Today in Comics History, December 1, 1930: Well, that's your first mistake: don't do business with skeletons

from "Paid in Full" in Astonishing #7 (Marvel/Atlas, December 1951), pencils by Harry Lazarus, inks by Harry Lazarus or Vince Alascia (?)

Today in Comics History, June 2, 1951: Kids all over America cut out this check and cash it, driving Marvel Comics into bankruptcy

from "The Phantom Pen" in Astonishing #6 (Marvel/20th Century Comic Corp., October 1951); pencils, inks, and letters (and scropt?) by Bill Everett
How do I know it's 1951? Because that's the date on the checks on this story's splash page!

Today in Comics History Future, January 27, 2611: Oh geez, I don't even have a joke for this one

from "The Rulers of Earth" in Astonishing #30 (Marvel/Atlas, February 1954), pencils and inks by Joe Sinnott

Today in Comics History Future, January 17, 2610: Bring it on aliens, we've had worse this week

from "The Rulers of Earth" in Astonishing #30 (Marvel/Atlas, February 1954), pencils and inks by Joe Sinnott

Today in Comics History, April 27, 1949: One out of two doctors recommend cigarettes for their patients who smoke

from "Fright!" in Astonishing #3 (Marvel/Atlas, April 1951), script by Hank Chapman (?), pencils and inks by Bill LaCava

Quite Possibly the World's Greatest Interruption

Panel from the Marvel Boy story "The Screaming Tomb!" in Astonishing #4 (June 1951); script (?), pencils, inks, and letters by Bill Everett

Today in Comics History, May 10, 1994: Free Bendy Arrow or Devil's Tail with purchase of every Times-Universe

from "There Were 3 Victims!" in Astonishing #53 (Marvel/Atlas, September 1956), pencils and inks by Sid Greene