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August 1

1920: birth of Ken Bald, American comics artist known for Dr. Kildare and Dark Shadows
1923: birth of Dino Battaglia, Italian comic artist
1923: first appearance of Felix the Cat, the comic strip version of the American animated cartoon by Pat Sullivan and Otto Messmer
1931: birth of Tom Wilson, American comic strip creator best known for Ziggy
1982: launch of Marvin, American comic strip created by cartoonist Tom Armstrong
1987: Carol Kalish is promoted to Vice President/Direct Sales of the newly created Marvel Entertainment Group
2003: launch of Questionable Content, American webcomic by Jeph Jacques
2005: death of Wim Boost, Dutch comics author who worked in the studios of Marten Toonder
2006: death of Bob Thaves, American comic strip creator best known for Frank and Ernest

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August 2

1904: birth of Reg Parlett, British comics author known for his work in Buster
1942: birth of Dave Hunt, American comic book artist and fine art painter, best known as an inker
1961: birth of Luc Cromheecke, Belgian comics artist and writer best known for Tom Carbon and Roboboy
1964: birth of Danny Hellman, American comics writer and artist known for publishing Legal Action Comics
1969: birth of John Layman, American comics writer and letterer
1970: birth of Kevin Smith, American comic book writer best known for Clerks
2004: death of François Craenhals, Belgian comics artist and writer best known for Chevalier Ardent and Les 4 As

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August 3

1924: birth of John Belfi, American artist, best known as an inker during the Golden Age of American Comics
1930: birth of Rowland B. Wilson, American gag cartoonist and animation production artist
1934: birth of E.R. Cruz, Filipino comics artist best known for his work on mystery and war comics for DC Comics
1941: birth of Grzegorz Rosiński, Polish-Belgian comics artist best known for Thorgal
1949: birth of Reed Waller, American comics writer best known for Omaha the Cat Dancer
1956: birth of Ian Orenstein, Canadian comics artist, known for his strips in The Varsity and People's Voice
1972: birth of Dave Stewart, American comics colorist
1976: birth of Andy Schmidt, American comic book writer and editor
1991: final appearance of the latest run of the comic strip version of Batman
2001: debut of Dragon Drive, Japanese manga created by Ken-ichi Sakura

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August 4

1932: birth of Mordillo, famous Argentine creator of wordless cartoons and animations
1933: birth of Thé Tjong-Khing, Indonesian-Dutch comics creator best known for Arman & Ilva
1937: birth of Sergio Zaniboni, Italian comics artist and writer, known as the artist of numerous stories for Diabolik
1942: birth of Rick Norwood, American writer and editor, editor of Comics Revue
1950: birth of Mike Gold, American comics writer, editor and publisher, co-founder of First Comics
1952: birth of Franco Saudelli, Italian erotic comics artist
1954: birth of Martin Pasko, Canadian comic book writer and television screenwriter best known for his superhero stories for DC Comics
1954: birth of Steve Hauk, American cartoonist and comics artist, primarily known as an inker
1966: birth of Charlie Adlard, British comic book artist, known for his work on The Walking Dead and Savage
1970: birth of Pete Abrams American webcomic creator known for Sluggy Freelance
1970: birth of Keith Champagne American artist and writer for DC Comics
1980: birth of Romulo Fajardo, Jr. American artist specializing in digital coloring
1987: first publication of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Japanese manga by Hirohiko Araki
1989: death of Paul Murry, American comics artist best known for working on many Disney comics
1991: end of John Darling, American comic strip created by Tom Batiuk which ran since 1979
1997: first volume of One Piece, Japanese manga created by Eiichiro Oda

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August 5

1875: birth of Clare Briggs, early American comic strip author known for A. Piker Clerk
1924: first appearance of Little Orphan Annie, ongoing American comic strip created by Harold Gray
1946: start of Giles Family, British comic strip created by Carl Giles which ran until 1991
1953: birth of Steve Mitchell, comic book artist and inker
1957: debut of Andy Capp, long-running British comic strip by Reginald Smythe
1959: death of Frank Godwin, American comic strip creator best known for Connie and Rusty Riley
2002: death of Grass Green, American cartoonist notable for being the first black participant in both the 1960s fan art movement and the 1970s underground comics movement
2003: first publication of Ouran High School Host Club, Japanese manga created by Bisco Hatori

