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July 1

1917: birth of Jack Adler, American comic book artist who worked as a cover artist and colorist for DC Comics
1935: birth of Billy Graham, African-American comics artist known for his work on the Marvel Comics characters Luke Cage and Black Panther
1935: birth of Draper Hill, American cartoonist and writer
1949: birth of Mike Baron, American comic book writer, creator of Badger and the co-creator of Nexus
1952: death of Jimmy Bancks, Australian cartoonist best known for his comic strip Ginger Meggs
1961: birth of Julianna Ferriter, American comic book artist
1967: birth of Hugh Fleming, American comic book artist
1982: birth of Rickey Purdin, American comic book editor
1995: first issue of X-wing Rogue Squadron, an American comic book in the Star Wars universe
1996: debut of Frumpy the Clown, American comic strip created by Judd Winick which ran only until 1998
1999: first publication of Angelic Layer, Japanese manga by CLAMP

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July 2

1907: birth of Eppo Doeve, Dutch painter and cartoonist of Indo descent
1913: birth of Jerry Coleman, American comic book writer
1918: birth of Wim Boost, Dutch comics author who worked in the studios of Marten Toonder
1930: birth of Al Wiesner, American comic creator, known for creating Shaloman
1971: birth of Christopher B. Wright, American webcomic author known for Help Desk
1972: birth of Darren O'Shaughnessy (aka Darren Shan), Irish writer and novelist.
1996: death of Mike Parobeck, American comic book artist best known for his work on The Batman Adventures
2004: death of John Cullen Murphy, American comics artist best known for his work on Prince Valiant

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July 3

1925: birth of Jerry DeFuccio, American comics writer best known for his work with Mad magazine
1937: birth of Russ Cochran, American comics published best known as a publisher of EC Comics reprints
1954: birth of Arne Starr, American comic book illustrator best know for his work on comics published by DC Comics
1967: birth of Dan Slott, American comic book writer
1975: birth of Andy Park, American comic book artist known for working on Tomb Raider and Uncanny X-Men
2012: release of The Amazing Spider-Man, a film based on the Marvel Comics character

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July 4

1883: birth of Rube Goldberg, American cartoonist, president of the National Cartoonists Society: the Reuben Awards were named after him
1947: birth of Ellie deVille, American comic book letterer
1952: birth of Rick J. Bryant, American comic book artist known for his work at Marvel Comics
1961: birth of Chris Yambar, American comic book creator known for his work in underground comics
1963: birth of Dan Nakrosis, American comic book artist, letterer, writer, editor and publisher
1967: death of Ondřej Sekora, Czech painter, illustrator, writer, journalist, and entomologist, author of various comic strips
1971: birth of David Finch (comics), American comics artist known for his work on Top Cow Productions' Cyberforce
1977: birth of David Petersen, American comic book creator best known for Mouse Guard
1991: death of Art Sansom, American comic strip author best known for The Born Loser
2005: launch of Wally and Osborne, American webcomic by Tyler Martin

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July 5

1921: birth of Bill Yates, American cartoonist and comic strip editor for King Features Syndicate
1933: birth of Shel Dorf, American comic book enthusiast and the founder of San Diego Comic-Con International
1945: birth of François Bourgeon, French comics author and artist best known for Les passagers du vent and the Cyann Saga
1958: birth of Bill Watterson, American author and artist of the popular comic strip Calvin and Hobbes
1968: birth of Ken Akamatsu, Japanese mangaka best known for Love Hina
1976: death of Frank Bellamy, British comics artist best known for his work in Eagle and on Dan Dare
1978: death of Paul Cuvelier, Belgian comics artist best known for Corentin
2004: debut of Brewster Rockit: Space Guy!, American comic strip by Tim Rickard
2011: death of Shinji Wada, Japanese manga artist, best known for the creation of the Sukeban Deka franchise

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July 6

Unknown year: birth of Evan "Doc" Shaner, American comic book artist
1916: birth of Don R. Christensen, American comics writer known for his work on Disney comics
1924: birth of Frank Giacoia, American comics inker
1947: birth of Katherine Collins, Canadian-born cartoonist, writer, media personality, stage performer, and composer
1950: birth of John Byrne, British-American comic writer and artist, best known for his work on most major superhero comics
1952: birth of Christy Marx, American screenwriter, author, and game designer, creator of Sisterhood of Steel
1953: birth of Joe Zabel, American comic book writer and artist, best known for illustrating American Splendor
1959: birth of Louis Paradis, Canadian comics artist, writer and illustrator
1968: birth of Noel Van Horn, American-Canadian comics artist best known for his work on Mickey Mouse comics
1982: death of Warren Tufts, American comic strip and comic book artist-writer, known for the strip Casey Ruggles
1991: death of Nicholas P. Dallis, American comic book writer known for Apartment 3-G and Rex Morgan, M.D.
2017: death of Landrú, Argentine caricaturist and humorist
2017: death of Galip Tekin, Turkish comic book artist, cartoonist and screenwriter

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July 7

1920: birth of Al Avison, American comics artist known for Captain America and cocreating The Whizzer
1924: birth of Al Wenzel, American comics artist
1958: debut of the James Bond comic strip by Anthony Hern and John McLusky in the Daily Express
1964: birth of Kosuke Fujishima, Japanese mangaka best known for Oh My Goddess!
1965: birth of Mike Parobeck, American comic book artist best known for Batman Adventures
1965: birth of Jordan B. Gorfinkel, American comic book editor and creator for DC Comics
1968: birth of Juan Vlasco, American comic book artist and inker
1972: in Disney's lawsuit against the Air Pirates for copyright infringement, the initial decision of the California District Court is in favor of the Walt Disney Company
1977: death of Roy Crane, American comics artist and writer, creator of Wash Tubbs and Buz Sawyer
1997: first appearance of Zits, an award-winning American comic strip by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman
2002: end of Modesty Blaise, British comic strip created by author Peter O'Donnell and illustrator Jim Holdaway

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July 8

1887: birth of Jean Ray, Flemish writer who wrote comic-strip scenarios under the name John Flanders
1918: birth of Irwin Hasen, American cartoonist, co-creator of the Dondi comic strip and creator of DC Comics' Wildcat
1937: birth of Shinji Nagashima, Japanese manga artist known as the "father of seinen manga"
1946: birth of Mort Castle, American horror author. writing teacher, and regular contributor to comic anthology Graphic Classics
1947: birth of Turk, Belgian comics author best known for Clifton, Léonard and Robin Dubois
1949: death of Harold Knerr, American comic strip creator, best known as the writer-artist of The Katzenjammer Kids
1959: birth of Stan Woch, American comics artist, best known for his work for DC Comics
1963: birth of Whilce Portacio, Filipino-American comic book writer and artist, and one of the co-founders of Image Comics
1967: end of Buck Rogers comic strip, created by Philip Francis Nowlan and syndicated by the National Newspaper Service
1963: debut of Fred Basset, ongoing Scottish comic strip created by Alex Graham for the Daily Mail
1979: birth of David Baron (comics), American comics colorist, best known for his work for DC Comics
1982: death of Sylvan Byck, American editor and cartoonist, who was the comic strip editor for King Features Syndicate for over 30 years
1997: death of Clay Geerdes, American writer, photojournalist, publisher, and teacher, known for his work in underground comics
2017: death of Bob Lubbers, American comic strip and comic book artist, known for his work on Tarzan, Li'l Abner, andLong Sam

