Skull #2, "Pussy Whipped": Remembering Jack "Jaxon" Jackson's Birthday

 Today would be the 82nd birthday of writer artist Jack "Jaxon" Jackson (born May 15, 1941). From Skull #2, "Pussy Whipped"; story and art by Jaxon.

Ed the Happy Clown "Deleted Scene": Happy Birthday, Chester Brown!

 Happy birthday to writer/artist Chester Brown (born May 16, 1960)! From the graphic novel Ed the Happy Clown (collecting the storyline originally serialized in Yummy Fur), a "deleted scene" that Brown left out of the series' Yummy Fur run but decided to include as a bonus in the graphic novel. Story and art by Chester Brown.

Penthouse Comix #28, "Raging Rod": Happy Birthday, Dave Johnson!

 Happy birthday to writer/artist Dave Johnson (born Apr. 4, 1966)! From Penthouse Comix #28, "Raging Rod"; story and pencils by Dave Johnson, inks by Michael Avon Oeming. (The actual credits only say "Dave Johnson & Michael Avon Oeming" without specifying the division of labor.)

Cinema Purgatorio #8, "Code Pru": Raulo Caceres

 From Cinema Purgatorio #8, "Code Pru"; story by Garth Ennis, art by Raulo Caceres.

Slow Death Zero, "Last Chance Gas": Errol McCarthy

 From the anthology Slow Death Zero, "Last Chance Gas"; story by Jon B. Cooke, art by Errol McCarthy.

Apologies for some of the picture quality; because this was a thick paperback book, I couldn't lay it completely flat on my scanner and anything close to the fold was slightly out of focuse.

Playboy Jan. 2002: J.B. Handelsman

 A Christmas-themed cartoon from Playboy Jan. 2002 by J.B. Handelsman.

Xxxenophile #6, "The Spirit Is Willing": Phil Foglio

 A sexy ghost story from Xxxenophile #6, "The Spirit Is Willing": Story and pencils by Phil Foglio, inks by Vicky Wyman.