Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/August/August 5
- 1875: birth of Clare Briggs, early American comic strip author known for A. Piker Clerk
- 1924: first appearance of Little Orphan Annie, ongoing American comic strip created by Harold Gray
- 1946: start of Giles Family, British comic strip created by Carl Giles which ran until 1991
- 1953: birth of Steve Mitchell, comic book artist and inker
- 1957: debut of Andy Capp, long-running British comic strip by Reginald Smythe
- 1959: death of Frank Godwin, American comic strip creator best known for Connie and Rusty Riley
- 2002: death of Grass Green, American cartoonist notable for being the first black participant in both the 1960s fan art movement and the 1970s underground comics movement
- 2003: first publication of Ouran High School Host Club, Japanese manga created by Bisco Hatori