Today in Comics History, July 28, 1763: Against all evidence in previous panels, Boswell disagrees with debauchery

from "Excerpts from Boswell's London Journal 1762-1763" in Weirdo #3 (Last Gasp, Fall 1981), by Robert Crumb

Today in Comics History, July 28, 1779: Americans fool British by wearing green

from "Battle for Bagaduce" in Semper Fi #8 (Marvel, July 1989), script by Michael P. Palladino, pencils and inks by Sam Glanzman, colors by Phil Felix, letters by Pete Ciccone

Today in Comics History, July 28, 1987: I for one blame the KKK

from Flaming Carrot Comics (1988 series) #26 (Dark Horse, June 1991); script by Bob Burden; pencils and inks by Bob Burden, Rod Whigham, Pat St Amopur, Joe Pruett, and Marsha Jensen, letters by Roxanne Starr

Today in Comics History, July 28, 1945: Just when we were thinking this was tragic but quaint

from "Scoops...Pictures to Remember" in Real Fact Comics #5 (DC, November 1946), pencils and inks by George Roussos

Today in Comics History, July 28, 1962: All Hail Lord Emperor Doom, Master of This Comics Blog

Heel, dogs! And kneel before the person of the Almighty and Ever-Powerful Doom, Master of the World, of your fate, and of this puny cow's comics blog! Most certainly you remember that upon July 20, 1962 — well before the arrival of the accursed Fantastic Four, Doom cares not what the cover date of their first comic says — Squirrel Girl arrived from the future year of 2016, followed thereafter by Doom himself and Squirrel Girl's sidekick (but everyone knew her as Nancy). It was therefore mere child's play for one like Doom to manipulate the time/space continuum to become the Emperor of the World! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! Witness the charnges to the timeline that shall forever signal the Age of Doom!



from The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (December 2015 series) #3 (February 2016), script by Ryan North, pencils and inks by Erica Henderson, color by Rico Renzi, letters by Travis Lanham
Witness the splendor of Planet Doom!



from The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (December 2015 series) #4 (March 2016), script by Ryan North, pencils and inks by Erica Henderson, color by Rico Renzi, letters by Travis Lanham
Ah ha ha ha ha ha! Doom is triumphant! Doom shall forever reign! No one can defeat Doom, for no one is powerful enough to battle me! No enemy is


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Today in Comics History: Happy birthday, Rudy Vallée!

Panel from "Were You Born in July" in Amazing Man Comics #14 (July 1940), pencils and inks by Joseph A. Kaliff


Screen Songs "The Stein Song" (Paramount/Fleischer Studios, 1930), with the voices by Rudy Vallée and Billy Murray, directed By Dave Fleischer and Shamus Culhane


Merrie Melodies "Crosby, Columbo, and Vallee" (Warner Bros., 1932), with the voices of The King's Men and Johnny Murray, directed by Rudolf Ising

Today in Comics History, July 28, 1959: Mervin D. Cooke born, gets a pen for his christening

from Gotham Central #20 (August 2004), script by Ed Brubaker, pencils by Michael Lark, inks by Stefano Gaudiano, colors by Lee Loughridge, letters by Clem Robins