On This Day: 18 Feb

Emma (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #01 (25 Feb 1978).
Speed (IPC Magazines Ltd.) #01 (23 Feb 1980).
Scooby-Doo and His T.V. Friends (Marvel Comics Ltd.) #01 (24 Feb 1982).

First Appearances:

Sergeant Baker (Baker's Half-Dozen) in Speed #01 (23 Feb 1980).
Timothy Barlow, Speedboy in Speed #01 (23 Feb 1980).
Luke Cassidy (Quick on the Draw) in Speed #01 (23 Feb 1980).
Blake Edmonds (Death Wish) in Speed #01 (23 Feb 1980).
Mickey Jordan, The Fastest Footballer on Earth! in Speed #01 (23 Feb 1980).
Journey to the Stars in Speed #01 (23 Feb 1980).
Bullet Slick (£1,000,000 Challenge) in Speed #01 (23 Feb 1980).
Eddie Topps (Topps on Two Wheels) in Speed #01 (23 Feb 1980).

Births:

Douglas Rushkoff (1961)

Deaths:

Jim Holdaway (1970); Walter Henry Booth (1971)

Notable Events:

A set of stamps commemorating Halley's Comet, designed by Ralph Steadman, were released by the Post Office in 1986.
Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean began a signing tour, promoting Violent Cases and Black Orchid, in Peterborough in 1990.
Bryan Talbot discussed his work, with Steve Bell, as part of the LSE Literary Festival, at Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building, London, in 2011.

On This Day: 12 Oct

Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet (GE Magazines) #01 (2005).
Beano Christmas Special 2016 (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.; 2016].

Zero (Dennis Publishing Ltd. / Felden Productions) #1 (Nov 1989) magazine

Durham Red: The Unquiet Grave by Peter J. Evans (Black Flame; Sep 2004) ISBN-10: 1 84416 159 5

Births:

Dan Abnett (1965); Luke Pearson (1987)

Deaths:

Charles Henry Ross (1897)

Notable Events:

Patti newspaper strip began in The Daily Mirror in 1959.
The world première of the feature film documentary For No Good Reason, about Ralph Steadman, took place at the 2012 London Film Festival.