Today in Comics History, February 27: Happy birthday, Andy Lanning!

A happy birthday today to Andy Lanning: comic book scripter, often with Dan Abnett (The Legion, Resurrection Man (co-creator!), Guardians of the Galaxy, Nova, The Punisher, more) and inker (Fantastic Four, Amazing Spider-Man, Avengers, Ultimate Spider-Man, The Sleeze Brothers (penciller and co-creator!), DCeased: War of the Undead Gods, etc.)!


"Look Who's Talking!" from Marvel Comics cover-dated January 2008
Happy birthday, Andy!


from Marvel Age: Punisher Anniversary Magazine #1 one-shot (Marvel, February 1994), text by Karl Bollers

Today in Comics History, February 27, 1941: And then Alfred Hitchcock walked up on stage and bitchslapped John Ford in the face

from Alfred Hitchcock: Master of Suspense (NBM, March 2022), script by by Noël Simsolo, translation by Monatan Kane, art by Dominique Hé, lettering by Ortho

Today in Comics History, February 27: Happy birthday, Andy Kubert!

Born on this day in 1962: Andy Kubert, comics artist! He has been the penciller (and occasionally writer) on Batman, Batman versus Predator, X-Men, Dark Knight III, Damian: Son of Batman, Sgt. Rock, Thor, Before Watchmen: Nite Owl, Captain America, Ka-Zar, and many more!


from Marvel Age #87, 98, and 110 (Marvel, April 1990, March 1991, and March 1992), text by Chris Eliopoulis and Barry Dutter (#87 and 98) & Mike Lackey (#110); pencils and inks by Ron Zalme (#87 and 98) and Darren Auck (#110); colors by Gregory Wright (#87) and Renee Witterstaetter (#98)
Here's Andy (right) on the cover of the Rolling Stone Marvel Age, along with legendary dad Joe (center) and brother Adam (left). A talented family to be sure! I bet they have street rumbles with the Buscemas and the Romitas.



from Marvel Age #131 (Marvel, December 1993)
And yes, Andy has appeared in a Marvel comic...along with spotlight hogger Neil Gaiman! Whoever heard of that guy, anyway?


from 1602 #5 (Marvel, February 2004), script by Neil Gaiman, pencils by Andy Kubert, digital painting by Richard Isanove, letters by Todd Klein
Andy even got invited to Cyclops and Jean Grey's wedding (along with Fabian Nicieza and Matt Ryan). But (and this is the important part), I don't know which figure is him in the crowd! Do you? Let me know in the comments!


cover of X-Men (1991 series) #30 (Marvel, March 1994), pencils by Andy Kubert, inks by Matthew Ryan, letters by Todd Klein
Happy birthday, Andy!

Today in Comics History, February 27: Bruce Wayne has terrible handwriting

from Batman and Robin (2011 series) #19 (DC, July 2012), script by Peter J. Tomasi, pencils by Lee Garbett, inks by Ray McCarthy and Keith Champagne, colors by John Kalisz, letters by Dezi Sienty
But also see "Bruce Wayne has Beautiful Handwriting." Clearly one of these Bruce Waynes is a fake.

Today in Comics History, February 27: Clark Kent gets the inspiration to write the lyrics to the Human League's "Don't You Want Me"

from "Innocent—Beyond a Reasonable Doubt" in Superman Family #202 (DC, July 1980), script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by John Calnan, inks by Frank Chiaramonte, colors by Gene D'Angelo, letters by Ben Oda