Showing posts with label May 11. Show all posts
Showing posts with label May 11. Show all posts

Thursday, May 11, 2023

Today in Comics History, May 11, 1932: Blimps: The Silent Killer


from "The Jinx That Rode the Skies" in Ghosts (1971 series) #23 (DC, February 1974), pencils and inks by Sam Glanzman

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, May 11, 1956: Mad scientist discovers there's an app for that


from The Last Mechanical Monster (Abrams, October 2022), by Brian Fies

Today in Comics History, May 11, 1965: Here (Millford) There Be Monsters


from House of Secrets (1996 series) #12 (DC/Vertigo, September 1997), script by Steven T. Seagle, pencils and inks by Guy Davis, colors by Kevin Somers, color separations by Heroic Age, letters by Todd Klein

Today in Comics History, May 11, 2005: Bill Everett apologizes to Daredevil that he couldn't draw more than one issue


from Daredevil: Redemption #6 (Marvel, August 2005), script by David Hine, pencils and inks by Michael Gaydos, colors by Lee Loughridge, letters by Cory Petit

Today in Comics History, May 11, 1986: Waffle House placemat cartoon map of Happy Waffletown not drawn to scale


from Back to the Future (2015 series) #25 (IDW, October 2017), co-plot and script by John Barber, co-plot by Bob Gale, 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 11: Secret identity secretly flaunted


from "The Girl Who Hated Supergirl!" in Action Comics #305 (DC/National, October 1963), script by Leo Dorfman, pencils and inks by Jim Mooney and John Forte

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Today in Comics History, May 11: Homer Simpson achieves another world record


from "Heartline" in Chamber of Chills Magazine #23 (Harvey, May 1954), pencils by Manny Stallman, inks by John Giunta, letters by Joe Rosen

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Today in Comics History, May 11, 3333: Satan prepares mint sauce


from Bleed Them Dry #5 (Vault, November 2020), script by Eliot Rahal, art by Dike Ruan, colors by Miquel Muetro, letters by Anfdworld

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Today in Comics History, May 11, 1999: An adventure begins that will, oddly enough, somehow involve Thomas the Tank Engine


from The Invisibles (1999 series) #8 (DC/Vertigo, August 1999), script by Grant Morrison, pencils by Sean Phililips, inks by Jay Stephens, colors by Daniel Vozzo, letters by Todd Klein

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Today in Comics History, May 11, 1904: Wolverine's baby brother George is born


from "Batman — Boss of the Big House!" in Detective Comics #169 (March 1951), pencils by Bob Kane (some Batman and Robin figures) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris

Today in Comics History, May 11, 1939: The day before the warden sees Peter Rafferty again


from "Brothers in Crime!" in Batman (1940 series) #12 (DC, August 1942), script by Don Cameron, pencils and figure inks by Jerry Robinson, background inks and letters by George Roussos