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1912: birth of Ted Key, American comic strip creator best known for the cartoon Hazel
1913: birth of Walt Kelly, American comic book artist and author best known for Pogo
1947: birth of Michael William Kaluta, American comic book artist
1964: birth of Bob Fingerman, American comics creator best known for Beg the Question
1973: last publication of TV Action, a British comic that was the follow-up to Countdown and lasted for 74 issues
1988: first appearance of Oh My Goddess!, ongoing Japanese manga by Kosuke Fujishima
1997: debut of Sluggy Freelance, popular webcomic by Pete Abrams
2000: death of Carl Barks, considered by many as the best artist of Disney comics, and the creator of DuckBurg and Scrooge McDuck