Gargamel Supports Transvestism

comic panels from "A Kiss for Smurfette" in 65th Smurfs Anniversary (Free Comic Book Day 2023) (Papercutz, May 2023); script and art by Peyo; smurflations by Joe Johnsn and Nanette McGuinness; letters by Janice Chiang, Justin Birch, and Bryan Senka

Today in Comics History, December 28: Happy birthday, Janice Chiang!

Born on this day (aside from that attention hogger Lee): Janice Chiang, the extremely prolific letterer whose work you can find in dozens of Marvel titles (eventually even including Uncanny X-Men) and manga...


from Marvel Age: Punisher Anniversary Magazine #1 one-shot (Marvel, February 1994)
...and Papercutz's Smurf re-release library! Here's a nice profile of Janice.


from The Smurfs v. 9: Gargamel and the Smurfs (Papercutz, 2011), text by Jim Salicrup
A very happy birthday to you, Janice!


from Ka-Zar the Savage #25 (Marvel, April 1983); script and photographs by Danny Fingeroth, letters by Rick Parker