Today in Comics History, December 22, 1892: Big Head Western Theater Presents...

from "Tall in the Saddle" in Solo #4 [Howard Chaykin] (DC, June 2005); script, pencils, and inks by Howard Chaykin, colors by Michelle Madsen, letters by Jared K. Fletcher

Today in Comics History, December 12: Jack Dale is reminded that telegrams were once a thing, apparently

from "Death in the Northwoods!" in Detective Comics #154 (December 1949), script by Don Cameron, pencils by Carmine Infantino

365 Days of DC House Ads, Day 201: Come on let's stop our fightin' and come dance with me

House ad for the Pow-Wow Smith feature debuting in Detective Comics #151 (September 1949);
printed in Detective Comics #150 (August 1949)

"Greatly reduced in size" comic art: script by Don Cameron, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by George Klein (?)

Bear Attack! Month, Day 1: The Mightiest Beaver of Them All

As we all know, bears, while they have probably never kicked anyone in the crotch in comic books, still totally kick ass. Even tho' they have never gotten their own series, bears attacking is one of the most common tropes of comic books both yesterday and today. Yes, even in Legion of Super-Heroes! (See Legion of Super-Heroes v.2 #289, "Ultra Boy Wrestles the Giant Space-Bear of Oxyon-Prime!")

That's why I've decided to devote the entire month of June, the month in which a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love and marriage, to Bear Attacks! Each and every day you'll see a four-color bear lunging at you from out of the page, so bloodthirsty and vicious you could swear he's gonna tear your throat right freakin' out. In fact, it would be better to just put down the comic book and walk away quickly to avoid the Bear Attack! Leave that to the professionals, like me, as I proudly present Bear Attack! Month!


Panels from "Bring In Pow-Wow Smith Dead!" in Detective Comics (1937 series) #198 (August 1953),
pencils and inks by Leonard Starr