October 7: Today in Comics History Index

• October 7, 1918: "Accent on the bleed." (The Stretcher Bearers)
• October 7, 1974: Spider-Man ignores convenient plot outline painted on building behind him (Giant-Size Spider-Man #3)
  
  
• October 7: The Norman Osborn haircut is proven to cause severe medical problems (Batman #407)
• October 7: Ace tries to tell Alfred that green isn't really his color, and that jacket is only comfort-rated to merely 10 below (Batman Annual #1)
• October 7: The ghosts of Billie Holiday and Bruce Lee are roused violently from their graves (Gotham Central #11)

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Industry birthdays:

• October 7, 1979: Nick Lowe

Celebrity birthdays:

• October 7, 1885: Niels Bohr
• October 7, 1905: Andy Devine
• October 7, 1911: Vaughn Monroe
• October 7, 1951: John Mellencamp

Character birthdays:

• October 7: Batman...?