Today in Comics History, February 7, 1987: Firestorm: Threat or Menace?

from The Fury of Firestorm (1982 series) #63 (DC, September 1987), script by John Ostrander, pencils by Joe Brozowski, inks by Dick Giordano, colors by Nansi Hoolahan, letters by John Workman

Today in Comics History, February 7: Happy birthday, Wally Butts! (giggle)

Born on this day (tee hee) in 1905 (giggle), college football player and coach of the champion Georgia Bulldogs (guffaw) and member of the College Football Hall of Fame (he he he he)...Wally Butts! (rolling on my back, holding my sides, laughing at the name "Butts" uproariously)


from DC and Parents' Magazine Institute comics cover dated November 1947
Also, he liked Wheaties! BWAH-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!

Happy birthday, Wally! (giggle)

Today in Comics History, February 7: Happy birthday, Bob Camp!

A very happy birthday today to Bob Camp, who not only drew stories for Crazy and covers for The 'Nam and Conan, among others...


from Marvel Age #50 (Marvel, May 1987), text by Mike Carlin, pencils and inks by Ron Zalme
...but he's also an animation designer who's worked on ThunderCats, Silverhawks, TigerSharks, The Real Ghostbusters, Tiny Toon Adventures and more...and he's a co-founder of and director for Spümcø, where he wa nominated for two Emmys and a CableACE Award for his work on The Ren & Stimpy Show.


from What If...? (1977 series) #34 (Marvel, August 1982), text and letters by Rick Parker, pencils and inks by Bob Camp
Happy birthday, Bob!

Today in Comics History, February 7, 1942: Rocketeer battles hipster internet humorists

from "TKO" in Rocketeer Adventures (2011 series) #2 (IDW, July 2011), script by Lowell Francis, pencils and inks by Gene Ha, colors by Dave Stewart, letters by Chris Mowry
Actually, he's on a mission from Doc Savage! Keep 'em flying, Cliff!

Today in Comics History, February 7: Happy birthday, Laura Ingalls Wilder!

Born on this day in 1867: Laura Ingalls Wilder, writer of the Little House book series!



from Rawhide Kid: Slap Leather #3-4 (Marvel, May-June 2003), script by Ron Zimmerman, pencils and inks by John Severin, colors by Steve Buccellato, letters by Wes Abbott
Happy birthday, Little Half Pint of Cider Half Drank Up! (clearing throat) Ma'am.

Today in Comics History, February 7: What the Dickens

This is an expanded and updated version of a post originally published February 7, 2012.

I oughta know when to keep my little stuffed mouth shut! I noticed via the magical medium of Google...


...that it's the birthday (in 1812, same as the overture) of the man who invented Christmas and urban poverty, Charles Dickens. Happy birthday, Chuck!


House ad for Teen Titans #13 (DC, January 1968), cover pencils and inks by Nick Cardy, cover letters by Ira Schnapp; in DC Comics cover-dated January 1968

Today in Comics History, February 7, 1964: Parents just don't understand

from The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story (Dark Horse, November 2013), written by Vivek J. Tiwary, art by Andrew C. Robinson, letters by Steve Dutro

Today in Comics History, February 7, 1964: Pop band invades, conquers, enslaves America

from The Beatles in Comics! (NBM, November 2018); script by Gaëtan Petit; translation by Joe Johnson; art by Efix; letters by Ortho


from The Beatles: Their Story in Pictures (ITV, 1982), script by Angus P. Allan, art by Arthur Ranson (collected from the strip in Look-In)


from Marvel Comics Super Special #4 [The Beatles] (Marvel, 1978), script by Dave Kraft, additional dialogue by Don McGregor, pencils by George Pérez, inks by Klaus Janson and Joe Rubinstein, colors by Petra Goldberg, letters by Tom Orzechowski


from Rock 'n' Roll Comics: The Beatles Experience (Revolutionary/Bluewater, 2010), script by Todd Loren, art by Mike Sagara


from The Beatles one-shot (Dell, September 1964), pencils and inks by Joe Sinnott
And the world would never be the same. Because The Beatles blew it up.