Today in Comics History, November 2, 1985, 12:00 AM: The Pale Horse/Krystalnacht concert is cancelled

This is an expanded and updated version of a post originally published November 2, 2012.





from Watchmen #12 (DC, October 1987), script by Alan Moore; pencils, inks, and letters by Dave Gibbons; colors by John Higgins

Today in Comics History, November 1, 1985, 11:58 PM: Hey, look, a Doomsday Clock. That would be a good title for a comic bo(is strangled)

from Watchmen #11 (DC, August 1987); script by Alan Moore; pencils, inks, and letters by Dave Gibbons; colors by John Higgins

Today in Comics History, November 1, 1985, 11:23 PM: Meanwhile, thirty-five minutes ago

from Watchmen #11 (DC, August 1987); script by Alan Moore; pencils, inks, and letters by Dave Gibbons; colors by John Higgins

Today in Comics History, One Week to Election Day: "It's a mask and it's buried. Why?'

from Catwoman: Lonely City #3 (DC/Black label, June 2022); script, pencils, inks, colors, and letters by Cliff Chiang

Today in Comics History, November 1, 2099: Skull-shaped pushpins used to attach bristol board to Roger Robinson's drawing table

from Spider-Man 2099 (1992 series) #32 (Marvel/2099, June 1995), script by Peter David, pencils by Roger Robinson, inks by Jimmy Palmiotti, colors by Chia-Chi Wang, letters by Ken Lopez

Today in Comics History, November 1, 1985: Headline: You Need Lungs to Live

from Doomsday Clock #10 (DC, July 2019), script by Geoff Johns, pencils and inks by Gary Frank, colors by Brad Anderson, letters by Rob Leigh
Which mean, then, that the following pages from Watchmen take place on November 1. Which therefore means that eveything in Watchmen issues 9, 10, and 11 also take place on November 1. At least, if you accept the above as canon, which, I guess, it technically is. (Which is the best kind of canon.)



from Watchmen #9 (DC, May 1987), script by Alan Moore; pencils, inks, and letters by Dave Gibbons, colors by John Higgins
On the other hand, Doc Manhattan could have travelled forward in time a couple days and then...eh, no. Too complicated to think about. November 1 it is.


from The Simpsons "I Love Lisa" (season 4, episode 15) (Gracie Films/20th Television, February 11, 1993), written by Frank Mula, directed by Wes Archer

Today in Comics History, November 1, 1988: Laurel and Hardy's piano-moving skills improve tremendously after Oliver eats Stan

from D.P.7 #29 (Marvel/New Universe, March 1989), script by Mark Gruenwald, pencils by Paul Ryan, inks by Danny Bulanadi, colors by Paul Becton, letters by Janice Chiang

The Marvel Calendar for 2011 2022: November Network of Nice

I saved the best for last for you: a cheerful, energetic, colorful and fun November calendar (suitable for this month as it was originall in 2011) by the incomparable Alan Davis! Just click, print, clip 'n' save pin on your wall!

"November" from Marvel Calendar 2011 (Marcel, 2010), pencils by Alan Davis
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Happy November from America's Favorite Family! Oh, an' from a li'l stuffed bull, too.

The Super DC Calendar for 1977 2022: Nimble November Nippers

Whoa, I'm pretty sure Robin is about to land square on his head right there. Well, while the Teen Titans take tumbles, let me remind ya that this 1977 DC Calendar can be used in 2022, so get a big-ass carving knife and cut this calendar right out of your computer monitor! Don't bother to ask mom or dad first, they're too busy with their work woes, martinis, Pelotons and games of golf. They're too busy, don't give 'em more stress!

from Super DC Calendar 1977 (DC, 1976), pencils by Dick DIllin, inks by Frank McLaughlin
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Yep, spend this November, all November, with the Teen Titans! And then we'll see y'all back here next month to screw on the lid down on the 2022 coffin, for good riddance!


Teen Titans Go! "Thanksgiving" (season 2, episode 23) (Warner Bros. Animation/DC Entertainment, November 26, 2014), written by Ben Joseph, directed by Luke Cormican

The Marvel Comics Memory Album Calendar for 1977 2022: Nasty No-Protective-Armor November

Hey, it's Conan! And his red-headed sidekick Andy Richter, wekcoming us to November! And reminding us that you too can use this very 1977 calendar for all this month in 2022...eh, you know the drill by now.

"November" from Marvel Comics Memory Album Calendar 1977 (Marvel, 1976), pencils by John Buscema, inks by P.Craig Russell
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Hope you'll enjoy this calendar all November, and remember: don't go out in the chilly late fall air just wearin' a fuzzy bathmat loincloth or a bikini made out of those state quarters!

