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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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