Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/January/January 19


 * 1927: birth of Lothar Dräger, German comic writer
 * 1932: birth of Jack Caprio, American cartoonist, writer, and agent, served as cartoon editor for Creator’s Syndicate and National Cartoonists Society vice president
 * 1936: first appearance of Jo, Zette and Jocko, comic series by Hergé
 * 1948: birth of Joe Staton, American comic book artist and author
 * 1955: birth of Tom Yeates, an American comic strip and comic book artist best known for illustrating the comic strips Prince Valiant and Zorro
 * 1964: birth of John Delaney, American comic book artist known for his work at DC Comics and Bongo Comics
 * 1970: birth of Tim Townsend, American comic book artist known for his work at Marvel Comics
 * 1982: death of Charles Plumb, American cartoonist best known for work on the comic strip Ella Cinders
 * 2004: death of George Woodbridge, American comics artist best known for his work with Mad Magazine, e.g. 43-Man Squamish
 * 2017: death of Jan Kruis, Dutch comics artist most well known for the family strip Jack, Jacky and the Juniors