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These are the selected anniversaries for April that appear on the Comics portal. The "edit" links edit the portal subpages that are displayed as sections here.
April 1
- 1917: birth of Sheldon Mayer, American comic book writer and artist, known for Sugar and Spike
- 1961: debut of Winker Watson, British comic strip created by Eric Roberts in The Dandy
- 1961: birth of Michel Rodrigue, French comics artist best known for Doggyguard
- 1967: first appearance of Billy the Cat and Katie, British comic strip created by David Sutherland in The Beano
- 1972: first publication of TV Action, British comic that was the follow-up to Countdown and lasted for 74 issues
- 1973: last publication of The Adventures of Smilin' Jack, American comic strip by Zach Moseley
- 1974: last issue of Cutie Honey, Japanese manga by Go Nagai
- 1997: in the Comic strip switcheroo, 46 American comic strip artists made each other's comic strip for one day
- 1997: launch of Goats, American webcomic by Jonathan Rosenberg
- 2000: debut of Bob and George, American webcomic by David Anez
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April 2
- 1958: first appearance of Oumpah-pah in Le Journal de Tintin, a comics series by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo
- 2001: first appearance of Frazz, American comic strip by Jef Mallett
- 2004: debut of Gintama, Japanese manga created by Hideaki Sorachi
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April 3
- 1885: birth of Bud Fisher, American comic strip creator best known for Mutt and Jeff
- 1953: birth of Tiziano Sclavi, Italian comics author best known for Dylan Dog
- 1957: birth of Yves Chaland, French comics author and artist best known for The Adventures of Freddy Lombard
- 1968: birth of Jamie Hewlett, English comic book artist best known as cocreator of Tank Girl
- 1975: death of Otto Soglow, American comic strip creator best known for The Little King
- 1971: last publication of Smash!, British comic
- 2001: debut of Todd and Penguin, American webcomic by David Wright
- 2004: final issue of .hack//Legend of the Twilight, Japanese manga created by Tatsuya Hamazaki and Rei Izumi
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April 4
- 1927: birth of Joe Orlando, Italian-American comics artist, vice-president of DC Comics
- 1987: first appearance in The Beano of Number 13, drawn by John Geering
- 1991: death of Graham Ingels, American comic book artist best known for his work with EC Comics
- 2004: first appearance of Reborn!, Japanese manga created by Akira Amano
- 2005: debut of Triple Take, American comic strip created by Todd Clark and Scott Nickel
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April 5
- 1955: birth of Akira Toriyama, Japanese mangaka best known for the Dragon Ball series
- 1961: birth of Tom Tomorrow, American cartoonist best known for This Modern World
- 1981: birth of Adam Arnold, American comics author best known for Aoi House
- 2005: death of Dale Messick, first woman syndicated comic strip artist, creator of Brenda Starr
- 2006: publication of The Tourist, a graphic novel from Image Comics by Brian Wood and Toby Cypress
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April 6
- 1926: birth of Gil Kane, Latvian-American comic book artist working mainly for Marvel Comics
- 1936: debut of Mickey Finn, American comic strip by Frank Leonard which ran until 1976
- 1960: birth of Pol Medina, Jr., Filipino comics artist best known for Pugad Baboy
- 1980: birth of Dock, English manga artist known as cofounder of Sweatdrop Studios
- 1983: birth of Dash Shaw, American comics author known for his graphic novels
- 2003: launch of Girly, American webcomic by Josh Lesnick
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April 7
- 1935: debut of Hejji, short-lived American comic strip by Dr. Seuss
- 2007: death of Johnny Hart, American comic strip creator best known for B.C.
