On This Day: 27 Nov

The X-Files: Firebird (Manga Publishing Ltd.; 2005).
The Batman/Judge Dredd Collection (Rebellion; 2013).

First Appearances:

Steve Grappler Grant in The Victor (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #41 (02 Dec 1961).
Grimstone Track (prose; Horror at Humpback Bridge) in The Victor (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #41 (02 Dec 1961).
Captain Buckingham (Bullseye Buckingham) in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #10 (30 Nov 1974).

Deaths:

Mal Ashworth (2002); Alberto Salinas (2004)

Notable Events:

The first Grand Christmas Parade in London, in 1994, was attended by Marvel UK. Photos of the Hulk, Spider-Man, and Wolverine's involvement appeared in The Exploits of Spider-Man #35 ().
Alan Class signed his reprint titles for fans at 30th Century Comics ahead of an auction of file copies in 2005.
Bernard Cookson's novel The Fifth Day published by Vanguard Press in 2009.
Bryan Talbot's "How I Create a Graphic Novel" event, followed by a signing with Mary Talbot, took place at The Cartoon Museum, 35 Little Russell St, London, in 2014.

On This Day: 01 Nov

Doctor Who: It's Bigger on the Inside (Marvel Comics Ltd.; 1988).

The Best of the Oldie Cartoons edited by Alexander Chancellor. (Oldie Publications Ltd.; 2015) ISBN-13: 978-1901170245

The International Book of Comics by Denis Gifford. (Hamlyn; 1984).
Marshal Law: Fear Asylum by Pat Mills & Kevin O'Neill. (Titan Books; 2003).
Judge Dredd: Kingdom of the Blind by David Bishop. (Black Flame; Nov 2004) ISBN-10: 1844161331.

Judge Dredd - War Planet by Dave Stone. (Big Finish Productions; 2003).
Judge Dredd - Pre-Emptive Revenge by Jonathan Clements. (Big Finish Productions; 2004).
Judge Dredd - Grud is Dead by James Swallow. (Big Finish Productions; 2004).
Send for a Superhero! by Michael Rosen. (Walker Books Ltd.; 2014) ISBN-13: 9781406327090.

Births:

J.F. (James Francis) Horrabin (1884); Sir Robert Leicester Harmsworth, 1st Baronet (1870); Terence Tenison Cuneo (1907); Graham Coton (1926); Alberto Salinas (1932); Michael Fleisher (1942)

Character Births:

Wilson, the Wonder Athlete (1795)

Notable Events:

Leo Baxendale left IPC – and comics – on discovering his work was being reprinted (without payment) on this day in 1975.
The Revolver Hallowe'en Tour descended on Forbidden Planet, 36 Dawson Street, Dublin, in 1990. Garth Ennis, John McCrea and Will Simpson joined the other creators.
Michael Bennett, editor of the Frontier line of comics, officially left Marvel Comics in 1993.
Mark Millar and John McCrea visited Blue Peter in 2011, where they revealed the first page of a Blue Peter-themed comic strip.
The Daily Mirror included a free promotional copy of The Beano, containing original material, in 2014.
The Leeds Comic Art Festival began in 2016, running until 06 Nov.
The Grandville: Force Majeure exhibition (of Bryan Talbot art) began at Orbital Comics, London, in 2017.