Thursday, September 1, 2011
Noted
• Did you pick up Flashpoint #5 or Justice League #1 yesterday? What do you think of DC’s new universe? (Brent Frankenhoff)
Yesterday’s Panel Quiz Answer
The High Evolutionary’s first line in comics was, “The shifting gene pattern falls into place perfectly –!” He said it in Thor #134 (Nov 66).
Today’s Panel Quiz
Whose first lines in comics were, “Thank you! Ever since I sprained my ankle Denny has been escorting me about! A fine boy, your nephew, a fine boy!”?
Born Today
Gaspar Saladino, comics letterer
Emil V. Abrahamian (1926), comics writer and artist
Gene Colan (1926), comics artist
Patricia Jeres (1954), comics marketer
Chris Chandler (1975), comics writer
Birthdays 2 Weeks from Now
Peter Poplaski (1951), comics artist and editor
Carol Lay (1952), comics writer and artist
Alan L. Light (1953), comics publisher, TBG founder
Kim Metzger (1953), writer and former CBG staffer
Leon (1955), comics artist
Lawrence Schick (1955), game writer
Milton Pagan (1968), comics artist
Chris Crosby (1977), comics writer and artist
Today’s Flashbacks
85 yrs Sep 1, 1926 Artist Gene Colan is born. His work includes Avengers, Daredevil, Tomb of Dracula, and Batman tales.
And, because it’s the start of a new month, here are the September-related Flashbacks with no specific date:
70 yrs Sep 1941 Crackajack Funnies #39 introduces Andy Panda to comic books.
70 yrs Sep 1941 Startling Comics #10 introduces Fighting Yank.
70 yrs Sep 1941 More Fun Comics #71 introduces Johnny Quick.
70 yrs Sep 1941 Whiz Comics #21 introduces the Lieutenants Marvel.
70 yrs Sep 1941 Adventure Comics #66 introduces Sir Justin, The Shining Knight. He wears a suit of chain mail, rides a winged horse named Victory, and possesses special powers via an enchanted sword from Merlin.
70 yrs Sep 1941 Action Comics #40 introduces Star Spangled Kid and Stripesy.
70 yrs Sep 1941 Zip Comics #18 introduces Wilbur.
60 yrs Sep 51 “That Awful Witch Hazel” introduces the character to Lulu’s stories to Alvin in Little Lulu #39.
55 yrs Sep 1956 A new Flash emerges as Barry Allen, kicking off the Silver Age, in DC’s Showcase #4.
50 yrs Sep 1961 Jay Garrick (the Golden Age Flash) returns to comics in DC’s Flash #123 in “Flash of Two Worlds,” written by Gardner Fox and drawn by Carmine Infantino.
50 yrs Sep 1961 DC’s Showcase #34 introduces the Silver Age Atom in “Birth of The Atom” by writer Gardner Fox and artists Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson.
50 yrs Sep 1961 Adventures of The Jaguar #1 introduces Archie’s The Jaguar, written by Robert Bernstein and drawn by John Rosenberger.
45 yrs Sep 1966 Tower Comics’ T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #8 introduces and provides the origin of Raven.
45 yrs Sep 1966 Jigsaw is introduced in Jigsaw #1.
45 yrs Sep 1966 Nightshade is introduced in Charlton’s Captain Atom #82, written by David Kaler and drawn by Steve Ditko and Rocke Mastroserio.
45 yrs Sep 1966 Archie as Pureheart the Powerful is introduced in (you guessed it!) Pureheart the Powerful #1.
45 yrs Sep 1966 DC’s Mystery in Space is canceled with #110, after 15 years of continuous publication.
45 yrs Sep 1966 The Silver Age Steel Sterling is introduced in Mighty Comics Group’s Fly Man #39.
45 yrs Sep 1966 Marvel’s Avengers #151 reintroduces Wonder Man.
40 yrs Sep 1971 Playboy interviews Jules Feiffer.
40 yrs Sep 1971 Green Lantern #85 begins the two-part story “Snowbirds Don’t Fly” by Denny O’Neil and Neal Adams: the first Comics Code Authority-approved drug story.
40 yrs Sep 1971 Amazing Spider-Man #100 features a many-armed Peter Parker in “The Spider or the Man?” by Stan Lee and Gil Kane.
35 yrs Sep 1976 DC’s Ragman #1 features “The Origin of the Tatterdemalion” by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert.
35 yrs Sep 1976 Green Lantern returns after a four-year hiatus, with #90. Writer Denny O’Neil and artist Mike Grell team GL with Green Arrow in “Let Those Who Worship Evil’s Might.”
35 yrs Sep 1976 The Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art begins its first classes in Dover, N.J.
35 yrs Sep 1976 Mike Gold is named DC public relations coordinator, the first staff publicist in the company’s history.
30 yrs Sep 1981 Marvel increases the price of 32-page comics from 50¢ to 60¢ shipping this month.
30 yrs Sep 1981 The Avengers revamp their line-up in Avengers #211.
30 yrs Sep 1981 Arak, Son of Thunder begins from DC, created and written by Roy Thomas and drawn by Ernie Colón and Tony DeZuniga.
30 yrs Sep 1981 A new team is formed by the heroes of Earth-2, when DC begins All-Star Squadron by Roy Thomas, Rich Buckler, and Jerry Ordway.
25 yrs Sep 1986 The History of the DC Universe begins with Book One by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez.
25 yrs Sep 1986 DC Comics Presents #97 concludes the series with an “untold tale of the pre-Crisis universe” about the Phantom Zone.
25 yrs Sep 1986 DC ends Superman after 47 years of continuous publication with #423, part 1 of the two-part imaginary story by Alan Moore (drawn by Curt Swan and George Pérez) “Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?” It concludes in Action #583.
20 yrs Sep 1991 Renegade Press’ Eternity Smith #1 introduces the character in a series by Rick Hoberg and Dennis Mallonnee.
20 yrs Sep 1991 John Byrne’s Next Men are introduced in Dark Horse Presents #54.
Every Wednesday and Saturday. California: City of Industry. Comic Book & Collectible Show.
Sep 3 Delaware: Bethany Beach. Comics show.
Sep 4 New Jersey: Wayne. Comic, Toy & Collectible Show.
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 tobrent.frankenhoff@fwmedia.com.
Question of the Week
Which of DC’s new first issues are you going to pick up in September?
The best answer received to this week’s question (in our opinion) will receive one of the glossy wraparound covers from CBG #1000 that we just found in the archives while researching our 40th anniversary. So, c’mon, tell us your thoughts, make us smile, and you could hold a piece of CBG history in your hand! Send us your answer in the “Leave a Reply” area below.
The Magazine
Today in Tony Isabella Bloggy Thing:
It’s a “Random Thursday” with Bozo the Clown, Bakuman, and Archie’s Weird Mysteries!
Read it at:
http://tonyisabella.blogspot.com/
Tony
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