On This Day: 14 Mar

Happy Pi Day

Speed & Power (1974)

First Appearances:

Tyranny Rex in 2000 A.D. (Fleetway Publications) Prog 566 (19 Mar 1988)

Births:

Sally Artz (1935); Davy Francis (1958)

Deaths:

Jose Casanovas, Snr. (2009)

Notable Events:

Two illustrations of Old Bill, drawn by Bruce Bairnsfather as part of his lecture tour, were auctioned for charity in 1919.
Toskanex Limited incorporated in 1978, becoming company no. 01357592. The name on the covers of their books is Knockabout.
GlasCAC (Glasgow Comic Art Convention) began at Candleriggs Town Hall, Glasgow, in 1992.

On This Day: 30 Jan

Misty (IPC Magazines Ltd.) #01 (04 Feb 1978).
Hotspur and Crunch (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #?? (02 Feb 1980).

First Appearances:

Moonchild in Misty #01 (04 Feb 1978).
Miss T in Misty #01 (04 Feb 1978).
Misty in Misty #01 (04 Feb 1978).
The Sentinels in Misty #01 (04 Feb 1978).

Births:

George Denholm Armour (1864); Giorgio De Gaspari (1927)

Deaths:

Basil Blackaller (1958)

Notable Events:

Win, Lose or Draw began on ITV in 1990, with Malky McCormick as the resident cartoonist.
Knockabout Comics were cleared of all obscenity charges at Ubridge Magistrates Court in 1996, and awarded legal costs of £6,000. My Trouble With Women by Robert Crumb, Twisted Sisters II and Zap Comix #07 and #01 were declared "not obscene" by three magistrates after an eight hour hearing.
The first episode of original television series My Hero broadcast on BBC One in 2000.
Here's Johnny, a documentary about John Hicklenton's battle with MS, began screening at the Science Museum in 2008.