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 * 1893: birth of Josette Frank, American children's literature expert and educational consultant, one of the significant pro-comics voices during the American anti-comics movement of the 1950s
 * 1901: birth of Carl Barks, considered by many as the best artist of Disney comics, and the creator of DuckBurg and Scrooge McDuck
 * 1927: birth of Hy Eisman, American comics author known for Katzenjammer Kids and Popeye
 * 1943: birth of Phil Frank, American comics creator best known for Farley
 * 1947: birth of Mike Friedrich, American comic book writer and publisher known for publishing Star*Reach, one of the first independent comics
 * 1962: birth of Kevin J. Anderson, American science fiction author, writer of several comic book adaptations of movies
 * 1982: relaunch of Eagle, between 1950 and 1969 the most popular British comic, featuring a.o. the comic strip Ernie by Dave Gibbons
 * 1987: debut of Slylock Fox, American comic strip created by Bob Weber Junior
 * 1993: death of Elizabeth Holloway Marston, American comic book writer best known for co-creating Wonder Woman
 * 2010: death of Dick Giordano, American comic book artist and editor for Charlton Comics and DC Comics
 * 2017: death of Leone Cimpellin, Italian comic artist, sometimes credited under the pen name Ghilbert