Today in Comics History, March 25: Happy birthday, Paul Michael Glaser!

Born on this date: actor, director, and writer Paul Michael Glaser, who's been in Fiddler on the Roof, Butterflies Are Free, The Great Houdini, Princess Daisy and more. He's directed The Running Man, The Air Up There, Band of the Hand, Kazaam, episodes of Miami Vice and more, but he'll always have a place in our seventies-fond hearts as Detective Dave Starsky (face it, how many of you actually knew his first name? Or that he's the dark-haired one?) in the 1970s TV action series Starsky & Hutch!



from "Slobsky & Hunch" Crazy Magazine #21 (Marvel, November 1976), script by Len Herman, pencils and inks by Murad Gümen

Today in Comics History: Happy birthday, Kami Garcia!

Born on this day: young adult author and comic book writer Kami Garcia (the Caster Chronicles series, Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity, and several Teen Titans young adult graphic novels)!


"DC Nation" in DC Comics cover-dated April 2023
Happy birthday, Kami!

Today in Comics History, March 25, 1968: "You're here to stop Elvis from eating all those Twinkies."

from Quantum Leap #1 (Innovation, September 1991), script by George Broderick, art by Mark Jones, colors by Scott Rockwell, letters by Vickie Williams

Today in Comics History, March 25: Happy birthday, Howard Cosell!

Born on this day in 1918: Howard Cosell, the 1970s' most unprevaricating, multiloquent, and periphrastic sportscaster!



from "The Return of Dr. Octopus" in Spidey Super Stories #11 (Marvel, August 1975), script by Jean Thomas, pencils by Win Mortimer. inks by Mike Esposito and Tony Mortellaro, letters by Ray Holloway

Today in Comics History, March 25, 1994: The Punisher's next mission: set up his DirectTV dish

from "Eurohit '94" in The Punisher Annual (1988 series) #7 (Marvel, October 1994); script by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning; pencils by Doug Braithwaite; inks by Al Williamson, Fred Fredericks, and Art Nichols; colors by Christie Scheele; letters by Ken Lopez

Today in Comics History, March 25: Happy birthday, Elton John!

This is an expanded and updated version of a post originally published March 25, 2022.

Born on this date, already wearing a sparkly pair of sunglasses and chunky heels: Elton John, the world's only Rock Star!


cover of Look-In #37/1973 (ITV, 8 September 1973), creators uncredited and unknown

Today in Comics History, March 25: Dale found the check

from American Splendor #12 (Harvey Pekar, 1987); script by Harvey Pekar, pencils, inks, and letters by Drew Friedman

Today in Comics History, March 25: Happy birthday, Aretha Franklin!

Born on this day in 1942: Aretha Franklin: singer, songwriter, actress, activist, and the undisputed Queen of Soul!

I'm so sorry that this is the only portrayal of you in comics that I could find, Ms. Franklin.


from Justice #20 (Marvel/New Universe, June 1988), script by Peter David, pencils by Lee Weeks, inks by Mike Gustovich, colors by Janet Jackson, letters by Agustin Mas
But hey, Mary Jane Watson is a big fan!


from Amazing Spider-Man (1963 series) #130 (Marvel, March 1974), script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Frank Giacoia and Dave Hunt, colors by Petra Goldberg, letters by Artie Simek (
Happy Birthday, Aretha!

Today in Comics History, March 25: Don't worry, I won't use this panel again even though it's good date value

from "Heartline" in Chamber of Chills Magazine #23 (Harvey, May 1954), pencils by Manny Stallman, inks by John Giunta, letters by Joe Rosen

Today in Comics History, March 25: From the diary of Evil Stephen Hawking

from Detective Comics #598 (March 1989), script by Sam Hamm, pencils by Denys Cowan, inks by Dick Giordano and Frank McLaughlin, colors by Adrienne Roy, letters by Todd Klein