Today in Comics History, April 22: Happy birthday, Marie Javins!

Born on this day: Marie Javins, comic book editor, colorist, travel writer, and the current Editor-in-Chief at DC Comics! (Bring back Ambush Bug, Marie!)


from Marvel Comics cover-dated April 1990
Here's Marie during her tenure as Epic Comics Managing Editor at in the '90s. Several of these are with Akira creator Katsuhiro Otomo!


from Marvel/Epic Comics dated April 1991



from Marvel Age #100 (Marvel, May 1991)


from Marvel Age #112 (Marvel, May 1992)
But here's the top reason I really like Marie Javins: SHE LOVES COWS.


from Marvel Age #88 and 100 (Marvel, April 1990 and April 1991); text by Chris Eliopoulis and Barry Dutter; pencils and inks by Ron Zalme, colors by Gregory Wright (#88) and Renee Witterstaetter (#100)
In fact, at Marvel she had an entire wall of cows, with bovine portraits drawn by comics artist! That's truly aMOOsing!





from Marvel Age #99 (Marvel, April 1991), 110 (March 1992), 111 (April 1992), and 112 (May 1992
As Editor-in-Chief, she's surely got a bigger office at DC now, but can you find Marie back in 1992 in the Marvel BULLpen?

from Marvel Age #120 (Marvel, January 1993), art by Rick Parker
(Click top picture to Bullpen-size)
Happy Birthday, Marie, and THIS little stuffed bull hopes he can hang around on your wall someday!


from Marvel Age #106 (Marvel, November 1991)