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January 1

1912: birth of Tony Weare, British comic strip artist best known for Matt Marriott
1922: birth of Jerry Robinson, American comics book artist best known for his work on early Batman comics
1971: birth of Chris Weston, British comics book artist
1971: birth of Walter A. McDaniel, American comics book artist
1980: debut of The Far Side, popular American one-panel comic strip by Gary Larson
1991: last issue of Starblazer, British anthology comic magazine which ran for 281 issues
1995: final new strip of The Far Side, 15 years after its debut
1996: launch of Bruno, American webcomic by Christopher Baldwin
1999: start of College Roomies from Hell!!!, Mexican-American webcomic by Maritza Campos-Rebolledo
2000: last appearance of Motley's Crew, American comic strip by Ben Templeton and Tom Forman
2005: debut of Le blog de Frantico, French webcomic by an unknown author rumoured to be Lewis Trondheim or one of his friends-collaborators
2007: syndication starts for Diesel Sweeties, previously a webcomic by Richard Stevens III

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January 2

1857: birth of Frederick Burr Opper, American comic strip author best known for Happy Hooligan, And Her Name Was Maud and Alphonse and Gaston
1913: first appearance of Bringing up Father, American comic strip by George McManus which ran until 2000
1919: birth of Joe Certa, American comic book artist and writer best known for designing the Martian Manhunter, J'onn J'onzz
1929: birth of Don Heck, American comic book artist best known for co-creating Iron Man and for his work on The Avengers
1956: birth of Lynda Barry, American comic book writer and artist
1958: birth of Ernie Stiner, American comic book artist, best known as a penciler for Marvel Comics
1958: death of H. G. Peter, American comic book artist best known for Wonder Woman
1960: birth of Naoki Urasawa, Japanese manga artist known for Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl and Master Keaton
1972: birth of Dennis Calero, American comic book artist best known for X-Factor
1982: death of Fred Harman, American comic strip artist best known for Red Ryder
2003: death of Jack Keller, American comic book artist best known for his work on Kid Colt

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January 3

1911: birth of Murray Boltinoff, writer and editor at DC Comics
1924: birth of André Franquin, influential Belgian comics artist and author, best known for Spirou et Fantasio, Gaston Lagaffe, and the Marsupilami
1930: death of Clare Briggs, early American comic strip author best known for A. Piker Clerk
1956: birth of Tom Artis, American comic book artist known for his DC and Fleetway/Quality work
1966: birth of Bud LaRosa, American comic book inking artist.
1977: debut of the comic strip version of The Amazing Spider-Man, created by Stan Lee and John Romita, Sr.
2005: death of Will Eisner, major American comics author and artist, creator of The Spirit and the early graphic novel A Contract with God
2005: start of Brevity, American comic strip by Guy Endore-Kaiser and Rodd Perry

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January 4

1907: birth of Bruno Premiani, Italian comic book artist best known for co-creating The Doom Patrol and the Teen Titans
1919: birth of Eduardo Teixeira Coelho, Portuguese comic book artist best known for Ragnar
1923: birth of Chic Stone, American comic book artist best known as an inker on Fantastic Four
1965: birth of David Roach, American comic book artist
1967: birth of Bob Almond, American comic book inker, known for spearheading of the Inkwell Awards to honor comics inkers
1975: last publication of Buzz, a British broadsheet comic which appeared for almost two years
1975: death of Bob Montana, American comic strip creator best known for Archie
1982: launch of Sally Forth, a daily comic strip created by Greg Howard and distributed by King Features Syndicate
2000: last appearance of Buster, a British comic which started in 1960
2007: death of Gren, Welsh comics artist best known for Ponty an' Pop and Big Deal
2007: debut of the website for the Create a Comic Project, a webcomic-based educational endeavor by John Baird

