A Sugar and Spike Halloween, Night 11: Reanimated Paper Voodoo Dolls of the Living Dead Babies

"Pint-Size Pin-Ups: Trick or Treat" in Sugar and Spike #43 (October-November 1962); script, pencils, and inks by Sheldon Mayer

Today in Comics History: Even the next day, that crazy Batman Annual still doesn't make any sense

Panels from Detective Comics Annual (2012 series) #3 (September 2014); script by Brian Buccellato; pencils and inks by Werther Dell'Edera, Jorge Fornes, and Scott Hepburn; colors by John Kalisz, Lee Loughridge, and Jon Proctor; letters by Taylor Esposito, Dezi Sienty, and Carlos M. Mangual

Today in Comics History: Post-WWII edition of Martha Stewart's Weddings gets really crazy

Panel from "The Man Who Knows Everything First in Real Fact Comics #7 (March-April 1947); script by Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, and Bernie Breslauer; pencils and inks by Jack Lehti (?)

A Sugar and Spike Halloween, Night 10: Those fingers she'll spread / In that gesture I dread / That throws a pumpkin on my head / It's witchcraft

Panels from "Halloween Magic" in Sugar and Spike #67 (October-November 1966); script, pencils, and inks by Sheldon Mayer

Today in Comics History: Cocaine Train explodes

Panel from Detective Comics Annual (2012 series) #3 (September 2014); script by Brian Buccellato; pencils and inks by Werther Dell'Edera, Jorge Fornes, and Scott Hepburn; colors by John Kalisz, Lee Loughridge, and Jon Proctor; letters by Taylor Esposito, Dezi Sienty, and Carlos M. Mangual

Today in Comics History: Batman heads to Taco Bell

Panel from Detective Comics Annual (2012 series) #3 (September 2014); script by Brian Buccellato; pencils and inks by Werther Dell'Edera, Jorge Fornes, and Scott Hepburn; colors by John Kalisz, Lee Loughridge, and Jon Proctor; letters by Taylor Esposito, Dezi Sienty, and Carlos M. Mangual

Today in Comics History: Minor Batman villain The Talking Dome gets tough with his competitors

Panel from Detective Comics Annual (2012 series) #3 (September 2014); script by Brian Buccellato; pencils and inks by Werther Dell'Edera, Jorge Fornes, and Scott Hepburn; colors by John Kalisz, Lee Loughridge, and Jon Proctor; letters by Taylor Esposito, Dezi Sienty, and Carlos M. Mangual

Today in Comics History: Minor Batman villain Señor Seasoning surveys the loot from his heist

Panel from Detective Comics Annual (2012 series) #3 (September 2014); script by Brian Buccellato; pencils and inks by Werther Dell'Edera, Jorge Fornes, and Scott Hepburn; colors by John Kalisz, Lee Loughridge, and Jon Proctor; letters by Taylor Esposito, Dezi Sienty, and Carlos M. Mangual

Today in Comics History: Gangs of roving puzzle enthusiasts turn building into crossword puzzle

Panel from Detective Comics Annual (2012 series) #3 (September 2014); script by Brian Buccellato; pencils and inks by Werther Dell'Edera, Jorge Fornes, and Scott Hepburn; colors by John Kalisz, Lee Loughridge, and Jon Proctor; letters by Taylor Esposito, Dezi Sienty, and Carlos M. Mangual

Today in Comics History: Bleeding on floor enrages Mr. Clean

Panels from Detective Comics Annual (2012 series) #3 (September 2014); script by Brian Buccellato; pencils and inks by Werther Dell'Edera, Jorge Fornes, and Scott Hepburn; colors by John Kalisz, Lee Loughridge, and Jon Proctor; letters by Taylor Esposito, Dezi Sienty, and Carlos M. Mangual

Today in Comics History: Playing connect the dots on Bruce Wayne's face reveals hidden picture of John Cleese

Panels from Detective Comics Annual (2012 series) #3 (September 2014); script by Brian Buccellato; pencils and inks by Werther Dell'Edera, Jorge Fornes, and Scott Hepburn; colors by John Kalisz, Lee Loughridge, and Jon Proctor; letters by Taylor Esposito, Dezi Sienty, and Carlos M. Mangual
WAIT WHY IS THIS TAKING PLACE EXACTLY AT THE SAME TIME AS THE LAST ONE?!?

