Saturday, October 08, 2022

Today in Comics History, October 8, 1871: The Atom attempts to pin another one of his heinous crimes upon an innocent cow

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This is an expanded and updated version of a post originally published October 8, 2014. from "Suddenly...the Witness Vanis...
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Today in Comics History, October 8: Happy birthday, Mike Lackey!

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Born on this day: comics scripter and editor Mike Lackey ( Silver Surfer, Fantastic Four, Spectacular Spider-Man, Punisher , more)! fr...

Today in Comics History, October 8: Believe it or Don't!

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from "Strangely Believe It!" in MAD #42 (EC, November 1958); script by Ernie Kovacs; pencils, inks, and letters by Wally Wood ...

Today in Comics History, October 8: We return yet once again to Josephine Baker, P.I., still continually in progress one additional time

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from Miss Don't Touch Me (NBM, October 2014), script and colors by Hubert, translation by Joe Johnson, pencils and inks by K...

Today in Comics History, October 8: Happy birthday, Kirk Alyn!

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Born on this day in 1910: Kirk Alyn, the first actor to portray Superman in live action in two serials! He was Blackhawk in another movie s...
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Today in Comics History, October 8: The Day That Goes By in a Flash

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Happy Flash Day ! It's the day we all get together and celebrate Really-Quick Guy Barry Allen! from Flash: The Fastest Man Al...
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Today in Comics History, October 8, 2002: Say, isn't the Daily Bugle nicknamed "The Picture Newspaper?"

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from Deadline #4 (Marvel, September 2002), script by Bill Rosemann, pencils and inks by Guy Davis, colors by Dave Stewart, letters b...

Today in Comics History, October 8, 1979: Rock star Flea is 100% certain the other kids in his class won't laugh at him

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from Back to the Future (2015 series) #12 (IDW, September 2016), story by John Barber and Bob Gale, script by John Barber, pencils and i...

Today in Comics History, October 8, 1996: If you can tell me (because I didn't label the scan and can't remember) what comic this came from, I will personally mail you a gift from

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Today in Comics History, October 8: Crew members are saddened by the funeral for Popeye, Bluto, the Whiffle Hen, the Jeep, and pieces of Wimpy

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from "Sea Dogs, Chapter Twelve" in The Dollhouse Family #4 (DC/Black Label/Hill House, April 2020), script by Joe Hill, pencil...
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Today in Comics History, October 8: Clean-up on Cellblock "H"

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from Suicide Squad (2016 series) #6 (DC, January 2017); script by Rob Williams; pencils by Jim Lee; inks by Scott Williams, Sandra Hope,...
Friday, October 07, 2022

Today in Comics History, October 7: Happy birthday, Nick Lowe!

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Born on this day: Nick Lowe ! "Cruel to be Kind" by Nick Lowe (Stiff, 1979), written by Nick Lowe and Ian Gomm; music video...

Today in Comics History, October 7: Happy birthday, Vaughn Monroe!

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Born on this day in 1911: actor/singer Vaughn Monroe ("Mule Train," "Cool Water," "Riders in the Sky" and man...

Today in Comics History, October 7: Happy birthday, Batman...?

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Born on this day: Batman! Well, kinda. Actually, his canon birthday is on February 19 . from Super DC Calendar 1976 (DC, 1975) ...

Today in Comics History, October 7: Happy birthday, John Mellencamp!

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Born on this day: musician, actor, and activist John Mellencamp (née Cougar). Here's his sole appearance (sorta) in comic books — a ...

Today in Comics History, October 7, 1918: "Accent on the bleed."

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from The Stretcher Bearers (Naval Institute Press/Dead Reckoning, April 2022), co-script and art by Reid Beaman, co-script and letters b...

Today in Comics History, October 7: Happy birthday, Niels Bohr!

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Born on this day in 1885: Danish physicist and Nobel Prize-winner Niels Bohr ! from ": The Composition of the Atom" in Magnus...

Today in Comics History, October 7: We interrupt this comic book to bring you a weather report and half a seagull

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from "Sea Dogs, Chapter Twelve" in The Dollhouse Family #4 (DC/Hill House, April 2020), script by Joe Hill, pencils and inks b...

Today in Comics History, October 7: Happy birthday, Andy Devine!

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Born on this day in 1905: character actor and radio comedian Andy Devine ( Stagecoach, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Jack Benny Pro...
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Today in Comics History, October 7: Ace tries to tell Alfred that green isn't really his color, and that jacket is only comfort-rated to merely 10 below

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from "Good Boy" in Batman Annual (2017 series) #1 (January 2017), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Finch, colors ...
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