Today in Comics History, December 25, Christmas: Through the years we all will be together, if the fates allow / Hang a shining star upon the highest bow...

And have yourself a Merry Little Christmas now.


from Batman: One Bad Day: Mr. Freeze #1 one-shot (DC, January 2023), script by Gerry Duggan, pencils and inks by Matteo Scalera, colors by Dave Stewart, letters by Deron Bennett

Today in Comics History, December 25, Christmas: Another Christmas shaggy dog story

from "Good Boy" in Batman Annual (2017 series) #1 (DC, January 2017), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Finch, colors by Gabe Eltaeb, letters by Deron Bennett

Today in Comics History, December 19: Ace the Bat-Hound apologizes for stabbing Batman in the shoulder

from "Good Boy" in Batman Annual (2017 series) #1 (DC, January 2017), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Finch, colors by Gabe Eltaeb, letters by Deron Bennett

Today in Comics History, December 1: Bruce never should have bought Alfred that donut-scented cologne

from "Good Boy" in Batman Annual (2017 series) #1 (DC, January 2017), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Finch, colors by Gabe Eltaeb, letters by Deron Bennett

Today in Comics History, October 24: Batman Begins...to regret putting steaks in Alfred's pockets

from "Good Boy" in Batman Annual (2017 series) #1 (January 2017), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Finch, colors by Gabe Eltaeb, letters by Deron Bennett

Today in Comics History, 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

from "Good Boy" in Batman Annual (2017 series) #1 (January 2017), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Finch, colors by Gabe Eltaeb, letters by Deron Bennett

Today in Comics History, September 25: Bruce, trying to balance his checkbook, yells for Alfred to get his ass in here

from "Good Boy" in Batman Annual (2017 series) #1 (DC, January 2017), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Finch, colors by Gabe Eltaeb, letters by Deron Bennett

Today in Comics History, September 23: Batman punches out Michael Vick

from "Good Boy" in Batman Annual (2017 series) #1 (January 2017), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Finch, colors by Gabe Eltaeb, letters by Deron Bennett

366 Days with Alfred Pennyworth, Day 115

Panel from "The Wizard of 1,000 Menaces" in Detective Comics #306 (August 1962), script by Bill Finger (?), pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris

Ace the Bat-Hound Week, Day 5: Well, when you put it like that...

Panel from Ambush Bug #3 (August 1985), plot and pencils by Keith Giffen, script by Robert Loren Fleming, inks by Bob Oksner, colors by Tony Tollin, letters by John Costanza

Ace the Bat-Hound Week, Day 4: A facial expression Batman doesn't make anymore

Panel from Batman #103 (October 1956), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris, letters by Pat Gordon

Ace the Bat-Hound Week, Day 3: Without Ace, crime-fighting itself would be impossible

Panels from Batman #125 (August 1959), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Charles Paris, letters by Stan Starkman

Ace the Bat-Hound Week, Day 2: Gritty realistic crime drama the way you like it

Panel from Batman #133 (August 1960), script by Bill Finger, pencils and inks by Sheldon Moldoff, letters by Stan Starkman

Ace the Bat-Hound Week, Day 1: Who he is and how he came to be

The Mid-Day Matinee this week, all week: Ace the Bat-Hound! The Canine Crimefighter, the Pooch Patrolman...the Dog Knight Returns! He'll sniff out crime by its bottom and he'll mark his territory of justice! He's Ace...The Bat-Hound!


Page from Batman #92 (June 1955), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Stan Kaye, letters by Pat Gordon