Today in Comics History, September 7, 1893: Amnesia?!? Where were you last month during Amnesia August, young man?

from Back to the Future (2015 series) #18 (IDW, March 2017), co-plot by by Bob Gale, co-plot and script by John Barber, pencils by Marcelo Ferreira, inks by Maria Keane, colors by José Luis Río, letters by Shawn Lee

Today in Comics History, September 6: Happy birthday, Macy Gray!

Born on this day, singer/songwriter/producer/actor Macy Gray!

Who got cheated out of being in a comic book! She should have been in this scene in this comic!


from Spider-Man: The Movie (Marvel, May 2002), script by Stan Lee, pencils by Alan Davis, inks by Mark Farmer, colors by Dave Kemp, letters by Dave Sharpe
So here's my birthday present to you, Macy, through the magic of Photoshop: you are in a comic book!


Happy birthday, Ms. Gray!

Superboy Calendar for September 2021: A Month in the Super-Life

Oh boy! It's an entire month of fun and frivolity for li'l Clark Kent, aka Superboy, bceuase it's an entire month you can use as a calendar for September 2021! All this stuff an' more obviously occured this same month, like the time he gave Teen Luthor a haircut, went skinny-dipping with Pete Ross, and accidentally blew the barn over with a super-sneeze, smushing all of Pa Kent's cows! (They got better.) Ah yes, all of these dates to be remmebered and celebrated and...(looks at the 31st)...yeesh.


house ad from Detective Comics #399 (DC/National, May 1970)
Here's what it looks like in all its full-color cover glory:


cover of Superboy (1949 series) #165 (DC/National, May 1970), pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson, letters by Gaspar Saladino
Remember: Be like Superboy: Kiss Teen Lois this month! Maybe twice!

Wild About the Calendar: September: Shelley's Simulacrum

from "Wild's 1954 Calendar: September" in Wild #5 (Marvel/Atlas, August 1954); script, pencils, and inks by Howie Post

The Marvel Calendar for September 2010 2021: Wow, Charlie the Tuna grew up and filled out.

Hubba hubba! This September 2010 Marvel Calendar also works for this month in 2021!

And check out all that Namor beefcake! I mean, uh, fishcake.

"September 2010" from Marvel Calendar 2010 (Marvel, 2009)
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Either that or Mister Spock has gone to the Riviera for his holiday.

The Marvel Age Calendar for September 1993 2021: Q: Conan, what is best in life? A: A September calendar.

Conan is cutting loose! in this 1993 September Marvel Age calendar you can use this month in 2021!

from Marvel Age #129 (Marvel, October 1993), pencils by Darren Auck, inks by Michael Kraiger
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Wow, his talk show is more exciting than Jay's!

365 Days of Power and Responsibility, Day 243: Surely His Attitude Zeniths A Mission

from Legends #5 (DC, March 1987), plot by John Ostrander, script by Len Wein, pencils by John Byrne, inks by Karl Kesel, colors by Tom Ziuko, letters by Steve Haynie
(Give yourself Bonus Bully Fun Points if you heard this in your head when you read that last panel):


opening to Shazam! TV series (Filmation, 1974)

Today in Comics History, August 5, 1945: This is not a 365 Days of Power and Responsibility post, no matter what the last panel suggests

from "Key to the Future" in Real Heroes #14 (Parents' Magazine Press, May 1946), creators uncredited and unknown

Fun with Comics: Hey Lobo!

What's your favorite internet search engine?

Bully and His Pals: what have I done to deserve this

Bully and His Pals: Happy birthday, Marshall!

Today is my kid sister Marshall's 4th birthday! She got lots of presents, including that Billie Eilish she wanted.

Wild About the Calendar: August: American Asthma

from "Wild's 1954 Calendar: August" in Wild #5 (Marvel/Atlas, August 1954); script, pencils, and inks by Howie Post

The Harvey Comics Promotional Calendar for 1971 2021: August Action Advertising

Just when you thought August was unbearable already...here come the Harvey Comics Freaks of Nature! Summer time is Harvey Time, so make sure you spend all this month reading Baby Huey comic books!


Harvey Comics Promotional Calendar for August 1971
It's a 1971 Harvey marketing calendar you can use for this month in 2021! Or, y'know, not. I'm not your supervisor.

(See also. And also, too!)

The 2010 2021 Marvel Calendar for August: Awesome Abs and Arms

Please join us during National Thor Does the M part of "YMCA" Month with this August 2010 Marvel calendar that also works for 2021!

Who says this isn't the Mighty Bully Age of Economy Calendars?!?


"August" from Marvel Calendar 2010 (Marvel, 2009)

The Marvel Age Calendar for August 1993 2021: When Hitler saw this calendar page, he peed his pants

Get out your red, white, blue and pink (a lot of pink) crayons for the 1993 Marvel Age calendar you can use this month in 2021! Who says this isn't the Bountiful Bully Age of Boosting Brayola? I mean, Crayola.

from Marvel Age #127 (Marvel, September 1993), pencils by Darren Auck, inks by Malcolm Jones III
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Hey, this calendar is blatant Spitfire erasure!


from The Invaders (1975 series) #12 (Marvel, January 1977), script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Frank Robbins, inks by Frank Springer, colors by Phil Rachelson

Today in Comics History, July 28, 1945: Just when we were thinking this was tragic but quaint

from "Scoops...Pictures to Remember" in Real Fact Comics #5 (DC, November 1946), pencils and inks by George Roussos

Bully Eats Food: Randi can I please have the last doughnut

I have come to understand that if "you touch it, you eat it."

Today in Comics History, Sunday the 25th: Rowena mysteriously disappears and is never seen again

from Kathy #4 (Marvel/Atlas, April 1960), script by Stan Lee, pencils and inks by Stan Goldberg

Today in Comics History, July 12, 2017: They lost on Final Jeopardy

Remember on February 3, where the Vision Twins were accused of schoolroom shenanigans, and it looked a little bit like this:


cover of The Vision (2016 series) #4 (Marvel, April 2016), art by Mike Del Mundo
And then suddenly, on March 16, it looked a little like this (note the date difference):


cover of The Vision (2016 series) #4, second printing (Marvel, May 2016), art by Mike Del Mundo
Well, here it is, July 12 a year later, and whatdaya know, now it looks a little like this:


from The Vision #2 Director's Cut (Marvel, September 2017), art by Mike Del Mundo
Geez! Make up your mind, comics! When will you stop accusing the Viztwins, anyway? And why are they still in school in July? They're not bad students! Let them go out and play their little robot games. Like...um...Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots, I guess.

Wild About the Calendar: July: Jugular Jezebel

from "Wild's 1954 Calendar: July" in Wild #5 (Marvel/Atlas, August 1954); script, pencils, and inks by Howie Post