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 * 1905: birth of Wayne Boring, American comics artist best known for his work on Superman
 * 1911: birth of Vin Sullivan, American comics editor, artist and publisher best known for editing the first issue of Action Comics and drawing the first cover of Detective Comics
 * 1942: birth of Frank Chiaramonte, American comics artist and inker for both DC Comics and Marvel Comics
 * 1955: first publication of Lance by Warren Tufts, one of the last full page comic strips
 * 1962: Amazing Fantasy volume 1 number 15, with the first appearance of Spider-Man was released, with a cover date of August 1962
 * 1968: birth of Dave Lanphear, American comics letterer
 * 1970: death of Jay Irving, American comic strip author best known for Pottsy
 * 1982: first publication of Wow!, a British comic which ran for just over a year
 * 1983: end of Latigo, American comic strip by Stan Lynde
 * 1987: birth of Dan Mora, Costa Rican comic book artist
 * 1987: Spider-man's Wedding performed live at Shea Stadium
 * 1998: last appearance of King of Bandit Jing, Japanese manga created by Yuichi Kumakura