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April 8
- 1843: birth of Angelo Agostini, considered the first Brazilian cartoonist and a pioneer of sequential art
- 1998: death of Lee Elias, American comics artist best known for Beyond Mars
- 2000: death of Alfredo Alcala, Filipino comics artist working at Marvel Comics
- 2000: launch of Wandering Ones, American webcomic by Clint Hollingsworth
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April 9
- 1883: birth of Frank King, early American comic strip writer and artist, best known as creator of Gasoline Alley
- 1967: first appearance of Tensai Bakabon, Japanese manga by Fujio Akatsuka
- 1978: debut of The World's Greatest Superheroes, American comic strip by various artists which ran until 1985
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April 10
- 1931: birth of René Follet, Belgian comics artist
- 1956: birth of Jacques de Loustal, French comics author
- 1957: birth of James D. Hudnall, American comic book writer known for Harsh Realm
- 1968: birth of Steve Buccellato, American comics artist best known as colorist with Electric Crayon
- 1988: debut of FoxTrot, American comic strip created by Bill Amend
- 2004: death of Chester Commodore, American comic book writer with the Chicago Defender
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April 11
- 1906: birth of Dale Messick, first woman syndicated comic strip artist, creator of Brenda Starr
- 1920: birth of Peter O'Donnell, British writer known as the creator of Modesty Blaise
- 1959: birth of Oscar González Loyo, Mexican comic book artist known for Karmatron and his work on Simpson comics
- 2002: start of No Need for Bushido, American webcomic by Alex Kolesar and Joseph Kovell
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April 12
- 1936: birth of Carlos Roque, Portuguese comics artist best known for Wladimyr
- 1953: birth of Tanino Liberatore, Italian comics artist best known for RanXerox
- 1973: birth of Mark Brooks, American comic book artist working exclusively for Marvel Comics
- 1973: birth of J. Scott Campbell, American comics artist best known as co-creator of Gen¹³ and Danger Girl
- 1999: death of Ricardo Barreiro, Argentine comics writer, known for Bárbara
- 2006: end of Emma, Japanese seinen manga created by Kaoru Mori
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April 13
- 1924: birth of Jack Chick, American religious comic book writer with Chick Publications
- 1941: birth of Jean-Marc Reiser, French comics artist
- 1988: birth of Sam Loeb, American comic book writer known for Superman/Batman #26
- 2004: the debute of webcomic Twoplayer Comics
- 2005: death of Juan Zanotto, Argentine comics artist known for Bárbara
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April 14
- 1920: birth of Sheldon Moldoff, American comic book artist, known as co-creator of Poison Ivy
- 1924: debut of Wash Tubbs, American comic strip created by Roy Crane which ran until 1988
- 1949: birth of Dave Gibbons, British comics author and artist, best known for Watchmen
- 1950: first publication of Eagle, the most popular British comic, selling over 2 miilion copies a week, marking the debut of Dan Dare by Frank Hampson
- 1954: birth of Katsuhiro Otomo, Japanese mangaka, best known for Akira
- 1961: birth of Daniel Clowes, American comics artist and author best known for Eightball
- 1974: birth of Hyung Min-woo, Korean manhwa artist best known for Priest
- 2003: death of John Kent, New Zealand comic strip creator best known for Varoomshka
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April 15
- 1832: birth of Wilhelm Busch, German artist and pioneer of picture stories, creator of Max and Moritz
- 1890: birth of Billy De Beck, American comic strip creator best known for Barney Google
- 1908: birth of David Breger, American comic strip creator known for G. I. Joe
- 1915: birth of Mort Weisinger, American comic strip writer best known as editor for DC Comics
- 1918: birth of Denis McLoughlin, British comic book artist bets known for his work at publisher T.V. Boardman
- 1919: birth of Alberto Breccia, Argentine comic book creator, collaborated with Héctor Germán Oesterheld
- 1925 or 1927: birth of Jerry Grandenetti, American comic book artist best known for working on The Spirit
- 1937: birth of Tom Sutton, American comic book artist best known for Vampirella
- 1946: first appearance of Mark Trail, ongoing American comic strip created by Ed Dodd
- 1967: first publication of Terrific, British comic
- 1967: birth of Altemar Henrique, Brazilian comics artist known for Zé, um Subdensenvolvido
- 1978: last issue of Krazy, British comic which started in 1976
- 1993: death of Alberto Giolitti, Italian comics artist known for his work with Western Publishing and Dell Publishing
- 2003: debut of D-Live!!, Japanese manga created by Ryoji Minagawa
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April 16
- 1934: birth of Vicar, a Disney comics artist from Chile
- 1989: debut of Dilbert, popular comic strip by Scott Adams
- 1990: issue #805, the last issue of Indrajal Comics, appears
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April 17
- 1940: birth of Claire Bretécher, French comics creator known for Agrippine, Cellulite and Les Frustrés
- 2006: start of the syndication of F Minus, American comic strip by Tony Carrillo
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April 18
- 1828: birth of Frank Bellew, American cartoonist and pioneering comics author
- 1916: birth of Carl Burgos, American comic book artist best known as creator of the Human Torch
