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These are the selected anniversaries for July that appear on the Comics portal. The "edit" links edit the portal subpages that are displayed as sections here.
July 1
- 1995: first issue of X-wing Rogue Squadron, an American comic book in the Star Wars universe
- 1996: debut of Frumpy the Clown, American comic strip created by Judd Winick which ran only until 1998
- 1999: first publication of Angelic Layer, Japanese manga by CLAMP
- 2002: launch of Pupkin, American webcomic by Bobby Crosby
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July 2
- 1918: birth of Wim Boost, Dutch comics author who worked in the studios of Marten Toonder
- 1971: birth of Christopher B. Wright, American webcomic author known for Help Desk
- 1996: death of Mike Parobeck, American comic book artist best known for his work on The Batman Adventures
- 2004: death of John Cullen Murphy, American comics artist best known for his work on Prince Valiant
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July 3
- 1925: birth of Jerry DeFuccio, American comics writer best known for his work with Mad magazine
- 1975: birth of Andy Park, American comic book artist known for working on Tomb Raider and Uncanny X-Men
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July 4
- 1883: birth of Rube Goldberg, American cartoonist, president of the National Cartoonists Society: the Reuben Awards were named after him
- 1977: birth of David Petersen, American comic book creator best known for Mouse Guard
- 1991: death of Art Sansom, American comic strip author best known for The Born Loser
- 2005: launch of Wally and Osborne, American webcomic by Tyler Martin
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July 5
- 1945: birth of François Bourgeon, French comics author and artist best know for Les passagers du vent and the Cyann Saga
- 1958: birth of Bill Watterson, American author and artist of the popular comic strip Calvin and Hobbes
- 1968: birth of Ken Akamatsu, Japanese mangaka best known for Love Hina
- 1976: death of Frank Bellamy, British comics artist best known for his work in Eagle and on Dan Dare
- 1978: death of Paul Cuvelier, Belgian comics artist best known for Corentin
- 2004: debut of Brewster Rockit: Space Guy!, American comic strip by Tim Rickard
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July 6
- 1916: birth of Don R. Christensen, American comics writer known for his work on Disney comics
- 1950: birth of John Byrne, British-American comic writer and artist, best known for his work on most major superhero comics
- 1968: birth of Noel Van Horn, American-Canadian comics artist best known for his work on Mickey Mouse comics
- 1991: death of Nicholas P. Dallis, American comic book writer known for Apartment 3-G and Rex Morgan, M.D.
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July 7
- 1920: birth of Al Avison, American comics artist known for Captain America and cocreating The Whizzer
- 1958: debut of the James Bond comic strip by Anthony Hern and John McLusky in the Daily Express
- 1964: birth of Kosuke Fujishima, Japanese mangaka best known for Oh My Goddess!
- 1972: in Disney's lawsuit against the Air Pirates for copyright infringement, the initial decision of the California District Court is in favor of the Walt Disney Company
- 1977: death of Roy Crane, American comics artist and writer, creator of Wash Tubbs and Buz Sawyer
- 1997: first appearance of Zits, an award-winning American comic strip by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman
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July 8
- 1947: birth of Turk, Belgian comics author best known for Clifton, Léonard and Robin Dubois
- 1963: debut of Fred Basset, ongoing Scottish comic strip created by Alex Graham for the Daily Mail
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July 9
- 1909: birth of Basil Wolverton, American comic book artist, best known for his contributions to MAD magazine
- 1921:birth of Tony DiPreta, American comics artist best known for Joe Palooka and Rex Morgan, M.D.
