Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/August/August 29


 * 1817: birth of John Leech, British caricaturist and illustrator, best known for his work for Punch
 * 1905: birth of Al Taliaferro, American comic strip creator best known for working on Donald Duck
 * 1966: birth of Karine Haaland, Norwegian comic strip creator known for the strip Piray
 * 1970: birth of Jason Pearson, American comic book writer and artist,one of the original members of Gaijin Studios
 * 1983: death of Rory Hayes, American underground comix creator known for his work in Arcade and Bijou Funnies