Today in Comics History, Mother's Day: Mr. Wilson actually has no mother, having been ripped from the thigh of Zeus

from "Maybe Yes Maybe No" in Dennis the Menace Bonus Magazine Series #151 [Dennis the Menace Yearbook] (Hallden/Fawcett, April 1976), creators uncredited and unknown

Today in Comics History, Mother's Day: Mother's Day in Gotham City

This is an expanded and updated version of posts originally published May 13, 2012 and May 8, 2022.


cover of Batman: The Long Halloween #8 (DC, July 1997), pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Gregory Wright (?)

Today in Comics History, Mother's Day: Well, it beats divin' off a bridge

from Gwen Stacy #2 (Marvel, May 2020), script by Christos Gage, pencils and inks by Todd Nauck, colors by Rachelle Rosenberg, letters by Joe Caramagna

Today in Comics History, Mother's Day: Wow, Alcmene is ticked off that Herc forgot her present

from "All in the Family, Part 1: Mother Day" in Marvel Comics Presents (1988 series) #39 (Marvel, December 1989); script, pencils, and inks by Bob Layton; colors by Brad Vancata; letters by John Workman

Today in Comics History, Mother's Day: Kansas mom enjoys holiday

from Super DC Calendar 1976 (DC, 1975), letters by Ben Oda

Ten of a Kind and Today in Comics History, Mother's Day: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Martha Clark Kent

(More Ten of a Kind here.)

366 Days with Alfred Pennyworth, Day 134: Today in Comics History, Mother's Day

from Batman: Dark Victory #8 (DC, July 2000), script by Jeph Loeb, pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Gregory Wright, separations by Heroic Age, letters by Richard Starkings

365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 128: Today in Comics History, Mother's Day

from Thor #367 (Marvel, May 1986); script, pencils, and inks by Walt Simonson; additional inks by Bob Wiacek and Al Milgrom; colors by Christie Scheele; letters by John Workman

365 Days with Hank McCoy, Day 129: Today in Comics History, Mother's Day

Baby Hank McCoy (and Bully) wish you a Happy Mother's Day!


from Uncanny Origins #6 (Marvel, February 1997), script by Michael Higgins, pencils by Dave Hoover, inks by Don Hudson, colors by Bob Sharen, separations by KGM Graphics, letters by Janice Chiang and Jon Babcock

Today in Comics History, Mother's Day: Mother, do you think they'll drop the bomb?

And now, this message from Black Panther:


from Black Panther (2005 series)#35 (Marvel, May 2008), script by Reginald Hudlin, pencils by Cafu, inks by Francis Portela, colors by Val Staples, letters by Cory Petit

"Don't forget to call your mother today!"

Ten of a Kind and Today in Comics History, Mother's Day: She will always carry on / Something is lost / But something is found

Happy Mother's Day, Mama Bull, wherever you are.

(More Ten of a Kind here.)

Today in Comics History, Mother's Day: A Mother's Day Poem Upon Reading Avengers #186

This is an expanded and updated version of a post originally published May 14, 2006.

In honor of this Mother's Day
A little bull would like to say

Tho' I don't know my own real mother
I love her lots just like no other

And hope wherever she may be
She misses, cares for, and loves me

But if a mom I had to choose
Someone to sing with quiet moos

I think I'd pick take a second look
At a mom from a comic book

There's lots of moms in comics' world
Franklin's is the Invisible Girl


Hippolyta made a clay daughter
Mera's kid was underwater


Tito Bohusk can't ignore
His mom is Angel Salvadore


Even Catwoman had a kid
One year later, guess what she did


And if you wonder where Clark went
He's in Kansas to see Ma Kent


But as I've thought over and over
I think I'd have to go with Bova.


She'd keep me comforted and fed
She'd tuck her little bull in bed

She's nurturing and oh so fonda
Kids (You can't blame her for Wanda)


Of love her heart would be so full
She'd surely hug this little bull

Hot soup and kisses on my nose
(A mom should be quite good at those).


So Bova, come from Wundagore
There is no more Evolutionary War


But either way I'd like to say
To all moms: Happy Mother's Day!