Today in Comics History, October 24: Happy birthday, Al Feldstein!

Born on this day in 1925: comic book writer, editor, artist and cover designer Al Feldstein (Haunt of Fear, Crime SuspenStories, Tales from the Crypt, Vault of Horror, Shock SuspenStories, Weird Science, Weird Fantasy, Weird Science-Fantasy, and many more) and executive editor of MAD magazine from 1956 to 1985. As the kid standing before the poster of superheroes said, wow!


from Crime SuspenStories (1950 series) #10 (EC, April 1952), text by Al Feldstein (signed as Wm. M. Gaines)

Today in Comics History, January 15, 1951: He just forgot to check his calendar, EC Comics! Not everything is a spooky supernatural thriller!

from "Reflection of Death" in Tales from the Crypt (1950 series) #23 (EC, April 1951); co-plot, script, pencils and inks by Al Feldstein; co-plot by Bill Gaines; letters by Jim Wroten
This post was suggested by faithful reader and frequent commenter Blam, who's provided a lot of date references in comics that I'll spotlight throughout 2023 in this series. Thanks, Blam!

Today in Comics History, January 1, 1951: Driver did not heed sensible advice to keep his eyes on the road and his hands upon the wheel

Two guys travelin' back from a particulay energetic New Year's Eve party. Hope they aren't under the influence of anything...oh, man, that'll happen.


from "Reflection of Death" in Tales from the Crypt (1950 series) #23 (EC, April 1951); co-plot, script, pencils and inks by Al Feldstein; co-plot by Bill Gaines; letters by Jim Wroten
Yikes! But hey, that'll buff right out.


Wow, that musta been a longgggg crash to catapult them two months into the future. But what happens then? I dunno, let's check it out here on February 26th!

This post was suggested by faithful reader and frequent commenter Blam, who's provided a lot of date references in comics that I'll spotlight throughout 2023 in this series. Thanks, Blam!

Today in Comics History, June 9, 1950: A bad day to be Theodore J. Warren

from "Impending Doom!" in Tales from the Crypt #20 (EC, October 1950); script, pencils, and inks by Johnny Craig; colors by Marie Severin; letters by Jim Wroten
(The birthday of Theodore Warren is this story is actually the same birthday as author and artist Johnny Craig, as shown in my April 25 birthday post for him!)

Today in Comics History, June 7: Happy birthday, Graham Ingels!

Born on this day in 1915: "Ghastly" Graham Ingels, magazine and comics illustrator, best known for his macabre work on the EC Comics horror books like The Haunt of Fear, Tales from the Crypt, and The Vault of Horror!


from Haunt of Fear #10 (EC, November 1951), text by Al Feldstein

Today in Comics History, April 25: Happy birthday, Johnny Craig!

Born on this day in 1926: comics writer, penciller, and inker Johnny Craig! He worked primarily for EC on Crypt of Terror, Vault of Horror, Haunt of Fear, Crime SuspenStories, Two-Fisted Tales, and more...


from Vault of Horror #24 (DC, April 1952)