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February 1

1940: death of Philip Francis Nowlan, American comics writer best known for creating Buck Rogers
1954: birth of Nate Butler, American cartoonist and writer-illustrator of comics, best known for Christian-themed comics
1955: birth of Diana Schutz, Canadian-born comic book editor, serving as editor in chief of Comico during its peak years
1957: birth of Gilbert Hernandez, American comic books creator best known for his work with his brothers on Love and Rockets
1960: birth of Ron Frenz, American comics artist, co-creator of Spider-Girl and the New Warriors
1969: first issue of Charlie Mensuel, French comics magazine featuring many famous Franco-Belgian and international comics
1977: death of Edmond Hamilton, American comic book writer known for his Superman stories
1986: final issue of Charlie Mensuel before it was merged into Pilote in the short-lived guise of Pilote et Charlie
1988: debut of Ernie, American comic strip by Bud Grace, in 1998 retitled Piranha Club
2003: final issue of Sexy Voice and Robo, Japanese seinen manga by Iou Kuroda
2003: Dinosaur Comics, Canadian webcomic by Ryan North, starts appearing

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February 2

1892: birth of James Crighton, British comic book artist for DC Thomson, best known for creating The Dandy's Korky the Cat
1912: birth of Creig Flessel, American comic book artist, creator of Shining Knight
1914: first appearance of Abie the Agent, American comic strip by Harry Hershfield
1938: first publication of the Donald Duck daily strip by Walt Disney
1940: birth of Larry Wright, American cartoonist, author of the comic strips Wright Angles and Kit 'N' Carlyle
1952: final appearance of Barnaby, American comic strip by Crockett Johnson which ran since 1942
1955: birth of Bob Schreck, American American comic book writer and editor, co-foundier of Oni Press
1958: birth of Corrado Roi, Italian comics artist best known for his work on Dylan Dog
1967: birth of Rob Stull, American comic book artist best known for his work for DC Comics
1969: birth of Travis Charest, Canadian comic book artist best known for his work on Wildcats
1970: death of William Donahey, American comic strip creator best known for Teenie Weenies
1978: death of Maurice Tillieux, Belgian comics author best known for Gil Jourdan
1980: last issue of Cheeky, British comic book which ran since 1977
1987: death of Ken Reid, British comics author best known for Roger the Dodger and Grandpa
2005: launch of Salamander Dream, American webcomic and graphic novel by Hope Larson
2006: death of Lo Hartog van Banda, prolific Dutch comics writer best known for a few Lucky Luke stories
2006: death of Guglielmo Letteri, Italian comics artist best known for his work on Tex Willer

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February 3

1949: birth of Richard Marschall, American writer/editor and comic strip historian
1951: birth of Byron Erickson, American comics author best known as editor of Gladstone Publishing
1968: last publication of Terrific, British comic
1968: birth of Joe Bennett, Brazilian comic book artist known for his work with Marvel Comics and DC Comics
1969: death of Al Taliaferro, American comic strip creator best known for working on Donald Duck
1999: death of Vin Sullivan, American comic book editor and artist, best known as editor of Action Comics and Superman in the late 1930s

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February 4

1920: birth of Fred Ray, American comic book artist, most known for his work in the 1940's on Superman
1951: birth of Dez Skinn, British comic and magazine editor, and author of a number of books on comics
1957: debut of Miss Peach, American comic strip by Mel Lazarus which ran until 2002
1962: birth of Tom Sniegoski, American novelist, comic book writer and pop culture journalist
1973: debut of Hägar the Horrible, popular comic strip by Dik Browne
1978: birth of Leah Moore, British comics writer, known for her work with her father Alan Moore
1980: birth of Kentaro Yabuki, Japanese mangaka best known for Black Cat

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February 5

1912: start of Old Doc Yak, American comic strip by Sidney Smith which ran until 1917
1915: birth of Gabriel Vargas, Mexican cartoonist, creator of the comic strip La Familia Burrón
1920: birth of George Evans, American comic book artist who worked on Terry and the Pirates and for 16 years on Secret Agent X-9
1929: first appearance of They'll Do It Every Time, ongoing American comic strip by Jimmy Hatlo
1955: birth of Val Semeiks, American comic book artist who has mostly worked for DC Comics and Marvel Comics
1961: birth of Bruce Timm, American artist, character designer, animator, writer, producer, and actor, best known for his contributions to the DC animated universe
1966: first publication of Smash!, a British comic
1995: debut of Trigun, Japanese manga created by Yasuhiro Nightow
1996: death of Roberto Raviola, Italian comics artist under the pseudonym Magnus, best known for Kriminal and Alan Ford

