from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles
Showing posts with label February 11. Show all posts
Showing posts with label February 11. Show all posts
Saturday, February 11, 2023
Today in Comics History, February 11: Talia sighs and vows to make her dad finally wear those golf shirts she gets him every Father's Day
from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles
Today in Comics History, February 11: Happy birthday, Eva Gabor!
Born on this day in 1919 (and she's still the youngest Gabor sister): Eva Gabor, actor on Green Acres...
from "TV Scenes Worth Waiting For!" in Cracked #74 (Major, January 1969), pencils and inks by Lugoze
...the voice of Duchess the cat in The Aristocats...
from "The Alley Avengers" in The Aristokittens #5 (Western/Gold Key, October 1974), pencils and inks by Sparky Moore, letters by Bill Spicer (?)
...and of Miss Bianca in The Rescuers films!
from Disney's The Rescuers Down Under (Disney, 1990), artist uncredited and unknown
Happy birthday, Ms. Gabor! Who doesn't love Eva Gabor? Who doesn't love Green Acres?
from Predator (1989 series) #1 (Dark Horse, June 1989), script by Mark Verheiden, pencils by Chris Warner, inks by Sam de la Rosa and Randy Emberlin, colors by Chris Chalenor, letters by David Jackson
from "TV Scenes Worth Waiting For!" in Cracked #74 (Major, January 1969), pencils and inks by Lugoze
...the voice of Duchess the cat in The Aristocats...
from "The Alley Avengers" in The Aristokittens #5 (Western/Gold Key, October 1974), pencils and inks by Sparky Moore, letters by Bill Spicer (?)
...and of Miss Bianca in The Rescuers films!
from Disney's The Rescuers Down Under (Disney, 1990), artist uncredited and unknown
Happy birthday, Ms. Gabor! Who doesn't love Eva Gabor? Who doesn't love Green Acres?
from Predator (1989 series) #1 (Dark Horse, June 1989), script by Mark Verheiden, pencils by Chris Warner, inks by Sam de la Rosa and Randy Emberlin, colors by Chris Chalenor, letters by David Jackson
Today in Comics History, February 11: Happy birthday, Ericka Moran!
Born on this day: comics colorist Ericka Moran (The Amazing Spider-Man, Punisher: War Zone, Silver Surfer, Uncanny X-Men, and more!)! Find her below in the Marvel Bullpen and give her a cake!
from Marvel Age #120 (Marvel, January 1993), art by Rick Parker
(Click top picture to Bullpen-size)
Happy birthday, Ericka!
from Marvel Age #120 (Marvel, January 1993), art by Rick Parker
(Click top picture to Bullpen-size)
Happy birthday, Ericka!
Friday, February 11, 2022
Today in Comics History, February 11: Happy birthday, Sheryl Crow!
Born on this day: singer/songwriter/girl who all she wanna do is have some fun (I got a feeling she's not the only one): Sheryl Crow! You were once in a Simpson comic, Sheryl, so you get a spotlight on my blog! (Even though k.d. lang's "Surrender" was a better theme than "Tomorrow Never Dies.")
from Simpsons Comics #65 (Bongo, December 2001), script by Chuck Dixon, pencils by Horacio Sandoval, inks by Steve Steere Jr., colors by Art Villanueva, letters by Karen Bates
Happy birthday, Sheryl! (But really, no, check this out:)
PS: k.d. lang's birthday is November 2.
from Simpsons Comics #65 (Bongo, December 2001), script by Chuck Dixon, pencils by Horacio Sandoval, inks by Steve Steere Jr., colors by Art Villanueva, letters by Karen Bates
Happy birthday, Sheryl! (But really, no, check this out:)
PS: k.d. lang's birthday is November 2.
Today in Comics History, February 11: Happy birthday, Tony Mortellaro!
Born on this day: Tony Mortellaro, comic book inker and Marvel production personnel!
from Mighty Marvel Calendar 1976 (Marvel, December 1975)
You can see a much better photo of him and John Verpoorten — and at work in the Marvel Bullpen, yet! — at The Untold Story Tumblr by Sean Howe, author of the superb Marvel Comics: The Untold Story (Amazon ad)
Tony worked on comics for the companies Trojan Magazines and Stanmor (really, shouldn't Marvel be called "Stanmor"?) through the 1950s, but later almost exclusive did work for Marvel/Atlas, on Western war, and chiller titles like Journey into Unknown Worlds, Battleground, Mystic, Astonishing, Ghoul Tales...
