Today in Comics History, October 5, 1962: The Beatles release their successful debut single "Love Me Do," then immediately retire on the £12 2s 6d profit

from The Beatles: Their Story in Pictures (ITV, 1982), script by Angus P. Allan, art by Arthur Ranson (collected from the strip in Look-In)



The critics were unanimous...in a very British reserved manner, then they had a nice cup of tea and a biscuit.


from The Beatles one-shot (Dell, September 1964), pencils and inks by Joe Sinnott


from Beatles with an A: Birth of a Band (Fanfare, July 2014), script and art by Mauri Kunnas
There's nothing quite like hearing your own song on the radio! Unless, of course, it's via Mr. Microphone and they'll be back to pick you up later, good-lookin'.


from The Beatles in Comics! (NBM, November 2018); script by Richard Di Martino; translation by Joe Johnson; pencils, inks, and colors by Romuald Gleyse; letters by Ortho


from Beatles with an A
According to many sources [who? – Wikipedia], the one who got the biggest kick out the single's success was manager Brian Epstein!


from The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story (Dark Horse, November 2013); written by Vivek J. Tiwary; pencils, inks, and colors by Andrew C. Robinson; letters by Steve Dutro
...and then it got a little weird.



Happy birthday, you infectious pop single of two minutes and twenty two seconds, which Batman thwarted the theft of by Harvey Dent.


"Love me Do" by The Beatles (Parlophone/Tollie, 1962), written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney