From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- 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