Today in Comics History, March 31: Happy birthday, Scott Edelman!

In addition to today being the birthday of my pals John DiBello (best guy in the world) and Benjamin Birdie, 'tis also the day t'was born Scott Edelman, comic book writer (of characters like Thanos, Falcon and Redwing, Hawkeye and the Two-Gun Kid, Omega the Unknown, and in series like Marvel Spotlight, The Unexpected, The Defenders, Time Warp, Crazy, Spider-Man, Welcome Back Kotter, House of Mystery, Master of Kung Fu and more) and co-creator of Marvel's Scarecrow! He's also written for TV, was founder and/or editor of magazines Science Fiction Age, Last Wave, SCI FI Magazine, Rampage, Sci-Fi Universe, Sci-Fi Flix, Satellite Orbit, and Science Fiction Weekly! More? yes! Lots of short stories including some pretty chilling horror, chiller, and zombie stories, plus writer and editor of several books. Whew! All this and an editor of the beloved Marvel fan magazine FOOM!:


from FOOM #8 (Marvel, December 1974)


from FOOM #10 (Marvel, June 1975)


from FOOM #11 (Marvel, September 1975)
Plus, Scott (yes, that's him in the upper left hand corner) reveals the deadliest fighting secrets of the cows (for which he drummed him out of the secret Cow Fight Club, whose first rule is "Hey, watch out, not the face!").


from Crazy Magazine #12 (Marvel, August 1975)
(See a behind-the-scenes shot of Scott at this photoshoot here!)

So please join me in wishing John's birthday buddy Scott a very happy birthday as well! C'mon over later, Scott, we might have some cake left!


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