Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/January/January 5

• 1941: birth of Hayao Miyazaki, Japanese mangaka known for Nausicaä but better known as animated movie director
• 1943: birth of Roger Brand, American cartoonist who created stories for both mainstream and underground comic books
• 1953: death of Ramiz Gökçe, Turkish cartoonist, caricaturist, and art teacher
• 1957: death of Clarence Gray, American comic strip artist best known for Brick Bradford
• 1997: death of André Franquin, influential Belgian comics artist and author, best known for Spirou et Fantasio, Gaston Lagaffe, and the Marsupilami
• 1998: death of Martz Schmidt, Spanish comic author
• 2000: death of Goseki Kojima, Japanese mangaka best known for Lone Wolf and Cub
• 2002: debut of Freddie Fear, British comic strip by Dave Eastbury in The Beano
• 2002: first volume of Claymore, Japanese manga created by Norihiro Yagi
• 2006: end of Dragon Drive, Japanese manga created by Ken-ichi Sakura