Today in Comics History, January 16: Happy birthday, Steve Erwin!

Born on this day: comics artist Steve Erwin (Checkmate, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Deathstroke the Terminator, ID4: Independence Day, and more)! Steve's the winner of the Comix Fair 1984 Marvel "Pulse-Pounding Penciling Contest":



"New Talent Department" in Marvel Age #33 (Marvel, December 1985), article by Sholly Fish, pencils by Steve Erwin
I don't think it's completely fair to salute a birthday creator with only try-out pages from before their professional career, so here's some of Steve's work for the adaptation of the blockbuster Batman Returns, America's only Danny DeVito movie!




from Batman Returns: The Official Comic Adaptation of the Warner Bros. Motion Picture one-shot (DC, 1992), script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Steve Erwin, inks by José Luis García-López, colors by Tom McCraw, letters by John Costanza
Happy birthday, Steve!