Today in Comics History, July 3: Happy birthday, Dan Slott!

Today's the birthday of Marvel's own Dandy Dan Slott, scripter on The Amazing Spider-Man, She-Hulk, Silver Surfer, The Superior Spider-Man, Tony Stark: Iron Man, Spider-Man/Human Torch, The Thing, The Mighty Avengers, Avengers: The Initiative, Fantastic Four, Iron Man 2020, Great Lakes Avengers, The Ren and Stimpy Show, Batman Adventures, Arkham Asylum: Living Hell, Looney Tunes and many more! And he's the co-creator of Silk, Mister Negative, Anti-Venom, the Superior Spider-Man, Spider-Island, Jackpot and others! Here he is with Marvel editor Ellie Pyle.


from Superior Spider-Man (2013 series) #14 (Marvel, September 2013)



A couple interviews with Mr. Slott:

"Charting the Island with Dan Slott" in Spider Island: Daily Bugle one-shot (Marvel, July 6, 2011)
(Click picture to goliath birdeater spider-size)


"To the Point" from Marvel Comics cover-dated March 2011
Hope you have a swingin' birthday, Dan!


variant cover of The Amazing Spider-Man #669 (Marvel, November 2011), pencils and inks by Todd Nauck, colors by Edgar Delgado