Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/January/January 25


 * 1926: birth of Bob Clarke, American illustrator best known for his work in MAD Magazine
 * 1938: birth of Shotaro Ishinomori, Japanese manga artist, creator of Cyborg 009, the Super Sentai series, and the Kamen Rider series.
 * 1941: last publication of The Magic Comic, British comic which lasted for 80 issues only
 * 1942: birth of Kees Kousemaker, Dutch store owner, publisher, and writer, known for opening the first comic shop in Europe
 * 1952: birth of Gary Cohn, American comic book writer, co-creator of Amethyst and Blue Devil
 * 1952: birth of Turtel Onli, American artist, entrepreneur, author, art therapist, educator, and publisher
 * 1953: birth of John Lustig, American comic book writer known for Donald Duck
 * 1957: death of Harry J. Tuthill, American cartoonist best known for his comic strip The Bungle Family
 * 1961: first issue of The Victor, British comic which ran until 1992
 * 1972: publication of the first part of Ayako, Japanese manga trilogy by Osamu Tezuka
 * 1973: birth of Geoff Johns, American comic book writer best known for his work with DC Comics
 * 1992: death of Guido Buzzelli, Italian comic book artist, writer, illustrator and painter
 * 1997: death of Dan Barry, American cartoonist known for his work on Tarzan and Flash Gordon comic strips
 * 2010: debut online of Axe Cop, by Ethan and Malachai Nicolle
 * 2017: death of Jack Mendelsohn, American writer-artist who worked in animation, comic strips and comic books