Today in Comics History, August 14, 1756: Blue Man Group conquers upstate New York

from "The Story of the French and Indian War" in Comic Cavalcade #10 (DC/Gainlee Publishing, Spring 1945), script by M. C. Gaines and W. W. D. Sones, pencils and inks by Allen Simon

Today in Comics History, December 10, 1941, Dawn: US Military develops a meat grinder that can scream "AIR RAID" when you run a pig through it

from "The Hop Harrigan Quarterly Award for Flying Heroism: Meyer Levin" in Comic Cavalcade #3 (DC/All-American, Summer 1943), creators uncredited and unknown

Today in Comics History, September 13, 1759: House of bricks blown down

from Comic Cavalcade #2 (DC/All-American, Spring 1945), script by M. C. Gaines and W. W. D. Sones, pencils and inks by Allen Simon

Today in Comics History, April 1: Happy birthday, Sheldon Mayer!

Born this day in 1917: Sheldon Mayer, writer, editor, artist, and one of the greatest comic book creators of the 20th century. He's one of my favorite-ever comic book masters.


from Fifty Who Made DC Great one-shot (DC, 1985)

Today in Comics History, Columbus Day Special: DC Comics invents "What If"

"Flying Colors" from Comic Cavalcade #1 (DC, Winter 1942-1943); script, pencils and inks by John M. Jenks

Bear Attack! Month 2014, Day 18: Bear baiting: a popular WWII-era exhibition sport

Panels from the Wonder Woman story "Wanted by Hitler, Dead or Alive" in Comic Cavalcade #2 (Spring 1943), script by William Moulton Marston, pencils and inks by Frank Godwin