On This Day: 31 Oct

Supernaturals (Fleetway Publications) #01 (31 Oct 1987-13 Nov 1987).
Space Precinct (Manga Publishing Ltd.) #01 (1995).

The Ultimate Book of British Comics by Graham Kibble-White (Allison & Busby; 2005)
The Metatemporal Detective by Michael Moorcock. (Pyr; 2007) ISBN-13: 978-1-59102-596-2.

Judge Dredd: Crime Chronicles - Stranger Than Truth by David Bishop. (Big Finish Productions; 2009)

First Appearances:

The Doll in Supernaturals #01 (31 Oct 1987-13 Nov 1987).
Eagle Eye in Supernaturals #01 (31 Oct 1987-13 Nov 1987).
Lionheart in Supernaturals #01 (31 Oct 1987-13 Nov 1987).
Scary Cat in Supernaturals #01 (31 Oct 1987-13 Nov 1987).
Snakebite in Supernaturals #01 (31 Oct 1987-13 Nov 1987).

Births:

J.F. Sullivan (1852); Yvonne Hutton (1931); Giorgio Trevisan (1934); James Edward Anthony Tyler (Tony Tyler; 1943); Colin Wilson (1949); Matt Smith (1972)

Deaths:

John Jukes (1972); Mick Anglo (2011)

On This Day: 28 Oct

Doctor Who: Conversion (Titan Comics; 2015)

The Life and Times of Death's Head (Marvel Comics Ltd.) tpb (1990)
Kids Alive! 125 (Shield Books; 2006) ISBN-13: 978-0854127535

Births:

Malcolm Douglas (1954); Joel Meadows (1972)

Deaths:

James Walker (1984); James Edward Anthony Tyler (Tony Tyler; 2006)

Notable Events:

"Ullo!" (also known as Carry on Sergeant) began a run at New Oxford Theatre in 1925.
Television animation The Adventures Of Rupert Bear premièred on ITV in 1969, with one of the catchiest theme tunes ever heard.
The book launch for The Viz Bumper Book Of Shite at Porchester Hall, London, a number of C–list celebrities in attendance, took place in 1993. It – predictably and hilariously – ended rather badly...
David Austin's last cartoon appeared in The Guardian in 2005.