Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/April/April 5
Appearance
- 1916: birth of Bernard Baily, American comic book artist, publisher, writer, and editor, best known as co-creator of the characters the Spectre and Hourman
- 1955: birth of Akira Toriyama, Japanese mangaka best known for the Dragon Ball series
- 1961: birth of Tom Tomorrow, American cartoonist best known for This Modern World
- 1963: birth of Arthur Adams, American comic book artist and writer, one of the creators who formed Legend, an imprint of creator-owned comics published by Dark Horse Comics
- 1970: birth of John G. Roshell, American comics letterer
- 1981: birth of Adam Arnold, American comics author best known for Aoi House
- 2005: death of Dale Messick, first woman syndicated comic strip artist, creator of Brenda Starr, Reporter
- 2006: publication of The Tourist, a graphic novel from Image Comics by Brian Wood and Toby Cypress