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September 1

1868: birth of Kin Hubbard, American comics creator best known for Abe Martin of Brown County
1897: birth of Jimmy Hatlo, American cartoonist, known for creating the long-running comic strip and gag panel They'll Do It Every Time
1926: birth of Gene Colan, American comic book artist, best known for his work on Marvel Comics
1927: birth of Gaspar Saladino, American comic book letterer and logo designer, best known for his work on DC Comics
1932: birth of José Ortiz, Spanish comics artist known for several collaborations with Antonio Segura, a.o. Hombre
1952: birth of Cullen Murphy, American comic strip writer known for writing Prince Valiant for more than twenty years
1958: first issue of War Picture Library, British comic which lasted for more than 2100 issues
1959: birth of Joe Jusko, American comic book artist known for his realistic, highly detailed style
1960: birth of Jack Ohman, American comics artist known for Mixed Media
1971: birth of Joe Kelly (comics writer), American comics writer who is part of Man of Action Studios
1974: birth of Jhonen Vasquez, American comics creator best known for Squee!
1978: birth of Travis Lanham, American comic book letterer
2017: death of Barry Liebmann, American comedy writer whose work appeared in the pages of MAD Magazine for 38 years

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September 2

birth of Matt Idelson, Marvel Comics editor
1910: birth of Paul Reinman, German-American comic book artist best known as an inker for the works of Jack Kirby
1946: birth of Walt Simonson, American comic book writer and artist best known for his work on The Mighty Thor
1964: birth of Keanu Reeves, actor and comic book author of BRZRKR
1970: birth of Brian Buccellato, American comic book writer
1971: birth of Arnold Arre, Filipino comic book author best known for his graphic novel The Mythology Class
1981: death of Andrija Maurović, important early Croatian comics artist
1994: first publication of Rurouni Kenshin, Japanese manga created by Nobuhiro Watsuki

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September 3

1923: birth of Mort Walker, American comic strip creator best known for Beetle Bailey and Hi and Lois
1936: birth of Kazuo Umezu, author of Japanese horror manga
1957: birth of Paul Chadwick, American comic book creator, best known for his series Concrete
1962: birth of Sholly Fisch, American comic book writer, known for his work on DC Comics' Looney Tunes
1963: birth of Joe Matt, American cartoonist known for Peepshow
1972: birth of Jonathan Hickman, American comic book writer and artist
1974: birth of Ethan Van Sciver, American comic book artist
1978: birth of Corey Breen, American comic book letterer
1989: first strip of Outland by Berkeley Breathed appears, one month after retiring Bloom County
1992: birth of Simone Di Meo, Italian comic book artist
1998: death of Vince Alascia, American comics artist best known for working on Captain America

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September 4

1882: birth of Harold Knerr, American comic strip creator, best known as the writer-artist of the comic strip The Katzenjammer Kids
1912: birth of Syd Hoff, American comic strip creator best known for Tuffy
1913: birth of Syd Shores, American comic book artist
1945: birth of Lee Marrs, American comic book artist
1948: birth of Jean Simek (aka Jean Izzo), American comic book letterer and daughter of Artie Simek
1950: debut of Beetle Bailey, popular American comic strip by Mort Walker
1951: birth of Scott Shaw (artist), American comic book artist
1953: birth of Paul Smith (comics), American comic book artist, best known for his work on X-Men
1955: birth of Ben Abernathy, American editor who worked at Dark Horse, Marvel, WildStorm, and.DC Comics before moving to Madefire
1963: birth of Ken Lopez, American comic book letterer
1966: birth of José Marzan Jr., American comic book writer and artist
1973: birth of Andersen Gabrych, American comic book writer
1985: birth of Matt Herms, American comic book artist
1992: birth of Miquel Muerto, American comic book artist and colorist

