Today in Comics History, July 19: Today takes an early lead in the First-to-the-Floor Calendar Page Race

from Batman: The Long Halloween Special #1 one-shot (DC, December 2021), script by Jeph Loeb, pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Brennan Wagner, letters by Richard Starkings

Today in Comics History, July 19, 1963: It took you 40 minutes to find some hot water?

from Extinction Seed #1 (GG Studios, October 2011), script by Davide Aicardi, pencils by Livia Pastore, colors by Alessia Novcera, letters by Studio Blue

Today in Comics History, July 19: White Tiger takes advantage of fantastic door-busting deals

from Daredevil (1998 series) #39 (Marvel, January 2003), script by Brian Michael Bendis, pencils and inks by Manuel Gutierrez, colors by Matt Hollingsworth, letters by Richard Starkings

Today in Comics History, July 19, 1963: Hey wait, they didn't have Post-It™ Notes in 1963! I call shenanigans.

from Extinction Seed #1 (GG Studios, October 2011), script by Davide Aicardi, pencils by Livia Pastore, colors by Alessia Novcera, letters by Studio Blue

Today in Comics History, July 19: Happy birthday, Tim Drake!

Born on this day: Tim Drake, aka Robin III! You know, the one that didn't get beaten half to death and then blown up. I know that only narrows it down by one.

Let's look at Tim's sweet sixteenth birthday! Here's his parents Jack and Diane Dana prepping for it:


from Robin (1993 series) #116 (DC, September 2003), script by Jon Lewis, pencils by Pete Woods, inks by Andrew Pepoy, colors by Noelle Giddings, color separations by Heroic Age, letters by Willie Schubert

Today in Comics History, July 19: Happy birthday, Benedict Cumberbatch!

Born on this day: actor and confusing name to pronounce Benedict Cumberbatch, who's starred on stage, screen, film and radio in such productions as Hedda Gabler, Hamlet, Frankenstein, Atonement, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The War Horse, The Hobbit, 12 Years a Slave, The Power of the Dog, Van Gogh: Painted with Words, Patrick Melrose, and many more.

What? Didn't I mention that he played KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN in Star Trek: Into Darkness?


photo cover of Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness #4 (IDW, April 2013)
Or Doctor Strange in the Marvel Cinematic Multiverse of Madness?


photo covers of Marvel's Doctor Strange Prelude #1-2 (Marvel, September-October 2016)
Well, surely i must have made a fuss about his award-winning role of the detective Holmes in the TV series Sherlock, right?


photo covers of Sherlock: A Study in Pink #1-6 (Titan, June-November 2016)
I didn't? Geez, I oughta have done that.

Happy birthday, Benny!

Today in Comics History, July 19, 1957: And she would've gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for that meddling Dick

Dick Tracy (Chicago Tribune Syndicate, August 31, 1957), by Chester Gould
A special tip of my little stuffed bowler hat to pal Greg, who presents classics comic strips (including Dick Tracy) on his Twitter daily!

Today in Comics History, July 19, 1963: Should I stay...

from "Orrgo...The Unconquerable!" in Strange Tales #90 (Marvel, November 1961), plot by Stan Lee (?), script by Larry Lieber (?), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers, colors by Stan Goldberg, letters by Ray Holloway (?)

Today in Comics History, June 29-July 19: And that's why the Beetle never lets anyone else balance his checkbook

from Lethal Foes of Spider-Man #2 (Marvel, October 1993), script by Danny Fingeroth, pencils by Scott McDaniel, inks by Brad Vancata and Frank Turner, colors by Dave Sampson, letters by Diana Albers

Today in Comics History, July 19: That's the Night That They Shot Ol' Brucie Down

from Civil War II #3 (September 2016), script by Brian Michael Bendis, pencils and inks by David Marquez and Olivier Coipel, colors by Justin Ponsor, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, July 19, 2006: Apparently zero news happened on this day in comics history

from Amazing Spider-Man: Swing Shift Director's Cut one-shot (Marvel, January 2008)

Today in Comics Britcom History, July 19: Father Ted is a great bollocks

from Father Ted: "Hell" (Hat Trick Productions/Channel 4, March 8, 1996), written by Arthur Mathews and some dumbass TERF

Today in Comics History: July 19, 2001: It's a nice day for a letter to Batman

from Year One: Batman/Ra's al Ghul #1 (DC, June 2005), script by Devin K. Grayson, pencils by Paul Gulacy, inks by Jimmy Palmiotti, colors by Laurie Kronenberg, letters by Phil Balsman