Today in Comics History, November 23, 1993: Chinese food and take-out pizza? It's the best Thanksgiving ever!

from Tephlon Funk! graphic novel (Dark Horse, November 2022), written by Stephane Metayer, illustrated by David Tako and Bicolas Safe
A controlled substance?

Today in Comics History, Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 1967: Sorry Charlie, only US troops get to eat turkey

from The 'Nam #22 (Marvel, September 1988), script by Doug Murray, pencils by Wayne Vansant, inks by Geof Isherwood, colors and letters by Phil Felix

Today in Comics History, November 23, 2001: Pornography discreetly purchased

from The Filth #1 (DC/Vertigo, August 2002), script by Grant Morrison, pencils by Chris Weston, inks by Gary Erskine, colors by Matt Hollingsworth, letters by Clem Robins

Today in Comics History, November 23: Happy birthday, Sol Harrison!

Born on this day in 1917: Sol Harrison, longtime art director, production manager and colorist at DC Comics.


from Fifty Who Made DC Great one-shot (DC, 1985)

Today in Comics History, November 23: Happy birthday, Eduardo Risso!

Born on this day: comics artist Eduardo Risso, frequent collaborator and co-creator with writer Brian Azzarello on titles like 100 Bullets, Moonshine, Flashpoint: Batman: Knight of Vengeance, Batman: Broken City, plus the Batman serial in Wednesday Comics, and the founder of the Argentine comic convention Crack Bang Boom!


from Heartthrobs #3 (DC/Vertigo, March 1999)
Happy birthday, Eduardo!

Today in Comics History, November 23, 1963: Sonny's plans to shoot the President are put on ice

from Regarding the Matter of Oswald's Body #3 (Boom!, January 2022), script by Christopher Cantwell, pencils and inks by Luca Casalanguida, colors by Giada Marchisio, letters by AndWorld Design

Today in Comics History, November 23, 1963: The 'Nam crosses over with Ernie Bushmiller's comic strip

from The 'Nam #43 (Marvel, April 1990), script by Chuck Dixon, pencils and inks by Wayne Vansant, colors and letters by Phil Felix

Today in Comics History, November 23: Happy birthday, Carl Gafford!

#BoTD: comics writer, editor and colorist Carl Gafford (Legion of Super-Heroes, Justice League of America, All-Star Squadron, Suicide Squad, World's finest Comics, What If...?, Savage She-Hulk, Micronautsand more)!

Carl is on this photo cover! I believe he's the guy in blue (not Supes)...?


cover of Superman #289 (DC, July 1975), photograph by Jack Adler, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Bob Oksner, colors by Tatjana Wood

Today in Comics History, November 23, 1963: World's Smartest Man totally forgets to watch the premiere of Doctor Who

from Before Watchmen: Ozymandias #4 (DC, January 2013), script by Len Wein, pencils and inks by Jae Lee, colors by June Chung, letters by John Workman

Today in Comics History, November 23, 1963: "It's my birthday! The Doctor took me ice skating on the River Thames in 1814. He got Stevie Wonder to sing for me under London Bridge. "Stevie Wonder sang in 1814?" "Yes, he did! But you must never tell him."

So, there are parodies of science fiction...




from "Timing Is Everything!" in Alf #38 (Marvel, February 1991), script by Michael Gallagher, pencils by Rusty Haller, inks by Marie Severin, colors by George Roussos (?), letters by Rick Parker (?)

Today in Comics History, November 23, 1989: Star-Lord gets in trouble skipping astronaut training to watch the Doctor Who 26th Anniversary Special

from "Starlord: First House: Earth!" in Marvel Preview #4 (Marvel, January 1976), script by Steve Englehart, pencils and inks by Steve Gan

Today in Comics History, November 23: Edie Sawyer fails to notice Dan Didio wants his check

from X-Statix #10 (Marvel, June 2003), script by Peter Milligan, pencils and inks by Philip Bond, colors by Laura Allred, letters by Nate Piekos