Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/May/May 16


 * 1892: birth of Wally Robertson, Scottish artist is known for work on Charlie Chaplin comics
 * 1912: birth of John Liney, American cartoonist who drew the daily Henry comic strip
 * 1917: birth of Hal Seeger, American comics writer and artist, most famous for the Betty Boop comic strip and Leave It to Binky
 * 1925: birth of Hannes Hegen, German comics creator best known for Mosaik
 * 1927: birth of Stan Starkman, American comic book letterer
 * 1947: birth of Ray Zone, American artist, known as the "King of 3-D Comics"
 * 1947: death of Reg Perrott, British artist, known for being studio manager of Mickey Mouse Weekly
 * 1952: birth of Chris Browne, American comic strip artist and cartoonist known for his work on Hägar the Horrible
 * 1960: birth of Chester Brown, Canadian comics author and artist, best known for Louis Riel
 * 1964: first appearance of Billy Whizz, ongoing British comic strip created by Malcolm Judge in The Beano
 * 1965: birth of Jason, Norwegian comics author and artist known for Hey, Wait..., Sshhhh! and The Left Bank Gang
 * 1971: birth of James Sinclair, American comic book artist
 * 2003: debut of Air Gear, Japanese shōnen manga created by Oh! great
 * 2012: death of Ernie Chan, Chinese-American comics artist, known for his long tenure on Batman and Detective Comics