Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/January/January 3


 * 1911: birth of Murray Boltinoff, writer and editor at DC Comics
 * 1924: birth of André Franquin, influential Belgian comics artist and author, best known for Spirou et Fantasio, Gaston Lagaffe, and the Marsupilami
 * 1930: death of Clare Briggs, early American comic strip author best known for A. Piker Clerk
 * 1956: birth of Tom Artis, American comic book artist known for his DC and Fleetway/Quality work
 * 1966: birth of Bud LaRosa, American comic book inking artist.
 * 1977: debut of the comic strip version of The Amazing Spider-Man, created by Stan Lee and John Romita, Sr.
 * 2005: death of Will Eisner, major American comics author and artist, creator of The Spirit and the early graphic novel A Contract with God
 * 2005: start of Brevity, American comic strip by Guy Endore-Kaiser and Rodd Perry