Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/January/January 30

1920: birth of Machiko Hasegawa, Japanese mangaka best known for Sazae-san
1927: birth of Jef Nys, popular Belgian comics creator best known for Jommeke
1957: birth of Guy Gilchrist, American comic strip artist known for continuing Nancy
1968: birth of Rhoda Shipman, American comic book writer known for Pakkins' Land
1971: final appearance of Abbie an' Slats, American comic strip written by Al Capp and drawn by Raeburn van Buren
1982: last issue of Jackpot, a British comic which ran from 1979