Today in Comics History, March 16: Kate Middleton continues daring rain heist

This Curious World (Newspaper Enterprise Association, June 15, 1936), by William Ferguson
A tip o' the cow hat to Pal Tom Heintjes at Hogan's Alley, who posted this strip on Bluesky! Thanks, Tom!

Today in Comics History, March 16: Only show on Hell TV seems to be Storage Wars

from "Demons" in Action Comics Weekly #639 (DC, February 21, 1989), script by Alan Grant, pencils by Mark Pacella, inks by Bill Wray, colors by Tatjana Wood, letters by John Costanza

Today in Comics History, March 16: Happy birthday, Grace Kremer!

Born on this day in 1924: Grace Kremer, letterer on comics from the Golden Age through the 1980s, including Heathcliff, Top Dog, Ewoks, Wally the Wizard, ALF, Richie Rich, Saved by the Bell, New Kids on the Block, and many more! Married to artist Warren Kremer, she first met and worked with him on the book Hap Hazard (Ace, 1944-1949), his first comic book assignment.


from Marvel/Star Comics cover-dated December 1988
Happy birthday, Grace!

Today in Comics History, March 16: Russians gonna russia

from "Return to Karonia!" in Adventures into the Unknown #122 (ACG, February 1961), script by Richard Hughes (as Shane O'Shea), pencils and inks by Ogden Whitney

Today in Comics History, March 16, 1802: The future of war comics is assured

from "Historical Almanac" in Real Fact Comics #20 (DC, May 1949), creators unknown

Today in Comics History, March 16, 2016: They lost on Double Jeopardy

Hey, remember back on February 3, where the Vision Twins were accused of shaking down their classmates for their lunch money, Pokémon cards, and this week's cool new Marvel Comic book releases? Naw, me either. But they were j'accused, and it looked a little bit like this:


cover of The Vision (2016 series) #4 (Marvel April 2016); pencils, inks, and colors by Mike Del Mundo
Well, whatever you can say about that scene (like, Vin Vision is much taller than three apples), you can say this: it definitely happened on February 3.

Or...did it?


cover of The Vision (2016 series) #4, second printing (MARVEL, May 2016); pencils, inks, and colors by Mike Del Mundo
What? Marvel changed the cover just because this book got reprinted six months later? Hmmm, on the positive side, that absolutely does help to identify the second printing from the first in the best way aside from putting the words "Second Printing" on the cover. But it does point out the deficiency in our Earth-616 school districts where the new pair of kids have to face a kangaroo court every month. Although, kangaroo court? That sounds like fun! "Your honor, I'd like to pocket this motion."

Anyway, at least we've heard the last of that.

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But please do come back again on July 12, next year!

Today in Comics History, March 16, 1936: Water damage decreases value of comic, life

from "Jailbreak!" in Amazing Detective Cases #8 (Marvel/Atlas, September 1951), pencils and inks by Al Hartley

Today in Comics History, March 16, 2006: On Earth-555, Garfield the Cat protects the Great Wall of China from warriors and Mondays

from newuniversal: Shockfront #1 (Marvel/New Universe, July 2008), script by Warren Ellis, pencils by Steve Kurth, inks by Andrew Hennessy, colors by Chris Chuckry, letters by Rus Wooton

Today in Comics History, March 16: Batman and Robin arrive just in time for Game Night

from Batman #384 (DC, June 1985), script by Doug Moench, pencils by Rick Hoberg, inks by Rudy Nebres, colors by Adrienne Roy, letters by John Workman

Today in Comics History, March 16: The "B.D. in Vietnam" strips in Doonesbury get really dark

from Before Watchmen: Comedian #5 (March 2013), script by Brian Azzarello, pencils and inks by J.G. Jones, colors by Alex Sinclair, letters by Clem Robins
(Here's the real thing:)


Doonesbury comic strips (February 23 and March 3, 1972), script and art by Garry Trudeau

Today in Comics History, March 16, 1935: Police detective forgets dentists are doctors

from "The Big Heist" in Gang Busters #26 (DC, February 1952), pencils and inks by John Lehti

Today in Comics History, March 16, 1975: Satana causes a car accident by wearing a skintight bodysuit while hitchhiking

from the Satana story "Deathsong," re-printed in black-and-white in Essential Marvel Horror v.1 (2006), script by Chris Claremont, pencils and inks by "The Tribe" (a group of Filipino artists that included Tony DeZuniga, Yong Montano, and Ernie Chan, among others), letters by Pablo Marcos
But say, what day did that fatal story take place, Marvel Premiere?


from Marvel Premiere #27 [Satana] (December 1975), credits as above plus colors by Janice Cohen
Which only goes to prove: this sort of thing happens to Satana at least twice a year.