Today in Comics History, January 23: Happy birthday, Klaus Janson!

Born on this day in 1952: mighty mighty artist (penciller, colorist, and especially inker) Klaus Janson (Daredevil, Amazing Spider-Man, Battlestar Galactica, World War Hulk, St. George, Gambit, Batman, Detective Comics, Superman, The Dark Knight III: The Master Race, and much much more)!

We wished him happy birthday in the seventies!


from Mighty Marvel Calendar 1977, 1978, and 1979 (Marvel, 1976-1978)
We wished him happy birthday in the eighties!


from Marvel Age #49, 86 and 97 (Marvel, April 1987, March 1990, and February 1991); text by Mike Carlin (#49), & Chris Eliopoulis and Barry Dutter (#86 and 97), pencils and inks by Ron Zalme; colors by Paul Becton (#49), Gregory Wright (#86), and Renee Witterstaetter (#97)
And, of course, we wish him happy birthday each day from there and in between!

Here's an interview with Klaus from the seventies!


from FOOM #22 (Marvel, September 1978)
Here's an interview with Klaus from the eighties! I mean, nineties!

from Marvel Age #113 (Marvel, June 1992), interview by Mike Lackey
(Click top picture to riesig-size)
Here's another interview, yada yada yada also nineties! But DC! So it's different!


from Direct Currents #26 (DC, February 1990)
Happy birthday, Klaus Janson!


from Marvel Age #112 (Marvel, May 1992)