Today in Comics History, October 5, 1949: Yankee Stadium simultaneously praises the Yankees and fish eggs

from Don Newcombe one-shot (Fawcett, 1950), script by Charles Dexter

Today in Comics History, October 4, 1967: Flying submarine crash kills all four Beatles

from "The UFOs Invade Our Seas!" in UFO Flying Saucers #2 (Western/Gold Key, November 1970), pencils and inks by John Celardo

Today in Comics History, October 4: Happy birthday, Marcus McLaurin!

Born on this date: comic book writer, artist and editor Marcus McLaurin, who's worked on Cage, Marvel Comics Presents, The Punisher, What The--?, and, as editor on Alpha Flight, What If...?, the Epic and Razorline imprints, and developing and editing the 1994 painted series Marvels.


from Marvel Age #94 and 106 (Marvel, November 1990 and November 1991), text by Chris Eliopoulis and Barry Dutter (#94) and Mike Lackey (#106); pencils and inks by Ron Zalme, colors by Renee Witterstaetter

Today in Comics History, October 4, 1948: We're going to need a montage

from Larry Doby, Baseball Hero one-shot (Fawcett, 1950), script by Charles Dexter

Today in Comics History, October 4: Super birthday, Melissa Benoist!

Born on this day in Argo City, Krypton Houston Texas: actor, singer, and producer Melissa Benoist of Glee, Homeland, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, Clerks III, Billy Boy, Patriots Day, and of course as the title role of Supergirl!


cover of Supergirl Special Edition #1 one-shot (DC, December 2015), pencils and inks by Mahmud Asrar, colors by Dave McCaig, banner photograph of Melissa Benoist
Happy birthday, Melissa! And don’t ever lift a Mini Cooper by the bumper — comes right off in your hand.

Today in Comics History, October 4: Happy birthday, Giovanni Battista Piranesi!

Born on this date in 1720 in Venice (Italy, not that beach in California): Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian artist, architect, and archaeologist. So proficient was he in the arts that began with the letter "A" that he would have been called a Renaissance Man except that he was born about 400 years too late, on this very date. He's famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric "prisons" (like Blackgate or Iron Heights?), and he's infamous in the DC/Proto-Vertigo Universe for his Painting That Ate Paris.


from Doom Patrol (1987 series) #27 (DC, November 1989), script by Grant Morrison, pencils by Richard Case, inks by John Nyberg, colors by Daniel Vozzo, letters by John Workman

Today in Comics History, October 4, 1952: The Beginning of The End

from "The End!" in Weird Fantasy (1951 series) #13 (EC, May 1952), script by Al Feldstein, pencils and inks by Wally Wood, colors by Marie Severin, letters by Jim Wroten
Hey, you'll see this page again on October 19! Who sez comics are your worst entertainment value?

Today in Comics History, October 4, 1944: Constant Moon is cancelled after three performances

from "Dear Betty..." in Rocketeer Adventures (2011 series) #1 (IDW, May 2011), script by Kurt Busiek, pencils and inks by Mike Kaluta, colors by Dave Stewart, letters by Chris Mowry

Today in Comics History, October 4, 1957: Wow, Sue's got quite a mouth on her

from "Liftoff" in Marvel Comics Presents (2019 series) #2 (April 2019), script by Mark Waid, pencils and inks by Djibril Morissette-Phan, colors by Dan Brown, letters by Joe Caramagna

Today in Comics History, October 4, 1927: Morpheus is a sucker for door-to-door encyclopedia salespeople

from Locke & Key/Sandman: Hell & Gone #1 (IDW/DC, April 2021), script by Joe Hill, pencils and inks by Gabriel Rodriguez, colors by Jay Fotos, letters by Shawn Lee

Today in Comics History, October 4, 1801: First utterance of the phrase "we're gonna need a bigger boat"

from Manifest Destiny #19 (Image, May 2016), script by Chris Dingess, pencils by Matthew Roberts, inks by Tony Akins and Stefano Gaudiano, colors by Owen Gieni, letters by Pat Brosseau

Today in Comics History, October 4, 1986: This new silly straw that Ozymandias invented is really disgusting

from Doomsday Clock #7 (DC, November 2018), script by Geoff Johns, art by Gary Frank, design by Amie Brockway-Metcalf, colors by Brad Anderson

Today in Comics History, October 4: Happy birthday, Rutherford B. Hayes!

Born on this day in 1822: Rutherford B. Hayes, our 19th President! The "B" stands for "birthday!"

Here's everything you need to know about him.


"Rutherford B. Hayes" from Life Stories of American Presidents one-shot (Dell, November 1957), pencils and inks by John Buscema, letters by Ben Oda

Today in Comics History, October 4, 1962: A phone conversation with the stupidest man in show business

from The Beatles: Their Story in Pictures (ITV, 1982), script by Angus P. Allan, art by Arthur Ranson (collected from the strip in Look-In)

Today in Comics History, October 4: Happy birthday, Buster Keaton!

Born on this day in 1895: Buster Keaton, my favorite silent comedian actor and director! He is just absolutely brilliant.


from Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #162 (DC, February 2003); script by John Arcudi; pencils, inks, and letters by Roger Langridge, colors by James Sinclair

Today in Comics History, October 4, 1989: Todd McFarlane and Rob Liefeld: threats or menaces?

from Amazing Spider-Man #327 (Marvel, December 1989), script by David Michelinie, pencils by Erik Larsen, inks by Al Gordon, colors by Bob Sharen, letters by Rick Parker

Today in Comics History, October 4, 1918: Forget second breakfast, these guys didn't even get the first one

from The Stretcher Bearers (Naval Institute Press/Dead Reckoning, April 2022), co-script and art by Reid Beaman, co-script and letters by Ryan Beaman

Today in Comics History, October 4, 1989: Graham Chapman cleverly escapes another Python meeting

from Comics: Monty Python one-shot (Bluewater, April 2014), script by Chris Canibano, pencils and colors by Juan Luis Rincón, letters by Gary Scott Beatty
(We miss you, Graham.)

Today in Comics History, October 4, 1982: Wolverine discovers that as falls Rennselaer, so falls Rennselaer Falls

from Captain America Annual #8 (Marvel, 1986), script by Mark Gruenwald, pencils by Mike Zeck, inks by John Beatty and Joe Rubinstein, colors by Glynis Oliver, letters by Jim Novak

Today in Comics History, October 4, 1949: Batman begins his extensive bullet collection

from "Bullet-Hole Club" in World's Finest Comics #50 (DC, February 1951), script by David Vern, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris