Today in Comics History, May 28: Happy birthday, Scott Koblish!

Born today: comic book penciller and inker Scott Koblish (Deadpool, Despicable Deadpool, Punisher War Journal, Uncanny X-Men: First Class, Excalibur, Doom 2099, OMAC, and more)!


from "Happy Deadpool-Versary" in Marvel Comics #1001 (Marvel, December 2019), script by Brian Posehn, pencils and inks by Scott Koblish, colors by Val Staples, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, May 28: Happy birthday, Morrie Kuramoto!

Born on this date in 1921: Mamoru "Morrie" Kuramoto, production artist and letterer at Timely and Marvel Comics.


from (left) Mighty Marvel Calendar 1980 (Marvel, 1979), and
Marvel Age #29 (Marvel, September 1985), text by Jim Salicrup, pencils and inks by Ron Zalme

Today in Comics History, May 28: Happy birthday, Ian Fleming!

Happy birthday today (born in 1908) to one of the great writers in literature, Ian Fleming, author of that classic of dangerous men and fast cars, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!

Oh, and he also wrote some books about some spy or somebody.


"The Man Behind the Typewriter" in Showcase #43 [Doctor No] (DC, March 1963), writer uncredited and unknown
Happy birthday, Ian!

Today in Comics History, May 28, 1898: Battleship fires comical sound effects at enemy

from Picture Stories from American History #4 (EC, Summer 1947), script by Jerry Coleman, pencils and inks by Allen Simon

Today in Comics History, May 28, 2064: "Little Boy Blue" voted most popular interior paint color

from "Class of 2064: Class Trip" in New Talent Showcase (1984 series) #1 (DC, January 1984), script and letters by Todd Klein, pencils and inks by Scott Hampton, colors by Shelley Eiber

Today in Comics History, May 28, 1941: That's why Jorts the Cat never got his own cartoon

from Comic Book History of Animation #2 (IDW, December 2020); script by Fred Van Lente; pencils, inks, colors and letters by Ryan Dunlavey

Today in Comics History, May 28, 1952: And that's why they only came second in the National League

from The Amazing Willie Mays one-shot (Eastern Color, September 1954), creators uncredited and unknown

Today in Comics History, May 28, 1993: That's Slick Willy for you, always with the smooth talk

from Superman (1987 series) #79 (July 1993), script and pencils by Dan Jurgens, inks by Brett Breeding, colors by Glenn Whitmore, typeset letters

Today in Comics History, May 28, 1897: Keanu Reeves finally gets the rare Winona Ryder trading card

from Bram Stoker's Dracula #1 (Topps, October 1992), script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Mike Mignola, inks by John Nyberg, colors by Mark Chiarello, letters by John Costanza