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• 1897: birth of Walter B. Gibson, American author and professional magician, best known for his work on the pulp fiction character The Shadow
• 1922: birth of John Albano, American writer, co-creator of the western anti-hero Jonah Hex for DC Comics
• 1932: first appearance of Bluto, main opponent of Popeye in the Thimble Theatre comic strip by E. C. Segar
• 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
• 2007: death of Phil Frank, American cartoonist best known as the creator of the San Francisco-based comic strip Farley