Today in Comics History, May 4: Happy birthday, Audrey Hepburn!

Born on this day in 1929: Audrey Hepburn, actor (Sabrina, Funny Face, The Nun's Story, Breakfast at Tiffany's, my Fair Lady, Wait Until Dark, Robin and Marian and more) and international humanitarian worker. Also a big crush of this here little stuffed bull.


from "Charades" in MAD #88 (July 1964), script by Larry Siegel, pencils and inks by Mort Drucker



from "007" in MAD #94 (April 1965), script by Frank Jacobs, pencils and inks by Mort Drucker



from "Crazy Fists" in MAD #96 (July 1965), script by Dick DeBartolo, pencils and inks by Mort Drucker
Yes, Audrey Hepburn! Ask for her by name. She was an icon then and she's an icon now. Right, Twiggy?


from Showcase #71 [The Maniaks] (DC, November 1967), script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Mike Esposito, letters by Ira Schnapp
So, comic book world, how do you feel about Audrey Hepburn?


from "I Love Girls" in Schizo #1 (Fantagraphics, October 1995), by Ivan Brunetti
In conclusion, here's my musical salute to Audrey Hepburn's classic opening scene in Breakfast at Tiffany's, set at one of my favorite Manhattan comic book shops:


Breakfast at Forbidden Planet (2007), directed by and starring Bully
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Happy birthday, Audrey! XO