Today in Comics History, March 6: Happy birthday, Al Milgrom!

Born on this day: Al Milgrom, writer, penciller, inker, and editor for too many comics to list from Marvel, DC, Archie, Dark Horse, Atlas/Seaboard and the proverbial many more!


from The Mighty Marvel Calendar 1976, 1977 and 1978 (Marvel, 1975, 1976, and 1977)


from Marvel Age #27, 51, 87, 99, and 111 (Marvel, June 1985, June 1987, April 1990, April 1991, and April 1992); text by Jim Salicrup (#27), Mike Carlin (#51), Chris Eliopoulis and Barry Dutter (#87 and 99), and Mike Lackey (#111); pencils and inks by Ron Zalme; colors by George Roussos (#27), Paul Becton (#51), Gregory Wright (#87), and Renee Witterstaetter (#99)

Today in Comics History, June 25: Editor-in-Chief of Marvel Comics calls the Black Panther; T'Challa rejects call because caller was pretending to be an Asian man

from Marvel Premiere (1972 series) #53 [Black Panther] (Marvel, April 1980), script by Ed Hannigan, pencils by Jerry Bingham, inks by Al Gordon, colors by Bob Sharen, letters by Gaspar Saladino

Today in Comics History, May 26: Happy birthday, Herb Trimpe!

Born today in 1939: comics artist Herb Trimpe, perhaps best known for his work on the Incredible Hulk, but he's also penciled very nearly every major Marvel character in books like The Avengers, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Spectacular Spider-Man and Marvel Team-Up, Iron Man, Sgt. Fury, Nick Fury, Dr. Strange, Marvel Two-in-One, Star Wars, What If...? Spitfire and the Troubleshooters, and gosh, a whole lot more!


from (top) Might Marvel Calendar 1979 and 1980 (Marvel, 1978 and 1979), Marvel Age #29 (Marvel, August 1985), text by Jim Salicrup, pencils and inks by Ron Zalme, and
(bottom) Marvel Age #53, 89, and 101 (Marvel, August 1987, June 1990, and June 1991); text by Mike Carlin (#53) and Chris Eliopoulis and Barry Dutter (#89 and 101); pencils and inks by Ron Zalme; colors by Paul Becton (#53) and Renee Witterstaetter (#89 and 101)

Today in Comics History, May 13: Happy birthday, Marv Wolfman!

Let's all wheel out a big-ass birthday cake for Marv Wolfman, award-winning comic book writer, co-creator of Deathstroke, Blade, Nova, Bullseye, Terrax, Black Cat, Lilith, Big Wheel, Karla Sofen, Modred the Mystic, Debra Whitman, Hannibal King, Copperhead, Corruptor, the Brothers Grimm (inhale)...


from Mighty Marvel Calendar 1979 and 1980 (Marvel, 1978 and 1979)

Today in Comics History, February 4: Welcome to My Nightmare (Happy birthday, Alice Cooper!)

This is an expanded and updated version of a post originally published October 31, 2011.

It's a birthday of note today, so let's take a moment to examine, from a safe distance, the spookiest, weirdest, scariest comic book that Marvel Comics has ever published!


AIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Okay, now that we've seen that, let's look at a comic book about rock 'n' roller Alice Cooper, who was born today. Happy birthday, Alice!


from Avengers #153 (Marvel, November 1976), script by Gerry Conway, breakdowns by John Buscema, finishes by Joe Sinnott, colors by Petra Goldberg, letters by John Costanza

365 Days of Defiance, Day 299: I am NOT Groot

Panels from Marvel Premiere #3 (July 1972), plot and pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, dialogue by Stan Lee, inks by Dan Adkins, letters by John Costanza

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 173: Meanwhile, at the bright blue headquarters of private detective Simon Stroud, apparently located deep within rural Manhattan

Panels from Marvel Premiere #45 [Man-Wolf] (December 1978), script by David Anthony Kraft, pencils by George Pérez, inks by Frank Giacoia, colors by Carl Gafford, letters by Diana Albers

Today in Comics History, April 9, 1942: Batman falls; newspaper makes a typo

cover of Marvel Premiere #29 (Marvel, April 1976), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia, letters by Danny Crespi (?)

Today in Comics History, August 17, 1975: Satana causes a car accident by wearing a skintight bodysuit while hitchhiking, again

from Marvel Premiere #27 [Satana] (Marvel, December 1975), script by Chris Claremont, pencils and inks by "The Tribe" (a group of Filipino artists that included Tony DeZuniga, Yong Montano, and Ernie Chan, among others), letters by Pablo Marcos, colors by Janice Cohen
But say, what day did that fatal story take place, Essential Marvel Horror, Volume 1?


from "Deathsong," re-printed in black-and-white in Essential Marvel Horror v.1 (Marvel, 2006)
Which only goes to prove: this sort of thing happens to Satana at least twice a year.

Today in Comics History, March 16, 1975: Satana causes a car accident by wearing a skintight bodysuit while hitchhiking

from the Satana story "Deathsong," re-printed in black-and-white in Essential Marvel Horror v.1 (2006), script by Chris Claremont, pencils and inks by "The Tribe" (a group of Filipino artists that included Tony DeZuniga, Yong Montano, and Ernie Chan, among others), letters by Pablo Marcos
But say, what day did that fatal story take place, Marvel Premiere?


from Marvel Premiere #27 [Satana] (December 1975), credits as above plus colors by Janice Cohen
Which only goes to prove: this sort of thing happens to Satana at least twice a year.

Comics Within Comics Month, Day 11: You'll rot your mind on that garbage

Panels from Guardians of the Galaxy (2013 series) #0.1 (April 2013), script by Brian Michael Bendis, pencils by Steve McNiven, inks by John Dell, colors by Justin Ponsor, letters by Cory Petit



Cover of Marvel Premiere #41 [Seeker 3000] (April 1978), pencils by Dave Cockrum, inks by Joe Sinnott,

Arroooo 3: This time it's personaarrooo

Panel from Exiles #57 (February 2005), script by Tony Bedard, pencils by Jim Calafiore, inks by Mark McKenna, colors by Jung Choi, letters by Dave Sharpe




Panels from Moon Knight v.3 #1 (January 1998), script by Doug Moench, pencils by Tommy Lee Edwards, inks by Robert Campanella, colors by Melissa Edwards, letters by Ken Lopez



Panel from The Supernaturals #2 (December 1998), "storyteller": Brian Pulido, script by Marc Andreyko, pencils by Ivan Reis, inks by Joe Pimental and Elizabeth Lewis, colors by Dean White, letters by Comicraft



Panel from Marvel Premiere #59 (April 1981), script by Steven Grant, pencils and inks by Win Mortimer, colors by Glynis Wein, letters by Jean Simek