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May 1

1919: birth of Win Mortimer, Canadian comics artist best known for his work on Superman
1940: birth of Cal Sobrepeña, Filipino comics artist known for Lovelife Komiks
1940: birth of Alex Nino, Filipino comics artist best known for his work on horror and science-fiction/fantasy titles
1943: birth of Carlos Trillo, Argentine comic book writer who worked with Horacio Altuna and Jordi Bernet
1956: birth of Phil Foglio, American cartoonist and comic book artist known for humorous science fiction and fantasy art
1956: birth of Tim Sale, American comics artist known for his collaborations with writer Jeph Loeb.
1963: birth of Christopher Moeller, American writer and painter, specializing in fully painted graphic novels.
1971: debut of Faceache, British comic strip created by Ken Reid which ran until 1988
1972: first issue of L'Écho des savanes, French comics magazine started by Claire Bretécher, Gotlib and Mandryka
1977: birth of David Hopkins, American comic book writer known for Karma Incorporated
1986: first issue of Barbara Slate's Angel Love, published by DC Comics until 1987.
1997: death of Max Mayeu, Belgian writer and artist, better known under the pseudonym “Sirius”
2001: launch of Captain RibMan, American webcomic by John Sprengelmeyer and Rich Davis
2005: start of Concerned, American webcomic by Christopher C. Livingston
2006: first appearance of M×0, Japanese comedy manga created by Yasuhiro Kanō
2007: death of Tom Artis, American comic book artist for DC Comics, Fleetway/Quality, and Marvel Comics throughout the 1980s and early 1990s

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May 2

1912: death of Homer Davenport, American political cartoonist and writer
1912: birth of Marten Toonder, influential Dutch comics creator best known for Tom Puss
1922: birth of Doug Wildey, American comic book artist best known for continuing Tarzan
1922: launch of Bulletje en Boonestaak, one of the first very successful Dutch newspaper comic strips
1944: birth of Howard Cruse, American alternative cartoonist known for the exploration of gay themes
1947: death of William Moulton Marston, American comic book author, creator of Wonder Woman
1955: birth of Jerry Scott, American comic book creator best known for Zits and Baby Blues
1962: birth of Ryan Brown, American comic book artist best known for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1964: birth of Glenn Herdling, American author, comics writer, and editor, known for Marvel Comics' Namor the Sub-Mariner series.
1966: death of John Forte, American comic book artist best known for his work on Legion of Superheroes
1968: birth of Liam Sharp, British comic book artist
2007: end of DC Comics' 52 weekly comic book limited series
2017: death of Jay Disbrow, American artist and writer, remembered for his pre-Code horror comics

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May 3

1919: birth of John Cullen Murphy, American comics artist best known for his work on Prince Valiant
1925: first appearance of Zig et Puce, influential Franco-Belgian comics strip created by Alain Saint-Ogan
1927: birth of Mel Lazarus, American comics artist best known as creator of Miss Peach and Momma
1929: birth of Berck, Belgian comics artist best known for Sammy
1934: debut of Donald Duck in Walt Disney's Silly Symphony cartoon The Wise Little Hen
1937: launch of Ferd'nand, Danish pantomime comic notable for its lack of word balloons and captions, and its longevity
1939: birth of Dennis O'Neil, American comic book writer and editor, principally for Marvel Comics and DC Comics
1958: birth of Bill Sienkiewicz, American comics artist known for Elektra: Assassin
1965: first appearance of Tiger, a popular American comic strip created by Bud Blake
1966: birth of Jamiri, German comics artist best known for the cartoons with his alter ego Jamiri
1968: birth of Nina Paley, American comic strip artist known for The Hotch and Nina's Adventures
1969: birth of N. Steven Harris, American comic book artist
1986: first publication of Oink!, British comic which lasted for 68 issues
1988: death of Milton Caniff, American comic book creator famous for Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon

