Today in Comics History, November 9, 6:02 PM: ...and here's more on that Queen Perdita story, developing now.

from Young Justice: Targets #2 (DC, October 2022), script by Greg Weisman, pencils and inks by Christopher Jones, colors by Jason Wright, letters by Wes Abbott

Today in Comics History, November 9, 6:01 PM: Leeza Gibbons of DC-Earth drops a news bombshell

from Young Justice: Targets #2 (DC, October 2022), script by Greg Weisman, pencils and inks by Christopher Jones, colors by Jason Wright, letters by Wes Abbott
You know how on TV news they say "...and more on that story in just a minute?" Well...more on that story in just a minute. As well as developing, minute-by-minute, throughout the night!

Today in Comics History, November 9, 1940: Today in Roy Thomas History

from Secret Origins (1986 series) #31 (DC, October 1988), script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Michael Bair, inks by Bob Downs, colors by Carl Gafford, letters by Jean Simek

Today in Comics History, November 9-15, 1952: Parents, make sure you take your kids to visit all these places this week, including Disney World and a cookie shop

"Parents: Visit Your Schools" from Movie Love #18 (Eastern Color, December 1952), pencils and inks by Jack Berrill

Today in Comics History, November 9, 6:17 PM EET/8:17 AM PST: "It's an explosion."

from Young Justice: Targets #1 (DC, September 2022), script by Greg Weisman, pencils and inks by Christopher Jones, colors by Jason Wright, letters by Wes Abbott
Yes, it's the only comics blog that atempts to put panels that occur in Eastern Europe in chronological sequence with those that occur in Seattle/Star City on America's West Coast!

Today in Comics History, November 9, 8:09 AM: Roy Harper fails just like last time

from Young Justice: Targets #1 (DC, September 2022), script by Greg Weisman, pencils and inks by Christopher Jones, colors by Jason Wright, letters by Wes Abbott

Today in Comics History, November 9, 8:00 AM: The Higgins Harper Boys and Gruber Matthews

from Young Justice: Targets #1 (DC, September 2022), script by Greg Weisman, pencils and inks by Christopher Jones, colors by Jason Wright, letters by Wes Abbott

Today in Comics History, November 8: Happy birthday, Roger McKenzie!

Born on this day: Roger McKenzie, comics scripter (Daredevil, Captain America, Battlestar Galactica, Creepy, Vampirella, Doctor Solar: Man of the Atom, Marvel Fanfare, Weird Western Tales, and more!)



from (top) DC Comics cover-dated July 1978;
(bottom) "Editori-Al" in Marvel Fanfare #2 (Marvel, May 1982), script and art by Al Milgrom, letters by Janice Chiang (?)
Happy birthday, Roger!

Today in Comics History, November 8: Murderer puzzled by lack of speech balloons

from Crime Illustrated hardcover (Russ Cochran, 2006), script by Al Feldstein, pencils and inks by Charles Sultan. This story was planned for the never-published Crime Illustrated #3; it was never published until the 2006 Russ Cochran collection.

Today in Comics History, November 8, 1941: The thing I love best about this is The Spirit's personalized stationery

from "[The Killer Ghost]," originally published in The Spirit Section (Register and Tribune Syndicate, November 9, 1941); script, pencils, and inks by Will Eisner, colors by Joe Kubert; letters by Sam Rosen

Today in Comics History, November 8, 1942: I never knew my sister was a general during the Second World War

from "General George C. Marshall" in It Really Happened #7 (Pines, February 1947), pencils by King Ward

Election Day: And the moral of the story is: Vote for this tree.

from Catwoman: Lonely City #4 (DC/Black Label, December 2022); script, pencils, inks, colors, and letters by Cliff Chiang

Election Day: Well, she can't be worse than Eric Adams*

(top) regular cover of Harley Quinn (2016 series) #28 (DC, November 2017), pencils and inks by Amanda Conner, colors by Paul Mounts;
(bottom) variant cover of Harley Quinn #28; pencils and inks by Frank Cho, colors by Sabine Rich
*How I loathe him.

Election Day: I for one support a remake of Megaforce starring Hayley Atwell

Women's History Month variant cover of Captain Carter #1 (Marvel, May 2022), art by Sara Pichelli

Election Day: Well, if you won't listen to me, listen to Stan.

"Bullpen Bulletins" from Marvel Comics cover-dated December 1999
Well, it's too late to register for the 2022 elections...but what's keeping you from registering for your next local election, the 2021 general elections, and the very important 2024 Presidential Election. Go out and register...well, tomorrow.

If you're already registered: go out and vote today!

Today in Comics History, November 8, 1963: He forgot to ask for his free toaster

from Regarding the Matter of Oswald's Body #1 (Boom!, November 2021), script by Christopher Cantwell, pencils and inks by Luca Casalanguida, colors by Giada Marchisio, letters by AndWorld Design

Election Day: Prez has clearly confused clocks with calendars

from Prez (1973 series) #1 (DC, August 1973), script by Joe Simon, pencils and inks by Jerry Grandenetti, letters by Joe Rosen
Why, the answer to that is simple, Prez...just ask Batgirl!

Today in Comics History, November 8: Happy birthday, Octavia "Red October" Price!

from Assassinistas #2 (IDW, December 2017), script by Tini Howard, pencils and inks by Gilbert Hernandez, colors by Rob Davis, letters by Aditya Bidikar

Election Day: Batgirl 1972!

Well, there's why Batgirl knew what day today is...she's running for higher office!


from "Batgirl's Last Case" in Detective Comics #424 (DC, June 1972), script by Frank Robbins, pencils and inks by Don Heck, letters by Ben Oda
(Yes, yes. It's entirely possible this doesn't take place in November. It is, after all, a "special" congressional election. But indeeed, in Gotham City, it is still Election Day!)

Today in Comics History, November 7: Ben Grimm clicks "like" on Hannah's tweet about her date

from Human Torch (2003 series) #1 (Marvel/Tsunami, June 2003), script by Karl Kesel, pencils by Skottie Young, inks by Joe Seung and Pierre-Andre Dery, colors by Studio F, letters by Cory Petit