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September 5

1902: birth of Orrin C. Evans, African-American journalist and comic book publisher, publisher of All-Negro Comics
1926: birth of Dave Wood, American comic book writer
1945: birth of Bob Toomey, American comic book writer
1950: birth of Cathy Guisewite, American comic strip author best known for Cathy
1952: death of Boardman Robinson, Canadian-American painter, illustrator, and cartoonist
1952: birth of Arvell Jones, American comics artist best known for his work for Marvel Comics and for DC Comics and its imprint Milestone Media.
1964: birth of John Francis Moore (writer), American comics writer.
1965: first appearance of Eek & Meek, American comic strip by Howie Schneider which ran until 2000
1977: death of Tatsuo Yoshida, Japanese cartoonist, writer, manga artist and anime pioneer who founded the anime studio Tatsunoko Productions
1990: death of Jerry Iger, American comic strip creator best known as co-founder with Will Eisner of Eisner & Iger, an early comic book packager
1994: debut of Mutts, popular comic strip by Patrick McDonnell
1996: death of Carl Fallberg, American comics artist best known as creator of Lil Bad Wolf
2004: launch of Chicken Wings, German comic strip and webcomic by Michael and Stefan Strasser
2006: death of John McLusky, British comic strip creator best known for the James Bond newspaper comic strips
2012: death of Martin Filchock, American cartoonist and pioneer during the Golden Age of comic books, known for drawing comics for Army magazines

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September 6

1937: birth of Sergio Aragonés, Spanish/Mexican cartoonist best known for his work with Mad Magazine
1945: birth of Go Nagai, Japanese mangaka best known for Devilman and Mazinger Z
1949: birth of Mike Zeck, American comic book artist best known for his work with Marvel Comics
1956: death of Alex Raymond, American comic book author and artist, creator of Flash Gordon, Rip Kirby and Secret Agent X-9
1968: death of Harold Gray, American comic strip creator best known for Little Orphan Annie
1976: first appearance of Motley's Crew, American comic strip by Ben Templeton and Tom Forman
2004: first appearance of Franklin Fibbs, American comic strip by Hollis Brown and Wes Hargis which only lasted for two years

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September 7

1909: birth of José Cabrero Arnal, Spanish-French comics artist best known for Spiff and Hercules
1954: death of Bud Fisher, American comic strip creator best known for Mutt and Jeff
1955: death of Ham Fisher, American comic strip creator best known for Joe Palooka
1966: birth of Don Hudson, comic book artist and write4.
1968: last publication of Fantastic, a British comic which lasted for 89 issues
1977: death of Alexis, French comics artist best known for the series Al Crane and Superdupont
1982: death of José Cabrero Arnal, Spanish-French comics artist best known for Spiff and Hercules
1983: birth of Nei Ruffino, comic book artist.

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September 8

1926: birth of Lars Jansson, Finnish comic strip creator best known for Moomin
1930: first appearance of Blondie, an American comic strip by Chic Young which still runs and has appeared in over 2,300 newspapers
1932: first appearance of The Kid, Dick Tracy's future adopted son, in the comic strip
1937: birth of Archie Goodwin, editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and best remembered for his adaptation of Star Wars into comics
1958: debut of Get Fuzzy, American sports-oriented comic strip created by Jack Berrill
1958: start of Sky Masters, American comic strip created by Jack Kirby which only ran until 1961
1973: birth of Jordan Crane, American comics creator known for The Clouds Above
1974: death of James Swinnerton, American comic strip creator best known for Little Jimmy
1978: birth of Adrian Ramos, American webcomic creator best known for Count Your Sheep
2002: final appearance of Miss Peach, American comic strip by Mel Lazarus which ran since 1957

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September 9

1917: birth of Frank Robbins, American comics artist and writer
1940: birth of Vicente Segrelles, Spanish comics artist best known for El Mercenario
1959: birth of Dan Vado, American comic book publisher and writer, and a fixture of the independent comics community.
1960: birth of Paul Grist, British comics creator known for Kane and Jack Staff
1960: birth of Kevin Maguire, American comic book artist
1962: birth of Kevin Grevioux, American actor, screenwriter, and comic book writer
1979: first appearance of For Better or For Worse, comic strip by Lynn Johnston
1979: final appearance of Mary Perkins, On Stage, American comic strip by Leonard Starr
2001: debut of VG Cats, American webcomic by Scott Ramsoomair
2001: start of Wapsi Square, American webcomic by Paul "Pablo" Taylor
2003: launch of Haiku Circus, American webcomic by Ken Sakamoto

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September 10

Unknown year: birth of Casey Jones, American comic book artist
1922: birth of Roy Doty, American cartoonist, artist, and illustrator
1952: birth of Gerry Conway, American comic book writer best known as co-creator of the Punisher
1959: birth of Nancy A. Collins, American comic book writer known for Swamp Thing
1960: birth of Alison Bechdel, American comics creator best known for Dykes To Watch Out For and Fun Home
1988: release of Comic Book Confidential, a Canadian documentary film which offered a survey of the history of the comic book
2000: death of Ben Wicks, English-Canadian cartoonist best known for Wicks
2001: debut of Makeshift Miracle, American webcomic by Jim Zubkavich
2004: launch of Beaver and Steve, American webcomic by James Turner

