Capp, American comics author and artist, best known for his creation Li'l Abner
1957: birth of Michael Eury, American editor and writer of comic books, known for his work for DC, Dark Horse, and TwoMorrows
1958: birth of Ken Penders, American comics artist best known for working on Sonic the Hedgehog
1963: birth of Greg Weisman, American comics writer best known for working on Captain Atom
1974: birth of Jen Sorensen, author of the weekly comic strip Slowpoke
1979: birth of Guillem March, comic book writer for both DC and Marvel

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September 29

1907: launch of Mike and Ike (They Look Alike), comic strip by Rube Goldberg in the San Francisco Bulletin
1916: birth of Carl Giles, popular British cartoonist best known for his work in the Daily Express
1922: birth of Ned Riddle, American cartoonist, creator of the Mr. Tweedy panel cartoon
1926: birth of Russ Heath, American comic book artist known for his work for DC Comics
1947: birth of Greg Irons, American poster artist, underground cartoonist, animator, and tattoo artist
1952: birth of Lou Stathis, American author, critic, and editor, known for editing for Heavy Metal and DC Comics' Vertigo line
1959: birth of Mark Pennington, American comic book artist and inker
1964: first appearance of Mafalda, comic strip by Argentine creator Quino which ran until 1973
1974: last publication of Violence Jack, Japanese manga created by Go Nagai
1988: death of Charles Addams, American cartoonist best known for The Addams Family
2005: debut of xkcd, American webcomic by Randall Munroe

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September 30

1967: birth of Chris Eliopoulos, American comic book letterer and cartoonist
1971: birth of Alex Maleev, Bulgarian comic book illustrator
1980: birth of Camilla D’Errico, Canadian comics artist best known for Avril Lavigne's Make 5 Wishes
1987: death of Alfred Bester, American author known for Green Lantern and The Phantom
2001: death of George Gately, American comic strip creator best known for Heathcliff
2005: first publication of the editorial cartoons which would lead to the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy

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October

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October 1

1902: birth of Gunila Stierngranat, Swedish comic artist who drew Lilla Lena och Jon Blund
1926: birth of Ben Wicks, English-Canadian cartoonist best known for Wicks
1933: debut of The Adventures of Smilin' Jack, American comic strip by Zach Moseley
1937: birth of Bill Spicer, American editor and publisher known for his publication Graphic Story Magazine
1940: birth of Richard Corben, American comic book author best known for Den
1955: birth of Michael Golden, American comic book artist best known for Micronauts
1964: birth of Ande Parks, American comic book author best known for his work on Green Arrow
1964: birth of Ron Boyd, American comic book writer
1967: death of Bob Powell, American comic book artist known for his work on Sheena, Queen of the Jungle
1973: first issue of Cutie Honey, Japanese manga by Go Nagai
2001: last publication of Angelic Layer, Japanese manga by CLAMP
2001: launch of Achewood, American webcomic by Chris Onstad
2003: debut of Karin, Japanese manga by Yuna Kagesaki

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October 2

1909: birth of Alex Raymond, American comic book author and artist, creator of Flash Gordon, Rip Kirby and Secret Agent X-9
1916: birth of Bob Powell, American comic book artist, known for his work on Sheena, Queen of the Jungle and Mr. Mystic
1926: birth of Ramona Fradon, American comics artist, known for co-creating Metamorpho
1949: birth of Ricardo Barreiro, Argentine comics writer, known for Bárbara
1950: debut of Peanuts, the iconic American comic strip by Charles M. Schulz featuring Charlie Brown and Snoopy
1957: birth of Janry, Belgian comics author best known for Spirou et Fantasio and Le Petit Spirou
1960: birth of Joe Sacco, Maltese comic book author and artist best known for his autobiographical and journalistic graphic novels like Palestine
1960: birth of Barbara Kesel, American comic book writer and editor
2007: death of Richard Goldwater, American comic book president and publisher of Archie Comics

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October 3

1913: birth of Fred Guardineer, American comic book writer and artist best known for Zatara
1924: birth of Harvey Kurtzman, American comic book artist and writer, creator of MAD magazine
1967: birth of Ivan Brunetti, Italian-American comics creator best known for Schizo
1967: birth of Rob Liefeld, American comic book author best known for X-Force
1982: death of Noel Sickles, American comic strip creator best known for Scorchy Smith
1988: debut of Curtis, an American comic strip by Ray Billingsley
2007: death of Manfred Sommer, Spanish comics artist, best known for the reporter comics series Frank Cappa

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October 4

1907: birth of Erkki Tanttu, Finnish comic artist, creator of the long-running comic strip Rymy-Eetu
1917: birth of Bill Wright, American comic artist, known for his work on Disney comics
1927: birth of Oto Reisinger, Croatian cartoonist and caricaturist, best known for Štefekove pustolovin
1931: debut of Dick Tracy, long runninbg American comic strip by Chester Gould
1948: first daily appearance of Pogo, American comic strip created by Walt Kelly
1952: birth of Todd Smith, American comic artist who worked on comics for DC, Marvel, Claypool, and Archie
1974: birth of Derek Fridolfs, comic book artist and writer
1978: birth of Jesus Aburtov, colorist for Marvel Comics
1983: death of Dino Battaglia, Italian comic artist

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October 5

1912: birth of Riley Thomson, American animator and comics artist who spent most of his career working with Walt Disney films and characters
1922: birth of Bil Keane, American comics artist best known for his work on The Family Circus
1924: birth of Bob Thaves, American comic strip creator best known for Frank and Ernest
1952: last issue of "The Spirit Section" newspaper run, featuring The Spirit, influential comics series by Will Eisner
1957: birth of Tim Burgard, American comics artist and writer
1962: birth of Jeff Nicholson, American comic book writer, artist and self-publisher, known primarily for his work on Ultra Klutz
1970: birth of Jason Levine, American comics artist and letterer
1973: birth of Pop Mhan, Thai-American comics artist
1974: last issue of Shiver and Shake, British comic which lasted for a year and a half
1994: death of Doug Wildey, American comic book artist best known for continuing Tarzan

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October 6

1918: birth of John Forte, American comic book artist known for his work on Legion of Super-Heroes
1930: birth of Ron Embleton, British comics author known for Wulf the Briton
1955: birth of John Nyberg, American comic book artist and inker
1958: birth of Mike Carlin, American comic book writer, editor and executive known for his work on Superman
1959: birth of Adam Kubert, American comic book artist known for his work on Wolverine
1962: launch of Valiant, British boys' adventure comics anthology published by IPC Magazines
1962: first appearance of Steel Claw, British comic strip created by Tom Tully and Jesús Blasco

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October 7

1950: birth of Howard Chaykin, American comic book artist and writer, creator of American Flagg!
1951: birth of Enki Bilal, influential French comic artist and author
1959: birth of Richard Horie, American comic book artist, colorist and writer
1961: birth of Art Thibert, American comic book artist and inker known for his work on X-Men
1968: birth of Steve Behling, American American author, editor, and creative consultant
1972: birth of David W. Mack, American comics artist and writer known for his work on Marvel's Daredevil
1979: birth of Nick Lowe, editor at Marvel Comics

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October 8

1897: birth of Harmsen van der Beek, Dutch illustrator and commercial artist known for his illustration of Enid Blyton's Noddy books
1939: birth of Harvey Pekar, American underground comics writer best known for American Splendor
1957: birth of Richard Thompson, American illustrator and cartoonist best known for his syndicated comic strip Cul de Sac
1961: birth of Art Nichols, American comics artist
1967: birth of William "Moose" Baumann, American comics artist and writer
1967: birth of James Sturm, American comics artist known for Fantastic Four: Unstable Molecules
1984: birth of Katie Kubert, American comics editor and daughter of Joe Kubert
2006: last appearance of Franklin Fibbs, American comic strip by Hollis Brown and Wes Hargis which only lasted for two years

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October 9

1916: birth of Mars Ravelo, Filipino comics artist best known for Darna
1922: launch of Fritzi Ritz, American comic strip created by Larry Whittington
1933: birth of Bill Tidy, British comic strip creator known for The Fosdyke Saga and The Cloggies
1936: birth of Mar Amongo, Filipino comic book artist best known for his work with DC Comics
1943: birth of Mike Peters, American comics artist and author, best known for the comic strip Mother Goose and Grimm
1949: birth of Jim Starlin, American comic book writer and artist; known for Dreadstar
1950: birth of Richard Comely, Canadian comic book creator, penciller, inker, letterer, colorist editor, and publisher, and creator and writer of the Captain Canuck comic book series
1955: birth of Michael Netzer (aka Mike Nasser), American comic book artist known for his work with DC Comics and Marvel Comics
1960: birth of Adam Blaustein, American writer, artist, editor, and in business level support in the comic book industry.
1961: birth of Matt Wagner, American comic book artist known for creating the characters Grendel and Mage
1970: birth of Andrew Robinson, American comic book artist and writer
2001: launch of Get Your War On, American webcomic by David Rees
2006: end of Adventurers!, American webcomic by Mark Shallow which ran since 2000

