September 1: Today in Comics History Index

• September 1, 1858 and 1958: The literary hunt that serves a duel purpose (The Adventures of Blake & Mortimer v.24)
• September 1, 1939: Meanwhile in New York, the young Jack Kirby makes plans to punch him (History of the Marvel Universe #2)
• September 1, 1939: Pretty much the worst telemarketing call ever (It Really Happened #7)
• September 1, 1945: Golden Age Daredevil declares war on black marketeers and this one newspaper (Daredevil Comics #32)
• September 1, 1967: Alexander Haig declares he's in charge of the Beatles (The Beatles in Comics!)
• September 1, 1980: Madeleine Pryor tragically doesn't get a second pack of peanuts on her flight (Uncanny X-Men #171 and others)
• September 1, 1981: Like Golden Age Daredevil, Captain America too is screamin' mad at giant newspaper (The Avengers #214)
• September 1, 1982: American tourist detained at Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport with suitcase full of hotel towels (Psi-Force #21)
• September 1, 1989: The Gotham Gazette just gives up and distributes a Xerox™ed newsletter (Detective Comics #608)
• September 1, 2016: Moon Knight is ready for his close up (Moon Knight #6)
  
  
• September 1: Calendar Man imparts a vital piece of secret knowledge to the Caped Crusader (Batman: The Long Halloween #12)

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Industry birthdays:

• September 1, 1921: Abe Kanegson
• September 1, 1926: Gene Colan
• September 1, 1927: Gaspar Saladino
• September 1, 1959: Joe Jusko
• September 1, 1961: Larry Stroman
• September 1: Nicole Boose

Celebrity birthdays:

• September 1, 1930: Joyce Holden

Character birthdays and deaths:

• September 1, 1880: Death of the Phoenix Kid (maybe)
• September 1, 1980: Death of Jean Grey
• September 1, 1968: Friction