Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/January/January 22


 * 1907: birth of Jan Fischer, Czechoslovakian illustrator best known as the original artist of the classic Czech comic series Rychle sipy


 * 1934: first appearance of Secret Agent X-9, American comic strip by Alex Raymond and Dashiell Hammett which ran until 1996
 * 1939: birth of Nonoy Marcelo, Filipino comics artist best known for Ikabod
 * 1950: birth of Marshall Rogers, American comics artist best known for his work at Marvel and DC Comics in the 1970s
 * 1952: death of Ákos Garay, Hungarian painter, illustrator and graphic artist, known for political cartoons
 * 1955: birth of Dennis Mallonee, American writer of comic books
 * 1958: birth of Joe Chiodo, American comics colorist
 * 1958: birth of Howard Mackie, American comic book editor and writer with Marvel Comics
 * 1962: death of Jack Patton, American editorial cartoonist, known for comic strips Restless Age and Dolly Burns
 * 1966: first issue of Lady Penelope, British comic for girls which ran for 204 issues
 * 1969: birth of John Linton Roberson, American comics creator known for Vitriol
 * 1970: birth of Alex Ross, American comics artist, best known as an artist for DC Comics
 * 1974: birth of | Chip Wallace, American comic book inker
 * 1977: death of James Childress, American cartoonist, known for comic strip Conchy
 * 1983: first issue of Spike, British comic
 * 2003: death of Bill Mauldin, American comic strip creator known for Willie and Joe
 * 2017: death of Alessandro Biffignandi, Italian illustrator, mostly known for his covers for digest-sized, adult comics