September 3: Today in Comics History Index

• September 3, 1752: The Atom is one of those sad graduates who can't stop visiting campus (The Atom #21)
• September 3, 1783: Treaty of Paris is signed; George Washington sets up two dates at the same time ( Archie & Friends #132)
• September 3, 1925: Nobody liked the George Lucas-directed prequel (Real Fact Comics #8)
• September 3, 1937: Grabby gangster gets generic gutrot garishly gripping gat (Crime Must Pay the Penalty #33/1)
• September 3, 1939: World War II declared:
  • C.C. Beck continues to steadily revolve in his grave (All-Star Squadron #36)
  • Oh, we can't have nice things (Real Heroes #9)
  • Then...KOREA® WORLD WAR II! (Real Life Comics #4)
  • World War II rated "boring" on Yelp by rock-stupid idiots (True Comics #49)
• September 3, 1945: Why, Ms. Johansson, you're absolutely glowing (Marvel #3)
• September 3, 1954: Commie dispatched (Commander Battle and the Atomic Sub #5)
• September 3, 1979: Wretched hive of scum and villainy is founded (Back to the Future: Biff to the Future #4)
• September 3, 1988: Porno narrowly averted (Hot Valley Days and Cocaine Nights #1)
• September 3, 1993: Really, no joke I could make here would be better than the panel itself (Miracleman #19)
  
  
• September 3: Things keep occurin' (Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #73)
• September 3: Oh wait, I probably should've posted this on March 9 (Movie Love #11)

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Industry birthdays:

• September 3, 1961: Pat Redding
• September 3, 1962: Sholly Fisch