Today in Comics History, Father's Day: Bully's Father's Day Gift Suggestion #264: Window blinds, apparently

from Batman: The Long Halloween #9 (DC, August 1997), script by Jeph Loeb, pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors Gregory Wright Letters Richard Starkings
What do you think of that gift, Comissioner Gordon?


Say, Batman, who're you getting your dad for...oh, wait. I'm sorry. So very sorry.

Today in Comics History, Mother's Day: Mother's Day in Gotham City

This is an expanded and updated version of posts originally published May 13, 2012 and May 8, 2022.


cover of Batman: The Long Halloween #8 (DC, July 1997), pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Gregory Wright (?)

Today in Comics History, December 31, New Year's Eve: Spoiler Warning: If you have not yet read Batman: The Long Halloween...then what's your problem, dude? It came out 25 years ago!

from Batman: The Long Halloween #7 (DC, June 1997), script by Jeph Loeb, pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Gregory Wright, letters by Richard Starkings

Today in Comics History, December 31, New Year's Eve: Harvey Dent teaches Barry Allen the true meaning of New Year's

from Batman: The Long Halloween #4 (DC, March 1997), script by Jeph Loeb, pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Gregory Wright, color separations by Heroic Age, letters by Richard Starkings

Today in Comics History, December 31, New Year's Eve: Okay, everybody listen to what the clown said

from Batman: The Long Halloween #4 (DC, March 1997), script by Jeph Loeb, pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Gregory Wright, color separations by HeroicAge, letters by Richard Starkings

Today in Comics History, December 25, Christmas: All this because the Joker sent him a Christmas card with glitter in it

from Batman: The Long Halloween #3 (DC, February 1997), script by Jeph Loeb, pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Gregory Wright, letters by Richard Starkings

Today in Comics History, Thanksgiving Day: Oh yeah, like you cooked that, Batman

from Batman: The Long Halloween #2 (DC, January 1997), script by Jeph Loeb, pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Gregory Wright, letters by Richard Starkings
Also: what, no pie?

Today in Comics History, Thanksgiving Day: Commissioner Gordon plots his next complicated chess move

from Batman: The Long Halloween #2 (DC, January 1997), script by Jeph Loeb, pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Gregory Wright, letters by Richard Starkings

Today in Comics History, Thanksgiving Day: Mickey is grilled on his knowledge of the Giant Lighted Lucite Map of Gotham City

from Batman: The Long Halloween #2 (DC, January 1997), script by Jeph Loeb, pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Gregory Wright, letters by Richard Starkings
(Click picture to second helpings-size)

Today in Comics History, Thanksgiving Day: That's an awfully long panel for such a short caption

from Batman: The Long Halloween #13 (DC, December 1997), script by Jeph Loeb, pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Gregory Wright, letters by Richard Starkings
(Click picture to landscape-size)

Today in Comics History, November 18: Like pages through the paperglass, these are the Days of Our Calendar

from Batman: The Long Halloween Special #1 one-shot (DC, December 2021), script by Jeph Loeb, pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Brennan Wagner, letters by Richard Starkings

Today in Comics History, October 24: Solomon Grundy hunts everywhere for those bags of little candy pumpkins

from Batman: the Long Halloween Special #1 one-shot (DC, December 2021), script by Jeph Loeb, pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Brennan Wagner, letters by Richard Starkings

Today in Comics History, October 17: In-a-rush jeweler figures it won't matter not putting knots between the pearls on this one

from Batman: The Long Halloween Special #1 one-shot (DC, December 2021), script by Jeph Loeb, pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Brennan Wagner, letters by Richard Starkings

Today in Comics History, October 10: Mister Nobody flies the Nobodywing across the moon

from Batman: The Long Halloween Special #1 one-shot (DC, December 2021), script by Jeph Loeb, pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Brennan Wagner, letters by Richard Starkings

Today in Comics History, Labor Day: Wrap up your restful Labor Day weekend by chillin' down in the sewer

from Batman: The Long Halloween #12 (DC, November 1997), script by Jeph Loeb, pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Gregory Wright, letters by Richard Starkings
(Click picture to Grundy-size)

Today in Comics History, Labor Day: Maybe you better take all that bubble gum off the barrel of your gun, Mister Holiday

from Batman: The Long Halloween #13 (December 1997), script by Jeph Loeb, pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Gregory Wright, letters by Richard Starkings

Today in Comics History, Labor Day: They seek him here, they seek her there, they seek that colorist everywhere

from Batman: The Long Halloween #12 (DC, November 1997), script by Jeph Loeb, pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Gregory Wright, letters by Richard Starkings

Today in Comics History, September 2: If we took a holiday / Took some time to celebrate / Just one day out of life / It would be so nice

from Batman: The Long Halloween #13 (DC, December 1997), script by Jeph Loeb, pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Gregory Wright, letters by Richard Starkings

Today in Comics History, September 1: Calendar Man imparts a vital piece of secret knowledge to the Caped Crusader

from Batman: The Long Halloween #12 (DC, November 1997), script by Jeph Loeb, pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Gregory Wright, letters by Richard Starkings

Today in Comics History, August 2: Bruce spent the summer getting in shape with the perfect beach body

from Batman: The Long Halloween #11 (DC, October 1997), script by Jeph Loeb, pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Gregory Wright, letters by Richard Starkings