Days of Comics Past

Events for March 13

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Mar 13, 1921: Al Jaffee, MAD Magazine artist and creator of the "Mad fold-in," is born.

Events for March 6

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Mar 6, 1917: Will Eisner, pioneering comic book creator and coiner of the term "graphic novel", is born in Brooklyn, NY.

Events for March 3

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Mar 3, 1958: Marc Silvestri, comic book artist and founding member of Image Comics, is born.

Mar 3, 1983: Hergé (George Remi), creator of Tintin, passes away.

Events for March 2

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Mar 2, 1952: Mark Evanier, author of numerous cartoons and comic books, is born in Santa Monica, CA.

Events for March 1

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Mar 1, 1922: William "Bill" Gaines, publisher of EC Comics and MAD Magazine, is born in New York City, NY.

Mar 1, 1924: Arnold Drake, co-creator of DC's Doom Patrol and Deadman and writer for Stanley and His Monster, is born.

Events for March

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1941: Captain America makes his Hitler-socking debut in Captain America Comics #1, published by Timely Comics.

1946: Charlton Comics begins publishing comic books. They would eventually become home to comic book superheroes such as the Question, Captain Atom, and the Blue Beetle.

1963: Iron Man debuts in Marvel's Tales of Suspense #39.

1966: Stan Lee and Jack Kirby introduce comic fans to the Watcher, the Silver Surfer, and "The Coming of Galactus" in Fantastic Four #48.

1971: Jack Kirby debuts New Gods #1 for DC Comics, becoming the first multi-title epic story published in comic form and the first acknowledged "limited series" from a mainstream publisher.

1986: With a bolt of lightning and a familiar silhouette, Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns #1 explodes onto comic racks.

1991: Evan Dorkin's Milk & Cheese, Dairy Products Gone Bad, are published for the first time by Slave Labor Graphics

2004: The final issue of Dave Sim's Cerebus, issue #300 is published, making it the longest single complete and continuous narrative in comic form by the same creative team.

Events for February 21

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Feb 21, 1993: Harvey Kurtzman, creator of MAD Magazine, passes away at the age of 68.

Events for February 18

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Feb 18, 1931: Johnny Hart, writer/artist for the comic strip B.C., is born.

Feb 18, 1963: Mark Bode, creator of Miami Mice and son of underground comix artist Vaughn Bode, is born in Utica, NY.

Feb 18, 2007: Bob Oksner, artist for the newspaper strip Miss Cairo Jones and artist for several syndicated comics for DC, passes away of pneumonia at the age of 90.

Events for February 17

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Feb 17, 1920: Curt Swan, Silver Age comic book artist, is born in Willmar, Minnesota.

Feb 17, 1936: The Phantom comic strip by Lee Falk is published for the first time.

Feb 17, 1970: Hiroaki Samura, creator of the Blade of the Immortal manga series, is born.

Feb 17: C.B. Cebulski, former editor for Marvel Comics, creator of the Marvel Mangaverse line of comics, and writer of Wanderlost, is born.

Events for February 16

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Feb 16, 1968: Warren Ellis, writer for The Authority, Planetary, and Fell, is born.

Feb 16, 2005: Dudu Geva, Israeli illustrator and cartoonist of "The Duck" character, passes away at age 54.

Events for February 15

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Feb 15, 1939: William Van Horn, comic book artist for many of Disney's Duck comics, is born in California.

Feb 15, 1948: Art Spiegelman, creator of Maus, is born in Stockholm, Sweden.

Feb 15, 1954: Matt Groening, creator of the Simpsons, Life in Hell, and Akbar & Jeff, is born in Portland, OR.

Events for February 12

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Feb 12, 1970: Judd Winick, writer and artist for Pedro & Me and writer for Green Lantern, Caper, and Batman, is born

Feb 12, 2000: Charles Monroe Schulz, creator of Peanuts, passes away at the age of 77, the night before the last original Peanuts strip is published.

Events for February 10

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Feb 10, 1970: Universal Press Syndicate opens for business syndicating comic strips.

Events for February 9

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Feb 9, 1928: Frank Frazetta, fantasy artist and painter, is born in Brooklyn, NY.

Feb 9, 1954: Jo Duffy (Mary Jo Duffy), editor for DC and Marvel Comics and writer of Power Man and Iron Fist and Catwoman, is born.

