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- 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