Today in Comics History, July 17, 1941: Joe DiMaggio bitten by radioactive spider

from "The Clipper Bows Out: The Real Story of Joe Dimaggio" in Baseball Thrills #3 (Ziff-Davis, Summer 1952), script by Ed Silverman (?), pencils and inks by Alex Kotzky (?), letters by Ben Oda

Today in Comics History, July 17, 1959: Man's watch debuts on television, DuMont Network orders pilot and 13 episodes of The Watch

from Billie Holiday graphic novel (NBM, May 2017); script by Carlos Sampayo; translated by Katy MacRae, Robert Boyd, and Kim Thompson; pencils and inks by José Muñoz; letters by Ortho

Today in Comics History, July 17: Happy birthday, Jadzia Axelrod!

Born on this day: comics writer and pal Jadzia Axelrod, co-creator of Galaxy: The Prettiest Star!


cover of Galaxy: The Prettiest Star (DC, June 2022), art by Jess Taylor
Happy birthday, Jadzia! ❤️, 🐮

Today in Comics History, July 17: Happy birthday, Mike Tiefenbacher!

Born on this day: Mike Tiefenbacher, scripter of the "Whatever Happened To...?" feature in DC Comics Presents, but perhaps better known for his contribution to comics scholarship, preservation, and fun: he's the co-founder (with Jerry Sinkovec) of Street Enterprises, which published the comic strip reprint magazines The Menomonee Falls Gazette, The Menomonee Falls Guardian, and The Comic Reader!


from New Talent Showcase (1984 series) #4 (DC, April 1984)
A very Menomonee Birthday to you, Mike!

Today in Comics History, July 17: Happy birthday, J. Michael Straczynski!

Born on this day: film, TV and comic book writer J. Michael Straczynski, who's written such a diverse number of titles as Amazing Spider-Man, Thor, Rising Stars, Terminator: Salvation, Superman and Superman: Earth One, The Twilight Zone, Wonder Woman, Squadron Supreme, Fantastic Four, Bullet Points, Ultimate Power, and many more. JMS has even had hven his own imprint at Image, "Joe's Comics," which published his own creations: Rising Stars, Midnight Nation, Dream Police, Protectors, Inc., and Sidekick. He's the co-creator of She-Ra: Princess of Power and has written for many TV shows: The Real Ghostbusters, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, The Twilight Zone, Jake and the Fatman, Murder, She Wrote, Walker: Texas Ranger, and more.

Here he is popping into his LCS on New Comics Day! He's just like us!


from Captain Marvel (2000 series) #30 (Marvel, May 2002), script by Peter David, pencils by Chris Cross, inks by Anibal Rodriguez and Rich Perotta, colors by Chris Sotomayor, letters by Richard Starkings and Albert Deschesne

Today in Comics History, July 17: Happy birthday, Jim James!

Born on this day: Jim James, the triple comics art threat who pencilled, inked, and/or colored books like Legion of Super-Heroes, Superman Family, The Unexpected, Ghost, Dragonlance, Eerie, 1984, House of Mystery, Moon Knight, and lots more!


"DC Profile #70" in World's Finest Comics #268 (DC, April 1982), by Mike W. Barr
Happy birthday, Jimmy!

Today in Comics History, July 17: Happy birthday, Marc Swayze!

Born on this day in 1913: Fawcett and Charlton Comics artist Marc Swayze (Captain Marvel Adventures, The Marvel Family, Whiz Comics, Wow Comics (including many Phantom Eagle stories), True Life Secrets, Sweethearts and more)! He's the co-creator of Mary Marvel!



from Men of Mystery Comics (1999 series) #21 (AC, 2000)
Happy birthday, Marc!

Today in Comics History, July 17-18, 1898: Santiago surrenders control but will not surrender his ridiculous comic accent

from "The Spanish-American War" in Picture Stories from American History #4 (EC, Summer 1947), script by Jerry Coleman, pencils and inks by Allen Simon

Today in Comics History, July 17, 1793: And now it's time for another one of Gerard Butler's French Revolution Fun Facts

from Knights of Heliopolis (Titan, April 2021), script by Alejandro Jodorowsky, translation by Marc Bourbon-Crook, pencils and inks by Jérémy Petiqueux, colors by Felideus, letters by Lauren Bowes

Today in Comics, July 17: Ah, remember the good old days when we'd go to a record store to buy music?

from Billie Holiday graphic novel (NBM, May 2017); script by Carlos Sampayo; translated by Katy MacRae, Robert Boyd, and Kim Thompson; pencils and inks by José Muñoz; letters by Ortho

Today in Comics History, July 17, 1959: Rest in Peace, Billie Holiday

from Billie Holiday graphic novel (NBM, May 2017); script by Carlos Sampayo; translated by Katy MacRae, Robert Boyd, and Kim Thompson; pencils and inks by José Muñoz; letters by Ortho

"(In My) Solitude" by Billie Holiday (Clef Records, 1952), written by Eddie DeLange, Duke Ellington, and Irving Mills

Today in Comics History, July 17: Law and Order premieres "thunk-thunk" sound effect

from Punisher: The Trial of the Punisher #1 (Marvel, November 2013), script by Marc Guggenheim, pencils and inks by Leinil Francis Yu, colors by Sunny Gho, letters by Cory Petit

Today in Comics History, July 17, 1911: Edwardian society forcibly maroons Captain Picard cosplayer

from The Flash (2011 series) #37 (DC, February 2015), script by Robert Venditti and Van Jensen, pencils by Brett Booth, inks by Norm Rapmund, colors by Andrew Dalhouse, letters by Dezi Sienty

Today in Comics History, July 17, 2001: S.H.I.E.L.D.* agent sees that Jennifer Garner movie; kills Elektra in revenge

from Elektra (2001 series) #2 (Marvel, October 2001), script by Brian Michael Bendis, pencils and inks by Chuck Austen, colors by Nathan Eyring

*Surely Hollywood Ignored Elektra's Lifeless Dailies

Today in Comics History, July 17: Celebrity falls apart when confronted by title of a song by The Who

from The Unwritten #37 (DC/Vertigo, July 2012); co-plot and script by Mike Carey; co-plot, pencils, and inks by Peter Gross; colors by Chris Chuckry; letters by Todd Klein