Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/July/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