Feb 9, 1956: Tim Truman, artist for Grimjack, creator of Scout, and writer of Hawkworld and Conan, is born in Gauley Bridge, WV.

Feb 9, 1959: David B. (David Beauchard), writer/artist for L'Ascension du Haut Mal (a.k.a. Epileptic), is born in France.

Feb 9, 1962: Sarah Byam, writer of Billi 99 and DC's Black Canary, is born

Feb 9, 1989: Osamu Tezuka, father of manga, passes away at the age of 60.

Events for February 8

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Feb 8, 1914: Bill Finger, co-creator of Batman, is born in New York City, NY.

Feb 8, 1961: Bruce Timm, artist and producer of Batman the Animated Series and its spinoffs, is born.

Feb 8, 2004: Julius "Julie" Schwartz, DC Comics good-will ambassador and father of the Silver Age of comics, passes away at the age of 88.

Events for February 6

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Feb 6, 1994: Jack "King" Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg) passes away at the age of 76.

Events for February 3

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Feb 3, 1968: Rodney Dunn, artist for Vortex Magazine and Atomic Cow, is born.

Events for February

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1935: New Fun Comics #1 is published, the first comic book featuring all new material (instead of reprinted newspaper comic strips).

1940: Fawcett Comics' Whiz Comics #2 introduces Captain Marvel (SHAZAM!) to the public.

1960: Julie Schwartz gathers the Justice League of America for the first time in The Brave & The Bold #28. Their own comic book would come four months later.

1974: The Punisher begins his one-man war on crime in Amazing Spider-Man #129.

1987: Batman #404 begins Frank Miller's "Batman: Year One", the first post-Crisis Batman story. Wonder Woman #1, written and drawn by George Perez, similarly restarts the post-Crisis Wonder Woman.

1989: After the readers decide his fate via a call-in poll, Robin (Jason Todd) is murdered by the Joker in Batman #428.

Events for January 31

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Jan 31, 2000: Gil Kane (born Eli Katz) passes away at the age of 73.

Events for January 30

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Jan 30, 1953: Fred Hembeck, comic book artist and parodist of DC and Marvel, is born.

Jan 30, 1961: Denys Cowan, comic book artist for The Question, co-founder of Milestone Media, and Senior VP of Animation at BET Television, is born.

Jan 30, 2006: Seth Fisher, artist for Green Lantern: Willworld and Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan, dies from an accidental fall.

Events for January 29

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Jan 29, 1971: Brian Wood, writer for Local, Demo, DMZ, and Channel Zero, is born.

Jan 29, 1975: Ryan Kelly, artist for Local, is born.

Events for January 28

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Jan 28, 1996: Jerry Siegel (born Jerome Siegel), co-creator of Superman, passes away at the age of 81. On the same day, Burne Hogarth, comic artist for Tarzan, passes away at the age of 84.

Jan 28, 2005: Daniel Branca, Disney comics creator from Argentina, passes away at the age of 54 in Buenos Aires.

Events for January 28

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Events for January 27

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Jan 27, 1952: Steve Leialoha, comic book artist, is born.

Jan 27, 1954: Peter Laird, co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, is born in North Adams, MA.

Jan 27, 1957: Frank Miller, writer and artist for The Dark Knight Returns, Ronin, and Sin City, is born.

Events for January 26

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Jan 26, 1929: Jules Feiffer, editorial cartoonist and comic historian, is born.

Jan 26, 1936: Silvio "Sal" Buscema, Marvel Comics artist for The Avengers, Captain America, and Rom, is born in Brooklyn, NY.

Events for January 25

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Jan 25, 1938: Leiji Matsumoto, artist and creator of Uchû Senkan Yamato (known as Star Blazers in the U.S.) and Captain Harlock, is born.

Jan 25, 1973: Geoff Johns, comic book writer, is born in Detroit, MI.

Events for January 24

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Jan 24, 1930: John Romita Sr, one of the definitive Spider-Man artists and father of John Romita Jr, is born.

Jan 24, 1954: Lorenzo Mattotti, Italian comix artist of Stigmates and La Bruit du Givre, is born.

Jan 24, 2002: Kurt Schaffenberger, regular Silver Age Superman artist, passes away at the age of 82.

Events for January 23

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Jan 23, 1952: Klaus Janson, comic book artist and inker, is born in Coburg, Germany.

