Monday, May 16, 2022

Today in Comics History, May 16: Happy birthday to Pierce Brosnan, cinema's only James Bond!

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cover of James Bond 007: Goldeneye #1 (Topps, January 1996), painted art by Brian Stelfreeze

Today in Comics History, May 16: Happy birthday, Jenette Kahn!

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Born on this day: Jenette Kahn , former publisher, president, and editor-in-chief of DC Comics, and visible editorial face of the company fo...
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Today in Comics History, May 16: Happy birthday, Janet Jackson!*

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Happy birthday, Janet Jackson! from Marvel Age #50, 87, and 98 (Marvel, May 1987 and April 1990), text by Mike Carlin (#50), and Chri...
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Today in Comics History, May 16, 1862: After several successful decades, comics just shrug and give up

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from "The War Between the States" in Picture Stories from American History #4 (EC, Summer 1947), script by Jerry Coleman, penc...
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Today in Comics History, May 16, 1999: So, Hervé Villechaize, Jason Wyngarde, the First Doctor, and Mrs. White from Clue are trapped in an elevator...

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from The Invisibles (1999 series) #8 (DC/Vertigo, August 1999), script by Grant Morrison, pencils by Sean Phililips, inks by Jay Steph...

Today in Comics History, May 16, 1999: Maybe not the best subject line to send using your work email, King Mob

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from The Invisibles (1999 series) #8 (DC/Vertigo, August 1999), script by Grant Morrison, pencils by Sean Phililips, inks by Jay Steph...

Today in Comics History, May 16, 1946: Geez, we're gonna start needing a slide rule to keep track of these comics

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from Back to the Future: Biff to the Future #5 (IDW, May 2017), co-plot and script by Bob Gale, co-plot by Derek Fridolfs, pencils b...
Sunday, May 15, 2022

Today in Comics History, May 15: Happy birthday, Nicholas Hammond!

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A very spidey birthday to Nicholas Hammond , who was television's second live-action Spider-Man (after The Electric Company )! He playe...

Today in Comics History, May 15, 1942: Insert Indiana Jones theme here

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from Young All-Stars #11 (DC, April 1988), script by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas, pencils by Michael Bair, inks by Malcolm Jones III an...

Today in Comics History, May 15: Venom patiently waits for several hours for Comic-Con to open

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from "Planet of the Symbiotes, Chapter Two: Lurkers!" in Spider-Man Super Special #1 (one-shot) (Marvel, July 1995), script by...

Today in Comics History, May 15, 1941: Fliers compete for a Distinguished Flying Cross via intense staring contest

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from "Snatched from Death" in Real Heroes #3 (Parents Institute Press, March 1942), creators unidentified and unknown

Today in Comics History, May 15: Happy birthday, John Verpoorten!

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Born on this day in 1940: John Verpoorten , Marvel's production manager in the 1970s: beloved both in real life and on the comics page a...

Today in Comics History, May 15, 1999: The Queen has her swimming pool filled with blueberry Jell-O

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from The Invisibles (1999 series) #8 (DC/Vertigo, August 1999), script by Grant Morrison, pencils by Sean Phililips, inks by Jay Steph...

Today in Comics History, May 15, 1922: Tippy O'Hara Jr. will not enjoy his morning

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from "Marked for Death" in Crime Must Pay the Penalty #19 (Ace, April 1951), pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Louis Zansky (?) ...

Today in Comics History, May 15, 50 BC: There's no possible way his retirement can go wrong*

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from Asterix and the Chieftain’s Daughter (NBM, July 2020), script by Jean-Yves Ferri, art by Didier Conrad, colors by Thierry Mébarki ...

Today in Comics History, May 15: Never meet with a guy with the nickname "Nose," especially if you have to write it in quotes

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from Amazing Spider-Man #231 (Marvel, August 1982), script by Roger Stern, pencils by John Romita Jr., inks by Jim Mooney, colors by B...
Saturday, May 14, 2022

Today in Comics History, May 14: Happy birthday, Thomas Gainsborough!

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Hello, art lovers! (Put that down !) Today let's get out our paints and canvas and turpentine (do not drink it!) and daub up a birthday...

Today in Comics History, May 14: Happy birthday, Cate Blanchett!

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Happy birthday, Cate Blanchett , award-winning actress and star of films as diverse as The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Th...

Today in Comics History, May 14, 1955: Rabbit Season! Duck Season!...James Keller Season?

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from Captain America (2005 series) #11 (Marvel, November 2005), script by Ed Brubaker, pencils and inks by Steve Epting, additional inks...

Today in Comics History, May 14: If you go down to Times Square today, you're sure of a big surprise

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from Dark Reign: Sinister Spider-Man #3 (top and middle) and #4 (bottom) (Marvel, October-November 2009); script by Brian Reed; ...
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