Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/January/January 18


 * 1908: birth of Martin Goodman, American publisher who launched the company that would become Marvel Comics
 * 1934: birth of Raymond Briggs, British comics author best known for his graphic novel When the Wind Blows
 * 1968: birth of Frank Quitely, American comics artist known for All Star Superman
 * 1974: death of Bill Finger, American comic book writer best known for co-creating Batman and many of its prominent characters
 * 1975: first issue of Cracker, British comic which appeared until September 1976
 * 2003: first issue of Manga Time Kirara Carat, Japanese seinen manga magazine
 * 2003: debut of Midori Days, Japanese manga created by Kazurou Inoue