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October 1

1902: birth of Gunila Stierngranat, Swedish comic artist who drew Lilla Lena och Jon Blund
1926: birth of Ben Wicks, English-Canadian cartoonist best known for Wicks
1933: debut of The Adventures of Smilin' Jack, American comic strip by Zach Moseley
1937: birth of Bill Spicer, American editor and publisher known for his publication Graphic Story Magazine
1940: birth of Richard Corben, American comic book author best known for Den
1955: birth of Michael Golden, American comic book artist best known for Micronauts
1964: birth of Ande Parks, American comic book author best known for his work on Green Arrow
1964: birth of Ron Boyd, American comic book writer
1967: death of Bob Powell, American comic book artist known for his work on Sheena, Queen of the Jungle
1973: first issue of Cutie Honey, Japanese manga by Go Nagai
2001: last publication of Angelic Layer, Japanese manga by CLAMP
2001: launch of Achewood, American webcomic by Chris Onstad
2003: debut of Karin, Japanese manga by Yuna Kagesaki

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October 2

1909: birth of Alex Raymond, American comic book author and artist, creator of Flash Gordon, Rip Kirby and Secret Agent X-9
1916: birth of Bob Powell, American comic book artist, known for his work on Sheena, Queen of the Jungle and Mr. Mystic
1926: birth of Ramona Fradon, American comics artist, known for co-creating Metamorpho
1949: birth of Ricardo Barreiro, Argentine comics writer, known for Bárbara
1950: debut of Peanuts, the iconic American comic strip by Charles M. Schulz featuring Charlie Brown and Snoopy
1957: birth of Janry, Belgian comics author best known for Spirou et Fantasio and Le Petit Spirou
1960: birth of Joe Sacco, Maltese comic book author and artist best known for his autobiographical and journalistic graphic novels like Palestine
1960: birth of Barbara Kesel, American comic book writer and editor
2007: death of Richard Goldwater, American comic book president and publisher of Archie Comics

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October 3

1913: birth of Fred Guardineer, American comic book writer and artist best known for Zatara
1924: birth of Harvey Kurtzman, American comic book artist and writer, creator of MAD magazine
1967: birth of Ivan Brunetti, Italian-American comics creator best known for Schizo
1967: birth of Rob Liefeld, American comic book author best known for X-Force
1982: death of Noel Sickles, American comic strip creator best known for Scorchy Smith
1988: debut of Curtis, an American comic strip by Ray Billingsley
2007: death of Manfred Sommer, Spanish comics artist, best known for the reporter comics series Frank Cappa

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October 4

1907: birth of Erkki Tanttu, Finnish comic artist, creator of the long-running comic strip Rymy-Eetu
1917: birth of Bill Wright, American comic artist, known for his work on Disney comics
1927: birth of Oto Reisinger, Croatian cartoonist and caricaturist, best known for Štefekove pustolovin
1931: debut of Dick Tracy, long runninbg American comic strip by Chester Gould
1948: first daily appearance of Pogo, American comic strip created by Walt Kelly
1952: birth of Todd Smith, American comic artist who worked on comics for DC, Marvel, Claypool, and Archie
1974: birth of Derek Fridolfs, comic book artist and writer
1978: birth of Jesus Aburtov, colorist for Marvel Comics
1983: death of Dino Battaglia, Italian comic artist

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October 5

1912: birth of Riley Thomson, American animator and comics artist who spent most of his career working with Walt Disney films and characters
1922: birth of Bil Keane, American comics artist best known for his work on The Family Circus
1924: birth of Bob Thaves, American comic strip creator best known for Frank and Ernest
1952: last issue of "The Spirit Section" newspaper run, featuring The Spirit, influential comics series by Will Eisner
1957: birth of Tim Burgard, American comics artist and writer
1962: birth of Jeff Nicholson, American comic book writer, artist and self-publisher, known primarily for his work on Ultra Klutz
1970: birth of Jason Levine, American comics artist and letterer
1973: birth of Pop Mhan, Thai-American comics artist
1974: last issue of Shiver and Shake, British comic which lasted for a year and a half
1994: death of Doug Wildey, American comic book artist best known for continuing Tarzan

