Today in Comics History: Deadman gathers Supermen from throughout time to help him with his last-minute Christmas shopping

This is an expanded and updated version of a post originally published December 24, 2012.

Hey, that's today!

from The Kingdom #1 (DC, February 1999), script by Mark Waid, pencils and inks by Ariel Olivetti, colors by John Kalisz, color separations by Chris Chuckry, letters by Phil Felix
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Today in Comics History, October 9, 2027: Deadman has scheduled a lot of dentist appointments

from The Kingdom #1 (DC, February 1999), script by Mark Waid, pencils and inks by Ariel Olivetti, colors by John Kalisz, color separations by Chris Chuckry, letters by Phil Felix

Today in Comics History, September 19, 2038: Deadman continues to build his 1:1 scale Superman action figure collection

from The Kingdom #1 (DC, February 1999), script by Mark Waid, pencils and inks by Ariel Olivetti, colors by John Kalisz, color separations by Chris Chuckry, letters by Phil Felix

Today in Comics History, August 11, 2040: Gog travels to the year 2040; is still a terrible character

from The Kingdom #1 (DC, February 1999), script by Mark Waid, pencils and inks by Ariel Olivetti, colors by John Kalisz, color separations by Chris Chuckry, letters by Phil Felix

Today in Comics History, July 10, 2031: Superman answers a trivia question about today's entry in "Today in Comics History"

from The Kingdom #1 (DC, February 1999), script by Mark Waid, pencils and inks by Ariel Olivetti, colors by John Kalisz, separations by Chris Chuckry, letters by Phil Felix

Today in Comics History, July 9, 2031: The All-Superman 3D Movie Projector is invented

from The Kingdom #1 (DC, February 1999), script by Mark Waid, pencils and inks by Ariel Olivetti, colors by John Kalisz, separations by Chris Chuckry, letters by Phil Felix

Today in Comics History, July 8, 2031: The janitorial strike at the British Museum enters its fourteenth month

from The Kingdom #1 (DC, February 1999), script by Mark Waid, pencils and inks by Ariel Olivetti, colors by John Kalisz, color separations by Chris Chuckry, letters by Phil Felix

Today in Comics History, July 7, 2031: The planet Apokolips finally learns to speak English

from The Kingdom #1 (DC, February 1999), script by Mark Waid, pencils and inks by Ariel Olivetti, colors by John Kalisz, separations by Chris Chuckry, letters by Phil Felix

Today in Comics History, March 21, 2033: The Emo League of Supermans

from The Kingdom #1 (DC, February 1999), script by Mark Waid, pencils and inks by Ariel Olivetti, colors by John Kalisz, color separations by Chris Chuckry, letters by Phil Felix