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January 5

1941: birth of Hayao Miyazaki, Japanese mangaka known for Nausicaä but better known as animated movie director
1943: birth of Roger Brand, American cartoonist who created stories for both mainstream and underground comic books
1953: death of Ramiz Gökçe, Turkish cartoonist, caricaturist, and art teacher
1957: death of Clarence Gray, American comic strip artist best known for Brick Bradford
1997: death of André Franquin, influential Belgian comics artist and author, best known for Spirou et Fantasio, Gaston Lagaffe, and the Marsupilami
1998: death of Martz Schmidt, Spanish comic author
2000: death of Goseki Kojima, Japanese mangaka best known for Lone Wolf and Cub
2002: debut of Freddie Fear, British comic strip by Dave Eastbury in The Beano
2002: first volume of Claymore, Japanese manga created by Norihiro Yagi
2006: end of Dragon Drive, Japanese manga created by Ken-ichi Sakura

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January 6

1916: birth of Artie Simek, American comics letterer and logo designer best known for his work on Marvel Comics
1953: birth of Angelo Stano, Italian comics artist best known for cocreating Dylan Dog
1953: birth of Bruce D. Patterson, American comic book artist, known for his work at Charlton, Marvel, and DC Comics
1983: start of Adolf, award winning Japanese manga by Osamu Tezuka
2000: death of Don Martin, American comic book artist and author best known for his work on MAD magazine
2003: debut of Beauty is the Beast, Japanese manga by Tomo Matsumoto

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January 7

1881: birth of Gene Carr, American pioneering comics creator
1881: birth of Werner Wejp-Olsen, Danish cartoonist, internationally known for his work on Dick Danger
1912: birth of Charles Addams, American cartoonist best known for The Addams Family
1929: first appearance of Buck Rogers, American comic strip by Dick Calkins
1929: first appearance of Tarzan American newspaper comic strip, drawn by Hal Foster (later famous for Prince Valiant)
1934: debut of Jungle Jim, American comic strip by Alex Raymond and Don Moore
1935: first appearance of Flash Gordon, American comic strip by Alex Raymond
1943: birth of Liz Berube, American comic book artist and colorist best known for Archie Comics and DC Comics
1945: birth of Jay Lynch, American underground comix artist best known for Nard N' Pat and his work in Mad magazine
1947: start of Steve Canyon, American comic strip by Milton Caniff which ran until 1988
1953: birth of Kevin Dooley, American writer and editor for DC Comics until 1999
1920: birth of Nick Cardy, American comic book artist best known for his work on Aquaman and Teen Titans
1958: birth of Jerry DeCaire, American comic book artist
1959: birth of Karl Kesel, American comics writer and inker, primarily working for DC Comics
1964: birth of Aaron Lopresti, American comic book artist who has worked in the industry since 1993
1965: birth of Jesus Merino, Spanish comic book artist known for his work on Superman and JSA
1965: birth of Fabrice Giger, Swiss comics publisher best known for Les Humanoïdes Associés and Humanoids
1967: first appearance of Luc Orient by Greg and Eddy Paape in Tintin
1971: birth of Tina Anderson, American yaoi comics author
1990: debut of Baby Blues, American comic strip by Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman

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January 8

1921: birth of Lee J. Ames, American artist noted for his Draw 50... learn-to-draw books
1955: birth of Ken Steacy, Canadian comics author best known for his work on Astro Boy
1966: birth of Joe Pruett, American comic book writer, editor, and, publisher, co-founder of publisher AfterShock Comics
1968: birth of Eric Stephenson (publisher), American comic book publisher, editor, and writer.
1973: birth of Tommy Lee Edwards, American comics artist known for his work on Batman and Hellboy
1979: death of Victor Hubinon, Belgian comics artist best known for Redbeard and Buck Danny
1990: death of Bernard Krigstein, American comics creator best known for the short story Master Race
1993: first volume of Wangan Midnight, Japanese racing manga created by Michiharu Kusunoki