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September 11

1911: birth of Bill Parker, American comics writer and editor, best known for co-creating Captain Marvel and Spy Smasher for Fawcett Comics
1915: birth of Carl Fallberg, American writer/cartoonist who wrote comic books for Dell Comics, Western Publishing, and Gold Key Comics
1930: birth of Jean-Claude Forest, French comics artist and author, best known for Barbarella
1945: birth of Allyn Brodsky, American comic book writer
1954: birth of Rod Whigham, American comic book artist
1954: first publication of Tiger, British comic which would last for 1555 issues, marking the debut of Roy of the Rovers, comic strip by Frank S. Pepper and Joe Colquhoun
1976: last issue of Cracker, British comic which appeared since January 1975
1988: debut of One Big Happy, ongoing American comic strip created by Rick Detorie

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September 12

1897: birth of Walter B. Gibson, American author and professional magician, best known for his work on the pulp fiction character The Shadow
1922: birth of John Albano, American writer, co-creator of the western anti-hero Jonah Hex for DC Comics
1932: first appearance of Bluto, main opponent of Popeye in the Thimble Theatre comic strip by E. C. Segar
1945: birth of Milo Manara, Italian comics author and artist best known for his erotic comics and his collaborations with Hugo Pratt
1964: birth of Chip Kidd, American graphic designer
1972: birth of Javier Rodriguez, Spanish comic book artist and colorist
1987: last publication of Nipper, a British comic
2007: death of Phil Frank, American cartoonist best known as the creator of the San Francisco-based comic strip Farley

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September 13

1947: birth of Mike Grell, comic book writer and artist known for his work on Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes
1982: death of George Brenner, American cartoonist who created comics such as The Clock, Bozo the Iron Man, and 711
1962: birth of Rafael Kayanan, Filipino-American comics artist known for his work on Conan the Adventurer
1975: birth of Akimine Kamijyo, Japanese mangaka best known for Samurai Deeper Kyo
1977: launch of Jeff MacNelly's Shoe, American comic strip about a motley crew of newspapermen, all of whom are birds
1982: death of Reed Crandall, American comic book artist, known for his work during the Golden Age of Comics
2001: death of Johnny Craig, American comic book artist best known for his work with EC Comics
2002: death of Fred Guardineer, American illustrator and comic book writer-artist who contributed two features to the seminal Action Comics #1

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September 14

1842: appearance of the first American comic book, a translation of Histoire de M. Vieux Bois by Rodolphe Töpffer
1872: birth of Llorenç Brunet, Catalan comic artist, caricaturist, and watercolor painter
1891: birth of John H. Striebel, American comic strip artist best known for Dixie Dugan
1912: birth of Phiny Dick, Dutch illustrator and writer of children's books and comics
1922: birth of Lucien Nortier, French writer-artist who created comics for Jeudi-Magazine and Pic et Nic
1955: birth of Jim Novak, American comic book creator and letterer for Marvel Comics
1964: birth of Duncan Fegredo, British comic book artist
1979: birth of Vincente Cifuentes, Spanish comic book artist
1985: last issue of Nutty, British comic which ran since 1980

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September 15

1952: birth of Carol Lay, American alternative cartoonist best known for her weekly comic strip Story Minute
1962: last issue of Film Fun, British comic book which lasted for 2225 issues
1962: birth of Scott Dunbier American comic book editor, best known as the Special Projects Editor at IDW Publishing.
1971: birth of Laura Martin (aka Laura DePuy), American comic book colorist
1977: birth of Chris Crosby, cofounder of Keenspot and writer of the webcomic Superosity
1982: birth of Mitch Clem, American webcomic creator known for Nothing Nice To Say
1990: last issue of The Topper, British comic book which ran since 1953

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September 16

1920: birth of Art Sansom, American comic strip author best known for The Born Loser
1921: debut of Our Boarding House, American comic strip created by Gene Ahern which ran until 1981
1948: first appearance of Alix by Jacques Martin, in Tintin
1952: birth of Eugenio Sicomoro, Italian comics artist best known for Rouletabille
1954: birth of Howard Weinstein, American writer who wrote numerous Star Trek comics
1957: birth of Keith Williams, American comic book and comic strip artist, best known for illustrating The Phantom for over a decade
1960: birth of Mike Mignola, American comic book writer and artist, best known for Hellboy
1960: birth of Kurt Busiek, American comics author best known for Astro City
1962: birth of Seth, Canadian comic book writer and artist known for his graphic novels like It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken
2005: end of Dragon Zakura, Japanese manga by Mita Norifusa

