Today in Comics History, August 16: Happy birthday, Jason Todd!

Today in Comics History: Cyclops goes clubbing!


from Detective Comics #790 (DC, March 2004), script by Andersen Gabrych, pencils by Pete Woods, inks by Cam Smith, colors by Jason Wright, letters by Clem Robins
Hey, August 16 is also the birthday of Robin II, Jason Todd! Are ya gonna throw him a big party today, Bruce?


Oh. Whoops.

Today in Comics History, April 27, 1986: First Bi-Annual Commemoration of Death of Robin II (Observed)

from Batman Annual (1961 series) #25 (DC, May 2006), script by Judd Winick, pencils by Shane Davis, inks by Mark Morales, colors by Alex Sinclair, letters by Travis Lanham
Yep, Jason Todd died on April 27. And not at all on September 15.

Today in Comics History, September 15, 1988: Batman progressively walks closer to you until you can see he's carrying FOR PETE'S SAKE BATMAN PUT THAT THING DOWN

Yes, today, September 15, is when a phone vote to assassinate a comic book icon determined the fate of Batman comic books forever. Don't ask who it is that killed Jason Todd: as Mick Jagger sang, "after all it was you and me."




"Some Will Die" ads from DC comics cover dated September-December 1988, pencils by Jim Aparo

The Uncanny Prescience of Jason Todd

Panels from Batman #370 (April 1984), script by Doug Moench, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Alfredo Alcala, colors by Adrienne Roy, letters by Ben Oda

Today in Comics History: Robin dies and it's all your fault

House ad from Batman #427 (December 1988)

366 Days with Alfred Pennyworth, Day 253

Panel from Batman #360 (June 1983), script by Doug Moench, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Pablo Marcos and Ron Randall, colors by Adrienne Roy, letters by Ben Oda

366 Days with Alfred Pennyworth, Day 144

Panels from Batman #375 (September 1984), script by Doug Moench, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Alfredo Alcala, colors by Adrienne Roy, letters by Todd Klein

366 Days with Alfred Pennyworth, Day 57

Panel from Batman #360 (June 1983), script by Doug Moench, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Pablo Marcos and Ron Randall, colors by Adrienne Roy, letters by Ben Oda