October 5: Today in Comics History Index


  • October 5, 1617: The beautiful autumn colors bloom in Hell (Hellboy in Hell #2)
  • October 5, 1918: "I don't get a million dollars to act out of a trench!" (The Stretcher Bearers)
  • October 5, 1943: Captain America will always be with us! Namor will always fight alongside us! And other sure bets, in today's Daily Bugle! (Thunderbolts #164)
  • October 5, 1949: Yankee Stadium simultaneously praises the Yankees and fish eggs (Don Newcombe one-shot)
  • October 5, 1957: Standing tough under stars and stripes (Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom #6)
  • October 5, 1962: The Beatles release their successful debut single "Love Me Do," then immediately retire on the £12 2s 6d profit ( The Beatles: Their Story in Pictures and others)
  • October 5, 1967: Aliens somehow force an astronaut to back over a cliff (UFO Flying Saucers #3)
  • October 5, 1981: This is the worst version of the "Who's buried in Grant's Tomb" joke that I've ever seen (Regarding the Matter of Oswald’s Body #1-5)
  • October 5, 1988: Urine big trouble there (Psi-Force #29)
  • October 5, 1990: Jimmy Olsen forgets to clean his camera lens (Superman: Secret Identity #1)
  • October 5, 1998: I for one welcome our new fascist overlords (Chronos #9)

  • October 5: During-dinner telemarketing is invented (Batman #407)
  • October 5: Batwing #24:
  • October 5: Well, he's got a good point thWHOA WHAT THE HECK PIRATE COMIC (Daphne Byrne #1)
  • October 5: Don't forget your appointment today, Lois (Dazzler #27)


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