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February 6

birth of Mark Bernardo, American comics writer, colorist, and artist
1949: birth of Rich Buckler, American comics artist and penciller, best known for his work on Fantastic Four and for creating the character Deathlok
1966: debut of Theophilus, an American religious comic strip by Bob West which ran until 2002
1970: first issue of Monthly Shonen Jump, a Japanese Shōnen manga magazine
1973: birth of Yvel Guichet, American comic book artist
1976: birth of Jerry Holkins, American webcomic creator best known for Penny Arcade
1994: death of Jack Kirby, prolific American comic book writer and artist, creator of many superheroes like Captain America and Fantastic Four

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February 7

1953: first issue of The Topper, a British comic book which ran until 1990, with the debut of the ongoing comic strip Beryl the Peril, created by David Law
1953: birth of Richard Bruning, American graphic designer and comics creator
1955: birth of Miguel Ferrer, American actor and writer, co-creator of Comet Man and Trypto the Acid Dog for Marvel Comics
1956: birth of Bob Camp, American animator, writer, cartoonist, comic book artist, storyboard artist, director, and producer
1958: birth of Kevin Nowlan, American comic book artist
1966: birth of Paul Castiglia, comic book writer and editor known for his work for Archie Comics

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February 8

1914: birth of Bill Finger, American comic book writer best known for co-creating Batman and many of its prominent characters
1946: birth of Danny Bulanadi, American comic book inker
1999: launch of Look What I Brought Home!, American webcomic by Scott and Amanda Kuehner
2004: death of Julius Schwartz, American comic book editor with DC Comics
2007: death of Joe Edwards, American comics artist best known as creator of Li'l Jinx

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February 9

1902: birth of Fred Harman, American comic strip artist best known for Red Ryder
1909: birth of Rob-Vel, French comic strip artist best known for creating Spirou for the launch of Le journal de Spirou
1928: birth of Frank Frazetta, American illustrator who worked on many comics between 1944 and 1964
1942: birth of Pierre Seron, Belgian comics author known for Les Petits Hommes
1946: birth of Danny Bulanadi, Philippine-born comic book artist best known as an inker
1949: birth of Alan Grant (writer), British comic book writer known for work on Batman and Judge Dredd
1954: birth of Jo Duffy, American comic book editor and writer
1956: birth of Timothy Truman, American comic book artist known for his work on Hawkworld
1959: birth of David B., French comic book artist best known for Epileptic
1962: birth of Sarah Byam, American comic book writer, best known for Billi 99
1979: birth of Mark Doyle, American comic book editor for DC Comics
1989: death of Osamu Tezuka, important Japanese mangaka best known as the creator of Astro Boy and Phoenix

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February 10

1898: birth of Frank Miller, American cartoonist best known for Barney Baxter
1917: last appearance of Old Doc Yak, American comic strip by Sidney Smith which ran since 1912
1919: birth of Irving Watanabe, American comic book letterer
1957: debut of Mary Perkins, On Stage, American comic strip by Leonard Starr
1966: birth of Brent Frankenhoff, American comics critic best known for co-authoring Comics Buyer's Guide
1985: end of The World's Greatest Superheroes, American comic strip by various artists which ran since 1978
1987: death of Angela Giussani, Italian comic writer, co-created the Diabolik comic book antihero series
1996: final appearance of Secret Agent X-9, American comic strip by Alex Raymond and Dashiell Hammett which ran since 1934
2003: launch of Least I Could Do, American webcomic by Ryan Sohmer and Lar DeSouza
2008: death of Steve Gerber, American comic book writer and artist, creator of Howard the Duck

