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April 1
- 1917: birth of
Sheldon Mayer, American comic book writer and artist, known for
Sugar and Spike
- 1951: birth of Bob Lappan, American comic book letterer
- 1961: debut of
Winker Watson,
British comic strip created by Eric Roberts in
The Dandy
- 1961: birth of
Michel Rodrigue,
French comics artist best known for Doggyguard
- 1963: birth of
Mark Shainblum, Canadian writer best known as a science fiction and comic book writer
- 1963: birth of
James Robinson, British writer of
American comic books and
screenplays, best known for comics focusing on the
Justice Society of America, in particular the
Starman character he co-created with
Tony Harris
- 1964: birth of
Bill Oakley (comics), American comic book letterer
- 1967: first appearance of
Billy the Cat and Katie, British comic strip created by
David Sutherland in
The Beano
- 1970: birth of
Brad Meltzer, American novelist and comic book writer
- 1972: first publication of
TV Action, British comic that was the follow-up to
Countdown and lasted for 74 issues
- 1973: last publication of
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack, American comic strip by Zach Moseley
- 1974: last issue of
Cutie Honey,
Japanese
manga by
Go Nagai
- 1997: in the
Comic strip switcheroo, 46 American comic strip artists made each other's comic strip for one day
- 1997: launch of
Goats, American
webcomic by
Jonathan Rosenberg
- 2000: debut of
Bob and George, American webcomic by David Anez
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April 2
- 1867: death of
Charles H. Bennett, British comics artist who pioneered techniques in comic illustration
- 1953: birth of
James Vance, American comic book writer, best known for his work from
Kitchen Sink Press
- 1958: first appearance of
Oumpah-pah in
Le Journal de Tintin, a comics series by
René Goscinny and
Albert Uderzo
- 1971: birth of
Todd Nauck, American comic book artist and writer, best known for his work on
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man and
Young Justice
- 2001: first appearance of
Frazz, American comic strip by
Jef Mallett
- 2002: death of
Stan Pitt, Australian artist known for his work on
Gold Key and
DC comics
- 2004: debut of
Gintama,
Japanese
manga created by
Hideaki Sorachi
- 2009: death of
Frank Springer,
Reuben Award winner best known for work on
Nick Fury
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April 3
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April 4
- 1902: birth of
Brian White, British cartoonist, best known for creating The Nipper for the
Daily Mail
- 1927: birth of
Joe Orlando,
Italian-American comics artist, vice-president of
DC Comics
- 1949: birth of
John Wooley, American author, co-author, or editor of books including several comics in the 80s and 90s
- 1951: birth of
Bob Rozakis, American
comic book writer and
editor known as DC's "Answer Man".
- 1966: birth of
Dave Johnson (comics), American comic book cover artist
- 1987: first appearance in
The Beano of
Number 13, drawn by
John Geering
- 1990: birth of Heather Antos, editor at Marvel under Jordan D. White, from 2015 to 2018.
- 1991: death of
Graham Ingels, American comic book artist best known for his work with
EC Comics
- 1997: death of
Billy Graham,
American
comics artist best known for his work at
Marvel Comics
- 2004: first appearance of
Reborn!,
Japanese
manga created by
Akira Amano
- 2005: debut of
Triple Take, American comic strip created by Todd Clark and Scott Nickel
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April 5
- 1916: birth of
Bernard Baily, American
comic book
artist,
publisher,
writer, and
editor, best known as co-creator of the characters the
Spectre and
Hourman
- 1955: birth of
Akira Toriyama,
Japanese
mangaka best known for the
Dragon Ball series
- 1961: birth of
Tom Tomorrow, American cartoonist best known for
This Modern World
- 1963: birth of
Arthur Adams, American
comic book artist and writer, one of the creators who formed
Legend, an imprint of creator-owned comics published by
Dark Horse Comics
- 1970: birth of
John G. Roshell, American comics letterer
- 1981: birth of
Adam Arnold, American comics author best known for
Aoi House
- 2005: death of
Dale Messick, first woman
syndicated comic strip artist, creator of
Brenda Starr, Reporter
- 2006: publication of