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July 9

birth of Terry Kavanagh, American comic book editor and writer, known for his work with Marvel Comics
birth of Craig Anderson, Marvel Comics Managing Editor in the 1980's and 90's
1887: birth of Bruce Bairnsfather, British humorist and cartoonist, best known for the cartoon character Old Bill
1909: birth of Basil Wolverton, American comic book artist, best known for his contributions to MAD magazine
1916: birth of Mort Leav, American comic book artist best known as cocreator of The Heap
1921: birth of Tony DiPreta, American comics artist best known for Joe Palooka and Rex Morgan, M.D.
1926: birth of Murphy Anderson, American comics artist, known as one of the premier inkers of this era
1957: birth of Kurt Mausert, American comics colorist, best known for his work on Robotech comics
1977: last publication of Sparky, a British comic which ran for 652 issues
1980: birth of Kristian Donaldson, American comic book artist known for Supermarket
2007: launch announced of Zuda Comics, DC Comics' webcomics imprint

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July 10

1914: birth of Joe Shuster, Canadian-American comic book artist, co-creator of Superman
1917: birth of Reginald Smythe, British comic strip author and artist, best known for Andy Capp
1942: birth of Jeff Millar, American comic strip writer and film critic best known for co-creating the Tank McNamara comic strip
1942: birth of José Antonio Muñoz, Argentinian comics artist known for graphic novels like Alack Sinner
1949: birth of Bob Larkin, American comics artist primarily known for his painted covers
1951: death of Dudley Fisher, American comic strip creator best known for Myrtle
1957: birth of Gerard Jones, American comic book writer known for Green Lantern
1969: birth of Howard Porter, American comic book artist
1972: birth of Simone Bianchi (artist), Italian comic book illustrator, painter, graphic designer and art instructor
1989: death of Jean-Michel Charlier, Belgian comics writer best known for Redbeard, Buck Danny and Blueberry
2000: the first strip of the webcomic GU Comics by Woody Hearn appears online
2001: debut of Nodame Cantabile, Japanese manga by Tomoko Ninomiya
2007: death of Doug Marlette, American editorial cartoonist, known for his popular comic strip Kudzu
2017: death of Mangesh Tendulkar, Indian artist as cartoonist and humourist

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July 11

1923: birth of Dan Barry, American cartoonist best known for his 1951 revival of the daily comic strip Flash Gordon
1975: death of Crockett Johnson, American cartoonist best known for the comic strip Barnaby
2004: debut of Prickly City, American comic strip by Scott Stantis

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July 12

1928: birth of Al Scaduto, American comic strip creator best known for They'll Do It Every Time
1937: debut of Abbie an' Slats, American comic strip written by Al Capp and drawn by Raeburn van Buren
1956: birth of KC Carlson, American comic book artist
1970: birth of Phil Jimenez, American comic book author best known for Wonder Woman
1993: launch of 9 Chickweed Lane, a comic strip by Brooke McEldowney
2002: death of Jorge Zaffino, Argentinian comic book artist best known for Winter World
2017: death of Sam Glanzman, American comics artist and memoirist best known for his war comics

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July 13

1902: birth of Cemal Nadir Güler, Turkish cartoonist, known as the “Father of Turkish Comics”
1919: birth of Joe Gill, American comic book writer best known as co-creator of Captain Atom
1931: birth of Ernie Colon, Puerto Rican comics artist, known for illustrating children's, superhero, and horror comics
1937: birth of Hugo De Reymaeker, Belgian comic artist, best remembered for his humorous medieval adventure series De Fratsen van Jan Heibel
1940: birth of Mike Ploog, American storyboard and comic book artist, known for his work on Man-Thing and The Monster of Frankenstein series for Marvel Comics
1942: birth of Tom Palmer, American comic book inker best known for his work at Marvel Comics
1949: birth of Wayne Vansant, American comic book artist known for military comics including Marvel's The 'Nam
1952: debut of the American Sunday comic strip Walt Disney's Treasury of Classic Tales