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August 6

1951: birth of Ed Hannigan, American comics artist, writer, and editor for both Marvel Comics and DC Comics
1958: birth of Susan Dorne, American comics artist, best known as a letterer
1966: birth of Terry Pallot, Canadian comic book artist, best known for work on Star Trek released by Malibu, DC, and Marvel Comics
1969: birth of Don Kramer, American comics artist
1969: birth of Tony Cronstam, Swedish comics artist best known for Bamse and Elvis
1988: birth of Jordie Bellaire, American comic book writer and colorist
1989: final appearance of Bloom County, American comic strip by Berke Breathed
2017: death of Dick Locher, American syndicated cartoonist known for his work on Dick Tracy

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August 7

1895: birth of Alain Saint-Ogan, French comics creator best known for Zig et Puce
1921: death of Maurice Tillieux, Belgian comics author best known for Gil Jourdan
1957: birth of Mark Bagley, American comics artist best known for The Amazing Spider-Man and New Warriors
1957: birth of Paul Dini, American screenwriter and comic creator, known for his work with DC and Marvel Comics
1970: birth of Dan Vebber, American cartoonist, writer, and editor, best known for his work on animated shows

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August 8

1944: birth of Derib, Swiss comics artist known for Buddy Longway and Yakari
1949: birth of Rory Hayes, American underground comix creator known for his work in Arcade and Bijou Funnies
1952: birth of Janice Cohen, American comics artist best known as a colourist for Marvel Comics
1958: death of J.P. McEvoy, American comics writer best known for Dixie Dugan
1960: birth of Ralf König, one of the most popular German comic artists
1966: birth of Mohiro Kitoh, Japanese mangaka best known for Bokurano
1969: birth of Alex Robinson, American comic book writer and artist known for his graphic novels
1971: birth of Dan Jolley, American comic book writer
1972: birth of Carlo Barbieri, American comic book artist
1999: death of Yolanda Vargas Dulché, Mexican comics writer known for Memín Pinguín

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August 9

born: Dwayne Turner, American comic book artist and illustrator in the film and video game industry
1907: birth of Mel Graff, American cartoonist known for work on Adventures of Patsy, Secret Agent X-9, and Captain Easy
1908: birth of Austin Briggs, American comics artist best known for continuing Secret Agent X-9 and Flash Gordon
1914: birth of Tove Jansson, Finnish comic strip writer best known for Moomin
1927: birth of Daniel Keyes, American writer and editor who wrote and edited for Marvel and wrote for EC Comics
1929: birth of Fred Fredericks, American cartoonist who drew the Mandrake the Magician comic strip
1935: birth of William Vance, Belgian comics artist best known for XIII
1945: birth of Posy Simmonds, British comic artist best known for Gemma Bovary
1951: birth of Bob McLeod, American comics artist best known for co-creating the New Mutants
1957: birth of Rick Leonardi, American comics artist who has worked on various series for Marvel and DC Comics
1957: birth of Steve Moncuse, American comics artist and writer, the creator of Fish Police
2002: debut of Shijou Saikyou no Deshi Kenichi, Japanese manga by Syun Matsuena

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August 10

1923: birth of Jean Graton, French comics artist and writer best known for Michel Vaillant
1955: birth of Clint McElroy, American podcaster, comic book writer, and radio personality
1955: birth of Eddie Campbell, Scottish comic artist best known for From Hell
1957: birth of Christie Scheele, American colorist for Marvel and DC Comics, best known for her work on Daredevil
1967: first publication of Lupin III, Japanese manga series created by Monkey Punch
1984: death of Virgil Franklin Partch, American cartoonist and comic book creator also known as "VIP"
1999: death of Henri Gillain, Belgian comics writer, brother of Jijé, known for working on Spirou et Fantasio
2001: death of Jerry DeFuccio, American comics writer best known for his work with Mad magazine
2004: first issue of Rocky, a Swedish comic magazine for the comic strip Rocky by Martin Kellerman
2005: death of Mar Amongo, Filipino comic book artist best known for his work with DC Comics

