Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/February/February 5


 * 1912: start of Old Doc Yak, American comic strip by Sidney Smith which ran until 1917
 * 1915: birth of Gabriel Vargas, Mexican cartoonist, creator of the comic strip La Familia Burrón
 * 1920: birth of George Evans, American comic book artist who worked on Terry and the Pirates and for 16 years on Secret Agent X-9
 * 1929: first appearance of They'll Do It Every Time, ongoing American comic strip by Jimmy Hatlo
 * 1955: birth of Val Semeiks, American comic book artist who has mostly worked for DC Comics and Marvel Comics
 * 1961: birth of Bruce Timm, American artist, character designer, animator, writer, producer, and actor, best known for his contributions to the DC animated universe
 * 1966: first publication of Smash!, a British comic
 * 1995: debut of Trigun, Japanese manga created by Yasuhiro Nightow
 * 1996: death of Roberto Raviola, Italian comics artist under the pseudonym Magnus, best known for Kriminal and Alan Ford