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 * 1917: birth of Jack Adler, American comic book artist who worked as a cover artist and colorist for DC Comics
 * 1935: birth of Billy Graham, African-American comics artist known for his work on the Marvel Comics characters Luke Cage and Black Panther
 * 1935: birth of Draper Hill, American cartoonist and writer
 * 1949: birth of Mike Baron, American comic book writer, creator of Badger and the co-creator of Nexus
 * 1952: death of Jimmy Bancks, Australian cartoonist best known for his comic strip Ginger Meggs
 * 1995: first issue of X-wing Rogue Squadron, an American comic book in the Star Wars universe
 * 1996: debut of Frumpy the Clown, American comic strip created by Judd Winick which ran only until 1998
 * 1999: first publication of Angelic Layer, Japanese manga by CLAMP