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May 1
- 1919: birth of Win Mortimer, Canadian comics artist best known for his work on Superman
- 1940: birth of Cal Sobrepeña, Filipino comics artist known for Lovelife Komiks
- 1943: birth of Carlos Trillo, Argentine comic book writer who worked with Horacio Altuna and Jordi Bernet
- 1962: birth of Maitena Burundarena, Argentine comics artist best known for Mujeres Alteradas
- 1971: debut of Faceache, British comic strip created by Ken Reid which ran until 1988
- 1972: first issue of L'Écho des savanes, French comics magazine started by Claire Bretécher, Gotlib and Mandryka
- 1977: birth of David Hopkins, American comic book writer known for Karma Incorporated
- 2001: launch of Captain RibMan, American webcomic by John Sprengelmeyer and Rich Davis
- 2005: start of Concerned, American webcomic by Christopher C. Livingston
- 2006: first appearance of M×0, Japanese comedy manga created by Yasuhiro Kanō
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May 2
- 1912: birth of Marten Toonder, infleuntial Dutch comics creator best known for Tom Puss
- 1922: birth of Doug Wildey, American comic book artist best known for continuing Tarzan
- 1947: death of William Moulton Marston, American comic book author, creator of Wonder Woman
- 1955: birth of Jerry Scott, American comic book creator best known for Zits and Baby Blues
- 1962: birth of Ryan Brown, American comic book artist best known for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- 1968: birth of Liam Sharp, British comic book artist
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May 3
- 1919: birth of John Cullen Murphy, American comics artist best known for his work on Prince Valiant
- 1925: first appearance of Zig et Puce, influential Franco-Belgian comics strip created by Alain Saint-Ogan
- 1927: birth of Mel Lazarus, American comics artist best known as creator of Miss Peach and Momma
- 1929: birth of Berck, Belgian comics artist best known for Sammy
- 1958: birth of Bill Sienkiewicz, American comics artist known for Elektra: Assassin
- 1965: first appearance of Tiger, a popular American comic strip created by Bud Blake
- 1966: birth of Jamiri, German comics artist best known for the cartoons with his alter ego Jamiri
- 1968: birth of Nina Paley, American comic strip artist known for The Hotch and Nina's Adventures
- 1986: first publication of Oink!, British comic which lasted for 68 issues
- 1988: death of Milton Caniff, American comic book creator famous for Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon
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May 4
- 1902: first appearance of Buster Brown, popular American comic strip by Richard F. Outcault
- 1937: birth of Joseph Loeckx, Belgian comics artist better known as Jo-El Azara, known for Taka Takata and Clifton
- 1959: birth of Henriette Valium, Canadian underground comix creator
- 1977: birth of Ale Garza, American comic book artist known for working on Gen¹³
- 1985: debut of Ivy the Terrible, British comic strip created by Robert Nixon in The Beano
- 1997: death of Lou Stathis, American comics writer and editor with Vertigo
- 1998: launch of PvP, popular webcomic by Scott Kurtz
- 2005: death of Don Trachte, American comics artist best known for the Sunday pages of Henry
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May 5
- 1905: birth of Floyd Gottfredson, American comic book artist best known for the Mickey Mouse comic strip
- 1931: birth of Greg, prolific Belgian comics author and artist, editor-in-chief of Tintin magazine
- 1967: first appearance of Mr. Natural, comic book character created by Robert Crumb
- 1967: birth of Adam Hughes, American comic book artist
- 1975: death of George Baker, American comics artist best known for Sad Sack
- 1979: first issue of Jackpot, British comic which ran until 1982
- 1999: first issue of The Phantom Menace, a graphic novelisation of the Star Wars movie of the same name
- 2000: debut of Imadoki!, Japanese manga by Yuu Watase
- 2001: Ghastly's Ghastly Comic, webcomic by Chris Cracknell, makes its debut
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May 6
- 1948: birth of David Michelinie, American comic book writer best known for Iron Man and The Amazing Spider-Man
