Today in Comics History, September 18: Happy birthday, Ami Onuki!

Born on this day: singer/musician Ami Onuki, one-half of the band Puffy [AmiYumi]. She and partner Yumi Yoshimura had their own (heavily fictionalized and exaggerated) American cartoon and yes, comic book! (She's the one with pink hair here!)


cover of Hi Hi Puffy Amiyumi #2 (Johnny DC, May 2006), pencils and inks by Phil Moy
お誕生日おめでとう!, Ami!



from (top) "Everyone's Cool in Mermaid Pants™!" in Cartoon Network Block Party #22 (DC/Johnny DC, August 2006), script by J. Torres, pencils by Christopher Cook, inks by Al Nickerson, colors by Heroic Age, letters by Travis Lanham;
(bottom) "Kaz Superstar" in Cartoon Network Block Party #24 (DC/Johnny DC, October 2006), script by Abby Denson, pencils by Christopher Cook, inks by Al Nickerson, colors by Heroic Age, letters by Ryan Cline