Today in Comics History, May 5: Happy birthday, Stan Goldberg!

Born this day in 1932: comic book artist and colorist Stan Goldberg! Among his many accompaishments, he was the uncredited colorist for a huge number of the 1960s Marvel books!


from (left) Marvel Tales Annual #1 (Marvel, September 1964);
(right) Fantastic Four Annual #7 (Marvel, November 1969), photograph by Al Hewetson



Stan G. also drew horror comics for Atlas and a lot of humor/teen comics for Marvel, DC, and Archie, plus plenty of gag cartoons for men's mags.

Here, Millie the Model and rival Chili meet their makers:






from "Chili Tells It Like It Is!" in Chili #3 (Marvel, July 1969), script by Stan Lee, pencils and colors (and inks?) by Stan Goldberg, letters by Artie Simek
Stan has appeared several times within Archie comics, usually at a comic con, often drawing the meta-fictional Wendell comic! When will that guy decide between Brenda and Cobina?



from "A Con to Remember" in Archie #538 (Archie, September 2003), script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Bob Smith, colors by Barry Grossman, letters by Bill Yoshida; and also starring Craig Boldman and Bill Liebowitz; guest-starring Dan DeCarlo



from "Draw a Blank!" in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #217 (Archie, August 1990), script by Rod Ollerenshaw, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick, colors by Barry Grossman, letters by Bill Yoshida


from "The Book" in Archie Giant Series Magazine #624 [Pep Comics] (Archie, October 1991), script by George Gladir, pencils by Bill Golliher, inks by Jon D'Agostino, colors by Barry Grossman, letters by Bill Yoshida; guest-starring Dan DeCarlo
A very happy and glamorous birthday to you, Stan Goldberg!


from "Meet S. Lee and Stan G." in Millie the Model [Queen-Size] Annual #1 (Marvel, September 1962); script by Stan Lee; pencils, inks, and colors by Stan Goldberg, letters by Artie Simek