8 7 - 5 2 4 . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Char ax es ▁d urn ford i ▁images ▁at ▁Cons ort ium ▁for ▁the ▁Bar code ▁of ▁Life ▁Char ax es ▁d urn ford i ▁d urn ford i ▁images ▁at ▁B OL D ▁▁ ▁d urn ford i ▁Category : But ter f lies ▁of ▁India ▁Category : But ter f lies ▁of ▁Ind och ina ▁Category : But ter f lies ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 <0x0A> </s> ▁Howard ▁Victor ▁Ch ay kin ▁( ; ▁born ▁October ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁com ic ▁book ▁artist ▁and ▁writer . ▁Ch ay kin ’ s ▁influ ences ▁include ▁his ▁one - time ▁employ er ▁and ▁ment or , ▁Gil ▁K ane , ▁and ▁the ▁mid - 2 0 th ▁century ▁ill ust rat ors ▁Robert ▁F aw c ett ▁and ▁Al ▁Parker . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Howard ▁Ch ay kin ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁New ark , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁to ▁Ros al ind ▁P ave ▁and ▁Norman ▁Dru cker , ▁who ▁soon ▁separated . ▁Ch ay kin ▁was ▁initially ▁raised ▁by ▁his ▁grand par ents ▁in ▁St aten ▁Island , ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁until ▁his ▁mother ▁married ▁Leon ▁Ch ay kin ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁and ▁the ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁East ▁Fl at b ush ▁and ▁later ▁to ▁ 3 7 0 ▁Sar at oga ▁Avenue , ▁Brow ns ville , ▁Brook lyn . ▁At ▁ 1 4 , ▁Ch