Today in Comics History, April 2, 1848: Evil Dr. Sam Beckett vows to screw up what once went right

from The New Golden Age #1 (one-shot) (DC, January 2023); script by Geoff Johns; pencils, inks, and colors by a whole lotta guys; letters by Rob Leigh

Today in Comics History, April 15, 1865: Man sitting in front of Lincoln's bed is so traumatized all the color drains from his face

from Picture Stories from American History #4 (EC, Summer 1947), script by Jerry Coleman, pencils and inks by Allen Simon

Today in Comics History, April 14, 1865: Oh, you jerk Booth, look at his hands, he'd already surrendered

from Picture Stories from American History #4 (EC, Summer 1947), script by Jerry Coleman, pencils and inks by Allen Simon

Today in Comics History, April 14, 1865: Or again, maybe he was

from "Scoops...Pictures to Remember" in Real Fact Comics #3 (DC, July 1946); script by Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, and/or Bernie Breslauer; pencils and inks by George Roussos

Today in Comics History, April 14, 1865: Aside from that, yes, actually, Mrs. Lincoln did enjoy the play

Today in comic books, and, for that matter, real life:


from "News Snapshots: Past and Present" in It Really Happened #10 (Pines, August 1947), creators unknown
Yes, it's It Really Happened, the comic book where it really happened! As opposed to the comic book Jack Kirby's We Wish It Happened!:


from The New Gods (1971 series) #1 (DC, February 1971), script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta, letters by John Costanza
And if you think that's impressive, just imagine what Vince Coletta erased!

Anyway, Lincoln was relaxing at the theatre, and on with the show! Say, I wonder what Lincoln was enjoying so much?





from (top to bottom) It Really Happened #10; the Marvo the Magician story in Lightning Comics (1940 series) v.2 #1 (Ace, June 1941), creators unknown; "The Super Stunt-Man!" in Superman (1939 series) #26 (DC, January 1944), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Joe Shuster and Ira Yarbrough, inks by George Roussos (?); from "Vaudeville Section" in Fat and Slat #4 (EC, Spring 1948), script and art by Ed Wheelan
Yes, that's how it really happened.

...

Naw, I'm jus' foolin' ya. Here's how it actually "went down," as the kids say today.


So. That happened.

Then, today tomorrow and twelve days from now in comics history, this happened:


Hmm. I think I prefer my version better. Sorry, Mr. Lincoln!

More President Lincoln getting assassinated comics here. So many there ought be an entire tab on TV Tropes for this.

Today in Comics Histor, April 15, 1865: Kid Colt totally picks the wrong day to get a Presidential pardon

from the Kid Colt story "Gunfight at Gila Pass!" in Gunsmoke Western #61 (Marvel/Atlas, November 1960), script by Stan Lee, pencils and inks by Jack Keller, colors by Stan Goldberg, letters by ARtie Simek

Today in Comics History, April 14, 1865: Abraham Lincoln is assassinated

from Classics Illustrated #142 [Abraham Lincoln] (Gilberton, January 1958), script by Benjamin P. Thomas, pencils and inks by Norman Nodel

Today in Comics History, April 14, 1865: Abraham Lincoln is awesominated

from Time Lincoln: Apocalypse Mao one-shot (AntarcticNovember 2010); script, pencils, and inks by Fred Warren; colors by Robby Bevard and Wes Hartman



from Time Lincoln: Jack to the Future one-shot (Antarctic, January 2011); script, pencils, and inks by Fred Warren; colors by Robby Bevard and Wes Hartman

Today in Comics History, April 14, 1865: ?????!????!!!!?????!!!!?

from DC Comics Presents Annual #2 (DC, 1983), script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Keith Pollard, inks by Mike DeCarlo assisted by Tod Smith, colors by Gene D'Angelo, letters by Todd Klein

Today in Comics History, April 14, 1865: Superman has learned nothing from the events of Superboy #85

from "Superman's Greatest Feats!" in Superman (1939 series) #146 (DC, July 1961), script by Jerry Siegel, pencils and inks by Al Plastino

Today in Comics History, April 14, 1865: Superboy prevents the assassination of Abraham Lincoln Lex Luthor

from "The Impossible Mission!" in Superboy (1949 series) #85 (December 1960), script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by George Papp

Today in Comics History: Abraham Lincoln is not assassinated on Earth-1865

from "Superman, You're Dead...Dead...Dead!" in Action Comics #399 (DC, April 1971), script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson

Today in Comics History, April 14, 1865: Abraham Lincoln is not assassinated by Plastic Man

from Plastic Man (2004 series) #9 (DC, October 2004); script, pencils, inks, colors and letters by Kyle Baker

Today in Comics History, April 14, 1865: Kirby Krackle is involved with Abraham Lincoln's assassination

from The Forever People (1971 series) #7 (DC, February 1972), script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Mike Royer, lettering by John Costanza

Today in Comics History, April 14, 1865: Abraham Lincoln is saved from assassination by a gorilla

from "Curious Gorgilla and the Man in the Stovepipe Hat" in Fin Fang Four Return! #1 one-shot (Marvel, July 2009), script by Scott Gray, pencils and inks by Roger Langridge, colors by J. Brown, letters by Dave Lanphear

Today in Comics History, April 14, 1865: Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by Jimmy Olsen

from "Jimmy Olsen's Blackest Deeds!" in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (1954 series) #110 (DC, April 1968), script by Jim Shooter, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein

Today in Comics History, April 14, 1865: Abraham Lincoln takes active steps to avoid being assassinated

from "The Case of the Famous Foes" in Detective Comics #119 (DC, January 1947), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Gene McDonald

Today in Comics History: Abraham Lincoln is still further not assassinated yet again

from Bill & Ted's Excellent Comic Book #11 (Marvel, October 1992), script and pencils by Evan Dorkin, inks by Inks'r'Us, colors by Dana Moreshead, letters by Kurt Hathaway

Today in Comics History, April 14, 1865: Abraham Lincoln is further not assassinated yet again

from Simpsons Comics #179 (Bongo, June 2011), script by Gerry Duggan, pencils by Phil Ortiz, inks by Mike Decarlo, colors by Art Villanueva, letters by Karen Bates

Today in Comics History, April 14, 1865: Abraham Lincoln is not assassinated yet again

from Superman: A Nation Divided one-shot (DC, February 1999), script by Roger Stern, pencils and inks by Eduardo Barreto, colors by Chris Chuckry, letters by Bill Oakley