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October 6

1918: birth of John Forte, American comic book artist known for his work on Legion of Super-Heroes
1930: birth of Ron Embleton, British comics author known for Wulf the Briton
1955: birth of John Nyberg, American comic book artist and inker
1958: birth of Mike Carlin, American comic book writer, editor and executive known for his work on Superman
1959: birth of Adam Kubert, American comic book artist known for his work on Wolverine
1962: launch of Valiant, British boys' adventure comics anthology published by IPC Magazines
1962: first appearance of Steel Claw, British comic strip created by Tom Tully and Jesús Blasco

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October 7

1950: birth of Howard Chaykin, American comic book artist and writer, creator of American Flagg!
1951: birth of Enki Bilal, influential French comic artist and author
1959: birth of Richard Horie, American comic book artist, colorist and writer
1961: birth of Art Thibert, American comic book artist and inker known for his work on X-Men
1968: birth of Steve Behling, American American author, editor, and creative consultant
1972: birth of David W. Mack, American comics artist and writer known for his work on Marvel's Daredevil
1979: birth of Nick Lowe, editor at Marvel Comics

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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

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October 9

1916: birth of Mars Ravelo, Filipino comics artist best known for Darna
1922: launch of Fritzi Ritz, American comic strip created by Larry Whittington
1933: birth of Bill Tidy, British comic strip creator known for The Fosdyke Saga and The Cloggies
1936: birth of Mar Amongo, Filipino comic book artist best known for his work with DC Comics
1943: birth of Mike Peters, American comics artist and author, best known for the comic strip Mother Goose and Grimm
1949: birth of Jim Starlin, American comic book writer and artist; known for Dreadstar
1950: birth of Richard Comely, Canadian comic book creator, penciller, inker, letterer, colorist editor, and publisher, and creator and writer of the Captain Canuck comic book series
1955: birth of Michael Netzer (aka Mike Nasser), American comic book artist known for his work with DC Comics and Marvel Comics
1960: birth of Adam Blaustein, American writer, artist, editor, and in business level support in the comic book industry.
1961: birth of Matt Wagner, American comic book artist known for creating the characters Grendel and Mage
1970: birth of Andrew Robinson, American comic book artist and writer
2001: launch of Get Your War On, American webcomic by David Rees
2006: end of Adventurers!, American webcomic by Mark Shallow which ran since 2000

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October 10

1882: birth of Homer Fleming, American comic book artist known for work during the Golden Age of Comics, particularly for DC
1894: birth of Ira Schnapp, American comic book logo designer and letterer for DC Comics, creator of the original logo for Superman comics
1953: debut of Little Plum, British comic strip created by Leo Baxendale in The Beano
1957: birth of Rumiko Takahashi, popular Japanese mangaka best known for Ranma ½
1959: last appearance of Jane, a popular British comic strip by Norman Pett, which ran in the Daily Mirror since 1932
1961: birth of Todd Dezago, American comic book writer
1969: birth of Gary Frank, British comic book artist
1973: death of Austin Briggs, American comics artist best known for continuing Secret Agent X-9 and Flash Gordon
1982: birth of Ben Krefta, British freelance manga style illustrator and graphic artist

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October 11

1913: birth of Joe Simon, American comic book artist and writer, co-creator of Captain America
1932: birth of Sergio Toppi, Italian comics author and artist
1948: death of Okamoto Ippei, Japanese illustrator, cartoonist, and writer
1952: birth of Jim Woodring, American comic book artist and author best known for Frank
1957: death of Edmond-François Calvo, French comics artist best known for La Bête Est Mort
1963: birth of Han Hoogerbrugge, Dutch comics artist best known for Neurotica
1971: birth of Wes Abbott, comics artist and letterer

