Today in Comics History, November 14, 1957: Could be worse; you could be Clark Kent on November 18, 1992

from Quantum Leap #5 (Innovation, May 1992), script by Terry Collins, art by Rob Davis, colors by Scott Rockwell, letters by Vickie Williams

Today in Comics History, April 15: Happy birthday, Jerry Grandenetti!

Born on this day in 1926: comic book artist, and advertising art exec Jerry Grandenetti! He was a member of the Eisner Studio; in the 1950s Grandenetti was penciling The Spirit as a ghost-artist, under Eisner's byline.

Before that, however, Eisner drew Grandenetti and letterer Abe Kanegson into the strip as the criminal trio Bellows, Dapperish, and Slippery Eall. The boys are back in town! I mean jail. (L-R in the panel: Grandenetti as Dapperish, Kanegson as Bellows, and Eisner as Slippery Eall.



from The Spirit (1980 series) #25 (Kitchen Sink, November 1986); reprinting "A River of Crime" (aka "Slippery Eall") from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, November 30th, 1947); script, pencils, and inks by Will Eisner; additional inks by Jerry Grandenetti; letters by Abe Kanegson

Today in Comics History, April 1: Cruel April Fool's prank pulled on Steve Lombard? I'm...going to allow it.

from "If I'm Here...What Am I Doing Over There?" in Action Comics #472 (DC, June 1977), script by Bill Kunkel, pencils by John Calnan, inks by Tex Blaisdell

Today in Comics History, January 10, 1974: Not everything is about you, Clark

from "Blind Date!" in Superman #273 (DC, March 1974), script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dick Giordano

Today in Comics History, January 1, 1986, 12:00 AM, New Year's Day: Clark Kent has a really Happy New Year

from DC Comics Presents #92 (DC, April 1986), script by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dave Hunt, colors by Gene D'Angelo, letters by Helen Vesik

Today in Comics History, December 31, 1985, 11:58 PM, New Year's Eve: Clark Kent and Lana Lang freeze to death

from DC Comics Presents #92 (DC, April 1986), script by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dave Hunt, colors by Gene D'Angelo, letters by Helen Vesik

Fun with Comics: AW GEEZ PERRY, NO

from "Tests of a Warrior!" in Action Comics #200 (DC/National, January 1955), pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 335: A Great Metropolitan Newspaper

"Hembeck" from Marvel Age #130 (November 1993); script, pencils, inks, colors and letters by Fred Hembeck

Today in Comics History, October 6, 1989: Clark Kent wins a Cable Ace Award for his self-insertion fan fiction

from Superman (1987 series) #79 (DC, July 1993), script and pencils by Dan Jurgens, inks by Brett Breeding, colors by Glenn Whitmore, letters by John Costanza

Bear Attack! Month 2014, Day 6: Clark shouldn't have worn those spring-loaded boots

panels from the Superman story "The Siege of Aurora Roost!" in World's Finest Comics #22 (May-June 1946), script by Alvin Schwartz (?), pencils by Ira Yarbrough, inks by Stan Kaye

Today in Comics History, October 12 (Let's Poke Fun at Columbus Day Special): Superboy delays curing cancer so he can go to a parade

from "The Holiday Hijackers" in Adventure Comics #145 (DC, October 1949), script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils and inks by John Sikela

Comics Within Comics Month, Day 5: Not to be confused with Firestar

Panel from Action Comics (2011 series) #9 (July 2012), script by Grant Morrison, pencils and inks by Gene Ha, colors by Art Lyon, letters by Pat Brosseau



Cover of Starfire #5 (April-May 1977), pencils by Mike Vosburg, inks by Vince Colletta

Bear Attack! Month, Day 4: And Now Here's Clark Kent for the NRA

Panels from "Clark Kent, He-Man!" in Adventure Comics #305 (February 1963), pencils and inks by George Papp, letters by Joe Letterese

365 Days of DC House Ads, Day 101

House ad for Superman #197 (June 1967); printed in Batman #192 (June 1967)
Comic cover art: pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein, letters by Ira Schnapp
Ad designed and lettered by Ira Schnapp

Today in Comics History, February 27: Clark Kent gets the inspiration to write the lyrics to the Human League's "Don't You Want Me"

from "Innocent—Beyond a Reasonable Doubt" in Superman Family #202 (DC, July 1980), script by Bob Rozakis, pencils by John Calnan, inks by Frank Chiaramonte, colors by Gene D'Angelo, letters by Ben Oda

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Today in Comics History, Monday the 15th: Lar Gand is re-named "Today-El"

from Action Comics Annual (1987 series) #10 (DC, March 2007), script by Geoff Johns and Richard Donner, pencils and inks by Eric Wight, colors by Lee Loughridge, letters by Travis Lanham
No month on it? I call no way on that calendar.

Today in Comics History, June 18: Clark Kent's Fake Birthday

from World's Finest Comics #235 (January 1976), script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by John Calnan
Wait a minute...today is Clark Kent's birthday? Not true, Super-fans...as you can find out in my blog entry back on February 29! (Offer invalid if you are Lex Luthor.)

Whose Comic Book Is It, Anyway?

It's just another day in Metropolis...a day where Lois Lane survives a grenade attack...in her underwear!




Panels from Superman Family #212 (December 1981)

...and on a day when Jimmy Olsen escapes from a deathtrap in his underwear...



...is the same day that Clark Kent watches Lou Grant.



Let's look at another day. Today, Lois Lane escapes being kidnapped by a gun-wielding crazy maniac taxi driver (in other words, a taxi driver):




...and Jimmy Olsen takes out a pair of organized criminal weasels using only his wits an an Ikea Kvart lamp!



It's the same day that Clark Kent sneezes.



"Oh, come on," you're saying. "It's not fair to judge what Clark does...after all, we should look at what Superman is up to!" Well, reasonable enough...



Oh, good work, Superman. You re-heated a cup of coffee.

So: your fine Superman line of comic books from DC! We all know who the star of them is, don't we?



Yes, truly, this was The Greatest Lois Lane Story Ever.