Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/February/February 27


 * 1897: birth of Edgar Henry Banger, British cartoon illustrator most proficient during the 1930s
 * 1907: birth of Dudley D. Watkins, British cartoonist best known for Oor Wullie
 * 1947: death of Cemal Nadir, Turkish cartoonist, often referred to as “Father of Turkish Comics.”
 * 1954: first publication of Jack and Jill, British comic which ran for more than 1,600 issues
 * 1960: birth of Norm Breyfogle, American comics artist best known for his work on Batman
 * 1960: birth of Jeff Smith, American cartoonist, creator of the self-published comic book series Bone
 * 1962: birth of Andy Kubert, American comics artist, letterer and writer, son of artist Joe Kubert
 * 1973: death of Bill Everett, American comic book writer best known for co-creating Daredevil
 * 1982: death of Carlo Bisi, Italian writer-artist, creator of Sor Pampurio
 * 1987: death of Bill Holman, American cartoonist who drew the classic comic strip Smokey Stover
 * 1987: death of Darrell Craig McClure, American comics artist best known for Little Annie Rooney
 * 2006: Speakeasy Comics, a Canadian publishing company, ceases operations one year after its first publication appeared