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January 9

1886: birth of Arthur "Bugs" Baer, American cartoonist known as ghostwriter of Mutt and Jeff
1901: birth of Chic Young, American comic strip creator best known for Blondie
1908: death of Wilhelm Busch, German artist and pioneer of picture stories, creator of Max and Moritz
1915: birth of Dick Briefer, American comic book artist known for his work on Frankenstein comics
1916: birth of Ernie Schroeder, American comic book artist best known for The Heap
1938: death of Johnny Gruelle, American comics creator known for Mr. Twee Deedle
1953: first publication of Sergeant Kirk by Hugo Pratt and Héctor Germán Oesterheld

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January 10

1887: birth of Bud Counihan, American cartoonist, best remembered as the originator of the Betty Boop comic strip
1894: birth of J. P. McEvoy, American writer, best known as the creator and writer of the comic strip Dixie Dugan
1909: birth of Jack Miller, American comic book writer and creator of Rip Hunter
1927: debut of Little Annie Rooney, comic strip about a young orphaned girl who traveled about with her dog, Zero
1929: debut of The Adventures of Tintin, the influential comic book series by Belgian author and artist Hergé, in the newspaper supplement Le Petit Vingtième, with the story Tintin in the Land of the Soviets
1932: debut of Mickey Mouse for the first time in color comics with his first Sunday comics page
1932: debut of Pete the Tramp comic strip, distributed by King Features Syndicate
1970: first issue of Scorcher
2002: death of John Buscema, American comic book artist

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January 11

1877: birth of O. A., early Swedish comics creator best known for Urhunden
1911: birth of Jack Burnley, American comics artist best known for co-creating Starman (Ted Knight), as well as drawing the first comic book cover to include Superman, Batman and Robin together
1926: birth of Guglielmo Letteri, Italian comics artist best known for his work on Tex Willer
1957: birth of Bernard Hislaire, Belgian comics artist also known as Yslaire, most famous for Sambre
1958: birth of Terry Beatty, American comics penciler and inker, best known as co-creator of Ms. Tree
1959: birth of Bob Harras, American comics writer and editor, having been editor-in-chief for both of Marvel Comics and DC Comics
1963: birth of Sam Kieth, American comics artist and writer, best known as the creator of The Maxx and Zero Girl
1971: birth of Matt Broersma, American comics author known for The Mummy and Insomnia
1973: first appearance of Le Génie des alpages by F'Murr in Pilote
1998: death of Win Mortimer, Canadian comics artist best known for his work on Superman
2005: debut of Peach Fuzz, original English-language manga by Lindsay Cibos and Jared Hodges

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January 12

1891: birth of Raeburn van Buren, American comic strip artist best known for Abbie an' Slats
1960: birth of Ted McKeever, American artist known for his work in the comic book industry.
1962: birth of Joe Quesada, American comic book artist, writer, editor, and television producer.
1967: birth of Takehiko Inoue, Japanese mangaka best known for Vagabond
1968: birth of John Jackson Miller, American comic book writer, known for his work on the Star Wars franchise
1970: birth of Kaja Foglio, American writer, artist, and publisher, co-creator of Girl Genius
1973: birth of Hans Rickheit, American comics creator known for the graphic novel Chloe
2000: birth of Pontus Madsen, Swedish webcomic artist best known for Little Gamers
2001: death of Gian Luigi Bonelli, Italian comics writer best known for Tex Willer
2017: death of Gerry Gersten, American political caricaturist