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February 11

1911: birth of Harvey Eisenberg, American animator and comic book artist, best known for his work for Hanna-Barbera Productions
1912: birth of German Butze, Mexican cartoonist known as the creator of the comic The Supersabios
1915: birth of Zeke Zekley, American comics artist known for Bringing Up Father
1950: birth of Mauri Kunnas, Finnish comics artist best known for Nyrok City
1957: birth of David M. Singer, American publisher of Deluxe and Lodestone Comics
1962: birth of Shon Howell, American anime/furry artist and editor at Antarctic Press
1963: birth of Peter Snejbjerg, Danish comic book artist
1977: death of Ben Batsford, American cartoonist, creator of the strip Billy's Uncle
2017: death of Jiro Taniguchi, Japanese manga writer/artist, known for his work in the gekiga, or "dramatic pictures", genre of manga

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February 12

1917: debut of The Gumps, American comic strip created by Sidney Smith which ran until 1959
1946: birth of Ever Meulen, Belgian illustrator and comics artist known for Balthazar de groene steenvreter
1962: death of Ding Darling, American cartoonist
1970: birth of Judd Winick, American comic writer and artist known for the graphic novel Pedro and Me
2000: death of Charles M. Schulz, creator of the influential comics strip Peanuts
2012: death of John Severin, veteran EC Comics artist

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February 13

1877: birth of Sidney Smith, American comic strip creator best known for The Gumps
1918: birth of Bud Blake, American comic strip creator best known for Tiger
1937: debut of Prince Valiant, influential American comic strip by Hal Foster
1954: first appearance of The Bash Street Kids, ongoing British comic strip created by Leo Baxendale in The Beano
1959: birth of Vincent Deporter, Belgian comics artist best known for his work with Paradox Press
1965: birth of Ron Lim, American comics artist
1970: birth of Joe Phillips, American comics artist of the Gaijin Studios
1982: death of Gluyas Williams, American cartoonist
1988: death of Ron Embleton, British comics author known for Wulf the Briton
2000: last new strip of Peanuts, the iconic American comic strip by Charles M. Schulz featuring Charlie Brown and Snoopy

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February 14

1865: birth of Carl Thomas Anderson, American comic strip creator best known for Henry
1904: debut of Little Jimmy, American comic strip created by Jimmy Swinnerton which ran until 1958
1912: birth of Oliver Harrington, American cartoonist and advocate against racism and for civil rights
1916: birth of John Goldwater, American writer, editor, and publisher, co-founder of MLJ Comics (later known as Archie Comics)
1955: birth of Carol Kalish, American writer, editor, comic book retailer, and sales manager
1959: birth of Gordon Purcell, American comics artist, best known for his Star Trek work
1962: death of James Crighton, British comic book artist best known for creating The Dandy's Korky the Cat
1976: the first issue of the controversial British comic Action appears
1992: death of Alex Lovy, American comics artist and animator, known for his work at DC Comics and Hanna-Barbera
2000: launch of Greystone Inn, American webcomic by Brad Guigar
2002: start of Van Von Hunter, American manga webcomic by Mike Schwark and Ron Kaulfersch
2007: death of Willy Moese, German comics artist and animator, known for his work at the magazine Atze

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February 15

1887: birth of H. M. Bateman, British humorous artist and cartoonist noted for his "The Man Who..." series of cartoons
1907: birth of Nina Albright, American comic book artist who worked during the Golden Age of Comic Books
1913: birth of Willy Vandersteen, major Belgian comics artist and author best known for Spike and Suzy
1939: birth of William Van Horn, Canadian comics author best known for Disney comics like Donald Duck
1948: birth of Albert De Guzman, American comic book letterer
1948: birth of Art Spiegelman, Pulitzer Prize winning American comics author and artist, best known for his graphic novel Maus
1954: birth of Matt Groening, American comics creator, known for Life in Hell, better known as creator of the animation series The Simpsons
1963: birth of Marc Hansen, American cartoonist and creator of Ralph Snart, Weird Melvin and Doctor Gorpon
1965: debut of Wee Pals, ongoing American comic strip created by Morrie Turner
1966: birth of Jim Krueger, American comic book writer and filmmaker
1987: end of Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic Tales, American comic strip which started in the 1950s
1997: death of Jack Sparling, Canadian comics artist, best known for his work at DC Comics
2002: death of Vincenzo Monti, Italian comics artist, known for his work on Bonelli's Tex Willer
2002: end of Parallel, Japanese shōnen manga by Toshihiko Kobayashi
2005: death of Dudu Geva, Israeli comics artist best known for The Knight Zick
2017: death of Fabrizio Busticchi, Italian comics artist, known for his work at Bonelli publishing house

