July 3: Today in Comics History Index

• July 3, 1754: General Washington thinks this deal is getting worse all the time; prays the British do not alter it further (Picture Stories from American History #2)
• July 3, 1863: Make War No More (Frontline Combat #2)
• July 3, 1897: The Wreck of the S.S. Minnow (Bram Stoker's Dracula #2)
• July 3, 1898: International House of Pancakes rebrands again (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen #2)
• July 3, 1898: Our old-fashioned silly Spanish accents will not stand up against their modern English diction (Picture Stories from American History #4)
• July 3, 1940: Speedboat forced to flee David Letterman's Prancing Fluids (Fightin' Navy #81)
• July 3, 1942: Nazi tank officer, sensing inevitable defeat, speaks mostly in English (G.I. Joe #14)
• July 3, 1942: Renamed in America as the Sorcererscope Key (Locke & Key: Guide to the Known Keys)
• July 3, 1948: Dodgers expertly dodge victory (Jackie Robinson #1)
• July 3, 1951: Willie Mays's baseball skill is foolishly mocked by Leatherface (The Amazing Willie Mays)
• July 3, 1957: Mob bosses enjoy the fried clams at Howard Johnson's (Amazing Spider-Man #51/492)
• July 2, 1978: Spider-Woman #7:
  • 12:21 AM: It's Casual Day at Army, Mother
  • 4:18 AM: The LOLcat is invented
  • 10:16 PM: C. W. McCall gets the inspiration for his hit song
• July 3, 1984: Batman picks Spider-Man's pocket (Detective Comics #543)
  
  
• July 3: Hard-hitting, non-stop Department of Transportation action (Action Comics Weekly #612)
• July 3: Clark plans his neck-snapping holiday (Adventure Comics #145)
• July 3: Alfred drills Robin on the lyrics to "Poker Face" (The Batman Chronicles: The Gauntlet)
• July 3: Cap is really hoping for a Fudgie the Whale cake this year (Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #1)
• July 3: John Byrne can't resist putting himself and the Calgary Stampede into a panel (Iron Fist #8)
• July 3: Archie's gonna see some fireworks this weekend (Riverdale One-Shot)
• July 3: An artist named Crumb? Don't be ridiculous. (Scream #1)

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Industry birthdays:

• July 3, 1967: Dan Slott

Celebrity birthdays:

• July 3, 1883: Franz Kafka
• July 3, 1960: Vince Clarke
• July 3, 1962: Tom Cruise