Saturday, February 20, 2021

Today in Comics History, February 20, 1943: Senator Ted Cruz (bottom, center) Goes to Mexico

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from "Peril at Paricutin" in Real Fact Comics #18 (DC, January 1949), script by Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, and/or Bernie Bre...

Today in Comics History, February 20: Batman reads the Twilight series

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from Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #73 (DC, July 1995), script by James Robinson, pencils and inks by John Watkiss, colors by Digit...
Friday, February 19, 2021

Today in Comics History, February 19, 1936: Joe Don Baker movie sequel takes a strange turn

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from "General 'Billy' Mitchell" in Real Life Comics #2 (Pines, December 1941), pencils and inks by Maurice Gutwirth, l...

Today in Comics History, February 19: Denny Colt and Commissioner Dolan go out to play in the snow

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from "The Unseen Clue!" in Gang Busters #54 (DC, October 1956), pencils and inks by Howard Purcell
Monday, February 15, 2021

Today in Comics History, February 14: Wow, Elvis Costello is pissed

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from Batman: The Long Halloween #13 (DC, December 1997), script by Jeph Loeb, pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Gregory Wright, le...

Today in Comics History, February 15, 1898: Yosemite Sam didn't blow that match out in time

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from "Scoops...Pictures to Remember" in Real Fact Comics #9 (DC, July 1947), pencils and inks by George Roussos from ...

Today in Comics History, February 15, 1804: I'm not entirely certain this new Star Trek series represents the franchise correctly

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from "The Story of Stephen Decatur" in Real Life Comics #1 (Pines, September 1941), script by Otto Binder, pencils and inks ...

Today in Comics History, February 15: J. Jonah Jameson refuses to follow the AP Stylebook guidelines for spelling "Spider-Man"

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from Amazing Spider-Man: Who Am I? #1 one-shot (Marvel, May 2014), script by Joshua Hale Fialkov, pencils and inks by Juan Bobillo, ...
Sunday, February 14, 2021

Today in Comics History, February 14: Two-Face purchases half-price candy

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from Batman: The Long Halloween #5 (DC, April 1997), script by Jeph Loeb, pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Gregory Wright, color ...

Today in Comics History, February 14: Mvsevm is bvrgled by cvnning bvt cvrvaceous cvtie

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from "Can't Buy Me Love" in DC's Crimes of Passion #1 one-shot (DC, April 2020), script by Liz Erickson, pencils and i...

Today in Comics History, February 14: Oh Greg, this is yet another wacky plot that Dharma got you into

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from Batman: The Long Halloween #5 (DC, April 1997), script by Jeph Loeb, pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Gregory Wright, color ...

Today in Comics History, February 14: Very tall thin comic book is published

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from "Reflections of the Heart" in DC's Crimes of Passio n #1 one-shot (DC, April 2020); script by Ram V; pencils, inks, an...

Today in Comics History, February 14: The Tingler slowly attacks a Whitman's Sampler

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from Batman: The Long Halloween #7 (DC, June 1997), script by Jeph Loeb, pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Gregory Wright, letters...

Today in Comics History, February 14: Barbie vandalizes wall; is sentenced to two months of community service

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cover of Barbie #28 (Marvel, April 1993), pencils by Amanda Conner, inks by Jeff Albrecht Skipper dreams of going to the Valentine...

Today in Comics History, February 14: Happy birthday, Carol Kalish!

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Born on this day in 1955: Carol Kalish , one of the absolutely most important people to work for Marvel in the 1980s. from Marvel Age ...

Today in Comics History, February 14: Patsy Walker is muy enojada at Don Diego de la Vega

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from "The Perfect Valentine" in The Flying Nun #2 (Dell, May 1968), pencils and inks by Henry Scarpelli Sing along w...

Today in Comics History, February 14: Happy birthday, Alberto Falcone! How did you enjoy New Year's Da...oh.

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Born on this day: crime guy Alberto Falcone , beloved som. from Batman: The Long Halloween #4 (DC, March 1997), script by Jeph Loeb, pe...

Today in Comics History, February 14: And now, Archie in a diaper

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from "Valentine's Day Dilemma" in Betty and Veronica Double Digest #209 (Archie, March 2013), script by Greg Crosby, p...

Today in Comics History, February 14: Bruce Wayne shaves his lips

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from Batman: The Long Halloween #5 (DC, April 1997), script by Jeph Loeb, pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Gregory Wright, color ...

Today in Comics History, February 14: Perpetual bachelor Alfred shames married men

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from Batman: The Long Halloween #5 (DC, April 1997), script by Jeph Loeb, pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Gregory Wright, color ...