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- 1912: death of
Homer Davenport,
American
political cartoonist and writer
- 1912: birth of
Marten Toonder, influential
Dutch comics creator best known for
Tom Puss
- 1922: birth of
Doug Wildey, American comic book artist best known for continuing
Tarzan
- 1922: launch of
Bulletje en Boonestaak, one of the first very successful Dutch newspaper
comic strips
- 1944: birth of
Howard Cruse, American
alternative
cartoonist known for the exploration of gay themes
- 1947: death of
William Moulton Marston, American comic book author, creator of
Wonder Woman
- 1955: birth of
Jerry Scott, American comic book creator best known for
Zits and
Baby Blues
- 1962: birth of
Ryan Brown, American comic book artist best known for
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- 1964: birth of
Glenn Herdling,
American
author, comics writer, and
editor, known for
Marvel Comics'
Namor the Sub-Mariner series.
- 1966: death of
John Forte, American comic book artist best known for his work on
Legion of Superheroes
- 1968: birth of
Liam Sharp,
British comic book artist
- 2007: end of
DC Comics'
52 weekly
comic book
limited series
- 2017: death of
Jay Disbrow, American artist and writer, remembered for his pre-Code
horror comics