Today in Comics History: The most accurate prediction of 2019 ever made in 1976

Panels from Marvel Team-Up (1972 series) #45 (May 1976), script by Bill Mantlo, breakdowns by Sal Buscema, figure finishes by Mike Esposito, background finishes by Dave Hunt, colors by George Roussos, letters by Jean Izzo

Today in Comics History: The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear a Mankini

Welcome to 2018!



Panel from Amazing Adventures [Killraven in War of the Worlds] #19 (July 1973), script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Howard Chaykin, inks by Frank McLaughlin, colors by Petra Goldberg, letters by John Costanza
That is astonishing how close their future world predictions were! I mean, everybody knows the Martians didn't destroy Earth until last year.

365 Days of Defiance, Day 126: There flew Thunder Child

Panels from Amazing Adventures (1970 series) #18 (May 1973), plot by Roy Thomas and Neal Adams, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Howard Chaykin, inks by Frank Chiaramonte, colors by Petra Goldberg, letters by John Costanza



"Thunder Child" from Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds (1978),
narration by Richard Burton, sung by Chris Thompson

365 Days of Defiance, Day 83: And if one man could stand tall / There would be some hope for us all / Somewhere in the spirit of man

Panels from Amazing Adventures [featuring War of the Worlds] (1970 series) #19 (July 1973), script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Howard Chaykin, inks by Frank McLaughlin, colors by Petra Goldberg, letters by John Costanza

Today in Comics History: Do they know it's 2017 at all

Panel from Amazing Adventures (1970 series) #18 (May 1973), plot by Roy Thomas and Neal Adams, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Howard Chaykin, inks by Frank Chiaramonte, colors by Petra Goldberg, letters by John Costanza