Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/October/October 22

• 1908: birth of José Escobar Saliente, Spanish comics creator best known for Zipi y Zape
• 1934: first appearance of Terry and the Pirates, a classic comic strip by Milton Caniff
• 1953: birth of Steven Grant, American comic book writer best known for Punisher
• 1954: death of George McManus, American comic strip creator best known for Bringing up Father
• 1962: birth of Andrea Kruis, Dutch comics artist best known for 15½
• 1977: first issue of Cheeky, British comic book which ran until 1980
• 1988: last publication of Oink!, British comic which lasted for 68 issues
• 2002: death of Nonoy Marcelo, Filipino comics artist best known for Ikabod
• 2011: death of Puthukkody Kottuthody Sankaran Kutty Nair, Indian political cartoonist better known as Kutty