Happy heavenly birthday to Notes of a Native Son essayist, civil rights activist, poet and Go Tell It on The Mountain, Giovanni's Room, Another Country, Tell Me How Long The Train's Been Gone and If Beale Street Could Talk author, the immortal James Baldwin.

Happy heavenly birthday to long-time "Popeye" penciller, "Atomic Mouse," "Underdog," "Heathcliff" and "Animaniacs" artist, George Wildman.

Happy birthday to Eisner Award winner, "Tom Strong" co-creator, "Star Wars: Splinter of The Mind's Eye," "Legionnaires," "Ocean," "Supreme," "Midnighter," "Thors," "Number of The Beast" and "Black Panther" artist, Chris Sprouse.

"Jump Start" by Robb Armstrong.

A 1983 Americomics house ad for Black Diamond#3 featuring cover art by Paul Gulacy and colors by Rebekah Black.

"Mrs. Squawky Tawky" from Foxy Fagan Comics#1 (1946 Dearfield Publishing).

Black Hammer#2 (2024 Dark Horse Comics) by Jeff Lemire (script), Teddy Kristiansen (pencils/inks/colors) and Nate Piekos (letters).

Happy birthday to "House of Secrets," "The Red Diary" and "The Genius" co-creator, "Sandman," "Tarzan: Love, Lies and The Lost City," "Grendel Tales: Four Devils, One Hell," "Witchcraft," "It's a Bird..." and "Black Hammer: Spiral City" artist, Teddy Kristiansen.

A 1966 Warren Publishing house ad for Eerie magazine.

Happy birthday to Eisner Award winner, Warren Publishing founder, "Creepy," "Eerie," "Vampirella," "Famous Monsters of Filmland" and "Blazing Combat" publisher, horror magazine trailblazer, James Warren.

Uncanny X-Men#17 (2025) by Gail Simone (script), Luciano Vecchio (pencils/ inks), Rachelle Rosenberg (colors) and Clayton Cowles (letters).

Happy birthday to Eisner, and Harvey Award winner, Heroes United, Clean Room, Welcome to Tranquility, The Secret Six and The Movement co-creator, Deadpool, Birds of Prey, Domino, Wonder Woman, Action Comics. Red Sonja and The Uncanny X-Men writer, the inimitable Gail Simone.

"Wonder Woman" by Dave Stevens.

Happy heavenly birthday to "The Rocketeer" creator, "Tarzan" comic strip inker, "Super Friends," the "Godzilla" animated series, "Raiders of The Lost Ark" and "Michael Jackson's Thriller" storyboard artist, 'Good Girl Art' legend, Dave Stevens.

"Catwoman" by Michael Lark.

Happy birthday to "Scene of The Crime" and "Lazarus" co-creator, "Terminal City," "Sandman Mystery Theatre," "Legend of The Hawkman," "Batman: Nine Lives," "Gotham Central," "The Pulse," "Daredevil" and "The Amazing Spider-Man" artist, Michael Lark.

"The X-Men" by Salvador Larroca.

Happy birthday to Inkwell Award winner, "X-Treme X-Men," "The Flash," "Ghost Rider," "Invincible Iron Man," "Alien," "Ultimate Daredevil and Elektra," "Fantastic Four," "Darth Vader" and "Death's Head" artist, Salvador Larroca.

A Punisher pinup by Ian Aiken, from Marvel Fanfare#33 (1987).

Happy birthday to Darkhawk and Professor X and The X-Men artist, Rom, The Vision and The Scarlet Witch, Starriors, World's Finest Comics, Iron Man, The Fury of Firestorm and The Transformers inker, Ian Akin.

The Son of Satan#2 (1976) cover art by Sonny Trinidad (pencils), Tom Palmer (inks) and Irv Watanabe (letters).

Happy heavenly birthday to "Son of Satan" and "Skull The Slayer" artist, "The Savage Sword of Conan," "The Witching Hour," "The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu," "Vampire Tales," "G.I. Combat" and "Dracula Lives!" artist, the sensational Sonny Trinidad.

"Garfield" by Jim Davis.

Happy birthday to "Garfield" creator, Jim Davis.

The Return" by Jon Jay Muth (script/art/colors) from Epic Illustrated#24 (1984 Marvel Comics).

Happy birthday to Eisner Award winner, "Mythology of an Abandoned City" creator, "Moonshadow," "Dracula: A Symphony in Moonlight and Nightmares," "Havok and Wolverine: Meltdown," "M," "The Sandman" and "The Mystery Play" artist, the mystifying, Jon J. Muth.

World's Finest Comics#19 (1945) cover art by Jack Burnley (Superman figure only) and Dick Sprang.

Happy heavenly birthday to Eisner Hall of Famer, Inkpot Award winner, The Riddler co-creator, Batman artist, Detective Comics and World's Finest Comics contributor, the legendary Dick Sprang.

A 1982 ad for Dungeons & Dragons by Stephen D. Sullivan (script) and Bill Willingham (art).