Events for January 22

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Jan 22, 1970: Alex Ross, painter and artist for Marvels and DC's Kingdom Come and Justice, is born.

Events for January 21

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Jan 21, 1931: Paul Deliège, writer/artist for Spirou magazine and creator of Bobo, is born.

Events for January 18

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Jan 18, 1970: Friday Foster debuts as a syndicated comic strip. Created by Jim Lawrence (W) and Jorge Longaron (A), the syndicated strip is the first one to feature a black woman as its lead character.

Events for January 16

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Jan 16, 1960: Frédéric Boilet, author of Le Rayon Vert and Tokyo est mon Jardin, is born in France.

Events for January 14

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Jan 14, 1863: Richard Felton Outcaul t is born in Lancaster, Ohio. Creator of the "Yellow Kid," Outcault is recognized as the father of the comic strip.

Events for January 12

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Jan 12, 1967: Takehiko Inoue, artist for the sports manga Slamdunk and Real, is born in Kagoshima, Japan.

Jan 12, 1968: John Jackson Miller, writer for Iron Man and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, is born.

Events for January 11

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Jan 11, 1998: Wim Mortimer, DC Comics cover artist, passes away at the age of 79.

Events for January 10

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Jan 10, 2002: John Buscema, master Marvel Comics artist of the 70's, passes away at the age of 74.

Events for January 8

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Jan 8, 1990: Bernie Krigstein, EC Comics artist, passes away at the age of 70.

Events for January 6

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Jan 6, 2000: Don Martin, seminal MAD Magazine artist, passes away at age 68.

Jan 6, 2006: Yoshiro Kato, creator of the Mappira-kun comic strip for the Manichi Shimbun newspaper, passes away from respiratory failure.

Events for January 5

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Jan 5, 1941: Hayao Miyazaki, creator of Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind manga and master animation director, is born in Tokyo, Japan.

Jan 5, 2000: Goseki Kojima, co-creator of Lone Wolf and Cub, passes away at the age of 71.

Events for January 3

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Jan 3, 2005: Will Eisner, pioneering comic book creator and coiner of the term "graphic novel", passes away at the age of 87 due to complications following open-heart surgery.

Events for January 2

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Jan 2, 1929: Don Heck, artist for Iron Man and the Avengers, is born in Jamaica, NY.

Jan 2, 1978: Neil Swaab, cartoonist for the newspaper comic strip Rehabilitating Mr. Wiggles, is born in Detroit, MI.

Jan 2, 1986: Zelda Jackson "Jackie" Ormes, creator of Torchy Brown and first syndicated Black female cartoonist, passes away in Chicago.

Jan 2, 2005: Frank Kelly Freas, science fiction illustrator and cover artist for Mad Magazine, passes away at the age of 82.

Events for January 1

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Jan 1, 1995: The last Far Side comic strip runs in the daily newspapers.

Events for January

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1940: The Golden Age Flash (Jay Garrick) streaks onto the scene in Flash Comics #1.

1976 (?): Jim Steranko's Red Tide is published, arguably the first graphic novel in the industry.

1989: Sandman #1 by Neil Gaiman makes its debut from DC Comics. By 1993, this title and Swamp Thing will form the foundation for the new Vertigo imprint.

1993: Superman dies at the hands of Doomsday in DC Comics' Superman #75, triggering mass media coverage, much fan consternation, massive sales, and interminable variations in the gimmick among DC's other heroes.

1994: Marvels #1 is published by Marvel Comics, presenting an innovative look at the Marvel Universe and vaulting Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross into the top-tier of comics creators.

Events for December 31

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Dec 31, 1956: Steve Rude, creator of Nexus, is born in Madison, WI.

Dec 31, 1995: The last Calvin and Hobbes comic strip is printed.

Dec 31, 2005: Maurice Dodd, writer for British comic strip The Perishers, passes away in Ashford, Surrey, at the age of 83.

Events for December 28

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Dec 28, 1922: On a soul-shattering, pulse-pounding day, Smilin' Stan Lee, comic creator extraordinare, makes his astonishing debut from Mrs. Lee to an eagerly awaiting world. Excelsior!

Events for December 27

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Dec 27, 1996: Marvel Entertainment Group files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Events for December 26

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Dec 26, 2004: Steve Roper and Mike Nomad end their syndicated newspaper comic strip run (which began in 1936 as The Great Gusto).