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July 14

1910: birth of William Hanna, American animator, voice actor, cartoonist, and musician, co-founder of Hanna-Barbera
1927: birth of Mike Esposito, American comic book artist, known for work at Marvel and DC comics
1934: birth of Gotlib, French comics artist and author, best known for Superdupont and Gai-Luron
1961: birth of John K. Snyder III, American writer and illustrator of comic books and graphic novels
1964: birth of Richard Case, American comic book artist
2000: death of Rene Ríos Boettiger, Chilean comics creator best known for Condorito
2006: death of Tom Frame, British comics letterer best known for his work on Judge Dredd

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July 15

1925: birth of Henry Martin, American cartoonist, known for the single-panel comic strip Good News/Bad News
1927: birth of Jack Abel, American comic book inker best known for his work with Marvel Comics and DC Comics
1933: birth of Guido Crepax, Italian comics artist, best known for Valentina
1967: birth of Christopher Golden, American author, known for the Dark Horse Comics series Baltimore
1970: birth of Kelly Sue DeConnick, American comic book writer and editor and English–language adapter of manga.
1977: birth of Mads Eriksen, Norwegian comics creator best known for M
1978: birth of Tom King (writer), American author, comic book writer, and ex-CIA officer.
2004: debut of A Lesson Is Learned But The Damage Is Irreversible, American webcomic by David Hellman and Dale Beran

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July 16

1890: birth of Carl Ed, American comic strip artist best known as the creator of Harold Teen
1942: birth of Russ Jones, American comics author, creator of the magazine Creepy
1943: birth of Steve Stiles, American cartoonist and writer, best known for his work in fanzines
1957: birth of Eddy Newell, American comics artist
2001: death of Morris, Belgian comics artist, creator of Lucky Luke
2007: death of Angus Allan, British comic strip writer and magazine editor known for his work on TV Century 21 and Look-in

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July 17

1871: birth of Lyonel Feininger, early American comic strip creator best known for The Kin-der-Kids
1913: birth of Marc Swayze, American comic book artist and co-creator of Mary Marvel
1917: birth of Gus Arriola, American comic strip creator best known for Gordo
1932: birth of Quino, Argentine comics artist best known for Mafalda
1938: birth of Hermann, Belgian comics artist and author, known for Bernard Prince and Les Tours de Bois-Maury
1947: birth of Jimmy Janes, American comics artist and storyboard artist best known for his work on DC Comics' Legion of Super-Heroes series.
1954: birth of J. Michael Straczynski, American comic book writer, best known for his work on The Amazing Spider-Man and Fantastic Four
1962: birth of Steve Crompton, Canadian-born artist, author, and designer, best known for his creation Demi the Demoness
1966: birth of Richard Moore, American comic book creator best known for Boneyard
1970: birth of Liz Agraphiotis, American comic book letterer
1971: birth of Pete Woods, American comic book artist
1972: birth of John Livesay, American comic book artist
1976: birth of Brian K. Vaughan, American comic book and television writer

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July 18

Unknown year: birth of Richard Friend, American comic book inker
1926: birth of Yolanda Vargas Dulché, Mexican comics writer known for Memín Pinguín
1950: birth of Michael Vance, American comics writer, known for Straw Men and the comic strip Holiday Out
1971: birth of Phil Noto, American comics artist
1972: birth of Luke Ross, American comic artist known for his work on books such as Gen13, Spider-Man, Green Lantern, Indiana Jones and Captain America
1974: birth of Charles Soule, American comic book writer, novelist, musician, and attorney.
1975: death of Vaughn Bodé, American underground comics artist best known for Cheech Wizard
1990: death of Yves Chaland, French comics author and artist best known for The Adventures of Freddy Lombard

