June 16: Today in Comics History Index

• June 16, 1775: The Battle of "Eh, Stifle It Edith" Hill is fought (Jerry Drummer #11 and others)
• June 16, 1885: Mxyzptlk steals the U.S. Capitol and puts it in Iowa (Two-Gun Kid: Sunset Riders #2)
• June 16, 1940: The Name of This Panel Is Talking Heads (Movie Love #18)
• June 16, 1945: Astrology is only good for predicting terrible things (The Invisibles #2)
• June 16, 1960: My love that will not die, does (I Love You #37)
• June 16, 1963: Планета Земля синяя, и она ничего не может сделать (Womanthology: Space)
• June 16, 1964: In Soviet Russia, you stand on tank (Spy Hunter & Paper Boy #1)
• June 16, 1969: Travis Morgan lands in Skartaris, misses seeing the Moon Landing by just that much (Justice League Task Force #35 and 1st Issue Special #8)
• June 16, 9998K: Oh, we can't have nice things (Action Comics #1 and others)
  
  
• June 16: Giant tree goes right next to highway for no apparent reason (The Flash #70)
• June 16: Wolverine just got himself a new toy ambulance (World's Finest Comics #246)

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Industry birthdays:

• June 16, 1922: Jack Keller
• June 16, 1930: Frank Thorne
• June 16: Dan Cuddy

Celebrity birthdays:

• June 16, 1890: Stan Laurel

Pals of Bully:

• June 16: Ron Hogan