Today in Comics History, September 29: Happy birthday, Russ Heath!

Born on this day in 1926: award-winning comics and commercial artist Russ Heath, of many DC war comics (Our Army at War, G.I. Combat, All-American Men of War, Star Spangled War Stories, Our Fighting Forces), Kid Colt Outlaw, The Brave and the Bold, Showcase, Sea Devils, Wild Western, Little Annie Fanny (um, not that I know anything about that), and many, many more, including those military war illustrations that accompanied ads for toy soldier sets you'd see in the comics!


self-portrait from The Comics Journal #117 (Fantagraphics, October 1977), art by Russ Heath
Here's another TCJ illustration: drawn by Joe Kubert for war comics writer Robert Kanigher, featuring the great artists who worked on those books with Kanigher. Heath's on the upper right.


cover of The Comics Journal #85 (Fantagraphics, October 1983), art by Joe Kubert
Happy birthday, Russ Heath!


self-portrait from The 1975 Mighty Marvel Convention Program Book (Marvel, 1975), art by Russ Heath