Today in Comics History, August 17: Happy birthday, Alex Saviuk!

Born on this day: comic book artist Alex Saviuk, known for his work on Marvel's spideriest character (Amazing, Web and the Spidey comic strip), plus Action Comics, World's Finest Comics, Detective Comics, The Flash, Green Lantern, and more!


from Marvel Age #104 (Marvel, September 1991), text by Chris Eliopoulis and Barry Dutter, pencils and inks by Ron Zalme, colors by Renee Witterstaetter






from DC Comics cover-dated January 1980
Alex also drew most of the Adventures of SpiderMan/Spider-Man Adventures series of tie-in comics to the 1990s animated series, and many issues of Superman, Superman Family and DC Comics Presents. Among many others!



from (top) "Bullpen Bulletins" in Marvel Comics cover-dated December 1994;
(bottom)Marvel Age #137 (Marvel, June 1994), slef-portrait by Alex Saviuk
Can you really call yourself a comic book artist until you've drawn yourself as an animal in the Spider-Ham Universe? Meet Alex Saviyak!



from "Nevermore" in What The--?! #3 (Marvel, October 1988), script by Glenn Herdling, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Bob McLeod, colors by Janet Jackson, letters by Rick Parker
Happy birthday to all the multiversal Alexs! ...Alexes? Alexii?