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February 16

birth of Ron Wilson, American comics artist known for his work with the Marvel Comics character The Thing
1955: birth of Len Strazewski, American comic book author who wrote Starman after Roger Stern
1958: birth of John Totleben, American comics artist best known as inker of Swamp Thing
1963: last appearance of Knockout, British comic which ran for almost 24 years
1963: birth of Antonio Serra, Italian comics author best known for Nathan Never
1967: birth of Tim Bradstreet, American comics artist best known for his cover art for Punisher and Hellblazer
1968: birth of Warren Ellis, British comics author
1977: death of Frank Engli, American animator, artist, and letterer
1980: first issue of Nutty, British comic with the first appearance of Bananaman, comic strip created by Steve Bright and John Geering
1993: death of Malcolm Hancock, American comic strip creator known for Malfunction Junction
2001: start of Cromartie High School, Japanese manga by Eiji Nonaka
2001: debut of Parallel, Japanese shōnen manga by Toshihiko Kobayashi
2002: launch of Unshelved, American webcomic by Gene Ambaum and Bill Barnes
2017: death of Dick Bruna, Dutch author, artist, illustrator, and graphic best known for his creation Miffy

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February 17

Unknown year: birth of Jonathan Glapion, American comic book inker
1895: first appearance of The Yellow Kid, the first American comic strip, created by Richard F. Outcault
1914: birth of Leo Dorfman (also credited as Geoff Brown and David George) was an American writer of comic books throughout the Silver Age.
1920: birth of Curt Swan, American comic book artist best known for his work on various Superman comics
1929: birth of Alejandro Jodorowsky, Chilean comics author, creator of The Incal with Moebius
1936: Lee Falk's The Phantom, one of the first costumes heroes in comic strip history, makes his debut
1952: debut of Beyond Mars, American comic strip by Jack Williamson and Lee Elias
1958: first appearance of B.C., an American comic strip by Johnny Hart
1968: birth of Norm Rapmund, American comic book inker
1969: birth of Nelson DeCastro, American comic book artist known professionally as Nelson
1988: birth of Leah Williams (writer) American comic book writer
1990: first publication of Fighting Spirit, Japanese manga created by Jyoji "George" Morikawa
2000: start of BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad, Japanese manga by Harold Sakuishi

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February 18

1917: birth of Ruth Roche, American comic book writer and editor in the Golden Age of Comic Books
1926: birth of Jon Maneely, American comic book artist at Marvel Comics

1930: birth of Gahan Wilson, American comics artist best known for Nuts
1931: birth of Johnny Hart, American comic strip creator best known for B.C.
1960: birth of Jay Allen Sanford, American author and cartoonist, co-founder of Carnal Comics
1961: last issue of Radio Fun, British comic which ran since 1938
1963: birth of Mark Bodé, American cartoonist and son of underground comics legend Vaughn Bodē
1963: birth of Doug Mahnke, American comic book artist
1967: first publication of Fantastic, British comic which lasted for 89 issues
2000: death of Will, influential Belgian comics artist considered one of the founding members of the Marcinelle school
2004: debut of Kekkaishi, Japanese manga by Yellow Tanabe
2007: death of Bob Oksner, American comics artist best known for his work with DC Comics

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February 19

1887: birth of Paul Terry, American cartoonist, screenwriter, film director, and producer
1914: birth of Henry Boltinoff, American cartoonist who worked for both comic strips and comic books
1944: birth of Donald F. Glut, American writer, motion picture film director, and screenwriter, having written for many comic publications from the 1970s to the 1990s
1949: birth of William Messner-Loebs, American comics writer and artist best known for Wonder Woman and The Flash
1954: birth of Tom Luth, American comics artist
1957: birth of Gerry Shamray, American comic book artist known for his work on the comic series American Splendor
1960: birth of Jim Lawson, American comic book writer and artist best known for his work on the TMNT series
1983: last appearance of The Collector, British comic strip by Alan Moore and others which was published in the first 48 issues of Eagle
1984: birth of Anthony Marques, American comic book artist and editor
2000: death of George Roussos, American comic book artist best known as an inker of Fantastic Four
2003: first issue of Alice Academy, Japanese manga by Tachibana Higuchi

