Today in Comics History, December 12, 1941: Ship nicely giftwrapped for Christmas

from "U.S.S. Minneapolis: Unsinkable Ship" in True Comics #43 (Parents' Magazine Press, Spring 1945), creators uncredited and unknown

Today in Comics History, December 12: "Action Comics #1. You?"

from Action Comics #1027 (DC, January 2021), script by Brian Michael Bendis, pencils by John Romita, Jr., inks by Klaus Janson, colors by Brad Anderson, letters by Dave Sharpe

Today in Comics History, December 12, 1941: Agent ordered to leave phone booth open in case Superman needs it to change in

from The Vain #1 (Oni, October 2020), script by Eliot Rahal, pencils and inks by Emily Pearson, colors by Fred C. Stressing, color assists by Macy Kahn, letters by Crank!

Today in Comics History, December 12, 1970 and 2006: Every 36 years on December 12, the Daily Planet publishes an edition, whether they need it or not

from Man and Superman 100-Page Super Spectacular #1 one-shot (DC, April 2016), script by Marv Wolfman, pencils and inks by Claudio Castellini, colors by Hi-Fi

Today in Comics History, December 12, 1938 and 1945: Executioner figured he'd schedule 'em all on the same day, get 'em over with

from (top) "The Gray Phantom" and (bottom) "The Red-Headed Monster" in Crime Must Pay the Penalty #33 (1) (Ace, February 1948), pencils by Leo Morey (top) and Al Camy (bottom)

Today in Comics History, December 12, 1941: Churchill flees war-torn England to, I dunno, kick some Zulus, maybe?

from All-Star Squadron #7 (DC, March 1982), script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Adrian Gonzales, inks by Jerry Ordway, colors by Carl Gafford, letters by John Costanza

Today in Comics History, December 12, 1988: Charred remains not looked over very carefully

cover of Adventures of Superman #451 (DC, February 1989), pencils and inks by Jerry Ordway

Today in Comics History, December 12, 1987: John Constantine travels to Earth-148611

from Psi-Force #18 (Marvel/New Universe, April 1988), script by Fabian Nicieza, pencils by Ron Lim, inks by Romeo Tanghal, colors by Nel Yomtov, letters by Joe Rosen

Today in Comics History, December 12, 2012: Mayans smack that smart-ass smirk off Mr. Peabody's face

from Mr. Peabody and Sherman #1 (IDW, November 2013), script by Sholly Fisch; pencils, inks, and colors by Jorge Monlongo; letters by Tom B. Long
Hey, wasn't it supposed to be December 21?

Today in Comics History, December 12: Jack Dale is reminded that telegrams were once a thing, apparently

from "Death in the Northwoods!" in Detective Comics #154 (December 1949), script by Don Cameron, pencils by Carmine Infantino

Today in Comics History, December 12: Modern art takes revenge on guy who said "My kid coulda painted that!"

from "Only Pantorro Knew!" in Ghost Stories #5 (Dell, January 1964), script by Carl Memling, pencils and inks by Gerald McCann

Today in Comics History, December 12: Turns out to have been Ma's birthday after all

from 100 Bullets #22 (DC/Vertigo, May 2001), script by Brian Azzarello, pencils and inks by Eduardo Risso, colors by Patricia Mulvihill, color separations by Digital Chameleon, letters by Clem Robins
Happy birthday, Ma! Sorry we already ate the cake on December second.

Today in Comics History, December 2: Oh no, Ma, it's not your birthday yet.

from 100 Bullets #22 (DC/Vertigo, May 2001), script by Brian Azzarello, pencils and inks by Eduardo Risso, colors by Patricia Mulvihill, color separations by Digital Chameleon, letters by Clem Robins

Today in Comics History, December 12, 1834 and 1957: Men of indeterminate but probably Italian ancestry are born but later die

from "The Eighth Deadly Sin, Part Two: Original Sin" in Detective Comics Annual #11 (DC, December 2009), script by Fabian Nicieza, pencils and inks by Tom Mandrake, colors by Nathan Eyring, letters by John J. Hill


from Bill & Ted's Excellent Comic Book #3 (Marvel, February 1992), script and pencils by Evan Dorkin, inks by Stephen DeStefano, colors by Robbie Busch, letters by Kurt Hathaway