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May 4

1902: first appearance of Buster Brown, popular American comic strip by Richard F. Outcault
1913: birth of John Broome (writer), (aka John Osgood and Edgar Ray Meritt) American comic book writer for DC Comics
1928: birth of Nestor Redondo, Filipino comics artist, known for co-creating the superheroine Darna
1937: birth of Joseph Loeckx, Belgian comics artist better known as Jo-El Azara, known for Taka Takata and Clifton
1940: birth of John Ridgway, British comics artist known for his work with 2000 AD, Guttenberghus, Marvel and DC
1953: birth of Doug Cushman, American artist who has worked as a cartoonist and a book illustrator
1959: birth of Henriette Valium, Canadian underground comix creator
1966: birth of Tom Richmond, American humorous illustrator, cartoonist and caricaturist known for his work with Mad
1977: birth of Ale Garza, American comic book artist known for working on Gen¹³
1985: debut of Ivy the Terrible, British comic strip created by Robert Nixon in The Beano
1997: death of Lou Stathis, American comics writer and editor with Vertigo
1998: launch of PvP, popular webcomic by Scott Kurtz
2002: first Free Comic Book Day is held
2005: death of Don Trachte, American comics artist best known for the Sunday pages of Henry

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May 5

1905: birth of Floyd Gottfredson, American comic book artist best known for the Mickey Mouse comic strip
1913: birth of Frank Tashlin, American animator, cartoonist, children's writer, illustrator, screenwriter, and film director
1915: birth of Dan Zolnerowich, American comic book artist, known for his work during the Golden Age of Comics
1931: birth of Greg, prolific Belgian comics author and artist, editor-in-chief of Tintin magazine
1932: birth of Stan Goldberg, American comic book artist, best known for his work with Archie Comics
1950: birth of Juan Ortiz, comic book artist and writer
1961: birth of Mike Collins, English comic book artist and writer, known for work with TV and movie tie-in comics
1967: first appearance of Mr. Natural, comic book character created by Robert Crumb
1967: birth of Adam Hughes, American comic book artist
1975: death of George Baker, American comics artist best known for Sad Sack
1979: first issue of Jackpot, British comic which ran until 1982
1999: first issue of The Phantom Menace, a graphic novelisation of the Star Wars movie of the same name
2000: debut of Imadoki!, Japanese manga by Yuu Watase
2001: Ghastly's Ghastly Comic, webcomic by Chris Cracknell, makes its debut

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May 6

1909: birth of Howard Sherman, American comic book artist who worked for DC Comics during the Golden and Silver Age of Comics
1948: birth of David Michelinie, American comic book writer best known for Iron Man and The Amazing Spider-Man
1952: birth of Dennis Jensen, American comic book inker who worked for the most part of the 80s and 90s.
1961: birth of John Beatty, American comics artist known for inking Captain America
1968: birth of John Lucas, American comics artist
1969: birth of Emmanuel Larcenet, French comics artist best known for Dungeon and Le combat ordinaire
1977: birth of Bryan Edward Hill, American author, screenwriter, musician, comic book writer, and graphic designer
2002: death of Robert Kanigher, American DC Comics comic book writer known for creating Sgt. Rock

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May 7

1942: birth of Tony Auth, American editorial cartoonist and children's book illustrator
1943: birth of Joel Beck, American underground comix creator known for Lenny of Laredo
1951: birth of Michael T. Gilbert, American comic book artist and writer best known for Doc Stearn...Mr. Monster
1951: birth of Rick Veitch, American comic book artist known for his work on Swamp Thing
1954: birth of Philippe Geluck, Belgian comics creator best known for Le Chat
1957: birth of Joey Cavalieri, American comic book writer and editor
1958: birth of Jon Bogdanove, American comic book artist known for creating the character Steel
1964: birth of Paul Mounts, American artist who has worked as a colorist in the comics industry
1969: birth of Angel Unzueta, Spanish comic book artist
1977: last publication of Wee Ben Nevis, British gag-a-day comic, published in the comic book magazine The Beano
1978: birth of Brian Clevinger, American webcomic author best known for 8-Bit Theater
1989: last publication of U.S. Acres, American comic strip created by Jim Davis
2002: death of Robert Kanigher, American comic book writer and editor known for work on the Wonder Woman franchise and creating the character Sgt. Rock

