Today in Comics History, September 15: Happy birthday, Chris Wildgoose!

Born on this day: comics artist Chris Wildgoose (Batman: Nightwalker, Batgirl, All-New Firefly, Gotham Academy, Proctor Valley Road, more!)


from DC Comics cover-dated November 2019
Happy birthday, Chris!

Today in Comics History, September 15, 1752: Look, it's an Atom story, I don't claim to understand 'em, I just clip out panels with calendar dates in 'em

from "The Adventure of the Canceled Birthday" in The Atom (1962 series) #21 (DC, October 1965), script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Sid Greene, letters by Gaspar Saladino

Today in Comics History, September 14, 1911: Gruesome man in green hat paws at your mail

from "Hop Harrigan's History of American Aviation" in All-American Comics #22 (DC, January 1941); text, pencils, and inks by Jon L. Blummer

Today in Comics History, September 14, 1763: Someone has clearly Mickey Finned young Johnny

from "Victory at Niagara" in American Graphics #2 (Henry Stewart, 1957) by Hal English

Today in Comics History, September 14, 2011: Roy Thomas is needlessly cruel to Cameron Chase

from Infinite Frontier #6 (DC, November 2021), script by Joshua Williamson, pencils and inks by Xermanico, colors by Rómulo Fajardo Jr., letters by Tom Napolitano

Today in Comics History, September 14, 1923: Jack Dempsey cruelly punches a defenseless, innocent bull

from "Scoops...Pictures to Remember!" in Real Fact Comics #6 (DC, January 1947), pencils and inks by George Roussos

Today in Comics History, September 14, 1801: Practical joke "snipe hunt" turns deadly

from Manifest Destiny #19 (Image, May 2016), script by Chris Dingess, pencils by Matthew Roberts, inks by Tony Akins and Stefano Gaudiano, colors by Owen Gieni, letters by Pat Brosseau
(Click picture to big-as-all-outdoors-size)

Today in Comics History, September 14, 2001: America reacts to 9/11 by enacting the Kirby Protocols

from Kirby: Genesis: Silver Star #1 (Dynamite, November 2011), co-plot by Alex Ross, co-plot and script by Jai Nitz, pencils by Johnny Desjardins, colors by Vinicius Andrade, letters by Simon Bowland

Today in Comics History, September 14, 1752: Ray Palmer invents a entire historical excuse for him being blackout drunk for eleven days

from "The Adventure of the Canceled Birthday" in The Atom (1962 series) #21 (DC, October 1965), script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Sid Greene, letters by Gaspar Saladino

Today in Comics History, September 14: Happy birthday, Jim Novak!

Born on this day in 1955: letterer Jim Novak (Fantastic Four, Avengers, Captain America, Doctor Strange, Incredible Hulk, Wolverine, Marvel Fanfare and many, many more)! During the 80s he lettered as many as five or six books per month!


from Marvel Age #33, 57, 93 and 105 (Marvel, December 1985, December 1987, October 1990 and October 1991); text by Jim Salicrup (#33), Mike Carlin (#57), Chris Eliopoulis & Barry Dutter (#93) and Mike Lackey (#105); pencils and inks by Ron Zalme; colors by Adam Philips (#33), Paul Becton (#57), Marie Javins (#93), and Renee Witterstaetter (#105)

Today in Comics History, September 14, 1940: Project: Kill Captain America is widely unpopular

from Captain America Annual #8 (Marvel, 1986), script by Mark Gruenwald, pencils by Mike Zeck, inks by John Beatty and Joe Rubinstein, colors by Glynis Oliver, letters by Jim Novak

Today in Comics History, September 14, 1955: Phillip learns to spit on fires

from newuniversal: 1959 #1 (September 2008), script by Kieron Gillen, pencils and inks by Greg Scott and Kody Chamberlain, colors by Val Staples, letters by Ed Dukeshire

Today in Comics History, September 14, 1836: Aaron Burr goes out the way we were all taught he did...singing!

from "Aaron Burr" in Real Life Comics #4 (Pines, April 1942), creators uncredited and unknown

Today in Comics History, September 14, 2000: Lex Luthor orchestrates the death of seventeen men just to trick Talia into his service

from "The Most Suitable Person" in Secret Files: President Luthor #1 one-shot (DC, March 2001), script by Greg Rucka, pencils by Dale Eaglesham, inks by Ray Kryssing, colors by Tom McCraw, colors separations by Digital Chameleon, letters by Richard Starkings

Today in Comics History, September 14: "Three: Bobby Drake, Scott Summers, and Vera Cantor (inactive)."

from "Look out! It's Tabitha Smith and She's Looking Good!" in X-Men: Manifest Destiny #1 (Marvel, November 2008), script by James Asmus, pencils and inks by Chris Burnham, colors by Nathan Fairbairn, letters by Joe Caramagna

Today in Comics History, September 14, 1986: President Reagan declares that bombing of this comic book will begin in five minutes

from Hot Valley Days and Cocaine Nights #2 (Antarctic, January 2021), script by Matthew Spradlin, pencils and inks by Farid Karami, colors by Andrew Crossley

Today in Comics History, September 14, 1918: Guns don't kill balloons; planes kill balloons

from "Frank Luke: Balloon Buster" in Real Heroes #5 (Parents' Magazine Press, July 1942), pencils and inks by Jim Ray

Today in Comics History, September 14: The World's Most Interesting Man seizes control of this comic book

from Hot Valley Days and Cocaine Nights #2 (Antarctic, January 2021), script by Matthew Spradlin, pencils and inks by Farid Karami, colors by Andrew Crossley

Today in Comics History, September 13, 1988: Woman denied the refreshing great taste of New Coke

from Hot Valley Days and Cocaine Nights #1 (Antarctic, February 2020), script by Matthew Spradlin, pencils and inks by Farid Karami, colors by Andrew Crossley

Today in Comics History, September 13, 1847: It was such a nice day one of the cannon guys decided to work on his tan

from The World Around Us #11 [The Illustrated Story of the Marines] (Gilberton, July 1959), pencils and inks by Everett Kinstler