Today in Comics History, August 13, 2010, 11:14 PM: And that's how Jim Shooter makes a superhero

And then what happens?


The New Yorker cartoon, by Sydney Harris
Well whaddaya know.


from "Solar Rise, Part Four: Self-Made Man" and in Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (2010 series) #8 (Dark Horse, September 2011); script by Jim Shooter; pencils, inks, and colors by Agustin Alessio; letters by Nate Piekos

Today in Comics History, August 13, 2010, 11:10 PM: Nothing can possiblie go worng

from "Solar Rise, Part One: Saboteur" and "Part Two: Scared to Death" in Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom (2010 series) #5-6 (Dark Horse, February-March 2011); script by Jim Shooter; pencils, inks, and colors by Agustin Alessio; letters by Nate Piekos

Today in Comics History, August 13, 2010, 11:09 PM: Dr. Solar and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Night

It begins here! And, because it's comic books, never, ever ends.


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 13, 1521: Comic book gets tired of being a comic book

from "The Stories of the Aztecs and the Incas" in Sensation Comics #37 (DC/J.R. Publishing, January 1945), script by W. W. D. Sones and M. C. Gaines, pencils and inks by Allen Simon

Today in Comics History, August 13, 11:57 PM: Another dead medical examiner on the landing. Don't know who keeps leaving them there

from Young Justice (2011 series) #9 (DC, December 2011), script by Greg Weisman and Kevin Hopps, pencils by Christopher Jones, inks by Dan Davis, colors by Zac Atkinson, letters by Dezi Sienty

Today in Comics History, August 13, 8:12 PDT (11:12 PM EDT): Superboy misidentifies guy

from Young Justice (2011 series) #9 (DC, December 2011), script by Greg Weisman and Kevin Hopps, pencils by Christopher Jones, inks by Dan Davis, colors by Zac Atkinson, letters by Dezi Sienty

Today in Comics History, August 13, 11:03 PM: Undercover Martian, midnight fantasy, ooh ooh ohh

from Young Justice (2011 series) #9 (DC, December 2011), script by Greg Weisman and Kevin Hopps, pencils by Christopher Jones, inks by Dan Davis, colors by Zac Atkinson, letters by Dezi Sienty

Today in Comics History, August 13, 1990, 10:58 PM: They smile in your face / All the time they want to take your place / The sand punchers

from Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 series) #169 (Marvel, October 1990), script by Gerry Conway, pencils and inks by Sal Buscema, colors by Bob Sharen and Renee Witterstaetter, letters by Rick Parker

Today in Comics History, August 13, 1990, 10:47 PM: Edna Gorch fails her perception roll

from Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 series) #169 (Marvel, October 1990), script by Gerry Conway, pencils and inks by Sal Buscema, colors by Bob Sharen and Renee Witterstaetter, letters by Rick Parker

Today in Comics History, August 13, 1990, 10:32 PM: Puma Man! He flies like a moron!

from Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 series) #169 (Marvel, October 1990), script by Gerry Conway, pencils and inks by Sal Buscema, colors by Bob Sharen and Renee Witterstaetter, letters by Rick Parker

Today in Comics History, August 13, 1990, 10:06 PM: The Daily Bugle gets knocked down; doesn't get back up again

from Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 series) #169 (Marvel, October 1990), script by Gerry Conway, pencils and inks by Sal Buscema, colors by Bob Sharen and Renee Witterstaetter, letters by Rick Parker

Today in Comics History, August 13, 1943: Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself blue, who is neither naked nor showing his penis

from Doomsday Clock #10 (DC, July 2019), script by Geoff Johns, pencils and inks by Gary Frank, colors by Brad Anderson, letters by Rob Leigh

Today in Comics History, August 13, 3:28 PM: Even comics characters find Captain Atom boring

from Young Justice (2011 series) #9 (DC, December 2011), script by Greg Weisman and Kevin Hopps, pencils by Christopher Jones, inks by Dan Davis, colors by Zac Atkinson, letters by Dezi Sienty

Today in Comics History, August 13, 19XX: Green Arrow sees if he can win the teddy bear

from Justice League of America (1960 series) #4 (DC, April 1961), script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bernard Sachs, letters by Gaspar Saladino
How do we know it took place on August 13? Well, maybe not exactly, but at least sometime during the previous week!



from Green Arrow (2001 series) #19 (January 2003), script by Brad Meltzer, pencils by Phil Hester, inks by Ande Parks, colors by James Sinclair, letters by Sean Konot

Today in Comics History, August 13: Bryan Adams has a bad start at writing the lyrics of "Summer of '69"

from Riverdale One-Shot (April 2017), script by Brian E. Patterson, pencils and inks by Elliot Fernandez, colors by Thomas Chu, letters by John Workman

Today in Comics History, August 13: Happy birthday, Elektra Natchios!

This is an combined, expanded and updated version of two posts originally published August 13, 2013.

Hey, it's the birthday of infamous Daredevil ex Elektra Natchios!


from Elektra: Assassin #1 (Marvel, August 1986), script by Frank Miller, painted art by Bill Sienkiewicz, letters by Jim Novak
Happy birth-day, Elektra! Don't do anything that'll make you lose your security deposit on the way out!

Also on this day, Elektra racks up her first kill. (hearing all the booing): IT'S FICTION PEOPLE


I mean, it's not as if her Dad died on her birthday, too...oh wait.



from Daredevil (1964 series) #168 (Marvel, January 1981), script and breakdowns by Frank Miller, finishes by Klaus Janson, various colorists as "Dr. Martin", letters by Joe Rosen
Well, maybe better don't mention her birthday, Matt. I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it.

Today in Comics History, August 13, 2014: The Anti-Pomegranate Lobby Suddenly Becomes More Vocal

from The Wicked + The Divine #20 (Image, June 2016), script by Kieron Gillen, pencils and inks by Jamie McKelvie, colors by Matthew Wilson, color flats by Dee Cunniffe, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, August 13, 1990, 8:13 AM: She-Hulk bets on television promotion

from Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 series) #168 (Marvel, September 1990), script by Gerry Conway, pencils and inks by Sal Buscema, colors by Bob Sharen and Renee Witterstaetter, letters by Rick Parker

Today in Comics History, August 13: Ms. G. Honey reprimands me for reading her comic as I'm only seven, but this bit is okay

from Gun Honey #3 (Titan, November 2021), script by Charles Ardai, pencils and inks by Ang Hor Kheng, colors by Asifur Rahman, letters by David Leach

Today in Comics History, August 13, 1926: Free prize inside every box of Arnold's Corn Flakes: a fan letter to August Derleth!

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