Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/January/January 17
- 1851: birth of A. B. Frost, early American comics artist and writer
- 1877: birth of May Gibbs, Australian comic strip artist known for Bib and Bub and Tiggy Touchwood
- 1902: birth of Cecil Jensen, American editorial cartoonist
- 1920: first issue of Film Fun, British comic book which lasted for 2225 issues
- 1920: birth of Georges Pichard, French comics artist known for Blanche Épiphanie and other erotic cartoons
- 1921: birth of Mad magazine
- 1926: birth of Oscar González Guerrero, Mexican comics artist known for Zor y Los Invencibles
- 1929: first appearance of Elzie Crisler Segarin the comic strip Thimble Theater
- 1947: birth of Alfonso Azpiri, Spaniard author and illustrator
- 1957: birth of comic books
- 1967: birth of Tom Brevoort, American comic book editor, known for his work for Marvel Comics
- 1968: birth of Tony Bedard, American comics writer
- 1970: birth of Genndy Tartakovsky, Russian-American animator, director, producer, screenwriter, storyboard artist, comic book writer and artist
- 1978: birth of Mason Mastroianni, American comics artist and grandson of Johnny Hart, known for B.C.
- 1981: birth of Rachelle Rosenberg, American comics colorist
- 2017: death of