Today in Christmas Comics History: Donald's meds finally kick in

Panels from Donald and Mickey Merry Christmas 1947 (1947); script, pencils, inks and letters by Carl Barks, colors by Western Publishing Production Shop

365 Days of DC House Ads, Day 358: Banded together from remote genuses

House ad for Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew! #1 (March 1982); printed in Batman #345 (March 1982)
Comic cover art: pencils by Scott Shaw, pencils of Superman figure by Ross Andru, inks by Bob Smith
Ad designed and lettered by Gaspar Saladino

A Four Color Christmas, Day 24: From the biggest to the smallest, the Christmas spirit reigns

Cover of Four Color #959 [Walt Scott's Christmas Stories] (December 1958), painted cover by Walt Scott

365 Days of DC House Ads, Day 357: Great Legal Decisions of Our Time

House ad for Detective Comics (1937 series) #72 (February 1943); printed in Batman (1940 series) #15 (February-March 1943)


Cover of Detective Comics #72, pencils and inks by Jerry Robinson

A Four Color Christmas, Day 23: The Post-War Fantastic Four was a little different

Cover of Four Color #175 [Santa Claus Funnies] (December 1947), painted cover by Morris Gollub

Ten of a Kind: Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb

(More Ten of a Kind here.)

365 Days of DC House Ads, Day 356: Superman begins to suspect he has become photo-realistic

House ad for Superman: Peace on Earth graphic novel (January 1999); printed in Batman/Scarecrow 3-D one-shot (December 1998)
Painted art by Alex Ross

A Four Color Christmas, Day 22: Penguin butts roasting on an open fire

Cover of Four Color #740 [Walter Lantz Chilly Willy] (October 1956), pencils by Fred Abranz (?)

Psylocke Psaturday #24: Betsy wishes you a Merry X-Mas

Subscription house ad header from Uncanny X-Men #255 (Mid-December 1989)

Today in Comics History, December 21, 2005: zMail is invented

from Hellblazer #214 (DC/Vertigo, January 2006), script by Mike Carey, pencils and inks by Leonardo Manco, colors by Lee Loughridge, letters by Jared K. Fletcher

365 Days of DC House Ads, Day 355: In space, no one can hear Superman being a jerk

House ad for Lois Lane #81 (February 1968); printed in Detective Comics #372 (February 1968)
Ad designed and lettered by Gaspar Saladino


Cover of Lois Lane #81, pencils and inks by Neal Adams, letters by Gaspar Saladino
Wha...this can't be? It surely must be some sort of mistake or misinterpretation!

Well, yes.


Panels from "No Witnesses in Outer Space!" in Lois Lane #81, script by Leo Dorfman, pencils and inks by Kurt Schaffenberger
There's no way that this isn't The Greatest Lois Lane Story Ever.

A Four Color Christmas, Day 21: Scary Zombie Santa wishes you a deadly merry Christmas

Cover of Four Color #91 [Santa Claus Funnies] (December 1945), painted cover by Arthur E. Jameson (?)

Henry Boltinoff Does Not Want You to Die This Christmas, Day Five

"Have a Durable Christmas" PSA from Justice League of America (1960 series) #51 (February 1967); written, pencilled, inked, and lettered by Henry Boltinoff

365 Days of DC House Ads, Day 354: Heroes with A-peel

House ads for Showcase #77 [Angel and the Ape] (September 1968); printed in (top) The Brave and the Bold #78 (June-July 1968); (bottom) Wonder Woman (1942 series) #176 (May-June 1968)
Ads designed and lettered by Gaspar Saladino



House ad for Angel and the Ape (1968 series) #1 (November-December 1968);
printed in Wonder Woman (1942 series) #179 (November-December 1968)
Comic cover art: pencils and inks by Bob Oksner
Ad designed and lettered by Gaspar Saladino



House ad for Angel and the Ape (1968 series) #2 (January-February 1969);
printed in Wonder Woman (1942 series) #180 (January-February 1969)
Comic cover art: pencils and inks by Bob Oksner
Ad designed and lettered by Gaspar Saladino



House ad for Angel and the Ape (1991 limited series) #1 (March 1991);
printed in [Batman:] Legends of the Dark Knight #15 (February 1991)
Ad art: pencils by Phil Foglio, inks by Keith Wilson, colors by Tom Ziuko

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Today in Comics History, December 19, 1986: Two-Face's giant coin is placed on display in Boston Courthouse

from Spitfire and the Troubleshooters #6 (Marvel/New Universe, March 1987), script by Gerry Conway and Cary Bates, pencils by Vince Giarrano, inks by Tony DeZuniga, colors by John Wellington, letters by Rick Parker

A Four Color Christmas, Day 20: Oh, you never will believe where those Keebler cookies come from

Cover of Four Color #1062 [Walt Scott's Christmas Stories] (December 1959), painted cover by Walt Scott

Henry Boltinoff Does Not Want You to Die This Christmas, Day Four

"Have a Durable Christmas" PSA from The Brave and the Bold #70 (February-March 1967); written, pencilled, inked, and lettered by Henry Boltinoff

Today in Comics History, December 19, 1986: Large bales of tobacco are flown into Boston to greet Margaret Thatcher

from Spitfire and the Troubleshooters #6 (Marvel/New Universe, March 1987), script by Gerry Conway and Cary Bates, pencils by Vince Giarrano, inks by Tony DeZuniga, colors by John Wellington, letters by Rick Parker

Today in Comics History, December 19: Hawkeye finally figures out how to run his new-fangled electronics...

...get a nine-year-old to do it for him.



from Hawkguy Hawkeye (2012 series) #6 (Marvel, February 2013), script by Matt Fraction, pencils and inks by David Aja, colors by Matt Hollingsworth, letters by Chris Eliopoulos

365 Days of DC House Ads, Day 353: For all of you Captain Compass fans out there

House ad for Detective Comics #500 (March 1981); printed in Detective Comics #499 (February 1981)

Cover of Detective Comics #500 (March 1981); pencils and inks by Dick Giordano,; Joe Kubert, Carmine Infantino, Walt Simonson,Tom Yeates, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, and Bob Smith
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Here's 'Tec 500's text page, featuring a look at the jam cover in progress!