Today in Comics History, February 1: Happy birthday, Ron Frenz!

Born on this day: Ron Frenz! prolific comics artist (The Amazing Spider-Man, Thor, Spider-Girl, Superman, Ka-Zar the Savage, Star Wars, The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones, and much more)! He's also the co-creator of Spider-Girl, The New Warriors, Fantastic Five, Thunderstrike, Night Thrasher, Puma, Silver Sable, Strange Visitor, A-Next and others! Whew! Slow down an' give the rest of us a chance, Ron!


from Marvel Age #98 and 110 (Marvel, March 1991 and March 1992), text by Chris Eliopoulis and Barry Dutter (#98) and Mike Lackey (#110), pencils and inks by Ron Zalme, colors by Renee Witterstaetter



An interview from the always-reliable Marvel Age!:



from Marvel Age #64 (Marvel, July 1988), interview with Ron Frenz by Peter Sanderson, transcribed by Dwight Jon Zimmerman
Here he is at Superman's wedding! Wow, it's the ticket of the year! And yet you didn't invite me as your plus one, Ron?!?

from Superman: The Wedding Album one-shot (DC, December 1996), pencils by Dan Jurgens, inks by Jerry Ordway, colors by Glenn Whitmore, letters by Bill Oakley
Click top picture to honeymoon-size
Then, Taskmaster killed him: just another victim on his deadly Spider-artist spree.


from Amazing Spider-Man #308 (Marvel, November 1988), script by David Michelinie, pencils and inks by Todd McFarlane, colors by Bob Sharen, letters by Rick Parker
Happy birthday, Ron Frenz, who did not die!


from Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2019 series) #38/278 (Marvel, July 2022); script by Saladin Ahmed; pencils by Christopher Allen and Alberto Foche; inks by Alberto Foche, Oren Junior, and José Marzán Jr., colors by Brian Reber, letters by Cory Petit