Today in Comics History, December 8, 1952: Happy birthday, Trigger Keaton...you #$@!%

from Six Sidekicks of Trigger Keaton #6 (Image, November 2021), script by Kyle Starks, art by Chris Schweizer, colors assists by Liz Trace Schweizer

Today in Comics History, December 8, 1952: EC's experimental new comic book Tales of Inconsequence is not a success

from "The End!" in Weird Fantasy (1951 series) #13 (EC, May 1952), script by Al Feldstein, pencils and inks by Wally Wood, colors by Marie Severin, letters by Jim Wroten

Today in Comics History, December 8, 1989: "Aurora Borealis!? At this time of year, at this time of day, in this part of the country, localized entirely within the Daily Bugle press room!?"

cover of Daily Bugle #3 (Marvel, February 1997), pencils by Karl Kerschl, inks by Greg Adams

Today in Comics History, December 8: Pink people in their pink sedan gather to hunt down the guy who squashed their brother

from New Mutants (1983 series) #99 (Marvel, March 1991); plot, pencils, and inks by Rob Liefeld, script by Fabian Nicieza, colors by Brad Vancata, letters by Joe Rosen

Today in Comics History, December 8, 2016: Professor MacPherson can't stop mooning over her signed photograph of Bully, the Little Stuffed Bull

from "Scottie Dog" in Gotham Academy #14 (DC, March 2016); script by Hope Larson; pencils, inks, and colors by Kris Mukai; letters by Steve Wands

Today in Comics History December 8: Batman enjoys doing pencil puzzlers

from "The Vampire of Steel" in World's Finest Comics #249 (DC, February 1978), script by Bob Haney, pencils by Kurt Schaffenberger, inks by Tex Blaisdell, colors by Michele Wolfman, letters by Ben Oda