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January 13

1914: birth of Jijé, influential Belgian comics artist and author, known for Spirou et Fantasio and Jerry Spring
1930: first publication of the Mickey Mouse daily strip by Walt Disney
1933: birth of Ron Goulart, American comic strip writer known for Star Hawks
1938: birth of Cabu, French comics artist best known for Le grand Duduche
1947: launch of Steve Canyon, American adventure comic strip by writer-artist Milton Caniff
1956: death of Lyonel Feininger, early American comic strip creator best known for The Kin-der-Kids
1961: birth of Gerry Acerno, American comic book artist and writer, creator of Shadow Lady for Image's Big Bang Comics
1965: birth of Anina Bennett, American writer and comic book editor and producer
1968: last publication of Wham!, a British comic
1968: last issue of Giggle, British comic book which only lasted for 8 months
1987: death of Edward D. Kuekes, American editorial cartoonist
2002: death of Pierre Joubert, French illustrator and comics artist

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January 14

1863: birth of Richard F. Outcault, American comic strip pioneer best known for The Yellow Kid and Buster Brown
1908: birth of Joe Millard, American comic book writer
1914: birth of Vince Alascia, American comics artist best known for working on Captain America
1920: first appearance of Castor Oyl in Elzie Crisler Segar'ss comic strip Thimble Theatre
1921: birth of John Tartaglione, American comic book artist best known as a 1950s romance-comics artist
1937: birth of Rudy Nebres, Filipino comics artist who has worked mostly as an inker in the American comic book industry
1950: first publication of Comet, British comic magazine
1960: birth of Todd Loren, American comic book publisher, owner of Revolutionary Comics and its title Rock 'N' Roll Comics
1961: birth of Michael Bair, American comic book artist
1967: birth of Leonardo Ortolani, Italian comics author best known for Rat-Man
1976: birth of Tommi Liimatta, Finnish comics author
2000: death of Pat Boyette, American journalist and comic book artist, best known for work at Charlton Comics and co-creating the character the Peacemaker
2005: The first issue of The Amazing Joy Buzzards, is published by Image Comics.
2009: publication of Amazing Spider-Man #583, featuring "Spidey Meets the President!" in which Spider-Man meets president Barack Obama

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January 15

1905: final appearance of The Upside Downs by Gustave Verbeek in the New York Herald
1924: birth of Stan Kay, American comic writer best known for work on children's comic books and newspaper strips
1957: birth of Bob Petrecca, American comic book inker
1962: first appearance of Iznogoud, French caliphate comics series by René Goscinny and Jean Tabary
1964: birth of Norman Felchle, American conceptual and comic book artist
1964: birth of Kevin Tinsley, American comic book colorist
1976: birth of Scott Snyder, American comic book writer
1982: death of Wally Bishop, American cartoonist who drew his syndicated Muggs and Skeeter comic strip
1986: death of Alfred Bestall, British comic strip author best known for continuing Rupert the Bear
1992: death of Walter Clinton, American artist and animator, known for assisting on newspaper comics

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January 16

1932: birth of Jim Berry, American comic strip best known for the syndicated editorial cartoon Berry's World
1939: birth of Jean Van Hamme, Belgian comics author best known for Thorgal, XIII and Largo Winch
1939: first appearance of Superman, an American comic strip by Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel, which ran until 1966
1960: birth of Frédéric Boilet, French mangaka known for Yukiko's Spinach
1960: birth of Steve Erwin, American comics artist, co-creator of Checkmate and Gunfire for DC Comics
1960: launch of Judy, British pre-teen and teen girl's magazine, published by DC Thomson primarily in comic book form
1961: birth of David de Vries , New Zealand-born comics writer and illustrator
1968: birth of Stephan Pastis, American comic strip author best known for Pearls Before Swine
1970: birth of Garth Ennis, Northern Irish comics writer best known for Preacher
1970: death of David Breger, American comic strip creator known for G. I. Joe
1988: first appearance of The Germs, a comic strip by David Sutherland, in the British comic The Beano
2007: death of Leah Adezio, American comics artist and member of Friends of Lulu