- 1977: last publication of Sparky, a British comic which ran for 652 issues
- 1980: birth of Kristian Donaldson, American comic book artist known for Supermarket
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July 10
- 1914: birth of Joe Shuster, Canadian-American comic book artist, co-creator of Superman
- 1917: birth of Reginald Smythe, British comic strip author and artist, best known for Andy Capp
- 1951: death of Dudley Fisher, American comic strip creator best known for Myrtle
- 1957: birth of Gerard Jones, American comic book writer known for Green Lantern
- 1989: death of Jean-Michel Charlier, Belgian comics writer best known for Redbeard, Buck Danny and Blueberry
- 2000: the first strip of the webcomic GU Comics by Woody Hearn appears online
- 2001: debut of Nodame Cantabile, Japanese manga by Tomoko Ninomiya
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July 11
- 2004: debut of Prickly City, American comic strip by Scott Stantis
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July 12
- 1928: birth of Al Scaduto, American comic strip creator best known for They'll Do It Every Time
- 1937: debut of Abbie an' Slats, American comic strip written by Al Capp and drawn by Raeburn van Buren
- 1958: birth of Bob Lynch, British minicomics artist known for Sav Sadness
- 1970: birth of Phil Jimenez, American comic book author best known for Wonder Woman
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July 13
- 1919: birth of Joe Gill, American comic book writer best known as cocreator of Captain Atom
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July 14
- 1934: birth of Gotlib, French comics artist and author, best known for Superdupont and Gai-Luron
- 2000: death of Rene Ríos Boettiger, Chilean comics creator best known for Condorito
- 2006: death of Tom Frame, British comics letterer best known for his work on Judge Dredd
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July 15
- 1927: birth of Jack Abel, American comic book inker best known for his work with Marvel Comics and DC Comics
- 1933: birth of Guido Crepax, Italian comics artist, best known for Valentina
- 1977: birth of Mads Eriksen, Norwegian comics creator best known for M
- 2004: debut of A Lesson Is Learned But The Damage Is Irreversible, American webcomic by David Hellman and Dale Beran
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July 16
- 1942: birth of Russ Jones, American comics author, creator of the magazine Creepy
- 2001: death of Morris, Belgian comics artist, creator of Lucky Luke
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July 17
- 1871: birth of Lyonel Feininger, early American comic strip creator best known for The Kin-der-Kids
- 1917: birth of Gus Arriola, American comic strip creator best known for Gordo
- 1932: birth of Quino, Argentine comics artist best known for Mafalda
- 1938: birth of Hermann, Belgian comics artist and author, known for Bernard Prince and Les Tours de Bois-Maury
- 1954: birth of J. Michael Straczynski, American comic book writer, best known for hiswork on The Amazing Spider-Man and Fantastic Four
- 1966: birth of Richard Moore, American comic book creator best known for Boneyard
- 2000: debut of The Hating Girl, Japanese manga by Koji Rokunishi
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July 18
- 1926: birth of Yolanda Vargas Dulché, Mexican comics writer known for Memín Pinguín
- 1974: birth of Grant Gould, American comic book artist
- 1975: death of Vaughn Bodé, American underground comics artist best known for Cheech Wizard
- 1990: death of Yves Chaland, French comics author and artist best known for The Adventures of Freddy Lombard
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July 19
- 1934: birth of Janusz Christa, Polish comics artist best known for Kajko i Kokosz
- 1950: birth of Richard Pini, American comics author best known for cocreating Elfquest
- 1970: debut of Cattivik, Italian comic series created by Bonvi
- 1972: birth of Jamal Igle, American comic book artist known for his work on Firestorm
- 1982: first appearance of Geech, American comic strip by Jerry Bittle
- 2001: debut of Battle Angel Alita: Last Order, Japanese manga created by Yukito Kishiro
- 2005: death of Jim Aparo, American comic book artist best known for Batman
- 2005: free webcomic hosting provider Keenspace changes its name to Comic Genesis to avoid confusion with Keenspot
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July 20
- 1932: birth of Dick Giordano, American comic book artist and editor with DC Comics
- 1969: birth of Drew Hayes, American comics artist best known for Poison Elves
- 1975: final appearance of Pogo, American comic strip created by Walt Kelly
- 1995: death of George Caragonne, American comic book writer for Marvel Comics
- 1998: launch of Bruno the Bandit, American webcomic by Ian McDonald
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July 21
- 1948: birth of Garry Trudeau, American comic strip creator best known for Doonesbury
- 1972: birth of Gary Whitta, British comics writer known for Death, Jr.
