Today in Comics History, February 10: Happy birthday, Karla Pacheco!

A very happy birthday today to comics-writin' and sea-farin' pal Karla Pacheco, who's written the utterly spideriffic recent seris of Spider-Woman, Bettie Page, that Fantastic Four 2099 one-shot with a heart-breaking twist, and even a story in the so-distinguished-it's-French Métal Hurlant!


from Spider-Woman (2020 series) #1 (Marvel, May 2020), text by Karla Pacheco


"Dynamite Dispatch" in Dynaice Comics cover-dated April 2020
A happy birthday to ya, Karla. Love your writing, love you lots.


from Spider-Woman (2020 series) #4 (Marvel, September 2020), text by Karla Pacheco

Today in Comics History, July 18: Happy birthday, Jean Thomas!

Born on this day: Jean Thomas, Marvel office assistant, comic book scripter (My Love, Night Nurse, Our Love Story, Spidey Super Stories, more) and colorist, and co-plotter or co-scripter with her (now ex-)husband Roy Thomas (Crazy Magazine, Marvel Spotlight, more).


from Mighty Marvel Calendar 1976 (Marvel, 1975)

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 186: This is totally the wrong day to attack Captain America, Jonah

Panel from Avenging Spider-Man #3 (March 2012), script by Zeb Wells, pencils and inks by Joe Madureira, colors by Ferran Daniel, letters by Joe Caramagna