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February 20

1893: birth of Elizabeth Holloway Marston, American comic book writer best known for co-creating Wonder Woman
1945: birth of Enrique Sánchez Abulí, French comics author best known for the Spanish gangster series Torpedo
1951: birth of Suzue Miuchi, Japanese mangaka best known for Glass Mask
1952: birth of Anthony Tollin, American comic book colorist
1954: birth of Steve Oliff, American comic book artist who has worked as a colorist in the comics industry since 1978
1957: birth of Randy Glasbergen, American cartoonist and humorous illustrator who produced the syndicated strip The Better Half
1962: birth of Dwayne McDuffie, American comic book writer and screenwriter
1971: first publication of Countdown, a British comic
1987: death of Wayne Boring, American comic book artist best known for his work on Superman
1987: death of Edgar Pierre Jacobs, Belgian comics artist and author best known for the classic series Blake and Mortimer
2000: death of Elliot Caplin, American comic strip writer best known for The Heart of Juliet Jones

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February 21

1922: birth of Derek Chittock, British artist and cartoonist, creator of the gag comics Bennie and Barley Bottom
1936: birth of René Hausman, Belgian comics author best known for Laïyna
1949: birth of Frank Brunner, American comic book artist known for his work at Marvel Comics in the 1970s
1964: birth of Khoo Fuk Lung, Hong Kong manhua artist and writer, known for Saint
1968: birth of Joseph M. Monks, American writer director, best known for co-creating Cry For Dawn.
1971: birth of Mark Brewer, American artist who works as an illustrator
1974: last appearance of Sazae-san, Japanese manga by Machiko Hasegawa which ran until 1974
1979: birth of Bryan Lee O'Malley, Canadian comics artist best known for Scott Pilgrim
1993: death of Harvey Kurtzman, American comic book artist and writer, creator of MAD magazine
2004: debut of Derek the Sheep, British comic strip created by Gary Northfield in The Beano

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February 22

1917: birth of Reed Crandall, American comic book artist
1920: birth of Pete Alvarado, American comics artist best known for comic strip adaptations of TV and animated series
1942: birth of Rand Holmes, Canadian artist and illustrator known for his work in underground comix
1956: birth of Doug Allen, American underground cartoonist and illustrator, best known for the comic strip Steven
1971: birth of Roger Cruz, Brazilian comic book artist known for his work on Amazing Fantasy
1974: birth of Cliff Chiang, American comic book artist
1979: death of John Coleman Burroughs, American comic creator best known for the comic strip version of John Carter of Mars
1990: death of T. O. Honiball, South African comics author known for Oom Kaspaas
2006: last issue of the first volume of Freshmen, a comic book series by Seth Green and Hugh Sterbakov
2007: death of Irwin Caplan, American cartoonist, best known as the creator of The Saturday Evening Post cartoon series, Famous Last Words

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February 23

1913: first appearance of Hawkshaw the Detective, American comic strip by Gus Mager
1935: debut of Little Lulu, American comic strip by Marge
1948: birth of Doug Moench, American comic book writer best known for his work on Batman
1952: first publication of Lion, British comic which appeared until 1974
1954: birth of Tom Peyer, American comic book creator and editor
1958: birth of Janet Jackson (no, not THAT one), American comic book colorist
1974: birth of Valerie D'Orazio, American comic book writer and editor.
1975: birth of Gotham Chopra, American comic book artist known for his work with Virgin Comics
1995: death of Don Heck, American comic book artist best known for cocreating Iron Man and for his work on The Avengers
2004: last issue of Planetes, Japanese manga created by Makoto Yukimura

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February 24

1924: birth of Sam Kweskin, American comic book artist best known for his work with Atlas Comics
1952: birth of Bryan Talbot, British comic book artist and writer bets known for The Adventures of Luther Arkwright and his work with Alan Moore
1954: birth of Jim Borgman, American comic strip artist best known for Zits
1954: birth of Greg LaRocque, American comics artist known for his work on the Legion of Super-Heroes and The Flash
1957: birth of Tome, Belgian comics author best known for Spirou et Fantasio and Le Petit Spirou
1958: birth of Keith "Kez" Wilson, American comic book artist, illustrator and animator
1979: last publication of Plug, a British comic which ran for 76 issues
1998: death of Antonio Prohias, Cuban comics artist best known for the creation of Spy vs. Spy for Mad magazine
2012: death of Jan Berenstain, American writer and illustrator best known for co-creating the children's book series The Berenstain Bears.

