Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/May/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