Today in Comics History, February 14, Valentine's Day: Oh man, they're gonna have Superboy come in and make her over, aren't they?*

from "The Man Who Changed" in Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #27 (Marvel/Atlas, October 1955), pencils by Jay Scott Pike, inks by J. Scott Pike (?) or Christopher Rule (?), letters by Joe Letterese (?)
Then, Jane gives a down-on-his-luck bum, quite possibly a disheveled David Banner, thirty bucks. Jane's hotter waitress cohort is appalled. I mean, you coulda bought 300 copies of Journey into Mystery #27 with that!


Turns out the hobo was in fact Jesus. Well, close, he was St. Valentine (patron saint of beekeepers, by the way, which is why his day is so sweet). And he's gorgeous and he made Jane beautiful.


Say, what the Sam Scratch was the moral of this story again?

(*To make sense of that reference, see here: Today in Comics History, February 10: Well, she's no Lori Lemaris...)

Today in Comics History, July 8, 1910: Even on his deathbed, Benton continues to have a one-track mind

from "The Train That Wasn't There!" in Journey into Mystery #27 (Marvel/Atlas, October 1955), pencils and inks by Bob Powell

Today in Comics History, May 8, 1910: In a moment, the results of that tri...oh wait, no, here it is.

from "The Train That Wasn't There!" in Journey into Mystery #27 (Marvel/Atlas, October 1955), pencils and inks by Bob Powell

Today in Comics History, May 5, 1910: Courtroom artist is really rushed to finish this one

from "The Train That Wasn't There!" in Journey into Mystery #27 (Marvel/Atlas, October 1955), pencils and inks by Bob Powell

Today in Comics History, April 20, 1910: Old-Timey Petitions Against Tax

from "The Train That Wasn't There!" in Journey into Mystery #27 (Marvel/Atlas, October 1955), pencils and inks by Bob Powell

Today in Comics History, April 16, 1910: Mr. Carter verbally ripostes that Mr. Benton might be ever so kind as to possibly oblige him to stuff it

from "The Train That Wasn't There!" in Journey into Mystery #27 (Marvel/Atlas, October 1955), pencils and inks by Bob Powell

Today in Comics History, April 14, 1910: Peanut business expands

from "The Train That Wasn't There!" in Journey into Mystery #27 (Marvel/Atlas, October 1955), pencils and inks by Bob Powell

Today in Comics History, April 10, 1910: Thomas the Tank Engine is scooped out to add delicious cream filling

from "The Train That Wasn't There!" in Journey into Mystery #27 (Marvel/Atlas, October 1955), pencils and inks by Bob Powell

Today in Comics History, February 9: Happy birthday, Tom Hiddleston!

Born on this day: actor Tom Hiddleston, who's acted in Midnight in Paris, War Horse, The Deep Blue Sea, Muppets Most Wanted, Kong: Skull Island, and oh yeah, starring as Norse god Loki in a few Marvel Cinematic Universe productions you may have heard of like Thor, Captain America, The Avengers, Thor: The Dark World, Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, Loki and What If...? Whew! Hope you got some free time to have a happy birthday, Tom!


second printing photo variant cover of Journey into Mystery #622 (Marvel, June 2011

Today in Comics History, January 27: Happy birthday, Frank Miller!

Born on this day: Frank Miller, comics writer and artist, screenwriter, film director/producer, and occasional absolute crackpot! (We love your work, Frank, but please come in off'a that right wing ledge.)


from Marvel Age #26, 49, 86 and 97 (Marvel, May 1985, April 1987, March 1990, and February 1991); text by Jim Salicrup (#26), Mike Carlin (#49), & Chris Eliopoulis and Barry Dutter (#86 and 97), pencils and inks by Ron Zalme; colors by Paul Becton (#49), Gregory Wright (#86), and Renee Witterstaetter (#97)

365 Days of Defiance, Day 238: Teach your children well

Panels from Journey into Mystery (2011 series) #630 (December 2011), script by Kieron Gillen, pencils and inks by Richard Elson, colors by Jessica Kholinne, letters by Clayton Cowles

365 Days of Defiance, Day 110: And that's how Kevin Sorbo came to star in a little syndicated action show called Thor: The Legendary Journeys

Panels from Journey into Mystery Annual #1 (July 1965), script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta, colors by Stan Goldberg, letters by Sam Rosen

You're welcome

Panel from Journey Into Mystery (1952 series) #125, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta, words by Lin-Manuel Miranda

Countdown to Halloween: Jack Kirby's Monsters! Night Two: When you see him, say a prayer and kiss your heart goodbye

Hey, who's this dude? What's his story? What's he all about?


Panels from "Alien on Earth!" in Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #51 (March 1959), script (?) and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Christopher Rule, colors by Stan Goldberg, letters by Artie Simek
What's a-goin' on here, dude? What's your major malfunction? (Besides phonics.)


What do the intelligentsia, Les Français, those dirty commie Russkies, and…I don't know, Alfred Pennyworth and that one guy from Ghost Hunters...all think about him?


Well, I don't know what the heck that thing is...you kids, don't put your lips on it!


Oh, let's just do to it what we do to everything. Let's blow that sucker up with a nuke! Yee-haw!


Oh, say! Turns out he was smarter than us. Well, that'll happen. Wah-wah-wah-wahhhhhhhhhhh!


Join us tomorrow when we prove beyond the shadow of a doubt that...Jack Kirby has seen the motion picture King Kong!

Comics News for May 14, 2015

Top: from "At Dawn Dies Mary MacGuffin!" in Batman #241 (May 1972),
script by Denny O'Neil, pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano
Middle: from Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe one-shot (November 1995); script by Garth Ennis; pencils by Dougie Braithwaite; inks by (choose one of the following) Robin Riggs, Michael Halbleib, Sean Hardy, Martin Griffith, Don Hudson, or John Livesay; colors by Shannon Blanchard and Tom Smith; color separations by Malibu; letters by Bill Oakley
Bottom: from "With My Hammer In Hand…!" in Journey into Mystery #120 (September 1965), script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta, colors by Stan Goldberg, letters by Artie Simek

Corner Box Thor Is Just Happy to See You

365 Days of KirbyTech, Day 94: The Ruler of Earth

Behold...The Ruler of the Earth!


Splash page from "The Ruler of Earth" in Journey into Mystery #81 (June 1962), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers

Today in Christmas Comics History, December 24: Illegal aliens steal our precious holiday traditions

from "Monsters on Mercury!" in Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #78 (Marvel, March 1962), script by Stan Lee, pencils and inks by Steve Ditko

Comics Within Comics Month, Day 25: Hey, that's the same garbage can everybody throws their costumes into!

Panel from "...Canon." in X-Men: First Class (2007 series) #11 (June 2008), script by Jeff Parker, pencils and inks by Colleen Coover, colors by Val Staples, letters by Nate Piekos



Cover of Journey into Mystery (1952 series) #83 (August 1962), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott, colors by Stan Goldberg, letters by Artie Simek

Comics Within Comics Month, Day 2: Comics are your best entertainment value (if you're a Norse god)

Panels from Journey into Mystery #646 (January 2013), script by Kathryn Immonen, pencils and inks by Valerio Schiti, colors by Jordie Bellaire, letters by Clayton Cowles




Covers of Journey into Mystery #67-68 (April-May 1961); pencils by Steve Ditko (#67) and Jack Kirby (#68), inks by Steve Ditko (#67) and Dick Ayers (#68), colors by Stan Goldberg, letters by Artie Simek