Events for December 25

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Dec 25, 1911: Burne Hogarth, comic artist for Tarzan, is born.

Events for December 24

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Dec 24, 1986: Gardner Fox, seminal Silver Age DC Comics writer, passes away at the age of 75.

Events for December 22

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Dec 22, 1951: Tony Isabella, creator of Black Lightning, is born.

Events for December 21

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Dec 21, 1918: Frank Hampson, creator of Dan Dare, is born in Manchester, England.

Dec 21, 1921: John Severin, EC Comics and Marvel Comics artist, is born.

Dec 21, 1991: Sheldon "Shelly" Mayer, comic book writer, artist, and editor, passes away at the age of 73.

Events for December 19

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Dec 19, 2001: Dan DeCarlo, creator of Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Josie and the Pussycats, passes away at the age of 82.

Events for December 18

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Dec 18, 1947: Riyoko Ikeda, one of the first prominent female mangaka (Japanese manga artists), is born in Osaka, Japan.

Dec 18, 2005: Rafael Fornes Collado, Cuban cartoonist who produced the Don Sabino and Jose Delores newspaper strips, passes away in Havana, Cuba at the age of 88.

Events for December 15

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Dec 15, 1920: Kurt Schaffenberger, Silver Age Superman artist, is born in Germany.

Events for December 14

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Dec 14, 1914: Jack Cole, creator of Plastic Man, is born in New Castle, PA.

Events for December 13

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Dec 13, 1968: Joseph Michael Linsner, comic book artist and creator of Dawn, is born.

Events for December 12

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Dec 12, 1919: Dan DeCarlo, creator of Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Josie and the Pussycats, is born in New Rochelle, NY.

Dec 12, 1926: Joe Kubert, comic artist and founder of the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art, is born.

Dec 12, 1992: Peyo (Pierre Culliford), creator of the Smurfs (Schtroumpfs), passes away at the age of 64.

Events for December 11

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Dec 11, 1927: John Buscema, Marvel Comics artist, is born.

Dec 11, 1957: Peter Bagge, creator of HATE Comix, is born.

Events for December 8

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Dec 8, 1894: Elzie Crisler Segar (E.C. Segar), creator of Popeye and the Thimble Theater newspaper comic strip, is born in Chester, IL.

Dec 8, 1962: Erik Larsen, creator of the Savage Dragon, is born in Minneapolis, MN.

Events for December 6

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Dec 6: Leonard Kirk, artist for DC's JSA and Supergirl, is born.

Dec 6, 1929: Frank Springer, artist on Marvel's The Transformers and co-creator of The Adventures of Phoebe Zeit-Geist, is born.

Dec 6, 1961: Robin Riggs, comic book penciller and inker, is born.

Dec 6, 1965: Paul Jenkins, writer for Marvel's Peter Parker: Spider-Man and Civil War: Front Line, and DC/Vertigo's Hellblazer, is born.

Events for December 4

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Dec 4, 1973: J. Scott Campbell, creator of Danger Girl, is born.

Events for December 2

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Dec 2, 1924: Jack Davis, artist for EC Comics and Mad and Playboy magazines, is born in Atlanta, GA.

Dec 2, 1971: John Hankiewicz, writer/artist for indie comic Tepid, is born.

Events for December 1

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Dec 1, 1962: Joe Quesada, penciller and current Editor-in-Chief of Marvel Comics, is born.

Dec 1: Matt Fraction, writer of Five Fists of Science, Casanova, and The Immortal Iron Fist is born.

Events for December

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1941: Wonder Woman debuts in All-Star Comics #8.

1956: Bill Willingham, creator of Elementals and Fables, is born in Fort Belvoir, VA.

1967: Emanuel "Mac" Raboy, artist for Fawcett Comics, passes away.

1977: Dave Sim's Cerebus #1 is published. The same month and year, Will Eisner publishes A Contract With God, arguably the first graphic novel.

1986: Marvel Comics publishes The 'Nam #1. It is the first monthly war comic to appear for several decades, and begins in "real time," with 30 days elapsing in the comic world between each issue.

Events for November 30

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Nov 30: Keith Giffen, writer for the Legion of Superheroes and the "Bwah-hah-hah" Justice League, is born.

Nov 30: Robert Kirkman, writer for The Walking Dead, Invincible, and Battle Pope, is born.

