Today in Comics History, October 3, 1950: He blew his casket

from "If the Coffin Fits..Get In!" in Mysterious Adventures #4 (Story Comics, October 1951), pencils and inks by "Palette"
I think you're already dead, John...you don't cast a shadow on the coffin. And in the third panel OH FOR CRYING OUT LOUD

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Today in Comics History, May 16, 1925: Happy birthday, John Norris! Hope you survive the...oh.

from "If the Coffin Fits...Get In!" in Mysterious Adventures #4 (Story, October 1951), pencils and inks by "Palette"
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!