Today in Comics History, October 12: Happy birthday, Doris Grau!

Born on this day in 1924: Doris Grau, actor, voice artist, and script supervisor. You may remember her from such roles and voices in Babe, Cheers, DuckTales, The Critic as Jay Sherman's make-up artist Doris Grossman and The Simpsons as Lunchlady Doris and other characters. Following Grau's death in 1995, the character was retired from the show, although recently a similarly diesned character named Lunchlady Dora has appeared, voiced by Tress MacNeille.


"The Bongo beat" from Bongo Comics cover-dated February 1996
Happy birthday, Doris! We miss you.

Today in Comics History, June 8: Happy birthday, Ian Boothby!

Born on this day: Ian Boothby, comics writer, nominated for multiple Shuster, Harvey, and Eisner Awards (and winner of an Eisner)! He was the lead writer for Simpsons Comics (more issues written than any other scripter) and Futurama Comics at Bongo Comics, as well as writing for MAD and several children's TV series and specials. can you spot him in the Big Bongo Line-Up of Superstars below? Oh, wait...yes you can — I've already circled him in red.


from "The Bongo Beat" in Bongo Comics cover-dated September 2013
Happy birthday, Ian!