Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/January/January 31

• 1799: birth of Rodolphe Töpffer, Swiss teacher and artist widely considered to be the first modern comic creator
• 1917: birth of José Guadalupe Cruz, Mexican comics writer known for Santo, el enmascarado de plata
• 1952: first appearance of Marsupilami, Franco-Belgian comics character by André Franquin, in Spirou magazine
• 1960: birth of Grant Morrison, Scottish comic book writer and artist
• 1976: birth of Paul Scheer, American comic book writer and co-creator and star of MTV's Human Giant and Adult Swim's series NTSF:SD:SUV::.
• 1987: first publication of Nipper, British comic
• 2000: death of Gil Kane, Latvian-American comic book artist working mainly for Marvel Comics