Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/January/January 30


 * 1920: birth of Machiko Hasegawa, Japanese mangaka best known for Sazae-san
 * 1927: birth of Jef Nys, popular Belgian comics creator best known for Jommeke
 * 1952: birth of Dann Thomas, American comic book writer
 * 1953: birth of Fred Hembeck, American cartoonist best known for his comic book parodies
 * 1957: birth of Guy Gilchrist, American comic strip artist known for continuing Nancy
 * 1961: birth of Denys Cowan, American comics artist, television producer, co-founder of Milestone Media.
 * 1964: birth of | Mark Paniccia, American comic book editor and writer.
 * 1968: birth of Rhoda Shipman, American comic book writer known for Pakkins' Land
 * 1971: final appearance of Abbie an' Slats, American comic strip written by Al Capp and drawn by Raeburn van Buren
 * 1982: last issue of Jackpot, a British comic which ran from 1979
 * 2006: death of Seth Fisher, American comic book artist