Playboy Funnies Dec. 1979, "Vaginella": Gray Morrow

 From the "Playboy Funnies" feature in Playboy Dec. 1979, "Vaginella"; story by Jim Lawrence, art by Gray Morrow.

Playboy Funnies Nov. 1984, "Moonshine McJugs": Remembering Frank Thorne's Birthday

 Today would be the 92nd birthday of writer/artist Frank Thorne (born June 16, 1930). From the "Playboy Funnies" section of Playboy Nov. 1984, "Moonshine McJugs"; story and art by Frank Thorne.

Playboy Funnies Nov. 1984, "The Tales of Baron Furstinbed": Remembering Creig Flessel's Birthday

 Today would be the 110th birthday of artist Creig Flessel (born Feb. 2, 1912). From Playboy Nov. 1984, the "Playboy Funnies" strip "The Tales of Baron Furstinbed"; story and art by Creig Flessel.

Playboy Funnies Aug. 1979, "Neon Vincent's Massage Parlor": Remembering Skip Williamson's Birthday

 Today would be the 77th birthday of underground cartoonist Skip Williamson (born Aug. 19, 1944). From the "Playboy Funnies" section of the Aug. 1979 issue of Playboy, "Neon Vincent's Massage Parlor"; story and art by Skip Williamson.

Playboy Funnies May 1979, "Neon Vincent's Massage Parlor": Remembering Skip Williamson's Birthday

Today would be the 76th birthday of underground cartoonist Skip Williamson (born Aug. 19, 1944). From the "Playboy Funnies" feature in the May 1979 issue of Playboy, "Neon Vincent's Massage Parlor"; story and art by Skip Williamson.

Playboy Funnies March 1980, "Rita Rake": Trina Robbins

Reposting from the old Tumblr site: From the Playboy Funnies feature in the March 1980 issue of Playboy: "Rita Rake"; story by Judy Brown, art by Trina Robbins.

Playboy Funnies Dec. 1978, "The Kinky Report": Happy Birthday, Chris Browne!

Happy birthday to cartoonist Chris Browne (born May 16, 1952)! Reposting from the old Tumblr site: From the Playboy Funnies feature in the Dec. 1978 Playboy, "The Kinky Report"; story and art by Chris Browne.

Playboy Funnies Sept. 1978, "Neon Vincent's Massage Parlor": Skip Williamson

Reposting from the old Tumblr site: From the "Playboy Funnies" feature in the Sept. 1978 issue of Playboy, "Neon Vincent's Massage Parlor." Story and art by Skip Williamson.

Playboy Funnies August 1978, "Neon Vincent's Massage Parlor": Skip Williamson

Reposting from the old Tumblr site: From the Playboy Funnies feature in the August 1978 issue of Playboy, "Neon Vincent's Massage Parlor." Story and art by Skip Williamson.

Playboy Funnies Dec. 1978, "Singlewoman": Bob McLeod

From another C2E2 guest: Reposting from the old Tumblr site, from the Playboy Funnies feature in the Dec. 1978 issue of Playboy: "Singlewoman." Story by Judy Brown, art by Bob McLeod.

Playboy Funnies Sept. 1979: Remembering Jay Lynch's Birthday

Today would be the 75th birthday of underground cartoonist Jay Lynch (born Jan. 7, 1945). From the Sept. 1979 issue of Playboy's "Playboy Funnies," Lynch's cartoon "Give 'Em an Inch"; story and art by Jay Lynch.

Playboy Funnies November 1978, "Aunt Frutzi": Happy Birthday, Denis Kitchen!

Happy birthday to underground cartoonist and publisher Denis Kitchen (born August 27, 1946)! Reposting from the old Tumblr site: From the Playboy Funnies feature in the November 1978 issue of Playboy: "Aunt Frutzi," a spoof of Fritzi Ritz from the famed comic strip "Nancy." Story and art by Denis Kitchen.

Playboy Funnies March 1979, "Down on the Farm": Remembering Skip Williamson's Birthday

Today would be the 75th birthday of celebrated underground cartoonist Skip Williamson. From the "Playboy Funnies" feature in the March 1979 issue of Playboy: "Down on the Farm (Homespun Euphoria & Agricultural Hi-Jinx)"; story and art by Skip Williamson.

Playboy Funnies July 1979, "Singlewoman": Happy Birthday, Bob McLeod!

Happy birthday to artist Bob McLeod! Reposting from the old Tumblr site: From the "Playboy Funnies" section of the July 1979 issue of Playboy, "Singlewoman." Story by Judy Brown, art by Bob McLeod with James Sherman. (I got my copy autographed by McLeod at a convention several years ago.)

Playboy Funnies March 1979, "Rosie the Riveter": Trina Robbins

From the "Playboy Funnies" feature in Playboy March 1979: "Rosie the Riveter"; story and art by Trina Robbins.

Playboy Funnies September 1977, "Bound for Love": Happy Birthday, Ralph Reese!

Happy birthday to artist Ralph Reese (born May 19, 1953)! From the "Playboy Funnies" feature in Playboy September 1977, "Bound for Love"; story by Bobby London, art by Ralph Reese.

Playboy Funnies Jan. 1979: Happy Birthday, Art Spiegelman!

Happy birthday to Pulitzer Prize-winning writer/artist Art Spiegelman (born Feb. 15, 1948)! In the 1970s, Spiegelman was one of many underground comics artists who contributed to the "Playboy Funnies" feature in Playboy magazine. From the Jan. 1979 issue of Playboy, "Shaggy Dog Story." Story and art by Art Spiegelman.

Playboy Funnies, "The Tales of Baron Von Furstinbed": Remembering Creig Flessel's Birthday

Today would be the 107th birthday of Golden Age comics artist Creig Flessel (born Feb. 2, 1912). Here, from an installment of "Playboy Funnies" (I don't know the exact issue of Playboy this particular strip ran in; I saw this in the book "Playboy: 50 Years of Cartoons"): "The Tales of Baron Von Furstinbed," story and art by Creig Flessel.

And, as a bonus, a humorous/risque self-portrait that Flessel drew for a fan, as posted on the Comic Art Fans website:

Playboy Funnies: Remembering Jay Lynch's Birthday

Today would be the 74th birthday of underground cartoonist Jay Lynch (born Jan. 7, 1945). Here are a few examples of Lynch's "Give 'Em an Inch," his risque spoof of the popular comic strip "They'll Do It Every Time," from the "Playboy Funnies" section of various issues of Playboy... First, from March 1978:

From December 1978:

And from July 1979: