Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/February/February 21

• 1922: birth of Derek Chittock, British artist and cartoonist, creator of the gag comics Bennie and Barley Bottom
• 1936: birth of René Hausman, Belgian comics author best known for Laïyna
• 1949: birth of Frank Brunner, American comic book artist known for his work at Marvel Comics in the 1970s
• 1964: birth of Khoo Fuk Lung, Hong Kong manhua artist and writer, known for Saint
• 1968: birth of Joseph M. Monks, American writer director, best known for co-creating Cry For Dawn.
• 1971: birth of Mark Brewer, American artist who works as an illustrator
• 1974: last appearance of Sazae-san, Japanese manga by Machiko Hasegawa which ran until 1974
• 1979: birth of Bryan Lee O'Malley, Canadian comics artist best known for Scott Pilgrim
• 1993: death of Harvey Kurtzman, American comic book artist and writer, creator of MAD magazine
• 2004: debut of Derek the Sheep, British comic strip created by Gary Northfield in The Beano