Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/October/October 17

• 1877: birth of Fanny Cory, American cartoonist and book illustrator best known for her comic strips Sonnysayings and Little Miss Muffet

• 1914: birth of Jerry Siegel, American comics author, co-creator of Superman
• 1916: birth of Virgil Franklin Partch, American cartoonist and comic book creator also known as "VIP"
• 1920: birth of John Prentice, American comic strip artist best known for continuing Rip Kirby
• 1927: birth of Gerry Gersten, American political caricaturist known for his contributions to Mad Magazine
• 1937: first appearance of Huey, Dewey, and Louie, created by storyboard artist Carl Barks for The Walt Disney Company
• 1940: birth of Thomas Williams, British comics artist
• 1959: last publication of Comet, British comic magazine
• 1959: final appearance of The Gumps, American comic strip created by Sidney Smith which ran since 1917
• 1984: birth of Randall Munroe, American webcomic creator best known for xkcd
• 2003: death of Dave Follows, British comics creator best known for Creature Feature
• 2005: death of Tom Gill, American comic book artist best known for drawing The Lone Ranger comic books between 1950 and 1970