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May 8

1909: birth of Everett E. Hibbard, American comics artist known for his work on All-Star Comics
1920: birth of Tom of Finland, Finnish comics artist known for his erotic gay comic books
1936: birth of Kazuo Koike, Japanese mangaka best known for Lone Wolf and Cub
1938: birth of Jean Giraud, important French comics artist best known for Blueberry and his work as Mœbius, including Arzach, The Incal and The Silver Surfer
1961: debut of Apartment 3-G, American comic strip by Nicholas P. Dallis and Alex Kotzky
1967: birth of John Hicklenton, British comics artist known for work on 2000 AD characters like Judge Dredd
1969: birth of John Kalisz, American comic book artist and colorist
1970: birth of Stephen Wacker, American comics editor for Marvel Comics
1973: birth of Hiromu Arakawa, Japanese mangaka best known for Fullmetal Alchemist
1976: birth of Carlos Mangual, comic book letterer
1976: birth of Makoto Yukimura, Japanese mangaka best known for Planetes
2002: death of Thomas Williams, British comics artist
2007: death of Manuel Moro, Mexican artist, known as the artist of Anibal 5, published by Novaro
2012: death of Carlos Loiseau, Argentine cartoonist and humorist, popularly known in Argentina by his byline, Caloi
2012: death of Maurice Sendak, American illustrator and writer of children's books, known for his book Where the Wild Things Are

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May 9

1754: the publication of Join, or Die, American's first newspaper cartoon, is published in The Pennsylvania Gazette
1893: birth of William Moulton Marston, American comic book author, creator of Wonder Woman
1921: birth of Frank O'Neal, American cartoonist best known for the comic strip Short Ribs
1930: birth of José Ruy, Portuguese comic book writer
1931: birth of Dick Hodgins Jr, American cartoonist whose work included illustration, comic strips, and political cartoons
1947: birth of Barbara Slate, American artist, cartoonist, graphic novelist, comic book creator, and writer
1955: birth of Brian Bram, American underground comix artist known for his work on American Splendor
1958: birth of David Campiti, American publisher, co-founder of Innovation Publishing
1962: birth of Ty Templeton, Canadian comic book artist and writer
1962: birth of Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh, American comic book colorist, inker and editor
1991: first airing of The Simpsons episode "Three Men and a Comic Book" which introduced the character Comic Book Guy

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May 10

1900: birth of V. T. Hamlin, American comic strip creator best known for Alley Oop
1905: birth of Alex Schomburg, Puerto Rican painter, commercial artist, and comic-book artist
1943: debut of Claire Voyant, American comic strip by Jack Sparling which ran until 1948
1957: death of Henry C. Kiefer, American artist best remembered for his contributions to Classics Illustrated
1962: birth of Scott Hanna, American comic book artist and inker
1968: birth of Steve Buccellato, American comics artist best known as colorist with Electric Crayon
2004: Jeff Smith draws the last page of Bone, his award-winning self-published comic
2006: first appearance of 52, a comic book limited series published by DC Comics
2006: final publication of Samurai Deeper Kyo, Japanese manga created by Akimine Kamijyo
2010: death of Frank Frazetta, American illustrator who worked on many comics between 1944 and 1964

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May 11

1911: birth of Ed Furness, Canadian comic book artist associated with the "Canadian Whites"
1953: birth of Mike Curtis, American writer known for scripting the Dick Tracy comic strip
1955: birth of Matt Feazell, American cartoonist, primarily known for working in minicomics
1962: birth of Sandy Carruthers, Canadian artist known for his work on the original Men in Black comic book series
1972: birth of John J. Hill, American comic book letterer.
1985: death of Chester Gould, American comic book artist and writer, creator of Dick Tracy
1991: last weekly edition of the British comic Mandy is published
2006: death of Ferdinando Tacconi, Italian comics artist
2012: death of Tony DeZuniga, Filipino comics artist, co-creator of Deadman and Black Orchid

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May 12

1842: birth of Josep Lluís Pellicer, Spanish painter, illustrator, and cartoonist
1915: birth of Tony Strobl, American comics artist best known for his work on many Disney comics
1942: death of George William Wakefield, British comics artist and illustrator, best remembered for his Laurel and Hardy comics
1947: birth of catherine yronwode, American writer about comics, known for her work The Art of Will Eisner
1950: birth of Tom Armstrong, American cartoonist and the creator of the daily newspaper comic strip Marvin
1954: birth of Neil D. Vokes, American writer and artist, co-founder of now-defunct Crystal Comics
1962: death of Dick Calkins, American comic strip artist, best known for being the first artist to draw the Buck Rogers comic strip
2004: death of Syd Hoff, American comic strip creator best known for Tuffy
2012: death of Eddy Paape, Belgian comics artist best known for co-creating and illustrating the series Luc Orient