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October 10

1882: birth of Homer Fleming, American comic book artist known for work during the Golden Age of Comics, particularly for DC
1894: birth of Ira Schnapp, American comic book logo designer and letterer for DC Comics, creator of the original logo for Superman comics
1953: debut of Little Plum, British comic strip created by Leo Baxendale in The Beano
1957: birth of Rumiko Takahashi, popular Japanese mangaka best known for Ranma ½
1959: last appearance of Jane, a popular British comic strip by Norman Pett, which ran in the Daily Mirror since 1932
1961: birth of Todd Dezago, American comic book writer
1969: birth of Gary Frank, British comic book artist
1973: death of Austin Briggs, American comics artist best known for continuing Secret Agent X-9 and Flash Gordon
1982: birth of Ben Krefta, British freelance manga style illustrator and graphic artist

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October 11

1913: birth of Joe Simon, American comic book artist and writer, co-creator of Captain America
1932: birth of Sergio Toppi, Italian comics author and artist
1948: death of Okamoto Ippei, Japanese illustrator, cartoonist, and writer
1952: birth of Jim Woodring, American comic book artist and author best known for Frank
1957: death of Edmond-François Calvo, French comics artist best known for La Bête Est Mort
1963: birth of Han Hoogerbrugge, Dutch comics artist best known for Neurotica
1971: birth of Wes Abbott, comics artist and letterer

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October 12

1897: death of Charles Henry Ross, English writer and cartoonist, creator of the fictional character Ally Sloper
1917: birth of Roger Armstrong, American comic artist and teacher, known for work on various Dell series comics
1947: birth of Pat Brady, American comic strip creator best known for Rose Is Rose
1965: birth of Dan Abnett, English comic book writer and novelist, best known for his work for Marvel Comics
1981: birth of Dawn Best, American comics artist best known for her work on Sonic the Hedgehog
2003: death of Pete Morisi, American comic book creator best known for Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt
2017: death of Erwin Moser, Austrian author and illustrator, best known for the children's book series Manuel & Didi

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October 13

1885: birth of Harry Hershfield, American comics illustrator best known for Abie the Agent
1906: birth of Joseph Samachson, American scientist and comics writer
1938: death of E. C. Segar, creator of Popeye
1952: birth of Bob Ingersoll, American comic book writer known for Hero Alliance
1958: birth of Paul Johnson (comics), British comic book artist
1959: birth of Dan Didio, American comic book writer, editor and publisher, known for his work with DC Comics
1960: birth of George Pratt, American comic book artist
1970: birth of Ben Raab, American comic book writer and screenwriter
2006: death of Hilda Terry, American cartoonist best known for the comic strip Teena

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October 14

1872: birth of Sol Hess, American comic strip writer best known for co-creating the long-run strip The Nebbs
1878: birth of Grace Drayton, American illustrator, creator of the Campbell Soup Kids
1895: birth of John Millar Watt, British comic strip creator best known for Pop
1902: birth of George Wilson, American illustrator and comic artist who provided art for Fiction House, Centaur Comics, and Ace Magazines
1916: birth of Bob Oksner, American comics artist best known for his work with DC Comics
1932: end of And Her Name Was Maud, comic strip by Frederick Burr Opper
1945: birth of Daan Jippes, Dutch comics artist best known for his work on Disney comics
1974: death of Reginald Heade, British pulp and comics artist, known for his work at Amalgamated Press
1969: birth of Brandon Peterson, American comics writer and artist
1969: birth of Christopher Jones, American comics artist best known for his work with Young Justice and Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
1974: death of Otto Binder, American comic book writer best known for his work with Fawcett Comics
1980: first publication of Big Comic Spirits, a weekly Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Shogakukan
1983: end of Black Jack, a manga written by Osamu Tezuka which ran for ten years
2012: death of Marc Swayze, American comic book artist, co-creator of Mary Marvel, best known for his work with Fawcett Comics

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October 15

1905: debut of Little Nemo, classic American comic strip by Winsor McCay
1922: birth of Alfons Figueras, Spanish cartoonist
1923: birth of Vince Colletta, Italian-American comic book artist best known as an inker for Marvel Comics
1938: first issue of Radio Fun, British comic which ran until 1961
1941: first appearance of Archie by Bob Montana and Vic Bloom in Pep Comics #22
1962: birth of Len Kaminski, American comic book writer, known for Ultimate Spider-Man
1973: birth of Guy Major, American comic book artist
1973: birth of Joe Prado, American comic book artist and inker
1978: birth of Phil Balsman, American comic book artist and letterer
1983: first issue of School Fun, British comic which lasted for less than a year
1999: first publication of Samurai Deeper Kyo, Japanese manga created by Akimine Kamijyo
2004: death of Irv Novick, American comic book artist known for his work at Archie Comics and DC Comics

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October 16

1926: birth of Joe Sinnott, American comic book artist best known as an inker for The Fantastic Four
1944: birth of Bob Hall, American comic book artist best known as the co-creator of West Coast Avengers
1954: first publication of Playhour, British comic which lasted for some 1,700 issues
1976: first issue of Krazy, British comic which ran until 1978
1989: birth of Irene Strychalski, American comic book artist

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October 17

1877: birth of Fanny Cory, American cartoonist and book illustrator best known for her comic strips Sonnysayings and Little Miss Muffet

1914: birth of Jerry Siegel, American comics author, co-creator of Superman
1916: birth of Virgil Franklin Partch, American cartoonist and comic book creator also known as "VIP"
1920: birth of John Prentice, American comic strip artist best known for continuing Rip Kirby
1927: birth of Gerry Gersten, American political caricaturist known for his contributions to Mad Magazine
1937: first appearance of Huey, Dewey, and Louie, created by storyboard artist Carl Barks for The Walt Disney Company
1940: birth of Thomas Williams, British comics artist
1959: last publication of Comet, British comic magazine
1959: final appearance of The Gumps, American comic strip created by Sidney Smith which ran since 1917
1984: birth of Randall Munroe, American webcomic creator best known for xkcd
2003: death of Dave Follows, British comics creator best known for Creature Feature
2005: death of Tom Gill, American comic book artist best known for drawing The Lone Ranger comic books between 1950 and 1970

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October 18

1954: debut of Hi and Lois, American comic strip created and written by Mort Walker and drawn by Dik Browne
1955: birth of Sandy Plunkett, American comic book artist known for his work with Marvel Comics
1963: birth of Steve Epting, American comic book artist
1969: birth of Rachel Dodson, American comic book artist and inker
1969: start of Whizzer and Chips, British comic which ran until 1990
1973: death of Walt Kelly, American comic book artist and author best known for Pogo
1975: first appearance in The Beano of the British comic strips Ball Boy by Malcolm Judge and Tom, Dick and Sally by Dave Jenner
1978: birth of Sarah Dyer, American comic book artist known for her work on Action Girl Comics
1994: birth of David Mariotte, American editor at IDW Publishing who has contributed to the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by IDW Publishing.
1995: first volume of Flame of Recca, Japanese manga created by Nobuyuki Anzai
1997: death of Milt Neil, American animator, toy designer, and comics artist, known for his work for Disney Studios
2006: release of 1001 Nights of Snowfall, graphic novel by Bill Willingham, a prequel to Fables
2006: death of Miriam Engelberg, American comics artist best known for Cancer Made Me a Shallower Person
2006: death of Don R. Christensen, American comics writer known for his work on Disney comics

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October 19

Unknown year: birth of Dean White, American comics colorist
1883: birth of William Donahey, American comic strip creator best known for Teenie Weenies
1927: birth of Vic Lockman, American comics artist best known as creator of Moby Duck
1947: birth of Giorgio Cavazzano, Italian comics artist best known for his work on Disney comics
1955: first appearance of Modeste et Pompon in Le Journal de Tintin, a comic strip started by René Goscinny and André Franquin
1961: birth of Mike Manley American comics artist best known for co-creating Darkhawk
2002: death of Hans Jürgen Press, German illustrator and writer, known for riddle and crime comics
2012: death of John Radford, British writer and broadcaster, who early in his career wrote comics for D. C. Thomson & Co

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October 20

1889: birth of Frank Godwin, American comic strip creator best known for Connie and Rusty Riley
1897: birth of E. C. Stoner, American comics artist and commercial illustrator believed to have created the iconic Mr. Peanut mascot
1920: birth of Nick Cardy, American comic book artist best known for his work on Aquaman and Teen Titans
1935: death of Sidney Smith, American comic strip creator best known for The Gumps
1940: birth of Nikita Mandryka, Tunisian/French comics creator best known for Le Concombre Masqué
1962: birth of Ron Garney, American comic book artist
1980: birth of Ryan North, Canadian webcomic author best known for Dinosaur Comics
1993: death of Gaylord DuBois, prolific American comics writer best known for the Tarzan comic books
2000: debut of Sosiaalisesti rajoittuneet, Finnish webcomic by Ossi Mäntylahti, Pekka Piira and Jukka Piira