Nov 30, 1970: Johnny Ryan, writer/artist for Angry Youth Comix and Blecky Yuckarella, is born.

Nov 30, 2005: James Sasseville, cartoonist and collaborator with Charles Schulz for It's Only a Game, passes away in Los Altos, CA, at the age of 78.

Events for November 29

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Nov 29, 1981: Dr. Fredric Wertham, author of Seduction of the Innocent and unwitting father of the Comics Code Authority, passes away at the age of 86.

Events for November 28

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Nov 28, 1957: Jerry Ordway, writer and artist for Superman and many other DC Comics, is born.

Events for November 26

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Nov 26, 1922: Charles Monroe Schulz, creator of the Peanuts comic strip, is born in Minneapolis, MN.

Events for November 25

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Nov 25, 1973: Rex Maxon, comic book and strip artist and co-creator of Turok Son of Stone, passes away at the age of 85.

Nov 25, 2004: Bob Haney, co-creator of original Teen Titans, the Doom Patrol, and Metamorpho the Element Man, passes away due to complications from a stroke at the age of 78.

Nov 25, 2006: Dave Cockrum, comic book artist and co-creator of the Uncanny X-Men, passes away due to complications from diabetes at the age of 63.

Events for November 23

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Nov 23, 1961: Masamune Shirow, creator of the Appleseed and Ghost in the Shell manga, is born in Kobe City, Japan.

Events for November 22

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Nov 22, 1940: Roy Thomas, writer for Avengers, Conan the Barbarian, and All-Star Squadron, is born in Missouri.

Nov 22, 1950: David Wenzel, artist for The Wizard's Tale, is born.

Nov 22, 1956: Ron Randall, artist for Star Wars, Justice League, and Spider-Man, is born.

Nov 22, 1989: Clarence Charles "C.C." Beck, SHAZAM! artist, passes away at the age of 79.

Events for November 21

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Nov 21, 1922: Wies Peleman, Flemish cartoonist and author of Zonder Woorden, is born in Belgium.

Nov 21, 1972: Rich Johnston, writer of Holed Up and The Flying Friar and Lying in the Gutters columnist, is born.

Events for November 20

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Nov 20, 1900: Chester Gould, creator of Dick Tracy, is born in Pawnee, OK.

Events for November 19

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Nov 19, 1917: Observed birthday of Zelda Jackson "Jackie" Ormes, creator of Torchy Brown and first syndicated Black female cartoonist, although some sources place her birth year in 1915.

Nov 19: Min S. Ku, artist for Justice League Adventures, is born.

Events for November 18

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Nov 18, 1953: Alan Moore, author of Watchmen and the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, is born in Northampton, England.

Nov 18, 1985: The first Calvin and Hobbes comic strip is published by Universal Press Syndicate

Events for November 17

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Nov 17, 1966: Ed Brubaker, writer for Captain America, Daredevil, and Criminal, is born.

Events for November 15

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Nov 15, 1915: Martin Nodell, artist for the Golden Age Green Lantern, is born in Philadelphia, PA.

Nov 15, 1969: Jessica Abel, writer/artist for Artbabe and La Perdida, is born.

Events for November 14

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Nov 14, 1958: Edd Vick, science fiction and comic book writer, is born.

Nov 14, 1973: Anders Nilsen, comic artist and creator of Big Questions, is born.

Events for November 13

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Nov 13, 2004: Harry Lampert, artist for the Golden Age Flash, passes away from brain cancer at the age of 88.

Events for November 11

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Nov 11, 1943: Dave Cockrum, co-creator of the Uncanny X-Men, is born in Pendleton, OR.

Nov 11, 1964: Lewis Trondheim (Laurent Chabosy), creator of the Lapinot and Donjon comics, is born in France.

Nov 11, 2005: Lucho Olivera, Argentinian comic artist on Nippur, Gilgamesh, and Dick el Artillero, passes away at the age of 63.

Events for November 10

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Nov 10, 1960: Neil Gaiman, author of DC/Vertigo's Sandman, is born.

Events for November 9

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Nov 9: Bill Mantlo, prolific writer for Marvel Comics on Rom, Micronauts, Alpha Flight, Incredible Hulk, and Marvel Team-Up, is born.

Nov 9, 1993: Ross Andru, comic artist for DC and Marvel Comics, passes away.

