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- 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