Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/October/October 26

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• 1764: death of William Hogarth, English cartoonist who is often credited as one of the pioneers of comics
• 1931: birth of Larry Lieber, American comic book artist and writer, known as co-creator of Thor and Iron Man
• 1941: birth of Bob de Groot, Belgian comics author best known for Clifton, Léonard and Robin Dubois
• 1960: birth of June Brigman, American comic book artist known as cocreator of Power Pack
• 1970: debut of Doonesbury, American comic strip created by Garry Trudeau
• 1970: debut of Momma, American comic strip by Mel Lazarus
• 1985: first issue of Hoot, British comic book which ran for one year and 53 issues only
• 2002: first appearance of Bokura ga Ita, Japanese manga created by Yuuki Obata