Today in Comics History, May 24, 1873: Stanley Yelnats is beginning to think he'll never dig up anything "interesting"

from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, May 18, 1372: Past events like these will influence Batman stories in the future

Good morning! Here's a cheerful comic book for you to start out the day with!


from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, May 9, 1372: Good thing they got a coffin wide enough to accommodate her hair

from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, March 5: World's longest coin toss finally lands

from Batman: Killing Time #4 (DC, August 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, March 4, 9:13 PM: Where there's a whip there's a way

from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, March 4, 8:43 PM: Sing around the campfire, join the Campfire Bats

from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, March 4, 8:27 PM: Batman gets his motor runnin'

from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, March 4, 7:44 PM*: Objects in mirror may be felineier than they appear

from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles
*This is just a guesstimate at the actual time based on the sequence of other panels.

Today in Comics History, March 4, 7:32 PM: But for Batman, it was a Saturday

from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, March 4, 7:03 PM: We take you now live to Krakatoa, East of Gotham

from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, March 4, 6:50 PM: He must've sat on that chair from Game of Thrones

from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, March 4, 6:48 PM: Eric Grossman does not remember the "If it's too good to be true..." lesson from high school economics

from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, March 4, 6:22 PM: Top Gear test-drives the new Batmobile with flappy-paddle gearbox

from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, March 4, 6:07 PM: Selina is totally going for a new high score in Sega Rally

from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, March 4, 6:05 PM: Alfred sighs and reaches for the mop and Mr. Clean, again

from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, March 4, 5:54 PM: Another dead Batman on the lawn. I don't know who keeps bringing them here.

from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, March 4, 5:52 PM: "Wait a minute! There was no cane in David Cain!"

from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, March 4, 5:45 PM: Never leave your car where cats can steal it

from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, March 4, 5:42 PM: Batman wishes he had a can of Bat-Shut-Up-Your-Mouth Spray

from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, March 4, 5:40 PM: That's it, that's the last time we let Lex Luthor write and draw a Batman comic

from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles