Friday, April 15, 2022

Today in Comics History, April 15: Happy birthday, Tom Sutton!

Born on this day in 1937: Tom Sutton, comics artist (and sometimes writer!) for DC (House of Mystery, Star Trek, Weird War Tales), Marvel (Warlock, Marvel Comics Presents, Doctor Strange, Planet of the Apes), Charlton (Ghost Manor, The Many Ghosts of Dr. Graves, Haunted), First (Starslayer, Grimjack), Skywald (Nightmare, Psycho), Warren (Creepy, Eerie), and he's a co-creator of Vampirella!


from FOOM #16 (Marvel, December 1976), text by Warren Reece

Here he is introducing a spooky story! oooh, it is scary! (I'll be behind the sofa if you need me.)


from "To Sneak...Perchance to Scream!" in Tower of Shadows #4 (Marvel, March 1970); plot, pencils, and inks by Tom Sutton, script by Denny O'Neil, letters by Jean Simek Izzo

And here is is telling us what happens "When Freuds go Amok!"



from Chamber of Darkness #4 (Marvel, April 1970); plot, pencils, and inks by Tom Sutton; script by Denny O'Neil; letters by Jean Simek Izzo

Happy birthday, Tom!


from FOOM #19 (Marvel, September 1977)

1 comment:

Blam said...

His birthday's April 15th and they have the nerve to call him "Titanic Tom Sutton"?