Verotika #9, "She Only Likes Men": Happy Birthday, Glenn Danzig!

 Happy birthday to musician/writer/publisher Glenn Danzig (born June 23, 1955)! From Verotika #9, "She Only Likes Men"; story by Glenn Danzig, art by Adam Pollina.

Verotika #3, "Demon Lover": Happy Birthday, Esteban Maroto!

 Happy birthday to artist Esteban Maroto (born March 3, 1942)! From Verotika #3, "Demon Lover"; story by Nancy A. Collins, art by Esteban Maroto & James Daly (making this one of the few stories where Maroto didn't ink his own pencils).

Verotik Illustrated #3: Happy Birthday, Joe Quesada!

Happy birthday to Joe Quesada (born Dec. 1, 1962)! Reposting from the old Tumblr site: From Verotik Illustrated #3, Quesada's portion of the multi-artist Satanika story. Story by Glenn Danzig, art by Joe Quesada & Jimmy Palmiotti.

Assorted Covers & Pin-Ups: Remembering Frank Frazetta's Birthday

Today would be the 91st birthday of legendary artist Frank Frazetta (born Feb. 9, 1928). Though most of his nude paintings and drawings were done after he left the comics industry, he did allow a few of his works to be used for cover illustrations or pin-ups in various publications. Here are a few (mixing reposts from the old Tumblr site with some material I hadn't shared before)... From The National Lampoon Encyclopedia of Humor:

From Witzend #13:

The cover to Verotika #3:

And the cover to Penthouse Comix #4:

And finally, the cover to Satanika #0: