Today in 1829: the first issue of the
Onondaga Standard, a newspaper serving Syracuse and Central New York, is published.
Why is this important in comics? Well, it's important at least to
me: I grew up in Syracuse, and after several mergers, the Standard became the
Syracuse Post-Standard in 1899. I grew up reading this paper, and more important, the
funnies page, where I got my first education in comics!
So why is
this important? Because I believe
this is the only time my hometown newspaper has appeared in comic books!:
from Fantastic Four (1961 series) #31 (Marvel, October 1964), script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone, color by Stan Goldberg, letters by Sam Rosen
Happy birthday,
Syracuse Post-Standard! Here's hoping you keep on telling us about the MONY Building for another 130 years!