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1937 Terry and the Pirates radio show debuts on NBC's Red
Network |
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1927 Birthday of Steve Ditko (Spider-Man)
1943 First appearance of Buz Sawyer (Roy Crane) |
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1897 Birthday of Franklin O. Alexander (Hairbreadth Harry) |
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1929 First appearance of Flying to Fame (Ernest Henderson)
1974 End of Etta Kett (Paul D. Robinson) |
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1938 Birthday of James Steranko (Nick Fury, etc.)
1939 First Superman Sunday strip (Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster) |
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1938 First appearance of Red Ryder (Fred Harman) |
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7
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1874 First Republican elephant cartoon appeared in Harper's
Weekly
1987 First episode of Sable TV show (based on Jon Sable, Freelance
by Mike Grell) |
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2002 "The Tick" live-action TV series debuts on the Fox Network |
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1921 Birthday of Stan Drake (Heart of Juliet Jones, Blondie)
1964 First appearance of Wizard of Id (Brant Parker & Johnny
Hart) |
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1906 Birthday of Frank Engli (Popeye, Betty Boop, Rocky,
Looking Back) |
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1943 Birthday of Dave Cockrum (Legion of Super-Heroes,
X-Men)
1952 Birthday of Keith Giffen (Legion of Super-Heroes, Justice
League, Ambush Bug, Heckler)
1972 First appearance of Frank and Ernest (Bob Thaves)
1977 First TV appearance of animated Doonesbury special (Garry
Trudeau) |
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1908 Birthday of James "Shamus" Culhane (Andy
Panda, Betty Boop, Popeye, Woody Woodpecker)
1945 First appearance of Ozark Ike (Ray Gotto) |
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1927 First appearance of Connie (Frank Godwin)
1939 First appearance of Sadie Hawkins Day in Li'l Abner (Al
Capp)
1940 Fantasia made its world premiere in New York
1947 Birthday of Greg Evans (Luann)
1972 First appearance of Boomer (Bill Brown & Mel Casson)
1977 End of Li'l Abner (Al Capp) |
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1907 First appearance of Mr. A. Mutt (later, Mutt and Jeff)
(Bud Fisher) |
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1935 Last Secret Agent X-9 written by Leslie Charteris |
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1958 First appearance of Short Ribs (Frank O'Neal) |
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1928 Steamboat Willie (the cartoon debut of Mickey Mouse)
premiered at the Colony Theater in New York
1985 First appearance of Calvin and Hobbes (Bill Watterson) |
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1984 First appearance of Betty Boop and Felix (Mort Walker) |
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1900 Birthday of Chester Gould (Dick Tracy)
1995 First appearance of Stone Soup (Jan Eliot) |
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1948 Birthday of Bob Weber, Jr. (Comics For Kids) |
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1899 Birthday of Walter Berndt (Smitty)
1901 Birthday of Roy Crane (Captain Easy, Buz Sawyer, Wash
Tubbs)
1940 Birthday of Roy Thomas (Conan, Invaders, All-Star Squadron)
1942 First appearance of Fearless Fosdick in Li'l Abner (Al
Capp)
1976 First appearance of Cathy (Cathy Guisewite) |
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1950 Birthday of John Roman (Gunther) |
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1918 First appearance of Gasoline Alley (Frank King)
1941 First appearance of Gordo (Gus Arriola) |
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1911 Birthday of Dr. Athelstan Spilhaus (Our New Age) |
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1922 Birthday of Charles Schulz (Peanuts)
1986 Wedding of Adam Wallet & Teeka Tok (Gasoline Alley) |
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1922 First appearance of Smitty (Walter Berndt)
1950 First appearance of The Jackson Twins (Dick Brooks) |
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1957 Birthday of Jerry Ordway (Superman, All-Star Squadron,
Captain Marvel) |
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1888 Birthday of Martin Branner (Winnie Winkle)
1915 Birthday of Gill Fox (Popeye, Betty Boop, political cartoons) |
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1951 Birthday of Craig Russell (Sandman)
1992 First appearance of Close to Home (John McPherson) |