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January 17

1851: birth of A. B. Frost, early American comics artist and writer
1877: birth of May Gibbs, Australian comic strip artist known for Bib and Bub and Tiggy Touchwood
1902: birth of Cecil Jensen, American editorial cartoonist
1920: first issue of Film Fun, British comic book which lasted for 2225 issues
1920: birth of Georges Pichard, French comics artist known for Blanche Épiphanie and other erotic cartoons
1921: birth of Antonio Prohias, Cuban comics artist best known for the creation of Spy vs. Spy for Mad magazine
1926: birth of Oscar González Guerrero, Mexican comics artist known for Zor y Los Invencibles
1929: first appearance of Popeye by Elzie Crisler Segar in the comic strip Thimble Theater
1947: birth of Alfonso Azpiri, Spaniard author and illustrator
1957: birth of Ann Nocenti, American journalist, writer, teacher, editor, and filmmaker, known for her work in comic books
1961: birth of Ron Wagner, American comic book artist
1967: birth of Tom Brevoort, American comic book editor, known for his work for Marvel Comics
1968: birth of Tony Bedard, American comics writer
1970: birth of Genndy Tartakovsky, Russian-American animator, director, producer, screenwriter, storyboard artist, comic book writer and artist
1978: birth of Mason Mastroianni, American comics artist and grandson of Johnny Hart, known for B.C.
1981: birth of Rachelle Rosenberg, American comics colorist
1993: birth of Sweeney Boo, American comics artist
2017: death of Pascal Garray, Belgian comics artist and cartoonist best known for his work on Peyo's The Smurfs

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January 18

1908: birth of Martin Goodman, American publisher who launched the company that would become Marvel Comics
1934: birth of Raymond Briggs, British comics author best known for his graphic novel When the Wind Blows
1968: birth of Frank Quitely, American comics artist known for All Star Superman
1974: death of Bill Finger, American comic book writer best known for co-creating Batman and many of its prominent characters
1975: first issue of Cracker, British comic which appeared until September 1976
2003: first issue of Manga Time Kirara Carat, Japanese seinen manga magazine
2003: debut of Midori Days, Japanese manga created by Kazurou Inoue

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January 19

1927: birth of Lothar Dräger, German comic writer
1932: birth of Jack Caprio, American cartoonist, writer, and agent, served as cartoon editor for Creator’s Syndicate and National Cartoonists Society vice president
1936: first appearance of Jo, Zette and Jocko, comic series by Hergé
1948: birth of Joe Staton, American comic book artist and author
1955: birth of Tom Yeates, an American comic strip and comic book artist best known for illustrating the comic strips Prince Valiant and Zorro
1960: birth of Scott Williams (comics), American comic book artist and inker
1964: birth of John Delaney, American comic book artist known for his work at DC Comics and Bongo Comics
1970: birth of Tim Townsend, American comic book artist known for his work at Marvel Comics
1982: death of Charles Plumb, American cartoonist best known for work on the comic strip Ella Cinders
2004: death of George Woodbridge, American comics artist best known for his work with Mad Magazine, e.g. 43-Man Squamish
2017: death of Jan Kruis, Dutch comics artist most well known for the family strip Jack, Jacky and the Juniors

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January 20

1894: birth of Harold Gray, American comic strip author best known for Little Orphan Annie
1916: birth of George Papp, American comics artist, co-creator of Green Arrow and Congo Bill
1923: birth of John McLusky, Scottish-born comics artist best known as the original artist of the comic strip featuring Ian Fleming's James Bond
1927: debut of Ching Chow, American one-panel cartoon created by Sidney Smith and Stanley Link
1928: birth of Malang, Filipino cartoonist, illustrator, and fine arts painter, creator of Kosme, the Cop, Retired
1938: death of Émile Cohl, French caricaturist, cartoonist, and animator, called "The Father of the Animated Cartoon"
1944: birth of Bill Griffith, American underground cartoonist best known for creating Zippy the Pinhead
1950: birth of Keith Pollard, American comic book artist best known for his work on Fantastic Four
1965: birth of Jim Keefe, American comics artist best known for Flash Gordon
1968: birth of Gerry Alanguilan, Filipino comic book artist known for Wasted
1970: birth of Geoffrey Thorne, American screenwriter, producer, novelist and actor, creator of The Winterman Project
1973: first publication of Buzz, a British broadsheet comic which appeared for almost two years
2017: death of John Watkiss, British artist known for his painting and his work in comics and film production

