Today in Comics History, March 19: This wall's about a foot thick

from "The Peculiar Pieces of Pierre O'Neill" in DC's Legion of Bloom #1 one-shot (DC, May 2023), script by Zac Thompson, pencils and inks by Hayden Sherman, colors by Patricio Delpeche, letters by Becca Carey

Today in Comics History, October 31, Halloween: There are no exceptions, especially on Halloween, Phantom Stranger

from "The Longest Night" in DC's Terrors Through Time #1 one-shot (DC, December 2022), script by Paul Levitz, pencils and inks by Raúl Fernández, colors by Santiago Arcas, letters by Josh Reed

Today in Comics History, February 14, Valentine's Day: Hoo boy, is Beast Boy ever in trouble

from "The Dead Can Dance" in Young Monsters in Love #1 one-shot (DC, April 2018), script by Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing, pencils & inks by Javier Fernandez, colors by Trish Mulvihill, letters by Carlos M. Mangual

Today in Comics History, January 1, New Year's Day: Happy New Year!

Superman wishes you a Happy New Year!


from "We Just Have To Make It to Spring" in DC's Legion of Bloom #1 one-shot (DC, May 2023), script by Dave Wielgosz, pencils and inks by Riley Rossmo, colors by Ivan Plascencia, letters by Tom Napolitano
Now, he suggests you get off your hangovered butt and start working out at the gym. New Year, New You!

Today in Comics History, December 31, 11:50 PM, New Year's Eve: Do you see what I see? A Starro, a Starro, clamping on your face / Trying to kill the human face

from "To Stop the Star-Conqueress!" in DC's Very Merry Multiverse #1 one-shot (February 2021), script by Ivan Cohen, pencils and inks by Eleonora Carlini, colors by Ulises Arreola, letters by Becca Carey

Today in Comics History, December 26: Hydrogen War bleaches features from entire population

from "Silent Night" in DC Holiday Special 2017 #1 one-shot (DC, February 2018), script by Dan DiDio, pencils by Matthew Clark, inks by Sean Parsons and Matthew Clark, colors by Rob Schwager, letters by Travis Lanham

Today in Comics History, December 25, Christmas: The Harley and the Ivy

Yes, I know DC has already used that title, but it's too good to not use for this post.


from "A Change of Heart" in 'Tis the Season to Be Freezin' #1 one-shot (DC, February 2022), script by Tara Roberts, pencils and inks by Eric Battle, colors by Eva de la Cruz, letters by Ferran Delgado
Then they made out for the whole twelve days of Christmas.

Look, you finish your stories your way; let me finish mine.

Today in Comics History, December 25, Christmas: Where does he get those wonderful plastic toys?

from "Christmas by Gaslight" in DC's Very Merry Multiverse #1 one-shot (DC, February 2021), script by John Layman, pencils and inks by Dani, colors by Mike Spicer, letters by Aditya Bidikar

Today in Comics History, December 25, Christmas: The DC Universe has a really weird theology

from "It's a Horrible Life!" in DC's Very Merry Multiverse #1 one-shot (DC, February 2021), script by Paul Scheer and Nick Giovannetti, pencils and inks by Steve Lieber, colors by Marissa Louise, letters by Carlos M. Mangua

Today in Comics History, December 24, Christmas Eve: Hah! I bet that bench he's sitting on is totally Plastic MaHOLY COW I WAS RIGHT FOR ONCE

from "Christmas by Gaslight" in DC's Very Merry Multiverse #1 one-shot (DC, February 2021), script by John Layman, pencils and inks by Dani, colors by Mike Spicer, letters by Aditya Bidikar

The Eight Nights of Comic Book Hanukkah, Night Seven: In Brightest Day, In Blackest Night

Say, here's a question for the holidays: is Hal Jordan/Green Lantern Jewish?


from "[An Old-Fashioned Christmas]" in Christmas with the Super-Heroes #2 (DC, December 1989), script by William Francis Messner-Loebs, pencils by Colleen Doran, inks by Ty Templeton, colors by Glenn Whitmore, letters by Albert De Guzman
Well, at least (recently and canonically), yes! Hal Jordan's mother was Jewish, which makes him Jewish, although he was raised Catholic.


