Today in Comics History, Friday the Thirteenth: New crazy superstition invented: it's unlucky to have someone throw a brick through your window

from "[Friday the Thirteenth]" in Detective Comics (1937 series) #31 (September 1939); script, pencils, and inks by Tom Hickey

Today in Comics History, June 13, 1763: Happy birthday, José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva!

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 1944), creator uncredited and unknown
Following his death in 1838, the Bonifácio was pressed flat and turned into a stamp by Colonel Gumm.

Today in Comics History, June 12, 1955: Despite its clever method of delivery, China still refuses to screen the newest MCU film

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!

Today in Comics History, June 10, 1944: Navy launches major attack from under Ben-Day camouflage

from "Pacific Sweeper" in True Comics #41 (Parents' Magazine Press, December 1944), creators uncredited and unknown

Today in Comics History, June 9, 2036: Diary of boxer who had to fight four men to be Most Beautiful Participant in Mermaid Parade

from eJunky (Scout, Septmber 2023), script by Nicholas Tana, art by Kyle Faehnrich

Today in Comics History, June 9, 1899: Coney Island bout determines Most Beautiful Participant in Mermaid Parade

"In This Corner" from Joe Palooka Comics (1945 series) #80 (Harvey, November 1953), creator uncredited and unknown

Today in Comics History, June 8, 2004: Mighty Venus threatens to block out the Sun!

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!

Today in Comics History, June 8, 1950: Phil Rizzuto is distracted by the Crisis on Infinite Earths

from Phil Rizzuto: Baseball Hero one-shot (Fawcett, 1951), script by Charles Dexter

Today in Comics History, June 7, 1916: Lord Kitchener cleverly escapes being in WWI

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.)

Today in Comics History, June 6, 1970: NASA astronaut mistakes tree for moon

from "Who Is Murdering Our Astronauts?" in UFO Flying Saucers #3 (Western/Gold Key, November 1972), pencils and inks by Luis Dominguez

Today in Comics History, June 6, 1966: Happy birthday, Walt Graves! Hope you survive the...oh.

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

Today in Comics History, June 6, 1944: A cartoon beagle honors the veterans of WWII more sincerely than the current President of the United States

Peanuts (June 6, 1993; United Feature Syndicate), by Charles Schulz