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October 21

birth of Tom Morgan (comics), American comic book artist
1904: birth of Edmond Hamilton, American comic book writer known for his Superman stories
1934: launch of Le Journal de Mickey, French weekly comics magazine featuring Disney comics
1939: birth of Pat Bastienne, American comic book editor for DC Comics
1944: death of Nell Brinkley, American illustrator and comic artist, sometimes referred to as the "Queen of Comics"
1955: birth of Geof Darrow, American comic artist best known for Hard Boiled
1956: birth of Paul Levitz, American comic book writer, president of DC Comics
1959: birth of Michael Dooney, American comic book writer, artist, and toy designer, best known for his works on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series
1962: birth of Lee Weeks, American comics artist known for his work on such titles as Daredevil.
1966: birth of Rags Morales, American comics artist.
1988: birth of Marguerite Bennett, American comics writer, known for DC Comics Bombshells.
1995: death of Jesús Blasco, Spanish comics author best known for his work in different Fleetway magazines
1998: debut of Love Hina, Japanese manga by Ken Akamatsu
1998: launch of The PC Weenies, American webcomic by Krishna M. Sadasivam
2009: death of Robert Dalmasso, French comic artist also known as Robert Devil and Robert Dalmas

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October 22

1908: birth of José Escobar Saliente, Spanish comics creator best known for Zipi y Zape
1934: first appearance of Terry and the Pirates, a classic comic strip by Milton Caniff
1953: birth of Steven Grant, American comic book writer best known for Punisher
1954: death of George McManus, American comic strip creator best known for Bringing up Father
1962: birth of Mike Heisler, American comics writer known for Gen13
1962: birth of Andrea Kruis, Dutch comics artist best known for 15½
1977: first issue of Cheeky, British comic book which ran until 1980
1988: last publication of Oink!, British comic which lasted for 68 issues
2002: death of Nonoy Marcelo, Filipino comics artist best known for Ikabod
2011: death of Puthukkody Kottuthody Sankaran Kutty Nair, Indian political cartoonist better known as Kutty

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October 23

1920: birth of Bob Montana, American comic strip creator best known for Archie
1924: birth of R. K. Laxman, Indian cartoonist best known for The Common Man
1958: first appearance of The Smurfs by Peyo in a Johan and Peewit story in Spirou magazine
1963: birth of Eric Shanower, American cartoonist, best known for his Oz novels and comics
1965: birth of Joseph Illidge, American comic book writer and editor.
1968: birth of Gary Erskine, Scottish comic book artist.
1970: birth of Jeromy Cox, American comic book colorist
1992: death of Horace T. Elmo, American comic strip cartoonist particularly active in the 1930s and 1940s
2003: start of Dragon Zakura, Japanese manga by Mita Norifusa

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October 24

1915: birth of Bob Kane, American comic book writer and artist, creator of Batman
1925: birth of Al Feldstein, American comic book artist and editor, for 28 years editor-in-chief of MAD magazine
1932: birth of Ziraldo Alves Pinto, Brazilian comics artist best known for O Pasquim
1944: debut of The Mice Squad, Canadian comic strip by Larry Purdy in The Telegram
1953: birth of Mindy Newell, American comic book writer and editor best known for her work with DC Comics
1955: birth of Kiff Scholl, American comic book letterer
1955: birth of Marc Campos, American comic book artist
1968: birth of Françoise Mouly, American comic book colorist and wife of Art Spigelman
1970: birth of Kevin Somers, American comic book artist
1985: birth of Tini Howard, American comic book writer

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October 25

1922: birth of Maurice Dodd, British comic strip author best known for The Perishers
1941: birth of Michele Wrightson, American artist best known for her work as an underground comix cartoonist
1945: birth of Peter Ledger, Australian comics artist known for his airbrush work
1960: birth of June Brigman, American comic book artist and illustrator, co-creator of the preteen superhero team Power Pack
1966: birth of Jeff Parker (comics), American comic book writer and artist
1986: last issue of Hoot, British comic book which ran for one year and 53 issues only

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October 26

Unknown Year: birth of Paris Cullins, American comic book artist
1764: death of William Hogarth, English cartoonist who is often credited as one of the pioneers of comics
1931: birth of Larry Lieber, American comic book artist and writer, known as co-creator of Thor and Iron Man
1941: birth of Bob de Groot, Belgian comics author best known for Clifton, Léonard and Robin Dubois
1949: birth of Glynis Oliver (aka Glynis Wein), American artist who has worked as a colorist in the comics industry
1962: birth of Jack Morelli, American comic book letterer and author, known for designing many comic book logos
1970: debut of Doonesbury, American comic strip created by Garry Trudeau
1970: debut of Momma, American comic strip by Mel Lazarus
1970: birth of Terry Dodson, American comic book artist
1985: first issue of Hoot, British comic book which ran for one year and 53 issues only
2002: first appearance of Bokura ga Ita, Japanese manga created by Yuuki Obata

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October 27

1930: birth of Leo Baxendale, British comics creator best known for The Bash Street Kids
1935: birth of Mauricio de Sousa, Brazilian comic strip creator best known for Monica's Gang
1948: birth of Bernie Wrightson, American comic book artist best known as creator of Swamp Thing
1954: birth of Jan Duursema, comics artist best known for her work on Star Wars comics
1990: last issue of Whizzer and Chips, British comic which ran since 1969
1992: birth of Evan Stanley, American comics artist and writer
2012: death of Bill White, American animator, and a comic book writer, penciller, and inker

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October 28

Unknown Year: birth of Shawn Lee, American comic book letterer
1913: debut of Krazy Kat by George Herriman as an independent comic strip
1925: birth of Leonard Starr, American comic book artist best known for Mary Perkins, On Stage
1945: birth of Gary Hallgren, American underground comix artist known for working on Air Pirates Funnies
1945: birth of Karen Mantlo, American comic book letterer
1948: birth of Cary Bates, American comic book writer, known for his work on Superman
1951: birth of Joe R. Lansdale, American comics writer best known for Jonah Hex
1952: birth of Jim Valentino, American comic book artist and writer, co-founder of Image Comics
1953: birth of Mario Sen, American comic book artist
1967: birth of Karl Story, American comic book artist known as an original member of Gaijin Studios
1968: birth of Onofrio Catacchio', Italian comics author known for Nathan Never
1972: birth of Pablo Raimondi', Argentine comic book artist
1983: death of Otto Messmer, American comic strip author best known for Felix the Cat
1984: birth of Francesco Plascencia, Mexican comics artist

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October 29

1921: birth of Bill Mauldin, American comic strip creator known for Willie and Joe
1944: birth of Nick Cuti, American comic book writer best known as creator of E-Man
1953: birth of Batton Lash, American comics creator, best known for the series Supernatural Law
1959: first issue of Pilote, French comics magazine, with a.o. the debut of Asterix by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo
1999: death of Greg, prolific Belgian comics author and artist, editor-in-chief of Tintin magazine
2007: debut online of Xeric award-winning Grey Legacy, by Wayne Wise and Fred Wheaton

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October 30

Publications

1955 – First appearance of Jommeke, popular Belgian comic strip by Jef Nys
1976 – Final issue of Monster Fun, British comic which only started in 1975

Births

1924 – Jean-Michel Charlier, Belgian comics writer (d. 1989)
1927 – Will, influential Belgian comics artist
1935 – Don Thompson, American pioneer of comic book fandom
1951 – P. Craig Russell, American comic book artist and inker

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October 31

1925: birth of Robin Moore, American comic strip creator known for Tales of the Green Beret
1937: birth of Frank Stack, American underground cartoonist, known first for underground comic, The Adventures of Jesus
1946: birth of Bruce Jones (comics), whose pen names include Philip Roland and Bruce Elliot, is an American comic book writer, novelist, illustrator, and screenwriter
1949: birth of Colin Wilson, New Zealand comic book artist known for his work on Blueberry and for 2000 AD
1959: birth of Claudio Villa, Italian comics artist best known for his work on Tex Willer
1960: birth of Mark Chiarello, American comic book editor and art director
1962: birth of Eric Luke, American film, television, novel and comic book writer who wrote the entire first series (36 issues) of Ghost for Dark Horse Comics
1969: birth of Cam Smith, British comic book artist'
1972: birth of Mark Morales, American comic book artist and inker
1997: death of Evelyn Flinders, British comics artist who worked in girls' comic
2001: End of Love Hina, Japanese manga by Ken Akamatsu
2001: End of Gate Keepers, Japanese manga created by Keiji Gotoh
2006: Last episode of Concerned, American webcomic by Christopher C. Livingston
2011: death of Mick Anglo, British comic book creator

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November

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November 1

1902 – Birth of Vivie Risto, Finnish-American artist known for animal comics at various publishers
1903 – First Sunday page of Mr. Jack, American comic strip by James Swinnerton
1942 – Birth of Michael Fleisher, American writer known for his work on DC Comics characters Spectre and Jonah Hex
1943 – First appearance of Buz Sawyer, American comic strip by Roy Crane
1962 – Launch of Diabolik, Italian comic series created by sisters Angela and Luciana Giussani
1972 – Birth of Justiniano, American comics artist, known also as Josue Rivera Justiniano
1972 – Birth of Zander Cannon, American comics writer of artist, known for his work on Top 10
1975 – Birth of Lise Myhre, Norwegian comics creator best known for Nemi
1975 – First appearance of Peter's Pocket Grandpa, British comic strip in The Dandy
1986 – Debut of Calamity James, British comic strip created by Tom Paterson in The Beano
2002 – Launch of Errant Story, American webcomic by Michael Poe