The Tourist, a
graphic novel from
Image Comics by Brian Wood and Toby Cypress
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April 6
- 1882: birth of
Salvador Bartolozzi, Spanish comic writer and illustrator, creator of children's weekly edition, Pinocchio
- 1907: birth of
Chon Day, American cartoonist whose cartoons appeared in
The New Yorker and other magazines
- 1926: birth of
Gil Kane,
Latvian-American comic book artist working mainly for
Marvel Comics
- 1936: debut of
Mickey Finn, American comic strip by Frank Leonard which ran until 1976
- 1956: birth of
Mark Askwith, Canadian producer, writer, and interviewer in
science fiction and
comics
- 1960: birth of
Pol Medina, Jr.,
Filipino comics artist best known for
Pugad Baboy
- 1980: birth of
Hayden Scott-Baron,
English professional
illustrator and
graphic designer, co-founder of
Sweatdrop Studios
- 1980: birth of
Dock,
English
manga artist known as cofounder of
Sweatdrop Studios
- 1983: birth of
Dash Shaw, American comics author known for his
graphic novels
- 2003: launch of
Girly, American
webcomic by Josh Lesnick
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April 7
- 1907: birth of
Jacques Laudy, Belgian
comics artist who contributed to the early issues of the weekly
Tintin magazine
- 1915: birth of
Henry Kuttner, American author, best known in comics for his
Green Lantern stories for
DC Comics
- 1935: debut of
Hejji, short-lived American comic strip by
Dr. Seuss
- 1952: birth of
Jacques Boivin, Canadian artist, best know for work on the erotic comic Mélody for
Kitchen Sink Press
- 1964: birth of
Michael A. Martin, American writer, co-writer for the
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine comics at
Marvel Comics
- 1992:
Art Spiegelman wins a special
Pulitzer Prize for
Maus, the first and so far only graphic novel to win one
- 2007: death of
Johnny Hart, American comic strip creator best known for
B.C.
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April 8
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April 9
- 1883: birth of
Frank King, early American comic strip writer and artist, best known as creator of
Gasoline Alley
- 1914: birth of
Mac Raboy, American comic book artist and co-creator of
Captain Marvel Jr. who continued
Flash Gordon for more than twenty years
- 1917: birth of
Rolf Kauka, American
comic artist, most famous for the series
Fix and Foxi
- 1965: birth of
Kelly Corvese, American comic book editor and colorist
- 1967: first appearance of
Tensai Bakabon,
Japanese
manga by
Fujio Akatsuka
- 1977: birth of
Gerard Way, American singer, songwriter, and comic book writer, creator of
The Umbrella Academy
- 1978: debut of
The World's Greatest Superheroes, American comic strip by various artists which ran until 1985
- 1979: birth of Brandon Badeaux, American artist and writer
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April 10
- 1927: birth of
Brumsic Brandon Jr.,
American cartoonist known for the
comic strip
Luther
- 1931: birth of
René Follet,
Belgian comics artist
- 1956: birth of
Jacques de Loustal,
French comics author
- 1957: birth of
James D. Hudnall, American comic book writer known for
Harsh Realm
- 1959: birth of
Scott Hampton,
American
comic book artist known for his painted artwork
- 1962: birth of
Bill Marks,
American publisher and founder of
Vortex Comics
- 1973: birth of
Josh Hood, American comic book colorist
- 1983: birth of
Janelle Asselin (aka Janelle Siegel), former comic book editor and writer
- 1988: debut of
FoxTrot, American comic strip created by
Bill Amend
- 2004: death of
Chester Commodore, American comic book writer with the
Chicago Defender
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April 11
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April 12
- 1927: birth of
Víctor de la Fuente, Spanish comic book artist and writer, known for work in
western and
heroic fantasy genres
- 1936: birth of
Carlos Roque,
Portuguese comics artist best known for Wladimyr
- 1937: birth of
Eduardo Muñoz Bachs, Cuban
poster and
comics artist, known for El Cuento, a collection of ironic fables
- 1953: birth of
Tanino Liberatore,
Italian comics artist best known for
RanXerox
- 1960: birth of
Toren Smith,
Canadian
manga translator and founder of
Studio Proteus
- 1967: birth of
Amanda Conner, American comics artist and commercial art illustrator.
