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October 1
- 1902: birth of
Gunila Stierngranat, Swedish comic artist who drew Lilla Lena och Jon Blund
- 1926: birth of
Ben Wicks,
English-
Canadian cartoonist best known for Wicks
- 1933: debut of
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack, American comic strip by Zach Moseley
- 1937: birth of
Bill Spicer, American editor and publisher known for his publication
Graphic Story Magazine
- 1940: birth of
Richard Corben, American comic book author best known for
Den
- 1955: birth of
Michael Golden, American comic book artist best known for
Micronauts
- 1964: birth of
Ande Parks, American comic book author best known for his work on
Green Arrow
- 1967: death of
Bob Powell, American comic book artist known for his work on
Sheena, Queen of the Jungle
- 1973: first issue of
Cutie Honey,
Japanese
manga by
Go Nagai
- 2001: last publication of
Angelic Layer, Japanese manga by
CLAMP
- 2001: launch of
Achewood, American
webcomic by
Chris Onstad
- 2003: debut of
Karin, Japanese manga by
Yuna Kagesaki
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October 2
- 1909: birth of
Alex Raymond, American comic book author and artist, creator of
Flash Gordon,
Rip Kirby and
Secret Agent X-9
- 1916: birth of
Bob Powell, American
comic book
artist, known for his work on
Sheena, Queen of the Jungle and
Mr. Mystic
- 1926: birth of
Ramona Fradon, American comics artist, known for co-creating
Metamorpho
- 1949: birth of
Ricardo Barreiro,
Argentine comics writer, known for
Bárbara
- 1950: debut of
Peanuts, the iconic American comic strip by
Charles M. Schulz featuring
Charlie Brown and
Snoopy
- 1957: birth of
Janry,
Belgian comics author best known for
Spirou et Fantasio and
Le Petit Spirou
- 1960: birth of
Joe Sacco,
Maltese comic book author and artist best known for his autobiographical and journalistic
graphic novels like
Palestine
- 2007: death of
Richard Goldwater, American comic book president and publisher of
Archie Comics
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October 3
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October 4
- 1907: birth of
Erkki Tanttu,
Finnish comic artist, creator of the long-running comic strip
Rymy-Eetu
- 1917: birth of
Bill Wright,
American comic artist, known for his work on
Disney comics
- 1927: birth of
Oto Reisinger, Croatian cartoonist and caricaturist, best known for Štefekove pustolovin
- 1931: debut of
Dick Tracy, long runninbg American comic strip by
Chester Gould
- 1948: first daily appearance of
Pogo, American comic strip created by
Walt Kelly
- 1952: birth of
Todd Smith,
American comic artist who worked on comics for
DC,
Marvel,
Claypool, and
Archie
- 1978: birth of
Jesus Aburtov, colorist for Marvel Comics
- 1983: death of
Dino Battaglia,
Italian comic artist
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October 5
- 1912: birth of
Riley Thomson, American
animator and
comics artist who spent most of his career working with
Walt Disney films and characters
- 1922: birth of
Bil Keane, American comics artist best known for his work on
The Family Circus
- 1924: birth of
Bob Thaves, American comic strip creator best known for
Frank and Ernest
- 1952: last issue of "The Spirit Section" newspaper run, featuring
The Spirit, influential comics series by
Will Eisner
- 1957: birth of
Tim Burgard, American comics artist and writer
- 1962: birth of
Jeff Nicholson, American
comic book writer, artist and
self-publisher, known primarily for his work on Ultra Klutz
- 1973: birth of
Pop Mhan, Thai-American comics artist
- 1974: last issue of
Shiver and Shake,
British comic which lasted for a year and a half
- 1994: death of
Doug Wildey, American comic book artist best known for continuing
Tarzan
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October 6
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October 7
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October 8
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October 9
- 1916: birth of
Mars Ravelo,
Filipino comics artist best known for
Darna
- 1922: launch of
Fritzi Ritz, American
comic strip created by
Larry Whittington
- 1933: birth of
Bill Tidy,
British comic strip creator known for
The Fosdyke Saga and
The Cloggies
- 1936: birth of
Mar Amongo, Filipino comic book artist best known for his work with
DC Comics
- 1943: birth of
Mike Peters, American comics artist and author, best known for the comic strip
Mother Goose and Grimm
- 1949: birth of
Jim Starlin, American comic book writer and artist; known for
Dreadstar
- 1950: birth of
Richard Comely, Canadian comic book creator, penciller, inker, letterer, colorist editor, and publisher, and creator and writer of the Captain Canuck comic book series
- 1955: birth of
Michael Netzer (aka Mike Nasser), American comic book artist known for his work with
DC Comics and
Marvel Comics
- 1960: birth of
Adam Blaustein, American writer, artist, editor, and in business level support in the comic book industry.
