Today in Comics History, July 19, 1963: Should I stay...

from "Orrgo...The Unconquerable!" in Strange Tales #90 (Marvel, November 1961), plot by Stan Lee (?), script by Larry Lieber (?), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers, colors by Stan Goldberg, letters by Ray Holloway (?)

Today in Comics History, July 18, 1950: We now return to Shaft in Korea, already in progress

from The 'Nam #45 (Marvel, June 1990), script by Doug Murray, breakdowns by Wayne Vansant, finishes by Tony DeZuñiga, colors and letters by Phil Felix

Today in Comics History, July 18, 1876: The End, that is, for this dumb jerk

from "Showdown in Abilene" in Crime Must Pay the Penalty #7 (Ace, April 1949), pencils by Sy Grudko (?), inks by Bill Walsh (?)

Today in Comics History, July 18: Sunfire needs a datebook

from Avengers West Coast #71 (Marvel, June 1991); script by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas; pencils by David Ross and Tom Morgan; inks by Danny Bulanadi, Chris Ivy, and Don Hudson; colors by Bob Sharen; letters by Nel Yomtov

Today in Comics History, July 18: Happy birthday, Jean Thomas!

Born on this day: Jean Thomas, Marvel office assistant, comic book scripter (My Love, Night Nurse, Our Love Story, Spidey Super Stories, more) and colorist, and co-plotter or co-scripter with her (now ex-)husband Roy Thomas (Crazy Magazine, Marvel Spotlight, more).


from Mighty Marvel Calendar 1976 (Marvel, 1975)

Today in Comics History, July 18, 1998: She's coming to get you, Barbra

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

Today in Comics History, July 18, 1997: Whoops, sorry 'bout that, William Rouse

from (top) "V for Vendetta: Book One, Chapter Ten: Venom" in Warrior #10 (Quality Communications, April 1983), script by Alan Moore, pencils and inks by David Lloyd, letters by Jenny O'Connor;
(bottom) V for Vendetta #3 (DC, November 1988); colors by David Lloyd, Siobhan Dodds, and Steve Whitaker

Today in Comics History, July 18, 1921: Just another ordinary corpse-buryin' day for Professor Hardin

from Young All-Stars #10 (DC, March 1988), script by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas, pencils and inks by Brian Murray, colors by Gene D'Angelo, letters by Jean Simek

Today in Comics History, July 17, 1941: Joe DiMaggio bitten by radioactive spider

from "The Clipper Bows Out: The Real Story of Joe Dimaggio" in Baseball Thrills #3 (Ziff-Davis, Summer 1952), script by Ed Silverman (?), pencils and inks by Alex Kotzky (?), letters by Ben Oda

Today in Comics History, July 17, 1959: Man's watch debuts on television, DuMont Network orders pilot and 13 episodes of The Watch

from Billie Holiday graphic novel (NBM, May 2017); script by Carlos Sampayo; translated by Katy MacRae, Robert Boyd, and Kim Thompson; pencils and inks by José Muñoz; letters by Ortho

Today in Comics History, July 17: Happy birthday, Jadzia Axelrod!

Born on this day: comics writer and pal Jadzia Axelrod, co-creator of Galaxy: The Prettiest Star!


cover of Galaxy: The Prettiest Star (DC, June 2022), art by Jess Taylor
Happy birthday, Jadzia! ❤️, 🐮

Today in Comics History, July 17: Happy birthday, Mike Tiefenbacher!

Born on this day: Mike Tiefenbacher, scripter of the "Whatever Happened To...?" feature in DC Comics Presents, but perhaps better known for his contribution to comics scholarship, preservation, and fun: he's the co-founder (with Jerry Sinkovec) of Street Enterprises, which published the comic strip reprint magazines The Menomonee Falls Gazette, The Menomonee Falls Guardian, and The Comic Reader!


from New Talent Showcase (1984 series) #4 (DC, April 1984)
A very Menomonee Birthday to you, Mike!

Today in Comics History, July 17: Happy birthday, J. Michael Straczynski!

Born on this day: film, TV and comic book writer J. Michael Straczynski, who's written such a diverse number of titles as Amazing Spider-Man, Thor, Rising Stars, Terminator: Salvation, Superman and Superman: Earth One, The Twilight Zone, Wonder Woman, Squadron Supreme, Fantastic Four, Bullet Points, Ultimate Power, and many more. JMS has even had hven his own imprint at Image, "Joe's Comics," which published his own creations: Rising Stars, Midnight Nation, Dream Police, Protectors, Inc., and Sidekick. He's the co-creator of She-Ra: Princess of Power and has written for many TV shows: The Real Ghostbusters, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, The Twilight Zone, Jake and the Fatman, Murder, She Wrote, Walker: Texas Ranger, and more.

Here he is popping into his LCS on New Comics Day! He's just like us!


from Captain Marvel (2000 series) #30 (Marvel, May 2002), script by Peter David, pencils by Chris Cross, inks by Anibal Rodriguez and Rich Perotta, colors by Chris Sotomayor, letters by Richard Starkings and Albert Deschesne

Today in Comics History, July 17: Happy birthday, Jim James!

Born on this day: Jim James, the triple comics art threat who pencilled, inked, and/or colored books like Legion of Super-Heroes, Superman Family, The Unexpected, Ghost, Dragonlance, Eerie, 1984, House of Mystery, Moon Knight, and lots more!


"DC Profile #70" in World's Finest Comics #268 (DC, April 1982), by Mike W. Barr
Happy birthday, Jimmy!

Today in Comics History, July 17: Happy birthday, Marc Swayze!

Born on this day in 1913: Fawcett and Charlton Comics artist Marc Swayze (Captain Marvel Adventures, The Marvel Family, Whiz Comics, Wow Comics (including many Phantom Eagle stories), True Life Secrets, Sweethearts and more)! He's the co-creator of Mary Marvel!



from Men of Mystery Comics (1999 series) #21 (AC, 2000)
Happy birthday, Marc!

Today in Comics History, July 17-18, 1898: Santiago surrenders control but will not surrender his ridiculous comic accent

from "The Spanish-American War" in Picture Stories from American History #4 (EC, Summer 1947), script by Jerry Coleman, pencils and inks by Allen Simon

Today in Comics History, July 17, 1793: And now it's time for another one of Gerard Butler's French Revolution Fun Facts

from Knights of Heliopolis (Titan, April 2021), script by Alejandro Jodorowsky, translation by Marc Bourbon-Crook, pencils and inks by Jérémy Petiqueux, colors by Felideus, letters by Lauren Bowes

Today in Comics, July 17: Ah, remember the good old days when we'd go to a record store to buy music?

from Billie Holiday graphic novel (NBM, May 2017); script by Carlos Sampayo; translated by Katy MacRae, Robert Boyd, and Kim Thompson; pencils and inks by José Muñoz; letters by Ortho

Today in Comics History, July 17, 1959: Rest in Peace, Billie Holiday

from Billie Holiday graphic novel (NBM, May 2017); script by Carlos Sampayo; translated by Katy MacRae, Robert Boyd, and Kim Thompson; pencils and inks by José Muñoz; letters by Ortho

"(In My) Solitude" by Billie Holiday (Clef Records, 1952), written by Eddie DeLange, Duke Ellington, and Irving Mills

Today in Comics History, July 16, 189X: This isn't going well, as the captions continue to tell you

And so it goes since July 6...


from Marvel Classics Comics #9 [Dracula] (Marvel, 1976), script by Naunerle Farr, pencils (and inks?) by Nestor Redondo
Next: July 24: It gets worse.