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September 17

1929: birth of Anant Pai, Indian educationalist and a pioneer in Indian comics popularly known as Uncle Pai
1948: birth of Jeff MacNelly, American comic strip creator best known for Shoe
1950: birth of Roger Stern, American comic book writer working for DC Comics and Marvel Comics
1953: birth of Danny Fingeroth, American comic book writer and editor at Marvel Comics
1964: birth of Tony Daniel, American comics writer and artist, known for work with DC Comics
1982: birth of Hope Larson, American comics creator known for her graphic novels
2001: start of Detective School Q, Japanese manga by Seimaru Amaki and Fumiya Satou
2005: debut of Tamara Drewe, British comic strip created by Posy Simmonds in The Guardian
2011: death of Minck Oosterveer, Dutch cartoonist and winner of the 2011 Stripschapprijs

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September 18

1926: birth of Joe Kubert, Polish-American comic book artist and author, best known for Sgt. Rock and Fax From Sarajevo
1942: birth of Marco Rota, Italian comics author best known for his work on Disney comics
1946: birth of Alexis, French comics artist best known for the series Al Crane and Superdupont
1948: birth of Irene Vartanoff, comic book writer, editor and colorist
1957: birth of Dan Davis, comic book inker
1963: birth of Uri Fink, Israeli comics creator best known for Zbeng!
1965: first issue of Ranger magazine, British comic which lasted for only 40 issues
1967: birth of Stephen Sadowski, Canadian comic book artist and cover artist
1981: birth of Mitch Gerads, American comic book artist
1981: birth of Clay Mann, American comic book artist
1984: birth of Caitlin Kittredge, American author and comic-book writer of dark fantasy and urban fantasy noir

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September 19

1872: birth of A.D. Condo, American cartoonist best known as the creator of the comic strip The Outbursts of Everett True
1882: birth of Robert Storm Petersen, Danish cartoonist, writer, animator, illustrator, painter, and humorist, known almost exclusively by his pen name Storm P
1928: birth of Adam West, American actor, best known for Batman '66
1952: first appearance of Linus Van Pelt, character in Charles M. Schulz’s comic strip Peanuts
1953: debut of General Jumbo, British comic strip created by Paddy Brennan in The Beano
1954: birth of Garry Leach, British comics artist and publisher, best known for his work on Marvelman in Warrior
1954: birth of N.K. Jemisin, American science fiction and fantasy writer
1961: birth of Cynthia Martin, American comic book artist
2001: first appearance of RahXephon, Japanese manga by Takeaki Momose
2001: death of Aldo Capitanio, Italian comics artist best known for his work on Tex Willer

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September 20

1947: birth of Steve Gerber, American comic book writer best known for creating Howard the Duck
1948: birth of George R. R. Martin, American author known for Game of Thrones and avid comic boook fan who had fan letters published in Fantastic Four vol 1 numbers 20 & 32 and Avengers vol 1 numbers 9 & 12
1954: birth of Doug Hazlewood, American comic book artist and inker
1962: birth of Bill Amend, American comic strip creator best known for FoxTrot
1965: birth of John Dell, American comic book artist and inker
1965: start of Tales of the Green Beret, American comic strip by Robin Moore and Joe Kubert
1968: birth of Ben Edlund, American cartoonist, screenwriter, producer, and director. creator of The Tick
1976: birth of Andre Szymanowicz, American comic book colorist
2000: launch of the webcomic version of the American comic strip The Pain, When Will it End? by Tim Kreider

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September 21

1953: birth of François Corteggiani, French comics artist known for Pif le chien
1960: birth of David Mazzucchelli, American comics artist and writer, known for Daredevil: Born Again and Batman: Year One
1967: birth of Axel Alonso, American comics creator
1972: launch of Superdupont, French comic strip created in 1972 by Marcel Gotlib and Jacques Lob
1975: birth of Craig Thompson, American comic book author and artist best known for Blankets
1980: birth of John Rauch, American comic book colorist
1998: first appearance of Bobbins, webcomic by John Allison
1999: death of Joel Beck, American underground comix creator known for Lenny of Laredo

