Today in Comics History, July 1, 1965: Little Green Men become the Greys because they debut in a black-and-white comic strip

"UFONaut Types #1" from Our Space Age (Bell-McClure Syndication, August 26, 1968(?), text by Otto Binder, art by Carl Pfeufer
Special thanks to Rob Kristoffersen, Twitter's @YerUFOGuy, for spotlighting this cartoon (which I quickly yoinked)! Thank you, Rob!

Today in Comics History, July 1, 1944: Bing Crosby and Bob Hope Meet the Mummy

from Justice Society of America (2023 series) #3 (DC, May 2023), script by Geoff Johns, pencils and inks by Mikel and Jerry Ordway, colors by Jordie Bellaire and John Kalisz, letters by Rob Leigh (

Today in Comics History, July 1: Happy birthday, Billy Graham!

This is an expanded and updated version of a post originally published July 1, 2022.

Born on this day in 1935: comics artist (and actor and playwright) Billy Graham (Black Panther, Luke Cage: Hero for Hire, Sabre, Vampirella, more). Power Man villain Stiletto is his co-creation!


Comics writer Don McGregor writes (at length, as he always does!) abotu working with Rich Buckler and Billy on the famous "Panther's Rage" story in Jungle Action and the creation of Erik Killmonger.

from Marvel's Voices: Legacy 2022 #1 one-shot (Marvel, April 2022), by Don McGregor
(Click picture to do justice to Don's extensive prose!)
Happy birthday, Billy!


from (L) Mighty Marvel Calendar 1976 (Marvel, 1975, and
(R) 1975 Mighty Marvel Convention Program Book (Marvel, 1975), photograph by Michele Wolfman

Today in Comics History, July 1, 1867: This post fulfills my blog's minimum requirements for Canadian content

Happy Canada Day! Eh, hosers? Today, the holiday formerly known as Dominion Day (which is a celebration of those little yellow guys, some of whom only have one eye), we celebrate the anniversary of Canadian Confederation which occurred on July 1, 1867! I have no idea what that means!But it's a holiday!

Today in Comics History, July 1: Happy birthday, Debbie Harry!

Born on this day, the very coolest of days to have a birthday: singer, songwriter, and actress Deborah Harry, singer/songerwriter/actor and lead vocalist of the band Blondie!


cover of Look-In #11/1979 (ITV, 10 March 1979), painting by Arnaldo Putzu

Today in Comics History, July 1: Happy birthday, Julianna Ferriter!

Born on this day: comics colorist Julianna Ferriter (Secret Wars, Checkmate, Power Man and Iron Fist, Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Avengers, Peter Porker: The Spectacular Spider-Ham, Darkstars and more)!


from Marvel Age #31 and 55 (Marvel, October 1985 and October 1987); text by Jim Salicrup (#31) and Mike Carlin (#55); pencils and inks by Ron Zalme; colors by Andy Yanchus (#31) and Paul Becton (#55)
Happy birthday, Julianna!

Today in Comics History, July 1: Happy birthday, Dan Aykroyd!

Hey, it's somebody's birthday today, and not just mine: comedian, actor, singer, and Hard Rock Cafe co-founder Dan Aykroyd! He was one of the freshman team of Not Ready for Prime Time Players on Saturday Night Live!



cover of Marvel Team-Up (1972 series) #74 (Marvel, October 1978), pencils and inks by Dave Cockrum, SNL caricature pencils and inks by Marie Severin, letters by Irv Watanabe

Today in Comics History, July 1, 1934: Mom, no!

from Comic Book History of Animation #2 (IDW, December 2020); script by Fred Van Lente; pencils, inks, colors and letters by Ryan Dunlavey

Today in Comics History, July 1: Happy birthday, Adolf Kabatek!

Born on this day in 1931: Adolf Kabatek, founder of Ehapa, the publisher who brought DC, Disney, Asterix, and Lucky Luke comics to Germany! He also wrote stories for the Uncle Scrooge comics!


from Fifty Who Made DC Great one-shot (DC, 1985)
Happy birthday, Adolf! (I've never said that combination of words before.)

Today in Comics History, July 1, 1912: Wonder Woman tells us an inspirational tale of...wait, she died? THIS IS NOT UPLIFTING, DIANA!

from "Harriet Quimby" in Wonder Woman (1942 series) #46 (DC, March 1951), script by Julius Schwartz, pencils and inks by Frank Harry

Today in Comics History, July 1, 1921: So-called "great American" turns his back on the American flag

from "He Fought for America" in Real Life Comics #9 (Pines, January 1943), creators uncredited and unknown

Today in Comics History, July 1, 1903: Stop talking to the camera

from Rorschach #3 (DC/Black Label, February 2021), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by Jorge Fornés, colors by Dave Stewart, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, July 1, 1775: Sure, you talk a big game when nobody's shootin' at you, dude

from "The Leathernecks: The Story of the United States Marines" in Real Life Comics #5 (Pines, May 1942), creators uncredited and unknown

Today in Comics History, July 1: Happy birthday, Indiana Jones!

credits page of Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Gods #1 (Dark Horse, June 2008), pencils by Steve Scott, inks by Nathan Massengill, colors by Michael Atiyeh
Happy 123rd birthday, Indy! I got you a snake.

Today in Comics History, July 1, 1990: Evil scientist scribbles in a fill-in story while Peter David's back is turned

from The Incredible Hulk (1968 series) #389 (Marvel, January 1992), script by Tom Field, pencils by Gary Barker, inks by Mark Farmer, colors by Glynis Oliver, letters by Joe Rosen

Today in Comics History, July 1, 1951: Mr. Tawky Tawny runs off the field screaming for his life

from "Skinning the Tiger" in Baseball Thrills #3 (Ziff-Davis, Summer 1952), letters by John Duffy

Today in Comics History, July 1, 1859: The last time baseball was unsullied by commercialism

from Baseball Thrills #3 (Ziff-Davis, Summer 1952), pencils and inks by Mario DeMarco

Today in Comics History, July 1, 1898: Earth is proven not only to be flat but to be two-sided

from "He Sailed into Silence" in Midnight #5 (Farrell, February 1958), pencils and inks by Bob Webb

Today in Comics History, July 1: Happy birthday, Jack Adler!

Born on this day in 1917: longtime innovative DC Comics cover artist, colorist, and production manager Jack Adler! You'll see his work in Action Comics, House of Mystery, Sea Devils, Sensation Comics, Green Lantern, G.I. Combat, and many, many more! He did the color separation for Action Comics #1, and eventually becaome DC's Vice President of Production.


from DC Comics cover-dated June 1977

Today in Comics History, July 1, seven years ago: Happy birthday, Bully!

(looks up at title of post) Hey, that's me!


Bully artwork by Ming Doyle