Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/May/May 2
- 1912: death of Homer Davenport, American political cartoonist and writer
- 1912: birth of Marten Toonder, influential Dutch comics creator best known for Tom Puss
- 1922: birth of Doug Wildey, American comic book artist best known for continuing Tarzan
- 1922: launch of Bulletje en Boonestaak, one of the first very successful Dutch newspaper comic strips
- 1944: birth of Howard Cruse, American alternative cartoonist known for the exploration of gay themes
- 1947: death of William Moulton Marston, American comic book author, creator of Wonder Woman
- 1955: birth of Jerry Scott, American comic book creator best known for Zits and Baby Blues
- 1962: birth of Ryan Brown, American comic book artist best known for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- 1964: birth of Glenn Herdling, American author, comics writer, and editor, known for Marvel Comics' Namor the Sub-Mariner series.
- 1966: death of John Forte, American comic book artist best known for his work on Legion of Superheroes
- 1968: birth of Liam Sharp, British comic book artist
- 2007: end of DC Comics' 52 weekly comic book limited series
- 2017: death of Jay Disbrow, American artist and writer, remembered for his pre-Code horror comics