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1941 First appearance of Vic Jordan (Kermit Jaediker, Charles
Zerner, and Elmer Wexler)
1983 Rover Bump adopted by the Skinners in Gasoline Alley |
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1917 First appearance of The Kewpies (Rose O'Neill) |
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3
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1933 First appearance of Cicero's Cat (Mutt and Jeff spinoff)
(Al Smith)
2001 First appearance of Pibgorn (Brooke McEldowney) |
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4
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1912 First appearance of Polly and Her Pals (Cliff Sterrett) |
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5
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1901 Birthday of Walt Disney (Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck) |
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6
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1929 Birthday of Frank Springer (Phoebe Zeit-Geist, Virtue
of Vera Valiant) |
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7
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1992 First appearance of Galacto Guys (Steve Cole) |
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8
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1891 Birthday of Percy Crosby (Skippy)
1894 Birthday of Elzie Segar (Thimble Theatre/Popeye)
1945 End of Skippy (Percy Crosby)
1962 Birthday of Erik Larsen (Savage Dragon)
1980 First appearance of Bloom County (Berke Breathed) |
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1945 First appearance of "Mystery Man" Basil St. John in
Brenda Starr (Dale Messick)
1965 First Peanuts TV special (A Charlie Brown Christmas)
1991 First appearance of Betty (Gary Delainey & Jerry Rasmussen) |
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1917 Birthday of Bill Crooks (Captain Easy)
1920 Birthday of Dan Spiegle (Hopalong Cassidy, Blackhawk,
Nemesis, Crossfire) |
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1923 Birthday of Morrie Turner (Wee Pals)
1927 Birthday of John Buscema (Marvel Comics) |
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1883 Birthday of Cliff Sterrett (Polly and Her Pals)
1897 First appearance of Katzenjammer Kids (Rudolf Dirks)
1906 Birthday of Zack Mosley (Smilin' Jack) |
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1959 Wedding of Mary Perkins (...On Stage) & Pete Fletcher
(Leonard Starr) |
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1918 Birthday of Jack Cole (Plastic Man) |
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1911 Birthday of Nicholas Dallis (Rex Morgan M.D., Apartment
3-G)
1920 Birthday of Kurt Schaffenberger (Captain Marvel, Lois
Lane, Superman) |
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1934 First appearance of Dragon Lady in Terry and the Pirates
(Milton Caniff)
1935 Gus Edson takes over as artist on The Gumps
1940 First appearance of Spunkie (Loy Byrnes) |
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1949 Birthday of Greg Walker (Beetle Bailey)
1989 First Simpsons TV special, "Simpsons Roasting on an Open
Fire" (Matt Groening) |
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1905 Birthday of Ferd Johnson (Moon Mullins) |
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1919 First appearance of Thimble Theatre (Elzie Segar) |
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20
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1908 Birthday of John Duncan (Strangely Enough, Jungo) |
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21
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1921 Birthday of John Severin (Two-Fisted Tales, Cracked)
1937 Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs debuted in Hollywood |
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22
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1963 End of Pete the Tramp (Clarence D. Russell) |
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1900 Birthday of Otto Soglow (Little King) |
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24
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1949 Wedding of Dick Tracy & Tess Trueheart (Chester Gould) |
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25
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1911 Birthday of Burne Hogarth (Tarzan, Miracle Jones) |
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26
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1894 Birthday of Russell Patterson |
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27
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1918 Birthday of John Celardo (Kaanga, Tarzan, Lassie,
Buz Sawyer) |
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28
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1888 Birthday of Martin Branner (Winnie Winkle)
1922 Birthday of Stan Lee (Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Hulk,
Thor, Iron Man, Dr. Strange) |
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29
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1913 First appearance of Jerry on the Job (Walter C. Hoban) |
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30
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1946 George Wunder took over Terry and the Pirates from
Caniff |
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1933 First appearance of Smilin' Jack (formerly On the
Wing) (Zack Mosley)
1995 End of Calvin and Hobbes |
