BatrocTober, Day 6: Battle of the ESL Guys

from The Defenders (1972 series) #64 (Marvel, October 1978), script by David Anthony Kraft, breakdowns by Sal Buscema, finishes by Don Perlin, colors by Bob Sharen, letters by John Costanza

Today in Comics History, July 19: White Tiger takes advantage of fantastic door-busting deals

from Daredevil (1998 series) #39 (Marvel, January 2003), script by Brian Michael Bendis, pencils and inks by Manuel Gutierrez, colors by Matt Hollingsworth, letters by Richard Starkings

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 41 and Today in Comics History, February 10, 1975: See, we told you earlier that February 10 was an exciting day

from "Who Is the White Tiger?" in Deadly Hands of Kung Fu (1974 magazine series) #22 (Marvel, March 1976), script by Bill Mantlo, breakdowns by Keith Giffen, finishes by Rico Rival, letters by Karen Mantlo

Today in Comics History, February 10, 1975: Newspaper promises exciting day, fair weather, mysterious front-page-sized ghost of White Tiger

from "Who Is the White Tiger?" in Deadly Hands of Kung Fu (1974 magazine series) #22 (Marvel, March 1976), script by Bill Mantlo, breakdowns by Keith Giffen, finishes by Rico Rival, letters by Karen Mantlo
Say, are you wondering what that text below the "Rooftop Battle with Prowler" headline is all about? I couldn't locate a record of the (likely New York City) newspaper it's taken from, but you may note it mentions John O'Donohue (albeit misspelled as "O'DonAhue"), a cop moonlighting as a boxer. Sound familiar? Yep: that's the same guy who played Sgt. Eddie Gibson on NYPD Blue, so hopefully that helps you complete your "Six Degrees of Spider-Man" link to Jimmy Smits. Want to read more? (Sure, we all do!) Here's a couple articles (1, 2) on John O'Donohue. Who says this isn't the Pugalistic Period of Bully Probing...um, Research?