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August 11

1902: birth of Jack Binder, American comics artist best known for creating Daredevil
1915: birth of Morris Weiss, American comics artist best known for continuing Mickey Finn
1918: birth of Dik Browne, American comic strip creator best known for Hi and Lois and Hägar the Horrible
1925: birth of Rune Andréasson, Swedish comic creator best known for Bamse
1948: birth of T. Casey Brennan, American comics writer best known for his work in Creepy
1959: death of Matt Baker, American comic book artist best known for Phantom Lady
1962: birth of Brian Azzarello, American comics writer, known for 100 Bullets and Hellblazer
1964: birth of Jim Lee, Korean-American comics artist and writer
1964: birth of Pat Brosseau, American comic book letterer
1976: birth of Ryan Winn, American comics artist and inker
1982: birth of Joe Quiñones, Jr., American comics artist
2000: launch of Twisted Kaiju Theatre, American webcomic by Sean McGuinness

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August 12

1911: birth of Kin Platt, American comic strip writer known for Mr. and Mrs.
1964: birth of Rusty Haller, American comic book artist for who the Comicbook Artists Guild's Haller Award is named for.
1965: birth of Staz Johnson, English comic book artist and penciller
1996: death of Mark Gruenwald, American comic book writer and editor best known for Captain America and Squadron Supreme
2007: death of Mike Wieringo, American comic book artist known for Impulse, Tellos
2012: death of Joe Kubert, American comic book artist known for Sgt. Rock, Hawkman and Tarzan

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August 13

1919: birth of Jim Mooney, American comic book artist, known as the signature artist of DC Comics' Supergirl and as an inker for Marvel Comics' Spider-Man
1928: debut of Tim Tyler's Luck, American comic strip by Lyman Young which ran until 1996
1934: first appearance of Li'l Abner, American comic strip created by Al Capp which ran until 1977
1951: birth of Gene Day, Canadian comics artist best known for his work on Marvel Comics' Star Wars licensed series
1952: birth of Donna Barr, American comic book author and cartoonist, best known for The Desert Peach and Stinz
1954: birth of Rob Davis, British comics artist, writer, and editorial illustrator
1954: birth of Robin Ator, American comic book artist and author
1958: death of Jack Cole, American comic book artist, creator of Plastic Man
1960: birth of Bret Blevins, American comics artist, best known as the penciler of New Mutants for Marvel Comics
1966: birth of Shannon Wheeler, American cartoonist, creator of the satirical superhero Too Much Coffee Man
1999: death of John Geering, British comics author known for his work with D. C. Thomson
2009: death of Josette Baujot, Belgian colorist of the Adventures of Tintin series

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August 14

1867: first appearance of Ally Sloper, one of the earliest comic strip characters, in the British magazine Judy
1921: birth of Bill Draut, American comic book artist best known for his work at Harvey Comics and DC Comics from the 1940s to the 1970s.
1926: birth of René Goscinny, Polish-French comics author best known for creating Asterix and writing many stories for Lucky Luke
1932: final appearance of Happy Hooligan, popular American comic strip by Frederick Burr Opper
1943: birth of John Costanza, American comic book artist and letterer who has worked for both DC and Marvel.
1947: birth of Jiro Taniguchi, Japanese manga artist
1950: birth of Gary Larson, American comics artist best known for The Far Side
1951: birth of Peter Blegvad, American comic strip creator best known for Leviathan
1961: birth of Jimmy Palmiotti, American comics writer and inker
1968: birth of Billy Mavreas, Greek-Canadian comics artist
1971: birth of Kristy Quinn, American comics editor
1974: birth of Derec Aucoin, American comics artist
2000: launch of Megatokyo, American manga webcomic by Fred Gallagher and Rodney Caston
2000: debut of The Joy of Tech, Canadian webcomic by Nitrozac and Snaggy

