Showing posts with label February 15. Show all posts
Showing posts with label February 15. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Today in Comics History, February 15: Batman surveys produce


from Batman: The Audio Adventures (2022 series) #1 (DC, November 2022), script by Dennis McNicholas, pencils by Anthony Marques, inks by J. Bone, colors by Dave Stewart, letters by Ferran Delgado

Today in Comics History, February 15: I'd eat the rich, but I don't like kale


from "King Kale" in Leading Comics #2 (DC/World's Best, Spring 1942); script, pencils, inks, and letters by Henry Boltinoff

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Today in Comics History, February 16: Happy birthday, Ron Wilson!

Born on this day: Ron Wilson, prolific comics penciller of many Marvel covers as well as interiors for books like Captain America, The Defenders, The Avengers, Hulk, What If...?, Luke Cage: Power Man, Masters of the Universe, Marvel Comics Presents and many more, but especially his long run depicting my favorite Marvel character, the ever-lovin' blue-eyed Mr. Benjamin J. Grimm, in the pages of The Thing, Marvel Two-in-One, and Fantastic Four!


from Mighty Marvel Calendar 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979





Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Today in Comics History, February 15: Happy birthday, Red Blaik!

Born on this day in 1897: Earl Henry "Red" Blaik, football player, coach, Army officer, and College Football Hall of Fame inductee. No word on whether he ever ate Wheaties, though.


from "Red Blaik" in King Comics #67 (David McKay, November 1941), pencils and inks by [Jack?] Burnley

Happy birthday, Red!

Today in Comics History, February 15, 1937: Robert Crumb decides to change his career to cartooning


from "The Scourge of the South" in Crime Must Pay the Penalty #3 (Ace, August 1948), creators unknown

Monday, February 15, 2021

Today in Comics History, February 15, 1898: Yosemite Sam didn't blow that match out in time


from "Scoops...Pictures to Remember" in Real Fact Comics #9 (DC, July 1947), pencils and inks by George Roussos


from "Bucaneer Bunny" (1948), directed by Friz Freleng

Today in Comics History, February 15, 1804: I'm not entirely certain this new Star Trek series represents the franchise correctly


from "The Story of Stephen Decatur" in Real Life Comics #1 (Pines, September 1941), script by Otto Binder, pencils and inks by Jack Binder

Today in Comics History, February 15: J. Jonah Jameson refuses to follow the AP Stylebook guidelines for spelling "Spider-Man"



from Amazing Spider-Man: Who Am I? #1 one-shot (Marvel, May 2014), script by Joshua Hale Fialkov, pencils and inks by Juan Bobillo, colors by Andres Mossa, letters by Chris Eliopoulos

It doesn't get any better even when Peter changes history.


Say, Peter, what does the general public think of you?


Saturday, February 15, 2020

Today in Comics Real History, February 15, 1944: Cassino Royale

War! Huh! What is it good for? Absolutely nuthin'. (Say it again!)

Okay, okay, I'll give you one good thing we got from war: the amazing artwork of Sam Glanzman.


from Combat (1961 series) #9 [8b] (Dell, July 1963), pencils and inks by Sam Glanzman

The first four paras of the Wikipedia article give very good background information on the Battle of Monte Cassino. More important to our interests, read about Sam Glanzman here.

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Today in Comics History, February 15, 1988: Hopes that the Russians love their children too are sadly dashed


from Psi-Force #20 (Marvel/New Universe, June 1988), script by Fabian Nicieza, pencils by Ron Lim, inks by Mike Witherby, colors by Nel Yomtov, letters by Rick Parker

Friday, February 15, 2013

Today in Comics History, February 15: Dawn of the Electric Dutch Cows


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, February 15: Catwoman found Valentine's Day very moving


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