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These are the selected anniversaries for August that appear on the Comics portal. The "edit" links edit the portal subpages that are displayed as sections here.
August 1
- 1920: birth of Ken Bald, American comics artist known for Dr. Kildare and Dark Shadows
- 1923: birth of Dino Battaglia, Italian comic artist
- 1923: first appearance of Felix the Cat, the comic strip version of the American animated cartoon by Pat Sullivan and Otto Messmer
- 1931: birth of Tom Wilson, American comic strip creator best known for Ziggy
- 2003: launch of Questionable Content, American webcomic by Jeph Jacques
- 2005: death of Wim Boost, Dutch comics author who worked in the studios of Marten Toonder
- 2006: death of Bob Thaves, American comic strip creator best known for Frank and Ernest
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August 2
- 1880: birth of George Herriman, influential American comic book artist and author best known for Krazy Kat
- 1904: birth of Reg Parlett, British comics author known for his work in Buster
- 1961: birth of Luc Cromheecke, Belgian comics artist and writer best known for Tom Carbon and Roboboy
- 1964: birth of Danny Hellman, American comics writer and artist known for publishing Legal Action Comics
- 1970: birth of Kevin Smith, American comic book writer best known for Clerks
- 1002: first appearance of 9 Chickweed Lane, a comic strip by Brooke McEldowney
- 2004: death of François Craenhals, Belgian comics artist and writer best known for Chevalier Ardent and Les 4 As
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August 3
- 1941: birth of Grzegorz Rosiński, Polish-Belgian comics artist best known for Thorgal
- 1949: birth of Reed Waller, American comics writer best known for Omaha the Cat Dancer
- 1956: birth of Ian Orenstein, Canadian comics artist, known for his strips in: Ontario Democrat; The Varsity; People's Voice; and self published comics--Rosa Comics.
- 1991: final appearance of the latest run of the comic strip version of Batman
- 2001: debut of Dragon Drive, Japanese manga created by Ken-ichi Sakura
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August 4
- 1932: birth of Mordillo, famous Argentine creator of wordless cartoons and animations
- 1933: birth of Thé Tjong-Khing, Indonesian-Dutch comics creator best known for Arman & Ilva
- 1952: birth of Franco Saudelli, Italian erotic comics artist
- 1970: birth of Pete Abrams American webcomic creator known for Sluggy Freelance'
- 1976: birth of K. Thor Jensen, American comics creator, co-founder of the Portal of Evil website
- 1987: first publication of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Japanese manga by Hirohiko Araki
- 1989: death of Paul Murry, American comics artist best known for working on many Disney comics
- 1991: end of John Darling, American comic strip created by Tom Batiuk which ran since 1979
- 1997: first volume of One Piece, Japanese manga created by Eiichiro Oda
- 2003: launch of Filthy Lies!, American webcomic by Brandon Sonderegger
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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
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August 6
- 1969: birth of Tony Cronstam, Swedish comics artist best known for Bamse and Elvis
- 1989: final appearance of Bloom County, American comic strip by Berke Breathed
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August 7
- 1895: birth of Alain Saint-Ogan, French comics creator best known for Zig et Puce
- 1921: death of Maurice Tillieux, Belgian comics author best known for Gil Jourdan
- 1957: birth of Mark Bagley, American comics artist best known for The Amazing Spider-Man and New Warriors
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August 8
- 1944: birth of Derib, Swiss comics artist known for Buddy Longway and Yakari
- 1949: birth of Rory Hayes, American underground comix creator known for his work in Arcade and Bijou Funnies
- 1958: death of J.P. McEvoy, American comics writer best known for Dixie Dugan
- 1960: birth of Ralf König, one of the most popular German comic artists
- 1966: birth of Mohiro Kitoh, Japanese mangaka best known for Bokurano
- 1969: birth of Alex Robinson, American comic book writer and artist known for his graphic novels
- 1999: death of Yolanda Vargas Dulché, Mexican comics writer known for Memín Pinguín
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August 9
- 1908: birth of Austin Briggs, American comics artist best known for continuing Secret Agent X-9 and Flash Gordon
- 1914: birth of Tove Jansson, Finnish comic strip writer best known for Moomin
- 1935: birth of William Vance, Belgian comics artist best known for XIII
- 1945: birth of Posy Simmonds, British comic artist best known for Gemma Bovary
- 2002: debut of Shijou Saikyou no Deshi Kenichi, Japanese manga by Syun Matsuena
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August 10
- 1923: birth of Jean Graton, French comics artist and writer best known for Michel Vaillant
- 1955: birth of Eddie Campbell, Scottish comic artist best known for From Hell
- 1967: first publication of Lupin III, Japanese manga series created by Monkey Punch
- 1984: death of Virgil Franklin Partch, American cartoonist and comic book creator also known as "VIP"
- 1999: death of Henri Gillain, Belgian comics writer, brother of Jijé, known for working on Spirou et Fantasio
- 2001: death of Jerry DeFuccio, American comics writer best known for his work with Mad magazine
- 2004: first issue of Rocky, a Swedish comic magazine for the comic strip Rocky by Martin Kellerman
- 2005: death of Mar Amongo, Filipino comic book artist best known for his work with DC Comics
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August 11
- 1915: birth of Morris Weiss, American comics artist best known for continuing Mickey Finn
- 1918: birth of Dik Browne, American comic strip creator best known for Hi and Lois and Hägar the Horrible
- 1925: birth of Rune Andréasson, Swedish comic creator best known for Bamse
- 1948: birth of T. Casey Brennan, American comics writer best known for his work in Creepy
- 1959: death of Matt Baker, American comic book artist best known for Phantom Lady
- 1964: birth of Jim Lee, Korean-American comics artist and writer
- 1965: birth of Gil Baker, American cartoonist best known for Danny Dare
- 2000: launch of Twisted Kaiju Theatre, American webcomic by Sean McGuinness
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August 12
- 1911: birth of Kin Platt, American comic strip writer known for Mr. and Mrs.
