Today in Comics History, June 6, 1944, D -Day: Hey, remember that film The Longest Day? Boy, they weren't kidding.

No no, not The Longest Yard. That's a football film in prison with Burt Reynolds (or, on Earth-C, Bird Reynolds) and Eddie Albert. This one is about D-Day and the Normandy Invasion and how tough it was. Sure, the Army may get more done before nine AM than you or me, but they have to work the rest of the day too, with probably very few coffee breaks.




from "Every Day Is D-Day!" in All-American Men at War (1952 series) #74 (DC/National, October 1959), script by Hank Chapman, pencils and inks by Jack Abel
Well, finally June 6th is over and done with, and I expect this disgruntled grunt will be a lot happier when the new day rolls around, right?...DON'T YOU BELIEVE IT!

Tune in tomorrow, day-counters!

This post was suggested by faithful reader and frequent commenter Blam, who's provided a lot of date references in comics that I'll spotlight throughout 2023 in this series. Thanks, Blam!