Today in Comics History, September 14, 1985: Epistolary comic book story also includes logos

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

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

365 Days of Defiance, Day 69*: The Justice Society is formed to fight the fifth column by using big-ass word balloons

Panels from All Star Comics #4 (March-April 1941), script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils and inks by Everett E. Hibbard
Tune in tomorrow to see how Flash, the Master of Going Faster, deals with the enemies of America! (Hint: he goes quicker than them.)

* Nice.**
** This footnote satisfies the requirement by international internet law that all mentions of the number sixty-nine be accompanied by the word "nice."

Today in Comics History, November 22, 1963: Time travelers make the JFK assassination a popular holiday destination

from Hourman #2 (DC, May 1999), script by Tom Peyer, pencils by Rags Morales, inks by David Meikis, colors by John Kalisz, color separations by Heroic Age, letters by Kurt Hathaway

365 Days of DC House Ads, Day 3

House ad for Superman #9 (March-April 1941) and Adventure Comics #59 (February 1941); printed in Detective Comics #48 (February 1941); art by Fred Ray (Superman) and Bernard Baily (Adventure Comics)