from Justice League: The Darkseid War: Green Lantern #1 one-shot (DC, January 2016), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by Doc Shaner, colors by Chris Sotomayor, letters by Tom Napolitano
Yes, I know, I'm as surprised as you are that the hero I thought was a Super-W.A.S.P. is one of God's Chosen People. But it goes a long way towards explaining this cool Hanukkah story starring the Emerald Embessador, in which GL, not for nisht, says "hei!" and kicks an enemy on an alien kanga in the shin and then mutters "nun evil shall escape my sight." Yes, folks, it's all dreidel puns all the way down, all by a non-kosher little stuffed bull.


from Green Lantern: The Animated Series #8 (DC, January 2013), script by Ivan Cohen, pencils and inks by Luciano Vecchio, colors by Franco Riesco, letters by Saida Temofonte

Today in Comics History, December 24, Christmas Eve: Christmas dancing Cheeks to Cheeks

from Ambush Bug Stocking Stuffer #1 one-shot (DC, February 1985), script by Robert Loren Fleming, pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Bob Oksner, colors by Anthony Tollin, letters by John Costanza

Today in Comics History, December 23: Michael Caine woulda just up and shot her

from "A Change of Heart" in 'Tis the Season to Be Freezin' #1 one-shot (DC, February 2022), script by Tara Roberts, pencils and inks by Eric Battle, colors by Eva de la Cruz, letters by Ferran Delgado

Today in Comics History, December 22: And that's why they only see each other for twenty minutes each day

from "Solstice" in DC Holiday Special 2017 (DC, February 2018), script by Greg Rucka, pencils and inks by Bilquis Evely, colors by Rómulo Fajardo Jr., letters by Dave Sharpe

Today in Comics History, December 21, 2016: Extremely Weird DC Team-Up debuts

from "Dreaming of a White Christmas" in DC Rebirth Holiday Special one-shot (DC, February 2017), script by Mariko Tamaki, pencils and inks by Matías Bergara, colors by Nanjan Jamberi, letters by Josh Reed

Today in Lucky St. Patrick's Day Comics History, March 17: The budget's not in the green

from "A Very Harley Holiday" in DC Rebirth Holiday Special #1 one-shot (DC, February 2017), script by Paul Dini, pencils and inks by Elsa Charretier, colors by Hi-Fi, letters by Josh Reed

Today in Comics History, February 14: Steve and Diana / Sittin' in a tree / Discussing Army cutlery

from "Bittersweet" in DC Love is a Battlefield one-shot (DC, April 2021), script by Crystal Frasier, pencils and inks by Juan Gedeon, colors by Ulises Arreola, letters by Marshall Dillon

Today in Comics History, February 14: Perry and the Wall / Sittin' in a tree / Exchanging secrets military

from "Loose Lips" in DC Love Is a Battlefield one-shot (DC, April 2021), script by Mark Russell, pencils and inks by Nik Virella, colors by Rómulo Fajardo Jr., letters by Wes Abbott

Today in Comics History, January 6: Jessica Cruz bakes a Three Kings cake just for me

Well it really isn't just for me, but when someone in comics makes cake, I like to think I can have a big slice. Anyway: Happy Epiphany Day!


from "The Epiphany" in DC Rebirth Holiday Special one-shot (DC, February 2017), script by Steve Orlando and Vita Ayala, pencils by V. Ken Marion, inks by Mick Gray, colors by Tony Aviña, letters by Josh Reed

Enjoy the Thanksgiving Day Parade, Part 2: All this and they didn't even invite Bouncing Boy

cover of DCU Holiday Special 2010 one-shot (DC, February 2011), pencils and inks by Matt Haley
Welcome to the DC Universe, where, just like us with our parade balloons of Stephen Hawking, Mae Jemison, and Larry Csonka, they celebrate Thanksgiving Day with the likenesses of true-life heroes within their own world! Heroes in shiny, armored costumes who star in popular and successful adventure franchises in film and on television The CW!


from "Hero of Heroes" in DCU Holiday Special 2010; script by Kevin Grevioux, pencils by Roberto Castro, inks by Scott Koblish, colors by Alex Bleyaert, letters by Travis Lanham
Whoa, not so fast, Hal Jordan. We said popular and successful.


You're okay, Flash, seen Tuesday night at 8, 7 Central on the CW.