January Information
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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
- 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
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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
- 1953: birth of
Bob Wiacek,
American
comic book
artist and writer, working primarily as an
inker
- 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
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
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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
- 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
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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
- 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
- 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
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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
- 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
- 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
- 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 International
- 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
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February Information
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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
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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
- 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
- 1966: birth of
Paul Castiglia, comic book writer and editor known for his work for
Archie Comics
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February 8
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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
- 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
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February 13
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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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March Information
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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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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
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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
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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
- 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
- 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
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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
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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
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
- 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
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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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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 Information
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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
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
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April 4
- 1902: birth of
Brian White, British cartoonist, best known for creating The Nipper for the
Daily Mail
- 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
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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
- 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
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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
- 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
- 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
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April 18
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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
- 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
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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
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April 24
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April 25
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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
- 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 Information
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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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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
- 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
- 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
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May 21
- 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
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May 23
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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
- 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
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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 Information
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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: 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
- 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
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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
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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
- 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
- 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
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
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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 1
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July 2
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July 3
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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
- 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, and
Long 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
- 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
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July 12
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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
- 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
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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
- 1976: birth of
Brian K. Vaughan, American comic book and television writer
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July 18
- 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
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July 21
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July 22
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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
- 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
- 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
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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
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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 2
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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 (artist), American comics colorist
- 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
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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
- 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
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August 8
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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
- 2000: launch of
Twisted Kaiju Theatre, American
webcomic by Sean McGuinness
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August 12
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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
- 1968: birth of
Billy Mavreas,
Greek-
Canadian comics artist
- 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
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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
- 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
- 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
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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
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August 24
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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
- 1979: birth of
Francis Manapul, Filipino Canadian comic book artist and writer. Francis Manapul
- 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
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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
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September Information
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
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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
- 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
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
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September 7
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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
- 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
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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
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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
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September 21
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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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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
- 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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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
- 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
- 2007: death of
Richard Goldwater, American comic book president and publisher of
Archie Comics
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October 3
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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
- 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
- 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
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October 7
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October 8
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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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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: 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
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October 20
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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
- 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.
- 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
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October 23
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October 24
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October 25
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October 26
- 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
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October 28
- 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
- 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
- 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
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October 30
- Publications
- Births
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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'
- 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 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 1998: death of
Bob Kane, American comic book writer and artist, creator of
Batman
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November 4
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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
- 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
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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
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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
- 1952: birth of
Carl Potts, American comic book artist
- 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
- 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
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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
- 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
- 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
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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
- 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
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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
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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
Pete 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
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November 25
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November 26
- 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
- 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
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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
- 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 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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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
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December 8
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December 9
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December 10
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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
- 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
- 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
- 2006: death of
Joe Gill, American comic book writer best known as co-creator of
Captain Atom
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December 18
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December 19
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December 20
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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
- 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
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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
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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
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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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