- 1953: first appearance of Roger the Dodger, ongoing British comic strip created by Ken Reid in The Beano
- 1969: birth of Thomas K. Dye, American webcomic creator best known for Newshounds
- 2002: last volume of Flame of Recca, Japanese manga created by Nobuyuki Anzai
- 2006: death of Dick Rockwell, American comics artist best known for his work on Steve Canyon
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April 19
- 1914: birth of Mac Raboy, American comic book artist who continued Flash Gordon for more than twenty years
- 1946: birth of Hideshi Hino, Japanese manga artist and author, best known for his horror stories
- 1970: debut of Broom Hilda, American comic strip by Russell Myers
- 1978: birth of Takeshi Miyazawa, Canadian comic book artist best known for Mary Jane
- 1999: first appearance of The Boondocks, American comic strip created by Aaron McGruder which ran until 2006
- 2001: death of Henry Boltinoff, American comics artist known for his humor strips at DC Comics
- 2002: last appearance of Theophilus, an American religious comic strip by Bob West which ran since 1966
- 2002: debut of Black Lagoon, Japanese manga created by Rei Hiroe
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April 20
- 1942: first appearance of Barnaby, American comic strip by Crockett Johnson which ran until 1952
- 1949: birth of John Ostrander, American comic book writer best known for Oracle
- 1963: birth of Christopher Nielsen, Norwegian comics artist best known for To Trøtte Typer
- 1968: death of Rudolph Dirks, pioneering German-American comic strip creator best known for the Katzenjammer Kids
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April 21
- 1938: first issue of Spirou, Belgian comics magazine, featuring first appearances of Spirou and Tif
- 1942: birth of Dan O'Neill, American underground comix artist, founder of the Air Pirates
- 1971: birth of Michael Turner, American comics artist best known for his work on Witchblade
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April 22
- 1923: birth of Sol Brodsky, American comic book artist best known as production manager at Marvel Comics
- 1946: first appearance of Sazae-san, Japanese manga by Machiko Hasegawa which ran until 1974
- 1947: birth of Steve Englehart, American comic book writer
- 1990: debut of The Buckets, American comic strip by Scott Stantis
- 2002: death of Denis McLoughlin, British comic book artist best known for his work at Boardman Books
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April 23
- 2005: death of Romano Scarpa, Italian comics author best known for his work on Disney comics
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April 24
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April 25
- 1927: birth of Albert Uderzo, popular French comics artist and author best known for Asterix
- 1940: the first Batman comic book appears
- 1944: death of George Herriman, influential American comic book artist and author best known for Krazy Kat
- 2004: appearance of Crown of Horns, the ninth and final Bone comic book by Jeff Smith
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April 26
- 1914: birth of Paul Norris, American comic book artist best known as creator of Aquaman
- 1916: birth of George Tuska, American comic book artist best known for his work on Captain Marvel and Iron Man
- 1924: birth of Victor Hubinon, Belgian comics artist best known for Redbeard and Buck Danny
- 1956: birth of François Schuiten, Belgian comics artist and author best known for Les Cités Obscures
- 1969: last publication of the first version of Eagle, the most popular British comic, selling over 2 miilion copies a week
- 1972: birth of John Paul Leon, American comic book artist best known for Earth X
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April 27
- 1958: first appearance of Rick O'Shay, American comic strip created by Stan Lynde
- 1991: death of Rob-Vel, French comic strip artist best known as the original creator of Spirou
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April 28
- 1911: birth of Lee Falk, American comic book creator, best known for The Phantom and Mandrake the Magician
- 1924: birth of Dick Ayers, American comic book artist, known as inker for Jack Kirby
- 1926: birth of Bill Blackbeard, American writer on comics, founder of the San Francisco Academy of Comic Art
- 1966: death of Jesse Marsh, American comic book artist known for his work on Tarzan
- 1984: last issue of Spike, British comic
- 1990: first appearance of Les Pretend, British comic strip created by John Sherwood in The Beano
- 2005: final volume of Claymore, Japanese manga created by Norihiro Yagi
- 2005: death of Zeke Zekley, American comics artist known for Bringing Up Father
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April 29
- 1906: first appearance of The Kin-der-Kids, American comic strip by Lyonel Feininger
- 1908: birth of Jack Williamson, American comic strip writer known for Beyond Mars
- 1924: birth of Paul S. Newman, American comics writer best known for Turok
- 1967: first issue of Giggle, British comic book which only lasted for 8 months
- 1972: birth of Roman Dirge, American comic book creator known for Lenore, the Cute Little Dead Girl
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April 30
- 1939: birth of Martin Lodewijk, Dutch comics artist best known for Agent 327
- 1946: birth of Bill Plympton, American comics artist and writer, known for the comic strip Plympton
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