Today in Comics History: Jeremy Clarkson has trouble parking his shop-made stretch limo

Panel from Detective Comics Annual (2012 series) #3 (September 2014); script by Brian Buccellato; pencils and inks by Werther Dell'Edera, Jorge Fornes, and Scott Hepburn; colors by John Kalisz, Lee Loughridge, and Jon Proctor; letters by Taylor Esposito, Dezi Sienty, and Carlos M. Mangual

Today in Comics History: New strawberry jelly dispenser is awkward and difficult to use

Panel from Detective Comics Annual (2012 series) #3 (September 2014); script by Brian Buccellato; pencils and inks by Werther Dell'Edera, Jorge Fornes, and Scott Hepburn; colors by John Kalisz, Lee Loughridge, and Jon Proctor; letters by Taylor Esposito, Dezi Sienty, and Carlos M. Mangual

Today in Comics History: Batcave fills up with junk; Batman scouts for off-site storage lockers

Panels from Detective Comics Annual (2012 series) #3 (September 2014); script by Brian Buccellato; pencils and inks by Werther Dell'Edera, Jorge Fornes, and Scott Hepburn; colors by John Kalisz, Lee Loughridge, and Jon Proctor; letters by Taylor Esposito, Dezi Sienty, and Carlos M. Mangual

Today in Comics History: Team America makes a bold attempt to return to comics, this time in the New 52

Panels from Detective Comics Annual (2012 series) #3 (September 2014); script by Brian Buccellato; pencils and inks by Werther Dell'Edera, Jorge Fornes, and Scott Hepburn; colors by John Kalisz, Lee Loughridge, and Jon Proctor; letters by Taylor Esposito, Dezi Sienty, and Carlos M. Mangual

A Sugar and Spike Halloween, Night 9: And thus was invented the Stray Cat Strut

Panels from the what-it-says-on-the-tin story "Sugar and Spike Turn into a Pair of Halloween Cats!" in Sugar and Spike #61 (October-November 1965); script, pencils, and inks by Sheldon Mayer
Hey, my otter pal Shelly has that exact same cat costume!

Today in Comics History: The Atom attempts to pin another one of his heinous crimes upon an innocent cow

Panels from "Suddenly...the Witness Vanished!" in Detective Comics #432 (February 1973), script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils and inks by Murphy Anderson, letters by Ben Oda

Today in Comics History: Don Blake texts Mr. T

Panels from Thor: Season One graphic novel (October 2013), script by Lilah Sturges, pencils and inks by Pepe Larraz, colors by Wil Quintana, letters by Cory Petit

Today in Comics History: The unfunny version of Blackadder Goes Forth premieres

Panel from "In the Valley of the Somme" in I Am the Guard: The Story of the National Guard from Muskets to Missiles promotional comic (c. 1960), layouts by Neal Adams

A Sugar and Spike Halloween, Night 8: That'll teach Spike to eat that delicious toasted cheese before bedtime

Panels from "Halloween Magic" in Sugar and Spike #67 (October-November 1966); script, pencils, and inks by Sheldon Mayer

A Sugar and Spike Halloween, Night 7: Apparently Uncle Charley is a Union General

Panels from "Get Up in the World" in Sugar and Spike #43 (October-November 1962); script, pencils, and inks by Sheldon Mayer

Batman's Greatest Practical Jokes

Batman enjoyed sending random strangers into Commissioner Gordon's office to make Gordon think they were him.

Panel from Detective Comics #432 (February 1973), script by Frank Robbins, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Murphy Anderson

Today in Comics History: Vigilante's comic book is cancelled. So is Vigilante

Panel from Vigilante #50 (February 1988), script by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Steve Erwin, inks by Jack Torrance, colors by Liz Berube, letters by John Costanza

A Sugar and Spike Halloween, Night 6: Slick back, put my hair in a ponytail

Cover of Sugar and Spike #25 (October-November 1959); script, pencils, and inks by Sheldon Mayer

Ten of a Kind: Please Don't Sue Us

(More Ten of a Kind here.)

Today in Comics History: Dan Didio finally gets through to tell Batwing his comic book is cancelled

Panel from Batwing #24 (December 2013), script by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti, pencils by Eduardo Pansica, inks by Julio Ferreira, colors by Paul Mounts, letters by Taylor Esposito

Today in Comics History: The beautiful autumn colors bloom in Hell

Panel from Hellboy in Hell #2 (January 2013); script, pencils, and inks by Mike Mignola; colors by Dave Stewart; letters by Clem Robins

Today in Comics History: Batwing's mom doesn't want to break the news to him over the phone that his comic's been canceled

Panel from Batwing #24 (December 2013), script by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti, pencils by Eduardo Pansica, inks by Julio Ferreira, colors by Paul Mounts, letters by Taylor Esposito

Today in Comics History: Batwing grows ever closer to the phone message that his comic book is cancelled

Panel from Batwing #24 (December 2013), script by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti, pencils by Eduardo Pansica, inks by Julio Ferreira, colors by Paul Mounts, letters by Taylor Esposito

A Sugar and Spike Halloween, Night 5: Treats are for gobblin'

Panels from "Halloween Magic" in Sugar and Spike #67 (October-November 1966); script, pencils, and inks by Sheldon Mayer