Today in Comics History, December 31, 1966 1965 1964, New Year's Eve: Y2Zot strikes again

from Zot #27 (Eclipse, June 1989); script, pencils, and inks by Scott McCloud; plot assist by Ivy Ratafia; letters by Bob Lappan

Today in Comics History, Eorx 62, 9999: Time to buy a 10,000 Calendar at your local Krypt-Mart

Wait, today is Eorx 62? It feels like it's still Septober! Well, it really isn't, but where else am I gonna squeeze this "Today in Comics History" except at the very last day of the year?


from The Phantom Zone #1 (DC, January 1982), script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tony DeZuniga, colors by Carl Gafford, letters by Milt Snapinn
But it probably isn't precise, so please mentally place Eorx 62 wherever you wish in the Gregorian Calendar! Superman would approve. Wouldn't you, Supes?


from Ambush Bug (1985 series) #3 (DC, August 1985), script by Robert Loren Fleming, plot and pencils by Keith Giffen, inks by Bob Oksner, colors by Anthony Tollin, letters by John Costanza

Today in Comics History, December 31, 1968, New Year's Eve: Not so much a nightmare, more of a nice date

from "That Was Then...This Is NOW" in Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988 series) #9 (Marvel, November 1989), text by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas
I set this in 1968 because I imagine that this text piece is referring to this story and the night Clea met Tom Wolfe.

Today in Comics History, December 31, 1999, New Year's Eve: The future is what we make it.

May we all make a better 2023.



from The Other History of the DC Universe #5 (DC/Black Label, September 2021), script by John Ridley, pencils by Giuseppe Camuncoli, inks by Andrea Cucchi, colors by José Villarrubia, letters by Steve Wands

Today in Comics History, December 31, 1963, 11:59 PM, New Year's Eve: From deep in the subway, Pizza Rat wishes you a very happy 1964

from The Vain #3 (Oni, December 2020), script by Eliot Rahal, pencils and inks by Emily Pearson, colors by Fred C. Stressing with Macy Kahn, letters by Crank!

Today in Comics History, December 31, 1941, New Year's Eve: I just called to say "Wheet! Wheet!"

from All-Star Squadron #9 (DC, May 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 31, 2019, 11:59 PM, New Year's Eve: Gear yourself up for the New Year

from Tony Stark: Iron Man #19/619 (Marvel, February 2020), script by Dan Slott and Christos Gage, pencils and inks by Francesco Manna, colors by Edgar Delgado, letters by Joe Caramagna

Today in Comics History, December 31, 2003, New Year's Eve: Terrible gun pun completely ruins all of 2004

from SpyBoy: Final Exam #1 (Dark Horse, May 2004), script by Peter David, pencils by Pop Mhan, inks by Norman Lee, colors by Dan Jackson, letters by Michael David Thomas

Today in Comics History, December 31, 1999, New Year's Eve: Wow, they sure wrote a whole lotta comics stories about Y2K, didn't they

from Batman 80-Page Giant #3 (DC, July 2000), script by Chuck Dixon, pencils by Mike Deodato, inks by David Roach, colors by Glenn Whitmore, letters by John Costanza

Today in Comics History, December 31, 1968, 11:59 PM, New Year's Eve: The Electric Clea-Aid Acid Test

from Doctor Strange (1968 series) #180 (Marvel, May 1969), script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer, letters by Sam Rosen

Today in Comics History, December 31, New Year's Eve: The Eve Has Two Faces

from World's Finest (1990 series) #3 (DC, October 1990), script by Dave Gibbons, pencils by Steve Rude, inks by Karl Kesel, colors by Steve Oliff, letters by Bill Oakley

Today in Comics History, December 31, 1972, New Year's Eve: For a fun time on New Year's Eve, spend it with anybody but the Fantastic Four

from Fantastic Four (1961 series) #133 (Marvel, April 1973), plot by Roy Thomas, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Ramona Fradon, inks by Joe Sinnott, colors by Stan Goldberg, letters by John Costanza

Today in Comics History, December 31, 11:55 PM, New Year's Eve: Jingle Bells, Joker Smells

from Batman: The Adventures Continue (2020 series) #8 (DC, March 2021), script by Alan Burnett and Paul Dini, pencils by Ty Templeton, inks by Sean Parsons, colors by Monica Kubina, letters by Josh Reed

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 31, New Year's Eve: Captain America is beginning to slightly regret becoming evil and killing all those people

from Black Widow (2019 series) #1 (March 2019), script by Jen Soska and Sylvia Soska, pencils and inks by Flaviano, colors by Veronica Gandini, letters by Joe Caramagna

Today in Comics History, December 31, 1968, 11:30-11:55 PM, New Year's Eve: His scarf is made of Kirby Krackle!

from Doctor Strange (1968 series) #180 (Marvel, May 1969), script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Tom Palmer, letters by Sam Rosen

Today in Comics History, December 31, New Year's Eve: Then that dame strolls into the place on legs as long as the Nile leaving a scent of Chanel No. 5 and freshly-fired gun smoke behind her

from Batman: Dark Victory #5 (DC, April 2000), script by Jeph Loeb, pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Gregory Wright, color separations by Heroic Age, letters by Richard Starkings

Today in Comics History, December 31, 1923, New Year's Eve: Just admit you couldn't get a date, Alfred

from Alfred Hitchcock: Master of Suspense (NBM, March 2022), script by by Noël Simsolo, translation by Monatan Kane, art by Dominique Hé, lettering by Ortho

Today in Comics History, December 31, 1939, New Year's Eve: Like sands through the hourglass

So, if Roy Thomas says that Hourman debuted on New Year's Eve...


from "The Secret Origin of the Golden Age Hourman" in Secret Origins (1986 series) #16 (DC, July 1987), script by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas, pencils by Michael Bair, inks by Mike Gustovich, colors by Carl Gafford, letters by David Cody Weiss and Agustin Más
...then that means it's also when this story take place:


cover of Adventure Comics #48 (DC, March 1940), pencils and inks by Bernard Baily

Today in Comics History, December 31, 1941, New Year's Eve: MacArthur can't have fun on New Year's Eve unless somebody gets hurt

from General Douglas MacArthur one-shot (Fox, 1951), creators uncredited and unknown