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 * 1920: birth of Dave Berg, American comics artist known for the Lighter Side in Mad magazine
 * 1948: birth of Len Wein, American comic book writer, co-creator of Swamp Thing
 * 1971: debut of Fuss Pot, British comic strip by Norman Mansbridge
 * 1987: death of Carlo Boscarato, Italian cartoonist and comics artist, co-creator of the western series Larry Yuma
 * 2000: launch of Schlock Mercenary, American webcomic by Howard Tayler
 * 2002: first publication of Hopeless Savages, comic series by Jen van Meter
 * 2011: death of Al Williamson, American comic book artist, known for his work on Creepy, Eerie, Secret Agent X-9 and Star Wars