Today in Comics History, February 6: Snaky birthday, Ronald Reagan!

Born on this day in 1911, the 40th President of the United Snakes, Ronald Reagan. I'm absolutely no fan of Reagan, so I'm definitely not gonna wish him a happy birthday (more like...). But I do choose to salute him the way I remember him best...


cover of Captain America (1968 series) #344 (Marvel, August 1988), pencils by Ron Frenz, inks by Al Milgrom
...as a slithering snake-man Captain America got to punch in the face.

Today in Comics History, September 14, 1986: President Reagan declares that bombing of this comic book will begin in five minutes

from Hot Valley Days and Cocaine Nights #2 (Antarctic, January 2021), script by Matthew Spradlin, pencils and inks by Farid Karami, colors by Andrew Crossley

Today in Comics History, January 12, 1989: Superhero is called a hockey puck

from Kirby: Genesis: Silver Star #1 (Dynamite, November 2011), co-plot by Alex Ross, co-plot and script by Jai Nitz, pencils by Johnny Desjardins, colors by Vinicius Andrade, letters by Simon Bowland

Ten of a Kind #128, Election Day: I'm gonna send your vote to college/When you vote for president

(More Ten of a Kind here.)

Today in Comics History, October 17, 2008: Ronald Reagan finally gets his birthday wish

from Chronos #9 (DC, December 1998), script by John Francis Moore, pencils by Paul Guinan, inks by Steve Leialoha and Denis Rodier, colors by Noelle Giddings, letters by Ken Bruzenak