Today in Comics History, October 1: Happy birthday, Jimmy Carter!

Born on this day: the 39th President of the United States and one of the few of 'em I respect, Jimmy Carter!


from [Uncanny] X-Men #136 (Marvel, August 1980), co-plot and script by Chris Claremont, co-lot and pencils by John Byrne, inks by Terry Austin, colors by Glynis Oliver, letters by Tom Orzechowski
Sorry: I actually do have dozens of Jimmy Carter panels from comics — but it's been one of those weeks. Sorry, Mr. President — full treatment next year!


from "White House Rip-Off!" in Spidey Super Stories #30 (Marvel, January 1978), pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Mike Esposito, letters by Ray Holloway
Happy birthday, President Carter!

Today in Comics History, April 17, 1978: They came from where?!?

from Realms (Catalan, July 1987); script, art, and letters by Paul Kirchner

Today in Comics History: February 12, 1980: Jimmy Carter exhausts all non-peanut-related options

from Kirby: Genesis: Silver Star #1 (Dynamite, November 2011), co-plot by Alex Ross, co-plot and script by Jai Nitz, pencils by Johnny Desjardins, colors by Vinicius Andrade, letters by Simon Bowland

Today in Comics History, January 20, 1977: Carter is inaugurated; Fantastic Four crash party

from Marvel Two-in-One #27 (Marvel, March 1977), script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Pablo Marcos, colors by Len Wein, letters by John Costanza

Today in Comics History, November 3, 1976: Fox News broadcasts its first report

from Jenny Sparks: The Secret History of the Authority #3 (WildStorm, October 2000), script by Mark Millar, pencils by John McCrea, inks by James Hodgkins, colors by Ian Hannin, letters by Bill O'Neil