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May 13

1926: birth of Norman Maurer, American comic book artist, co-creator of the first 3-D comics, known for the Three Stooges comics
1946: birth of Marv Wolfman, American comic book writer
1955: final strip of Beyond Mars, American comic strip by Jack Williamson and Lee Elias
1969: birth of Andrew Pepoy, American comic book writer and artist known for redesigning the Little Orphan Annie strip
1977: birth of Rodney Caston, American comics writer best known for Megatokyo
1991: debut of Sherman's Lagoon, American comic strip created by Jim Toomey

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May 14

1924: birth of Brad Anderson, American cartoonist and creator of the comic strip Marmaduke
1936: birth of Lambil, Belgian comics artist best known for Les Tuniques Bleues
1955: birth of Dave Hoover, American comic book artist known for runs on The Wanderers, Starman and Captain America
1957: birth of Gary Leach, American comic book comics writer, artist, translator, art director, and production manager, known for his work on Disney comics
1964: birth of Dave Taylor, American comic book artist known for Batman and Judge Dredd
1970: birth of Norm Feuti, American cartoonist known for the comic strips Retail and Gil
1993: death of Gerda Gattel, American comic book letterer for DC Comics

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May 15

1897: birth of Glenn Chaffin, American journalist and writer, scripter for air adventure comic strip Tailspin Tommy
1935: after having appeared in some Mickey Mouse strips, Donald Duck now debuts in his first adventure, Donald and Donna
1938: birth of John G. Fantucchio, American comics artist best known for his highly detailed cover illustrations
1940: birth of John Verpoorten, American comic book artist and editor
1941: birth of Jaxon, American pioneering underground comix creator, co-founder of Rip Off Press
1957: birth of Gary Leach, American comics writer, translator, art director, production manager, letterer, and colorist best known for his work on Disney comics
1961: birth of Jeff Dee, American artist and game designer, designer of the Villains and Vigilantes superhero game
1980: first publication of Locke the Superman, Japanese manga by Yuki Hijiri which ran until 1989
2002: debut of Snafu Comics, a webcomic by David Stanworth
2004: death of Gill Fox, American comic book artist known for his work at Quality Comics
2004: death of Jack Bradbury, American comics artist best known for his work on Disney comics
2006: first appearance of Liō, American comic strip by Mark Tatulli
2008: death of Will Elder, American comic book artist known for his work on Mad

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May 16

1892: birth of Wally Robertson, Scottish artist is known for work on Charlie Chaplin comics
1912: birth of John Liney, American cartoonist who drew the daily Henry comic strip
1917: birth of Hal Seeger, American comics writer and artist, most famous for the Betty Boop comic strip and Leave It to Binky
1925: birth of Hannes Hegen, German comics creator best known for Mosaik
1927: birth of Stan Starkman, American comic book letterer
1947: birth of Ray Zone, American artist, known as the "King of 3-D Comics"
1947: death of Reg Perrott, British artist, known for being studio manager of Mickey Mouse Weekly
1952: birth of Chris Browne, American comic strip artist and cartoonist known for his work on Hägar the Horrible
1960: birth of Chester Brown, Canadian comics author and artist, best known for Louis Riel
1964: first appearance of Billy Whizz, ongoing British comic strip created by Malcolm Judge in The Beano
1965: birth of Jason, Norwegian comics author and artist known for Hey, Wait..., Sshhhh! and The Left Bank Gang
1971: birth of James Sinclair, American comic book artist
2003: debut of Air Gear, Japanese shōnen manga created by Oh! great
2012: death of Ernie Chan, Chinese-American comics artist, known for his long tenure on Batman and Detective Comics

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May 17

1890: debut of Comic Cuts, British comic magazine and first weekly comic paper
1928: birth of George Kashdan, American comic book writer and editor, primarily for DC Comics, who co-created such characters as Tommy Tomorrow, Mysto the Magician Detective, and others.
1929: birth of Piet Wijn, Dutch comics writer and artist best known for Aram and Douwe Dabbert
1956: birth of Dave Sim, Canadian comic book writer and artist best known for Cerebus the Aardvark
1962: birth of Steve Geiger, American comic book artist
1964: birth of Linda Medley, American comic book author and illustrator
1967: birth of David Hahn, American comic book artist
1969: death of Arthur "Bugs" Baer, American cartoonist known as ghostwriter of Mutt and Jeff
2000: death of Dick Sprang, American comic book artist best known for his work on Batman
2002: death of Dave Berg, American comics artist known for the Lighter Side in Mad magazine

