- 1925: birth of Jerry DeFuccio, American comics writer best known for his work with Mad magazine
- 1937: birth of Russ Cochran, American comics published best known as a publisher of EC Comics reprints
- 1954: birth of Arne Starr, American comic book illustrator best know for his work on comics published by DC Comics
- 1967: birth of Dan Slott, American comic book writer
- 1975: birth of Andy Park, American comic book artist known for working on Tomb Raider and Uncanny X-Men
- 2012: release of The Amazing Spider-Man, a film based on the Marvel Comics character
