Portal:Comics/Anniversaries/January/January 21
- 1937: birth of Jim Unger, British-Canadian comic strip creator best known for Herman
- 1956: birth of Mark Martin, American cartoonist, creator of "20 Nude Dancers 20," a humor strip in Comics Buyer's Guide.
- 1956: first issue of The Beezer, British comic which ran until 1993
- 1963: birth of Danny Miki, American comic book artist known for his work with DC Comics
- 1967: first issue of Mandy, British comic book for girls, published weekly by DC Thomson
- 1967: first issue of Pow!, British comic book published by Odhams Press' Power Comics
- 1967: death of Homer Fleming, American comic artist active during the Golden Age of Comic Books
- 1997: debut of Nukees, American webcomic by Darren Bleuel