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- 1901: birth of
Roy Crane, American comics artist and writer, creator of
Wash Tubbs and
Buz Sawyer
- 1923: birth of
Paul Cuvelier,
Belgian comics artist best known for Corentin
- 1940: birth of
Roy Thomas, American comics author, editor-in-chief of
Marvel Comics, introduced the comic version of
Conan the Barbarian
- 1950: birth of
David Wenzel, American
illustrator and
children's book artist, best known for the
graphic novel adaptation of
J.R.R. Tolkien's
The Hobbit
- 1953: birth of
Kim Yale,
American writer and editor of
comic books
- 1956: birth of
Ron Randall,
American
comic book artist, best known as the creator of the character
Trekker
- 1962: birth of
Daniel Vozzo, American comics artist and colorist
- 1965: birth of
Dan Brereton, American writer and illustrator
- 1968: birth of
John Stanisci, American comics artist
- 1969: birth of
Marjane Satrapi,
Iranian comics author and artist, best known for the award-winning
Persepolis
graphic novel
- 1989: death of
C. C. Beck, American comic book artist, creator of
Captain Marvel
- 1989: death of
José Guadalupe Cruz,
Mexican comics writer known for Santo, el enmascarado de plata
- 2000: start of
Mushishi, ongoing
Japanese
manga created by
Yuki Yoshiyama