Today in Comics History, August 30: Happy birthday, Al Hewetson!

Born on this day in Glasgow, Scotland in 1946: creator Al Hewetson, comics scripter, assistant to Stan Lee and photographer at Marvel, editor of Skywald's horror magazines, professional photographer and photojournalist, man of a thousand pen names, and general all-around jack-of-all-trades!


from Scream #1 (Skywald, August 1973)

The Marvel Comics Memory Album Calendar for 1977 2022: Justifiably Juju July

I bet you thought this month would be all about Captain America, huh? Well, who else did you think would be featured on a July calendar that you can print out and hang on your wall because it works this month, too, Doctor Octopus?*

Naw, instead devote your attention instead to the mildly marvelous magical Doctor Strange as he fights Sandman Nightmare, then spend the whole month staring at important events in the Marvel Universe like Bardo Mordo's birthday and Dormammu's Bar Mitzvah. Now he is a man (with a head that's on fire).

from Marvel Comics Memory Album 1977 (Marvel, 1976), art by Gene Colan
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* Stay tuned in October for Doctor Octoberpus!

Double-Wide Doctor Strange, Day 4: Most impressive juggling act, ever

Double-page spread from Doctor Strange v.1 #182 (September 1969), script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer, letters by Jean Izzo
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Double-Wide Doctor Strange, Day 2: My Little Hellhorse: Friendship is Irrelevant

Double-page spread from Doctor Strange v.1 #170 (July 1968), script by Roy Thomas, pencils and inks by Dan Adkins, letters by Irving Watanabe
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