July 28: Today in Comics History Index

• July 28, 1763: Against all evidence in previous panels, Boswell disagrees with debauchery (Weirdo #3)
• July 28, 1779: Americans fool British by wearing green (Semper Fi #8)
• July 28, 1945: Just when we were thinking this was tragic but quaint (Real Fact Comics #5)
• July 28, 1959: Mervin D. Cooke born, gets a pen for his christening (Gotham Central #20)
• July 28, 1962: All Hail Lord Emperor Doom, Master of This Comics Blog (The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #3-4)
• July 28, 1987: I for one blame the KKK (Flaming Carrot Comics #26)

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Celebrity birthdays:

• July 28, 1901: Rudy Vallée