Saturday, January 21, and Sunday, January 22, 2012
Noted
• The 23rd annual GLAAD (The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) Media Award Nominees have been announced and the five comics nominated for Outstanding Comic Book are Avengers: The Children’s Crusade by Allan Heinberg (Marvel), Batwoman by J.H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman (DC), Secret Six by Gail Simone (DC), Veronica Presents: Kevin Keller (Veronica #207-210) by Dan Parent (Archie), and X-Factor by Peter David (Marvel). (Brent Frankenhoff)
Yesterday’s Panel Quiz Answer
Harry Osborn’s first lines in comics were, “Heard a lot about you, Flash! I’m Harry Osborn and this little lady is the ex-beauty queen of Standard High, as if you couldn’t tell!” He said them in Amazing Spider-Man #31 (Sep 60).
Today’s Panel Quiz
Whose first lines in comics were, “Great Scott! What’s coming out of the giant fossil egg?”
(Answer Monday.)
Born Jan. 21
Rich Rankin (1954), comics inker
Mark Martin (1956), comics writer and artist
Bill Riling (1958), comics writer and artist
Born Jan. 22
Steve Perrin (1946), comics writer
Marshall Rogers (1950), comics artist
Dennis Mallonee (1955), comics writer and publisher
Howard Mackie (1958), comics writer and editor
Mark Miraglia (1959), comics artist
Lisa Trusiani Parker (1959), comics writer
Richard D. Irving (1966), comics writer and artist
Birthdays 2 Weeks from Saturday (February 4)
Dez Skinn (1951), comics writer and editor
Scott Saavedra (1960), comics artist
Tom Sniegoski (1962), comics writer
Francis J. Mao (1966), comics writer and artist
Birthdays 2 Weeks from Sunday (February 5)
George Evans (1920), comics artist
Jess M. Jodloman (1925), comics artist
Marty Pahls (1941), comics editor and historian
Val Semeiks (1955), comics artist
Mark Bloodworth (1963), comics writer and artist
Kelly McQuain (1967), comics artist
D. Alexander Gregory (1972), comics artist
This Weekend’s Flashbacks
20 yrs Jan 21, 1992 Marvel Entertainment Group stock splits two for one.
Every Wed. and Sat. California: City Of Industry. Comic Book & Collectible Show.
Jan 21 Wisconsin: Oak Creek. Milwaukee Comic Book Convention.
Jan 22 Illinois: Peoria. Comic Book Convention.
Jan 22 Michigan: Livonia. X-trava Con.
Jan 28 Indiana: South Bend. ComicCon.
Jan 28-29 Louisiana: New Orleans. New Orleans Comic Con.
Jan 29 Florida: Lake Worth. 18th Annual South Florida Toy Soldier Show.
Jan 29 New York: Syracuse. Collectorsfest-Sports Memorabilia & Toy Show.
Question of the Week
What comics-related question would you like to pose to your fellow fans?
Comics-related Media
• Saturday at noon E.T., Turner Classic Movies has Bomba and the Jungle Girl (1952). At 3 p.m. E.T. Sunday, it’s the spectacular Around the World in 80 Days.
• On Sunday at 8 p.m. E.T., ABC has “7:15 A.M.,” new episode of Once Upon a Time.
• Fox has no animation on Sunday night, airing the NFC Championship Game instead with The Giants facing the 49ers. D’oh!
The Magazine
Today’s quiz…
I recognized that it was one of the Challengers of the Unknown, but I had to go to the Grand Comics Database to check with one.
It was Red Ryan.