Comics Calendars for 2022: No-Nonsense November

As Mariah Carey casts off her sexy witch costume (no peekin') and puts on her fur-trimmed Santa's elf micromini, it's time to declare welcome to November, the calendar's only month dedicated to Richard Rider, the original Nova! Actually, the massive unabridged Oxford English Dictionary dictionary on my shelf tells me that A) the word is taken from the world "nine" for "ninth month" in this...eleventh month, and B) no way am I getting this big-ass book back up on the top shelf until John and Randi come home to help.

So what's in November that we have to celebrate besides stuffing outself stupid in three weeks and two days (uh, not that I'm counting down or anything)? Why, 'tis the month of Doctor Strange's Birthday! Happy b-day, Steve-O! Please blow out your birthday cake candles. Don't listen to the snakes telling you it would be fun to put your face in them. We're gonna celebrate his birthday it right now instead of on the actual date under a "Today in Comics History" tag, because we don't know the exact day in November he was born. Dang these eroded gravestones!

Also: sorry, Doc; forgot to celebrate your death last month.




from Doctor Strange (1968 series) #176 (Marvel, January 1969), script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gene Colan, inks and colors by Tom Palmer, letters by Herb Cooper
A great cover deserves a second lookin' at — in pencils and inks! Take it away, Messrs. Colan and Palmer:


But if it's a November calendar you're needin', well, then about about this LexCorp Snappable (by Superman) Tools girlie calendar, suitable for putting up on the wall of your greasemonkey garage or man cave. WHOA, Miss Lane! Didn't know ya posed for these things.


from Doom Patrol (1987 series) #5 (DC, February 1988), script by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Steve Lightle, inks by Gary Martin, colors by Carl Gafford, letters by Janice Chiang
All right, all right, if it's a sexy wall calendar you can use for November 2022 that you want, nobody can beat the back cover of The Human Target, where spandex gets a real strrrrretch!:


from The Human Target (2022 series) #1 (DC/Black Label, January 2022), art by Greg Smallwood
So what if it only goes down to the 19th? Who's lookin' at the dates?!?

Oh, okay, since you're my pals, stay tuned for more poses on comics calendars you can actrually use this month of November 2022. I'll...I'll just be right here for a few more minutes.

Today in Comics History, November 1: Guard denies entry to the Ambassador from Krakoa

from The Black Monday Murders #2 (Image, September 2016), script by Jonathan Hickman, pencils and inks by Tomm Coker, colors by Michael Garland, letters by Rus Wooten

Today in Comics History, November 1, 1985, 4:30 AM: No one under the age of 50 will get this reference.

NITE OWL: Siss, boom, bah!

OZYMANDIAS: What is the sound when a sheep blows up?


from Watchmen #11 (DC, August 1987); script by Alan Moore; pencils, inks, and letters by Dave Gibbons; colors by John Higgins

Today in Comics History, November 1, 1985: "P.S.: Please do not interpret me as a hero. I'm certain it's totally obvious that I am not a hero to emulate in this story."

from Watchmen #11 (DC, August 1987); script by Alan Moore; pencils, inks, and letters by Dave Gibbons; colors by John Higgins

Today in Halloween Comics History, October 31: So Peter, how was your day?

from Spider-Man: The Short Halloween one-shot (Marvel, July 2009), script by Bill Hader and Seth Meyers, pencils and inks by Kevin Maguire, colors by Dean White, letters by Chris Eliopoulos

Today in Halloween Comics History, October 31: Well, I'm not sleeping soundly with lettering like that

from Superman/Batman (2003 series) #65 (DC, December 2009); script by Peter Johnson and Matt Cherniss; pencils and inks by Brian Stelfreeze, Brian Haberlin, Kelley Jones, Joe Quinones, and Federico Dallocchio; colors by David Baron and Joe Quinones; letters by Rob Leigh

Today in Comics History, October 31, 1985: Get ready for #HawkVember

from Watchmen #8 (DC, April 1987); script by Alan Moore; pencils, inks, and letters by Dave Gibbons; colors by John Higgins

Today in Halloween Comics History, October 31: Ladies and gentlemen: The World's Greatest Detective

from "Generations: Fractured" in Detective Comics #1027 (DC, November 2020), script and layouts by Dan Jurgens, finishes by Kevin Nowlan, colors by Hi-Fi, letters by AndWorld Design

Today in Halloween Comics History, October 31: Happy birthday, Alanna Wolff!

from Wolff & Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre #8 (Exhibit A, September 1995), script, pencils, and letters by Batton Lash; inks by Batton Lash assisted by Melissa Uran and Derek Ozawa

Today in Comics History, October 31: Happy birthday, John Candy!

Born today in 1950: actor/comedian John Candy, member of the SCTV comedy group who acted in many movies: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles; Splash; Stripes; Uncle Buck and many more!


I've been a huge fan of John since the very early SCTV days, and I've loved him in his film appearances. So naturally, you'll find him in MAD magazine!


from "Mad's Celebrity Supermarket" in MAD #258 (October 1985), script by Joe Raiola and Charlie Kadau, pencils by Bob Clarke