Today in Comics History, August 2: Happy birthday, Sid Check!

Born on this day in 1930: Sid Check, comic book artist (Crime SuspenStories, The Haunt of Fear, The Vault of Horror, Weird Science, Classics Illustrated, Journey into Unknown Worlds and more)

Check is captured by radio, stage, screen and comic book star Judy Canova, along with a passel of other comic book folks! That's Martin Thall (Captain Video, Adventures into Weird Worlds), in the foreground there, and in the cage from L-R: Sid Check, Wally Wood (Weird Science, THUNDER Agents, MAD), Victor Fox (publisher of Fox Feature Syndicate/Fox Comics), and Joe Orlando (MAD and Classics Illustrated back then, just about everything for DC later on)!



cover of Judy Canova #3 (Fox, September 1950), pencils by Joe Orlando, inks by Wally Wood
Happy birthday, Sid!

Today in Comics History, June 17: Happy birthday, Wally Wood!

Born on this day in 1927: comics artist, writer, publisher Wally Wood, one of EC's greatest creators (Weird Fantasy, Weird Science, Tales from the Crypt, Shock SuspenStories, Two-Fisted Tales, Aces High and others) and a major figure at Marvel (Daredevil, Astonishing Tales, Tower of Shadows, more), DC (All Star Comics, The Unexpected, All-American Men of War, etc.), Warren (Creepy, Ererie, Blazing Combat, Vampirella, others) and in commercial art. He co-created Stilt-Man, THUNDER Agents and NoMan, Tigra, Power Girl, the Ani-Men, Sally Forth and Cannon — plus the famous "22 Panels That Always Work"!


from "Flight into Fear!" in Tower of Shadows #5 (Marvel, May 1970); script, pencils, and inks by Wally Wood; letters by Sam Rosen