- 1961: birth of John Beatty, American comics artist known for inking Captain America
- 1969: birth of Emmanuel Larcenet, French comics artist best known for Dungeon and Le combat ordinaire
- 2000: launch of Zebra Girl, American webcomic by Joe England
- 2002: death of Robert Kanigher, American DC Comics comic book writer known for creating Sgt. Rock
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May 7
- 1943: birth of Joel Beck, American underground comix creator known for Lenny of Laredo
- 1954: birth of Philippe Geluck, Belgian comics creator best known for Le Chat
- 1978: birth of Brian Clevinger, American webcomic author best known for 8-Bit Theater
- 1989: last publication of U.S. Acres, American comic strip created by Jim Davis
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May 8
- 1920: birth of Tom of Finland, Finnish comics artist known for his erotic gay comic books
- 1936: birth of Kazuo Koike, Japanese mangaka best known for Lone Wolf and Cub
- 1938: birth of Jean Giraud, important French comics artist best known for Blueberry and his work as Moebius, including Arzach, The Incal and The Silver Surfer
- 1961: debut of Apartment 3-G, American comic strip by Nicholas P. Dallis and Alex Kotzky
- 1973: birth of Hiromu Arakawa, Japanese mangaka best known for Fullmetal Alchemist
- 1974: birth of Makoto Yukimura, Japanese mangaka best known for Planetes
- 2002: death of Thomas Williams, British comics artist
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May 9
- 1893: birth of William Moulton Marston, American comic book author, creator of Wonder Woman
- 1955: birth of Brian Bram, American underground comix artist known for his work on American Splendor
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May 10
- 1900: birth of V. T. Hamlin, American comic strip creator best known for Alley Oop
- 1943: debut of Claire Voyant, American comic strip by Jack Sparling which ran until 1948
- 2004: Jeff Smith draws the last page of Bone, his award-winning self-published comic
- 2006: first appearance of 52, a comic book limited series published by DC Comics
- 2006: final publication of Samurai Deeper Kyo, Japanese manga created by Akimine Kamijyo
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May 11
- 1985: death of Chester Gould, American comic book artist and writer, creator of Dick Tracy
- 2006: death of Ferdinando Tacconi, Italian comics artist
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May 12
- 1915: birth of Tony Strobl, American comics artist bets known for his work on many Disney comics
- 1947: birth of catherine yronwode, American writer about comics, known for her work The Art of Will Eisner
- 1960: first appearance of Elongated Man, reserve member of the Justice League, co-created by Julius Schwartz
- 2004: death of Syd Hoff, American comic strip creator best known for Tuffy
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May 13
- 1926: birth of Norman Maurer, American comic book artist, co-creator of the first 3-D comics, known for the Three Stooges comics
- 1946: birth of Marv Wolfman, American comic book writer
- 1955: final strip of Beyond Mars, American comic strip by Jack Williamson and Lee Elias
- 1977: birth of Rodney Caston, American comics writer best known for Megatokyo
- 1991: debut of Sherman's Lagoon, American comic strip created by Jim Toomey
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May 14
- 1936: birth of Lambil, Belgian comics artist best known for Les Tuniques Bleues
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May 15
- 1935: after having appeared in some Mickey Mouse strips, Donald Duck now debuts in his first adventure, Donald and Donna
- 1941: birth of Jaxon, American pioneering underground comix creator, co-founder of Rip Off Press
- 1980: first publication of Locke the Superman, Japanese manga by Yuki Hijiri which ran until 1989
- 2002: debut of Snafu Comics, a webcomic by David Stanworth
- 2004: death of Gill Fox, American comic book artist known for his work at Quality Comics
- 2004: death of Jack Bradbury, American comics artist best known for his work on Disney comics
- 2006: first appearance of Liō, American comic strip by Mark Tatulli
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May 16
