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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