- 1996: death of Mark Gruenwald, American comic book writer and editor best known for Captain America and Squadron Supreme
- 2007: death of Mike Wieringo, American comic book artist known for Impulse, Tellos
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August 13
- 1928: debut of Tim Tyler's Luck, American comic strip by Lyman Young which ran until 1996
- 1934: first appearance of Li'l Abner, American comic strip created by Al Capp which ran until 1977
- 1958: death of Jack Cole, American comic book artist, creator of Plastic Man
- 1999: death of John Geering, British comics author known for his work with D. C. Thomson
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August 14
- 1867: first appearance of Ally Sloper, one of the earliest comic strip characters, in the British magazine Judy
- 1926: birth of René Goscinny, Polish-French comics author best known for creating Asterix and writing many stories for Lucky Luke
- 1932: final appearance of Happy Hooligan, popular American comic strip by Frederick Burr Opper
- 1947: birth of Jiro Taniguchi, Japanese manga artist
- 1950: birth of Gary Larson, American comics artist best known for The Far Side
- 1951: birth of Peter Blegvad, American comic strip creator best known for Leviathan
- 1968: birth of Billy Mavreas, Greek-Canadian comics artist
- 2000: launch of Megatokyo, American manga webcomic by Fred Gallagher and Rodney Caston
- 2000: debut of The Joy of Tech, Canadian webcomic by Nitrozac and Snaggy
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August 15
- 1938: birth of Pran Kumar Sharma, Indian cartoonist best known for Billoo and Chacha Chaudhary
- 1968: birth of Frode Øverli, Norwegian comic strip creator best known for Pondus
- 1968: birth of Sean Chen, American comic book artist known for his work on Iron Man and Wolverine
- 1978: birth of David Nakayama, American comic book artist best known for City of Heroes
- 1982: death of Ernie Bushmiller, American comics author best known for Nancy
- 1987: last publication of Playhour, British comic which lasted for some 1,700 issues
- 1989: final publication of Locke the Superman, Japanese manga by Yuki Hijiri which ran since 1980
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August 16
- 1892: birth of Otto Messmer, American comic strip author best known for Felix the Cat
- 1969: birth of Enrico Marini, Italian comics artist, known for Le Scorpion
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August 17
- 1932: birth of Jean-Jacques Sempé, French comics artist best known for Le petit Nicolas
- 1956: birth of John Romita, Jr., American comics artist best known for his work on Marvel Comics
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August 18
- 1892: birth of Hal Foster, classic Canadian comic book artist and author, best known as creator of Prince Valiant and for his work on Tarzan
- 1926: birth of Larry Alcala, Filipino comics artist best known for Kalabog en Bosyo
- 1955: birth of Stefano Tamburini, Italian comics author best known for RanXerox
- 1967: birth of Brian Michael Bendis, American comics artist and author, best known for his work the Ultimate storylines in Marvel Comics
- 1991: death of Rick Griffin, American underground comix artist working with Zap Comix
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August 19
- 1932: birth of Jacques Lob, French comics author, best known for writing Blanche Épiphanie and Superdupont
- 1975: birth of Chynna Clugston, American comic book creator best known for Blue Monday
- 1984: death of Don Newton, American comic book artist known for his work on The Phantom and Aquaman
- 2006: first appearance of Ratz, a comic strip by Hunt Emerson, in the British comic The Beano
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August 20
- 1915: birth of George Roussos, American comic book artist best known as an inker of Fantastic Four
- 1947: death of Max Gaines, American comic book publisher best known for All-American Publications
- 1969: death of Dudley D. Watkins, British cartoonist best known for Oor Wullie
- 1995: death of Hugo Pratt, Italian comics artist and author, famous for Corto Maltese
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August 21
- 1929: birth of Marie Severin, American comic book artist and colorist, best known for her work with Marvel Comics
- 1993: last issue of Beezer, British comic which ran since 1956
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August 22
- 1903: birth of Jerry Iger, American comic strip creator best known as co-founder with Will Eisner of Eisner & Iger, an early comic book packager
