Saturday, May 20, 2023

Today in Comics History, May 20: Happy birthday, Leon Schlesinger!

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Born today in 1884: Leon Schlesinger , movie producer and founder of what became the Warner Bros. Cartoon Studio. Also: Porky Pig's ...

Today in Comics History, May 20, 1963: Happy birthday! Now, live with this fear for the rest of your life!

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from Fantastic Four (2023 series) #1/694 (Marvel, January 2023), script by Ryan North, pencils and inks by Iban Coello, colors by Jesus ...
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Today in Comics History, May 20: Happy birthday, Gardner Fox!

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Born today in 1911: prolific and important writer Gardner Fox !, co-creator of The Atom, Doctor Fate, the Golden Age Flash, Hawkman, Hawkgir...
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Today in Comics History, May 20: Happy birthday, Glitter!

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Born on this date in 1956: the New Universe's Glitter! Not to be confused with that Mariah Carey movie. Boy, I bet they make a lot of j...
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Today in Comics History, May 20, 2022: Newspapers gang up to pick on Peggy Carter, who saved our butts in World War II, I hope you remember that

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...well, except for the one that's dated May 2, but I think that's a typo. from Captain Carter #4 (Marvel, September 2022), sc...

Today in Comics History, May 20: Where ever you get 'em, those green suits'll drive you crazy

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from Crime Does Not Pay #37 (Lev Gleason, January 1945), script by Dick Wood, pencils and inks by Alan Mandel
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Friday, May 19, 2023

Today in Comics History, May 19: Happy birthday, Grace Jones!

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This is an expanded and updated version of a post originally published May 19, 2022. Born today: model, singer, and actor Grace Jones ! L...
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Thursday, May 18, 2023

Today in Comics History, May 18, 1980: Cartoon car's brakes fail, skids over panel gutter

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from "Dig the Plant, Man!" in Secrets of Haunted House #43 (DC, December 1981), plot and pencils by Rodin Rodriguez, script by...
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Today in Comics History, May 18, 1372: Past events like these will influence Batman stories in the future

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Good morning! Here's a cheerful comic book for you to start out the day with! from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script ...
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Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Today in Comics History, May 17, 1942: New 1942 model car crumples into wreck upon hitting newsprint

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from "[Jon Wells Dies in Auto Crash]" in Heroic Comics #17 (Eastern Color, March 1943), script by Stephen Douglas (?)
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Gargamel Supports Transvestism

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comic panels from "A Kiss for Smurfette" in 65th Smurfs Anniversary (Free Comic Book Day 2023) (Papercutz, May 2023); script ...
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Today in Comics History, May 17, 1941: Uncle Sam prepares fast-moving bicycles for Pearl Harbor defense

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from "Bike-Ology," Bendix Corporation advertisement in National Comics #43 (Quality, August 1944), creators uncredited and unk...
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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Today in Comics History, May 16, 1732 and 1932: Mysterious supernatural events only recur on their exact anniversary

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Really, why don't hauntings ever happen, say, thirteen years, six weeks and two days after their first occurrence? "True Tales...
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Today in Comics History, May 16, 1905: Hundreds killed in tragic accident when trolley does not go "clang clang clang"

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from "George Westinghouse" in True Comics #50 (Parents Magazine Press, July 1946), pencils (and inks?) by Sam Glankoff
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Today in Comics History, May 16, 1925: Happy birthday, John Norris! Hope you survive the...oh.

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from "If the Coffin Fits...Get In!" in Mysterious Adventures #4 (Story, October 1951), pencils and inks by "Palette"...
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Monday, May 15, 2023

Today in Comics History, May 15, 1941: There's absolutely no way that 1941 can be sad now!

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from "The Clipper Bows Out: The Real Story of Joe DiMaggio" in Baseball Thrills #3 (Ziff-Davis, Summer 1952), script by Ed Sil...
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Sunday, May 14, 2023

Today in Comics History, May 14, 1810: To back up his verdict, the judge gestures at the caption box

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from "The Banshee Bride of Ballybrooke" in Ghosts (1971 series) #94 (DC, November 1980), script by Mimai Kin, pencils and inks...
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Today in Comics History, Mother's Day: Mr. Wilson actually has no mother, having been ripped from the thigh of Zeus

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from "Maybe Yes Maybe No" in Dennis the Menace Bonus Magazine Series #151 [ Dennis the Menace Yearbook ] (Hallden/Fawcett, Apr...

Today in Comics History, Mother's Day: Mother's Day in Gotham City

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This is an expanded and updated version of posts originally published May 13, 2012 and May 8, 2022. cover of Batman: The Long Hallowe...

Today in Comics History, Mother's Day: Well, it beats divin' off a bridge

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from Gwen Stacy #2 (Marvel, May 2020), script by Christos Gage, pencils and inks by Todd Nauck, colors by Rachelle Rosenberg, letter...