- 1961: birth of
Matt Wagner, American comic book artist known for creating the characters
Grendel and
Mage
- 2001: launch of
Get Your War On, American
webcomic by
David Rees
- 2006: end of
Adventurers!, American webcomic by Mark Shallow which ran since 2000
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October 10
- 1882: birth of
Homer Fleming, American comic book artist known for work during the
Golden Age of Comics, particularly for
DC
- 1894: birth of
Ira Schnapp, American comic book logo designer and letterer for
DC Comics, creator of the original logo for
Superman comics
- 1953: debut of
Little Plum,
British comic strip created by
Leo Baxendale in
The Beano
- 1957: birth of
Rumiko Takahashi, popular
Japanese
mangaka best known for
Ranma ½
- 1959: last appearance of
Jane, a popular British comic strip by Norman Pett, which ran in the
Daily Mirror since 1932
- 1961: birth of
Todd Dezago, American comic book writer
- 1973: death of
Austin Briggs, American comics artist best known for continuing
Secret Agent X-9 and
Flash Gordon
- 1982: birth of
Ben Krefta,
British freelance
manga style
illustrator and
graphic artist
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October 11
- 1913: birth of
Joe Simon, American comic book artist and writer, co-creator of
Captain America
- 1932: birth of
Sergio Toppi,
Italian comics author and artist
- 1948: death of
Okamoto Ippei, Japanese illustrator, cartoonist, and writer
- 1952: birth of
Jim Woodring, American comic book artist and author best known for
Frank
- 1957: death of
Edmond-François Calvo, French comics artist best known for La Bête Est Mort
- 1963: birth of
Han Hoogerbrugge,
Dutch comics artist best known for Neurotica
- 1971: birth of
Wes Abbott, comics artist and letterer
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October 12
- 1897: death of
Charles Henry Ross, English writer and cartoonist, creator of the fictional character
Ally Sloper
- 1917: birth of
Roger Armstrong, American comic artist and teacher, known for work on various
Dell series comics
- 1947: birth of
Pat Brady, American comic strip creator best known for
Rose Is Rose
- 1965: birth of
Dan Abnett, English
comic book writer and novelist, best known for his work for
Marvel Comics
- 1981: birth of
Dawn Best, American comics artist best known for her work on
Sonic the Hedgehog
- 2003: death of
Pete Morisi, American comic book creator best known for
Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt
- 2017: death of
Erwin Moser, Austrian author and illustrator, best known for the children's book series Manuel & Didi
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October 13
- 1885: birth of
Harry Hershfield, American comics illustrator best known for Abie the Agent
- 1906: birth of
Joseph Samachson, American scientist and comics writer
- 1938: death of
E. C. Segar, creator of
Popeye
- 1952: birth of
Bob Ingersoll, American comic book writer known for
Hero Alliance
- 1958: birth of
Paul Johnson (comics), British comic book artist
- 1959: birth of
Dan Didio, American comic book writer, editor and publisher, known for his work with
DC Comics
- 1960: birth of
George Pratt, American comic book artist
- 1970: birth of
Ben Raab, American comic book writer and screenwriter
- 2006: death of
Hilda Terry, American cartoonist best known for the comic strip Teena
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October 14
- 1872: birth of
Sol Hess, American
comic strip writer best known for co-creating the long-run strip The Nebbs
- 1878: birth of
Grace Drayton, American
illustrator, creator of the
Campbell Soup Kids
- 1895: birth of
John Millar Watt, British comic strip creator best known for Pop
- 1902: birth of
George Wilson, American illustrator and comic artist who provided art for
Fiction House,
Centaur Comics, and
Ace Magazines
- 1916: birth of
Bob Oksner, American comics artist best known for his work with
DC Comics
- 1932: end of
And Her Name Was Maud,
comic strip by