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September 22

1912: birth of Kon Shimizu, Japanese writer-artist and political cartoonist
1921: birth of Will Elder, American comic book artist best known for his work in MAD magazine
1922: launch of The Wizard, weekly British story paper published by D. C. Thomson & Co.
1931: birth of E. Nelson Bridwell, American comic book writer and publisher best known for his work in MAD magazine and DC Comics
1932: birth of Ian Kennedy, British artist who worked initially for D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, then later for Amalgamated Press
1952: death of H. T. Webster, American cartoonist known for The Timid Soul, Bridge, Life's Darkest Moments and others
1960: birth of Richard Dominguez, American comic book artist best known as creator of El Gato Negro
1962: birth of Steve Lavigne, American comic book illustrator best known for his lettering and coloring on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles title for Mirage Studios
1979: birth of James Jean, Taiwanese-American visual artist working primarily in painting and drawing
2006: end of Mac Hall, American webcomic by Ian McConville and Matt Boyd

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September 23

birth of Dave Wielgosz, American comic book writer for DC Comics, known for Man-Bat
1915: birth of Charles Nicholas, American comic book artist best known as the first illustrator of the Quality Comics aviator character Blackhawk
1938: birth of Jean-Claude Mézières, French comics artist best known for Valérian and Laureline
1949: birth of Paul Ryan (cartoonist), American comic book artist
1956: birth of Dan Day, American comic book artist
1956: birth of Peter David, American comic book writer known for his work on The Incredible Hulk
1967: launch of Princess Tina, weekly British girls' comic published by the International Publishing Company
1970: birth of Trevor Scott, American comic book artist and inker
1982: death of Gene Day, Canadian comic book artist best known for his work on Shang-Chi
1987: death of Walter M. Baumhofer, American illustrator notable for his cover paintings seen on the pulp magazines of Street & Smith and other publishers
2004: the first Comics Salon, an international festival of Japanese culture, manga, anime, comics, games, sci-fi, fantasy and horror, is held in Slovakia
2012: end of Cul de Sac, American comic strip created by Richard Thompson

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September 24

1900: birth of Ham Fisher, American comic strip creator best known for Joe Palooka
1946: birth of Carson Van Osten, American comics creator working on Disney comics
1952: birth of Bill Vallely, American freelance illustrator and writer, known for his work at various comic publishers
1957: death of Harry Paschall, American weightlifter, magazine editor, cartoonist, and writer, creator of the Bosco comic strip
1962: birth of Mark Mazz, American comic book art director, editor, and writer, founder of publishing company Atlas Unleashed
1970: birth of Marc Guggenheim, American TV writer and producer and occasional comic book writer
1970: birth of Dan Curtis Johnson, American comic book writer and programmer
1971: first appearance of Yoko Tsuno by Roger Leloup, in Spirou
1972: birth of Jock (cartoonist), Scottish cartoonist and comic book artist
1977: first publication of Plug, a British comic which ran for 76 issues
1979: birth of Greg Tocchini, Brazilian comic book artist
1982: birth of Matthew Inman, American cartoonist, creator of web comic The Oatmeal
1987: birth of Clayton Cowles, American comic book letterer
1993: launch of Doctor Fun by David Farley, presumably the first comic on the World Wide Web

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September 25

1911: birth of Charles Paris, American comics artist and inker known for his work for DC Comics
1921: birth of Jacques Martin, French comic book artist and author best known for Alix
1922: birth of Roz Kirby, American comic book ink for DC Comics and wife of comic legend Jack Kirby
1928: death of Richard F. Outcault, American comic strip pioneer best known for The Yellow Kid and Buster Brown
1932: launch of Ons Volkske, the youth supplement of the Flemish newspaper Ons Volk Ontwaakt
1951: birth of Howard Bender, American comic book artist best known for his work for DC Comics and Archie Comics.
1963: birth of Bob Layton, American comics artist and inker known for his work for Marvel Comics
1955: first appearance of Dondi, American comic strip by Gus Edson and Irwin Hasen
1972: birth of Paul Pope, American comics artist known for Batman: Year 100
1977: birth of Mike Krahulik, American webcomic artist best known for Penny Arcade
2003: death of Herb Gardner, American comic strip creator known for The Nebbishes
2003: debut of Bad Reporter, American comic strip by Don Asmussen

