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 * 1938: first appearance of Just Jake, British comic strip by Bernard Graddon in the Daily Mirror until 1952
 * 1951: birth of Wendy Pini, American comics creator best known for co-creating Elfquest
 * 1958: birth of Josef Rubinstein, American comic book artist and inker, most associated with inking Marvel Comics' The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe
 * 1973: first publication of Barefoot Gen, Japanese manga novel by Keiji Nakazawa
 * 1984: death of Sol Brodsky, American comic book artist best known as production manager at Marvel Comics
 * 1986: birth of Jorge Jimenez, El Salvado r-born comic book writer and artist known for his work on various DC Comics series
 * 1988: final appearance of Steve Canyon, American comic strip by Milton Caniff which ran since 1947
 * 1989: death of Dik Browne, American comic strip creator best known for Hi and Lois and Hägar the Horrible
 * 1994: the first Alternative Press Expo is held in San Jose, California
 * 1998: debut of Hunter × Hunter, Japanese manga created by Yoshihiro Togashi
 * 2002: start of Scary Go Round, British webcomic by John Allison