Today in Comics History, January 3, 2000: Superman's new millennial job: garbageman

from "Robots in the DCU" in Secret Files & Origins Guide to the DC Universe 2000 #1 (one-shot) (DC, March 2000), script by Scott Beatty, pencils by Gus Vazquez, inks by Claude St. Aubin, colors by Tom McCraw, color separations by Digital Chameleon, letters by Ken Lopez

Today in Comics History, August 20: Happy birthday, Element Lad!

Born on this day sometime in the thirtieth century: Jann Arrah, who we know as Element Lad! You know, the giant Legionnaire with the big ears and the long trunk and...sorry, I've made another one of my silly mistakes. That's Elephant Lad.


from Super DC Calendar 1976 (DC, 1975), letters by Ben Oda

Today in Comics History, July 9: Happy birthday, Atom!

Born today: Earth 1's Ray Palmer, The Atom! At least Pre-Crisis, according to the Super DC Calendar '76!


from Super DC Calendar 1976 (DC, 1975), letters by Ben Oda

Today in Comics History, April 1, 2001: The Joker's elegant handwriting charms his captors

text page from Joker: Last Laugh Secret Files #1 one-shot (DC, December 2001), script by Scott Beatty

366 Days with Alfred Pennyworth, Day 315

Panel from "Guided Tour: The Batcave" in Batman Secret Files #1 (October 1997), script and pencils by Graham Nolan, inks by Bob McLeod, colors by Tom McCraw, letters by Albert DeGuzman

366 Days with Alfred Pennyworth, Day 310

"Interview: Alfred Pennyworth" from Batman: Secret Files #1 (October 1997), script by Doug Moench, pencils by Jim Aparo, inks by Bill Sienkiewicz, colors by Tom McCraw

Today in Comics History, Father's Day: Happy Father's Day, Slam Bradley

from "The McSweeney Case" in Catwoman Secret Files and Origins #1 (DC, November 2002), script by Ed Brubaker, pencils and inks by Cameron Stewart, colors by Matt Hollingsworth, letters by Sean Konot

366 Days with Alfred Pennyworth, Day 81

Panels from "Guided Tour: The Batcave" in Batman: Secret Files and Origins #1 (October 1997), script and pencils by Graham Nolan, inks by Bob McLeod, colors by Tom McCraw, letters by Albert DeGuzman

366 Days with Alfred Pennyworth, Day 40

Page from Batman Secret Files one-shot (October 1997), text by Scott Beatty, pencils and inks by Lee Weeks, colors by Tom McCraw,