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- 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