Frederick Burr Opper
- 1945: birth of
Daan Jippes,
Dutch comics artist best known for his work on
Disney comics
- 1974: death of
Reginald Heade, British pulp and comics artist, known for his work at
Amalgamated Press
- 1969: birth of
Brandon Peterson, American comics writer and artist
- 1969: birth of
Christopher Jones, American comics artist best known for his work with
Young Justice and
Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
- 1974: death of
Otto Binder, American comic book writer best known for his work with
Fawcett Comics
- 1980: first publication of
Big Comic Spirits, a weekly
Japanese
seinen
manga magazine published by
Shogakukan
- 1983: end of
Black Jack, a
manga written by
Osamu Tezuka which ran for ten years
- 2012: death of
Marc Swayze, American
comic book artist, co-creator of
Mary Marvel, best known for his work with
Fawcett Comics
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October 15
- 1905: debut of
Little Nemo, classic American comic strip by
Winsor McCay
- 1922: birth of
Alfons Figueras, Spanish cartoonist
- 1923: birth of
Vince Colletta,
Italian-American comic book artist best known as an inker for
Marvel Comics
- 1938: first issue of
Radio Fun,
British comic which ran until 1961
- 1941: first appearance of
Archie by
Bob Montana and Vic Bloom in
Pep Comics #22
- 1962: birth of
Len Kaminski, American comic book writer, known for Ultimate Spider-Man
- 1973: birth of
Guy Major, American comic book artist
- 1978: birth of
Phil Balsman, American comic book artist and letterer
- 1983: first issue of
School Fun,
British comic which lasted for less than a year
- 1999: first publication of
Samurai Deeper Kyo,
Japanese
manga created by
Akimine Kamijyo
- 2004: death of
Irv Novick, American comic book artist known for his work at
Archie Comics and
DC Comics
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October 16
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October 17
- 1877: birth of
Fanny Cory, American cartoonist and book illustrator best known for her
comic strips Sonnysayings and Little Miss Muffet
- 1914: birth of
Jerry Siegel, American comics author, co-creator of
Superman
- 1916: birth of
Virgil Franklin Partch, American cartoonist and comic book creator also known as "VIP"
- 1920: birth of
John Prentice, American comic strip artist best known for continuing
Rip Kirby
- 1927: birth of
Gerry Gersten, American political
caricaturist known for his contributions to
Mad Magazine
- 1937: first appearance of
Huey, Dewey, and Louie, created by
storyboard artist
Carl Barks for
The Walt Disney Company
- 1940: birth of
Thomas Williams,
British comics artist
- 1959: last publication of
Comet, British
comic magazine
- 1959: final appearance of
The Gumps, American comic strip created by
Sidney Smith which ran since 1917
- 1984: birth of
Randall Munroe, American
webcomic creator best known for
xkcd
- 2003: death of
Dave Follows, British comics creator best known for
Creature Feature
- 2005: death of
Tom Gill, American comic book artist best known for drawing
The Lone Ranger comic books between 1950 and 1970
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October 18
- 1954: debut of
Hi and Lois, American comic strip created and written by
Mort Walker and drawn by
Dik Browne
- 1955: birth of
Sandy Plunkett, American comic book artist known for his work with
Marvel Comics
- 1963: birth of
Steve Epting, American comic book artist
- 1969: start of
Whizzer and Chips,
British comic which ran until 1990
- 1973: death of
Walt Kelly, American comic book artist and author best known for
Pogo
- 1975: first appearance in
The Beano of the British comic strips
Ball Boy by Malcolm Judge and
Tom, Dick and Sally by Dave Jenner
- 1978: birth of
Sarah Dyer, American comic book artist known for her work on
Action Girl Comics
- 1994: birth of
David Mariotte, American editor at IDW Publishing who has contributed to the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by IDW Publishing.