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November 2

1917: birth of John Dirks, American cartoonist known for his work on his father's comic strip The Captain and the Kids
1926: birth of Howard Post, American comics artist and writer known for his work at Harvey Comics
1927: birth of Steve Ditko, American comic book artist, best known as co-creator of Spider-Man
1944: birth of Domingo Mandrafina, Argentine comics artist, known for Spaghetti Brothers and other work with Carlos Trillo
1953: birth of Tom Lyle, American comic book artist
1954: birth of Brian Augustyn, American comic book editor and writer best known fort his work at DC Comics
1971: birth of John Watson, American comic book artist
1977: birth of Joe Casey, American comic book writer
1978: debut of Beau Peep, British comic strip created by Roger Kettle and Andrew Christine in The Daily Star
1981: death of Wally Wood, American comic book artist, major contributor to Mad and EC Comics
2008: final appearance of Opus, American Sunday strip by Berkeley Breathed

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November 3

1916: birth of Harry Lampert, American comics artist best known as co-creator of The Flash
1919: birth of Jesús Blasco, Spanish comics author best known for his work in different Fleetway magazines
1927: birth of Milt Snapinn, American comics letterer
1928: birth of Osamu Tezuka, important Japanese mangaka best known as the creator of Astro Boy and Phoenix
1928: birth of Goseki Kojima, Japanese mangaka best known for Lone Wolf and Cub
1936: birth of Takao Saito, Japanese mangaka best known for Golgo 13
1947: birth of Mary Skrenes, comic book writer and screenwriter.
1956: birth of David Ross, Canadian comic book artist.
1961: birth of Tom Grindberg, American comic book illustrator known for his work in 2000 A.D, DC, Marvel, and Valiant Comics
1970: birth of Aaron Sowd, American comic book creator, writer, and artist
1972: birth of Brett Booth, American comic book artist
1998: death of Bob Kane, American comic book writer and artist, creator of Batman

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November 4

1830: launch of La Caricature, satirical weekly published French periodical
1898: birth of Elmer Woggon, American cartoonist, best known as the co-creator of the newspaper strip Big Chief Wahoo
1916: birth of Lo Hartog van Banda, prolific Dutch comics writer best known for a few Lucky Luke stories
1948: death of Carl Thomas Anderson, American comic strip creator best known for Henry
1973: birth of Tony Avina, American comic book colorist
1979: birth of Deron Bennett, American comic book letterer
1999: final volume of Rurouni Kenshin, Japanese manga created by Nobuhiro Watsuki

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November 5

1938: birth of Jim Steranko, American comic book writer and artist best known for his work on Nick Fury
1946: birth of Ron Fortier, American author, primarily known for his Green Hornet and The Terminator comic books
1948: birth of James Sherman, American comic book artist
1956: birth of Robert Loren Fleming, American comic book writer, best known as the co-creator of Thriller
1969: birth of Andy Smith, comic book artist
1977: death of René Goscinny, Polish-French comics author best known for creating Asterix and writing many stories for Lucky Luke
1979: death of Al Capp, American comics author and artist, best known for his creation Li'l Abner
1983: death of Jean-Marc Reiser, French comics artist
2007: death of Paul Norris, American comic book artist best known as co-creator of the DC Comics superhero Aquaman

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November 6

1858: birth of Caran d'Ache, French comics pioneer
1938: start of Red Ryder, American comic strip by Fred Harman and Stephen Slesinger
1968: birth of Caesar Meadows, American comics creator known for Mumbeaux Gumbo
1972: debut of Frank and Ernest, ongoing American comic strip created by Bob Thaves
1995: first appearance of King of Bandit Jing, Japanese manga created by Yuichi Kumakura
2001: death of Gray Morrow, American comics artist, best known as art director for Spider-Man

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November 7

1902: birth of Ed Dodd, American comic strip creator best known for Mark Trail
1928: birth of Giorgio Rebuffi, Italian comics artist, best known for creating the bizarre superhero Tiramolla
1963: first appearance of Achille Talon by Greg, in Pilote
1966: birth of Vince Locke, American comic book artist known for his work on Deadworld and A History of Violence
1969: birth of Olivier Coipel, French comic book artist, known for his work on books such as House of M, Legion of Super-Heroes and Thor.
1988: death of Bill Hoest, American cartoonist best known as the creator of the gag panel series, The Lockhorns
1991: death of Tom of Finland, Finnish comics artist known for his erotic gay comic books
2000: debut of Mac Hall, American webcomic by Ian McConville and Matt Boyd

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November 8

1924: birth of Mario Faustinelli, Italian comics author best known for Asso di Picche
1932: birth of Tony DeZuniga, comic book artist and illustrator best known for co-creating Jonah Hex and Black Orchid (comics)
1950: birth of Roger McKenzie, American comic book writer best known for his work on Daredevil
1965: birth of Jussi Tuomola, Finnish comic strip creator known for Viivi & Wagner
1966: birth of Rodney Ramos, American comic book artist for DC Comics and Marvel Comics
1973: birth of Tom Feister, comic book artist and inker best known for Ex Machina and Fantastic Four
1974: birth of Masashi Kishimoto, Japanese mangaka best known for the very popular Naruto
1980: first appearance of Master Mind, British comic strip by Jack Edward Oliver which ran in Buster until 1983
1982: debut of Conrad, American comic strip by Bill Schorr
1999: launch of Avalon, American webcomic by Josh Phillips
2006: last issue of D-Live!!, Japanese manga created by Ryoji Minagawa

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November 9

birth of Sandra Hope, American comics artist
1921: birth of Stan Drake, American comics artist best known as co-creator of The Heart of Juliet Jones and as artist on Blondie
1950: birth of Ken Landgraf, American comic book artist and commercial illustrator
1951: first publication of TV Comic, a British comic which would last for 1696 issues
1951: birth of Bill Mantlo, American comic book writer with Marvel Comics
1961: birth of Jack Herman, American games designer and comics writer, co-creator of the super-hero RPG Villains and Vigilantes
1961: birth of Mort Todd, American writer and media entrepreneur, best known as an editor-in-chief of Cracked magazine
1964: debut of The Wizard of Id, long running American comic strip by Brant Parker and Johnny Hart
1967: first appearance of Valérian and Laureline, French science fiction comic series by Jean-Claude Mézières and Pierre Christin
1977: birth of Chris Burnham, comic book artist
1979: birth of Kelsey Shannon, comic book artist
1993: death of Ross Andru, American comic book artist best known as co-creator of Metal Men and Punisher
2011: death of Terry Willers, British-Irish cartoonist and comics artist

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November 10

1697: birth of William Hogarth, English cartoonist who is often credited as one of the pioneers of comics
1910: birth of Zhang Leping, Chinese manhua artist best known for Sanmao
1918: birth of Howard Purcell, American comics artist and writer
1960: birth of Neil Gaiman, British comics author best known for Sandman
1967: birth of Darick Robertson, American comics artist
1993: death of Alberto Breccia, Argentine comic book creator, collaborated with Héctor Germán Oesterheld
2002: debut of Aria, Japanese manga created by Kozue Amano
2006: death of Jack Williamson, American comic strip writer known for Beyond Mars

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November 11

1942: death of Billy De Beck, American comic strip creator best known for Barney Google
1943: birth of Dave Cockrum, American comic book artist best known as cocreator of the new X-Men
1954: birth of Roger Slifer, American comic book writer, screenwriter, and television producer, co-creator of the character Lobo for DC Comics
1960: birth of Susan Daigle-Leach, American comic book colorist, letterist, and illustrator, known for work on Disney comics
1969: birth of James A. Owen, American comic book illustrator, publisher and writer, known for his creator-owned comic book series Starchild
1975: birth of David López (artist), Spanish comic book artist
1995: death of Franco Donatelli, Italian comics artist best known for Zagor
1997: launch of User Friendly, American webcomic by J. D. Frazer

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November 12

1923: birth of Vicco von Bülow, German comics writer and artist better known as "Loriot"
1934: birth of Don Newton, American comic book artist known for his work on The Phantom and Aquaman
1945: first appearance of Ozark Ike, American comic strip by Ray Gotto
1952: birth of Carl Potts, American comic book artist
1968: birth of Kelley Jarvis, American illustrator, animator and cartoonist, director and senior illustrator for Jarvis Arts!
1977: last issue of the controversial British comic Action appears
2003: death of John Tartaglione, American comic book artist best known for inking Nick Fury

