Today in Comics History, July 1: Happy birthday, Debbie Harry!

Born on this day, the very coolest of days to have a birthday: singer, songwriter, and actress Deborah Harry, singer/songerwriter/actor and lead vocalist of the band Blondie!


cover of Look-In #11/1979 (ITV, 10 March 1979), painting by Arnaldo Putzu



If you're of a certain (old) age (like John and Randi) you probably heard rap first on your radio by her group Blondie, performing "Rapture"! That's why she's on the cover of this Hip Hop Family Tree!


cover of Hip Hop Family Tree (Fantagraphics, October 2015), by Ed Piskor
She's met Betty and Veronica...


cover of The Archies #6 (Archie, June 2018), by Greg Smallwood
...and she and Blondie saved the Archies! Hey, though, "Sugar, Sugar" hit the top of the charts years before "Rapture!"




from The Archies #6; script by Alex Segura and Matthew Rosenberg, pencils and inks by Joe Eisma, colors by Matt Herms, letters by Jack Morelli
Happy birthday, Debbie Harry! We're simply MAD about you!


from the letters column of MAD #24 (July 1981)