Penthouse Comix #29, "Brown's Delights": Sean Shaw

 From Penthouse Comix #29, "Brown's Delights," supposedly adapted from an actual reader's letter to Penthouse Magazine; script by Eliot R. Brown, art by Sean Shaw.

National Lampoon Aug. 1986, "Famous Last Sights": Happy Birthday, Bill Plympton!

 Happy birthday to filmmaker/animator and occasional comic artist Bill Plympton (born Apr. 30, 1946)! From National Lampoon Aug. 1986, "Famous Last Sights"; story and art by Bill Plympton.

RIP Neal Adams: Playboy May 1975, "Clark Ghent's School Days"

 Just read the sad news that legendary comics artist Neal Adams has passed away at age 80.

From Playboy May 1975, "Clark Ghent's School Days"; a satirical story written by Robert S. Wieder with an illustration by Neal Adams.

The Cimmerian: Red Nails #2: Happy Birthday, Olivier Vatine!

 Happy birthday to artist Olivier Vatine (born Apr. 29, 1959)! From The Cimmerian: Red Nails #2; based on the story by Robert E. Howard, adaptation by Regis Hautiere, art by Olivier Vatine.

Heavy Metal Aug. 1978, "Heilman": Remembering Alain Voss' Birthday

 Today would be the 76th birthday of writer/artist Alain Voss (born Apr. 29, 1946). From Heavy Metal Aug. 1978, "Heilman"; story and art by Alain Voss.

Hotell Vol. 2 #5: Dalibor Talajic

 From this week's new releases: From Hotell vol. 2 #5; story by John Lees, art by Dalibor Talajic.

Bizarre Sex #3, "Pornographic Old Maid": Jay Lynch

 From Bizarre Sex #3, "Pornographic Old Maid," a collection of parody Old Maid cards, some illustrated by Jay Lynch, others by Justin Green. I featured Justin Green's cards in my previous post, so now here are Jay Lynch's.

RIP Justin Green: Bizarre Sex #3, "Pornographic Old Maid"

 I read the sad news last night that the great underground comics artist Justin Green has passed away at age 76.

From Bizarre Sex #3, "Pornographic Old Maid," a collection of parody "Old Maid" cards, some drawn by Justin Green and some drawn by Jay Lynch. (The Lynch cards will be posted separately.)

Goodies #9, "Going After the Big Ones": Happy Birthday, Brad Foster!

 Happy birthday to writer/artist/editor/publisher Brad Foster (born Apr. 26, 1955)! From the erotic mini-comic Goodies #9, "Going After the Big Ones"; story and art by Brad Foster.

And as a bonus, Brad Foster's back-cover pin-up from the same issue:

Heavy Metal Monday: Oct. 1978 Cover: Ron Walotsky

 From Heavy Metal Oct. 1978, the cover illustration by Ron Walotsky.

Ironwood #9: Bill Willingham

 From Ironwood #9; story and art by Bill Willingham.

And a bonus: On the back cover of Ironwood #9, Willingham ran the cover that was intended for Ironwood #8 (which went out with a completely different cover):

Heavy Metal Sep. 1981, "Judgment Day": Happy Birthday, Dick Matena!

 Happy birthday to writer/artist Dick Matena (born Apr. 24, 1943)! From Heavy Metal Sep. 1981, "Judgment Day"; story and art by Dick Matena.

Penthouse Comix #29, "Raging Rod": Dave Johnson & Kevin Nowlan

 From Penthouse Comix #29, "Raging Rod"; this episode has a somewhat unusual division of labor: Dave Johnson wrote the story and penciled most of the characters, Michael Avon Oeming inked Johnson's pencils, and the character of Bealzebella was drawn by Kevin Nowlan throughout the story.