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August 15

1938: birth of Pran Kumar Sharma, Indian cartoonist best known for Billoo and Chacha Chaudhary
1953: birth of Paul Gulacy, American comics artist most associated with Marvel's series Master of Kung Fu
1954: birth of Lamar Waldron, American writer and historian who wrote stories for Fictioneer Books, Disney, and Dark Horse Comics
1960: birth of Terry Shoemaker, American artist who worked on DC's Legion of Super-Heroes and Marvel's X-Men titles
1963: birth of Jim Balent, American comic book artist and writer
1968: birth of Frode Øverli, Norwegian comic strip creator best known for Pondus
1968: birth of Sean Chen, American comic book artist known for his work on Iron Man and Wolverine
1978: birth of David Nakayama, American comic book artist best known for City of Heroes
1982: death of Ernie Bushmiller, American comics author best known for Nancy
1987: last publication of Playhour, British comic which lasted for some 1,700 issues
1989: final publication of Locke the Superman, Japanese manga by Yuki Hijiri which ran since 1980
1990: birth of Clay Mann, American comic book artist who has worked for Valiant, Marvel, and DC Comics.

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August 16

birth of Aaron Kuder, American comic book artist
1892: birth of Otto Messmer, American comic strip author best known for Felix the Cat
1892: birth of Hal Foster, classic Canadian comic book artist and author, best known as creator of Prince Valiant and for his work on Tarzan
1916: birth of Paul Gustavson, American-immigrant comic-book writer and artist known for creating the The Human Bomb and the Angel
1952: birth of Dick Foreman, British writer and artist known for his for Vertigo, particular the series Black Orchid
1962: birth of Brian Stelfreeze, American comic book artist
1969: birth of Enrico Marini, Italian comics artist, known for Le Scorpion

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August 17

1932: birth of Jean-Jacques Sempé, French comics artist best known for Le petit Nicolas
1938: birth of Trina Robbins, American cartoonist, the first woman to draw Wonder Woman
1945: birth of Rachel Pollack, American author best known in comics for taking over Doom Patrol from Grant Morrison
1952: birth of Alex Saviuk, American comic book artist known for his work on several comic book series and newspaper strips featuring Spider-Man
1956: birth of John Romita, Jr., American comics artist best known for his work on Marvel Comics
1958: birth of Andy Helfer, American comic book writer and editor, best known as editor on Justice League International
1984: birth of Taylor Esposito, American comics letterer

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August 18

1926: birth of Larry Alcala, Filipino comics artist best known for Kalabog en Bosyo
1955: birth of Stefano Tamburini, Italian comics author best known for RanXerox
1967: birth of Ron Garney, American comics writer and artist
1967: birth of Peter Tomasi, American comics writer, best known for his work on DC Comics
1967: birth of Brian Michael Bendis, American comics artist and author, best known for his work the Ultimate storylines in Marvel Comics
1967: birth of Eddy Barrows, Brazilian comic book artist
1982: death of Carlos Botelho, Portuguese painter, illustrator, comics artist, political cartoonist, satirist, and caricaturist
1991: death of Rick Griffin, American underground comix artist working with Zap Comix
2017: death of Alfonso Azpiri, Spanish comic book artist, whose work was mainly of the adult variety
2017: death of Sergio Zaniboni, Italian comics artist and writer, known as the artist of numerous stories for Diabolik

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August 19

1903: birth of Fran Striker, American writer for radio and comics, best known for creating the Lone Ranger, Green Hornet, and Sgt. Preston of the Yukon characters
1932: birth of Jacques Lob, French comics author, best known for writing Blanche Épiphanie and Superdupont
1944: birth of Skip Williamson, American underground cartoonist, best known for the character Snappy Sammy Smoot
1954: birth of Stephen R. Bentley, American cartoonist and the creator of Herb and Jamaal
1956: birth of Chuck Patton, American comic book artist and animator
1963: birth of Jim Calafiore, American comic book artist
1963: birth of Brian Haberlin, American comic book artist, writer, editor and producer.
1966: birth of Stefano Gaudiano, Italian comic book artist who works for Skybound as one of the main inkers
1969: birth of Gene Ha, American comic book artist and writer
1975: birth of Chynna Clugston, American comic book creator best known for Blue Monday
1984: death of Don Newton, American comic book artist known for his work on The Phantom and Aquaman
2006: first appearance of Ratz, a comic strip by Hunt Emerson, in the British comic The Beano