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October 12

1897: death of Charles Henry Ross, English writer and cartoonist, creator of the fictional character Ally Sloper
1917: birth of Roger Armstrong, American comic artist and teacher, known for work on various Dell series comics
1947: birth of Pat Brady, American comic strip creator best known for Rose Is Rose
1965: birth of Dan Abnett, English comic book writer and novelist, best known for his work for Marvel Comics
1981: birth of Dawn Best, American comics artist best known for her work on Sonic the Hedgehog
2003: death of Pete Morisi, American comic book creator best known for Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt
2017: death of Erwin Moser, Austrian author and illustrator, best known for the children's book series Manuel & Didi

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October 13

1885: birth of Harry Hershfield, American comics illustrator best known for Abie the Agent
1906: birth of Joseph Samachson, American scientist and comics writer
1938: death of E. C. Segar, creator of Popeye
1952: birth of Bob Ingersoll, American comic book writer known for Hero Alliance
1958: birth of Paul Johnson (comics), British comic book artist
1959: birth of Dan Didio, American comic book writer, editor and publisher, known for his work with DC Comics
1960: birth of George Pratt, American comic book artist
1970: birth of Ben Raab, American comic book writer and screenwriter
2006: death of Hilda Terry, American cartoonist best known for the comic strip Teena

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October 14

1872: birth of Sol Hess, American comic strip writer best known for co-creating the long-run strip The Nebbs
1878: birth of Grace Drayton, American illustrator, creator of the Campbell Soup Kids
1895: birth of John Millar Watt, British comic strip creator best known for Pop
1902: birth of George Wilson, American illustrator and comic artist who provided art for Fiction House, Centaur Comics, and Ace Magazines
1916: birth of Bob Oksner, American comics artist best known for his work with DC Comics
1932: end of And Her Name Was Maud, comic strip by Frederick Burr Opper
1945: birth of Daan Jippes, Dutch comics artist best known for his work on Disney comics
1974: death of Reginald Heade, British pulp and comics artist, known for his work at Amalgamated Press
1969: birth of Brandon Peterson, American comics writer and artist
1969: birth of Christopher Jones, American comics artist best known for his work with Young Justice and Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
1974: death of Otto Binder, American comic book writer best known for his work with Fawcett Comics
1980: first publication of Big Comic Spirits, a weekly Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Shogakukan
1983: end of Black Jack, a manga written by Osamu Tezuka which ran for ten years
2012: death of Marc Swayze, American comic book artist, co-creator of Mary Marvel, best known for his work with Fawcett Comics

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October 15

1905: debut of Little Nemo, classic American comic strip by Winsor McCay
1922: birth of Alfons Figueras, Spanish cartoonist
1923: birth of Vince Colletta, Italian-American comic book artist best known as an inker for Marvel Comics
1938: first issue of Radio Fun, British comic which ran until 1961
1941: first appearance of Archie by Bob Montana and Vic Bloom in Pep Comics #22
1962: birth of Len Kaminski, American comic book writer, known for Ultimate Spider-Man
1973: birth of Guy Major, American comic book artist
1973: birth of Joe Prado, American comic book artist and inker
1978: birth of Phil Balsman, American comic book artist and letterer
1983: first issue of School Fun, British comic which lasted for less than a year
1999: first publication of Samurai Deeper Kyo, Japanese manga created by Akimine Kamijyo
2004: death of Irv Novick, American comic book artist known for his work at Archie Comics and DC Comics

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October 16

1926: birth of Joe Sinnott, American comic book artist best known as an inker for The Fantastic Four
1944: birth of Bob Hall, American comic book artist best known as the co-creator of West Coast Avengers
1954: first publication of Playhour, British comic which lasted for some 1,700 issues
1976: first issue of Krazy, British comic which ran until 1978
1989: birth of Irene Strychalski, American comic book artist

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October 17

1877: birth of Fanny Cory, American cartoonist and book illustrator best known for her comic strips Sonnysayings and Little Miss Muffet

