September 19: Today in Comics History Index

• September 19, 1783: The Golden Age of Ballooning (Eagle #2 and others)
• September 19, 1863: Bet they didn't use the word "fouled" (Frontline Combat #8)
• September 19, 1881: Beloved lasagna-loving cat finally succumbs to injuries (Picture Stories from American History #4)
• September 19, 1944: 365 Days of Defiance, Day 262: World War Batman (The Brave and the Bold #167)
• September 19, 1948: Larry puts it there (Larry Doby, Baseball Hero)
• September 19, 1983: Chairface Chippendale is furious he wasn't included in heist (Flaming Carrot Comics #26)
• September 19, 1988: "I said, AVON CALLING." (D.P.7 #28)
• September 19, 2038: Deadman continues to build his 1:1 scale Superman action figure collection (The Kingdom #1)
  
  
• September 19: Schoolchildren can no longer read these captions (Spectacular Spider-Man #149)

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Industry birthdays:

• September 19, 1961: Brian Garvey

Celebrity birthdays:

• September 19, 1911: William Golding
• September 19, 1911: Bartholdy Felix Mendelssohn
• September 19, 1927: Rosemary Harris
• September 19, 1949: Twiggy