On This Day: 04 Jan

First Appearances:

Sgt. Blane (The Hunted) in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #172 (07 Jan 1978).
Charley Bourne (Charley's War) in Battle Action (IPC Magazines Ltd.) #200 (1979).
Glory Rider in Battle Action (IPC Magazines Ltd.) #200 (1979).
H.M.S. Nightshade in Battle Action (IPC Magazines Ltd.) #200 (1979).

Births:

Edward Linley Sambourne (1844); Eduardo Teixeira Coelho (1919); Eric Bradbury (1921); Ramsey Campbell (1946); Chris Bullivant Sr. (1947); David Roach (1965); Chris Weston (1969)

Deaths:

Charles Keene (1891); Grenfell 'Gren' Jones (2007)

Notable Events:

The first David Low cartoon appeared in print in the UK in The Manchester Guardian in 1915, a reprint of a cartoon from The Sydney Bulletin printed the previous year.
A creditor's meeting for Dark They Were & Golden Eyed was held in 1982. Malcolm Edwards, one of the expert valuers, cited £100,000 in unsecured debts.
Dez Skinn's Quality Communications, Limited was registered in 1982.
The final issue of Buster (cover dated 04 Jan 2000) in 2000 marked the end of Fleetway's humor titles.
David Fickling Comics Limited incorporated in 2011, becoming company no. 07481057.