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November 13

1867: birth of S. Carlisle Martin, American newspaper cartoonist and illustrator
1875: birth of James Swinnerton, American comic strip creator best known for Little Jimmy
1887: birth of George William Wakefield, British comics artist and illustrator is best remembered for his Laurel and Hardy comics
1927: launch of Connie, American comic strip created by the cartoonist Frank Godwin
1947: birth of Doug Murray, American comic book writer, know for writing the series The 'Nam, published by Marvel Comics
1958: birth of Larry Doyle, American writer, editor for First Comics and writer for Pogo and Bad Publicity
1977: final appearance of Li'l Abner, American comic strip created by Al Capp which ran since 1934
1981: birth of Rivkah, American comic book artist best known for Steady Beat
1997: death of Samm Schwartz, American comic artist best known for his work in MLJ and Archie Comics
2004: death of Harry Lampert, American comics artist best known as co-creator of The Flash
2012: death of Ray Zone, American artist, known as the "King of 3-D Comics"

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November 14

1877: birth of Myer Marcus, American cartoonist who also worked under the pen name Billy Liverpool
1907: birth of William Steig, American cartoonist, illustrator, and writer of children's books, best known for the picture book Shrek!
1911: birth of Clarence Gray, American comic strip artist best known for Brick Bradford
1915: birth of Ken Hultgren, American animator and illustrator, best known in comics for comic adaptation of Disney stories
1923: birth of Alberto Giolitti, Italian comics artist known for his work with Western Publishing and Dell Publishing
1941: birth of Caza, French comics artist, known for work such as Scènes de la vie de banlieue, Arkhê and Laïlah
1950: birth of Elliot S. Maggin, American comics writer best known for his work on Superman
1961: birth of Carlos Pacheco, Spanish comics artist best known for his work on Fantastic Four
1972: birth of J. T. Krul, American comic book writer best known for Fathom
2002: death of Rejabhad, Malaysian comics artist known for Periwira Mat Gila
2005: debut of Dog eat Doug, American comic strip by Brian Anderson

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November 15

1907: first publication of Mutt and Jeff, popular American comic strip created by Bud Fisher
1915: birth of Martin Nodell, American comic book artist best known for cocreating Green Lantern
1926: birth of François Craenhals, Belgian comics artist and writer best known for Chevalier Ardent and Les 4 As
1948: birth of James Kemsley, Australian comics artist best known for Ginger Meggs
1949: birth of Giancarlo Berardi, Italian comics author best known for Ken Parker
1951: birth of Michael Gallagher, American writer known for his contributions to Marvel, Archie, and Mad
1953: birth of Michael Gustovich, American artist, creator of superhero team Justice Machine
1961: birth of Heidi MacDonald, American comic book writer and editor, known for running the comics industry news blog The Beat.
1967: birth of Ariel Olivetti, Argentine comics artist best known for his work at Marvel Comics
1969: birth of Lee Loughridge, American comics colorist
1973: birth of Liniers, Argentine cartoonist best known for Macanudo
1999: launch of Real Life, American webcomic by Greg Dean
2002: debut of Aishiteruze Baby, Japanese manga created by Yoko Maki
2002: first appearance of Nana, Japanese shōjo manga by Ai Yazawa

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November 16

1913: birth of Charles Sultan, Golden Age comic book and pulp artist
1927: birth of Giovan Battista Carpi, Italian comics author known for working on Disney comics
1931: birth of Luciano Bottaro, Italian comic book artist best known for his work on Disney comics
1943: birth of Juan Giménez, Argentine comics artist known for Metabarons
1950: birth of Elliot S. Maggin, American comics writer
1955: birth of Richard Howell, American comics artist best known as the co-founder and editor of Claypool Comics
1962: birth of Darwyn Cooke, Canadian comic book artist, write and creator best known for DC: The New Frontier
2005: first issue of Local, 12 issue mini-series by Brian Wood and Ryan Kelly with Oni Press

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November 17

1916: birth of Alvin Schwartz, American comics author best known for Batman and Superman stories
1927: birth of Maurice Rosy, Belgian comics author and artistic director during the golden era of Spirou
1928: birth of Don Lawrence, British comics artist best known for Trigan Empire and Storm
1933: birth of Roger Leloup, Belgian comics writer and artist best known for Yoko Tsuno
1960: birth of Vince Giarrano, American contemporary realist painter and former comic book artist.
1960: death of Gene Ahern, American comic book creator best known for Our Boarding House
1961: birth of José Villarrubia, Spanish comics colorist best known for his work on American comics
1965: birth of Ron Marz, American comic book artist, known for his work on Green Lantern
1966: birth of Ed Brubaker, American comic book artist and author
1971: birth of Cullen Bunn, American comics writer, novelist, and short story writer, best known for his work on comic books such as Uncanny X-Men
2004: end of Cromartie High School, Japanese manga by Eiji Nonaka

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November 18

1951: birth of Bob Smith (comics), American comic book artist and inker for DC Comics and Archie Comics
1953: birth of Alan Moore, British comics author best known for From Hell, Watchmen and V for Vendetta
1956: first appearance of Johnny Reb and Billy Yank, American Sunday comic strip created by Frank Giacoia
1969: birth of Lysa Hawkins, American comic book editor
1985: debut of Calvin and Hobbes, a highly popular American comic strip by Bill Watterson
1991: death of Reg Parlett, British comics author known for his work in Buster
1994: death of Peter Ledger, Australian comics artist known for his airbrush work
1998: launch of Penny Arcade, American webcomic by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik

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November 19

1923: birth of Mike Sekowsky, American comic book artist known as the penciler for DC Comics' Justice League of America during most of the 1960s
1954: birth of Terry Moore (cartoonist), American cartoonist, known for the series Strangers in Paradise,
1959: birth of Steve Lightle, American comics artist best known as the artist of DC Comics' Legion of Super-Heroes and Doom Patrol titles.
1968: birth of Cal Slayton, American comic book artist known for Shades of Blue
1971: start of Frank G. D'Armata, comic book colorist
1973: start of Black Jack, Japanese manga written by Osamu Tezuka which ran for ten years
1975: birth of Min Sung Ku (aka Min S. Ku), American comic book artist
2002: final appearance of RahXephon, Japanese manga by Takeaki Momose
2005: death of David Austin, British cartoonist best known for Hom Sap

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November 20

1891: birth of Jimmy Murphy, American comic strip creator best known for Toots and Casper
1900: birth of Chester Gould, American comic book artist and writer, creator of Dick Tracy
1914: birth of Charlotte Jetter, German comic book letterer
1963: birth of Rian Hughes, British graphic designer, illustrator and comics artist and novelist, known for his work on 2000 AD
1966: birth of Guy Davis, American artist, known for his work on B.P.R.D. and The Marquis
1966: birth of Jill Thompson, American illustrator and writer, known for her work on Neil Gaiman's The Sandman characters
1972: birth of Ed Benes, Brazilian comic book artist, known for his work for DC Comics
2006: final issue of Fruits Basket, Japanese manga by Natsuki Takaya

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November 21

1948: birth of Larry Welz, American cartoonist, early contributor to the underground comix movement
1953: birth of Greg Theakston, American comic book artist best known for running the publisher Pure Imaginiation
1963: birth of Andy Lanning, English comic book writer and inker
1966: birth of Chris Chuckry, American comic book artist and colorist
1976: birth of Randy Gentile, American comic book artist
1978: birth of Karl Stevens, American graphic novelist known for Guilty
1990: birth of Devin Lewis, American comic book editor
1992: last issue of The Victor, British comic which ran since 1961

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November 22

1901: birth of Roy Crane, American comics artist and writer, creator of Wash Tubbs and Buz Sawyer
1923: birth of Paul Cuvelier, Belgian comics artist best known for Corentin
1940: birth of Roy Thomas, American comics author, editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics, introduced the comic version of Conan the Barbarian
1950: birth of David Wenzel, American illustrator and children's book artist, best known for the graphic novel adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit
1953: birth of Kim Yale, American writer and editor of comic books
1956: birth of Ron Randall, American comic book artist, best known as the creator of the character Trekker
1962: birth of Daniel Vozzo, American comics artist and colorist
1965: birth of Dan Brereton, American writer and illustrator
1968: birth of John Stanisci, American comics artist
1969: birth of Marjane Satrapi, Iranian comics author and artist, best known for the award-winning Persepolis graphic novel
1989: death of C. C. Beck, American comic book artist, creator of Captain Marvel
1989: death of José Guadalupe Cruz, Mexican comics writer known for Santo, el enmascarado de plata
2000: start of Mushishi, ongoing Japanese manga created by Yuki Yoshiyama

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November 23

1945: birth of Chip Beck, American combat artist and cartoonist, known for Supercrat, the Super Bureaucrat and Kilroy is Back
1953: birth of Carl Gafford, American comic book colorist and editor, best known for his work at DC Comics
1959: birth of Eduardo Risso, Argentine comics artist.
1964: birth of Jim Fern, American comics artist.
1986: death of Norman Maurer, American comic book artist, co-creator of the first 3-D comics, known for the Three Stooges comics
2003: debut of Opus, a Sunday only comic strip by Berkeley Breathed starring a character from Bloom County and Outland
2006: death of Jerry Bails, the father of comic book fandom in the USA

