Today in Comics History, March 30: Happy birthday, Tex Blaisdell!

Born today in the year 1920: Philip "Tex" Blaisdell, comics artist and editor. He was penciller and/or inker on such strips as The Spirit, Prince Valiant, Pope, and Little Orphan Annie, and on comic books like Superman, Batman, the Flash, World's Finest Comics, Green Lantern, Adam Strange, Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact, Military Comics, 4Most and lots more!


from DC Comics cover-dated January 1978
We're live ringside at the boxing bout between Superman and Muhammad Ali for the title of Champion of the Universe, and Tex Blaisdell is there in the stands! Can you spot him? (Hint: he does not have as good a seat as Batman.)

cover of All-New Collectors' Edition #C-56 (DC, March 1978), layout by Joe Kubert, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Neal Adams (?) and/or Cory Adams (?), logo design by John Workman
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The winner of that match now goes on to face Ben Grimm over in Marvel Two-in-One Annual #7.

So you found him pretty fast, huh? Well, here's a clue for you all: he's on this house (of mystery) wall! Can you find him now? (Really, there's no prize or anything, I just thought you'd find it fun.)

from "Do You Dare Enter The House of Mystery?" in House of Mystery #226 (DC, August 1974), script by Paul Levitz, pencils and inks by Sergio Aragonés
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Finally, here's a thinly disguised Tex as "Tex Bumblewell" at Sam Simian's comic publisher in an Angel and the Ape tale!


from Showcase #77 (DC, September 1968), scripter ID uncertain (see here), pencils by Bob Oksner, inks by Tex Blaisdell, letters by Ray Holloway ?
Happy birthday, Tex!