- 1914: birth of Chester Commodore, American comic book writer with the Chicago Defender
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August 23
- 1905: birth of Ernie Bushmiller, American comics author best known for Nancy
- 1925: birth of Alfredo Alcala, Filipino comics artist working at Marvel Comics
- 1939: birth of Rejabhad, Malaysian comics artist known for Periwira Mat Gila
- 1976: birth of Keron Grant, American comics artist known or his work on Iron Man
- 2005: debut of Dungeons & Denizens, American webcomic by John Yakimow and Graveyard Greg
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August 24
- 1899: birth of Gaylord DuBois, prolific American comics writer best known for the Tarzan comic books
- 1939: birth of Max Bunker, Italian comics writer best known for Alan Ford
- 1966: birth of Keith Knight, American comic strip creator best known for The K Chronicles
- 1967: birth of Ian D. Marsden, American cartoonist known for working with Mad
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August 25
- 1912: birth of Ted Key, American comic strip creator best known for the cartoon Hazel
- 1913: birth of Walt Kelly, American comic book artist and author best known for Pogo
- 1947: birth of Michael William Kaluta, American comic book artist
- 1964: birth of Bob Fingerman, American comics creator best known for Beg the Question
- 1973: last publication of TV Action, a British comic that was the follow-up to Countdown and lasted for 74 issues
- 1988: first appearance of Oh My Goddess!, ongoing Japanese manga by Kosuke Fujishima
- 1997: debut of Sluggy Freelance, popular webcomic by Pete Abrams
- 2000: death of Carl Barks, considered by many as the best artist of Disney comics, and the creator of DuckBurg and Scrooge McDuck
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August 26
- 1911: birth of Otto Binder, American comic book writer best known for his work with Fawcett Comics
- 1920: birth of Brant Parker, American comic book artist, best known for The Wizard of Id
- 1950: birth of Yumiko Igarashi, Japanese mangaka best known for Candy Candy
- 1992: death of Bob de Moor, Belgian comics astist, main contributor of Hergé on The Adventures of Tintin
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August 27
- 1929: birth of Don Perlin, American comic book artist best known as cocreator of Bloodshot
- 1937: death of Frederick Burr Opper, American comic strip author best known for Happy Hooligan, And Her Name Was Maud and Alphonse and Gaston
- 1946: birth of Denis Kitchen, American underground comix artist, founder of the Kitchen Sink Press
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August 28
- 1917: birth of Jack Kirby, prolific American comic book writer and artist, creator of many superheroes like Captain America and Fantastic Four
- 1917: birth of Aurelio Galleppini, Italian comics artist best known as cocreator of Tex Willer
- 1927: birth of Jim Sasseville, American comics authr known for collaborating with Charles M. Schulz on It's Only a Game
- 1971: birth of Joann Sfar, French comics artist best known for Dungeon and The Rabbi's Cat
- 1990: death of Willy Vandersteen, major Belgian comics artist and author best known for Spike and Suzy
- 1995: death of Carl Giles, popular British cartoonist best known for his work in the Daily Express
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August 29
- 1905: birth of Al Taliaferro, American comic strip creator best known for working on Donald Duck
- 1966: birth of Karine Haaland, Norwegian comic strip creator known for the strip Piray
- 1983: death of Rory Hayes, American underground comix creator known for hiw ork in Arcade and Bijou Funnies
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August 30
- 1909: birth of Barry Appleby, British comic strip author best known for The Gambols
- 1943: birth of Robert Crumb, American comic artist and author, most prominent member of the underground comics movement
- 1946: birth of Jacques Tardi, French comic artist and author known for his Adèle Blanc-Sec series and work depicting World War I
- 1999: death of Raymond Poïvet, French comics artist best known for Les Pionniers de l'Espérance
- 2002: start of Emma, Japanese seinen manga created by Kaoru Mori
- 2006: death of Bob LeRose, American comic book colorist for DC Comics
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August 31
- 1947: birth of Yumiko Ōshima, Japanese mangaka best known for Wata no Kuni Hoshi
- 1956: birth of Angeli, Brazilian underground comix artist&
- 1990: Scott McCloud draws the first 24-hour comic
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