Today in Comics History, January 3: Happy birthday, Tony Cerniglia!

Born on this day: "Titanic" Tony Cerniglia, mailroom supervisor for Marvel Comics during the 1970s!


from The Mighty Marvel Calendar 1978 (Marvel, 1977)
Tony and the Mighty Marvel Mail Men are lauded in this Bullpen Bulletins salute!


from "Bullpen Bulletins" in Marvel Comics cover-dated October 1978
More Tony Terrificness!:

• From Eliot R, Brown's blog: a wonderful photo of Tony and the mailroom staff!
• Scott Edelman remembers great Marvel staffers including Tony Cerniglia ("who turned me on to Rice Krispie treats," says Scott). Give the man an award for that too!
• Photos from the 1975 Mighty Marvel Convention Book here, including one of Tony!

Happy birthday, Tony!