Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/January/January 9


 * 1886: birth of Arthur "Bugs" Baer, American cartoonist known as ghostwriter of Mutt and Jeff
 * 1901: birth of Chic Young, American comic strip creator best known for Blondie
 * 1908: death of Wilhelm Busch, German artist and pioneer of picture stories, creator of Max and Moritz
 * 1915: birth of Dick Briefer, American comic book artist known for his work on Frankenstein comics
 * 1916: birth of Ernie Schroeder, American comic book artist best known for The Heap
 * 1938: death of Johnny Gruelle, American comics creator known for Mr. Twee Deedle
 * 1953: first publication of Sergeant Kirk by Hugo Pratt and Héctor Germán Oesterheld