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Sunday, December 03, 2023

Today in Comics History, December 3: Happy birthday, Anna Sten!

Born on this day in 1908 (probably): actress Anna Sten (Nana, The Man I Married , So Ends Our Night, They Came to Blow Up America, Let's Live a Little and more). She made her premiere in comics only three months after Superman!...

Superman himself woulda paid more attention to Anna, but he was too busy trying to date Lora Lane, until he found out she was probably Bill Bossert.

Superman himself woulda paid more attention to Anna, but he was too busy trying to date Lora Lane, until he found out she was probably Bill Bossert.

from "Stars on Parade" in Jumbo Comics #1 (Fiction House, September 1938), text by Toni Blum as Toni Rossett, pencils and inks by Bill Bossert as Lora Lane
...and then never appeared in a comic book again.

Happy birthday, Anna! I'm betting your huge comic book comeback is merely a few weeks away.

Sunday, October 09, 2022

Today in Comics History, October 9, 1881: Explorers prove mathematical theory that 12≠150

Mighty clever of them to anticipate copy protection and that Xeroxes won't copy light blue.

"The Fight That Failed" in Jumbo Comics #105 (Fiction House, November 1947), by Henry Wysham Lanier

Monday, October 03, 2022

Today in Comics History, October 3, 1881: The last surviving dog was killed for foodAW GEEZ DON'T MAKE ME READ THIS AWFUL TEXT STORY AGAIN, COMICS

Just in case you didn't have a chance to read this story the first ten times I posted it.

What's next, story? Shooting kittens out of a cannon?

"The Fight That Failed" from Jumbo Comics #105 (Fiction House, November 1947), text by Henry Wysham Lanier

Saturday, September 17, 2022

Today in Comics History, September 17, 1881: Will no one rid me of this meddlesome text story?

I don't know about you, but I can't remember a time when this text story didn't exist.

Oh good -- we've reached the bottom of the column. Soon it will all be over. (sigh)

"The Fight That Failed" from Jumbo Comics #105 (Fiction House, November 1947), text by Henry Wysham Lanier

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Today in Comics History, September 15: Happy birthday, Fay Wray!

Born on this day in 1907: actress Fay Wray, star of a whole bunch of films and TV (The Most Dangerous Game, The Richest Girl in the World, The Countess of Monte Cristo and more), but perhaps best known for monkeyin' around.

Wow, that falling pilot is HUGE. Who knew they employed giants in the Anti-Monkey Flight force!

Wow, that falling pilot is HUGE. Who knew they employed giants in the Anti-Monkey Flight force!

from King Kong one-shot (Western/Gold Key, September 1968), painted cover by George Wilson

Monday, September 12, 2022

Today in Comics History, September 12, 1881: "Oh, not this thing again, Bully," you are surely saying right now

And yep! I'm gonna make you trudge along with every date-stamped miserable freezing death-march step.

One of these days I'll post this and it'll have a happy ending where Santa rescues them all and gives them hot cocoa before flying them on his sleigh to Toyland. BUT NOT TODAY.

"The Fight That Failed" from Jumbo Comics #105 (Fiction House, November 1947), text by Henry Wysham Lanier

Friday, July 29, 2022

Today in Comics History, July 29, 1881: I bring you this unreadable text story again to see if you can comprehend it this time

No, things haven't gotten any clearer since June 18, so...

'Well, there's your problem, Cap'n: you're sailing the ship at 45 degrees to the sea. Try 90 and see if that doesn't help.'

'Well, there's your problem, Cap'n: you're sailing the ship at 45 degrees to the sea. Try 90 and see if that doesn't help.'

'Cap'n even the paper is ice-cold blue! We're all goin' to freeze at Sparta Printing Press!'

"The Fight That Failed" from Jumbo Comics #105 (Fiction House, November 1947), text by Henry Wysham Lanier
Dare you return on August 18? Why not?

Saturday, June 18, 2022

Today in Comics History, June 18, 1881: I warned you you'd have to see these pages again...

...back on June 10, and here they are again!

'Captain, should we break out the snowmobiless?' 'No time! keep proceeding on foot!'

At some point on the ice trek, they surely had to eat Robin's minstrels.

"The Fight That Failed" from Jumbo Comics #105 (Fiction House, November 1947), text by Henry Wysham Lanier
See you again with this chilling story on July 29!

Thursday, June 16, 2022

Today in Comics History, June 16: Happy birthday, Stan Laurel!

Born on this day in 1890: comedian, actor, writer and producer Stan Laurel, the skinny half of Laurel and Hardy!

'That's another fine lunch you've gotten me into.'

'That's another fine lunch you've gotten me into.'

from "Bobby" in Jumbo Comics #5 (Fiction House, January 1939); script, pencils, and inks by S.M. Iger

Friday, June 10, 2022

Today in Comics History, June 10, 1881: Exciting blue background attempts to distract you from dreary, doom-filled text story

'Maybe we shouldn't have navigated the ship to tilt 45 degrees!'

'It's no use, sir! No matter how hard we print the blue picture background, the helplessness is just pouring right in!'

"The Fight That Failed" from Jumbo Comics #105 (Fiction House, November 1947), text by Henry Wysham Lanier
(See you again on June 18!)

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Today in Comics History, January 18: Happy birthday, Oliver Hardy!

Born on this day in 1892: comedian and actor Oliver Hardy, the plump half of Laurel and Hardy!

'That's another fine lunch you've gotten me into.'

from "Bobby" in Jumbo Comics #5 (Fiction House, January 1939); script, pencils, and inks by S.M. Iger

'That's another fine Batman comic book you've gotten me into.'

'That's another fine Batman comic book you've gotten me into.'

from Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #162 (DC, February 2003); script by John Arcudi; pencils, inks, and letters by Roger Langridge; colors by James Sinclair, clor separations by Digital Chameleon