- 1972: birth of
Troy Nixey,
Canadian
comic book artist and
film director
- 1973: birth of
Mark Brooks, American comic book artist working exclusively for
Marvel Comics
- 1973: birth of
J. Scott Campbell, American comics artist best known as co-creator of
Gen¹³ and
Danger Girl
- 1981: birth of
Rafael Albuquerque (artist), Brazilian comic book creator primarily for his artwork on titles such as DC Comics' Blue Beetle
- 1999: death of
Ricardo Barreiro,
Argentine comics writer, known for
Bárbara
- 2006: end of
Emma,
Japanese
seinen
manga created by
Kaoru Mori
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April 13
- 1924: birth of
Jack Chick, American religious comic book writer with
Chick Publications
- 1941: birth of
Jean-Marc Reiser,
French comics artist
- 1950: birth of
Dennis Janke,
American
comic book artist, best known for his nine-year run as inker on
Superman: The Man of Steel
- 1959: birth of
Roy Richardson, best known for work on Flash, Star Wars, and The Tomorrow Knights
- 1987: death of
Joe Colquhoun, British
comics artist best known for his work on
Charley's War in
Battle Picture Weekly
- 1988: birth of
Sam Loeb, American comic book writer known for
Superman/Batman #26
- 2005: death of
Juan Zanotto,
Argentine comics artist known for
Bárbara
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April 14
- 1861: death of
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Japanese artist and caricaturist
- 1920: birth of
Sheldon Moldoff, American comic book artist, known as co-creator of
Poison Ivy
- 1922: birth of
Dana Fradon, American cartoonist who drew roughly 1,400 cartoons for
The New Yorker
- 1924: debut of
Wash Tubbs, American comic strip created by
Roy Crane which ran until 1988
- 1927: birth of
Jim Seed, American illustrator and cartoonist, known for the cartoons Dr. Guy Bennett and
Jane Arden
- 1947: launch of
Grandma,
comic strip by
Charles Kuhn
- 1949: birth of
Dave Gibbons,
British comics author and artist, best known for
Watchmen
- 1950: first publication of
Eagle, the most popular
British comic, selling over 2 miilion copies a week, marking the debut of
Dan Dare by
Frank Hampson
- 1954: birth of
Chuck Dixon, American comic book writer, best known for his work on the
Punisher for
Marvel Comics and on the characters
Batman,
Nightwing, and
Robin for
DC Comics
- 1954: birth of
Katsuhiro Otomo,
Japanese
mangaka, best known for
Akira
- 1957: death of
Will Owen, English book illustrator, cartoonist, and caricaturist, producer of cartoons for the
Bystander and
The Sketch
- 1959: birth of
Gerhard,
Canadian artist known for his work on the
comics series
Cerebus the Aardvark.
- 1961: birth of
Daniel Clowes, American comics artist and author best known for
Eightball
- 1974: birth of
Hyung Min-woo,
Korean
manhwa artist best known for
Priest
- 1985: birth of
Jason Fabok, Canadian comic book artist
- 2003: death of
John Kent,
New Zealand comic strip creator best known for Varoomshka
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April 15
- 1832: birth of
Wilhelm Busch,
German artist and pioneer of picture stories, creator of
Max and Moritz
- 1890: birth of
Billy De Beck, American comic strip creator best known for
Barney Google
- 1908: birth of
David Breger, American comic strip creator known for
G. I. Joe
- 1918: birth of
Denis McLoughlin,
British comic book artist best known for his work at publisher T.V. Boardman
- 1919: birth of
Alberto Breccia,
Argentine comic book creator, collaborated with
Héctor Germán Oesterheld
- 1925 or 1927: birth of
Jerry Grandenetti, American comic book artist best known for working on
The Spirit
- 1937: birth of
Tom Sutton, American comic book artist best known for
Vampirella
- 1946: first appearance of
Mark Trail, ongoing American comic strip created by
Ed Dodd
- 1961: birth of
Mike Kanterovich, American comic book writer
- 1967: first publication of