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July 19

1934: birth of Janusz Christa, Polish comics artist best known for Kajko i Kokosz
1950: birth of Richard Pini, American comics author best known for co-creating Elfquest
1952: birth of Bob Burden, American comic book artist and writer, best known as the creator of Flaming Carrot Comics
1959: birth of Luke McDonnell, American comic book artist
1970: debut of Cattivik, Italian comic series created by Bonvi
1970: birth of Devin Grayson, American comic book writer known for her work at DC Comics
1972: birth of Jamal Igle, American comic book artist known for his work on Firestorm
1982: first appearance of Geech, American comic strip by Jerry Bittle
2001: debut of Battle Angel Alita: Last Order, Japanese manga created by Yukito Kishiro
2005: death of Jim Aparo, American comic book artist best known for Batman
2005: free webcomic hosting provider Keenspace changes its name to Comic Genesis to avoid confusion with Keenspot
2007: death of Roberto Fontanarrosa, Argentine cartoonist, comics artist, and writer known popularly as El Negro Fontanarrosa

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July 20

1912: birth of John Lehti, American comic book artist known for his work during the Golden Age of Comics
1932: birth of Dick Giordano, American comic book artist and editor with DC Comics
1969: birth of Drew Hayes, American comics artist best known for Poison Elves
1975: final appearance of Pogo, American comic strip created by Walt Kelly
1995: death of George Caragonne, American comic book writer for Marvel Comics

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July 21

1942: death of Giove Toppi, Italian cartoonist and the first to draw Mickey Mouse comics in Italy
1948: birth of Garry Trudeau, American comic strip creator best known for Doonesbury
1950: birth of Bill Kunkel (journalist), American graphic novelist as well as pioneering professional wrestling and video game journalist
1962: birth of Bill Knapp, American writer-artist especially known for the comic The Furies
1972: birth of Gary Whitta, British comics writer known for Death, Jr.
1998: debut of Shadow Star, Japanese manga created by Mohiro Kitoh

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July 22

Unknown year: birth of Mike Rockwitz, American comic book editor and colorist
1936: birth of Angus Allan, British comic strip creator mainly of TV series adaptations
1939: first publication of The Magic Comic, British comic which lasted for 80 issues
1941: birth of Vaughn Bodé, American underground comics artist best known for Cheech Wizard
1965: first appearance of Philémon by Fred in Pilote
1973: first publication of Violence Jack, Japanese manga created by Go Nagai
1986: death of Floyd Gottfredson, American comic book artist best known for the Mickey Mouse comic strip
2002: launch of Queen of Wands, American webcomic by Aeire
2009: death of John Ryan, British cartoonist and creator of Captain Pugwash

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July 23

1888: birth of Gluyas Williams, American cartoonist
1917: birth of Gus Arriola, American comic strip cartoonist and animator, primarily known for the comic strip Gordo
1917: birth of France Herron (aka Ed Herron), American comic book writer and editor credited with co-creating Captain Marvel Jr. and the Red Skull
1919: birth of Héctor Germán Oesterheld, Argentine comic writer perhaps best known for El Eternauta
1922: birth of Damiano Damiani, Italian screenwriter, film director, actor, and writer who started as a comic cartoonist in association with the "Group of Venice"
1947: birth of Mike Vosburg, American comic book artist, known for his work on the Tales from the Crypt
1956: birth of Frank Fosco, American comic book artist best known for Savage Dragon
1962: birth of Kelley Jones, American comic book artist best known for working on Batman and Sandman
1962: birth of Dale Keown, Canadian comic book artist best known for his work on The Incredible Hulk
2002: death of Djordje Lobacev, Yugoslavian comic artists, active during the Golden Age of Serbian comics
2017: death of Flo Steinberg, American publisher perhaps better known as the secretary for Marvel Comics editor Stan Lee