1914: birth of Jerry Siegel, American comics author, co-creator of Superman
1916: birth of Virgil Franklin Partch, American cartoonist and comic book creator also known as "VIP"
1920: birth of John Prentice, American comic strip artist best known for continuing Rip Kirby
1927: birth of Gerry Gersten, American political caricaturist known for his contributions to Mad Magazine
1937: first appearance of Huey, Dewey, and Louie, created by storyboard artist Carl Barks for The Walt Disney Company
1940: birth of Thomas Williams, British comics artist
1959: last publication of Comet, British comic magazine
1959: final appearance of The Gumps, American comic strip created by Sidney Smith which ran since 1917
1984: birth of Randall Munroe, American webcomic creator best known for xkcd
2003: death of Dave Follows, British comics creator best known for Creature Feature
2005: death of Tom Gill, American comic book artist best known for drawing The Lone Ranger comic books between 1950 and 1970

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October 18

1954: debut of Hi and Lois, American comic strip created and written by Mort Walker and drawn by Dik Browne
1955: birth of Sandy Plunkett, American comic book artist known for his work with Marvel Comics
1963: birth of Steve Epting, American comic book artist
1969: birth of Rachel Dodson, American comic book artist and inker
1969: start of Whizzer and Chips, British comic which ran until 1990
1973: death of Walt Kelly, American comic book artist and author best known for Pogo
1975: first appearance in The Beano of the British comic strips Ball Boy by Malcolm Judge and Tom, Dick and Sally by Dave Jenner
1978: birth of Sarah Dyer, American comic book artist known for her work on Action Girl Comics
1994: birth of David Mariotte, American editor at IDW Publishing who has contributed to the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by IDW Publishing.
1995: first volume of Flame of Recca, Japanese manga created by Nobuyuki Anzai
1997: death of Milt Neil, American animator, toy designer, and comics artist, known for his work for Disney Studios
2006: release of 1001 Nights of Snowfall, graphic novel by Bill Willingham, a prequel to Fables
2006: death of Miriam Engelberg, American comics artist best known for Cancer Made Me a Shallower Person
2006: death of Don R. Christensen, American comics writer known for his work on Disney comics

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October 19

Unknown year: birth of Dean White, American comics colorist
1883: birth of William Donahey, American comic strip creator best known for Teenie Weenies
1927: birth of Vic Lockman, American comics artist best known as creator of Moby Duck
1947: birth of Giorgio Cavazzano, Italian comics artist best known for his work on Disney comics
1955: first appearance of Modeste et Pompon in Le Journal de Tintin, a comic strip started by René Goscinny and André Franquin
1961: birth of Mike Manley American comics artist best known for co-creating Darkhawk
2002: death of Hans Jürgen Press, German illustrator and writer, known for riddle and crime comics
2012: death of John Radford, British writer and broadcaster, who early in his career wrote comics for D. C. Thomson & Co

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October 20

1889: birth of Frank Godwin, American comic strip creator best known for Connie and Rusty Riley
1897: birth of E. C. Stoner, American comics artist and commercial illustrator believed to have created the iconic Mr. Peanut mascot
1920: birth of Nick Cardy, American comic book artist best known for his work on Aquaman and Teen Titans
1935: death of Sidney Smith, American comic strip creator best known for The Gumps
1940: birth of Nikita Mandryka, Tunisian/French comics creator best known for Le Concombre Masqué
1962: birth of Ron Garney, American comic book artist
1980: birth of Ryan North, Canadian webcomic author best known for Dinosaur Comics
1993: death of Gaylord DuBois, prolific American comics writer best known for the Tarzan comic books
2000: debut of Sosiaalisesti rajoittuneet, Finnish webcomic by Ossi Mäntylahti, Pekka Piira and Jukka Piira

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October 21

birth of Tom Morgan (comics), American comic book artist
1904: birth of Edmond Hamilton, American comic book writer known for his Superman stories
1934: launch of Le Journal de Mickey, French weekly comics magazine featuring Disney comics
1939: birth of Pat Bastienne, American comic book editor for DC Comics
1944: death of Nell Brinkley, American illustrator and comic artist, sometimes referred to as the "Queen of Comics"
1955: birth of Geof Darrow, American comic artist best known for Hard Boiled
1956: birth of Paul Levitz, American comic book writer, president of DC Comics
1959: birth of Michael Dooney, American comic book writer, artist, and toy designer, best known for his works on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series
1962: birth of Lee Weeks, American comics artist known for his work on such titles as Daredevil.
1966: birth of Rags Morales, American comics artist.
1988: birth of Marguerite Bennett, American comics writer, known for DC Comics Bombshells.
1995: death of Jesús Blasco, Spanish comics author best known for his work in different Fleetway magazines
1998: debut of Love Hina, Japanese manga by Ken Akamatsu
1998: launch of The PC Weenies, American webcomic by Krishna M. Sadasivam
2009: death of Robert Dalmasso, French comic artist also known as Robert Devil and Robert Dalmas

