Here’s the latest installment of Maggie Thompson’s ongoing look at important beginnings, middles and ends, this time for December 9-15, 2016...

110 years ago December 12, 1906 Adventures of Smilin’ Jack creator Zack Mosley is born.

105 years ago December 15, 1911 A psychiatrist who becomes a comic strip writer, Dr. Nicholas Peter Dallis, is born. He creates and writes the comic strips Rex Morgan, M.D.; Judge Parker; and Apartment 3-G.

100 years ago December 14, 1916 Writer Bob Haney is born. He co-creates The Doom Patrol (with Arnold Drake, Bruno Premiani, and Murray Boltinoff), Metamorpho (with Ramona Fradon and George Kashdan), and Teen Titans (with Premiani).

95 years ago December 15, 1921 Writer-artist Al Plastino is born. Though he’s best known for work on Superman, he also masters a number of art styles for ghosting work on such characters as Batman and Nancy.

55 years ago December 13, 1961 Artist Greg Shoemaker is born.

50 years ago December 15, 1966 Walt Disney dies of lung cancer at age 65. As a producer, he won the most Academy Awards. The pioneer, producer, director, voice artist, and entrepreneur was the co-founder of Walt Disney Productions.

30 years ago December 10, 1986 Police charge Friendly Frank’s store manager Michael Correa with selling obscene material.

15 years ago December 10, 2001 Alley Oop writer-artist (who took over the strip from creator V.T. Hamlin) Dave Graue dies in an auto accident at age 75.

10 years ago December 9, 2006 Golden Age artist, popular convention guest, and Green Lantern creator Marty Nodell dies at age 91.

5 years ago December 13, 2011 Carlo Peroni dies at age 82. Also known as Perogatt, he was the Italian comic book writer-artist of Diabolik, founder of Slurp!, and creator of such characters as Gianconiglio and Coco Paciocco.

5 years ago December 14, 2011 Joe Simon dies at age 98. The writer, artist, editor, and publisher co-created (with Jack Kirby) Captain America and Boys’ Ranch and founded Sick.