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- 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