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January 21

1937: birth of Jim Unger, British-Canadian comic strip creator best known for Herman
1956: birth of Mark Martin, American cartoonist, creator of "20 Nude Dancers 20," a humor strip in Comics Buyer's Guide.
1956: first issue of The Beezer, British comic which ran until 1993
1963: birth of Danny Miki, American comic book artist known for his work with DC Comics
1967: first issue of Mandy, British comic book for girls, published weekly by DC Thomson
1967: first issue of Pow!, British comic book published by Odhams Press' Power Comics
1967: death of Homer Fleming, American comic artist active during the Golden Age of Comic Books
1997: debut of Nukees, American webcomic by Darren Bleuel

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January 22

1907: birth of Jan Fischer, Czechoslovakian illustrator best known as the original artist of the classic Czech comic series Rychle sipy

1934: first appearance of Secret Agent X-9, American comic strip by Alex Raymond and Dashiell Hammett which ran until 1996
1939: birth of Nonoy Marcelo, Filipino comics artist best known for Ikabod
1950: birth of Marshall Rogers, American comics artist best known for his work at Marvel and DC Comics in the 1970s
1952: death of Ákos Garay, Hungarian painter, illustrator and graphic artist, known for political cartoons
1955: birth of Dennis Mallonee, American writer of comic books
1958: birth of Joe Chiodo, American comics colorist
1958: birth of Howard Mackie, American comic book editor and writer with Marvel Comics
1962: death of Jack Patton, American editorial cartoonist, known for comic strips Restless Age and Dolly Burns
1966: first issue of Lady Penelope, British comic for girls which ran for 204 issues
1969: birth of John Linton Roberson, American comics creator known for Vitriol
1970: birth of Alex Ross, American comics artist, best known as an artist for DC Comics
1974: birth of Chip Wallace, American comic book inker
1977: death of James Childress, American cartoonist, known for comic strip Conchy
1983: first issue of Spike, British comic
2003: death of Bill Mauldin, American comic strip creator known for Willie and Joe
2017: death of Alessandro Biffignandi, Italian illustrator, mostly known for his covers for digest-sized, adult comics

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January 23

1883: death of Gustave Doré, French artist, as a printmaker, illustrator, painter, comics artist, caricaturist, and sculptor
1884: birth of George McManus, American comic strip creator best known for Bringing up Father
1905: death of Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro, Portuguese comics pioneer best known for Zé Povinho
1910: death of Angelo Agostini, considered the first Brazilian cartoonist and a pioneer of sequential art
1930: debut of Quick & Flupke, Belgian comic series by Hergé, in Le Petit Vingtième
1934: birth of Don Wright, American editorial cartoonist
1949: birth of Tom Condon, DC Comics managing editor from 1984-1986.
1952: birth of Klaus Janson, German-born American comics artist, best known as an inker
1953: death of Raymond De La Nezière, French comic artist mainly known for his drawings of horses and his anthropomorphic animals
1958: death of Ilia Beshkov, Bulgarian painter, graphic artist, comics artist, caricaturist, cartoonist, illustrator, writer and pedagogue.
1965: first publication of Sparky, British comic which ran for 652 issues
1988: last issue of Battle Picture Weekly, British comic which ran since 1975
2001: first issue of Planetes, Japanese manga created by Makoto Yukimura
2001: debut of Zipang, ongoing Japanese manga by Kaiji Kawaguchi