- 1925: birth of Hannes Hegen, German comics creator best known for Mosaik
- 1960: birth of Chester Brown, Canadian comics author and artist, best known for Louis Riel
- 1964: first appearance of Billy Whizz, ongoing British comic strip created by Malcolm Judge in The Beano
- 1965: birth of Jason, Norwegian comics author and artist known for Hey, Wait..., Sshhhh! and The Left Bank Gang
- 2003: debut of Air Gear, Japanese shōnen manga created by Oh! great
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May 17
- 1929: birth of Piet Wijn, Dutch comics writer and artist best known for Aram and Douwe Dabbert
- 1956: birth of Dave Sim, Canadian comic book writer and artist best known for Cerebus the Aardvark
- 1969: death of Arthur "Bugs" Baer, American cartoonist known as ghostwriter of Mutt and Jeff
- 2000: death of Dick Sprang, American comic book artist best known for his work on Batman
- 2002: death of Dave Berg, American comics artist known for the Lighter Side in Mad magazine
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May 18
- 1917: birth of Bill Everett, American comic book writer best known for creating Namor the Submariner and co-creating Daredevil
- 1931: birth of Don Martin, American comic book artist and author best known for his work on MAD magazine
- 1988: first appearance of Pugad Baboy, Filipino comic strip created by Pol Medina Jr.
- 2001: debut of Zatch Bell!, Japanese shōnen manga by Makoto Raiku
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May 19
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May 20
- 1899: birth of Everett M. "Busy" Arnold, American comics publisher best known for Quality Comics
- 1911: birth of Gardner Fox, American comic book writer, creator of Sandman and Flash
- 1936: birth of Malcolm Hancock, American comic strip creator known for Malfunction Junction
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May 21
- 1915: birth of Don Trachte, American comics artist best known for the Sunday pages of Henry
- 1917: birth of Frank Bellamy, British comics artist best known for his work in Eagle and on Dan Dare
- 1920: birth of Lee Elias, American comics artist best known for Beyond Mars
- 1932: death of Raoul Barré, Canadian pioneering comics artist
- 1943: birth of Jean-Claude Fournier, French comics artist and writer best known for Spirou et Fantasio
- 1971: birth of Joe Benitez, American comic book artist best known as cocreator of Weapon Zero
- 1972: first publication of Berusaiyu no Bara, Japanese shōjo manga by Riyoko Ikeda
- 1977: debut of Gnasher's Tale, British comic strip created by David Sutherland in The Beano
- 2002: launch of Dominic Deegan, American webcomic by Michael "Mookie" Terracciano
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May 22
- 1907: birth of Hergé, the most famous Belgian comics author and artist, creator of The Adventures of Tintin
- 1915: birth of George Baker, American comics artist best known for Sad Sack
- 1949: first appearance of Casey Ruggles, American western comic strip by Warren Tufts
- 1962: death of John H. Striebel, American comic strip artist best known for Dixie Dugan
- 1974: birth of Jeffrey Rowland, American webcomic author best known for Wigu
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May 23
- 1963: birth of Mike Deodato, Brazilian comic book artist best known for his work on Wonder Woman
- 1994: death of Don Thompson, American pioneer of comic book fandom
- 1999: death of John Prentice, American comic strip artist best known for continuing Rip Kirby
- 2002: launch of Elf Only Inn, American webcomic by Josh Sortelli
- 2005: the Blank Label Comics website, a collective of webcomics, goes online
- 2006: death of Kiko, Egyptian-Belgian comics creator best known for Foufi
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May 24
- 1912: birth of Alfred Andriola, American comic strip creator best known for Kerry Drake
- 1919: birth of Sid Couchey, American comics artist known for his work on Richie Rich
- 1924: birth of Brad Anderson, American comic strip author best known for Marmaduke
- 1925: birth of Carmine Infantino, American comic book artist, one of the main contributors to the Silver Age of Comic Books
- 1936: birth of Kiko, Egyptian-Belgian comics creator best known for Foufi