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November 24

1916: birth of Stan Kaye, American comics artist known for his work on DC Comics
1918: debut of Gasoline Alley, ongoing American comic strip created by Frank King
1941: birth of Horacio Altuna, Argentine comics artist bets known for El loco Chavez
1952: first appearance of Judge Parker, ongoing American comic strip created by Nicholas P. Dallis
1962: birth of John Kovalic, English comics author best known for Dork Tower
1984: final appearance of Joe Palooka, American comic strip created by Ham Fisher which ran since 1930
1986: death of Al Smith, American comic strip creator best known for continuing Mutt and Jeff
2005: launch of Jesus and Mo, British webcomic by Mohammed Jones

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November 25

1911: birth of Paul Murry, American comics artist best known for working on many Disney comics
1937: birth of Cornelia (Cory) Adams, American comic book colorist and ex-wife of Neal Adams
1950: birth of Chris Claremont, British-American comic book writer best known for the Uncanny X-Men
1954: birth of Thierry Smolderen, Belgian comics author
1971: birth of Chuck Kim, American comic book editor and writer.
2004: death of Bob Haney, American comic book writer, co-creator of Teen Titans and Doom Patrol

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November 26

1914: birth of Lou Fine, Golden Age comic book artist
1922: birth of Charles M. Schulz, American creator of the influential comics strip Peanuts
1944: birth of Roberto Fontanarrosa, Argentine comics author known for Inodoro Pereyra and Boogie el Aceitoso
1950: birth of Doug Rice, American comic book artist, writer and television animator
1952: birth of Dan Green, American comic book illustrator, working as an inker primarily for Marvel Comics
1953: birth of Pat Broderick, American comics artist, known for his work for Marvel and DC Comics
1957: birth of Darrell McNeil, American animator, writer, editor, publisher, producer, and actor
1962: debut of Ben Casey, American comic strip by Neal Adams based on the TV series
1969: birth of Scott Beatty, American comic book writer
2002: death of Marco Biassoni, Italian cartoonist, animator, comics artist, humorist and filmmaker
2006: death of Dave Cockrum, American comic book artist best known as co-creator of the new X-Men

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November 27

1908: birth of Whitney Ellsworth, American comic book editor and sometime writer and artist for DC Comics
1950: first appearance of The Jackson Twins, American comic strip created by Dick Brooks which ran until 1979
1962: birth of Paul Guinan, American writer and comic book artist, founding member of Helioscope studio
1969: death of May Gibbs, Australian comic strip artist known for Bib and Bub and Tiggy Touchwood
1970: birth of Humberto Ramos, Mexican comics artist best known as creator of Crimson
1973: birth of Jonathan Rosenberg, American webcomics artist best known for Goats
2000: death of Dorothy Woolfolk, first female editor at DC Comics
2007: death of Donyo Donev, Bulgarian animator, director, art director, comics artist and cartoonist

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November 28

1906: death of O. A., early Swedish comics creator best known for Urhunden
1914: birth of Vincent Fago, American comic strip creator author and interim editor of Timely Comics known for Peter Rabbit
1949: birth of Kyoko Mizuki, Japanese mangaka best known for Candy Candy
1951: birth of Shelley Eiber, American comic book colorist
1953: birth of Mark Nelson, American artist of role-playing games and comic books
1955: birth of Brian Apthorp, American comic book artist
1957: birth of Jerry Ordway, American comic book artist best known for his work for DC Comics
1962: birth of Albert Deschesne, American comic book letterer
1969: birth of Jean-David Morvan, French comics artist best known for Wake and Spirou et Fantasio
2012: death of Spain Rodriguez ("Spain"), underground cartoonist, best known for Trashman

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November 29

1919: birth of Gill Fox, American comic book artist known for his work at Quality Comics
1942: birth of Maggie Thompson, editor of Comics Buyer's Guide
1953: death of Milt Gross, American comic strip creator known for Count Screwloose of Tooloose
1969: birth of Greg Rucka, American comic book writer
1973: birth of Ramon F. Bachs, American comic book artist
2006: first session of the Create a Comic Project, a webcomic-based educational endeavor founded by John Baird
2012: death of Franco Urru, Italian comic artist best known for his work on Spike and Angel comics for IDW Publishing
2017: death of Fran Hopper, American comic-book artist active during the period known as the Golden Age of Comic Books

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November 30

1932: birth of Gérard Lauzier, French comics author and movie director
1951: birth of Jean-Claude St. Aubin, American comic book artist, best known as a penciller and inker
1952: birth of Keith Giffen, American comic book artist, writer and penciller best known for Legion of Super-Heroes
1957: birth of Brian Basset, American comic strip artist, best known for the comic strip Red and Rover
1960: birth of Jim Amash, American comic book artist and inker
1961: birth of Brian Pulido, American creator, writer, and producer of comic books and films
1974: birth of Oscar Jimenez (comics), Spanish comic book artist, penciller and inker.
1976: birth of Tom Nguyen, Vietnamese-American comic book artist, known for his work at DC Comics
1976: birth of Ryan Sook, American comic book artist
1978: birth of Robert Kirkman, American comic book writer, screenwriter, and producer, best known for co-creating The Walking Dead
2000: first issue of Sexy Voice and Robo, Japanese seinen manga by Iou Kuroda
2003: death of Kin Platt, American comic strip writer known for Mr. and Mrs.
2005: death of Jim Sasseville, American comics author known for collaborating with Charles M. Schulz on It's Only a Game
2012: death of Jeff Millar, American comic strip writer and film critic best known for co-creating the Tank McNamara comic strip

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December

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December 1

1923: birth of Morris, Belgian comics artist, creator of Lucky Luke
1945: debut of Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, a spin-off of Captain Marvel, in Fawcett's Funny Animals #1
1950: birth of Gary Panter, American underground comix creator
1975: birth of Matt Fraction, American comic book writer known for The Five Fists of Science
1977: birth of Merrill Hagan, American comic book and TV writer known for Teen Titans Go! and Daniel Spellbound
1999: debut of Gate Keepers, Japanese manga created by Keiji Gotoh
2000: launch of Adventurers!, American webcomic by Mark Shallow which ran until 2006
2000: start of Little Gamers, Swedish webcomic by Christian Fundin and Pontus Madsen
2005: first issue of Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!, Japanese manga by ufotable and Tartan Check

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December 2

birth of Walden Wong, American comic book inker and colorist
1924: birth of Jack Davis, American comic book artist best known for his work with MAD magazine
1932: birth of Sergio Bonelli, Italian comics writer best known for Tex Willer and Zagor
1936: birth of Dick Guindon, American cartoonist best known for Guindon
1966: birth of Andy Mangels, American author known for serving as editor of the anthology Gay Comix
1968: birth of Alex Sinclair, Mexican comic book colorist, known for his work with Jim Lee
1971: birth of Frank Cho, American comic book artist known for Liberty Meadows
1971: birth of Pia Guerra, American comic book artist known for Y: The Last Man
1994: death of Tony Weare, British comic strip artist best known for Matt Marriott
1995: start of the first Armageddon science fiction and comics convention in Auckland, New Zealand

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December 3

1921: birth of Len Dworkins, American cartoonist known for his work on the Buck Rodgers newspaper strip
1937: debut of The Dandy, longest-running British comics magazine, featuring the first appearance of Desperate Dan, created by Dudley D. Watkins, and Korky the Cat, created by James Crighton
1952: birth of John Warner, American comic book writer and editor, known for stories of horror and the supernatural
1959: birth of Mike Saenz, American comic book artist and software designer, known for creating Shatter
1961: birth of Don Simpson, American comic book cartoonist and illustrator, most noted as the creator of the series Megaton Man
1969: birth of Dan Panosian, American comic book artist
1974: birth of Joe Madureira, American comics artist best known as creator of Battle Chasers and for his work on Uncanny X-Men
1984: final issue of War Picture Library, British comic which lasted for more than 2100 issues
1997: death of Benito Jacovitti, Italian comics artist best known for Cocco Bill
2004: first issue of Young Gangan, Japanese seinen manga magazine

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December 4

1912: first appearance of Polly and Her Pals, American comic strip by Clifford Sterrett
1921: birth of Art Saaf, American comics artist best known for his work on Romance titles and Supergirl
1951: birth of Régis Loisel, French comics artist best known for Peter Pan
1958: birth of Jeff Wilson, Canadian cartoonist best known for The Avridge Farm
1960: birth of Geof Isherwood, American painter, sculptor and comic book illustrator
1968: birth of Ashley Holt, American comic artist and illustrator
1973: birth of Rob G. (aka Rob Goodridge), American comics artist who has done work for DC Comics, Image Comics, and AiT/Planet Lar, and is best known for Teenagers from Mars and The Couriers.

