Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/May/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