Today in Comics History Future, March 15, 2472: Farewell, the noble mole

from "Booster Trouble" in Booster Gold/The Flintstones #1 one-shot (DC, May 2017), script by Mark Russell, pencils by Rick Leonardi, inks by Scott Hanna, colors by Steve Buccellato, letters by Dave Sharpe
(Click top picture to giant mole-size)

Say, Britney, what was that weather report again?

Today in Comics History, March 15: Happy birthday, Bob Haney!

This is an expanded and updated version of a post originally published March 15, 2012.

Born on this day in 1926: America's only comic book scripter: Bob Haney, co-creator of the Teen Titans, Metamorpho, the Super Sons, Cain, Negative Man, Sgt. Rock, Tula, Vulko and Eclipso, and long-time writer of many DC Comics, including Aquaman, Blackhawk, The Brave and the Bold, Metamorpho, Teen Titans (and the wonderful Teen Titans Lost Annual #1), Unknown Soldier and many more.


from DC Comics cover-dated July 1977

Today in Comics History, March 14: Happy birthday, Catwoman!

Born on this day (according to the 1976 Super DC Calendar): Selina Kyle, Catwoman!


from Super DC Calendar 1976 (DC, 1975), letters by Ben Oda

Liberty Bell March, Day 14: More dangerous than Sonic

L: original pencils to cover of Daredevil (1964 series) #27 (Marvel, April 1985), by Barry Windsor-Smith
R: finished cover of Daredevil #217
(Click picture to from snout to anus-size)

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from "The Piranha Brothers (Ethel the Frog)" on Monty Python's Flying Circus episode "Face the Press" (15 September 1970)

Today in Comics History, March 14, 1968: Time for Wapner

from Spectacular Spider-Man (1976 series) #149 (Marvel, April 1989), script by Gerry Conway, pencils and inks by Sal Buscema, colors by Bob Sharen, letters by Rick Parker

The Adventures of Bully: Spice up your LEGO!

Today I'm gonna make some spice...

...girls!

Liberty Bell March, Day 13: The Stamp of Approval

This is obviously a riff on the classic final moment of the opening credits of Monty Python, but what I'm getting out of it is...geez, Sersi, pull up your pants! We're not heating the whole outdoors, here!



from Eternals Annual (2009 series) #1 (Marvel, January 2009), script by Fred Van Lente, pencils by Pascal Alixe, colors by Brad Anderson, letters by Ed DukeshireX

Kitty Pryde 🐈‍⬛ Says "Hi!"

Today in Comics History, March 13: Happy birthday, Heat Wave!

We're havin' a Heat Wave!


No, no, not one'a those: one'a these: Mick Rory, one of Flash's Rogue's Gallery, better known as Heat Wave, is having a birthday today! Happy birthday, Heat Wave, ya big fiery galoot! Be sure to blow out the candles on your cake and...oh, he's set the entire cake on fire.


from Super DC Calendar 1976 (DC, 1975)

Today in Comics History, March 13, 1909: Hey Kids! Here's comics that portray a positive Italian-American hero and...what?!?

from "Joseph Petrosino: Detective Extraordinary" in Real Life Comics #31 (Pines, May 1946), creators unknown

Liberty Bell March, Day 12: Put the lime in this thing, and drink 'em both up

from Animal Man (1988 series) #23 (DC, May 1990), script by Grant Morrison, pencils by Chas Truog, inks by Doug Hazlewood, colors by Tatjana Wood, letters by John Costanza


from Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Python (Monty) Pictures, 1975), directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones

Today in Comics History, March 12: Happy birthday, Svengoolie!

