Today in Comics History, August 3: Hare-El arrives on Earth, last survivor of his exploded world Carroton

from Young Justice (2011 series) #7 (DC, August 2011), script by Greg Weisman and Kevin Hopps, pencils by Christopher Jones, inks by Dan Davis, colors by Zac Atkinson, letters by Carlos M. Mangual

Today in Comics History, August 3: Vincent Price extends his usual creepy invitation

from Clue: Candlestick #1 (IDW, May 2019); script, pencils, inks, colors, and letters by Dash Shaw

Today in Comics History, August 3, 1955: Book names names, tells tales, dooms author

from The Vain #3 (Oni, December 2020), script by Eliot Rahal, pencils and inks by Emily Pearson, colors by Fred C. Stressing, color assists by Macy Kahn, letters by Crank!

Today in Comics History, August 3: German submariners kill H.P. Lovecraft

from "The Survivor" in Weird War Tales (1997 series) #1 (DC/Vertigo, June 1997), script by Simon Revelstroke, pencils and inks by Richard Corben, colors by Ted McKeever; color separations by Digital Chameleon, letters by Richard Starkings

Today in Comics History, August 3, 1949: Walter Matthau patiently awaits the reading of the will

from "Rodgers & Hammerstein Kill a Dog" in National Lampoon v.2 #120 (Heavy Metal/National Lampoon, April 1990), script by Ed Bluestone, pencils and inks by Frank Springer

Today in Comics History, August 3, 1956: "How hard could it be?" asks Hellboy rhetorically after watching an El Santo movie

from Hellboy in Mexico (Dark Horse, May 2010), script by Mike Mignola, pencils and inks by Richard Corben, colors by Dave Stewart, letters by Clem Robins

Today in Comics History, August 3: Happy birthday, Ernie Pyle!

Born on this day in 1900: Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ernie Pyle, one of the greatest American journalist and famed for his reporting from the front of WWII.


cover of Real Heroes #16 (Parents' Magazine Press, October 1946)
Pyle is spotlighted in this biographical comic which tells how he worked alongside America's fighting forces and brought their news and stories back home. Much like cartoonist Bill Mauldin, he was respected for writing from the soldier's point of view.





from "G.I.'s Best Friend" in Real Heroes #16, pencils and inks by Sam Glankoff

Today in Comics History, August 3, 189X: Well, maybe you shouldn't have hired a raging madman as a mate

from Marvel Classics Comics #9 [Dracula] (1976), script by Naunerle Farr, pencils (and inks?) by Nestor Redondo
Did it get better after all the narration boxes were uncovered? It did not.


Demeter? Hardly knew 'er!

Today in Comics History, August 3, 1884: Frontier Jimmy Olsen is shot down by Lucy Lane of the Olllllllllld West

from "The Bank Robbery!" in Billy the Kid #97 (Charlton, December 1972), pencils and inks by Pat Boyette

Today in Comics History, August 2: Exciting Archer Montage, Right Side

Clip it and tape it together with yesterday's "Exciting Archer Montage, Left Side!" And then...what, I dunno? Paste it on your wall or something. It's your choice. Look, I'm not your mom!


from Young Justice (2011 series) #7 (DC, August 2011), script by Greg Weisman and Kevin Hopps, pencils by Christopher Jones, inks by Dan Davis, colors by Zac Atkinson, letters by Carlos M. Mangual
Oh, okay. Here;'s what it looks like when it's all put together. Happy? (Don't forget to click on it to make it almost life-size. If you're small.)

(Click picture to montage-size. Look, what did I *just say*?!?)

Today in Comics History, August 2: Bruce spent the summer getting in shape with the perfect beach body

from Batman: The Long Halloween #11 (DC, October 1997), script by Jeph Loeb, pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Gregory Wright, letters by Richard Starkings

Today in Comics History, August 2: Happy birthday, Myrna Loy!

Born on this day in 1905 and our lives are better for it: the beautiful Myrna Loy, actress (The Thin Man series, The Best Years of Our Lives, Cheaper by the Dozen, The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer, Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, and many more)!


from "[Murder Tunes In Unexpectedly]" in Smash Comics #34 (Quality, July 1942); scriupt, pencils, inks and colors by Jack Cole

Today in Comics History, August 2: Happy birthday, Sid Check!

Born on this day in 1930: Sid Check, comic book artist (Crime SuspenStories, The Haunt of Fear, The Vault of Horror, Weird Science, Classics Illustrated, Journey into Unknown Worlds and more)

Check is captured by radio, stage, screen and comic book star Judy Canova, along with a passel of other comic book folks! That's Martin Thall (Captain Video, Adventures into Weird Worlds), in the foreground there, and in the cage from L-R: Sid Check, Wally Wood (Weird Science, THUNDER Agents, MAD), Victor Fox (publisher of Fox Feature Syndicate/Fox Comics), and Joe Orlando (MAD and Classics Illustrated back then, just about everything for DC later on)!



cover of Judy Canova #3 (Fox, September 1950), pencils by Joe Orlando, inks by Wally Wood
Happy birthday, Sid!

Today in Comics History, August 2, 1950: Even in Korea he had to ride in the back of the bus

from The 'Nam #45 (Marvel, June 1990), script by Doug Murray, breakdowns by Wayne Vansant, finishes by Tony DeZuñiga, colors and letters by Phil Felix

Today in Comics History, August 2, 1911: Male pilots immediately erase history records

from "Harriet Quimby" in Wonder Woman (1942 series) #46 (DC, March 1951), script by Julius Schwartz, pencils and inks by Frank Harry

Today in Comics History, August 2, 1776: John Hancock invents a phrase for people putting their names on something

from Picture Stories from American History #2 (EC, 1946), script by M. C. Gaines and W. W. D. Sones, pencils and inks by Allen Simon
Of course, the only thing worse than that is some autograph hunter pestering you, when you just know he's gonna turn around and put 'em up on eBay:


from "Autograph, Please!" in Superman #48 (DC, September 1947), script by Jerry Siegel, pencils and inks by John Sikela
Getting on your Herbalife mailing list is not a worthy cause, Superman!

Today in Comics History, August 2, 1934: Guillaume has no friends

from "The Claws of the Mafia!" in Murderous Gangsters #2 (Avon, December 1951), inks by Vince Alascia (?)

Today in Comics History, August 2, 1986: Silver Surfer's board meets an ignoble end

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, August 2, 1804: White Man's Burden enjoyed by White Men

from Manifest Destiny #12 (Image, December 2014), script by Chris Dingess, pencils and inks by Matthew Roberts, colors by Owen Gieni, letters by Pat Brosseau

Today in Comics History, August 2: Happy birthday, Dave Hunt!

Born on this day in 1942: comics inker, letterer, and colorist; painter and pianist Dave Hunt (Amazing Spider-Man, Marvel Team-Up, New Adventures of Superboy, Action Comics, Scooby-Doo, The Transformers, Disney Adventures and many more)!


from FOOM #2 (Marvel, May 1973)
Happy birthday, Dave!