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January 24

birth of Prentis Rollins, American comic book artist
1888: birth of Neysa McMein, American illustrator and portrait painter, co-creator of the comic strip Deathless Deer
1910: birth of Noel Sickles, American comic strip creator best known for Scorchy Smith
1924: birth of D. Bruce Berry, American comic book artist who is best known as an inker for Jack Kirby
1930: birth of John Romita, Sr., American comics artist best known for his work on The Amazing Spider-Man
1943: debut of Male Call, American comic strip by Milton Caniff
1948: first appearance of Biffo the Bear in the British comic magazine The Beano
1954: birth of Lorenzo Mattotti, Italian comics artist and author with a very distinct graphical style, e.g. in Fires
1977: death of John Rosenberger, American comics artist and painter, known for his work during the Golden and Silver Age of Comics
2002: death of Kurt Schaffenberger, American comic book artist best known for his work on Captain Marvel
2005: launch of Aoi House, American shōnen harem manga by Adam Arnold and Shiei

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January 25

1926: birth of Bob Clarke, American illustrator best known for his work in MAD Magazine
1938: birth of Shotaro Ishinomori, Japanese manga artist, creator of Cyborg 009, the Super Sentai series, and the Kamen Rider series.
1941: last publication of The Magic Comic, British comic which lasted for 80 issues only
1942: birth of Kees Kousemaker, Dutch store owner, publisher, and writer, known for opening the first comic shop in Europe
1952: birth of Gary Cohn, American comic book writer, co-creator of Amethyst and Blue Devil
1952: birth of Turtel Onli, American artist, entrepreneur, author, art therapist, educator, and publisher
1953: birth of John Lustig, American comic book writer known for Donald Duck
1957: death of Harry J. Tuthill, American cartoonist best known for his comic strip The Bungle Family
1961: first issue of The Victor, British comic which ran until 1992
1962: birth of Laura Allred, American comic book colorist and wife of artist Michael Allred
1972: publication of the first part of Ayako, Japanese manga trilogy by Osamu Tezuka
1973: birth of Geoff Johns, American comic book writer best known for his work with DC Comics
1992: death of Guido Buzzelli, Italian comic book artist, writer, illustrator and painter
1997: death of Dan Barry, American cartoonist known for his work on Tarzan and Flash Gordon comic strips
2010: debut online of Axe Cop, by Ethan and Malachai Nicolle
2017: death of Jack Mendelsohn, American writer-artist who worked in animation, comic strips and comic books

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January 26

1922: birth of Guillermo Cardoso, Mexican comic artist, best known for his work at Disney publications
1929: birth of Jules Feiffer, American comic strip artist and author, best known for his work in The Village Voice
1936: birth of Sal Buscema, American comic book artist known for his work on The Spectacular Spider-Man
1948: first appearance of Rusty Riley, American comic strip by Frank Godwin
1952: birth of Richard Alf, American businessman, comic book store owner, and co-founder of San Diego Comic-Con
1963: debut of Boys' World, British boys' comic magazine published by Longacre Press
1965: birth of Jacob Pander, one of The Pander Brothers, American comic book creators, artists, and filmmakers
1999: the webcomic Funny Farm by Ryan Smith debuts on Keenspot

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January 27

1927: birth of Gianni De Luca, Italian comic book artist, illustrator, painter and etcher
1948: birth of Dan DeCarlo Jr. and James DeCarlo American comic book artists and twin sons of Dan DeCarlo
1952: birth of Steve Leialoha, American comic book artist
1954: birth of Peter Laird, American comic book artist best known as co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1956: birth of Tom Vincent, American comic book artist, best known for his work for Marvel Comics on the Silver Surfer
1957: birth of Frank Miller, influential American comic book artist and writer, best known for his work on Batman and Sin City
1959: birth of Stefan Petrucha, American writer of comics and young adult fiction
1962: birth of Richard Starkings, American logo designer and letterer
1965: birth of Sean Phillips, British comic book artist, best known for his collaborations with Ed Brubaker
1968: birth of Eric Burns, American webcomic author and creator of Websnark
1973: birth of Chris Sotomayor, American comic book colorist and cover artist
1987: death of Rod Ruth, American illustrator and comic artist, best known as the first artist to draw the family comic The Toodles
1992: death of Jacques Devos, Belgian comic artist who worked for the magazine Spirou

