Heavy Metal June 1981, Table of Contents: Happy Birthday, Rick Bryant!

 Happy birthday to artist Rick Bryant (born July 4, 1952)! From Heavy Metal June 1981, the table of contents page illustration by Rick Bryant.

T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #3, "Lightning": Happy Birthday, Keith Giffen!

 Happy birthday to writer/artist Keith Giffen (born Nov. 30, 1952)! From T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #3, the back-up story "Lightning"; story by Keith Giffen and Tom & Mary Bierbaum, art by Keith Giffen & Rick Bryant.

Epic Illustrated #32, "Predators": Remembering Edward Bryant's Birthday

 Today would be the 76th birthday of author Edward Bryant (born Aug. 27, 1945). From Epic Illustrated #32, "Predators"; story by Edward Bryant (adapting his own short story), art by Carol Kimball.

Shade the Changing Man #20: Happy Birthday, Peter Milligan!

 Happy birthday to writer Peter Milligan (born June 24, 1961)! From Shade the Changing Man #20; story by Peter Milligan, art by Chris Bachalo & Rick Bryant.

Heavy Metal Monday: May 2001, "The Pugilist": Greg Follender

 From Heavy Metal May 2001, "The Pugilist"; story and pencils by Greg Follender, inks by Rick Bryant.

Penthouse Comix #13, "Hot Stories": Jeff Johnson

From Penthouse Comix #13, "Hot Stories"; story by Dave Elliott, pencils by Jeff Johnson, inks by Scott Kolins & Rick Bryant.

Penthouse Men's Adventure Comix #6, "Kodiak": Steve Dillon

From Penthouse Men's Adventure Comix #6, "Kodiak." Story by C.J. Henderson, art by Steve Dillon & Rick Bryant.

Penthouse Men's Adventure Comix #5, "Kodiak": Trevor Von Eeden

From Penthouse Men's Adventure Comix #5, "Kodiak" (a story establishing that Bang Bang from the Penthouse Comix "Action Figures" stories is the daughter of the hard-boiled private eye Karl Kodiak...yes, most of the Penthouse Comix features were part of an interconnected universe). Story by George Caragonne, Tom Thornton, and C.J. Henderson; art by Trevor Von Eeden & Rick Bryant.