Today in Comics History, June 5, 1993: All Pokémon successfully caught

from (L) "V for Vendetta: Book One, Chapter Ten: Venom" in Warrior #11 (Quality Communications, July 1983), script by Alan Moore, pencils and inks by David Lloyd, letters by Jenny O'Connor;
(R) from V for Vendetta #3 (DC, November 1988); colors by David Lloyd, Siobhan Dodds, and Steve Whitaker

Today in Comics History, June 5: Happy birthday, David Gallaher!

Let's all wish a big happy birthday to David Gallaher (Green Lantern Corps, Darkstar and the Winter Guard, The Mighty Crusaders: The Shield, Box 13, The Only Living Boy and The Only Living Girl, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, High Moon, and more)!

Here he is commemorated for all time in an issue of Hawkman! (He's the doctor in the green lab coat.) Let's hope he, like most of Hawkman's history, hasn't been retconned away several times.



from Hawkman (2002 series) #38 (DC, May 2005), script by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti, pencils by Dale Eaglesham, inks by Lary Stucker and Wade von Grawbadger, colors by John Kalisz, letters by Pat Brosseau
Work in comics? Wanna make $500 (for the charity of your choice)? It's easy: just re-introduce Dr. Gallaher to the new DCU! David promises you!


Twitter post by David Gallaher (February 6, 2022), retrieved May 28, 2002)
Happy birthday, David! BRB, writing my Batman/Dr. Gallaher Team-Up pitch.

Today in Comics History, June 5, 1981: Bob Markham regrets waiting until June to have his yearbook photo taken

from Moon Knight (1980 series) #12 (Marvel, October 1991), script by Doug Moench, pencils and inks by Bill Sienkiewicz, colors by Christie Scheele, letters by Joe Rosen

Today in Comics History, June 5: Witness for the HOT-secution!

from "Jury Jest" in Archie's Joke Book Magazine #93 (Archie, October 1965), creators unidentified and unknown

Today in Comics History, June 5, 1919: Industry laments that Alan Moore barely seems to actually write comics these days

Really, Alan, just write a novel. What?...oh. Amazon ad


from Providence #11 (Avatar, November 2016), script by Alan Moore, pencils and inks by Jacen Burrows, colors by Juan Manuel Rodriguez, letters by Kurt Hathaway

Today in Comics History, June 5, 1998: Dr. Sivana takes advantage of his new Black Label-published status to drop the f-bomb

from The Invisibles (1997 series) #17 (DC/Vertigo, August 1998), script by Grant Morrison, pencils by Chris Weston, inks by Ray Kryssing, colors by Daniel Vozzo, letters by Todd Klein

Today in Comics History, June 5, 2019: Whoops

from Doomsday Clock #8 (DC, February 2019), script by Geoff Johns, pencils and inks by Gary Frank, colors by Brad Anderson, design by Amie Brockway-Metcalf

Today in Comics History, June 5: MySpace finally justified

from Hashtag: Danger #2 (Ahoy, June 2019); script by Tom Peyer; pencils, inks, colors, and letters by Chris Giarrusso
Me, I'm just disappointed Tom Peyer didn't build an entire Hashtag: Danger website at http://www.myspacestreaming.com/095563fh38zy06.

Today in Comics History, June 5: Happy birthday, Frank Chiaramonte!

Born today in 1942: comics inker and occasional penciller Frank Chiaramonte (Action Comics, Superman, Werewolf by Night, The Flash, Detective Comics, Legion of Super-Heroes, Iron Fist, Captain America, Ghost Rider, working with Will Eisner on P.S. Magazine, and more).


"DC Profiles Number 62" in DC Comics cover-dated July 1980, by Mike W. Barr
Frank passed away in 1983 at the age of 40. That's far too young.


DC Comics cover-dated August 1983
You're missed, Frank. Happy birthday.

There Is No Hope in Crime Alley, Night 4: There Are No Atheists in Crime Alley

from Batman (2016 series) #53 (DC, October 2018), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by Lee Weeks, colors by Elizabeth Breitweiser, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, June 4, 1942: Post-Crisis replacement for Golden Age Batman apparently just hoverin' there

from Young All-Stars #20 (Winter 1988), script by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas, pencils by Ron Harris, inks by Tony DeZuñiga, colors by Gene D'Angelo, letters by David C. Weiss

Today in Comics History, June 4, 2016: One year later, cab successfully hailed without cat

from Yellow Cab (IDW, May 2022), by Christophe Chabouté, based on the novel by Benoît Cohen

Today in Comics History, June 4, 2015: Don't be silly, cats can't be taxi drivers

from Yellow Cab (IDW, May 2022), by Christophe Chabouté, based on the novel by Benoît Cohen

Today in Comics History, June 4, 1942: "You people, you're all astronauts in some kind of...star wars."

Today in Comics History? Yes! It is history, because note the year: 1941! And today, it's...well, todat is not December 7, 1941, not in this panel (see ya again in December, panel!)...


from What If? (1977 series) #14 (Marvel, April 1979), script by Don Glut, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Pablo Marcos, colors by "D. R. Martin", letters by Tom Orzechowski
Yes, it's the infamous issue of What If? that gives us SGT. FURY IN SPAAAAAAACE(aaaace aaaace aaaace)!

Today in Comics History, June 4, 1942: Key kept under welcome mat flies away

from Locke & Key: Guide to the Known Keys one-shot (IDW, July 2011), script by Joe Hill, pencils and inks by Gabriel Rodriguez, colors by Jay Fotos

Today in Comics History, June 4: Aquaman lends a hand

variant cover of Heroes in Crisis #4 (DC, March 2019), art by Ryan Sook
WHO PHOTOGRAPHED THIS?!?



from Aquaman (1994 series) #2 (September 1994), script by Peter David, pencils by Martin Egeland, inks by Brad Vancata, colors by Tom McCraw, letters by Dan Nakrosis

Today in Comics History, June 4, 1998: A tense moment between Boy and Jack FroOH HEY LOOK BEEPERS OPEN 24 HOURS!!!

from The Invisibles (1997 series) #17 (DC/Vertigo, August 1998), script by Grant Morrison, pencils by Chris Weston, inks by Ray Kryssing, colors by Daniel Vozzo, letters by Todd Klein

Today in Comics History, June 4, 1935: Curtiss Robin breaks the record formerly held by Alley Kirstie

from "Hop Harrigan's History of American Aviation" in All-American Comics #45 (DC, December 1942); script, pencils, and inks by Joe L. Blummer

Today in Comics History, June 4, 1951: Who is this mysterious man marrying Janet Leigh?

Aw, c'mon, his birthday was yesterday, weren't you paying attention? A: Tony Curtis.


from "Who Am I?" in Movie Love #14 (Eastern Color, April 1952), pencils and inks by Harold LeDoux

Today in Comics History, June 4, 2064: Fur and gas masks make a fashionable comeback

from "Class of 2064" in New Talent Showcase (1984 series) #2 (February 1984), script by Todd Klein, pencils and inks by Scott Hampton, colors by Shelley Eiber, letters by Todd Klein
And just in case you need a recap...


from "Class of 2064" in New Talent Showcase (1984 series) #3 (March 1984)