Today in Comics History, December 27, 1960: A Cellarful of Boys

from Beatles with an A: Birth of a Band (Fanfare, July 2014), script and art by Mauri Kunnas

Today in Comics History, December 27: Happy birthday, M. D. Bright!

#Botd: comics scripter, penciller, and inker M.D. (Mark) Bright (Iron Man, Icon, Green Lantern, Power Man and Iron Fist, G.I. Joe, Action Comics Weekly, Quantum and Woody (co-creator), and more)!


from Marvel Age #36, 60, and 96 (Marvel, March 1986, March 1988, and January 1991); text by Jim Salicrup (#36), Mike Carlin (#60), and Chris Eliopoulis and Barry Dutter (#96); pencils and inks by Ron Zalme; colors by Adam Philips (#36), Paul Becton (#60), and Marie Javins (#96)
Happy birthday, M.D.!

Today in Comics History, December 27, 1947: Luckily this comic wasn't in Smell-O-Vision

from "Life Below" in The Spirit Section (Register and Tribune Syndicate, February 22, 1948), script and figure pencils and inks by Will Eisner, background pencils and inks by Jerry Grandenetti, letters by Abe Kanegson; as reprinted in black-and-white in The Spirit (1983 series) #28 (Kitchen Sink, February 1987)

Today in Comics History, December 27, 1942: Wow, not only a color photo on the front page but it comes with its own free reporter typing the story!

from "Girl Commandos Outwit Ratzis" in Speed Comics #25 (Harvey, February 1943), pencils and inks by Jill Elgin (?)

Today in Comics History, December 27, 3019: Legion of Super-Heroes forget to pay the electric bill for their headquarters

from Doomsday Clock #9 (DC, May 2019), script by Geoff Johns, pencils and inks by Gary Frank, colors by Brad Anderson, letters by Rob Leigh

Today in Comics History, December 27, 1949: Indonesia sighs and hopes that the third time will be the charm

from "How a Nation Is BornL Yout United Nations at Work" PSA in DC Comics cover-dated December 1955; script by Jack Schiff, pencils and inks by Win Mortimer, letters by Ira Schnapp

Today in Comics History, December 27, 1940: James just came by to drop off some Ws

from Adventures of Captain America #1 (Marvel, September 1991), script by Fabian Nicieza, pencils by Kevin Maguire, inks by Joe Rubinstein, inking assist by Tom Christopher, colors by Paul Mounts, letters by Richard Starkings

Today in Comics History, December 27, 1999: In Which I Fumble the Ball

from Jenny Sparks: The Secret History of the Authority #1 (WildStorm, August 2000), script by Mark Millar, pencils by John McCrea, inks by James Hodgkins, colors by Ian Hannin, letters by Bill O'Neil

Today in Comics History, December 27: Apparently this is the day Wolverine dies

from Incredible Hercules #128 (Marvel, June 2009), script by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente, pencils by Dietrich O. Smith, inks by Terry Pallot, colors by Raúl Treviño, letters by Joe Caramagna

Today in Comics History, December 27: It has taken Barbara Gordon only four weeks to morph into Mary Jane Watson

from "Tall, Dark, Handsome — and Missing!" in Detective Comics #384 (DC, February 1969), script by Mike Friedrich, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Murphy Anderson

Today in Comics History, December 27, 1657: Remonstrate! Remonstrate! Dance to the music!

Today in 1657, the Flushing Remonstrance was signed! Remember all the occasions this has been a major plot point in comic books? Here's only one of the many times it's been depicted!


"The Flushing Remonstrance," public service announcement published in DC Comics cover-dated September 1970