Today in Comics History, July 10: The Whitest Golf Course U'Know

from "Capitol Offenses" in Action Comics Weekly #626 (DC, November 15, 1988), script by Martin Pasko, pencils by Frank Springer, inks by Frank McLaughlin, colors by Carl Gafford, letters by Albert DeGuzman

Today in Comics History, July 10: Happy birthday, Nic Stone!

Born on this day: young adult and middle grade fiction writer Nic Stone, New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin, Clean Getaway and others, including Marvel's Shuri: A Black Panther Novel, Shuri: The Vanished, and Shuri: Symbiosis. She also wrote this great essay in the pages of Marvel's Voices:


from Marvel's Voices: Legacy 2021 #1 one-shot (Marvel, October 2021), text by Nic Stone
Happy birthday, Ms. Stone!



from Shuri: A Black Panther Novel (Scholastic, September 2021), by Nic Stone

Today in Comics History, July 10: Happy birthday, Arthur Ashe!

Born on this day in 1943: tennis great Arthur Ashe, the first black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team, and the only Black man ever to win the singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open, inductee into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Hall of Fame and the International Tennis Hall of Fame, and activist and civil rights advocate.

from The Other History of the DC Universe #2 (DC, March 2021), script by John Ridley, layouts by Giuseppe Camuncoli, finishes by Andrea Cucchi, colors by José Villarrubia, letters by Steve Wands
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After Ashe publicly acknowledged that he had contracted HIV, he founded the Arthur Ashe Foundation for the Defeat of AIDS, and wrote the groundbreaking three-volume sports history A Hard Road to Glory: A History of the African-American Athlete. He passed away in 1993 from AIDS-related pneumonia.


from The Other History of the DC Universe #4 (DC, July 2021), script by John Ridley, layouts by Giuseppe Camuncoli, finishes by Andrea Cucchi, colors by José Villarrubia, letters by Steve Wands
Happy birthday, Arthur Ashe. Thinking of you today.


cover of Sports Legends Comics #3 (Revolutionary, 1992), pencils and inks (and colors?) by Carl Ferguson

Today in Comics History, July 10: Happy birthday, Arlo Guthrie!

Born on this day: American singer-songwriter and actor Arlo Guthrie, son of Woody Guthrie, known for his protest and social justice songs, including the famous anti-draft song "Alice's Restaurant."


from "Binky's Buddies Club" in Binky's Buddies #9 (DC/National, May 1970), creators uncredited and unknown
Happy birthday, Arlo!

"Alice's Restaurant Massacree" by Arlo Guthrie (Warner Bros., 1967), written by Arlo Guthrie

Today in Comics History, July 10: Abe Vigoda sighs and begins to bring up the ammo

from "Sea Devils Battle Diary" in Sea Devils #2 (DC/National, November 1961), pencils and inks by Russ Heath, letters by Gaspar Saladino
This post was suggested by faithful reader and frequent commenter Blam, who's provided a lot of date references in comics that I'll spotlight throughout 2023 in this series. Thanks, Blam!

Today in Comics History, July 10: Well, that explains why Durant was squeaking and running around in a wheel!

from "For Whom the Toll Builds" in Action Comics Weekly #625 (DC, November 8, 1988), script by Martin Pasko, pencils by Frank Springer, inks by Frank McLaughlin, colors by Carl Gafford, letters by Albert DeGuzman

Today in Comics History, July 10, 1949: Well, either that, or his watch has stopped

(Also, what use are his, judging from the second panel, presumably gigantic eyes going to be to anyone?)


from "This Is...The Lineup!" in Police Line-Up #1 (Avon, Augst 1956), pencils by Moe Marcus, inks by Rocke Mastroserio

Today in Comics History, July 10: I'm pretty sure you can't dig a grave with only one hand

from "For Whom the Toll Builds" in Action Comics Weekly #625 (DC, November 8, 1988), script by Martin Pasko, pencils by Frank Springer, inks by Frank McLaughlin, colors by Carl Gafford, letters by Albert DeGuzman

Today in Comics History, July 10: Happy birthday, Joe Shuster!

Born on this day in 1914: Joe Shuster, who...well, without him, we probably wouldn't still have comic books today, period.


from Fifty Who Made DC Great one-shot (DC, 1985)

Today in Comics History, July 10, 1993: Happy birthday, Eleanor Rigby! Hope you survive the experi...oh.

from The Wicked + The Divine #6 (Image, December 2014), script by Kieron Gillen, pencils and inks by Jamie McKelvie, colors by Matthew Wilson, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, July 10, 1804: We now return to Widder in a Window, already in progress

from Manifest Destiny #12 (Image, December 2014), script by Chris Dingess, pencils and inks by Matthew Roberts, colors by Owen Gieni, letters by Pat Brosseau

Today in Comics History, July 10, 1904: Content warning: monkey murder

from Fred the Clown (Fantagraphics, October 2004), by Roger Langridge

Today in Comics History, July 10, 2030: Doctor Manhattan continues to predict comic crossover events that already happened

from (top) Doomsday Clock #12 (DC/Black Label, February 2020), script by Geoff Johns, pencils and inks by Gary Frank, colors by Brad Anderson, letters by Rob Leigh;
(bottom) Incredible Hulk vs Superman #1 one-shot (Marvel/DC, July 1999), script by Roger Stern, pencils by Steve Rude, inks by Al Milgrom, colors by Steve Oliff, letters by Jim Novak

Today in Comics History, July 10, 1943: Goombah paesan gaguzzalongas uccidere maliocch' facciabrutt' ted jamokes, capishe?

from "The Super Race" in Fightin' Army #39 (Charlton, January 1961), script by Joe Gill (?), pencils by Bill Molno, inks by Vince Alascia

Today in Comics History, July 10: Corpse notified

from "The Sound of a Silent Heart" in Action Comics Weekly #622 (DC, November 1, 1988), script by Martin Pasko, pencils by Frank Springer, inks by Frank McLaughlin, colors by Carl Gafford, letters by Albert DeGuzman

Through the Night with Miracleman, July 10, 1982, 5:00 AM, Coda: Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog punch in for their day's work

from "The Saturday Morning Pictures" in Miracleman (restored series) #4 (Marvel, May 2014); script by Alan Moore "The Original Writer"; pencils and inks by Alan Davis; art restoration by Garry Leach, Michael Kelleher, and "Kellustration", colors by Steve Oliff, letters by Joe Caramagna

Today in Comics History Future, July 10, 2130: The world ends just as sidewalks finally get those safety rails

Panel from "Sorcerers of Space!" in Mystery in Space (1951 series) #39 (DC, August 1957), script by John Broome, pencils by Sid Greene, inks by Joe Giella

Today in Comics History, July 10, 1949: The Spirit reveals at least one of his invisible girlfriends

from "Fan Mail" in The Spirit Section (Register and Tribune Syndicate, January 1, 1950); script by Jules Feiffer, pencils and inks by Will Eisner, letters by Abe Kanegson

Today in Comics History, July 10: The day Batman hung out on Bruce Wayne's balcony and nobody noticed

from "The Warrior in a Wheel-Chair" in The Brave and the Bold (1955 series) #100 (DC, February 1972), script by Bob Haney; pencils, inks, and letters by Jim Aparo

Today in Comics History, July 10: Warwick Davis is hired to direct the Justice League movie

from "The Warrior in a Wheel-Chair" in The Brave and the Bold (1955 series) #100 (DC, February 1972), script by Bob Haney; pencils, inks, and letters by Jim Aparo