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3/6/69: Today marks 53 years since my first purchased DC comic. HOUSE OF MYSTERY #180 features a tale in which artist Gil Kane murders editor Joe Orlando, with cameos by Mike Friedrich & Carmine Infantino. Little me didn't get the jokes then, but I do now. Classic Adams cover.

Slava Ukraini!

One of the finest of all SF/pulp artists, Ed "Emsh" Emshwiller was born OTD in 1925. Equally adept at both whimsy and weirdness, he won multiple Hugos and was only the third artist inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. He died in 1990 from cancer.

Happy Valentine's Day!

2/7/74: All good things... SWAMP THING #10 marked the end of an amazing run as artist Bernie Wrightson departed the book; he had grown weary with the schedule, and his art was intentionally less detailed. Len Wein continued with Nestor Redondo before exiting himself with #13.

Artist H. R. Giger would have been 82 today. Famed for his fantasy art and biomechanical designs for movies such as ALIEN and SPECIES, he also painted LP covers, including Debbie Harry's solo debut; many retailers refused to display it. He died in 2014.

2/1/73: Happy 49th birthday, FOOM! Marvel's effort to create an in-house fan magazine kicked off in style. For $3 you got four issues; throw in another buck for an I.D. card, decals, and a poster drawn by editor @iamsteranko. Man, we had it so good. Lasted 22 issues until 1978.

Happy 65th birthday to the revolutionary @FrankMillerInk, easily the most influential creator of the 80s, who rocked the industry with his Daredevil and Batman. He ushered in a new era of grittiness, selling millions of books and creating legions of fans. Have a fantastic day!

Peruvian artist Gonzalo Mayo was born OTD in 1940. His lush, voluptuous illustrations graced Warren magazines for years, especially his work on Vampirella. I regret that I've learned he died of cancer this last year; I would have surely observed his passing here.

With the death of Meat Loaf (Michael Lee Aday), it's impossible to overstate how much of his success was due to these iconic album covers by comic artists Richard Corben and Bernie Wrightson, respectively.