Today in Comics History, February 9: Happy birthday, Jo Duffy!

Born on this day: comics editor and writer Jo Duffy, scripter on Power Man & Iron Fist, the '80s Marvel Star Wars, Fallen Angels, Crystar, Marvel Comics Presents, Marvel Fanfare, Catwoman, Glory, Elvira: Mistress of the Dark and much more!


from Mighty Marvel Calendar 1979 (Marvel, 1978)


from Marvel Age #26, 50, 87, and 98 (Marvel, May 1985, May 1987, April 1990, and January 1991); text by Jim Salicrup (#26), Mike Carlin (#50), and Chris Eliopolous and Barry Dutter (#87 and 98); pencils and inks by Ron Zalme; colors by Gregory Wright (#87) and Marie Javins (#98)
By the way, that last calendar panel is misleading (aka wrong). Duffy didn't write Akira, she did the English adaptation of the original work by Katsuhiro Otomo with translation by Yoko Umezawa.

Today in Comics History, September 14: Happy birthday, Jim Novak!

Born on this day in 1955: letterer Jim Novak (Fantastic Four, Avengers, Captain America, Doctor Strange, Incredible Hulk, Wolverine, Marvel Fanfare and many, many more)! During the 80s he lettered as many as five or six books per month!


from Marvel Age #33, 57, 93 and 105 (Marvel, December 1985, December 1987, October 1990 and October 1991); text by Jim Salicrup (#33), Mike Carlin (#57), Chris Eliopoulis & Barry Dutter (#93) and Mike Lackey (#105); pencils and inks by Ron Zalme; colors by Adam Philips (#33), Paul Becton (#57), Marie Javins (#93), and Renee Witterstaetter (#105)