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December 5

1924: birth of Sam Glanzman, American comics artist, best known for his work on war comics
1932: first appearance of Jane, a popular British comic strip by Norman Pett, in the Daily Mirror
1932: debut of Alley Oop, long running American comic strip created by V. T. Hamlin
1969: birth of Ron Regé Jr., American creator of minicomics
1972: birth of Anders Morgenthaler, Danish cartoonist known for Wulffmorgenthaler and Dolph
1999: death of Edvin Biuković, Croatian comics artist best known for his work on Grendel Tales

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December 6

1921: birth of Charles Nicholas Wojtkoski, American comic book writer and artist, best known as the creator of Blue Beetle
1921: birth of Joe Edwards, American comics artist best known as creator of Li'l Jinx
1929: birth of Frank Springer, American comics artist known for his work at Marvel Comics and The Adventures of Phoebe Zeitgeist
1949: birth of Doug Marlette, American comic strip creator best known for Kudzu
1961: birth of Robin Riggs, British comics artist known for his work with DC Comics and Marvel Comics
1962: birth of Scott Beaderstadt, American comic book creator, best known for co-creating Trollords
1965: birth of Paul Jenkins, British comic book writer known for Inhumans
1966: birth of Leonard Kirk, American-born comic book artist, known for work on Supergirl, JSA, Star Trek, Batman, and Witchblade
1971: birth of Dave McCaig, Canadian artist and colorist
1997: the first appearance of Jak, drawn by Jimmy Hansen, in The Dandy
2008: death of Gérard Lauzier, French comics author and movie director

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December 7

1905: birth of T. O. Honiball, South African comics author known for Oom Kaspaas
1946: first appearance of Lucky Luke by Morris in the almanach issue of Spirou
1957: birth of Barry Kitson, American comics artist known for the Legion of Super-Heroes
1970: death of Rube Goldberg, American cartoonist, president of the National Cartoonists Society: the Reuben Awards were named after him

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December 8

1894: birth of Elzie Crisler Segar, creator of Popeye
1936: birth of Michael Z. Hobson, American publisher who was an executive vice president for Marvel Comics
1960: birth of Jonathan Peterson, American comic book artist, writer, and editor
1962: birth of Erik Larsen, American comic book writer and artist known for Savage Dragon
1964: birth of Tanya Horie, American comic book colorist
1970: birth of Marlo Alquiza, American comic book artist
1980: debut of Bloom County, American comic strip by Berke Breathed

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December 9

1933: birth of Ashleigh Brilliant, American comic strip creator best known for Pot-Shots
1933: birth of José Delbo, Argentine comics artist, known for his work on Wonder Woman for DC and The Transformers for Marvel
1948: death of Robert Quillen, American comic strip creator known for Willie Willis and Aunt Het
1954: birth of Jeff Aclin, American comic book artist
1959: death of Gene Carr, American pioneering comics creator
1968: birth of Scott Peterson (comics), American comic book writer and editor at Wildstorm
2006: death of Martin Nodell, American comic book artist best known for cocreating Green Lantern

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December 10

1917: birth of Bill Crooks, American comic book writer known as co-creator of the comic strip Captain Easy, Soldier of Fortune
1920: birth of Dan Spiegle, American comic book artist known for his work at Gold Key Comics and DC Comics

1921: birth of Matt Baker, American comic book artist best known for Phantom Lady
1946: birth of Henk Kuijpers, Dutch comics artist and writer best known for Franka
1959: birth of Chaz Truog, American comic book artist best known for his work for DC Comics, starting with Animal Man
1995: death of Franco Bonvicini, Italian comics author best known for Sturmtruppen

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December 11

1904: birth of Marge, American comics artist best known as the creator of Little Lulu
1920: birth of Dick Rockwell, American comics artist best known for his work on Steve Canyon
1923: birth of Morrie Turner, American cartoonist, creator of the strip Wee Pals
1927: birth of John Buscema, American comic book artist
1940: birth of Fred Patten, American writer and historian known for his work in the science fiction, fantasy, anime, manga, and furry fandoms
1942: birth of Didier Comès, Belgian comics author and artist best known for his graphic novels like Silence
1942: debut of Mary Marvel in Fawcett Comics' Captain Marvel Adventures #18
1957: birth of Peter Bagge, American comic book artist, creator of Hate
1957: birth of Carlos Meglia, Argentine comics artist best known for Cybersix
1964: birth of Lewis Trondheim, French comics artist and author best known for Dungeon and The spiffy adventures of McConey
2011: death of Jerry Robinson, American comic book artist known for his work on the Batman line of comics during the 1940s

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December 12

1897: debut of Katzenjammer Kids, American comic strip created by Rudolph Dirks, and the oldest comic strip still in syndication
1919: birth of Dan DeCarlo, American comic book artist, creator of Sabrina the Teenage Witch
1920: birth of Fred Kida, American comics artist best known for Airboy
1923: birth of Morrie Turner, American comic strip creator known for Wee Pals and Rainbow Club
1925: birth of Warren Tufts, American comics creator best known for Casey Ruggles and Lance
1945: birth of René Pétillon, French comics artist
1967: birth of Zep, Swiss comics artist best known for Titeuf
1976: birth of Koi Turnbull, American comic book artist, known for his work with DC Comics, Marvel, Aspen MLT's Fathom.

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December 13

1914: birth of David Vern Reed, American writer, best known for his work on the Batman comic book during the 1950s
1944: birth of Luiz Eduardo de Oliveira, better known as Léo, Brazilian comics author and artist best known for Les Mondes d'Aldébaran
1961: birth of Philippe Francq, Belgian comic book artist best known for Largo Winch
1965: birth of Kyle Baker, American cartoonist, comic book writer-artist, and animator known for the revival of the series Plastic Man
1969: last issue of Lady Penelope, British comic for girls which ran for 204 issues
1975: death of John Millar Watt, British comic strip creator best known for Pop
1982: first appearance of Arnold, a comic strip by Kevin McCormick which ran until 1988

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December 14

1892: birth of Alfred Bestall, British comic strip author best known for continuing Rupert the Bear
1914: birth of Jack Cole, American comic book artist, creator of Plastic Man
1959: birth of David Quinn, American comic book writer, known for writing and co-creating Faust
1971: birth of John Cassaday, American comic book artist, best known for his work on Planetary
1979: birth of Øystein Runde, Norwegian comics artist best known for Margarin
1987: birth of James Tynion IV, American comic book writer
2011: death of Joe Simon, co-creator of Captain America

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December 15

1911: birth of Nicholas P. Dallis, American comic book writer known for Apartment 3-G and Rex Morgan, M.D.
1911: birth of Rene Ríos Boettiger, Chilean comics creator best known for Condorito
1920: birth of Kurt Schaffenberger, American comic book artist best known for his work on Captain Marvel
1921: birth of Al Plastino, American comic book artist best known for his work on Superman
1953: birth of J. M. DeMatteis, American comic book writer working mainly for DC Comics
1957: birth of Steven Bové, American comic book artist, best known for his work at DC Comics while they held the Star Trek license
1957: birth of Jan Bosschaert, Belgian comics creator known for Jaguar and Sam
1961: birth of Reginald Hudlin, American comic book writer best known for Black Panther
1969: birth of Rick Law, American comics creator best known for Beyond the Veil
1969: birth of Stuart Immonen, American comics artist
1974: death of Harry Hershfield, American comics illustrator best known for Abie the Agent
1999: death of Rune Andréasson, Swedish comic creator best known for Bamse
2011: death of Eduardo Barreto, Uruguayan comic book artist best known for his work on Teen Titans, Batman, Superman and Judge Parker

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December 16

1955: birth of Clem Robins, American comics artist who lettered for every major, and a lot of minor, publishers since 1977
1959: birth of Roberto De Angelis, Italian comics artist best known for his work on Nathan Never
1959: birth of Steve Mattsson, American comic book artist and writer, known for his work on Dark Horse's Boris the Bear and DC's Superboy and the Ravers
1959: birth of Stephen Murphy, American comic book writer and editor known for his work on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series
1959: debut of Clifton, Franco-Belgian comics series created by Raymond Machero published in the magazine Tintin
1967: debut of Pup Parade, British comic strip created by Gordon Bell in The Beano
1971: birth of Leonardo Manco, Argentine comics artist best known for Hellblazer
1971: birth of John Nadeau, American comic book artist known for his work at Dark Horse Comics

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December 17

Unknown year: birth of Mark Texeira, American comic book artist
1929: birth of Dick Dillin, American comic book artist best known as penciller of Justice League
1938: debut of Pansy Potter, British comic strip created by Hugh McNeill in The Beano
1940: birth of Édika, French comic book artist mainly working for the satirical magazine Fluide Glacial
1953: death of Stephen Slesinger, American comic book writer, co-creator of Red Ryder
1954: birth of Beau Smith, American comic book writer and columnist, best known for his work for DC Comics
1963: birth of Bart Sears, American comic book artist and author known for his work on Justice League Europe and Legends of the Dark Knight
1968: birth of Fabrice Neaud, French comic book artist and author known for his autobiographical works
1968: birth of Matt Hollingsworth, American comics colorist known for Catwoman
1971: birth of Dexter Vines, American comics artist and inker
2006: death of Joe Gill, American comic book writer best known as co-creator of Captain Atom

