Today in Comics History, May 10, 1952: Oh it's such a perfect day / I'm glad I spent it with you

from "I Concentrate on You" in Solo (2004 series) #1 (DC, December 2004); script, pencils, inks, and colors by Tim Sale, letters by Richard Starkings

Today in Comics History, May 10, 1945: Carrot Top is sentenced

from "The Red-Headed Monster" in Crime Must Pay the Penalty #33/1 (Ace, February 1948), pencils and inks by Al Camy
And from that moment onwards, 'I didn't mean it' became a trusted and effective legal defense. Especially for Republicans. Lawyers throughout the twentieth century have advised their clients to please "I didn't mean it!" At least until they discovered this defense:

Today in Comics History, May 10, 1865: Ironically, Jefferson Davis couldn't raise cash bail

from "Jefferson Davis" in It Really Happened #7 (Pines, February 1947), pencils by Chas. M. Quinlan

Today in Comics History, May 10, 1940: Quixote Squadron attacks windmills

from All-Star Squadron #61 (DC, September 1986), script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Mike Harris, inks by Tony DeZuñiga, colors by Carl Gafford, letters by David Cody Weiss

Today in Comics History, May 10: Happy birthday, Alex Schomburg!

Born on this day in 1905: Alex Schomburg, comics writer and illustrator, creator of the Golden Age Destroyer, painter of simply amazing covers for Timely's Marvel Mystery Comics, Captain America Comics, The Human Torch, Sub-Mariner Comics, Young Allies, plus many other eye-popping covers for Prize Comics, Harvey, Pines, and even the rolls-off-your-tongue comic book company Temerson/Helnit/Continental!


from Marvel Age #128 (Marvel, September 1993)
Happy birthday, Alex!

Today in Comics History, May 10, 1869: Thanks to the Dreaded Deadline Doom, Real Fact Comics is forced to re-use an old script

Oh for Pete's sake, Real Fact Comics! You wouldn't catch your counterparts at the competing Real Life Comics stooping so low!



from (top) "Scoops...Pictures to Remember" in Real Fact Comics #10 (DC, September 1947), creators uncredited and unknown, and
(bottom) from Real Fact Comics #21 (DC, July 1949), pencils and inks by Joe Kubert
OH COME ON NOW REAL LIFE COMICS


from "Leland Stanford: Railroad Pioneer of the West" in Real Life Comics #11 (Pines, May 1943), pencils and inks by Maurice Gutwirth
Ahhh, I guess we'll let you off the hook, Real Life Comics, since you came up with it first. But for shame, Real Fact Comics. You should have more original imagintion, like they do at EC Comics.


from Picture Stories from American History #4 (EC, Summer 1947), script by Jerry Coleman, pencils and inks by Allen Simon
OH FER CRYIN' OUT LOUD EC

Today in Comics History, May 10: Happy birthday, Bono!

This is a much-expanded and -updated version of a post originally published October 06, 2011.

Born on this day: rock singer/songwriter, frontman of U2 (the band, not the submarine), and activist Bono (pictured here with Chico Marx).


from Justice (1986 series) #20 (Marvel/New Universe, June 1988), script by Peter David, pencils by Lee Weeks, inks by Mike Gustovich, colors by Janet Jackson, letters by Agustin Mas
Bono because famous in the Marvel Universe for being one of the archenemies of the She-Hulk!


from The Sensational She-Hulk (1989 series) #24 (Marvel, February 1991), script by Simon Furman, pencils by Bryan Hitch, inks by John Beatty, colors by Glynis Oliver, letters by Jim Novak
Bono and his band of lyrical leprechauns is available for all your party, christening, or bar mitzvah occasions!


from Penguin: Pain & Prejudice #1 (DC, December 2011), script by Gregg Hurwitz, pencils and inks by Szymon Kudranski, color by John Kalisz, letters by Rob Leigh
Well, we all know who Mr. One-Name is, right? Then your assignment...should you choose to accept it...describe in the comments who you think was in the photo with him and what they were doing. (Keep it clean and funny, folks!) Even better yet...Photoshop your own copy of the snapshot. (I can't stress that "keep it clean" bit too strongly here.)

Hotter-than-98.6 degrees Bully pal Aaron Fever provided us with this suggestion:


Me, I think I've figured out why a certain band from Athens, Georgia broke up:


Happy birthday, Bono, you nut, you crazy guy, you!


from "Web-Singers" in Toyfare #57 (Wizard, May 2002), by Pat McCallum, Tom Root, Zach Oat and Justin Aclin

Today in Comics History, May 10, 1986: Look, I'm sure Bob Gale had this all planned out, but I'm just confused

from Back to the Future #20, 24, and 25 (IDW, June-October 2017), co-plot by Bob Gale, co-plot and script by John Barber, pencils by Marcelo Ferreira and Athila Fabbio, inks by Maria Keane, colors by Jose Luis Rio, letters by Shawn lee

Today in Comics History, May 10, 1977: Pre-teen reads Teen magazine

from Hot Valley Days and Cocaine Nights #1 (Antarctic, February 2020), script by Matthew Spradlin, pencils and inks by Farid Karami, colors by Andrew Crossley

Today in Comics History, May 10, 1953: Happy birthday, John Constantine, ye wanker

Hey, remember when we were all younger than John Constantine?


from Hellblazer (1988 series) #9 (DC, September 1988), script by Jamie Delano, pencils by John Ridgway, inks by Alfredo Alcala, colors by Lovern Kindzierski, letters by Todd Klein

Today in Comics History, May 10, 1985: Comically oversized newspaper pursues Spider-Man

from Web of Spider-Man (1985 series) #5 (Marvel, August 1985), script by Danny Fingeroth, pencils by Jim Mooney, inks by Greg LaRocque and Kyle Baker, colors by Bob Sharen, letters by Phil Felix
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Today in Comics History, May 10: Punisher sneaks into crack lab through very narrow panel layout

from Daredevil (1964 series) #257 (August 1988); script by Ann Nocenti; pencils by John Romita, Jr.; inks by Al Williamson; colors by Christie Scheele; letters by Joe Rosen

Today in Comics History, May 10, 1962: Clams on Wilted Lettuce go on strike

Panel from C.O.W.L. #4 (Image, August 2014), script by Kyle Higgins and Alec Siegel, pencils and inks by Rod Reis, colors by Stéphane Perger, letters by Troy Peteri

Today in Comics History, May 10, 1994: Free Bendy Arrow or Devil's Tail with purchase of every Times-Universe

from "There Were 3 Victims!" in Astonishing #53 (Marvel/Atlas, September 1956), pencils and inks by Sid Greene

Today in Comics History, May 10, 1941: Hettie discovers that London is just a backdrop, just like Tombstone, Arizona in "Spectre of the Gun"

from The Dreaming (1996 series) #32 (DC/Vertigo, January 1999), script by Peter Hogan, pencils by Steve Parkhouse, inks by Dick Giordano, colors by Steve Oliff, color separations by Tracey Anderson, letters by Todd Klein

Today in Comics History, May 10: Batman reluctantly stops himself from punching a hippie in the face

from "The Commune of Defiance" in The Brave and the Bold #102 (DC, June 1972); script by Bob Haney; pencils, inks, and letters by Jim Aparo