Let's make this birthday one to remember.

71 years old (Born on March 16, 1954)

Happy Birthday, David Lubar! May your day be filled with fewer accidental zombies and more intentional cake-eating. From crafting Nathan Abercrombie's hilarious undead adventures to programming classics like Super Breakout and Frogger—your creativity has hopped effortlessly from pixels to pages.

Your talent for blending humor, horror, and heart continues inspiring readers young (and not-so-young). Whether dodging pixelated traffic or navigating middle-school mishaps as a zombie kid, you've given us countless laughs—and occasional nightmares. Here's wishing you another year of brilliant storytelling; may all your glitches turn into features today!