Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/December/December 8
- 1894: birth of Elzie Crisler Segar, creator of Popeye
- 1936: birth of Michael Z. Hobson, American publisher who was an executive vice president for Marvel Comics
- 1960: birth of Jonathan Peterson, American comic book artist, writer, and editor
- 1962: birth of Erik Larsen, American comic book writer and artist known for Savage Dragon
- 1970: birth of Marlo Alquiza, American comic book artist
- 1980: debut of Bloom County, American comic strip by Berke Breathed