Today in Comics History, December 4: Happy birthday, Jeff Bridges!

Born on this day: Academy Award-winning actor and producer Jeff Bridges! Gee, he looks familiar...oh, that's right! We saw him in Iron Man as Obadiah Stane, kickin' off the MCU! Here he is (right):


photo variant cover of Invincible Iron Man (2008 series) #1 (Marvel, July 2008)



Read more about 'im...and you don't even have to go to your local library!

from Guidebook to the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Marvel's Iron Man (Marvel, December 2015)
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"Obadiah Stane" from Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Deluxe 1985 edition) #19 (Marvel, December 1987)
He was also in The Last Picture Show, Starman, The Big Lebowski, Tron, Crazy Heart, The Fisher King, The Fabulous Baker Boys, Seabiscuit, and many more, including King Kong '76...




from "King Korn" in MAD #192 (July 1977), script by Dick DeBartolo, pencils and inks by Harry North
...and Tucker: The Man and His Dream, both of which are why you'll find him in MAD magazine!


from "When Roger Rabbit Technology Takes Over All of Hollywood’s Films" in MAD #285 (March 1989), script by Stan Hart, pencils and inks by Bob Clarke
Happy birthday, Jeff!