Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/April/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