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May 18

1917: birth of Bill Everett, American comic book writer best known for creating Namor the Submariner and co-creating Daredevil
1931: birth of Don Martin, American comic book artist and author best known for his work on MAD magazine
1942: birth of Don Donahue, American comic book publisher, known for operating Apex Novelties
1953: birth of Alan Kupperberg, American comics artist known for working in both comic books and newspaper strips
1953: birth of Arthur Suydam, American comic book artist known for his work on horror comics
1960: birth of James W. Fry, American comic book pencil artist best known for his work on Star Trek comics
1988: first appearance of Pugad Baboy, Filipino comic strip created by Pol Medina Jr.
2001: debut of Zatch Bell!, Japanese shōnen manga by Makoto Raiku
2017: death of Oscar González Guerrero, Mexican comic book artist known for his co-creation of Zor y Los Invencibles and Hermelinda Linda, and being the artistic director of ¡Ka-Boom! Estudio

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May 19

1777: birth of Richard Newton, English caricaturist, miniaturist and book illustrator
1903: birth of Pete Costanza, American comics artist best known for Captain Marvel
1942: birth of Shirrel Rhoades, American writer, publisher, and filmmaker, known for being the executive vice president of Marvel Entertainment
1962: birth of Maitena Burundarena, Argentine comics artist best known for Mujeres Alteradas
1963: birth of Reggie Byers, American comics writer and artist best known for work on Robotech comics
1966: birth of Jodi Picoult, American comics writer known for Wonder Woman
1967: birth of Steve Lieber, American comic book illustrator known for his work on books such as Detective Comics and Hawkman
2008: death of Rory Root, American owner of the influential comic book store Comic Relief
2017: death of Rich Buckler, American comics artist and penciller, creator of the character Deathlok for Marvel Comics

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May 20

1899: birth of Everett M. "Busy" Arnold, American comics publisher best known for Quality Comics
1911: birth of Gardner Fox, American comic book writer, creator of Sandman and Flash
1936: birth of Malcolm Hancock, American comic strip creator known for Malfunction Junction^{[disambiguation needed]}
1942: birth of Gail Beckett, American comic colorist and letterer best known for work on Indiana Jones comics
1965: birth of Al Bigley], American comic artist best known for work with comic and toy merchandizing
1973: birth of Mike Norton, American comic book artist and writer, known for his work on Battlepug.

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May 21

Unknown year: birth of Nansi Hoolahan, American comic book colorist and letterer
1915: birth of Don Trachte, American comics artist best known for the Sunday pages of Henry
1917: birth of Frank Bellamy, British comics artist best known for his work in Eagle and on Dan Dare
1920: birth of Lee Elias, American comics artist best known for Beyond Mars
1932: death of Raoul Barré, Canadian pioneering comics artist
1943: birth of Jean-Claude Fournier, French comics artist and writer best known for Spirou et Fantasio
1956: birth of Gary Reed, American comic book writer, and the publisher of Caliber Comics
1971: birth of Joe Benitez, American comic book artist best known as cocreator of Weapon Zero
1972: first publication of Berusaiyu no Bara, Japanese shōjo manga by Riyoko Ikeda
1977: debut of Gnasher's Tale, British comic strip created by David Sutherland in The Beano

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May 22

1907: birth of Hergé, the most famous Belgian comics author and artist, creator of The Adventures of Tintin
1915: birth of George Baker, American comics artist best known for Sad Sack
1945: birth of Steve Gan, best known for co-creating Panday with Carlo J. Caparas and Marvel Comics' Star-Lord and Skull the Slayer.
1949: first appearance of Casey Ruggles, American western comic strip by Warren Tufts
1945: birth of Carlos Garzón, American comic-book illustrator known for work on Marvel's Star Wars series
1962: death of John H. Striebel, American comic strip artist best known for Dixie Dugan
1974: birth of Jeffrey Rowland, American webcomic author best known for Wigu

