Saturday, October 08, 2022

Today in Comics History, October 8, 1871: The Atom attempts to pin another one of his heinous crimes upon an innocent cow

This is an expanded and updated version of a post originally published October 8, 2014.




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




Here's a more truthful retelling of the Chicago Fire disaster. HEY, WAIT, YOU'RE STILL BLAMING A COW!





from "The Chicago Fire" in Real Fact Comics #8 (DC, May 1947); script by Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, and/or Bernie Breslauer; pencils by Curt Swan (?), inks by Steve Brodie (?)

I would like it known that I am only a little cow but I definitely know enough not to knock over lanterns. I am also not allowed to play with matches.

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5 comments:

  1. SallyP10/09/2014 11:13 AM

    Whoa!

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  2. Blam10/10/2014 11:35 AM

    Henceforth, Atom was known alternately as the Mighty Mite, the Tiny Titan, and the Time-Traveling Abettor of Arson.

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  3. Blam10/12/2014 11:02 PM

    Ben Oda letters — as discussed on Twitter, and at least on these panels. I've just submitted the info to the GCD.

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  4. Bully10/13/2014 8:05 PM

    Thank you again, Blam!

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  5. Your Obedient Serpent10/11/2022 5:32 AM

    I had that issue of Detective Comics!

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