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• 1915: birth of Mort Weisinger, American comic strip writer best known as editor for DC Comics
• 1926: birth of Johnny Craig, American comic book artist notable for his work with EC Comics

• 1927: birth of Albert Uderzo, popular French comics artist and author best known for Asterix
• 1940: the first Batman comic book appears
• 1944: death of George Herriman, influential American comic book artist and author best known for Krazy Kat
• 1952: birth of Peter Sanderson, comic book critic and historian
• 1960: birth of Brian Thomas, American comic book artist, has known as Rock Lobster and Screamin' Demons
• 2004: appearance of Crown of Horns, the ninth and final Bone comic book by Jeff Smith