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July 24

Unknown year: birth of Adam DeKraker, American comic book artist
1907: birth of Antonia Yeoman, Australian-English cartoonist and illustrator, the only woman in Punch's Toby Club
1924: birth of Gene D'Angelo, comic book colorist
1926: birth of Lew Sayre Schwartz, American comic book artist who was known for his work on Batman in the Golden Age of comics
1932: birth of Ricardo Villamonte, comic book artist and inker
1935: birth of Pat Oliphant, Australian-born American artist who produced thousands of daily editorial cartoons
1943: first appearance of Garth, a British comic strip by Steve Dowling and John Allard in the Daily Mirror which ran until 1997
1947: birth of Romeo Tanghal, Filipino comics artist and inker, known for work at DC Comics
1954: birth of Helen Vesik, comic book artist, colorist and letterer
1958: birth of Bob Greenberger, American writer and editor who held executive positions at both Marvel and DC
1959: birth of Trevor Von Eeden, Guyanese-American comics artist and writer, known for work on Black Lightning
1963: birth of Colleen Doran, American comic book creator best known for A Distant Soil
1971: death of Lou Fine, American comic book artist best known for his cover art in the 1940s
1975: birth of Shane McCarthy, Australian writer best known for his comic book work.
1978: birth of Gabe Eltaeb, American comic book artist
1979: birth of Mark Andrew Smith, American comic book writer and editor best known for Amazing Joy Buzzards
2003: death of Warren Kremer, American comic strip creator best known for Richie Rich
2012: death of R. A. Kosasih, Indonesian comics author
2012: death of Themo Lobos, Chilean cartoonist, publisher of the comic-book Cucalón

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July 25

1887: death of Henry Mayhew, English journalist, playwright, and advocate of reform, co-founder of Punch
1897: birth of Ivan Sensin, Russian-Serbian cartoonist, known as one of the leading artists during the Golden Age of Serbian comics in the 1930s
1916: birth of Fred Lasswell, American comic strip author best known for Barney Google
1936: birth of Richard Goldwater, American comic book president and publisher of Archie Comics
1941: birth of S. Clay Wilson, American underground comix artist known for his work in Zap Comix
1947: birth of Ted Benoit, French comic artist, graphic novelist, and prominent figure in the stylish Franco-Belgian ligne claire comics scene in the 1980s
1945: birth of Anna Brandoli, Italian comics artist best known for La Strega
1952: birth of Chip Bok, American editorial cartoonist
1957: birth of Ray Billingsley, American cartoonist, the creator of the comic strip Curtis
1972: birth of Galen Showman, American comic artist and letterer
1982: death of Hal Foster, classic Canadian comic book artist and author, best known as creator of Prince Valiant and for his work on Tarzan
1990: birth of Amadeo Turturro, American comic editor
2000: debut of Chopping Block, American webcomic by Lee Adam Herold
2007: The United States Postal Service introduces Marvel Superhero stamps

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July 26

1883: birth of Edwin Balmer, American comic strip writer best known for Speed Spaulding
1934: death of Winsor McCay, early American comics author of Little Nemo and Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend
1953: birth of Bob Pinaha, American comic book letterer, best known for his run on Star Trek comics
1962: birth of Harry Candelario, American comic book artist, best known as an inker for Marvel Comics
1974: death of Gene Byrnes, American comic strip creator best known for Reg'lar Fellers

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July 27

1907: birth of Jesse Marsh, American comic book artist known for his work on Tarzan
1922: birth of Ruben Moreira, Puerto Rican comic book artist and writer best known for his work on Tarzan and as a DC Comics artist.
1927: birth of Guido Buzzelli, Italian comic book artist, writer, illustrator, and painter
1938: birth of Pierre Christin, French comics author best known for his collaborations with Enki Bilal and Jean-Claude Mézières
1938: birth of Bill Pearson, American comic book writer and letterer
1940: birth of Ernie Chan, Chinese-American comics artist, known for work for Marvel Comics and DC Comics
1948: birth of Kaiji Kawaguchi, Japanese mangaka best known for Eagle
1960: birth of Nicola Scott, comics artist from Sydney, Australia whose notable works include Birds of Prey and Secret Six.
1977: birth of Foo Swee Chin, Singaporean comics artist best known for Nightmares & Fairy Tales
2004: launch of Joe and Monkey, American webcomic by Zach Miller
2005: death of Marten Toonder, influential Dutch comics creator best known for Tom Puss
2006: death of Carlos Roque, Portuguese comics artist best known for Wladimyr
2017: death of Stan Hart, American comedy writer who worked for Mad Magazine and Topps

