Today in Comics History, May 10, 1994: Free Bendy Arrow or Devil's Tail with purchase of every Times-Universe

from "There Were 3 Victims!" in Astonishing #53 (Marvel/Atlas, September 1956), pencils and inks by Sid Greene

Today in Comics History, May 8, 1980: Fictional record has real recording date

from Hawkeye (2012 series) #16 (Marvel, March 2014), script by Matt Fraction, pencils and inks by Annie Wu, colors by Matt Hollingsworth, letters by Chris Eliopoulos

Today in Comics History, May 7, 1996: Ricardo Montalbán conquers Earth, promises rich Corinthian leather for all

Page from Star Trek: Khan #3 (IDW, December 2013), script by Mike Johnson, pencils by Claudia Balboni, inks by Marina Castelvetro, colors by Claudia ScarletGothica, letters by Valentina Cuomo

Today in Comics History, May 6, 1939: Batman fools his first known photographer by waving a copy of Detective #27 at him

from Batman: Year 100 #2 (DC, May 2006); script, pencils, and inks by Paul Pope; colors by José Villarrubia; letters by Jared K. Fletcher and John Workman


cover of Detective Comics #27 (DC, May 1939), pencils and inks by Bob Kane

Today in Comics History, May 5, 1929: Happy birthday, Jon Osterman...hope you survive the experience of being disintegrated in an an Intrinsic Field Subtractor

from Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan #4 (DC, April 2013), script by J. Michael Straczynski, pencils and inks by Adam Hughes, colors by Laura Martin, letters by Steve Wands