Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/June/June 12

• 1920: birth of Dave Berg, American comics artist known for the Lighter Side in Mad magazine
• 1948: birth of Len Wein, American comic book writer, co-creator of Swamp Thing
• 1971: debut of Fuss Pot, British comic strip by Norman Mansbridge
• 1987: death of Carlo Boscarato, Italian cartoonist and comics artist, co-creator of the western series Larry Yuma
• 2000: launch of Schlock Mercenary, American webcomic by Howard Tayler
• 2002: first publication of Hopeless Savages, comic series by Jen van Meter
• 2011: death of Al Williamson, American comic book artist, known for his work on Creepy, Eerie, Secret Agent X-9 and Star Wars