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February 25

1903: birth of Darrell Craig McClure, American comics artist best known for Little Annie Rooney
1925: birth of Jess Jodloman, Filipino comics artist best known for his 1970s work for DC Comics and Marvel Comics
1929: birth of Arnold Roth, American comic strip author known for Poor Arnold's Almanac
1946: birth of Rick Geary, American cartoonist and illustrator, known for graphic novel biographies
1960: birth of Phil Lasorda, American comic book artist and creator
1960: first appearance of Elongated Man, reserve member of the Justice League, in The Flash 112, co-created by John Broome, Carmine Infantino, and Julius Schwartz
1961: final appearance of Sky Masters, American comic strip created by Jack Kirby which only ran since 1958
1988: death of Dori Seda, American underground comix author
2002: debut of Nothing Nice To Say, American webcomic by Mitch Clem

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February 26

1877: birth of Rudolph Dirks, pioneering German-American comic strip creator best known for the Katzenjammer Kids
1902: birth of Jean Bruller, French writer and illustrator who co-founded the publishing company Les Éditions de Minui
1909: death of Caran d'Ache, French comics pioneer
1928: birth of Ric Estrada, Cuban American comics artist who had work for most major American comics companies
1932: birth of John Calnan, American commercial artist who also worked for comic books. mainly for DC Comics
1951: birth of Steve Bell, English comic strip creator best known for If...
1953: birth of David Boswell, Canadian-born comic book writer and artist, illustrator, and photographer
1957: birth of Enrique Alcatena, Argentine-born comic book artist
1958: birth of Karen Berger, American comic book editor best known for helping create DC Comics' Vertigo
1958: birth of Jeff Butler, American illustrator and comic book artist.who worked with the art department of TSR, Inc
1970: first appearance of Natacha by François Walthéry in Spirou
1977: first issue of 2000 AD, British comic with over 1500 issues published so far

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February 27

1897: birth of Edgar Henry Banger, British cartoon illustrator most proficient during the 1930s
1907: birth of Dudley D. Watkins, British cartoonist best known for Oor Wullie
1947: death of Cemal Nadir, Turkish cartoonist, often referred to as “Father of Turkish Comics.”
1954: first publication of Jack and Jill, British comic which ran for more than 1,600 issues
1960: birth of Norm Breyfogle, American comics artist best known for his work on Batman
1960: birth of Jeff Smith, American cartoonist, creator of the self-published comic book series Bone
1962: birth of Andy Kubert, American comics artist, letterer and writer, son of artist Joe Kubert
1973: death of Bill Everett, American comic book writer best known for co-creating Daredevil
1982: death of Carlo Bisi, Italian writer-artist, creator of Sor Pampurio
1987: death of Bill Holman, American cartoonist who drew the classic comic strip Smokey Stover
1987: death of Darrell Craig McClure, American comics artist best known for Little Annie Rooney
2006: Speakeasy Comics, a Canadian publishing company, ceases operations one year after its first publication appeared

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February 28

1907: birth of Milton Caniff, American comic book creator famous for Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon
1913: birth of John Coleman Burroughs, American comic creator best known for the comic strip version of John Carter of Mars
1917: birth of Taizo Yokoyama, Japanese political cartoonist and teacher, creator of Pu-san and co-founder of the magazine Eheh
1932: birth of Nancy E. Murphy, American comic book art archivist and manager of the subscription department of Marvel for 40 years
1955: birth of Gilbert Gottfried, American comedian, podcaster, voiceover artist and sometime comic book (Superboy v3 number 20) and National Lampoon writer
1957: first appearance of Gaston Lagaffe, a renowned character by Belgian comic book creator André Franquin

Feb 29, 1952: birth of Nel Yomtov, the colourist of every single issue of the Marvel US Transformers comic book.

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February 29

1932: birth of Jaguar, Brazilian comics artist best known for Sig
1944: birth of Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri, Italian comics author and artist best known for Druuna
1952: birth of Nelson Yomtov, American comics colourist and editor, known his work on the Marvel US Transformers
1956: birth of Wendi Lee, American comics writer
1960: first appearance of The Family Circus by Bil Keane

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