Today in Comics History, April 28: Happy birthday, Jay Leno!

Born on this day: Jay Leno, talk show host, comedian, car and motorcycle collector, big chin wearer, and Tonight Show taker-backer. Happy birthday despite that, Jay!


from The Ultimates 2 (2005 series) #4 (Marvel/Ultimate, March 2005), script by Mark Millar, pencils by Bryan Hitch, inks by Paul Neary, colors by Laura Martin, letters by Chris Eliopoulos

Today in Comics History, November 16, 1943: J. Jonah Jameson demands: "Grandpa Parker! Get me photos of Thunderbolts!"

from Thunderbolts (1997 series) #165 (Marvel, January 2012), script by Jeff Parker, pencils by Kev Walker, inks by Terry Pallot, colors by Chris Sotomayor, letters by Joe Caramagna

Today in Comics History, October 5, 1943: Captain America will always be with us! Namor will always fight alongside us! And other sure bets, in today's Daily Bugle!

from Thunderbolts (1997 series) #164 (Marvel, December 2011), script by Jeff Parker, pencils and inks by Kev Walker

365 Days of Power and Responsibility, Day 69: "And this one I call 'Spider-Man Eating Ice Cream with Jigsaw.'"

Panels from Thunderbolts Annual (2014 series) #1 (February 2014), script by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker, pencils and inks by Matteo Lolli, colors by James Campbell, letters by Joe Sabino

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 187: Jonah, Like Thunder

Panels from Spider-Man Team-Up #7 (June 1997), script by Kurt Busiek, pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Dick Giordano, colors by Tom Smith, letters by Dave Lanphear

365 Days of KirbyTech, Day 85: Secret Government Facility Gamma Reactor

The Thunderbolts, that snazzy squadron that dresses in red and black, has infiltrated an abandoned secret government base. Why abandoned? Because it apparently doesn't have DSL.


Panel from Thunderbolts (2013 series) #20.NOW (March 2014), script by Charles Soule, pencils and inks by Carlo Barberi, colors by Israel Silva, letters by Joe Sabino
The Red Leader (no relation to this guy) must connect his psychotronic brain to the World Wide Web...I dunno, every hour?...so that he can...download Cheezeburger Cat photos, I guess. If he doesn't hook up to the Internet, this bus will explode his big bulgy head will go all melty or burn out or maybe turn green again, I'm not certain. To get the web up and running, the Leader must repair a deactivated gamma reactor.


And that deactivated gamma reactor looks like this:

365 Days of KirbyTech, Day 13: The Enclave's Transfer-Grid

Previously on 365 Days of KirbyTech... Reed Richards has used a Micro-Tool Assembly Unit in order to assemble a copy of The Enclave's Electronic Bracelet, which, as the FF saw on Reed's Heat-Image Tracer, was used by rogue scientist Dr. Jerome Hamilton, the kidnapper of Alicia Masters, to transport her from her apartment to the Enclave's HQ, the Beehive!

But is there some sort of giant receiving unit which brings Hamilton, his crimson helmet, and his snazzy white slacks, along with Alicia to the Beehive? Why, yes. You bet your sweet Kirby there is.


Panels from Fantastic Four (1961 series) #66 (September 1967), co-plot and script by Stan Lee, co-plot and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Sinnott, letters by Artie Simek

Today in Comics History, October 2, 1888: The Best Jack the Ripper Walking Tour Ever

from Thunderbolts (1997 series) #167 (Marvel, February 2012), script by Jeff Parker, pencils and inks by Declan Shalvey, colors by Frank Martin, letters by Joe Sabino

LOL Sundays #8: Luckily he always has his shoes off to count above ten

Panel from Thunderbolts #116 (October 2007), script by Warren Ellis, pencils and inks by Mike Deodato Jr., colors by Rain Beredo, letters by Albert Deschesne

Stan Lee Saturdays #4: Now I want a whole comic featuring Stabbity Jones

Page from Thunderbolts #112 (May 2007), script by Warren Ellis, pencils and inks by Mike Deodato Jr., colors by Rain Beredo, letters by Albert Deschesne