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August 20

Unknown year: birth of Jeff Johnson, American comic book artist
1915: birth of George Roussos, American comic book artist best known as an inker of Fantastic Four
1930: birth of Bill Rechin, American cartoonist who created the comic strips Out of Bounds and Crock
1947: death of Max Gaines, American comic book publisher best known for All-American Publications
1968: birth of Greg Pak, American comic book writer and film director
1969: death of Dudley D. Watkins, British cartoonist best known for Oor Wullie
1995: death of Hugo Pratt, Italian comics artist and author, famous for Corto Maltese

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August 21

birth of Bobbie Chase, American comic book editor and writer, formerly one of Marvel Group's Editors-in-Chief
1929: birth of Marie Severin, American comic book artist and colorist, best known for her work with Marvel Comics
1943: birth of Gary Friedrich, American comic book writer, co-creator of Ghost Rider
1971: birth of Juan José Ryp, Spanish comic book artist
1984: death of Phil Seuling, American comics distributor, founder of the New York Comic Art Convention and East Coast Seagate Distribution
1993: last issue of The Beezer, British comic which ran since 1956

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August 22

1880: birth of George Herriman, influential American comic book artist and author best known for Krazy Kat
1903: birth of Jerry Iger, American comic strip creator best known as co-founder with Will Eisner of Eisner & Iger, an early comic book packager
1914: birth of Chester Commodore, American comic book writer with the Chicago Defender
1915: birth of Bob Brown (comics), American comic book artist for both DC Comics and Marvel Comics
1922: birth of Shelly Leferman, American comic book artist, letterer, and cartoonist
1955: birth of Will Shetterly,American writer, creator of the comic book character Captain Confederacy
1964: birth of D. G. Chichester, American comic book writer known for his work on Daredevil
2011: death of Bernhard Victor Christoph Carl von Bülow, German cartoonist

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August 23

Unknown year: birth of Duncan Rouleau, American comic book writer and artist
1905: birth of Ernie Bushmiller, American comics author best known for Nancy
1925: birth of Alfredo Alcala, Filipino comics artist working at Marvel Comics
1939: birth of Rejabhad, Malaysian comics artist known for Periwira Mat Gila
1952: birth of Terry Austin, American comics artist, known for embellishing John Byrne's pencils on Uncanny X-Men
1965: birth of Chris Bachalo, Canadian comic book illustrator, co-creator of Generation X
1976: birth of Keron Grant, American comics artist known or his work on Iron Man

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August 24

1899: birth of Gaylord DuBois, prolific American comics writer best known for the Tarzan comic books
1932: birth of Jim Aparo, American comic book artist best known for his 1960s and 1970s DC Comics work
1939: birth of Max Bunker, Italian comics writer best known for Alan Ford
1941: birth of Jim Scancarelli, American cartoonist, known for writing and drawing the comic strip Gasoline Alley
1961: birth of Kevin Conrad, American comic book artist
1966: birth of Keith Knight, American comic strip creator best known for The K Chronicles
1967: birth of Ian D. Marsden, American cartoonist known for working with Mad

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August 25

1912: birth of Ted Key, American comic strip creator best known for the cartoon Hazel
1913: birth of Walt Kelly, American comic book artist and author best known for Pogo
1920: birth of Fred Schwab, American cartoonist published in a wide variety of comic books from 1938 to 1950
1947: birth of Michael William Kaluta, American comic book artist
1964: birth of Bob Fingerman, American comics creator best known for Beg the Question
1969: birth of Glenn Greenberg, American journalist and comic book and fiction writer
1973: last publication of TV Action, a British comic that was the follow-up to Countdown and lasted for 74 issues
1988: first appearance of Oh My Goddess!, ongoing Japanese manga by Kosuke Fujishima
1997: debut of Sluggy Freelance, popular webcomic by Pete Abrams
2000: death of Carl Barks, considered by many as the best artist of Disney comics, and the creator of DuckBurg and Scrooge McDuck

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August 26

birth of Cliff Biggers, American comic book writer and journalist, primary writer for Comic Shop News
1892: birth of Edmond-François Calvo, French comics artist, known for La Bête Est Mort
1911: birth of Otto Binder, American comic book writer best known for his work with Fawcett Comics
1920: birth of Brant Parker, American comic book artist, best known for The Wizard of Id
1950: birth of Yumiko Igarashi, Japanese mangaka best known for Candy Candy
1967: birth of Charles Moore, American comic book writer for DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, and Caliber
1971: birth of Mike S. Miller, Native Hawaiian-American comic book illustrator and writer
1979: birth of Francis Manapul, Filipino Canadian comic book artist and writer
1992: death of Bob de Moor, Belgian comics artist, main contributor of Hergé on The Adventures of Tintin

