Today in Comics History, May 27: Happy birthday, Vince Westerband!

Happy birthday today to Vince Westerband, creator of the webcomic Life In Strangeville and Marvel editorial assistant in the early '90s!
from Marvel Age #89 (Marvel, June 1990); text by Chris Eliopoulis and Barry Dutter; pencils and inks by Ron Zalme, colors by Gregory Wright
Happy birthday, Vince!

Today in Comics History, May 27: Happy birthday, Sam Snead!

Born today in 1912: professional golfer Sam Snead, one of the top in the field across sixty years of tournament play. And, a favorite golfer of my dad, who was a pretty avid golfer himself!


"Tough Dollar" in Ace Comics #27 (David McKay, June 1939), by Jack Sords


from "Oddities in Sports" in True Comics #61 (David McKay, June 1947), by Phil Berube
Happy birthday, Sam!

Today in Comics History, May 27, 1988: Daredevil has his feelers out for news

from "Drug War Rages" in Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964 series) #22 (Marvel, September 1988), plot by Tom DeFalco, script by David Michelinie, pencils by Mark Bagley, inks by Mike Esposito, colors by Bob Sharen, letters by Rick Parker

Today in Comics History, May 27: Happy birthday, Mark Wheatley!

A happy birthday to comics writer/artist Mark Wheatley (Mars, Blood of the Innocent, Jonny Quest, Dalgoda, Black Hood, Breathtaker, and more)!


from Direct Currents #30 (DC, June 1990)

Today in Comics History, May 27, 1918: Delicious cream-filled chocolate cakes are invented

from The World Around Us #11 [The Illustrated Story of the Marines] (Gilberton, July 1959), pencils and inks by Gerald McCann

Today in Comics History, May 27, 1804: Following a bloody battle, mice replace birds as comic book artists

from Manifest Destiny #3 (Image, January 2014), script by Chris Dingess, pencils and inks by Matthew Roberts, colors by Owen Gieni, letters by Pat Brosseau