Showing posts with label August 26. Show all posts
Showing posts with label August 26. Show all posts

Friday, August 26, 2022

Today in Comics History, August 26, 2024: Comic I'm not allowed to read has a scene I don't understand


from Bomb Queen: Trump Card #1 (Image, August 2020), everything done by Jimmie Robinson

Today in Comics History, August 26: Superboy asks an armor-piercing question


from Young Justice (2011 series) #12 (DC, March 2012), script by Greg Weisman, pencils and inks by Luciano Vecchio, colors by Zac Atkinson, letters by Dezi Sienty

Today in Comics History, August 26, 1768: Now you can finally lick Captain Cook


"Wonderworld Stamp Club" from Wonderworld Comics #7 (Fox, November 1939), pencils and inks by G. Harris

Today in Comics History, August 26: Yeah, that better include helping this bull get tickets for that Dazzler show, dude


from The United States of Captain America #1 (Marvel, August 2021), script by Christopher Cantwell, pencils and inks by Dale Eaglesham, colors by Matt Milla, letters by Joe Caramagna

Today in Comics History, August 26: This is a reminder from Shur-Tite Locks™, the official lock of Leslie Charteris' The Saint


from "The Slasher!" in Tales of Horror #8 (Toby, December 1953), pencils by Bill Molno (?), inks by Rocco Mastroserio (?)

Today in Comics History, August 26, 1956: Secret agent totally gets the local airtime of As the World Turns wrong


from newuniversal: 1959 #1 (Marvel/New Universe, September 2008), script by Kieron Gillen, pencils and inks by Greg Scott and Kody Chamberlain, colors by Val Staples, letters by Ed Dukeshire



Today in Comics History, August 26, 1939: Baseball game interrupted by stupid Bud Lite commercial for very first time


from "Bob Feller's Baseball 'Firsts'" in Baseball Thrills #3 (Ziff-Davis, Summer 1952), pencils and inks by Wally Littman

Today in Comics History, August 26, 1346: But you all knew this about the Battle of Crecy and the doughty French already, surely


from Valor #2 (EC, May 1955), writer uncredited and unknown

Today in Comics History, August 26, 1944: Nifty handwriting font invented during Nazi Occupation


from The Legend of Wonder Woman (2015 digital series) #19 (DC, March 2016); script and pencils by Renae De Liz; inks, colors, and letters by Ray Dillon

Today in Comics History, August 26: The Greatest Drax Story Ever, and there shall be no Drax stories that shall ever top this one




from Infinity Wars: Fallen Guardian #1 one-shot (Marvel, February 2019), script by Gerry Duggan, pencils and inks by Andy MacDonald, colors by Chris O'Halloran, letters by Cory Petit

Today in Comics History, August 26, 1934: Mob discovers useful purpose for brooms


from "Gang War in Brooklyn" in Crime Cases Comics #27 [#4] (Marvel/Timely, March 1951), pencils and inks by Joe Maneely, colors by Stan Goldberg

Today in Comics History, August 26: There's Something About Lucius Fox


from Young Justice (2011 series) #12 (DC, March 2012), script by Greg Weisman, pencils and inks by Luciano Vecchio, colors by Zac Atkinson, letters by Dezi Sienty

Also, wow, there's still stars in the sky? Gotham City's sun comes up way late, doesn't it?

Monday, August 26, 2013

Today in Comics History, August 26, 1998: A very happy day, as Wally and Linda get marri...wait a minute, Wally's middle name is Rudolph?!?


from The Flash (1987 series) #142 (October 1998), script by Mark Waid and Brian Augustyn, pencils by Pop Mhan, inks by Chris Ivy, colors by Tom McCraw, letters by Gaspar Saladino