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1921: birth of Warren Kremer, American comic strip creator best known for Richie Rich
1933: birth of Jerry Bails, the father of comic book fandom in the USA
1947: birth of Alfredo Castelli, Italian comics author best known for Martin Mystère
1950: birth of Tom DeFalco, American comics writer and editor-in-chief at Marvel Comics
1965: first appearance of The Spider, British comic book character by Ted Cowan and Reg Burn, in Lion: later stories were written by Jerry Siegel
1992: first publication of Fisher, American comic strip by Phillip Street
1999: last appearance of Rip Kirby, famous American comic strip by Alex Raymond