Alien Encounters #1, "UFO Indoors": Happy Birthday, Howard Cruse!

Happy birthday to cartoonist Howard Cruse (born May 2, 1944)! From Alien Encounters #1 (the Fantaco one-shot, not the later Eclipse Comics series), "UFO Indoors"; story and art by Howard Cruse.

Alien Encounters #1 (plus bonus pin-up): Happy Birthday, Steve Bissette!

Happy birthday to writer/artist Steve Bissette (born March 14, 1955)! Reposting from the old Tumblr site: From Alien Encounters #1 (the Fantaco one-shot magazine, not the later Eclipse Comics series), "Earth Invasion." Story by Larry Shell, art by Steve Bissette.

A cropped detail of the relevant panel, in case you missed the bare breast among all the carnage and the wild layout...

And as a birthday bonus, a 2009 sketch of Swamp Thing and Abby by Bissette, as posted on the Comic Art Fans website...