On This Day: 19 Nov

In the Heat of the Scribble: Political Cartoons of Tim by Tim Sanders. (Bookmarks; 1995)

First Appearances:

The V.C.s in 2000 A.D. (IPC Magazines Ltd.) Prog 140 (24 Nov 1979).

Jim Corrigan (Silo) in 2000 A.D. (Fleetway Publications) Prog 706 (24 Nov 1990).

Births:

Geoff Campion (1916); Terence Parkes (Larry; 1927); Mel Croucher (1948)

Deaths:

David Bogue (1856); David Austin (2005); Bill Swinton (2006); John Piggott (2012)

Notable Events:

Paul Temple newspaper strip began in the London Evening News in 1951.
Flook newspaper strip began in The Daily Mirror (after a run in The Daily Mail) in 1984.
Pat Mills and Simon Bisley signed copies of the Sláine: The Horned God graphic novel at Mega City Comics, 18 Inverness Street, Camden in 1989.
The 14th Cartoon Art Trust Awards took place at The Mall Galleries, London, in 2008.
Raymond Briggs received a lifetime achievement award, at the 14th Cartoon Art Trust Awards, in 2008.
The Leeds Sequential Art Festival began, in association with Thought Bubble, in 2009.
John Ryan: A Retrospective exhibition began at the Rye Art Gallery in 2011.

On This Day: 08 Oct

Doctor Who: The Widow's Curse (Panini Books; 2009)
The Knights of Pendragon: Once and Future (Panini Books; 2009)
Wallace and Gromit: The Complete Newspaper Comic Strips Collection (Titan Comics) vol.1 (2013) ISBN-10: 1782760326

First Appearances:

Tommy Hawk and Mo Cassin in Valiant (Fleetway Publications Ltd.) #02 (13 Oct 1962).
Ebony (Ebony Jones) in The Crunch (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #39 (13 Oct 1979).
Hell Trekkers in 2000 A.D. (IPC Magazines Ltd.) Prog 387 (13 Oct 1984).

Births:

Serge Drigin (1894); Hilda Boswell (1903); Rene Cloke (1904); Franco Cosimo Panini (1931); Alessandro Biffignandi (1935); Harvey Pekar (1939); Malcolm Douglas (1954); Tim Sanders (1957); Tony Luke (1966)

Deaths:

George du Maurier (George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier; 1896); Edward George Warris Hulton (1988)

Notable Events:

Larry Donovan jumped from Waterloo Bridge dressed as Ally Sloper, as part of a promotion, in 1887.
Bryan Talbot gave a talk at Murray Library Lecture Theatre, City Campus, University of Sunderland, in 2014.
Michael Moorcock's New Worlds online magazine announced its demise, in 2014, in a Facebook post. Despite the title of the e-magazine, Michael Moorcock had no involvement in the content.