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December 18

birth of Jordan D. White, American editor for Marvel Comics
1913: birth of Alfred Bester, American author known for Green Lantern and The Phantom
1919: birth of Ken Reid, British comics author best known for Roger the Dodger and Grandpa
1949: birth of Paul Neary, British comic book artist, writer and editor
1965: birth of J. H. Williams III, American comics artist known for Batwoman and Detective Comics
1977: birth of Ryan Scott Ottney, American comics writer known for The Legend of Isis

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December 19

1918: debut of Ripley's Believe It or Not!, American cartoon by Robert Ripley
1919: debut of Thimble Theatre, an American comic strip by E. C. Segar that later debuted Popeye
1952: birth of Peter B. Gillis, American comic book writer
1953: first appearance of Minnie the Minx, ongoing British comic strip created by Leo Baxendale in The Beano
1954: birth of Eliot R. Brown, American comic book writer and artist
1970: birth of Saida Temofonte, American comic book letterer and artist
2001: death of Dan DeCarlo, American comic book artist, creator of Sabrina the Teenage Witch
2006: death of Jack Burnley, American comic book artist who succeeded Joe Shuster on Superman

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December 20

1925: birth of Bob de Moor, Belgian comics artist, main contributor to Hergé's The Adventures of Tintin
1949: birth of James Van Hise, American popular culture historian and comic book author
1952: birth of Mack White, American comics artist
1952: birth of Michael Zulli, American comics artist
1954: birth of Dave Simons, American comics artist
1962: birth of Corrado Mastantuono, Italian comics artist known for Magico Vento
1982: first appearance of Akira, successful Japanese manga by Katsuhiro Otomo

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December 21

1905: birth of Donald Clough Cameron, American comic book writer best known for co-creating Alfred Pennyworth, Toyman, and Liberty Belle (comics)
1915: birth of Ben Oda, American comic book letterer
1918: birth of Frank Hampson, British comic strip creator best known for Dan Dare
1920: birth of Bob Bindig, American comic book historian and creator known for his work on The adventures of the Big Boy
1928: birth of George Gately, American comic strip creator best known for Heathcliff
1935: birth of Jidéhem, Belgian comics artist best known as longtime André Franquin collaborator and co-author of Gaston Lagaffe
1963: birth of Jerome K. Moore, American comic book artist
1991: death of Sheldon Mayer, American comic book writer and artist, known for Sugar and Spike

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December 22

birth of Mike Marts, Marvel Comics editor
1908: birth of Gian Luigi Bonelli, Italian comics writer best known for Tex Willer
1949: birth of Gregory Wright, American comic book editor, writer, and colorist, known for his work at Marvel and DC Comics
1951: birth of Tony Isabella, American comic book writer best known for creating Black Lightning
1956: birth of Bill Willingham, American writer and artist of comics, known for his work on the series Elementals and Fables
1965: birth of David S. Goyer, American filmmaker, novelist and comic book writer, known for writing the screenplays for several superhero films
1974: death of Adrian Dingle, Canadian comic book artist best known for Nelvana of the Northern Lights, the first Canadian comic book superhero
2003: end of Shadow Star, Japanese manga created by Mohiro Kitoh

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December 23

1900: birth of Otto Soglow, American comic strip creator best known for The Little King
1912: birth of Jon St. Ables, English-Canadian comics artist best known for his work at Maple Leaf Comics
1954: birth of Phil Felix, American comic book letterer
1954: birth of Rick Magyar, American comic book artist
1981: birth of Joshua Williamson, American comic book writer
1998: death of Joe Orlando, Italian-American comics artist, vice-president of DC Comics

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December 24

1880: birth of Johnny Gruelle, American comics creator known for Mr. Twee Deedle
1927: birth of John Glashan, Scottish comic strip creator best known for Genius
1946: birth of Vittorio Giardino, Italian comics artist, known for Sam Pezzo and Jonas Fink
1947: birth of Joost Swarte, Dutch comics artist, works in and coined the term Ligne claire style
1958: birth of Tim Harkins, American comics artists, primarily known as a letterer
1959: first appearance of Boule et Bill by Jean Roba in Spirou
1964: birth of Wade Winningham, American writer known for his work on the comic book Shuriken
1969: birth of Mark Millar, Scottish comics author
1986: death of Gardner Fox, American comic book writer, creator of Sandman and Flash
1992: death of Peyo, Belgian comic author and artist, creator of The Smurfs

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December 25

1893: birth of Robert Ripley, American comics creator best known for Ripley's Believe It or Not!
1901: birth of Stephen Slesinger, American comic book writer, co-creator of Red Ryder
1911: birth of Burne Hogarth, influential American comic book artist best known for Tarzan
1913: birth of Elliot Caplin, American comic strip writer best known for The Heart of Juliet Jones
1920: birth of Joe Rosen, American comic book artist, primarily known for his work as a letterer
1925: first appearance of Alfred the Penguin, popular animal character in the Franco-Belgian comics strip Zig et Puce by Alain Saint-Ogan
1956: birth of Peter Krause (artist), American comic book artist.
2001: final appearance of Saikano, Japanese manga by Shin Takahashi

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December 26

Unknown year: birth of Sam de la Rosa, American comic book artist and inker
1921: birth of John Severin, American comics artist noted for his distinctive work with EC Comics
1930: death of Kin Hubbard, American comics creator best known for Abe Martin of Brown County
1951: birth of C. J. Henderson (writer), American writer of horror, hardboiled crime fiction and comic books
2000: first issue of Girls Bravo, Japanese bishōjo manga by Mario Kaneda
2004: final appearance of Steve Roper and Mike Nomad, American comic strip by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon which ran since 1936
2005: death of Bud Blake, American comic strip creator best known for Tiger

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December 27

1914: birth of Jack Bradbury, American comics artist best known for his work on Disney comics
1918: birth of John Celardo, American comic strip and comic book artist, best known for illustrating the Tarzan comic strip
1922: birth of Ferdinando Tacconi, Italian comics artist
1955: birth of M. D. Bright (aka Mark D. Bright), American comic book and storyboard artist
1960: birth of Bruce McCorkindale, American comic book artist, primarily known as an inker
1966: birth of Joan Hilty, American cartoonist, educator, and comic book editor
2003: death of Pete Alvarado, American comics artist best known for his comic strip adaptations of TV and animated series

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December 28

1922: birth of Stan Lee, American publisher, producer, and actor known for his decades of work with Marvel Comics
1934: birth of Herb Gardner, American comic strip creator known for drawing The Nebbishes
1950: birth of Ralph Macchio, American comic book editor and writer, known for his work with Marvel Comics
1955: birth of Janice Chiang, American comic-book letterer, mostly known for her work with Marvel Comics
1967: birth of Chris Ware, American cartoonist, best known for his Acme Novelty Library series
1969: birth of P. J. Holden, Northern Irish comic book artist known for 2000 AD, Warhammer Monthly, and Judge Dredd Megazine
1976: birth of Damion Scott, Jamaican-American comic book artist and writer, known for his work for DC Comics and Marvel Comics
2005: Dark Horse Comics releases the one shot Star Wars comic Purge

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December 29

1946: last episode of Terry and the Pirates, a classic American comic strip, by Milton Caniff: the series is continued by George Wunder until 1973
1950: birth of Sean Martin, Canadian cartoonist best known for Doc and Raider
1952: birth of Paul Becton, American comic book letterer
1963: birth of Dave McKean, British comics author and artist, best known for the graphic novel Cages
1987: death of Raeburn van Buren, American comic strip artist best known for Abbie an' Slats
1991: death of Tony Strobl, American comics artist bets known for his work on many Disney comics
1998: death of Jean-Claude Forest, French comics artist and author, best known for Barbarella
2003: death of Don Lawrence, British comics artist best known for Trigan Empire and Storm

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December 30

1922: birth of Marc Sleen, popular Belgian comics creator best known for Nero
1950: birth of Lewis Shiner, American writer, known in comics for his work on Wild Cards
2011: death of Ronald Searle, English artist and satirical cartoonist, comics artist, sculptor, medal designer, and illustrator

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December 31

1928: birth of Siné, influential French cartoonist and designer known for his political perseverance and works depicting cats
1956: birth of Lela Dowling, American comics artist, illustrator, and cartoonist
1956: birth of Steve Rude, American comics artist, best known as the co-creator of Nexus
1959: birth of Ronnie del Carmen, Filipino comics artist best known for Batman Adventures
1961: birth of Fabian Nicieza, Argentine-American comic book writer with Marvel Comics
1965: birth of Julie Doucet, Canadian underground comics artist known for Dirty Plotte
1967: birth of Robert de Jesus, American comics artist, known for his manga-style work
1978: death of Basil Wolverton, American comic book artist, best known for his contributions to MAD magazine
1995: last new strip of Calvin and Hobbes, a highly popular American comic strip by Bill Watterson
2001: debut of Pearls Before Swine, American comic strip created by Stephan Pastis
2002: debut of Irregular Webcomic!, Australian webcomic by David Morgan-Mar
2004: launch of Sokora Refugees, amerimanga webcomic by Segamu and Melissa DeJesus
2005: death of Maurice Dodd, British comic strip author best known for The Perishers

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