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September 1
- 1868: birth of Kin Hubbard, American comics creator best known for Abe Martin of Brown County
- 1926: birth of Gene Colan, American comic book artist, best known for his work on Marvel Comics
- 1932: birth of José Ortiz, Spanish comics artist known for several collaborations with Antonio Segura, a.o. Hombre
- 1952: birth of Cullen Murphy, American comic strip writer known for writing Prince Valiant for more than twenty years
- 1958: first issue of War Picture Library, British comic which lasted for more than 2100 issues
- 1960: birth of Jack Ohman, American comics artist known for Mixed Media
- 1974: birth of Jhonen Vasquez, American comics creator best known for Squee!
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September 2
- 1910: birth of Paul Reinman, German-American comic book artist best known as an inker for the works of Jack Kirby
- 1946: birth of Walt Simonson, American comic book writer and artist best known for his work on The Mighty Thor
- 1971: birth of Arnold Arre, Filipino comic book author best known for his graphic novel The Mythology Class
- 1981: death of Andrija Maurović, important early Croatian comics artist
- 1994: first publication of Rurouni Kenshin, Japanese manga created by Nobuhiro Watsuki
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September 3
- 1923: birth of Mort Walker, American comic strip creator best known for Beetle Bailey and Hi and Lois
- 1936: birth of Kazuo Umezu, author of Japanese horror manga
- 1963: birth of Joe Matt, American cartoonist known for Peepshow
- 1989: first strip of Outland by Berkeley Breathed appears, one month after retiring Bloom County
- 1998: death of Vince Alascia, American comics artist best known for working on Captain America
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September 4
- 1912: birth of Syd Hoff, American comic strip creator best known for Tuffy
- 1950: debut of Beetle Bailey, popular American comic strip by Mort Walker
- 1953: birth of Paul Smith, American comic book artist, best known for his work on X-Men
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September 5
- 1950: birth of Cathy Guisewite, American comic strip author best known for Cathy
- 1965: first appearance of Eek & Meek, American comic strip by Howie Schneider which ran until 2000
- 1990: death of Jerry Iger, American comic strip creator best known as co-founder with Will Eisner of Eisner & Iger, an early comic book packager
- 1994: debut of Mutts, popular comic strip by Patrick McDonnell
- 1996: death of Carl Fallberg, American comics artist best known as creator of Lil Bad Wolf
- 2004: launch of Chicken Wings, German comic strip and webcomic by Michael and Stefan Strasser
- 2006: death of John McLusky, British comic strip creator best known for the James Bond newspaper comic strips
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September 6
- 1945: birth of Go Nagai, Japanese mangaka best known for Devilman and Mazinger Z
- 1949: birth of Mike Zeck, American comic book artist best known for his work with Marvel Comics
- 1956: death of Alex Raymond, American comic book author and artist, creator of Flash Gordon, Rip Kirby and Secret Agent X-9
- 1968: death of Harold Gray, American comic strip creator best known for Little Orphan Annie
- 1976: first appearance of Motley's Crew, American comic strip by Ben Templeton and Tom Forman
- 1998: debut of Neglected Mario Characters, early American sprite webcomic by Jay Resop
- 2004: launch of Penny and Aggie, American webcomic by T Campbell and Gisèle Lagacé
- 2004: first appearance of Franklin Fibbs, American comic strip by Hollis Brown and Wes Hargis which only lasted for two years
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September 7
- 1909: birth of José Cabrero Arnal, Spanish-French comics artist best known for Spiff and Hercules
- 1916: birth of Mort Leav, American comic book artist best known as cocreator of The Heap
- 1954: death of Bud Fisher, American comic strip creator best known for Mutt and Jeff
- 1955: death of Ham Fisher, American comic strip creator best known for Joe Palooka
- 1968: last publication of Fantastic, a British comic which lasted for 89 issues
- 1977: death of Alexis, French comics artist best known for the series Al Crane and Superdupont
- 1982: death of José Cabrero Arnal, Spanish-French comics artist best known for Spiff and Hercules
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September 8
- 1926: birth of Lars Jansson, Finnish comic strip creator best known for Moomin
- 1930: first appearance of Blondie, an American comic strip by Chic Young which still runs and has appeared in over 2,300 newspapers
- 1937: birth of Archie Goodwin, editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and best remembered for his adaptation of Star Wars into comics
- 1958: debut of Get Fuzzy, American sports-oriented comic strip created by Jack Berrill
- 1958: start of Sky Masters, American comic strip created by Jack Kirby which only ran until 1961
- 1973: birth of Jordan Crane, American comics creator known for The Clouds Above
- 1974: death of James Swinnerton, American comic strip creator best known for Little Jimmy
- 1978: birth of Adrian Ramos, American webcomic creator best known for Count Your Sheep
- 2002: final appearance of Miss Peach, American comic strip by Mel Lazarus which ran since 1957
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September 9
- 1940: birth of Vicente Segrelles, Spanish comics artist best known for El Mercenario
- 1960: birth of Paul Grist, British comics creator known for Kane and Jack Staff
- 1979: first appearance of For Better or For Worse, comic strip by Lynn Johnston
- 1979: final appearance of Mary Perkins, On Stage, American comic strip by Leonard Starr
- 2001: debut of VG Cats, American webcomic by Scott Ramsoomair
- 2001: start of Wapsi Square, American webcomic by Paul "Pablo" Taylor
- 2003: launch of Haiku Circus, American webcomic by Ken Sakamoto
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September 10
- 1952: birth of Gerry Conway, American comic book writer best known as co-creator of the Punisher
- 1959: birth of Nancy A. Collins, American comic book writer known for Swamp Thing
- 1960: birth of Alison Bechdel, American comics creator best known for Dykes To Watch Out For and Fun Home
- 1988: release of Comic Book Confidential, a Canadian documentary film which offered a survey of the history of the comic book
- 2000: death of Ben Wicks, English-Canadian cartoonist best known for Wicks
- 2001: debut of Makeshift Miracle, American webcomic by Jim Zubkavich
- 2004: launch of Beaver and Steve, American webcomic by James Turner
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September 11
- 1930: birth of Jean-Claude Forest, French comics artist and author, best known for Barbarella
- 1954: first publication of Tiger, British comic which would last for 1555 issues, marking the debut of Roy of the Rovers, comic strip by Frank S. Pepper and Joe Colquhoun
- 1976: last issue of Cracker, British comic which appeared since January 1975
- 1988: debut of One Big Happy, ongoing American comic strip created by Rick Detorie
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September 12
- 1945: birth of Milo Manara, Italian comics author and artist best known for his erotic comics and his collaborations with Hugo Pratt
- 1987: last publication of Nipper, a British comic
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September 13
- 1962: birth of Rafael Kayanan, Filipino-American comics artist known for his work on Conan the Adventurer
- 1975: birth of Akimine Kamijyo, Japanese mangaka best known for Samurai Deeper Kyo
- 1982: death of Reed Crandall, American comcic book artist
- 2001: death of Johnny Craig, American comic book artist best known for his work with EC Comics
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September 14
- 1891: birth of John H. Striebel, American comic strip artist best known for Dixie Dugan
- 1985: last issue of Nutty, British comic which ran since 1980
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September 15
- 1962: last issue of Film Fun, British comic book which lasted for 2225 issues
- 1977: birth of Chris Crosby, cofounder of Keenspot and writer of the webcomic Superosity
- 1982: birth of Mitch Clem, American webcomic creator known for Nothing Nice To Say
- 1990: last issue of The Topper, British comic book which ran since 1953
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September 16
- 1920: birth of Art Sansom, American comic strip author best known for The Born Loser
- 1921: debut of Our Boarding House, American comic strip created by Gene Ahern which ran until 1981
- 1948: first appearance of Alix by Jacques Martin, in Tintin
- 1952: birth of Eugenio Sicomoro, Italian comics artist best known for Rouletabille
- 1960: birth of Mike Mignola, American comic book writer and artist, best known for Hellboy
- 1960: birth of Kurt Busiek, American comics author best known for Astro City
- 1962: birth of Seth, Canadian comic book writer and artist known for his graphic novels like It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken
- 2005: end of Dragon Zakura, Japanese manga by Mita Norifusa
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September 17
- 1948: birth of Jeff MacNelly, American comic strip creator best known for Shoe
- 1950: birth of Roger Stern, American comic book writer working for DC Comics and Marvel Comics
- 1982: birth of Hope Larson, American comics creator known for her graphic novels
- 2001: start of Detective School Q, Japanese manga by Seimaru Amaki and Fumiya Satou
- 2005: debut of Tamara Drewe, British comic strip created by Posy Simmonds in The Guardian
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September 18
- 1926: birth of Joe Kubert, Polish-American comic book artist and author, best known for Sgt. Rock and Fax From Sarajevo
- 1942: birth of Marco Rota, Italian comics author best known for his work on Disney comics
- 1946: birth of Alexis, French comics artist best known for the series Al Crane and Superdupont
- 1963: birth of Uri Fink, Israeli comics creator best known for Zbeng!
