Today in Comics History, September 24, 1947: Invention of working from home

from Bob Burden's Original Mysterymen Presents #2 (Dark Horse, August 1999), script by Bob Burden, pencils by Steve Sadowski, inks by Christian Alamy, letters by Steven Haynie

Today in Comics History, September 24, 1997: Shvaughn Erin works on her LiveJournal

from Legion of Super-Heroes (1989 series) #98 (DC, November 1997), co-plot and script by Tom Peyer, co-plot and colors by Tom McCraw, pencils by Lee Moder, inks by Ron Boyd, letters by Pat Brosseau
Many thanks to pal Greg A for suggesting these panels!

Today in Comics History, September 24: Happy birthday, Ham Fisher!

This is an expanded and updated version of a post originally published September 24, 2022.

Born on this day in 1900 or 1901: comics writer and artist Ham Fisher, creator of the mega-popular newspaper strip strip and comic book Joe Palooka!

Today in Comics History, September 24, 1949: Cleveland Indians regret playing at Tang Stadium

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

Today in Comics History, September 24, 1949: Don Newcombe strikes out 1950 Oldsmobile Series 70 sedan, forcing the car to become Don's butler

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

Today in Comics History, September 24, 1986: The Witness clearly has some outdated ideas on what is "fun"

from D.P.7 Annual #1 (Marvel/New Universe, November 1987), script by Mark Gruenwald, pencils by Lee Weeks, inks by Tony DeZuniga, colors by Paul Becton, letters by Phil Felix

Today in Comics History, September 24: Happy birthday, Phil Hartman!

Born on this day in 1948: comedian, actor, writer and artist Phil Hartman, still much missed by this bull after his untimely death in 1998.

And he knew how to react to MAD magazine!



from (top) MAD #307 (December 1991) and (bottom) #318 (April 1993)

Today in Comics History, September 24: Happy birthday, Lottie Dod!

Born on this day in 1877: sports great Charlotte "Lottie" Dod, who won the Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Championship five times and won a silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in archery!


from "Moose's Odd and Amazing Sports Reports" in Archie #515 (Archie, December 2001), script by Mike Pellowski, pencils by Rex Lindsey
Moose has clearly taken some liberties in spotlighting Ms. Dod, as she neither looked or dressed like that comic. Here's the real Lottie:


Happy birthday, Lottie!

Today in Comics History, September 24: Happy birthday, Jock!

Born on this day: Eisner Award-winning comics artist Jock, who's worked on 2000 AD, Batman, Detective Comics, All Star Batman, Wolverine MAX, Savage Wolverine, Hellblazer, Green Lantern: Year One, and many more, co-creator of Image's Wytches, the Vertigo series Faker and Vertigo version of The Losers, and dozens of covers for DC and other publishers!


"DC Nation" in DC Comics cover-dated January 2022
Happy birthday, Jock!

Today in Comics History, September 24: Happy birthday, Bill Vallely!

Born on this day: Bill Vallely, illustrator, comic book writer (Nintendo Comics System, Super Mario Bros., The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Archie, more), and TV and animation scriptwriter (Star Trek: Voyager)! He also worked in production at Marvel in the '80s (on Marvel Saga)!


from Marvel Age #33 and 57 (Marvel, December 1985 and December 1987); text by Jim Salicrup (#33) and Mike Carlin (#57); pencils and inks by Ron Zalme; colors by Adam Philips (#33) and Paul Becton (#57)
Happy birthday, Bill!


from Marvel Age #46 (Marvel, January 1987)

Today in Comics History, September 24, 1947: City of New York backtracks on giving Black man all five boroughs

from (top) Jackie Robinson #1 (Fawcett, Summer 1949), script by Charles Dexter, pencils by Clem Weisbecker, inks by John Jordan, letters by Ed Hamilton;
(bottom) Jackie Robinson #2 (Fawcett, July 1950), script by Charles Dexter, pencils and inks by Clem Weisbecker, letters by Ed Hamilton

Today in Comics History, September 24, 1957: Iron Man is sorry that the '56 Dodgers lost the World Series because he had thirty large riding on them

from Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #3 (Marvel, November 1998), co-plot and script by Mark Waid, co-plot and pencils by Ron Garney, inks by Dan Green, colors by Shannon Blanchard, letters by John Costanza

Today in Comics History, September 24, 1947: The robotic buck stops there

from Atomic Robo Presents Real Science Adventures #11 (Red 5, September 2013), script by Brian Clevinger, pencils and inks by Dave Flora, letters by Jeff Powell

Today in Comics History, September 24, 1975: Joker watches too much Beavis and Butt-Head

from "1975: Troubled Souls" in Superman & Batman: Generations II #2 (September 2001), script, pencils, inks and letters by John Byrne; colors by Trish Mulvihill