Today in Comics History, September 8: Happy birthday, José María Córdova!

Born on this day in 1799, so you know he's a millennial: José María Córdova, known as the "Hero of Ayacucho," General of the Colombian army during the Independence War of Colombia, Perú, and Bolivia from Spain.


from "Stamps" in Tip Top Comics v.8 #4/88 (United Feature, September 1943), creators uncredited and unknown
Following his death, General Córdova was pressed flat and turned into a stamp of a lion by Colonel Gumm.

Happy birthday to the Hero of Ayacucho!