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January 28

1878: birth of Mary Tourtel, British comics author best known for Rupert Bear
1943: birth of Dany, Belgian comics artist best known for Olivier Rameau
1947: birth of Daerick Gross Sr., American illustrator, writer, editor, and art director, primarily within the comic industry
1951: birth of Todd Klein, American comic book letterer, logo designer, and occasional writer, primarily for DC Comics
1960: birth of Mike Luckovich, American cartoonist known for SuperZeros
1969: birth of Tony Harris, American comic book artist and co-creator of DC comics' Starman
1983: death of Frank Chiaramonte, American comic book artist best known as an inker
1996: death of Jerry Siegel, American comics author, co-creator of Superman
1996: death of Burne Hogarth, influential American comic book artist best known for his Tarzan comic strip in newspapers and for co-founding the prestigious School of Visual Arts in New York City
2005: death of Daniel Branca, Argentine comics artist best known for his work on Disney comics

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January 29

1874: birth of Raoul Barré, Canadian pioneering comics artist
1942: birth of Thierry Martens, Belgian author and editor, best known as editor of the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Spirou
1943: birth of Steve Skeates, American comic book creator known for his work on such titles as Aquaman, Hawk and Dove, T.H.U.N.D.E.R.
1958: birth of Jeph Loeb, American film and television writer, producer, and comic book writer
1960: birth of Dave Olbrich, American comic editor and executive, co-founder, publisher, and editor-in-chief of Malibu Comics, and helped launch Image Comics
1965: birth of Scott McDaniel, American comic book artist know for Marvel's "Fall From Grace"
1969: birth of Dusty Abell, American comic book writer known for his DC Comics work
1972: birth of Brian Wood, American comic book writer known for DMZ
1976: birth of Ryan Kelly, American comics artist best known for Local
1977: death of Bob Brown, American comics artist and co-creator of the DC Comics hero Space Ranger
1982: death of John Liney, American cartoonist who drew the daily Henry comic strip for 44 years

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January 30

1920: birth of Machiko Hasegawa, Japanese mangaka best known for Sazae-san
1927: birth of Jef Nys, popular Belgian comics creator best known for Jommeke
1952: birth of Dann Thomas, American comic book writer
1953: birth of Fred Hembeck, American cartoonist best known for his comic book parodies
1957: birth of Guy Gilchrist, American comic strip artist known for continuing Nancy
1961: birth of Denys Cowan, American comics artist, television producer, co-founder of Milestone Media.
1964: birth of Mark Paniccia, American comic book editor and writer.
1968: birth of Rhoda Shipman, American comic book writer known for Pakkins' Land
1971: final appearance of Abbie an' Slats, American comic strip written by Al Capp and drawn by Raeburn van Buren
1982: last issue of Jackpot, a British comic which ran from 1979
2006: death of Seth Fisher, American comic book artist

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January 31

1799: birth of Rodolphe Töpffer, Swiss teacher and artist widely considered to be the first modern comic creator
1917: birth of José Guadalupe Cruz, Mexican comics writer known for Santo, el enmascarado de plata
1952: first appearance of Marsupilami, Franco-Belgian comics character by André Franquin, in Spirou magazine
1960: birth of Grant Morrison, Scottish comic book writer and artist
1976: birth of Paul Scheer, American comic book writer and co-creator and star of MTV's Human Giant and Adult Swim's series NTSF:SD:SUV::.
1987: first publication of Nipper, British comic
2000: death of Gil Kane, Latvian-American comic book artist working mainly for Marvel Comics

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