- 1998: debut of Shadow Star, Japanese manga created by Mohiro Kitoh
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July 22
- 1936: birth of Angus Allan, British comic strip creator mainly of TV series adaptations
- 1939: first publication of The Magic Comic, British comic which lasted for 80 issues
- 1941: birth of Vaughn Bodé, American underground comics artist best known for Cheech Wizard
- 1965: first appearance of Philémon by Fred in Pilote
- 1973: first publication of Violence Jack, Japanese manga created by Go Nagai
- 1986: death of Floyd Gottfredson, American comic book artist best known for the Mickey Mouse comic strip
- 2002: launch of Queen of Wands, American webcomic by Aeire
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July 23
- 1888: birth of Gluyas Williams, American cartoonist
- 1962: birth of Kelley Jones, American comic book artist best known for working on Batman and Sandman
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July 24
- 1943: first appearance of Garth, a British comic strip by Steve Dowling and John Allard in the Daily Mirror which ran until 1997
- 1963: birth of Colleen Doran, American comic book creator best known for A Distant Soil
- 1971: death of Lou Fine, American comic book artist best known for his cover art in the 1940s
- 2003: death of Warren Kremer, American comic strip creator best known for Richie Rich
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July 25
- 1916: birth of Fred Lasswell, American comic strip author best known for Barney Google]
- 1941: birth of S. Clay Wilson, American underground comix artist known for his work in Zap Comix
- 1945: birth of Anna Brandoli, Italian comics artist best known for La Strega
- 1982: death of Hal Foster, classic Canadian comic book artist and author, best known as creator of Prince Valiant and for his work on Tarzan
- 2000: debut of Chopping Block, American webcomic by Lee Adam Herold
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July 26
- 1883: birth of Edwin Balmer, American comic strip writer best known for Speed Spaulding
- 1934: death of Winsor McCay, early American comics author of Little Nemo and Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend
- 1938: first issue of The Beano, second longest running British comic, starring as the first cover star Big Eggo, comic strip created by Reg Carter; and also featuring the debut of Lord Snooty, a comic strip created by Dudley D. Watkins which would run until 1990
- 1974: death of Gene Byrnes, American comic strip creator best known for Reg'lar Fellers
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July 27
- 1907: birth of Jesse Marsh, American comic book artist known for his work on Tarzan
- 1938: birth of Pierre Christin, French comics author best known for his collaborations with Enki Bilal and Jean-Claude Mézières
- 1938: birth of Bill Pearson, American comic book writer and letterer
- 1948: birth of Kaiji Kawaguchi, Japanese mangaka best known for Eagle
- 1977: birth of Foo Swee Chin, Singaporean comics artist best known for Nightmares & Fairy Tales
- 2004: launch of Joe and Monkey, American webcomic by Zach Miller
- 2005: death of Marten Toonder, influential Dutch comics creator best known for Tom Puss
- 2006: death of Carlos Roque, Portuguese comics artist best known for Wladimyr
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July 28
- 1930: birth of Jean Roba, Belgian comics artist best known for Boule et Bill
- 1945: birth of Jim Davis, American comic strip creator best known for Garfield
- 1982: birth of Ed Piskor, American alternative comics creator known for his work with Harvey Pekar and with Jay Lynch
- 2000: death of Chic Stone, American comic book artist best known as an inker on Fantastic Four
- 2006: end of Honey and Clover, Japanese manga by Chika Umino
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July 29
- 1955: birth of Dave Stevens, American comics artist best known for The Rocketeer
- 1985: first appearance of Arlo and Janis, American comic strip created by Jimmy Johnson
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July 30
- 1955: Grandpa, drawn by Ken Reid, first appears in the British comic The Beano
- 1961: birth of Achdé, French comics author and artist, current author of Lucky Luke
- 1966: birth of Chris Sprouse, American comic book artist best known for Tom Strong
- 1992: death of Joe Shuster, Canadian-American comic book artist, co-creator of Superman
- 2002: debut of .hack//Legend of the Twilight, Japanese manga created by Tatsuya Hamazaki and Rei Izumi
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July 31
- 1933: debut of Dickie Dare, American comic strip created by Milton Caniff, which ran until 1957
- 1966: last publication of Ben Casey, American comic strip by Neal Adams based on the TV series
- 1976: last appearance of Mickey Finn, an American comic strip by Frank Leonard which ran since 1936
- 1997: first volume of Air Master, Japanese seinen manga created by Yokusaru Shibata
- 2000: death of Lars Jansson, Finnish comic strip creator best known for Moomin
- 2000: launch of Narbonic, American webcomic by Shaenon K. Garrity
- 2003: death of Guido Crepax, Italian comics artist, best known for Valentina
- 2006: death of Mario Faustinelli, Italian comics author best known for Asso di Picche
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