Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/January/January 5


 * 1941: birth of Hayao Miyazaki, Japanese mangaka known for Nausicaä but better known as animated movie director
 * 1943: birth of Roger Brand, American cartoonist who created stories for both mainstream and underground comic books
 * 1953: death of Ramiz Gökçe, Turkish cartoonist, caricaturist, and art teacher
 * 1957: death of Clarence Gray, American comic strip artist best known for Brick Bradford
 * 1997: death of André Franquin, influential Belgian comics artist and author, best known for Spirou et Fantasio, Gaston Lagaffe, and the Marsupilami
 * 1998: death of Martz Schmidt, Spanish comic author
 * 2000: death of Goseki Kojima, Japanese mangaka best known for Lone Wolf and Cub
 * 2002: debut of Freddie Fear, British comic strip by Dave Eastbury in The Beano
 * 2002: first volume of Claymore, Japanese manga created by Norihiro Yagi
 * 2006: end of Dragon Drive, Japanese manga created by Ken-ichi Sakura