Today in Comics History, April 26: Happy birthday, Fin Fang Foom!

Born on this very day many many (many!) years ago: Fin Fang Foom, The Most Fearful Menace of All!


from Marvel Age #100 (Marvel, April 1991); text by Chris Eliopoulis and Barry Dutter; pencils and inks by Ron Zalme (altho' that picture looks very Art Adams-y to me, doesn't it?), colors by Renee Witterstaetter
Well, April 26 is what it says here in Marvel Age #100, so it's canon, fanboys! Note: may not be canon.


cover of Strange Tales #89 [first appearance of Fin Fang Foom] #89 (Marvel, October 1961), script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers, colors by Stan Goldberg, letters by Artie Simek
Happy one millionth, Mister Foom! You don't look a day over 850,000, big guy.

The Marvel Age Calendar for October 1993 2021: Giant-Size Creatures on the Loose

It's too late to buy a wall calendar for 2021, so if you're lackin' for something October to hang over the cracks, clip 'n' save this 1993 Marvel Age calendar! It works in 2021, too! and it has monsters on it!

Lemme go get my crayons, I'm gonna color 'em.


from Marvel Age #130 (November 1993), by Darren Auck

Archie's Generic Celebrities Month, Day 18: Not Actually Fin Fang Foom

THIS IS NOT FIN FANG FOOM:


Panel from the Sabrina story "Woman's Work," reprinted in Betty and Veronica Double Digest #201 (July 2012), script by Michael Gallagher, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Jim DeCarlo, colors by Barry Grossman, letters by Bill Yoshida

THIS IS FIN FANG FOOM.
Splash page from "Fin Fang Foom!" in Strange Tales #89 (October 1961), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers, colors by Stan Goldberg, letters by Artie Simek
Know the difference: Fin Fang Foom is a giant monster in color-matching underpants.

ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES.


Panels from Marvel Monsters: Fin Fang 4 one-shot (December 2005), script by Scott Gray, pencils and inks by Roger Langridge, colors by J. Brown, letters by Dave Lanphear