Saturday, October 14, 2023

Today in Comics History, October 14: Happy birthday, Roger Moore!

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Born on this day in 1927: cinema's only James Bond, Sir Roger Moore (picture, below, hanging out with his good pal Ben Grimm). ho...

Today in Comics History, October 14, 1938: That sure was a shocking story, wasn't it, kids?

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from "Killer!" in Police Line-Up #1 (Avon, August 1951), inks by George Roussos (?)
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Today in Comics History, October 14, 1806: French military defies expectations of American dumbasses

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from "General Antoine Henri Jomini" in It Really Happened #3 (Pines, 1944), creators uncredited and unknown

Today in Comics History, Eclipse Day: If you look up at the sun today, you're sure of a big surprise

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Oh no! Today's the day that the rare "Ring of Fire" Eclipse (so named by Johnny Cash in song) sweeps across the nation, darke...
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Today in Comics History, October 14: Happy birthday, Bob Oksner!

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Born on this day in 1916: Bob Oksner , comic book scripter, penciller, and inker on hundreds of books like The Adventures of Jerry Lewis, Le...
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Today in Comics History, October 14, 1963: Or, as Billy Joel calls it, British Beatlemania

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from The Beatles in Comics! (NBM, November 2018); script by Richard Di Martino; translation by Joe Johnson; pencils, inks, and colors by...
Friday, October 13, 2023

Today in Comics History, October 13, 1937: Even cartoon funny animals agree every workplace should have a union

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from Comic Book Comics #1 (Evil Twin, November 2016); script by Fred Van Lente; pencils, inks, and letters by Ryan Dunlavey

Today in Comics History, October 13, 1487: Batman misses the days when Ra's would just write in his diary about how he got bullied by the other boys at recess and how much he worshipped Taylor Swift

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from Batman: The Audio Adventures (2022 series) #6 (DC, July 2023), script by Dennis McNicholas, pencils by Anthony Marques and J. Bone,...

Today in Comics History, October 13, 1967: But in 1967, October 13 was a Friday, Stan. So where's my No-Prize?!

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cover of Amazing Spider-Man (1963 series) #56 (Marvel, January 1968), pencils and inks by John Romita, Sr., letters by Sam Rosen ...
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Today in Comics History, October 13: Happy birthday, Cadet Schitt!

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from Justice Warriors #5 (AHOY!, October 2022), co-script and letters by Matt Bors, co-script and art by Ben Clarkson, colors by Felipe ...

Today in Comics History, October 13, 1939: A shocked and stunned nation in 1939 cannot comprehend the startling revelation that the Daily Bugle can print its first page in color!?! For free?!?

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This is an expanded and updated version of a post originally published October 13, 2022. from The Daily Bugle: The Marvels Project ...

Today in Comics History, Friday the 13th: What's the worst that can happen

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Happy Friday the Thirteenth! Hope you're not having as bad luck as Superman is! cover of Action Comics #721 (DC, May 1996), pencil...

Today in Comics History, Friday the 13th: The day Lois killed a dog

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This is an expanded and updated version of a post originally published November 28, 2012. It's Friday the Thirteenth! Which really i...
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Today in Comics History, Friday the 13: Phil Fumble dies of hypothermia; Nancy suspiciously takes over the comic

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This is an expanded and updated version of a post originally published Friday, October 13, 2013. cover of Tip Topper #21 (United Feat...
Thursday, October 12, 2023

Today in Comics History, October 12: Happy birthday, J. Torres!

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Born on this day: comic book and television writer J. Torres ( Teen Titans Go!, Alison Dare (co-creator), Black Panther, X-Men: Ronin, Bat...

Today in Comics History, October 12: Happy birthday, Nuklon!

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Born on this day: Al Rothstein, the nuclear-powered DC hero named Nuklon ! from Infinity Inc. (1984 series) #22 (DC, January 1986), sc...

Today in Comics History, October 12: An eight-month-iversary isn't a thing, Barry

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from The Flash (2016 series) #74 (DC, August 2019), script by Joshua Williamson, pencils and inks by Howard Porter, colors by Hi-Fi, l...
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Today in Comics History, October 12: Happy birthday, Doris Grau!

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Born on this day in 1924: Doris Grau , actor, voice artist, and script supervisor. You may remember her from such roles and voices in Babe, ...

Today in Comics History, October 12: Happy birthday, Dan Abnett!

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Born on this day: comics scripter, editor, and novelist Dan Abnett ( Legion of Super-Heroes, 2000 AD, The Punisher, Guardians of the Galaxy...
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Today in Comics History, October 12, 1985: I could never vote in a phone poll to kill off someone who likes hot chocolate.

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from "Dear Pen Pal..." in Blue Devil #19 (DC, December 1985), plot and pencils by Alan Kupperberg, script by Gary Cohn and ...
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