Today in Comics History, August 31: Happy birthday, Billy Connors!

Born on this day: Billy Connors, son of Dr. Curt Connors aka Spider-Man nemesis The Lizard! So a happy squamate reptile birthday to you, Billy Boy!


from Amazing Spider-Man #365 (Marvel, August 1992), script by David Michelinie, pencils by Mark Bagley, inks by Randy Emberlin, colors by Bob Sharen, letters by Rick Parker




Caution: when your father is a big hulking green raging cold-blooded animal in a lab coat, birthday happiness is not guaranteed. Geez, you didn't have to bring knifeplay into it!


Well, at least I'm pretty sure this was a situation that wouldn't be brought up again to traumatize that poor kid, right?


from "The Lizard Must Be Destroyed" in Amazing Spider-Man Annual #27 (Marvel, May 1993), script by Mike Lackey, pencils by Aaron Lopresti, inks by Andy Mushynsky, colors by Renee Witterstaetter, letters by Dave Sharpe
But how do we know today is Billy's birthday? Why, through the miracle of canon continuity!


from "Opening Night" in Amazing Spider-Man (2018 series) #25/826 (Marvel, September 2019); script by Nick Spencer; pencils, inks, and colors by, I dunno, you take a guess; letters by Joe Caramagna
Happy birthday, Billy Lizard! BTW, your dad's an idiot at passwords.