Here’s the latest installment of Maggie Thompson’s ongoing look at important beginnings, middles and ends, this time for October 21-27, 2016...

110 years ago October 21, 1906 Hairbreadth Harry begins. Charles Williams Kahles’ strip is syndicated by The Philadelphia Press.

100 years ago October 24, 1916 Artist Bob Kane is born. He co-creates Batman with writer Bill Finger although he is long credited as the character’s sole creator.

95 years ago October 25, 1921 Golden and Silver Age comics cartoonist Al Hartley is born. His work includes stories for “Patsy Walker,” Archie comics, and Spire Christian Comics.

90 years ago October 24, 1926 New Yorker cartoonist Ed Fisher is born.

85 years ago October 22, 1931 In Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy strip, Police Chief Brandon hires Tracy as a member of the plainclothes detective squad.

85 years ago October 26, 1931 Writer-artist-editor Larry Lieber is born. Stan Lee’s brother scripts the first appearances of Iron Man and Thor and draws the Spider-Man comic strip.

75 years ago October 23, 1941 Walt Disney’s Dumbo opens, to be eventually deemed the company’s most financially successful film of the 1940s.

75 years ago October 25, 1941 Colorist Michelle Wrightson is born.

70 years ago October 27, 1946 The Batman and Robin Sunday newspaper strip ends.

65 years ago October 22, 1951 Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist Tom Toles is born.

60 years ago October 21, 1956 Fan, writer, historian, and editor Paul Levitz is born. He’s DC’s president from 2002 to 2009.

50 years ago October 24, 1966 Rebel Studios writer-artist-editor Scott Alexander Frantz is born.

50 years ago October 27, 1966 It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown airs on CBS-TV. It’s the third Peanuts special by Bill Melendez.

45 years ago October 25, 1971 Cartoonist, screenwriter, director, and producer of Terrytoons Paul Terry dies at age 84.

40 years ago October 23, 1976 Actor and producer Ryan Reynolds is born. He plays DC character Hal Jordan in Green Lantern and Marvel characters Hannibal King (in Blade: Trinity) and Deadpool (in Deadpool).

25 years ago October 21, 1991 The Wall Street Journal announces the first first-quarter Marvel results (from September 30) after its listing on the American Stock Exchange: $38,300,000 revenues; net income $6,700,000.

25 years ago October 22, 1991 Long-time “Ducks comics” writer-artist Carl Barks receives the Disney Legends Award.

25 years ago October 24, 1991 Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry dies of heart failure at age 70.

25 years ago October 24, 1991 Marvel ships Wild Agents of Marvel membership packets to the 24,000 members of its new fan club.