October 9: Today in Comics History Index

• October 9, 1881: Explorers prove mathematical theory that 12≠150 (Jumbo Comics #105)
• October 9, 1888: The Zatara Twins feign interest (Detective Comics #64)
• October 9, 1929: She learned too late that man is a feeling creature...and because of it, the greatest in the universe. She learned too late... (Crime Must Pay the Penalty #3)
• October 9, 1985: You better hurry up, Kid! 1985 is almost over! (Blue Devil #19)
• October 9, 1986: Whoops Apocalypse (The Outsiders #27)
• October 9, 1986: The world's greatest detectives ignore an obvious clue that the Riddler did it (Strange Adventures #144)
• October 9, 2027: Deadman has scheduled a lot of dentist appointments (The Kingdom #1)
  
  
• October 9: Detective Comics Annual #3:
  6:54 AM: Team America makes a bold attempt to return to comics, this time in the New 52
  • 4:40 PM: Batcave fills up with junk; Batman scouts for off-site storage lockers
  • 5:06 PM: New strawberry jelly dispenser is awkward and difficult to use
  • 6:10 PM: Jeremy Clarkson has trouble parking his shop-made stretch limo
  • 6:45 PM: Bleeding on floor enrages Mr. Clean
  • 6:45 PM: Playing connect the dots on Bruce Wayne's face reveals hidden picture of John Cleese
  • 9:10 PM: Gangs of roving puzzle enthusiasts turn building into crossword puzzle
  • 9:35 PM: Minor Batman villain Señor Seasoning surveys the loot from his heist
  • 10:11 PM: Minor Batman villain The Talking Dome gets tough with his competitors
  • 10:40 PM: Batman heads to Taco Bell
• October 9: And that's why Chuck Taine is undefeated (Strange Tales #131)
• October 9: Fortnight-long attack of giant calendar pages concludes (Superman #355)

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Celebrity (and others’) birthdays:

• October 9, 1936: Brian Blessed
• October 9, 1975: Reed Richard Posey
• October 9, 1984: Marie Kondo