Terrific, British comic
- 1978: last issue of
Krazy, British comic which started in 1976
- 1993: death of
Alberto Giolitti,
Italian comics artist known for his work with
Western Publishing and
Dell Publishing
- 2003: debut of
D-Live!!,
Japanese
manga created by
Ryoji Minagawa
- 2007: death of
Brant Parker, American
cartoonist and co-creator of
The Wizard of Id
comic
- 2017: death of
Marty Greim, American writer, known for work on
Archie Comics' short-lived superhero comic book line
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April 16
- 1877: death of
Tomàs Padró,
Catalan painter, graphic artist, and illustrator, a pioneer in Spanish comics
- 1934: birth of
Vicar, a
Disney comics artist from
Chile
- 1955: birth of
Kim DeMulder, American comic book artist and inker
- 1989: debut of
Dilbert, popular comic strip by
Scott Adams
- 1990: issue #805, the last issue of
Indrajal Comics, appears
- 1997: death of
Roland Topor, French illustrator, cartoonist, comics artist, painter, novelist, playwright, film and TV writer
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April 17
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April 18
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April 19
- birth of
Patrick Gleason (artist), American comic book artist and writer
- 1907: birth of
Cecil Surry, American cartoonist at various film studios in the
Golden Age of Animation
- 1946: birth of
Hideshi Hino,
Japanese
manga artist and author, best known for his horror stories
- 1970: debut of
Broom Hilda, American comic strip by
Russell Myers
- 1978: birth of
Aleksi Briclot, French comic book artist
- 1978: birth of
Takeshi Miyazawa,
Canadian comic book artist best known for
Mary Jane
- 1987: death of
Milt Kahl, American
animator, known as
Disney's Nine Old Men
- 1999: first appearance of
The Boondocks, American comic strip created by
Aaron McGruder which ran until 2006
- 2001: death of
Henry Boltinoff, American comics artist known for his humor strips at
DC Comics
- 2002: death of
Alberto Beltrán,
Mexican artist, writer, and editor, founding member of the
Academy of Arts
- 2002: last appearance of
Theophilus, an American religious comic strip by Bob West which ran since 1966
- 2002: debut of
Black Lagoon, Japanese manga created by
Rei Hiroe
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April 20
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April 21
- 1827: death of
Thomas Rowlandson, British cartoonist and comics artist
- 1938: first issue of
Spirou,
Belgian comics magazine, featuring first appearances of
Spirou and
Tif
- 1942: birth of
Dan O'Neill, American
underground comix artist, founder of the
Air Pirates
- 1962: death of
Bob McCay, American animator and comic artist, known for is work on
children's comics
- 1962: death of
Bob Wickersham, American
cartoonist during the
Golden Age of Comics
- 1965: birth of
Teri Sue Wood,
American comic
artist best known for her
independent-comics series Wandering Star
- 1971: birth of
Michael Turner, American comics artist best known for his work on
Witchblade
- 2007: death of
Art Saaf,
American
comics artist from the
Golden Age of Comics
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April 22
- 1923: birth of
Sol Brodsky, American comic book artist best known as
production manager at
Marvel Comics
- 1946: first appearance of
Sazae-san,
Japanese
manga by
Machiko Hasegawa which ran until 1974
- 1947: birth of
Steve Englehart, American comic book writer
- 1956: birth of
Larry Mahlstedt, American comic book artist specializing in inking
- 1966: birth of
Marie Javins, American comic book editor and colorist, known for her long association with Marvel Comics and the Teshkeel Media Group. As of 2020, Javins is editor-in-chief of DC Comics.
- 1970: birth of
Bryan Hitch, British comic book writer and artist
- 1974: birth of
Yanick Paquette, Canadian comic book artist.
