On This Day: 03 Feb

Fantastic and Terrific (Odhams) #01

Births:

Charlie Pease (1905); Mary Cathcart Borer (1906); Eric Burgin (1926)

Deaths:

Ruth Adam (1977)

Notable Events:

Marvelman #25 and Young Marvelman #25 (the first issues starring the titular characters) were published in 1954, the characters having appeared in the titles in the preceding issues to make the change–over from Fawcett reprints less abrupt.
Punch published the controversial "Man Goeth Forth Unto His Work And To His Labour Until The Evening" cartoon in 1954.
Both Marvelman and Young Marvelman dropped to monthly schedules and began reprints in their titles cover–dated this day in 1960. Just three years later the characters would find flung into publishing limbo...
Forbidden Planet (Scotland) Limited incorporated in 1988.

On This Day: 14 Dec

2000 A.D. (Rebellion) Prog 2006 (2005).
The X-Files Special Edition (Manga Publishing Ltd.) magazine (1995).

St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold Original Soundtrack (2009)

First Appearances:

Sgt. Bob Grant (Guerilla Grant) in Warlord (D.C. Thomson & Co., Ltd.) #482 (17 Dec 1983).

Births:

Alfred Edmeades Bestall (1892); Jack Prout (1900); Ruth Adam (1907); Harry Hanan (1916); Anthony Masters (1940)

Deaths:

Dick Ericson (1988)

Notable Events:

Douglas Bader crashed at Woodley Airfield, while attempting low-flying manouvers, in 1931. His surgeon, J. Leonard Joyce, would amputate his legs (one above, and one below the knee) in the emergency surgery required to save his life.
Judge Dredd made an appearance at the Strange Days Comic Shop, 9A The Parade, Northgate, Croydon, in 1991.
Girl Chat newspaper strip began in The Daily Mirror in 1992.
John Brown questioned in 1989 by Anti–Terrorist Branch about a Top Tip printed in Viz #38.