Prime Cuts #2: Happy Birthday, Kim Deitch!

 Happy birthday to writer/artist Kim Deitch (born May 21, 1944)! From Prime Cuts #2, an illustration by Kim Deitch.

Insect Fear #2, "Auto Suggestion": Happy Birthday, Kim Deitch!

 Happy birthday to writer/artist Kim Deitch (born May 21, 1944)! From Insect Fear #2, "Auto Suggestion"; story and art by Kim Deitch.

Bijou Funnies #8, "Bufo Boffo": Kim Deitch

 And since turnabout is fair play, here's Kim Deitch spoofing Bill Griffith's style and characters! Also from Bijou Funnies #8, "Bufo Boffo"; story and art by Kim Deitch.

Young Lust #4, "Simian Sin": Kim Deitch

 From Young Lust #4, "Simian Sin"; story and art by Kim Deitch.

Real Pulp Comics #1, "World Weary": Happy Birthday, Kim Deitch!

 Happy birthday to writer/artist Kim Deitch (born May 21, 1944)! From Real Pulp Comics #1, "World Weary" (featuring Deitch's recurring character Waldo the Cat); story and art by Kim Deitch.

Tales of Sex and Death #1, "Water Bedlam": Happy Birthday, Kim Deitch!

Happy birthday to writer/artist Kim Deitch (born May 21, 1944)! From Tales of Sex and Death #1, "Water Bedlam" (featuring his character Uncle Ed the Rubber Man); story by Kim Deitch and his brother Simon Deitch, art by Kim Deitch.

Prime Cuts #3, "Final Curtain": Kim Deitch

From Prime Cuts #3, "Final Curtain." Story and art by Kim Deitch.

Zero Zero #7, "The Strange Secret of Molly O'Dare": Happy Birthday, Kim Deitch!

Happy birthday to celebrated underground cartoonist Kim Deitch (born May 21, 1944)! From Zero Zero #7, "The Strange Secret of Molly O'Dare." Story and art by Kim Deitch.

Zero Zero #5, "Quickie Classics": Kim Deitch

From the anthology comic Zero Zero #5, three "Quickie Classics" one-page recaps of famous novels. Script and art by Kim Deitch. "An American Tragedy":

"The Count of Monte Cristo":

And "The Moon and Sixpence":