Today in Comics History, January 27: Happy birthday, Steve Leialoha!

Born on this day: let's give happy birthday greetings to comics penciller and inker Steve Leialoha (Warlock, Spider-Woman, Uncanny X-Men, Firestar, Howard the Duck, Fables, Jack of Fables, Chronos, Vampirella, Soulsearchers and Company, and lots more, including Secret Wars II, but we won't hold that against him!)! He co-created Greenberg the Vampire, and didja know the character Torpedo in G.I. Joe is named "Edward Leialoha" after him? (Well, I didn't!)


from Marvel Age #26, 49, and 86 (Marvel, May 1985, April 1987, and March 1990); text by Jim Salicrup (#26), Mike Carlin (#49), & Chris Eliopoulis and Barry Dutter (#86), pencils and inks by Ron Zalme; colors by Paul Becton (#49), and Gregory Wright (#86)
Is Steve going to appear in this Spider-Woman comic? Well, I dunno, but he certainly is appearing on Jessica Drew's bookshelf!


from Spider-Woman (1978 series) #45 (Marvel, August 1982); script by Chris Claremont, pencils, inks, and colors by Steve Leialoha, letters by Tom Orzechowski
Oh look, Steve is in this comic book! With Chris Claremont, too! Whatsa matter guys, didn't you want to sit next to each other?


Happy birthday, Steve Leialoha!