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1912: start of Old Doc Yak , American comic strip by Sidney Smith which ran until 1917
1915: birth of Gabriel Vargas , Mexican cartoonist , creator of the comic strip La Familia Burrón
1920: birth of George Evans , American comic book artist who worked on Terry and the Pirates and for 16 years on Secret Agent X-9
1929: first appearance of They'll Do It Every Time , ongoing American comic strip by Jimmy Hatlo
1955: birth of Val Semeiks , American comic book artist who has mostly worked for DC Comics and Marvel Comics
1961: birth of Bruce Timm , American artist, character designer, animator, writer, producer, and actor, best known for his contributions to the DC animated universe
1966: first publication of Smash! , a British comic
1995: debut of Trigun , Japanese manga created by Yasuhiro Nightow
1996: death of Roberto Raviola , Italian comics artist under the pseudonym Magnus, best known for Kriminal and Alan Ford