Today in Comics History, May 6: Happy birthday, Robbie Carosella!

Born on this day: Robbie Carosella, Marvel's Photostat Supervisor (and occasional colorist) in the 1980s and '90s! Without him, your favorite Marvel Comics wouldn't even exist!


from Marvel Age #29, 53, 89, and 101 (Marvel, September 1985, August 1987, June 1990, June 1991); text by Jim Salicrup (#29), Mike Carlin (#53), Chris Eliopoulis and Barry Dutter (#89), and Mike Lackey (#101); pencils and inks by Ron Zalme; colors by George Roussos (#29), Paul Becton (#53), Gregory Wright (#89), and Renee Witterstaetter (#101)



What does a photostat guy do at a comic book company? Check out Robbie's informative and fun description of his everyday duties! Man, I wanna work there!


from Marvel Fanfare (1983 series) #12 (January 1984), text by Robbie Carosella
Here's a shorter version:


from Marvel Age #46 (Marvel, January 1987)
And here's a less helpful version of Robbie's job details:


from Marvel's New Universe titles cover-dated July 1987
And this!:


from What If...? (1977 series) #34 (Marvel, August 1982); script, pencils, and inks by Rick Parker
Anyway: a very happy birthday to you today, Robbie! Thank you for making Marvel Comics both fun and legible!


from Marvel Age #112 (Marvel, May 1992)