Events for November 8

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Nov 8, 1924: Mario Faustinelli, member of the Venice Group and artist/editor for Asso Di Piche, is born in Venice, Italy.

Events for November 6

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Nov 6, 2001: Gray Morrow, renowned sci-fi comic book artist and art director for the Spider-Man (1967) animated TV show, dies of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Events for November 5

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Nov 5, 1938: James Steranko, comic book historian, writer/artist for Captain America and Nick Fury in the 1970's and arguably the creator of the first graphic novel, is born in Reading, PA.

Nov 5, 1977: Rene Goscinny, writer of the Asterix comics, passes away at the age of 51.

Events for November 3

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Nov 3, 1916: Harry Lampert, artist for the Golden Age Flash, is born.

Nov 3, 1928: Osamu Tezuka, father of Japanese manga, is born in Osaka, Japan.

Nov 3, 1998: Bob Kane, creator of Batman, passes away at the age of 82.

Events for November 2

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Nov 2, 1927: Steve Ditko, co-creator of Marvel Comics' Spider-Man and Doctor Strange, is born in Johnstown, PA.

Nov 2, 1981: Wallace "Wally" Wood, prolific artist of the Silver Age, dies of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Events for November 1

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Nov 1, 1972: Zander Cannon, artist for America's Best Comics' Top 10, is born.

Events for November

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1939: Marvel Comics #1 is published by Martin Goodman. Despite the name of the book, the company will not be known as Marvel Comics until 1963.

1940: The Justice Society of America unites for the first time in All-Star Comics #3, making it the first superhero team in the comics.

1966: After teases and near-misses stretching back more than a year, readers finally hit the jackpot as we see Mary-Jane Watson's face for the first time in Amazing Spider-Man #42, drawn by John Romita Sr.

1987: Don Lomax publishes the first issue of the autobiographical Vietnam Journal for Apple Comics.

Events for October 28

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Oct 28, 1925: Leonard Starr, artist for Marvel's Sub-Mariner and the On Stage comic strip, is born.

Oct 28, 1945: Gary Hallgren, underground comix artist and participant in the Air Pirates comix, is born.

Oct 28, 1952: Jim Valentino, comic book artist and founding member of Image Comics, is born in the Bronx, NY.

Oct 28, 1964: Henrik Rehr, cartoonist, artist, and creator of the comic strip Ferd'nand, is born.

Oct 28, 1983: Otto Messmer, creator of Felix the Cat, passes away at the age of 91.

Events for October 27

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Oct 27, 1930: Leo Baxendale, artist for the Bash Street Kids and founder of the Reaper Books publishing company, is born in the UK.

Oct 27, 1948: Bernard "Bernie" Wrightson, horror artist extraordinaire, is born in Baltimore, MD.

Events for October 26

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Oct 26, 1931: Larry Lieber, Spider-Man newspaper comic strip artist and younger brother to Stan Lee, is born in New York City, NY.

Oct 26, 1970: The first Doonesbury comic strip is published by Universal Press Syndicate.

Events for October 24

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Oct 24, 1916: Bob Kane, creator of Batman, is born in New York City, NY.

Events for October 23

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Oct 23, 1963: Eric Shanower, comic artist and creator of Age of Bronze, is born in Key West, FL.

Events for October 21

2006-10-21T00:01:00.000-07:00

Oct 21, 1955: Geof Darrow, artist for Hard Boiled, conceptual artist for the Matrix, and creator of Shaolin Cowboy, is born.

Events for October 18

2006-10-18T00:01:00.000-07:00

Oct 18, 1973: Walter Crawford Kelly, creator of Pogo, passes away at the age of 60.

Events for October 17

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Oct 17, 1914: Jerry Siegel (born Jerome Siegel), co-creator of Superman, is born in Cleveland, OH.

Events for October 16

2006-10-16T00:01:00.000-07:00

Oct 16: Larry Young, publisher at AiT-PlanetLar Comics and writer for Astronauts in Trouble, is born.

Events for October 15

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Oct 15, 1905: Windsor McKay's Little Nemo in Slumberland comic strip debuts in the New York Herald.

Events for October 14

2006-10-14T00:01:00.000-07:00

Oct 14, 1974: Otto Oscar Binder, scripter for Captain Marvel/SHAZAM!, passes away at the age of 63.