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- 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