- 1965: first issue of Ranger magazine, British comic which lasted for only 40 issues
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September 19
- 1953: debut of General Jumbo, British comic strip created by Paddy Brennan in The Beano
- 2001: first appearance of RahXephon, Japanese manga by Takeaki Momose
- 2001: death of Aldo Capitanio, Italian comics artist best known for his work on Tex Willer
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September 20
- 1947: birth of Steve Gerber, American comic book writer best known for creating Howard the Duck
- 1962: birth of Bill Amend, American comic strip creator best known for FoxTrot
- 1965: start of Tales of the Green Beret, American comic strip by Robin Moore and Joe Kubert
- 2000: launch of the webcomic version of the American comic strip The Pain, When Will it End? by Tim Kreider
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September 21
- 1953: birth of François Corteggiani, French comics artist known for Pif le chien
- 1975: birth of Craig Thompson, American comic book author and artist best known for Blankets
- 1998: first appearance of Bobbins, webcomic by John Allison
- 1999: death of Joel Beck, American underground comix creator known for Lenny of Laredo
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September 22
- 1921: birth of Will Elder, American comic book artist best known for his work in MAD magazine
- 1960: birth of Richard Dominguez, American comic book artist best known as creator of El Gato Negro
- 2000: debut of Boy Meets Boy, American slash webcomic by K. Sandra Fuhr
- 2006: end of Mac Hall, American webcomic by Ian McConville and Matt Boyd
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September 23
- 1938: birth of Jean-Claude Mézières, French comics artist best known for Valérian and Laureline
- 1956: birth of Peter David, American comic book writer known for his work on The Incredible Hulk
- 1982: death of Gene Day, Canadian comic book artist best known for his work on Shang-Chi
- 2004: the first Comics Salon, an international festival of Japanese culture, manga, anime, comics, games, sci-fi, fantasy and horror, is held in Slovakia
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September 24
- 1900: birth of Ham Fisher, American comic strip creator best known for Joe Palooka
- 1946: birth of Carson Van Osten, American comics creator working on Disney comics
- 1971: first appearance of Yoko Tsuno by Roger Leloup, in Spirou
- 1977: first publication of Plug, a British comic which ran for 76 issues
- 1993: launch of Doctor Fun by David Farley, presumably the first comic on the World Wide Web
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September 25
- 1921: birth of Jacques Martin, French comic book artist and author best known for Alix
- 1928: death of Richard F. Outcault, American comic strip pioneer best known for The Yellow Kid and Buster Brown
- 1955: first appearance of Dondi, American comic strip by Gus Edson and Irwin Hasen
- 1972: birth of Paul Pope, American comics artist known for Batman: Year 100
- 1977: birth of Mike Krahulik, American webcomic artist best known for Penny Arcade
- 2003: death of Herb Gardner, American comic strip creator known for The Nebbishes
- 2003: debut of Bad Reporter, American comic strip by Don Asmussen
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September 26
- 1867: birth of Winsor McCay, early American comics author of Little Nemo and Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend
- 1912: birth of Don Rico, American comic book artist known for his work with Timely Comics and Atlas Comics
- 1935: birth of Juan Zanotto, Argentine comics artist known for Bárbara
- 1938: birth of Raoul Cauvin, prolific Belgian comics author best known for Les Tuniques Bleues
- 1946: first issue of Tintin, important Belgian comics magazine featuring the eponymous hero by Hergé and work by Edgar Pierre Jacobs
- 1946: birth of Louise Simonson, American comic book writer best known for her work on Superman: The Man of Steel
- 1948: birth of Kimio Yanagisawa, Japanese mangaka best known for Tokumei Kakarichō Tadano Hitoshi
- ¨1959: birth of Gabriel Morrissette, Canadian comics artist known for his work with DC Comics and Marvel Comics
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September 27
- 1927: birth of Romano Scarpa, Italian comics author best known for his work on Disney comics
- 1951: birth of Jim Shooter, American comics writer, editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics
- 1955: birth of Charles Burns, American comics artist and author best known for the graphic novel Black Hole
- 1971: birth of Horacio Sandoval, Mexican comics artist known for his work on Xpctrm
- 1981: birth of Sophie Crumb, American comics artist known as the daughter of Robert Crumb and for Belly Button
- 1988: death of Paul Reinman, German-American comic book artist best known as an inker for the works of Jack Kirby
- 1992: death of Zhang Leping, Chinese manhua artist best known for Sanmao
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September 28
- 1909: birth of Al Capp, American comics author and artist, best known for his creation Li'l Abner
- 1963: birth of Greg Weisman, American comics writer best known for working on Captain Atom
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September 29
- 1916: birth of Carl Giles, popular British cartoonist best known for his work in the Daily Express
- 1926: birth of Russ Heath, American comic book artist known for his work for DC Comics
- 1964: first appearance of Mafalda, comic strip by Argentine creator Quino which ran until 1973
- 1974: last publication of Violence Jack, Japanese manga created by Go Nagai
- 1988: death of Charles Addams, American cartoonist best known for The Addams Family
- 2005: debut of xkcd, American webcomic by Randall Munroe
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September 30
- 2001: death of George Gately, Amrican comic strip creator best known for Heathcliff
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