Thursday, September 15, 2022

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

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

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

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from "The Adventure of the Canceled Birthday" in The Atom (1962 series) #21 (DC, October 1965), script by Gardner Fox, penci...
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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

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

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from "Hop Harrigan's History of American Aviation" in All-American Comics #22 (DC, January 1941); text, pencils, and inks ...
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Today in Comics History, September 14, 1763: Someone has clearly Mickey Finned young Johnny

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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

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

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

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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

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from Manifest Destiny #19 (Image, May 2016), script by Chris Dingess, pencils by Matthew Roberts, inks by Tony Akins and Stefano Gaudiano...

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

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from Kirby: Genesis: Silver Star #1 (Dynamite, November 2011), co-plot by Alex Ross, co-plot and script by Jai Nitz, pencils by Johnny D...
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Today in Comics History, September 14, 1752: Ray Palmer invents a entire historical excuse for him being blackout drunk for eleven days

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from "The Adventure of the Canceled Birthday" in The Atom (1962 series) #21 (DC, October 1965), script by Gardner Fox, pencils...
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Today in Comics History, September 14: Happy birthday, Jim Novak!

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Born on this day in 1955: letterer Jim Novak ( Fantastic Four, Avengers, Captain America, Doctor Strange, Incredible Hulk, Wolverine, Marve...

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

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from Captain America Annual #8 (Marvel, 1986), script by Mark Gruenwald, pencils by Mike Zeck, inks by John Beatty and Joe Rubinstein, c...
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Today in Comics History, September 14, 1955: Phillip learns to spit on fires

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

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

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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

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from "The Most Suitable Person" in Secret Files: President Luthor #1 one-shot (DC, March 2001), script by Greg Rucka, pencils ...

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

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from "Look out! It's Tabitha Smith and She's Looking Good!" in X-Men: Manifest Destiny #1 (Marvel, November 2008), scr...

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

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

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

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from "Frank Luke: Balloon Buster" in Real Heroes #5 (Parents' Magazine Press, July 1942), pencils and inks by Jim Ray ...
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Today in Comics History, September 14: The World's Most Interesting Man seizes control of this comic book

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from Hot Valley Days and Cocaine Nights #2 (Antarctic, January 2021), script by Matthew Spradlin, pencils and inks by Farid Karami, colo...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

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

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from Hot Valley Days and Cocaine Nights #1 (Antarctic, February 2020), script by Matthew Spradlin, pencils and inks by Farid Karami, col...
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Today in Comics History, September 13, 1847: It was such a nice day one of the cannon guys decided to work on his tan

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