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October 22

1908: birth of José Escobar Saliente, Spanish comics creator best known for Zipi y Zape
1934: first appearance of Terry and the Pirates, a classic comic strip by Milton Caniff
1953: birth of Steven Grant, American comic book writer best known for Punisher
1954: death of George McManus, American comic strip creator best known for Bringing up Father
1962: birth of Mike Heisler, American comics writer known for Gen13
1962: birth of Andrea Kruis, Dutch comics artist best known for 15½
1977: first issue of Cheeky, British comic book which ran until 1980
1988: last publication of Oink!, British comic which lasted for 68 issues
2002: death of Nonoy Marcelo, Filipino comics artist best known for Ikabod
2011: death of Puthukkody Kottuthody Sankaran Kutty Nair, Indian political cartoonist better known as Kutty

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October 23

1920: birth of Bob Montana, American comic strip creator best known for Archie
1924: birth of R. K. Laxman, Indian cartoonist best known for The Common Man
1958: first appearance of The Smurfs by Peyo in a Johan and Peewit story in Spirou magazine
1963: birth of Eric Shanower, American cartoonist, best known for his Oz novels and comics
1965: birth of Joseph Illidge, American comic book writer and editor.
1968: birth of Gary Erskine, Scottish comic book artist.
1970: birth of Jeromy Cox, American comic book colorist
1992: death of Horace T. Elmo, American comic strip cartoonist particularly active in the 1930s and 1940s
2003: start of Dragon Zakura, Japanese manga by Mita Norifusa

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October 24

1915: birth of Bob Kane, American comic book writer and artist, creator of Batman
1925: birth of Al Feldstein, American comic book artist and editor, for 28 years editor-in-chief of MAD magazine
1932: birth of Ziraldo Alves Pinto, Brazilian comics artist best known for O Pasquim
1944: debut of The Mice Squad, Canadian comic strip by Larry Purdy in The Telegram
1953: birth of Mindy Newell, American comic book writer and editor best known for her work with DC Comics
1955: birth of Kiff Scholl, American comic book letterer
1955: birth of Marc Campos, American comic book artist
1968: birth of Françoise Mouly, American comic book colorist and wife of Art Spigelman
1970: birth of Kevin Somers, American comic book artist
1985: birth of Tini Howard, American comic book writer

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October 25

1922: birth of Maurice Dodd, British comic strip author best known for The Perishers
1941: birth of Michele Wrightson, American artist best known for her work as an underground comix cartoonist
1945: birth of Peter Ledger, Australian comics artist known for his airbrush work
1960: birth of June Brigman, American comic book artist and illustrator, co-creator of the preteen superhero team Power Pack
1966: birth of Jeff Parker (comics), American comic book writer and artist
1986: last issue of Hoot, British comic book which ran for one year and 53 issues only

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October 26

Unknown Year: birth of Paris Cullins, American comic book artist
1764: death of William Hogarth, English cartoonist who is often credited as one of the pioneers of comics
1931: birth of Larry Lieber, American comic book artist and writer, known as co-creator of Thor and Iron Man
1941: birth of Bob de Groot, Belgian comics author best known for Clifton, Léonard and Robin Dubois
1949: birth of Glynis Oliver (aka Glynis Wein), American artist who has worked as a colorist in the comics industry
1962: birth of Jack Morelli, American comic book letterer and author, known for designing many comic book logos
1970: debut of Doonesbury, American comic strip created by Garry Trudeau
1970: debut of Momma, American comic strip by Mel Lazarus
1970: birth of Terry Dodson, American comic book artist
1985: first issue of Hoot, British comic book which ran for one year and 53 issues only
2002: first appearance of Bokura ga Ita, Japanese manga created by Yuuki Obata