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May 23

1919: birth of Robert Bernstein (comics), American comic book writer
1951: birth of John Bolton, is a British comic book artist and illustrator most known for his work on horror comics
1963: birth of Mike Deodato, Brazilian comic book artist best known for his work on Wonder Woman
1966: birth of Mark Buckingham (comic book artist), British comic book artist
1994: death of Don Thompson, American pioneer of comic book fandom
1999: death of John Prentice, American comic strip artist best known for continuing Rip Kirby
2005: the Blank Label Comics website, a collective of webcomics, goes online
2006: death of Kiko, Egyptian-Belgian comics creator best known for Foufi

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May 24

1912: birth of Alfred Andriola, American comic strip creator best known for Kerry Drake
1919: birth of Sid Couchey, American comics artist known for his work on Richie Rich
1919: birth of Irwin Caplan, American illustrator, painter, designer, and cartoonist, best known as the creator of The Saturday Evening Post cartoon series, Famous Last Words
1925: birth of Carmine Infantino, American comic book artist, one of the main contributors to the Silver Age of Comic Books
1936: birth of Kiko, Egyptian-Belgian comics creator best known for Foufi
1957: birth of Walter Moers, German comics author best known for Das kleine Arschloch
1959: last appearance of Johnny Reb and Billy Yank, American Sunday comic strip created by Frank Giacoia
1962: death of Victor Forsythe, American artist, illustrator of many different comics, including Joe Jinks
1966: birth of Evan Skolnick, American writer, editor and producer who worked as assistant editor at Marvel Comics
1967: birth of Everette Hartsoe, American writer and producer known for goth comics and creator of Razor
1992: debut of X, Japanese manga created by CLAMP
1997: first appearance of Tim Traveller, British comic strip created by Vic Neill in The Beano
2017: death of Pierre Seron, Belgian comic book artist, longtime Spirou contributor

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May 25

1842: birth of Paul Léonnec, French illustrator, longtime contributor of cartoons to French-language magazines
1934: birth of Clay Geerdes, American writer, photojournalist, publisher, and teacher known for Comix World
1942: birth of Lucho Olivera, Argentine comic book artist and writer, best known for creating Gilgamesh the immortal
1949: birth of Barry Windsor-Smith, British comics artist best known for Conan the Barbarian
1951: birth of Bob Gale, American filmmaker and occasional comic book writer.
1953: birth of Stan Sakai, Japanese-born cartoonist and comic book creator, creator of the comic series Usagi Yojimbo
1956: birth of Andrea Pazienza, Italian comics artist best known for Zanardi
1956: birth of Sal Velluto, Italian-born illustrator for comic books, trading cards and video game designs
1957: birth of Marc Hempel, American cartoonist/comics artist best known for his work on The Sandman
1957: birth of Terry Nantier, American comics publisher and founder of NBM Publishing
1969: birth of Tomoko Ninomiya, Japanese mangaka best known for Nodame Cantabile
2003: last appearance of Geech, American comic strip by Jerry Bittle

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May 26

1872: death of Alfred Henry Forrester, English author, comics artist, illustrator and artist, known for his work on Punch magazine
1939: birth of Herb Trimpe, American comics artist and writer, best known his work on The Incredible Hulk and as the first artist to draw for publication the character Wolverine
1956: birth of Tom Mandrake, American comics artist best known for his work on Firestorm, Martian Manhunter and The Spectre
1964: birth of Caitlin R. Kiernan, American comics writer best known for The Dreaming
1967: birth of James Kochalka, American comics creator best known for American Elf
1972: birth of Bernard Chang, American comics artist known for Second Life of Dr. Mirage
1972: death of Robert Dansler, better known as Bob Dan, known as one of the most prolific French comic authors
1984: last issue of School Fun, British comic which lasted for less than a year
2001: end of Citizen Dog, American comic strip by Mark O'Hare
2005: final issue of Girls Bravo, Japanese bishōjo manga by Mario Kaneda
2012: death of Jim Unger, British-born Canadian cartoonist, best known for his syndicated comic strip Herman

