Today in Comics History, December 30, 1941: Baron Blitzkrieg plans a blast of a New Year's Celebration

from All-Star Squadron #8 (DC, April 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 30: While off-camera, Nick Fury has turned into "Diamond" David Lee Roth

from Captain America (2002 series) #25 (June 2004); script by Robert Morales; pencils by Chris Bachalo; inks by Tim Townsend, Al Vey, and Aaron Sowd; colors by Chris Bachalo; letters by Randy Gentile

Today in Comics History, December 30, 1941: No time to shoot Winston Churchill, only time to talk about it

from All-Star Squadron #8 (DC, April 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 30, 1990: Oh boy! There's a big sale at Carlin's House o' Carpets!

from Adventures of Superman (1987 series) #474 (DC, January 1991), script and pencils by Dan Jurgens, inks by Art Thibert, colors by Glenn Whitmore, letters by Albert DeGuzman

Today in Comics History, December 30, 1999: The moon evolves mechanical tentacles, but it's far from the weirdest thing Warren Ellis writes today

from The Authority (1999 series) #10 (WildStorm, February 2000), script by Warren Ellis, pencils by Bryan Hitch, inks by Paul Neary, colors by Laura Depuy, letters by Ryan Cline

Today in Comics History, December 30, 1919: Debut of the popular TV series Grant Morrison's Memetic Fifth-Dimensional Cloudcuckooland Hospital

from Jenny Sparks: The Secret History of the Authority #5 (WildStorm, March 2001), 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 30, 10:35 PM: Meggan becomes increasingly suspicious of Walker's new Roast Wolverine Crisps

from Captain Britain (1985 series) #14 (Marvel UK, February 1986), script and pencils by Alan Davis; inks by Mark Farmer; letters by Annie Halfacree; color version from Captain Britain trade paperback (Marvel, 1988), colors by Andy Seddon.

Today in Comics History, December 30: The Batman spends New Year's Eve Eve indulging in his oft-overlooked Peeping Tom hobby

from The Brave and the Bold (1955 series) #106 (DC, March 1973); script by Bob Haney; pencils, inks, and letters by Jim Aparo

Today in Comics History, December 30, 7:15 PM: The bottom falls out of the superheroine high-heel shoe market

from Captain Britain (1985 series) #14 (Marvel UK, February 1986), script and pencils by Alan Davis; inks by Mark Farmer; letters by Annie Halfacree; color version from Captain Britain trade paperback (Marvel, 1988), colors by Andy Seddon.

Today in Comics History, December 30, 6:30 PM: Captain Britain's consignment of heroin comes in much too late to give out as Christmas presents

from Captain Britain (1985 series) #14 (Marvel UK, February 1986), script and pencils by Alan Davis; inks by Mark Farmer; letters by Annie Halfacree; color version from Captain Britain trade paperback (Marvel, 1988), colors by Andy Seddon.