Born on this day and keeping us howling at the moon for many years: Rich Koz, aka Svengoolie, SF/horror movie historian and host of his own show (he took over from the original Svengoolie Jerry Bishop in 1978)! Svengoolie the show runs every week, Saturday nights on MeTV...check your local cable listings and tell your cable provider: I WANT MY METV! And he's a comic book fan, too!


from MAD (2018 series) #2 (August 2018)
Sven actually had his own comic book, collecting segments that ran in the May 2020 issues of DC Comics! Unfortunately, I haven't got them or the (now very pricy!) collection, but here's the front cover! He's in the Justice League now!


cover of Svengoolie Meets the DC Universe #1 one-shot (DC, 2020), pencils by Christopher Jones
You never know when Svengoolie will pop up! Can you spot him in the crowd at the Superman/Muhammad Ali fight this comic convention crowd scene lovingly drawn by Sergio Aragonés, chock full of celebrities, creators, and cosplayers...and Sven!

from Groo Meets Tarzan #1 (Dark Horse, July 2021), script by Sergio Aragonés and Mark Evanier, pencils and inks by Sergio Aragonés, colors by Tom Luth, letters by Stan Sakai
(Click top picture to Berwyn-size)
So when you see Sven today, either on the street or on his show tonight, toss a rubber chicken at him and wish him happy birthday!

Today in Comics History, March 12, 1927: Criminals are a predictable and stupid lot

from "The Baby-Face Killer" in Crime Must Pay the Penalty #33/1 (Ace, February 1948), pencils and inks by Ann Brewster

Today in Comics History, March 12: Happy birthday, Carol Jazwynski!

Born today: 1980s-era Marvel west-coast liason Carol Jazwynski! And that's about all we know about her, so if you're out there, say hi, Carol!


from Marvel Age #51 (Marvel, June 1987), text by Mike Carlin, pencils and inks by Ron Zalme
Happy birthday, Carol!

Today in Comics History, March 12, 1965: Elasti-Girl is dragged, kicking and screaming, back to the basics

from Doom Patrol (2004 series) #14 (DC, September 2005), script and pencils by John Byrne, inks by Terry Austin, colors by Alex Bleyaert, letters by Jared K. Fletcher

Today in Comics History, March 12, 1973: Winter Soldier decides to just take a "me day"

from Captain America (2005 series) #11 (Marvel, November 2005), script by Ed Brubaker, pencils and inks by Steve Epting, additional inks by Mike Perkins, colors by Frank D'Armata, letters by Randolph Gentile

Liberty Bell March, Day 11: If you see me comin', better step aside / A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died

from The Green Lantern (2019 series) #1 (DC, January 2019), script by Grant Morrison, pencils and inks by Liam Sharp, colors by Steve Oliff, letters by Tom Orzechowski


"Self-Defence Against Fresh Fruit" from Monty Python's Flying Circus episode "Owl Stretching Time," series 1, episode 4 (26 October 1969), written by John Cleese and Graham Chapman


"Wishes" from Monty Python's Flying Circus episode "Intermission," series 1, episode 13 (11 January 1970)


"Sixteen Tons" by Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol, October 1955), written by Merle Travis

Kitty Pryde 🐈‍⬛: Given a choice of two lovely places to sleep in that we bought for her, which does Kitty Pryde choose...?

Today in Comics History, March 11: Happy birthday, Anton Yelchin

Born on this date in 1989: Anton Yelchin, Russian-born American actor. Among his other roles, he played the Kelvin-timeline's version of Ensign Pavel Chekov in the Star Trek movies from 2009-2016.


Anton died at the age of 27 in 2016. He would have been 33 today. That's far too young to be taken from us.


from Star Trek (2011 series) #20 (IDW, April 2013), script by Ryan Parrott, pencils by Luca Lamberti, colors by Arianna Florean, letters by Tom B. Long
Fly high and free, Anton. Straight on 'til morning.

Today in Comics History, March 11: Happy birthday, Alex Kingston!

Happy birthday today to Alex Kingston, who's played River Song on Doctor Who!


cover B from Doctor Who Special #2 [The Lost Dimension] (Titan, November 2017
She's played lots of other roles, too, but there's no comic books for ER, the BBC's Moll Flanders, or Hope Springs, so we'll just have to leave it at that. (She was in Arrow too, as the original Dinah Lance, but I'm not finding any appearances of her in the Arrow tie-in comics. Let me know if you do!)

Happy birthday, Alex!