Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/October/October 8

• 1897: birth of Harmsen van der Beek, Dutch illustrator and commercial artist known for his illustration of Enid Blyton's Noddy books
• 1939: birth of Harvey Pekar, American underground comics writer best known for American Splendor
• 1957: birth of Richard Thompson, American illustrator and cartoonist best known for his syndicated comic strip Cul de Sac
• 1961: birth of Art Nichols, American comics artist
• 1967: birth of William "Moose" Baumann, American comics artist and writer
• 1967: birth of James Sturm, American comics artist known for Fantastic Four: Unstable Molecules
• 1984: birth of Katie Kubert, American comics editor and daughter of Joe Kubert
• 2006: last appearance of Franklin Fibbs, American comic strip by Hollis Brown and Wes Hargis which only lasted for two years