Portal : Comics/Anniversaries/October/October 18
1954: debut of Hi and Lois , American comic strip created and written by Mort Walker and drawn by Dik Browne
1955: birth of Sandy Plunkett , American comic book artist known for his work with Marvel Comics
1963: birth of Steve Epting , American comic book artist
1969: start of Whizzer and Chips , British comic which ran until 1990
1973: death of Walt Kelly , American comic book artist and author best known for Pogo
1975: first appearance in The Beano of the British comic strips Ball Boy by Malcolm Judge and Tom, Dick and Sally by Dave Jenner
1978: birth of Sarah Dyer , American comic book artist known for her work on Action Girl Comics
1994: birth of David Mariotte , American editor at IDW Publishing who has contributed to the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by IDW Publishing.
1995: first volume of Flame of Recca , Japanese manga created by Nobuyuki Anzai
1997: death of Milt Neil , American animator, toy designer, and comics artist, known for his work for Disney Studios
2006: release of 1001 Nights of Snowfall , graphic novel by Bill Willingham , a prequel to Fables
2006: death of Miriam Engelberg , American comics artist best known for Cancer Made Me a Shallower Person
2006: death of Don R. Christensen , American comics writer known for his work on Disney comics