Today in Comics History, December 19, 2017: Night spent in Scranton reluctantly remembered

from Klaus and the Crisis in Xmasville one-shot (Boom!, December 2017); script by Grant Morrison; pencils, inks, and colors by Dan Mora; letters by Ed Dukeshire

Today in Comics History, December 19, 1931, 2:45 PM: By this point the time/space continuum has just thrown up its arms and said "Eh, the heck with it."

from Back to the Future: Citizen Brown #5 (IDW, September 2016), script by Eric Burnham, pencils by Alan Robinson, inks by Alan Robinson and Jaime Castro, colors by Maria Santaolalla, letters by Shawn Lee

Today in Comics History, December 19, 1953: Huckleberry Hound is lauded as a perfect novelist (reads headline again more carefully) uh, never mind

from Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles #5 (DC, July 2018), script by Mark Russell, pencils by Mike Feehan, inks by Sean Parsons and Jose Marzan Jr.

Today in Comics History, December 19: Ace the Bat-Hound apologizes for stabbing Batman in the shoulder

from "Good Boy" in Batman Annual (2017 series) #1 (DC, January 2017), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Finch, colors by Gabe Eltaeb, letters by Deron Bennett

Today in Comics History, December 19, 1931, 9:40 AM: Back to the future drawing board

from Back to the Future: Citizen Brown #5 (IDW, September 2016), script by Eric Burnham, pencils by Alan Robinson, inks by Alan Robinson and Jaime Castro, colors by Maria Santaolalla, letters by Shawn Lee

Today in Comics History, December 19, 2012, 8:43 AM: Miniseries cancelled after first issue

from The Fall and Rise of Captain Atom #1 (DC, March 2017), co-plot and script by Cary Bates, co-plot by Greg Weisman, pencils and inks by Will Conrad, colors by Ivan Nunes, letters by Saida Temofonte
Captain Atom probably shouldn't bother buying a 2013 calendar.

Today in Comics History, December 19, 2012, 8:38 AM: Geez, Cap, even I don't ask that until I've had my first cup of coffee

from The Fall and Rise of Captain Atom #1 (DC, March 2017), co-plot and script by Cary Bates, co-plot by Greg Weisman, pencils and inks by Will Conrad, colors by Ivan Nunes, letters by Saida Temofonte
At least finish your cereal first, Cap!

Today in Comics History, December 19, 1931, 3:15 AM: It's quarter after three, there's no one in the place / Except me and Marty

from Back to the Future: Citizen Brown #5 (IDW, September 2016), script by Eric Burnham, pencils by Alan Robinson, inks by Alan Robinson and Jaime Castro, colors by Maria Santaolalla, letters by Shawn Lee

Today in Comics History, December 19, 1987, 10:37 AM: John Byrne kills a man just for schnorring too loud

from Star Brand #12 (Marvel/New Universe, March 1988), script and breakdowns by John Byrne, finishes by Tom Palmer, colors by Andy Yanchus, letters by Joe Rosen
Also this issue, later in the day: Byrne, Howard Mackie, and Mark Gruenwald die! Plus everybody at the comic book convention. Whew, glad I stayed home that day!



Hey, kids...Comics!

Today in Comics History, December 19, 1987, 8:53 AM: Jane gets the siding on her house redone by Tom Palmer

from Star Brand #12 (Marvel/New Universe, March 1988), script and breakdowns by John Byrne, finishes by Tom Palmer, colors by Andy Yanchus, letters by Joe Rosen

Today in Comics History, December 19, 1986: Spider-Man is bored by the approaching death of print journalism

from The Amazing Spider-Man (1963 series) #288 (Marvel, May 1987), script by Christopher Priest as Jim Owsley, pencils by Alan Kupperberg, inks by Jim Fern, colors by George Roussos, letters by Rick Parker

Today in Comics History, December 19, 1777: Superman cheerfully leaves the Continental Army to die in the winter snow

I will never not make fun of the infamous Limited Collectors' Edition #C-47, which promised us this:


cover of Limited Collectors' Edition #C-47 [Superman Salutes the Bicentennial] (DC, August 1976); pencils and inks by Fred Ray, colors by Sol Harrison
...but gave us this: sixty oversized pages of Tomahawk reprints superficially introduced by Superman.


from Limited Collectors' Edition #C-47 (DC, August 1976); Superman figures pencilled and inked by Curt Swan; Tomahawk pencils and inks by Fred Ray
What's the matter, Superman, too lazy to fly back into time and show us your adventures in 1776?

Anyway, here's what happened...Today in Comics History!

Today in Comics History, December 19, 1986: Two-Face's giant coin is placed on display in Boston Courthouse

from Spitfire and the Troubleshooters #6 (Marvel/New Universe, March 1987), script by Gerry Conway and Cary Bates, pencils by Vince Giarrano, inks by Tony DeZuniga, colors by John Wellington, letters by Rick Parker

Today in Comics History, December 19, 1986: Large bales of tobacco are flown into Boston to greet Margaret Thatcher

from Spitfire and the Troubleshooters #6 (Marvel/New Universe, March 1987), script by Gerry Conway and Cary Bates, pencils by Vince Giarrano, inks by Tony DeZuniga, colors by John Wellington, letters by Rick Parker

Today in Comics History, December 19: Hawkeye finally figures out how to run his new-fangled electronics...

...get a nine-year-old to do it for him.



from Hawkguy Hawkeye (2012 series) #6 (Marvel, February 2013), script by Matt Fraction, pencils and inks by David Aja, colors by Matt Hollingsworth, letters by Chris Eliopoulos

Today in Comics History, December 19: Edie Sawyer's new superhero name isn't working out as well as she'd hoped

from X-Statix #10 (Marvel, June 2003), script by Peter Milligan, pencils and inks by Philip Bond, colors by Laura Allred, letters by Nate Piekos