Harold Hedd #2 Back Cover: Remembering Rand Holmes' Birthday

 Today would be the 81st birthday of writer/artist Rand Holmes (born Feb. 22, 1942). From the back cover of Holmes' Harold Hedd #2, an advertisement for the underground comic White Lunch #2 (which wound up never being published, as White Lunch only lasted one issue). Note the pin-up on the wall and the panel in the comic the guy is reading...

Three Dimensional Alien Worlds #1: Remembering Ray Zone's Birthday

 Today would be the 75th birthday of 3-D technician Ray Zone (born May 16, 1947), the man behind the resurgence of 3-D comics in the 1980s. Presenting some panels from the one-shot anthology special Three Dimensional Alien Worlds, all with 3-D effects by Ray Zone. (Sorry for any eyestrain...it looks like the scanning process makes these panels a LITTLE bit clearer to the naked eye, but makes it so that the 3-D glasses don't really work on these scans the way they do on the actual comic.)

First story: "Fair Play"; story by Bruce Jones, art by Jim Sullivan & Dave Stevens.

Next, "Gifts"; story by Bruce Jones, art by Bill Wray.

And finally, "Spaceman Go Home"; story by Bruce Jones, art by Rand Holmes.

Harold Hedd #2: Remembering Rand Holmes' Birthday

 Today would be the 80th birthday of writer/artist Rand Holmes (born Feb. 22, 1942). From Harold Hedd #2; story and art by Rand Holmes.

Twisted Tales #2, "Speed Demons": Rand Holmes

 Reposting from the old Tumblr site: From Twisted Tales #2, "Speed Demons"; story by Bruce Jones, art by Rand Holmes.

Death Rattle #4, "The Power of Prayer": Happy Birthday, Mike Baron!

Happy birthday to writer Mike Baron (born July 1, 1949)! Reposting from the old Tumblr site: From Death Rattle #4, "The Power of Prayer"; story by Mike Baron, art by Rand Holmes.

Slow Death #6, "Raw Meat": Rand Holmes

From Slow Death #6, "Raw Meat"; story and art by Rand Holmes.

Death Rattle #2, "And Here He Is, the Artist Himself": Remembering Rand Holmes' Birthday

Today would be the 78th birthday of underground comics artist Rand Holmes (born Feb. 22, 1942). From Fog City Comics #3 (reprinted in color in Death Rattle #2), "And Here He Is, the Artist Himself"; story and art by Rand Holmes.

Death Rattle #9, "Child of the Media": Happy Birthday, Bob Ingersoll!

Happy birthday to writer Bob Ingersoll (born Oct. 13, 1952)! From Death Rattle #9, "Child of the Media"; story by Bob Ingersoll, art by Rand Holmes.

Alien Worlds #8, "Stoney End": Happy Birthday, Jan Strnad!

Happy birthday to writer Jan Strnad (born Oct. 2; the GCD doesn't specify a birth year)! Reposting from the old Tumblr site: From Alien Worlds #8, "Stoney End." Story by Jan Strnad, art by Rand Holmes. (Although it's more of a science-fiction story than horror, I suppose the bug-eyed-monster aliens are enough to fit the October Halloween theme...)

Death Rattle #5, "Junkyard Dog": Happy Birthday, Mike Baron!

Happy birthday to writer Mike Baron (born July 1, 1949)! Reposting from the old Tumblr site: From Death Rattle #5, "Junkyard Dog." Story by Mike Baron, art by Rand Holmes.

Death Rattle #1, "Killer Planet": Remembering Rand Holmes' Birthday

Today would be the 77th birthday of underground comix artist Rand Holmes (born Feb. 22, 1942). From Fog City Comics #2, later reprinted in color in Death Rattle #1: "Killer Planet," story and art by Rand Holmes.