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May 27

1934: birth of Harlan Ellison, American novelist, screenwriter, and occasional comic book writer
1949: death of Robert Ripley, American comics creator best known for Ripley's Believe It or Not!
1951: birth of George Freeman, Canadian comic book penciller, inker, and colorist known for his work on Captain Canuck
1954: birth of Mark Wheatley, American illustrator, writer, editor, and publisher in the comic book field
1956: birth of Carrie Spiegle, American comic book letterer
1958: birth of James Pasco, American comic book writer and inker
1968: birth of Richard Isanove, French comic book artist
1973: birth of Felix Serrano, American comic book colorist
1979: birth of Michael Buonauro, American webcomic creator known for Marvelous Bob
1991: death of Ed Dodd, American comic strip creator best known for Mark Trail
1992: death of Machiko Hasegawa, Japanese mangaka best known for Sazae-san
2003: death of Al Hartley, American comic book creator known for his work on Archie Comics
2006: death of Alex Toth, influential American comic book artist

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May 28

1911: birth of Lora Sprang, aka Pat Gordon, American comic artist best known as a letterer and colorist for DC's Batman titles
1947: birth of Lynn Johnston, American comic creator best known for the comic strip For Better or For Worse
1952: birth of Aldo Capitanio, Italian comics artist best known for his work on Tex Willer
1960: first appearance of Buster, British comic which would run until 2000
1963: birth of Charles Marshall, American comic author best known his work at Malibu Comics
1970: birth of Scott Koblish, American comics artist known for his work with Marvel Comics
1971: birth of Andrea Di Vito, Italian comics artist known for his work with CrossGen and Marvel Comics
2000: last appearance of Bringing up Father, American comic strip by George McManus which ran since 1913
2005: end of Greystone Inn, American webcomic by Brad Guigar
2006: last volume of Air Master, Japanese seinen manga created by Yokusaru Shibata

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May 29

1920: birth of Jack Kamen, American comic book artist known for his work at EC Comics
1951: birth of Larry Marder, American cartoonist and writer, creator of comic book Tales of the Beanworld
1957: birth of Jim Salicrup, American comic book editor, known for his tenures at Marvel Comics and Topps Comics
1959: birth of Nigel Kitching, British comics author best known for Sonic the Comic
1960: last publication of Lance by Warren Tufts, one of the last full page comic strips
1974: birth of Aaron McGruder, American comics author best known for The Boondocks

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May 30

1916: birth of Mort Meskin, American comic book artist best known for his work in the Golden Age of Comic Books
1939: birth of Roberto Raviola, Italian comics artist under the pseudonym Magnus, best known for Kriminal and Alan Ford
1952: birth of Mike W. Barr, American writer of comic books, mystery novels, and science fiction novels
1954: birth of Alan Brennert, American comic book writer, author, TV producer and screenwriter
1962: birth of Kevin Eastman, American comic book artist, best known as co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1977: birth of Freddie Williams II, American comic book artist, best known for his work for DC Comics
1985: end of Adolf, award winning Japanese manga by Osamu Tezuka
1993: death of Marge, American comics artist best known as the creator of Little Lulu
1994: debut of Mallard Fillmore, American comic strip by Bruce Tinsley
1999: death of Paul S. Newman, American comics writer best known for Turok
2000: first appearance of Saikano, Japanese manga by Shin Takahashi
2005: launch of Evil Inc., American webcomic by Brad Guigar

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May 31

1872: birth of W. Heath Robinson, English cartoonist, illustrator and artist, best known for drawings of whimsically elaborate machines to achieve simple objectives
1915: birth of Allen Bert Christman, American comics artist known for co-creating Sandman (Wesley Dodds) and drawing the Scorchy Smith newspaper strip
1917: birth of Cees van de Weert, Dutch comic artist, known for his work at the Marten Toonder Studios
1940: birth of Gilbert Shelton, American underground comix artist known for The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers
1944: birth of Andy Yanchus, American comics colorist known for his work for Marvel Comics
1952: birth of David Anthony Kraft, American comic book writer, publisher, and critic
1967: birth of Dean Haspiel, American comic book artist, writer, and playwright
1974: birth of Adrian Tomine, American comics artist, best known for his comic book series Optic Nerve
1982: birth of Ian Flynn, American comics artist best known for working on Sonic the Hedgehog
1992: death of Walter Neugebauer, Croatian comic book artist and animator, one of the founders of comics in Croatia
2005: death of Eduardo Teixeira Coelho, Portuguese comic book artist best known for Ragnar

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