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September 26

1867: birth of Winsor McCay, early American comics author of Little Nemo and Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend
1906: birth of Jack Schiff, American comic book writer and editor on Batman at DC Comics
1912: birth of Don Rico, American comic book artist known for his work with Timely Comics and Atlas Comics
1935: birth of Juan Zanotto, Argentine comics artist known for Bárbara
1938: birth of Raoul Cauvin, prolific Belgian comics author best known for Les Tuniques Bleues
1946: first issue of Tintin, important Belgian comics magazine featuring the eponymous hero by Hergé and work by Edgar Pierre Jacobs
1946: birth of Louise Simonson, American comic book writer best known for her work on Superman: The Man of Steel
1948: birth of Kimio Yanagisawa, Japanese mangaka best known for Tokumei Kakarichō Tadano Hitoshi
1959: birth of Gabriel Morrissette, Canadian comics artist known for his work with DC Comics and Marvel Comics
1962: death of George L. Carlson, American illustrator and artist
1974: birth of Sonny Liew, Malaysian-born Singaporean comic artist/illustrator
2011: death of Sergio Bonelli, Italian comic book author and publisher, co-creator of Zagor

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September 27

1927: birth of Jack Katz, American comic book artist and writer, painter and art teacher known for his graphic novel The First Kingdom
1927: birth of Romano Scarpa, Italian comics author best known for his work on Disney comics
1946: birth of Bob Sharen, comics colorist best known for his work on Marvel Comics
1951: birth of Jim Shooter, American comics writer, editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics
1955: birth of Charles Burns, American comics artist and author best known for the graphic novel Black Hole
1955: birth of Randy Emberlin, American comics inker
1957: birth of Rune T. Kidde, Danish writer, storyteller, musician and artist, a prominent member of 1970s Danish cartoon underground
1971: birth of Horacio Sandoval, Mexican comics artist known for his work on Xpctrm
1981: birth of Sophie Crumb, American comics artist known as the daughter of Robert Crumb and for Belly Button
1988: death of Paul Reinman, German-American comic book artist best known as an inker for the works of Jack Kirby
1992: death of Zhang Leping, Chinese manhua artist best known for Sanmao

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September 28

1909: birth of Al Capp, American comics author and artist, best known for his creation Li'l Abner
1957: birth of Michael Eury, American editor and writer of comic books, known for his work for DC, Dark Horse, and TwoMorrows
1958: birth of Ken Penders, American comics artist best known for working on Sonic the Hedgehog
1963: birth of Greg Weisman, American comics writer best known for working on Captain Atom
1967: birth of MC Wyman, American comics artist
1974: birth of Jen Sorensen, author of the weekly comic strip Slowpoke
1979: birth of Guillem March, comic book writer for both DC and Marvel

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September 29

Unknown Year: birth of Matt Yackey, American comic book colorist
1907: launch of Mike and Ike (They Look Alike), comic strip by Rube Goldberg in the San Francisco Bulletin
1916: birth of Carl Giles, popular British cartoonist best known for his work in the Daily Express
1922: birth of Ned Riddle, American cartoonist, creator of the Mr. Tweedy panel cartoon
1926: birth of Russ Heath, American comic book artist known for his work for DC Comics
1947: birth of Greg Irons, American poster artist, underground cartoonist, animator, and tattoo artist
1952: birth of Lou Stathis, American author, critic, and editor, known for editing for Heavy Metal and DC Comics' Vertigo line
1959: birth of Mark Pennington, American comic book artist and inker
1963: birth of Carl Critchlow, British illustrator
1964: first appearance of Mafalda, comic strip by Argentine creator Quino which ran until 1973
1974: last publication of Violence Jack, Japanese manga created by Go Nagai
1988: death of Charles Addams, American cartoonist best known for The Addams Family
2005: debut of xkcd, American webcomic by Randall Munroe

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September 30

1951: birth of Ken Feduniewicz, American comic book colorist and cartoonist
1967: birth of Mark McNabb, American comic book colorist
1967: birth of Chris Eliopoulos, American comic book letterer and cartoonist
1971: birth of Alex Maleev, Bulgarian comic book illustrator
1975: birth of Ta-Nehisi Coates, American author and journalist
1980: birth of Camilla D’Errico, Canadian comics artist best known for Avril Lavigne's Make 5 Wishes
1987: death of Alfred Bester, American author known for Green Lantern and The Phantom
2001: death of George Gately, American comic strip creator best known for Heathcliff
2005: first publication of the editorial cartoons which would lead to the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy

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