Today in Comics History, July 8: Happy birthday, Marty Feldman!

Born on this day in 1934: comedian, comedy writer and actor Marty Feldman from Young Frankenstein, The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother, Yellowbeard, At Last the 1948 Show and many more! Including Silent Movie!



from "The Making of a Silent Movie" in Cracked #138 (Major, December 1976), pencils and inks by John Severin



He was also a character (and cover star) in Cerebus: The Book We Clear Our Throats About Now!




from Cerebus #206 (Aardvark-Vanaheim, May 1996); script, pencils, inks, and letters by Dave Sim; background pencils and inks and color by Gerhard
But just who killed Marty Feldman? Beloved cartoonist Sergio Aragonés, would you like to answer that?


from "I Killed Marty Feldman" in Solo #11 (DC, August 2006); script, pencils, and inks by Sergio Aragonés; letters by Stan Sakai
The sad thing is, Sergio just wantsed to say hi to Marty:





Last person to see Marty Feldman alive?:


Happy birthday, Marty Feldman! Please forgive Sergio.