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1963 First appearance of Mr. Zip, U.S. Postal Service cartoon
icon to promote the use of ZIP codes
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2
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1997 "Men In Black" movie opens, based on the
comic book series by Lowell Cunningham
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1940 Superman Day at the New York World's Fair
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1883 Birthday of Rube Goldberg (Boob McNutt) |
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1933 Birthday of Shel Dorf (Steve Canyon letterer and Comic-Con founder)
1951 Birthday of Michael T. Gilbert (Mr. Monster, Batman:
Legends of the Dark Knight) |
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1950 Birthday of John Byrne (Superman, X-Men, Fantastic
Four, Next Men) |
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7
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1937 First appearance of Abbie an' Slats (Raeburn Van Buren) |
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1918 Birthday of Irwin Hasen (Dondi)
1919 First appearance of Toots and Casper (Jimmy Murphy)
1967 End of Buck Rogers |
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1909 Birthday of Basil Wolverton (Powerhouse Pepper)
1921 Birthday of Tony DiPreta (Joe Palooka, Rex Morgan M.D.)
1926 Birthday of Murphy Anderson (DC Comics)
1963 First appearance of Fred Basset (Alex Graham) |
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1914 Birthday of Joe Shuster (Superman) |
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1923 Birthday of Dan Barry (Daredevil, Airboy, Tarzan,
Flash Gordon) |
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1928 Birthday of Al Scaduto (They'll Do It Every Time)
1993 First appearance of 9 Chickweed Lane (Brooke McEldowney) |
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1940 Birthday of Mike Ploog (Ghost Rider, Man-Thing, Werewolf
by Night) |
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1884 Birthday of Dave Fleischer (Betty Boop, Popeye, Superman,Gulliver's
Travels)
1910 Birthday of Bill Hanna (Tom & Jerry, The Flintstones,
Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound)
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1925 Birthday of Henry Martin (Good News/Bad News) |
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1930 Birthday of Jerry Fearing (Rooftop O'Toole) |
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1871 Birthday of Lyonel Feininger (Wee Willie Winkie's
World)
1955 Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California |
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1948 Birthday of Berni Wrightson (Swamp Thing) |
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1883 Birthday of Max Fleischer (Betty Boop, Popeye, Superman,Gulliver's
Travels)
1928 First appearance of Tailspin Tommy (Glenn Chafin & Hal
Forrest)
1952 Birthday of Bob Burden (Flaming Carrot) |
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1932 Birthday of Dick Giordano (DC Comics)
1975 End of Pogo (Walt Kelly) (later revived) |
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1948 Birthday of Garry Trudeau (Doonesbury)
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1903 First appearance of The Outbursts of Everett True (A.D. Condo & J.W. Raper)
1941 Birthday of Vaughn Bodé (Cheech Wizard, Deadbone, Powermowerman) |
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1911 End of Little Nemo in Slumberland (Winsor McCay)
1931 Betty Boop debuts in the cartoon short, "Betty Co-Ed"
(Max Fleisher)
1962 Birthday of Dale Keown (Pitt) |
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1904 First appearance of Little Sammy Sneeze (Winsor McCay)
1917 Birthday of Morrie Brickman (small society)
1935 Birthday of Pat Oliphant (political cartoonist) |
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1957 Birthday of Ray Billingsley (Curtis) |
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1910 First brick thrown at Krazy Kat by Ignatz Mouse (George Herriman |
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1957 First appearance of Bugs Bunny in the cartoon "A Wild Hare" (Tex Avery) |
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1933 First appearance of Swee'pea in Thimble Theatre (Elzie
Segar)
1945 Birthday of Jim Davis (Garfield) |
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1945 First appearance of Miss Cairo Jones (Bob Oksner) |
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1933 First appearance of Captain Easy (Roy Crane) |
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1927 Birthday of George Wildman (Popeye)
1933 First appearance of Dickie Dare (Milton Caniff) |
