July 7: Today in Comics History Index

• July 7, 1906: Thomas Edison invents the .avi (Wonder Woman #129)
• July 7, 1910: Alan Moore is either predicting the London bombings, or fanboys misinterpreting the role of Rorschach (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Century: 1910)
• July 7, 1928: Alfred Hitchcock can't stand the sight of blood (Alfred Hitchcock: Master of Suspense)
• July 7, 1940: The roar of the greasepaint, the smell of the crowd (Fightin' Navy #81)
• July 7, 1944: Nick Fury and His Mooing Commandos move in on Hitler (All-Winners Squad: Band of Heroes #5)
• July 7, 1977: New low-interest loans open retail opportunities for the small businessman in Times Square (Before Watchmen: Rorschach #2)
• July 7, 1996: You wouldn't say that if you knew the Gherkin was coming (The Dreaming #6)
• July 7, 2031: The planet Apokolips finally learns to speak English (The Kingdom #1)
  
  
• July 7: I'd certainly watch a version of the Aeneid with a Trojan Pig (Action Comics Weekly #619)
• July 7: Agatha Christie's married detectives are drastically updated for the New 52 ( Young Justice #0)
• July 7: Meanwhile, at Stately Young Justice Manor... (Young Justice #0)

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Celebrity birthdays:

• July 7, 1940: Ringo Starr

Character birthdays:

• July 7, 1917: Johnny Thunder