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October 27

1930: birth of Leo Baxendale, British comics creator best known for The Bash Street Kids
1935: birth of Mauricio de Sousa, Brazilian comic strip creator best known for Monica's Gang
1948: birth of Bernie Wrightson, American comic book artist best known as creator of Swamp Thing
1954: birth of Jan Duursema, comics artist best known for her work on Star Wars comics
1990: last issue of Whizzer and Chips, British comic which ran since 1969
1992: birth of Evan Stanley, American comics artist and writer
2012: death of Bill White, American animator, and a comic book writer, penciller, and inker

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October 28

Unknown Year: birth of Shawn Lee, American comic book letterer
1913: debut of Krazy Kat by George Herriman as an independent comic strip
1925: birth of Leonard Starr, American comic book artist best known for Mary Perkins, On Stage
1945: birth of Gary Hallgren, American underground comix artist known for working on Air Pirates Funnies
1945: birth of Karen Mantlo, American comic book letterer
1948: birth of Cary Bates, American comic book writer, known for his work on Superman
1951: birth of Joe R. Lansdale, American comics writer best known for Jonah Hex
1952: birth of Jim Valentino, American comic book artist and writer, co-founder of Image Comics
1953: birth of Mario Sen, American comic book artist
1967: birth of Karl Story, American comic book artist known as an original member of Gaijin Studios
1968: birth of Onofrio Catacchio', Italian comics author known for Nathan Never
1972: birth of Pablo Raimondi', Argentine comic book artist
1983: death of Otto Messmer, American comic strip author best known for Felix the Cat
1984: birth of Francesco Plascencia, Mexican comics artist

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October 29

1921: birth of Bill Mauldin, American comic strip creator known for Willie and Joe
1944: birth of Nick Cuti, American comic book writer best known as creator of E-Man
1953: birth of Batton Lash, American comics creator, best known for the series Supernatural Law
1959: first issue of Pilote, French comics magazine, with a.o. the debut of Asterix by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo
1999: death of Greg, prolific Belgian comics author and artist, editor-in-chief of Tintin magazine
2007: debut online of Xeric award-winning Grey Legacy, by Wayne Wise and Fred Wheaton

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October 30

Publications

1955 – First appearance of Jommeke, popular Belgian comic strip by Jef Nys
1976 – Final issue of Monster Fun, British comic which only started in 1975

Births

1924 – Jean-Michel Charlier, Belgian comics writer (d. 1989)
1927 – Will, influential Belgian comics artist
1935 – Don Thompson, American pioneer of comic book fandom
1951 – P. Craig Russell, American comic book artist and inker

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October 31

1925: birth of Robin Moore, American comic strip creator known for Tales of the Green Beret
1937: birth of Frank Stack, American underground cartoonist, known first for underground comic, The Adventures of Jesus
1946: birth of Bruce Jones (comics), whose pen names include Philip Roland and Bruce Elliot, is an American comic book writer, novelist, illustrator, and screenwriter
1949: birth of Colin Wilson, New Zealand comic book artist known for his work on Blueberry and for 2000 AD
1959: birth of Claudio Villa, Italian comics artist best known for his work on Tex Willer
1960: birth of Mark Chiarello, American comic book editor and art director
1962: birth of Eric Luke, American film, television, novel and comic book writer who wrote the entire first series (36 issues) of Ghost for Dark Horse Comics
1969: birth of Cam Smith, British comic book artist'
1972: birth of Mark Morales, American comic book artist and inker
1997: death of Evelyn Flinders, British comics artist who worked in girls' comic
2001: End of Love Hina, Japanese manga by Ken Akamatsu
2001: End of Gate Keepers, Japanese manga created by Keiji Gotoh
2006: Last episode of Concerned, American webcomic by Christopher C. Livingston
2011: death of Mick Anglo, British comic book creator

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