On This Day: 18 Jan

Lady Penelope (City Magazines Ltd.) #01 (22 Jan 1966).
Scoop (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #01 (21 Jan 1978).

Lion King of Picture Story Papers compiled by Steve Holland. (Bear Alley Books; 2013) ISBN-13: 9781907081675.

First Appearances:

Dinky Driver in Lady Penelope #01 (22 Jan 1966).
Fatman and Sparrow in Lady Penelope #01 (22 Jan 1966).

Births:

Raymond Briggs (1934); Eddie Jones (1935); John Freeman (1943); Frank Quitely (1968)

Deaths:

George Morrow (1955); Gavin Tudor Lyall (2003); Derek Birnage (2004); John Stewart (2006); Tony Hart (2009)

Notable Events:

Pip, Squeak and Wilfred newspaper strip revived in 1947 for a second series.
The second episode of Signals, titled The Day Comics Grew Up, broadcast on Channel 4 in 1989.