Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/August/August 5

1875: birth of Clare Briggs, early American comic strip author known for A. Piker Clerk
1924: first appearance of Little Orphan Annie, ongoing American comic strip created by Harold Gray
1946: start of Giles Family, British comic strip created by Carl Giles which ran until 1991
1957: debut of Andy Capp, long-running British comic strip by Reginald Smythe
1959: death of Frank Godwin, American comic strip creator best known for Connie and Rusty Riley
2003: first publication of Ouran High School Host Club, Japanese manga created by Bisco Hatori