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July 28

1915: birth of Dick Sprang, American comic book artist and penciller, best known for his work on the superhero Batman
1930: birth of Jean Roba, Belgian comics artist best known for Boule et Bill
1945: birth of Jim Davis, American comic strip creator best known for Garfield
1959: birth of Ian Akin, American comic book artist, known primarily for inking for Marvel Comics
1960: birth of Jon J. Muth, American writer and illustrator of children's books,graphic novels, and comic books
1964: birth of Salvador Larroca, Spanish comic book artist
1966: birth of Michael Lark, American comics artist and colorist
1967: birth of Will Pfeifer, American comic book writer
1967: death of Violet Moore Higgins, American cartoonist, children's book illustrator, and writer
1972: death of Fanny Cory, American cartoonist and book illustrator best known for her comic strips Sonnysayings and Little Miss Muffet
1982: birth of Ed Piskor, American alternative comics creator known for his work with Harvey Pekar and with Jay Lynch
2000: death of Chic Stone, American comic book artist best known as an inker on Fantastic Four
2006: end of Honey and Clover, Japanese manga by Chika Umino

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July 29

1954: birth of Lovern Kindzierski, American comics colorist and inker, and co-founder of Digital Chameleon
1955: birth of Dave Stevens, American comics artist best known for The Rocketeer
1970: birth of Rus Wooton, American comic book letterer
1974: birth of Gail Simone, American writer of comic books, best known for penning DC's Birds of Prey
1985: first appearance of Arlo and Janis, American comic strip created by Jimmy Johnson

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July 30

1892: first issue of The Wonder, British comic magazine published by Alfred Harmsworth
1961: birth of Turhan Selçuk, Turkish cartoonist, co-founder of the Turkish Cartoonists Association
1938: first issue of The Beano, second longest running British comic
1955: Grandpa, drawn by Ken Reid, first appears in the British comic The Beano
1955: birth of Tom Ziuko, American comic book artist best known for his work in Hellblazer
1961: birth of Achdé, French comics author and artist, current author of Lucky Luke
1966: birth of Chris Sprouse, American comic book artist best known for Tom Strong
1992: death of Joe Shuster, Canadian-American comic book artist, co-creator of Superman
2002: debut of .hack//Legend of the Twilight, Japanese manga created by Tatsuya Hamazaki and Rei Izumi

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July 31

birth of Denise Wohl (aka Denise Vladimir (or Vladimer)), American comics letterer and founder of Intrinsic Comics
1927: birth of George Wildman, American cartoonist most noted for his work in the comic books industry
1933: debut of Dickie Dare, American comic strip created by Milton Caniff, which ran until 1957
1957: birth of Gary Barker , American comic artist and illustrator, best known for his longtime association with Garfield creator Jim Davis
1966: last publication of Ben Casey, American comic strip by Neal Adams based on the TV series
1976: last appearance of Mickey Finn, an American comic strip by Frank Leonard which ran since 1936
1976: birth of Cory Petit, American comic book letterer known for his work with Marvel Comics
1977: birth of Lee Bermejo, American comic book writer and artist
1977: birth of Leinil Francis Yu, Filipino comic book artist
1997: first volume of Air Master, Japanese seinen manga created by Yokusaru Shibata
2000: death of Lars Jansson, Finnish comic strip creator best known for Moomin
2000: launch of Narbonic, American webcomic by Shaenon K. Garrity
2003: death of Guido Crepax, Italian comics artist, best known for Valentina
2006: death of Mario Faustinelli, Italian comics author best known for Asso di Picche

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