Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/January/January 22

1934: first appearance of Secret Agent X-9, American comic strip by Alex Raymond and Dashiell Hammett which ran until 1996
1939: birth of Nonoy Marcelo, Filipino comics artist best known for Ikabod
1958: birth of Joe Chiodo, American comics colorist
1958: birth of Howard Mackie, American comic book editor and writer with Marvel Comics
1966: first issue of Lady Penelope, British comic for girls which ran for 204 issues
1969: birth of John Linton Roberson, American comics creator known for Vitriol
1970: birth of Alex Ross, American comics artist, best known as an artist for DC Comics
1983: first issue of Spike, British comic
2003: death of Bill Mauldin, American comic strip creator known for Willie and Joe