Today in Comics History, March 15: Happy birthday, Dan Adkins!

Born on this day in 1937: Dan Adkins, comic book and science fiction magazine artist. He did inks, pencils, and occasionally scripts for such magazines as T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, Detective Comics, Conan the Barbarian, Doctor Strange, Silver Surfer, Superman, Strange Tales and much more!


from Mighty Marvel Calendar 1976 and 1977
Don drew himself into a Marvel chiller comic story scripted and inked by comics great Bill Everett!



from "Believe It...Or Not!" in Chamber of Darkness #8 (Marvel, December 1970), script and inks by Bill Everett, pencils by Dan Adkins, letters by Jean Simek
Happy birthday, Dan!


from 1975 Mighty Marvel Convention Program Book (Marvel, 1975), photograph by Michele Wolfman