June 17: Today in Comics History Index

• June 17, 1775: A whole lotta looking for the whites of a whole lotta eyes (Real Fact Comics #21 and others)
• June 17, 1885: Marvel Western becomes a genteel drawing room comedy (Two-Gun Kid: Sunset Riders #2)
• June 17, 1936: Don't put your cash down in that ketchup (Sensational Police Cases #4)
• June 17, 1953: You're (Not) Havin' My Baby (Weird Fantasy #13)
• June 17, 1972: Birthday of a kid, who, since he's born in an EC Comic, is probably a mutant or an alien or Hitler (Weird Fantasy #17)
• June 17, 1989: I can't wait, I can't wait / And I've got to know when I can see you again (Realworlds: Batman)
• June 17, 2015: Clark Kent takes Lois Lane to a party... (Justice League of America #1)
• June 17, 2026: Aw geez, Future State, what have you wrought (Doomsday Clock #12)
  
  
• June 17: Policeman's tragic death changes gritty crime series into DC Adventures comic (C.O.W.L. #6)

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Industry birthdays:

• June 17, 1927: Wally Wood

Celebrity birthdays:

• June 17, 1818: Charles Gounod

Character birthdays:

• June 17: Violet Gray