Thursday, July 5, 2012
Noted
• What did you do for the Independence Day holiday?
Yesterday’s Panel Quiz Answer
Wotan’s first line in comics was, “Are the plans made?” He said them in More Fun Comics #55 (May 40).
Today’s Panel Quiz
Whose first line in comics was “Perhaps not, General — Major Talbot — but believe me — it’s true!”?
Born Today
Gary Spencer Millidge, comics writer and artist
Floyd “Bill” Yates (1921), cartoonist
Shel Dorf (1933), convention organizer, comics inker
Alan Hutchinson (1948), comics artist
Bill Watterson (1958), writer and artist of Calvin and Hobbes
Birthdays 2 Weeks from Now
Mike Maier, comics artist
Pete McDonnell, comics artist
Richard Pini (1950), comics writer and publisher
Bob Burden (1952), comics writer and artist
Luke McDonnell (1959), comics artist
Terry LaBan (1961), comics writer and artist
Every Wednesday and Saturday. California: City of Industry. Comic Book & Collectible Show.
Jul 6-8 New Jersey: Wildwood. Comic Book Show.
Jul 7 Illinois: Elgin. Comic Book Mania! Convention 2012.
Jul 7 Indiana: Elkhart. Spider-Man Day.
Jul 8 Virginia: Richmond. Virginia Comicon.
Do you have a show coming up? Let us know! You can e-mail the information to showscalendar@krause.com or mail it to Show Calendars, Comics Buyer’s Guide, 700 E. State St., Iola, WI 54945. If you have a creator appearance scheduled, let us know by e-mail to brent.frankenhoff@fwmedia.com.
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