from "The Making of a Silent Movie" in Cracked #138 (Major, December 1976), pencils and inks by John Severin
Showing posts with label July 8. Show all posts
Showing posts with label July 8. Show all posts
Saturday, July 08, 2023
Today in Comics History, July 8: Happy birthday, Marty Feldman!
Born on this day in 1934: comedian, comedy writer and actor Marty Feldman from Young Frankenstein, The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother, Yellowbeard, At Last the 1948 Show and many more! Including Silent Movie!
from "The Making of a Silent Movie" in Cracked #138 (Major, December 1976), pencils and inks by John Severin
from "The Making of a Silent Movie" in Cracked #138 (Major, December 1976), pencils and inks by John Severin
Today in Comics History, July 8, 1776: The Founding Fathers lament the end of their four-day holiday weekend
from The Flash #795 (DC, May 2023); script by Jeremy Adams; pencils by Roger Cruz, George Kambadais, or Fernando Pasarin; inks by Wellington Diaz, George Kambadais, or Oclair Albert; colors by Luis Guerrero or Matt Herms, letters by Rob Leigh
Today in Comics History, July 8, 1948: Yes, it was an era where the Boston Braves could just afford to throw away players
from Eddie Stanky [Baseball Hero] one-shot (Fawcett, 1951), script by Charles Dexter
Today in Comics History, July 8, 1996: Mad Hettie allows that eating an entire bag of Cool Ranch Doritos was a pretty good idea
from The Dreaming (1996 series) #7 (DC/Vertigo, December 1996), script by Peter Hogan, pencils by Steve Parkhouse. inks by Dick Giordano, colors by Daniel Vozzo, letters by Annie Parkhouse
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 8: Happy birthday, Vic Oliver!
Born on this day in 1898: British music hall entertainer, musician, stage and film actor and comedian Vic Oliver (Hi, Gang!, Workers' Playtime, and other BBC radio programmes).
from Radio Fun Annual 1948 (Amalgamated UK, 1948), creators uncredited and unknown
Happy birthday, Vic!
from Radio Fun Annual 1948 (Amalgamated UK, 1948), creators uncredited and unknown
Happy birthday, Vic!
Today in Comics History, July 8-10, 1929: Harold & Kumar Go to Pizza Hut
from "Hop Harrigan's History of American Aviation" in All-American Comics (1939 series) #26 (DC/J.R. Publishing, May 1941); text, penils, and inks by Jon Blummer
Friday, July 08, 2022
Today in Comics History, July 8: Bad news delivered by walrus
from "Guess What We Learned in School Today?" in Action Comics Weekly #621 (DC, October 11, 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 8: First DC Universe appearance of Dr. Zaius
from Young Justice (2011 series) #3 (DC, June 2011), script by Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani, pencils and inks by Mike Norton, colors by Alex Sinclair, letters by Carlos M. Mangual
Today in Comics History, July 8: Two Washington DC buildings get into quite a conversation
from "Just a Little Bug That's Going Around" in Action Comics Weekly #620 (DC, October 4, 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 8: Explosion makes clocktower go back in time
from "Dead Man on Campus" in Action Comics Weekly #622 (DC, October 18, 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 8, 1969: Better watch out testifying, that helicopter has powerful friends in Congress
from The 'Nam #42 (Marvel, March 1990), script by Doug Murray, pencils by Wayne Vansant, inks by Stan Drake, colors by Rob Tokar, letters by Phil Felix
Today in Comics History, July 8, 1943-44: America is best there is at everything, as they're always sayin' they are
from The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour (Dead Reckoning, November 2021), script by Doug Murray, pencils and inks by Steven Sanders
Today in Comics History, July 8, 1954: Giants lift Willie up where he belongs
from The Amazing Willie Mays one-shot (Eastern Color, September 1954), creators uncredited and unknown
Today in Comics History, July 8: Happy birthday, Irwin Hasen!
Born today in 1918: comics scripter and artist Irwin Hasen (Green Lantern, Our Army at War, Detective Comics, Wonder Woman, The Flash, All-American Western, Big Town, Johnny Thunder, Justice Society of America, and more) and the co-creator and artist of the long-running comic strip Dondi!
"A Dream Comes True" in Four Color #1176 [Dondi] (Dell, January 1961)
The first page of an extensive Hasen interview:
from Men of Mystery Comics #25 (AC, October 2000), by Christopher Irving
Happy birthday, Irwin!
"A Dream Comes True" in Four Color #1176 [Dondi] (Dell, January 1961)
The first page of an extensive Hasen interview:
from Men of Mystery Comics #25 (AC, October 2000), by Christopher Irving
Happy birthday, Irwin!
Today in Comics History, July 8: We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold
from "Just a Little Bug That's Going Around" in Action Comics Weekly #620 (DC, October 4, 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 8, 1777: Americans fail; this event is never again mentioned in American history textbooks
"Flying Colors" in Wonder Woman (1942 series) #2 (DC, Fall 1942); script, pencils, and inks by John M. Jenks
Today in Comics History, July 8: "No! That's just what he wants us to think!"
from "Once More Unto the Breach" in Action Comics Weekly #619 (DC, September 27, 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 8: Happy birthday, Whilce Portacio!
Born on this day: comics writer/artist Whilce Portacio, who's drawn Spawn (hey, that rhymes!), The Uncanny X-Men, X-Factor, Punisher, Hulk, Alpha Flight, and co-created Bishop and the series Wetworks!
"Who Is Whilce Portacio" in Marvel Age #97 (February 1991), by Lee Benaka
Happy birthday, Whilce!
"Who Is Whilce Portacio" in Marvel Age #97 (February 1991), by Lee Benaka
Happy birthday, Whilce!
Today in Comics History, July 8: Mobile Organism Designed Only for Kid-Splaining
from Young Justice (2011 series) #2 (DC, May 2011), script by Art Baltazar and Franco Aureliani, pencils and inks by Mike Norton, colors by Zac Atkinson, letters by Travis Lanham
Today in Comics History, July 8, 1940: The Gorton's Fisherman congratulates commandos
from "Launch vs. Battleship" in Fightin' Navy #81 (Charlton, January 1958), script by Joe Gill (?), pencils (and inks?) by Bill Molno, letters by Jon D'Agostino
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