from "[Friday the Thirteenth]" in Detective Comics (1937 series) #31 (September 1939); script, pencils, and inks by Tom Hickey
Born on this day in 1763: the great Brazilian statesman José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva , naturalist, mineralist, professor and poet, champion of Brazilian independence, abolitionist and the discoverer of four new minerals. Wow! i bet most of us go through our lives and don't even discover one mineral, and this guy...! from "Stamp Tips" in Tip Top Comics v.8 #12 [#96] (United Feature, June…
from Forbidden Worlds #67 (ACG, June 1958), pencils and inks by John Forte, letters by Ed Hamilton This post was suggested by faithful reader and frequent commenter Blam , who's provided a lot of date references in comics that I'll spotlight throughout 2025 in this series. Thanks, Blam!
from "Pacific Sweeper" in True Comics #41 (Parents' Magazine Press, December 1944), creators uncredited and unknown
from eJunky (Scout, Septmber 2023), script by Nicholas Tana, art by Kyle Faehnrich
"In This Corner" from Joe Palooka Comics (1945 series) #80 (Harvey, November 1953), creator uncredited and unknown
This Curious World (NEA Service, March 21, 1936), by Willam Ferguson A special fun thank you to Tom Heintjes of Hogan's Alley for posting this panel online!
from Phil Rizzuto: Baseball Hero one-shot (Fawcett, 1951), script by Charles Dexter
from Tolkien: Lighting Up the Darkness (Ablaze, February 2024), script by Willy Duraffourg, art by Giancarlo Caracuzzo, colors by Flavia Caracuzzo and Joël Odone (Actually, he died on June 5, but for the sake of this feature, this newspaper is thoughtlessly two days behind.)
from "Who Is Murdering Our Astronauts?" in UFO Flying Saucers #3 (Western/Gold Key, November 1972), pencils and inks by Luis Dominguez
from "Waking Walter" in Quick Stops #2 (Dark Horse, December 2022), script by Kevin Smith, pencils by Phil Hester, inks by Ande Parks, letters by Andrew Thomas
Peanuts (June 6, 1993; United Feature Syndicate), by Charles Schulz
from Tolkien: Lighting Up the Darkness (Ablaze, February 2024), script by Willy Duraffourg, art by Giancarlo Caracuzzo, colors by Flavia Caracuzzo and Joël Odone
from Thrilling True Stories of the Baseball Giants one-shot (Fawcett, 1952), script by Charles Dexter
from The Far Side (1994, Universal Press Syndicate), by Gary Larson
from Thrilling True Stories of the Baseball Giants one-shot (Fawcett, 1952), script by Charles Dexter
Since he hasn't put out new music in decades lots of people tend to think of Billy as a very static musician circa Piano Man , forgetting how ever changing his style got during the '80s. This record's an excellent example. Bully is listening to The Nylon Curtain by Billy Joel (Columbia/Family Productions, 1983) I especially love this album for Billy's experimental forays into different styles: the…
Pretty much my favorite lang lp (altho' Ingénue is right up there, too)! Bully is listening to All You Can Eat by k.d. lang (Warner Bros., 1995; reissued on vinyl 2021) A fair warning: because I have several of her records, you will see her more than once here this month!
It's June! Time to change my "May" sweater to something a little more appropriate! Happy Pride Month!
from Thrilling True Stories of the Baseball Giants one-shot (Fawcett, 1952), script by Charles Dexter *My original title, "Giants Stadium is Packed Full of Fresh Salmon," was clear and easier to understand, but I am nothing if not historically accurate.** **Unless that was an away game, but that's about as much research as I'm inclined to do for a dumb joke.
It's June , True Bull-lievers, and here;'s the Fab Fantastic Four to celebrate their new movie comin' out this month starring that idol o' millions, H.E.R.B.I.E. the Ro...wait, I've made another one of my silly mistakes. I've just been alerted that the FF movie comes out in July , and on July 25th yet, so we've got almost two months still to wait for it. Looks like I'm gonna be still camping…
It's June ! June, when a young man's flights of fancy lightly turn to thoughts of...how Dennis can possibly screw up this wedding ceremony. Possibly the bride's gown will be set on fire, perhaps the minister will be stricken by itching powder, maybe a frog will jump into the cake. That's the beauty of June: we just don't know. Anyway, celebrate the uncertainty of June with this calendar that came…
"November 1968" from Dennis the Menace Giant #51 [ Dennis the Menace Christmas Special ] (Hallden/Fawcett, Winter 1967), creators unidentified and unknown Dennis, you jive turkey!
from All-Winners Comics (1941 series) #19 (Marvel/Timely, Fall 1946), script by Bill Finger, pencils by Syd Shores
Yes, it's time for the Ineffectual October Calendar by Howard Chaykin, this time starring Sarah Palin and John Oates! from Spider-Man: Marvels Snapshots #1 (one-shot) (Marvel, December 2020); script, pencils, and inks by Howard Chaykin; colors by Jesus Aburtov; letters by Ken Bruzenak But that's no good to use as a calendar for this month, so here again is Dennis. "October 1968" from Dennis the…