Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/June/June 4

1938: first appearance of Just Jake, British comic strip by Bernard Graddon in the Daily Mirror until 1952
1951: birth of Wendy Pini, American comics creator best known for cocoreating Elfquest
1973: first publication of Barefoot Gen, Japanese manga novel by Keiji Nakazawa
1984: death of Sol Brodsky, American comic book artist best known as production manager at Marvel Comics
1988: final appearance of Steve Canyon, American comic strip by Milton Caniff which ran since 1947
1989: death of Dik Browne, American comic strip creator best known for Hi and Lois and Hägar the Horrible
1994: the first Alternative Press Expo is held in San Jose, California
1998: debut of Hunter × Hunter, Japanese manga created by Yoshihiro Togashi
2002: start of Scary Go Round, British webcomic by John Allison