Today in Comics History, August 12, 2010: Why don't you kiss her instead of talking her to death?

from "Solar Rise, Part One: Saboteur" in Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (2010 series) #7 (Dark Horse, July 2011); script by Jim Shooter; pencils, inks, and colors by Agustin Alessio, letters by Nate Piekos

Today in Comics History, August 12, 1970: Nothing supernatural about this one, folks; he just burned down the house

from "Came the Spectre Shrouded in Seaweed" in Ghosts (1971 series) #89 (DC, June 1980), script by Mimai Kin, pencils and inks by Tenny Henson
This post was suggested by faithful reader and frequent commenter Blam, who's provided a lot of date references in comics that I'll spotlight throughout 2023 in this series. Thanks, Blam!

Today in Comics History, August 12, 1903: Not only is The League of Extraordinary Presidential Assassins prone to bickering, but they have terrible security protocol about their tallboy chairs

from House of Secrets (1996 series) #9 (DC/Vertigo, June 1997), script by Steven T. Seagle, layours by Christian Højgaard, finishes by Teddy Kristiansen, colors by Bjarne Hansen, color separations by Heroic Age, letters by Todd Klein

Today in Comics History, August 12, 2010: But that trick never works

from "Solar Rise, Part One: Saboteur" in Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (2010 series) #5 (Dark Horse, February 2011); script by Jim Shooter; pencils, inks, and colors by Agustin Alessio, letters by Nate Piekos

Today in Comics History, August 12, 1944: Trooper advances through mans

from "Tough 'Ombres...Battle Story of the 90th Infantry Division!" in Our Army at War (1952 series) #73 (DC/National, August 1958), creators unidentified and unknown

Today in Comics History, August 12: Mummy Come Home

Hey you! Remember this enigmatic entry on August 5?


from "The Spawn of the Witch Queen" in Captain America Comics #20 (Marvel/Timely, November 1942), pencils and inks by Al Avison (?)
Well, now we can finally tell you what that August 12 diary entry said!


It's basically the mummy version of Bruce Wayne adopting Dick Grayson. Aw, I bet he had the cutest little outfit in red and green and yellow with the letter "M" on his chest.

Today in Comics History, August 12, 1966: We now pause this blog for a smoke break

from The 'Nam #8 (Marvel, July 1987), script by Doug Murray, pencils by Michael Golden, inks by John Beatty, colors and letters by Phil Felix

Today in Comics History, August 12, 1989: "Over New York? No. I don't think I'll ever get over New York."

from Jenny Sparks: The Secret History of the Authority #2 (WildStorm, September 2000), script by Mark Millar, pencils by John McCrea, inks by James Hodgkins, colors by Ian Hannin, letters by Bill O'Neil

Today in Comics History, August 12, 1951: Batter finds it hard to miss 18-foot tall baseball

from "Home Run That Killed Brooklyn" in Baseball Thrills #3 (Ziff-Davis, Summer 1952), pencils by Ross Andru (?), letters by Ben Oda

Today in Comics History, August 12: A cautionary tale, but obviously only applicable in the 1950s, not now

from "Year of the Flood!" in Weird Fantasy (1950 series) #13 (DC, May 1950), creators uncredited and unknown
You know what to do on November 12.

Today in Comics History, August 12, 1779: Milton Bradley's first attempt at a life-size version of Battleship proves costly and deadly

from "Battle for Bagaduce" in Semper Fi #8 (Marvel, July 1989), script by Michael P. Palladino, pencils and inks by Sam Glanzman, colors by Phil Felix, letters by Pete Ciccone

Today in Comics History, August 12, 1922: Letters to throw away instantly, Exhibit "A"

from Providence #11 (Avatar, November 2016), script by Alan Moore, pencils and inks by Jacen Burrows, colors by Juan Manuel Rodriguez, letters by Kurt Hathaway

Today in Comics History, August 12, 1898: New British electric kettle startles nation

back cover of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen #6 (WildStorm/America's Best Comics, September 2000), pencils and inks by Kevin O'Neill, colors by Benedict Dimagmaliw

Today in Comics History, August 12: Happy birthday, Jane Wyatt!

Born on this day in 1910: actor Jane Wyatt, known for her TV role of Margaret Anderson on Father Knows Best and many movie roles (Great Expectations, Lost Horizon, Hurricane Smith, Treasure of Matecumbe and many more). Here she is in 1961's The Two Little Bears with Brenda Lee and...let's say, uh...Jimmy Olsen.


from Brenda Lee: Life Story one-shot (Dell, July 1962), art by Tony Tallarico (?)

Today in Comics History, August 12, 1778: Origin of the very first Coward of the County

from Spider-Woman (1978 series) #8 (Marvel, November 1978), script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Al Gordon, colors by Francoise Mouly, letters by John Costanza
(Want to know more? Sure, we all do! Read about this story in "Who's that girl, who's that girl? It's Jess!" tell 'em Bully sent you! Er, tell me I sent you.)

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 225 and Today in Comics History, August 12, 2007: Are Brie Larson and Brendan Fraser an item?

from Ms. Marvel (2006 series) #18 (Marvel, October 2007), script by Brian Reed, pencils by Aaron Lopresti, inks by Matt Ryan, colors by Chris Sotomayor, letters by Dave Sharpe

Today in Comics History, August 12: Well, that'll happen

from Fearless Dawn #3 (Asylum, January 2010); script, pencils, and inks (and letters?) by Steve Mannion; colors by Frank Forte and Steve Mannion

Today in Comics History, August 12: Calendar Man incurs the wrath of the Penguin

from Batman: Arkham Unleashed #53 (DC digital, November 2011), script by Karen Traviss, pencils and inks by Tony Shasteen, colors by Allen Passalaqua, letters by Travis Lanham

Today in Comics History, August 12, 1400: Flying horse avoids mid-air collision with giant calendar page during time journey

from"The Legend of the Flying Warrior" in Adventure Comics #145 (DC, October 1949), pencils and inks by Ruben Moreira

Today in Comics History, August 12, 1897: Invention of the ironic use of the word "safe"

from Bram Stoker's Dracula #3 (Topps, December 1992), script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Mike Mignola, inks by John Nyberg, colors by Mark Chiarello, letters by John Costanza