Today in Comics History, January 30: Happy birthday, Yumi Yoshimura!

Born on this day: singer/musician Yumi Yoshimura, one-half of the band Puffy [AmiYumi]. She and partner Ami Onuki had their own (heavily fictionalized and exaggerated) American cartoon and yes, comic book! (She's the one with blue hair here!)


cover of Hi Hi Puffy Amiyumi #2 (Johnny DC, May 2006), pencils and inks by Phil Moy
お誕生日おめでとう!, Yumi!



from (top) "Everyone's Cool in Mermaid Pants™!" in Cartoon Network Block Party #22 (DC/Johnny DC, August 2006), script by J. Torres, pencils by Christopher Cook, inks by Al Nickerson, colors by Heroic Age, letters by Travis Lanham;
(bottom) "Kaz Superstar" in Cartoon Network Block Party #24 (DC/Johnny DC, October 2006), script by Abby Denson, pencils by Christopher Cook, inks by Al Nickerson, colors by Heroic Age, letters by Ryan Cline