June 12: Today in Comics History Index

• June 12, 1771: Yellow Lantern George Washington fights off half-naked Green Arrow Charles Xavier (Wonderworld Comics #27)
• June 12, 1893: Mary Steenburgen is very excited to be appearing in Ragtime (Back to the Future #5)
• June 12, 1933: Pickpockets stalk the gold mine camp (Doc Savage #5)
• June 12, 1936: Meanwhile behind them, Thanos snaps away Groot (True Comics #43)
• June 12, 1941: Dark Horse just baldly publishing Starman fan fiction now (Doctor Star & the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows #1)
• June 12, 1942: Has everybody gotten their line in? Good, then we'll proceed. (Young All-Stars #26)
• June 12, 1959: Please don't hate me, I just couldn't resist (Billie Holiday)
• June 12, 1968: Vandalizing the Wikipedia entry for "Secret Six" interrupted by break-in of WikiPolice (Action Comics Weekly #627)
• June 12, 1985: Birthday of Riverdale's favorite teen, Trip Zerdersky (Archie #5)
• June 12, 1989: Just another normal day at the First National Bank of San Simian (Angel and the Ape #1)
• June 12, 1991: Multi-Man has the last laugh by stealing horoscopes from beyond the grave (Challengers of the Unknown #8)
• June 12, 2003: Titles for posts of this series become increasingly become increasingly uncomfortable to write (Batman: Orphans #3)
• June 12, 2005: Driver's license expires today; owner expires sooner by moving to Gotham City (Detective Comics #774)
• June 12, 2010: Slumping otters make the news (Animal Man #20)
• June 12, 2015: The real subway enthusiasts know that the best time to enjoy the trains is before the sun comes up (Yellow Cab)
  
  
• June 12: Despite serious architectural subsidence, the Vandermeer ball goes on (Batman #272)
• June 12: Mrs. van Dell begins to regret naming her son "Strangler" (Big Town #2)
• June 12: The creation of the cheese metaphor (Heartthrobs #3)
• June 12: Superboy supercrams (Superman: Year One #1)
• June 12: Velvet Templeton accidentally orders a time of day instead of dessert (Velvet #12)
• June 12: Meeting is arranged at the one single solitary pay phone on Broadway ( Venom: Dark Origin #2)

---

Industry birthdays:

• June 12, 1948: Len Wein

Character birthdays:

• June 12, 1985: Trip Zerdersky