- 1957: birth of Walter Moers, German comics author best known for Das kleine Arschloch
- 1959: last appearance of Johnny Reb and Billy Yank, American Sunday comic strip created by Frank Giacoia
- 1992: debut of X, Japanese manga created by CLAMP
- 1997: first appearance of Tim Traveller, British comic strip created by Vic Neill in The Beano
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May 25
- 1949: birth of Barry Windsor-Smith, British comics artist best known for Conan the Barbarian
- 1956: birth of Andrea Pazienza, Italian comics artist best known for Zanardi
- 1969: birth of Tomoko Ninomiya, Japanese mangaka best known for Nodame Cantabile
- 2003: last appearance of Geech, American comic strip by Jerry Bittle
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May 26
- 1964: birth of Caitlin R. Kiernan, American comics writer best known for The Dreaming
- 1968: birth of James Kochalka, American comics creator best known for American Elf
- 1972: birth of Bernard Chang, American comics artist known for Second Life of Dr. Mirage
- 1984: last issue of School Fun, British comic which lasted for less than a year
- 2001: end of Citizen Dog, American comic strip by Mark O'Hare
- 2005: final issue of Girls Bravo, Japanese bishōjo manga by Mario Kaneda
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May 27
- 1949: death of Robert Ripley, American comics creator best known for Ripley's Believe It or Not!
- 1979: birth of Michael Buonauro, American webcomic creator known for Marvelous Bob
- 1991: death of Ed Dodd, American comic strip creator best known for Mark Trail
- 1992: death of Machiko Hasegawa, Japanese mangaka best known for Sazae-san
- 2003: death of Al Hartley, American comic book creator known for his work on Archie Comics
- 2006: death of Alex Toth, influential American comic book artist
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May 28
- 1947: birth of Lynn Johnston, American comic creator best known for the comic strip For Better or For Worse
- 1952: birth of Aldo Capitanio, Italian comics artist best known for his work on Tex Willer
- 1960: first appearance of Buster, British comic which would ran until 2000
- 1971: birth of Andrea Di Vito, Italian comics artist known for his work with CrossGen and Marvel Comics
- 2000: last appearance of Bringing up Father, American comic strip by George McManus which ran since 1913
- 2005: end of Greystone Inn, American webcomic by Brad Guigar
- 2006: last volume of Air Master, Japanese seinen manga created by Yokusaru Shibata
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May 29
- 1920: birth of Jack Kamen, American comic book artist known for his work at EC Comics
- 1959: birth of Nigel Kitching, British comics author best known for Sonic the Comic
- 1960: last publication of Lance by Warren Tufts, one of the last full page comic strips
- 1974: birth of Aaron McGruder, American comics author best known for The Boondocks
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May 30
- 1939: birth of Roberto Raviola, Italian comics artist under the pseudonym Magnus, best known for Kriminal and Alan Ford
- 1962: birth of Kevin Eastman, American comic book artist, best known as co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- 1985: end of Adolf, award winning Japanese manga by Osamu Tezuka
- 1993: death of Marge, American comics artist best known as the creator of Little Lulu
- 1994: debut of Mallard Fillmore, American comic strip by Bruce Tinsley
- 1999: death of Paul S. Newman, American comics writer best known for Turok
- 2000: first appearance of Saikano, Japanese manga by Shin Takahashi
- 2005: launch of Evil Inc., American webcomic by Brad Guigar
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May 31
- 1940: birth of Gilbert Shelton, American underground comix artist known for The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers
- 1974: birth of Adrian Tomine, American comics artist
- 1974: birth of Brandon M. Easton, American comic book creator best known for Arkanium
- 1982: birth of Ian Flynn, American comics artist best known for working on Sonic the Hedgehog
- 2005: death of Eduardo Teixeira Coelho, Portuguese comic book artist best known for Ragnar
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