1905 in comics

See also: 1904 in comics, other events of 1905, 1906 in comics, 1900s in comics and the list of years in comics

May

 * May 10, 1905 Artist Alex Schomburg'' is born.

Chinese publications

 * Unknown date: Journal of Current Pictorial

European publications

 * February 2: first appearance of Bécassine drawn by Joseph Pinchon, in La Semaine de Suzette.

U.S. publications

 * January 8: first appearance of The Story of Hungry Henrietta by Winsor McCay.
 * June 26: first appearance of A Pilgrim’s Progress by McCay.
 * October 15: first publication of Little Nemo in Slumberland by McCay in New York Herald.
 * Unknown date: a collection of McCay's Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend strips is published by the Frederick A. Stokes Company of New York.