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August 27

1929: birth of Don Perlin, American comic book artist best known as co-creator of Bloodshot
1937: death of Frederick Burr Opper, American comic strip author best known for Happy Hooligan, And Her Name Was Maud and Alphonse and Gaston
1946: birth of Denis Kitchen, American underground comix artist, founder of the Kitchen Sink Press
1946: birth of Rick Parker, American artist, writer, and cartoonist, known as the artist of MTV's Beavis and Butt-Head comic book
1966: birth of Phil Hester, American comic book artist and writer, co-creator the characters Mia Dearden, Onomatopoeia, and Constantine Drakon

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August 28

1917: birth of Jack Kirby, prolific American comic book writer and artist, creator of many superheroes like Captain America and Fantastic Four
1917: birth of Aurelio Galleppini, Italian comics artist best known as co-creator of Tex Willer
1927: birth of Jim Sasseville, American comics author known for collaborating with Charles M. Schulz on It's Only a Game
1937: death of Frederick Burr Opper, American comic strip pioneer and political cartoonist, best known for his comic strip Happy Hooligan
1957: birth of Dell Barras, comic book artist
1968: birth of Pamela Rambo, American comics colorist known for work at Vertigo/DC and Dark Horse
1971: birth of Joann Sfar, French comics artist best known for Dungeon and The Rabbi's Cat
1990: death of Willy Vandersteen, major Belgian comics artist and author best known for Spike and Suzy
1995: death of Carl Giles, popular British cartoonist best known for his work in the Daily Express
2017: death of Bert Bus, Dutch comic author who's work mostly appeared in the comic magazine Sjors and its successors Eppo

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August 29

1817: birth of John Leech, British caricaturist and illustrator, best known for his work for Punch
1905: birth of Al Taliaferro, American comic strip creator best known for working on Donald Duck
1963: birth of Patrick Zircher, American comic book artist
1966: birth of Karine Haaland, Norwegian comic strip creator known for the strip Piray
1970: birth of Jason Pearson, American comic book writer and artist,one of the original members of Gaijin Studios
1983: death of Rory Hayes, American underground comix creator known for his work in Arcade and Bijou Funnies

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August 30

1909: birth of Barry Appleby, British comic strip author best known for The Gambols
1943: birth of Robert Crumb, American comic artist and author, most prominent member of the underground comics movement
1946: birth of Jacques Tardi, French comic artist and author known for his Adèle Blanc-Sec series and work depicting World War I
1947: birth of Jack C. Harris, American comic book writer and editor known mainly for his work at DC Comics
1952: birth of Ken Bruzenak, American comic book letterer, primarily known for his work on Howard Chaykin’s American Flagg!
1992: death of Jeanne Hovine, Belgian actress and comics artist, co-creator of the comic strip Nic et Nac
1999: death of Raymond Poïvet, French comics artist best known for Les Pionniers de l'Espérance
2002: start of Emma, Japanese seinen manga created by Kaoru Mori
2006: death of Bob LeRose, American comic book colorist for DC Comics
2017: death of Roger Subirachs i Burgaya, Spanish comics artist best known for stories and illustrations featuring his characters 'Vaselín y Loto'

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August 31

1946: birth of Rick Parker (artist), cartoonist and Marvel Comics letterer
1947: birth of Yumiko Ōshima, Japanese mangaka best known for Wata no Kuni Hoshi
1956: birth of Angeli, Brazilian underground comix artist
1967: birth of Hector Collazo, American comic book artist and inker
1982: birth of G. Willow Wilson, American comics writer, prose author, and essayist, known for relaunching the Ms. Marvel title for Marvel Comics
1990: Scott McCloud draws the first 24-hour comic
2011: DC Comics relaunch their comic book line with The New 52
2017: death of Jan Romare, Swedish diplomat and cartoonist best known for the comic strip Pyton

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