July 8: Today in Comics History Index

• July 8, 1777: Americans fail; this event is never again mentioned in American history textbooks (Wonder Woman #2)
• July 8, 1891: Gotham City newspaper publishes uncharacteristically cheerier-than-usual headline (Batman and Robin #23.2)
• July 8, 1910: Even on his deathbed, Benton continues to have a one-track mind (Journey into Mystery #27)
• July 8, 1943-44: America is best there is at everything, as they're always sayin' they are (The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors)
• July 8, 1951: Amazon invents non-urinating warehouse worker (Mystery in Space #1)
• July 8, 1954: Giants lift Willie up where he belongs (The Amazing Willie Mays)
• July 8, 1966: Exciting spy/action adventure momentarily slows down for extended exposition (L.E.G.I.O.N. '95 Annual #5)
• July 8, 1969: Better watch out testifying, that helicopter has powerful friends in Congress (The 'Nam #42)
• July 8, 2031: The janitorial strike at the British Museum enters its fourteenth month (The Kingdom #1)
  
  
• July 8: Action Comics Weekly: Secret Six
  • 1:35 PM: "No! That's just what he wants us to think!" (Action Comics Weekly #619)
  • 2:05 PM: We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold (Action Comics Weekly #620)
  • 7:44 PM: Explosion makes clocktower go back in time (Action Comics Weekly #622)
  • 10:12 PM: Two Washington DC buildings get into quite a conversation (Action Comics Weekly #620)
  • 10:21 PM: Bad news delivered by walrus (Action Comics Weekly #621)
• July 8: Black Baron loses lucrative pizza endorsement deal and chance to appear in Peanuts alongside Snoopy (Adventure Comics #145)
• July 8: The word "forsooth" is invented (Adventure Comics #145)
• July 8: Young Justice:
  • 8:05 AM: The millionaire, his wife, and the rest form Justice League Island (Young Justice #0)
  • 8:09 AM: Batman tries to hide during team portrait (Young Justice #1)
  • 11:28 AM: The JLA subscribe to Luthor of the Month Club (Young Justice #2)
  • 1:11 PM: Mobile Organism Designed Only for Kid-Splaining (Young Justice #2)
  • 10:14 PM: First DC Universe appearance of Dr. Zaius (Young Justice #3)

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Industry birthdays:

• July 8, 1918: Irwin Hasen
• July 8, 1959: Stan Woch
• July 8, 1963: Whilce Portacio