On This Day: 08 Jan

Look-In (Independent Television Publications Ltd.) vol.1 #01 (09 Jan 1971).
Topper and Buzz (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #?? (1975).
Avengers Unconquered (Panini Publishing) #01 (04 Feb 2009).

First Appearances:

Major Eazy in Battle Picture Weekly (IPC Magazines Ltd.) #[45] (10 Jan 1976).
Harry Angel (Angel) in 2000 A.D. (IPC Magazines Ltd.) Prog 95 (13 Jan 1979).

Births:

Lilli Ursula Barbara Victoria Davidson (Victoria; 1915)

Character Births:

Robert Neal Cassady McDowell (Zenith; 1968) according to press released by his agent.

Notable Events:

Smash Hits (EMAP National Publications Ltd.) Vol.3 #01 (08 Jan 1981 - 21 Jan 1981) brought The Nutty Boys comic to the attention of those who might have missed the title's presence.
ZZZap! The Television Comic began its first series in 1993.
Revolutionary War: Alpha (Marvel) #01 (Jan 2014) released in the US, heralding a (brief) return to print for Marvel UK characters.