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Here’s the latest installment of Maggie Thompson’s ongoing look at important beginnings, middles, and ends, this time for October 25-31, 2024...

260 years ago October 26, 1764 Satiric editorial cartoonist William Hogarth dies at age 66.

160 years ago October 29, 1864 British caricaturist John Leech dies at age 47. A pioneering cartoonist, he was the first illustrator of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and contributed to Punch.

130 years ago October 30, 1894 Artist Sam Glankoff is born. He works for Funnies Inc. and is head artist for Parents’ Magazine Press.

120 years ago October 25, 1904 Animator and director “Disney Legend” Bill Tytla is born. He works for Disney, Terrytoons, Warner Bros., and Hanna-Barbera and creates Little Audrey for Paramount.

115 years ago October 26, 1909 Argentine writer-artist and film professional Dante Quinterno is born.

110 years ago October 28, 1914 Gustave Verbeek’s The Terrors of the Tiny Tads ends.

100 years ago October 26, 1924 Ray Goossens is born. The Belgian cartoonist, teacher, and animator is one of the founders of the AFIM animation studio and is the artistic director of Beelvision Studios.

100 years ago October 27, 1924 Italian cartoonist Lina Buffolente is born. The Lupo and Nadi creator, called “la Signora del fumetto,” works on a wide variety of comics for six decades.

100 years ago October 30, 1924 Pilote co-founder and editor Jean-Michel Charlier is born. The Belgian writer-artist-editor is co-founder of the Edifrance agency (with Albert Uderzo and Rene Goscinny), co-founder of Pilote (with Goscinny), and co-creator of Blueberry (with Jean Giraud, also known as Moebius).

95 years ago October 26, 1929 The Sea Hag is introduced in E.C. Segar’s Thimble Theatre.

95 years ago October 27, 1929 Animator and artist Glenn Schmitz is born. He works for Disney, Hanna-Barbera, and Ruby-Spears and draws Disney comic books.

85 years ago October 28, 1939 Horror artist Rolf E. Stark is born. He is especially known for his work on Gore Shriek.

85 years ago October 28, 1939 Charles M. Lippincott is born. The publicist and his wife, Geraldine, promoted the early days of the Star Wars franchise.

80 years ago October 29, 1944 Writer-artist and editor, script writer, and producer Nick Cuti is born. He creates Moonchild and co-creates E-Man (with Joe Staton).

75 years ago October 26, 1949 Award-winning colorist Glynis Oliver is born.

75 years ago October 30, 1949 The Sunday comic strip Ellsworth Bheezer by Manuel Gonzales and Bill Walsh begins.

70 years ago October 26, 1954 Artist Steve Collins is born.

70 years ago October 26, 1954 The Comics Magazine Association of America adopts provisions of its new codes: one for editorial content, one for ads.

70 years ago October 29, 1954 Spanish writer-artist Apeles Mestres is born. The pioneering comics illustrator is the regular artist for La Esquella de la Torratxa.

65 years ago October 26, 1959 Linus van Pelt first talks about The Great Pumpkin in Charles Schulz’ Peanuts strip.

65 years ago October 28, 1959 Collectibles art dealer Stephen Donnelly is born.

65 years ago October 29, 1959 The French comics magazine Pilote begins, introducing Astérix by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, Tanguy et Larverdure by Jean-Michel Charlier and Uderzo, and Redbeard by Charlier and Victor Hubinon.

45 years ago October 30, 1979 Argentine animator and artist Oscar Conti dies at age 64 or 65. He worked as “Oski.”

30 years ago October 26, 1994 Prolific Belgian artist Francis Bertrand (who signed himself as “Francis”) dies at age 57. He co-created Marc Lebut et Son Voisin with Maurice Tillieux.

25 years ago October 29, 1999 Prolific and award-winning Belgian writer-artist Michel Greg (also known as Michel Regnier) dies at age 68. He signed his work “Greg” and was editor in chief of Tintin from 1965 to 1974 and was literary director for Dargaud. He was also known for Achille Talon and Zig et Puce.

20 years ago October 27, 2004 Golden Apple retailer Bill Liebowitz dies of a heart attack at age 53.

15 years ago October 26, 2009 Fred McCarthy dies at age 91. He was a Franciscan friar and created the Brother Juniper panel cartoon.

10 years ago October 26, 2014 Italian artist Antonio Terenghi dies at age 92. He created such characters as Pedrito el Drito.