I used that text element from the cover of Amazing Spider-Man #97 (one of the infamous Harry Osborn Does Drugs/No Comics Code Authority Seal issues) rather than my usual typing-out of the words, because in the 1970s, Tony did inks (or background inks) on Marvel titles: Vault of Evil, Dracula Lives, Captain America, more...but especially for Marvel's flagship: The Amazing Spider-Man (and, its easy-to-read kid brother, Spidey Super Stories)! Even when Tony's not credited and did the background (not figure) inks, he sometimes gives you a clue his steady inkin' hand has been there:
from Amazing Spider-Man (1962 series) #98 (Marvel, July 1971), script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia, backgrund inks (uncredited) by Tony Mortellaro, letters by Artie Simek
Ah, Tony, you joker (copyright ©1940 DC Comics). I need to re-read my ASMs again from that period (1971-1993, roughly ASM #92-125) and see if I can detect more "signs" of Tony Mortellaro! That's not a burden, those are some darn fine comics!
And Tony Mortellaro was a darn fine inker. Happy birthday, Tony!
from Mighty Marvel Calendar 1976 (Marvel, December 1975)
You can see a much better photo of him and John Verpoorten — and at work in the Marvel Bullpen, yet! — at The Untold Story Tumblr by Sean Howe, author of the superb Marvel Comics: The Untold Story (Amazon ad)
Tony worked on comics for the companies Trojan Magazines and Stanmor (really, shouldn't Marvel be called "Stanmor"?) through the 1950s, but later almost exclusive did work for Marvel/Atlas, on Western war, and chiller titles like Journey into Unknown Worlds, Battleground, Mystic, Astonishing, Ghoul Tales...
I used that text element from the cover of Amazing Spider-Man #97 (one of the infamous Harry Osborn Does Drugs/No Comics Code Authority Seal issues) rather than my usual typing-out of the words, because in the 1970s, Tony did inks (or background inks) on Marvel titles: Vault of Evil, Dracula Lives, Captain America, more...but especially for Marvel's flagship: The Amazing Spider-Man (and, its easy-to-read kid brother, Spidey Super Stories)! Even when Tony's not credited and did the background (not figure) inks, he sometimes gives you a clue his steady inkin' hand has been there:
from Amazing Spider-Man (1962 series) #98 (Marvel, July 1971), script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia, backgrund inks (uncredited) by Tony Mortellaro, letters by Artie Simek
Ah, Tony, you joker (copyright ©1940 DC Comics). I need to re-read my ASMs again from that period (1971-1993, roughly ASM #92-125) and see if I can detect more "signs" of Tony Mortellaro! That's not a burden, those are some darn fine comics!
And Tony Mortellaro was a darn fine inker. Happy birthday, Tony!
Today in Comics History, February 11, 1776: ♫ A three month tour, a three month tour ♫
text story "Birth of the Leathernecks" in Superman (1939 series) #50 (DC/National, September 1949); pencils, inks, and colors by Raymond Perry (?)
Today in Comics History, February 11: Happy birthday, Rich DuFour!
Born on this day: Rich DuFour: Marvel paste-up artist in the late '80s and Wizard Entertainment's art director in the early '90s!
from Marvel Age #50 (Marvel, May 1987), text by Mike Carlin, pencils and inks by Ron Zalme
from (L) Marvel Age #46 (Marvel, January 1987) and (R) Marvel/New Universe comics cover-dated July 1987
And inside the 616, Rich, along with Marvel letterer Bill Oakley, was a front-page reporter for the New York Daily Threat or Menace!
cover from Daredevil (1964 series) #242 (Marvel, May 1987), pencils and inks by Keith Pollard
Happy birthday, Rich!
from Marvel Age #50 (Marvel, May 1987), text by Mike Carlin, pencils and inks by Ron Zalme
from (L) Marvel Age #46 (Marvel, January 1987) and (R) Marvel/New Universe comics cover-dated July 1987
And inside the 616, Rich, along with Marvel letterer Bill Oakley, was a front-page reporter for the New York Daily Threat or Menace!
cover from Daredevil (1964 series) #242 (Marvel, May 1987), pencils and inks by Keith Pollard
Happy birthday, Rich!
Today in Comics History, February 11: World saved from alien invasion by 12 big hits in a row with no commercial interruptions
from "Return to Karonia!" in Adventures into the Unknown #122 (ACG, February 1961), script by Richard Hughes as Shane O'Shea, pencils and inks by Ogden Whitney
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Today in Comics History, February 11, 1572: Queen Elizabeth I writes one of the most historically important missives of her time so that it can be later used in a comic book
from Catwoman (2011 series) #35 (DC, December 2014), script by Genevieve Valentine, pencils and inks by Garry Brown, colors by Lee Loughridge, letters by Sal Cipriano and Taylor Esposito
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