- 1995: first volume of
Flame of Recca,
Japanese
manga created by
Nobuyuki Anzai
- 1997: death of
Milt Neil, American animator, toy designer, and comics artist, known for his work for
Disney Studios
- 2006: release of
1001 Nights of Snowfall,
graphic novel by
Bill Willingham, a
prequel to
Fables
- 2006: death of
Miriam Engelberg, American comics artist best known for Cancer Made Me a Shallower Person
- 2006: death of
Don R. Christensen, American comics writer known for his work on
Disney comics
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October 19
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October 20
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October 21
- birth of
Tom Morgan (comics), American comic book artist
- 1904: birth of
Edmond Hamilton, American comic book writer known for his
Superman stories
- 1934: launch of
Le Journal de Mickey, French weekly comics magazine featuring
Disney comics
- 1944: death of
Nell Brinkley, American
illustrator and
comic artist, sometimes referred to as the "Queen of Comics"
- 1955: birth of
Geof Darrow, American comic artist best known for
Hard Boiled
- 1956: birth of
Paul Levitz, American comic book writer, president of
DC Comics
- 1959: birth of
Michael Dooney, American
comic book writer, artist, and toy designer, best known for his works on the
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series
- 1962: birth of
Lee Weeks, American comics artist known for his work on such titles as Daredevil.
- 1995: death of
Jesús Blasco,
Spanish comics author best known for his work in different
Fleetway magazines
- 1998: debut of
Love Hina,
Japanese
manga by
Ken Akamatsu
- 1998: launch of
The PC Weenies, American
webcomic by Krishna M. Sadasivam
- 2009: death of
Robert Dalmasso, French comic artist also known as Robert Devil and Robert Dalmas
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October 22
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October 23
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October 24
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October 25
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October 26
- 1764: death of
William Hogarth,
English cartoonist who is often credited as one of the pioneers of comics
- 1931: birth of
Larry Lieber, American comic book artist and writer, known as co-creator of
Thor and
Iron Man
- 1941: birth of
Bob de Groot,
Belgian comics author best known for
Clifton,
Léonard and Robin Dubois
- 1949: birth of
Glynis Oliver (aka Glynis Wein), American artist who has worked as a colorist in the comics industry
- 1962: birth of
Jack Morelli, American comic book
letterer and author, known for designing many comic book logos
- 1970: debut of
Doonesbury, American comic strip created by
Garry Trudeau
- 1970: debut of
Momma, American comic strip by
Mel Lazarus
- 1970: birth of
Terry Dodson, American comic book artist
- 1985: first issue of
Hoot,
British comic book which ran for one year and 53 issues only
- 2002: first appearance of
Bokura ga Ita,
Japanese
manga created by Yuuki Obata
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October 27
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October 28
- 1913: debut of
Krazy Kat by
George Herriman as an independent comic strip
- 1925: birth of
Leonard Starr, American comic book artist best known for
Mary Perkins, On Stage
- 1945: birth of
Gary Hallgren, American
underground comix artist known for working on
Air Pirates Funnies
- 1951: birth of
Joe R. Lansdale, American comics writer best known for
Jonah Hex
- 1952: birth of
Jim Valentino, American comic book artist and writer, co-founder of
Image Comics
- 1953: birth of
Mario Sen, American comic book artist
- 1967: birth of
Karl Story, American comic book artist known as an original member of
Gaijin Studios
- 1968: birth of
Onofrio Catacchio',
Italian comics author known for
Nathan Never
- 1983: death of
Otto Messmer, American comic strip author best known for
Felix the Cat
- 1984: birth of Francesco Plascencia, Mexican comics artist
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October 29
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October 30
- Publications
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October 31
- 1925: birth of
Robin Moore, American comic strip creator known for
Tales of the Green Beret
- 1937: birth of
Frank Stack, American
underground
cartoonist, known first for underground comic, The Adventures of Jesus
- 1946: birth of
Bruce Jones (comics), whose pen names include Philip Roland and Bruce Elliot, is an American comic book writer, novelist, illustrator, and screenwriter
- 1949: birth of
Colin Wilson,
New Zealand comic book artist known for his work on
Blueberry and for
2000 AD
- 1959: birth of
Claudio Villa,
Italian comics artist best known for his work on
Tex Willer
- 1960: birth of
Mark Chiarello, American comic book editor and art director
- 1962: birth of
Eric Luke, American film, television, novel and comic book writer who wrote the entire first series (36 issues) of Ghost for Dark Horse Comics
- 1969: birth of
Cam Smith, British comic book artist'
- 1997: death of
Evelyn Flinders, British comics artist who worked in girls' comic
- 2001: End of
Love Hina,
Japanese
manga by
Ken Akamatsu
- 2001: End of
Gate Keepers, Japanese manga created by
Keiji Gotoh
- 2006: Last episode of
Concerned, American webcomic by Christopher C. Livingston
- 2011: death of
Mick Anglo, British comic book creator
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