- 1990: debut of
The Buckets, American comic strip by
Scott Stantis
- 2002: death of
Denis McLoughlin,
British comic book artist best known for his work at
Boardman Books
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April 23
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April 24
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April 25
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April 26
- 1914: birth of
Paul Norris, American comic book artist best known as creator of
Aquaman
- 1916: birth of
George Tuska, American comic book artist best known for his work on
Captain Marvel and
Iron Man
- 1924: birth of
Victor Hubinon,
Belgian comics artist best known for
Redbeard and
Buck Danny
- 1942: birth of
Marty Greim, American writer, known for work on
Archie Comics' short-lived superhero comic book line
- 1954: birth of
Kerry Gammill,
American artist who has worked in the fields of
comic books,
special effects,
storyboards, and
character designs
- 1955: birth of
Brad W. Foster, American
illustrator,
cartoonist,
writer, and
publisher
- 1956: birth of
François Schuiten, Belgian comics artist and author best known for
Les Cités Obscures
- 1969: last publication of the first version of
Eagle, the most popular
British comic, selling over 2 miilion copies a week
- 1971: birth of
Craig Rousseau, American comic book artist
- 1972: birth of
John Paul Leon, American comic book artist best known for
Earth X
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April 27
- 1902: debut Ed Payne's Professor O. Howe Wise and Professor I.B. Schmart comic strip
- 1952: birth of
Hilary Bader, American television scriptwriter and comic book writer known for her work on projects in the Batman, Superman, and Star Trek franchises
- 1953: birth of Jan Mullaney,
American
rock musician and co-founder of
Eclipse Enterprises
- 1958: first appearance of
Rick O'Shay, American comic strip created by
Stan Lynde
- 1963: birth of Faye Perozich,
American writer, best known for her comic adaptations of
Anne Rice novels
- 1981: birth of
Christina Strain American comic book colorist, writer and screenwriter
- 1991: death of
Rob-Vel,
French comic strip artist best known as the original creator of
Spirou
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April 28
- 1887: birth of
Charles A. Voight, American cartoonist, best known for his
comic strip Betty
- 1911: birth of
Lee Falk, American comic book creator, best known for
The Phantom and
Mandrake the Magician
- 1924: birth of
Dick Ayers, American comic book artist, known as inker for
Jack Kirby
- 1926: birth of
Bill Blackbeard, American writer on comics, founder of the San Francisco Academy of Comic Art
- 1953: birth of
Will Murray,
American novelist, journalist, and short-story and comic-book writer, co-creator of
Squirrel Girl
- 1966: death of
Jesse Marsh, American comic book artist known for his work on
Tarzan
- 1969: birth of
Greg Hyland,
Canadian comic book creator, best known for his character
Lethargic Lad.
- 1984: last issue of
Spike,
British comic
- 1990: first appearance of
Les Pretend, British comic strip created by John Sherwood in
The Beano
- 2005: final volume of
Claymore,
Japanese
manga created by
Norihiro Yagi
- 2005: death of
Zeke Zekley, American comics artist known for
Bringing Up Father
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April 29
- 1877: birth of
Tad Dorgan, American
cartoonist known for his cartoon panel Indoor Sports and comic strip
Judge Rummy
- 1906: first appearance of
The Kin-der-Kids, American comic strip by
Lyonel Feininger
- 1908: birth of
Jack Williamson, American comic strip writer known for
Beyond Mars
- 1924: birth of
Paul S. Newman, American comics writer best known for
Turok
- 1958: birth of
Michael Davis, American
comics artist, writer, and one of the co-founders of
Milestone Media
- 1967: first issue of
Giggle,
British comic book which only lasted for 8 months
- 1972: birth of
Roman Dirge, American comic book creator known for
Lenore, the Cute Little Dead Girl
- 1977: death of
Paul Gustavson, Finnish-American
comic-book writer and artist, creator of
The Human Bomb and
the Angel
- 2012: death of
Žarko Beker, Croatian comic artist, illustrator, and graphic designer
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April 30
- 1926: birth of
William Overgard, American cartoonist and writer, known for the comic strips
Steve Roper and Mike Nomad and Rudy.
- 1927: birth of
Sal Trapani, American
comic-book artist and co-creator of the
Dell character
Nukla
- 1939: birth of
Martin Lodewijk,
Dutch comics artist best known for
Agent 327
- 1946: birth of
Bill Plympton, American comics artist and writer, known for the comic strip Plympton
- 1958: birth of
Denis Lebrun, American
comic strip artist best known for his work on
Blondie
- 1965: birth of
Nat Gertler,
American writer known for his
comic books and his books about
comics
- 1970: birth of
| Jim Royal,
American comic book artist
- 2017: death of
Jean De Mesmaeker,
Belgian
comics artist better known by the
pseudonym Jidéhem ("JDM")
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