Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/July/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