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| August 24 Grimbor is a master craftsman able to create confining devices that didn’t fail. He came into contact with a young mutant girl named Charma Drisden when he was hired by the female headmaster of a school she attended on her native planet, Turabeau, to devise a way of negating her powers, which was a hypnotic aura that made men love and protect her and women hate and fight her. Using her powers, Charma persuaded him to use his abilities for crime. Together they captured the Legion of Super-Heroes and attempted to blackmail R. J. Brande, but they ended up foiled by Shrinking Violet. She attacked Charma while in the presence of the male Legionnaires. They broke free and attacked Grimbor, while Violet put Charma in some shackles that nullified her powers. Unknownst to the Legionnaires, Charma was later killed in a women’s prison, because her powers caused the inmates to absolutely hate her, and they ganged up on her. An infuriated Grimbor swore revenge on the Legion, the group who had put her in prison. He then attacked the Legion and later put the Earth in energy chains. The Legion thwarted him and he was imprisoned in one of his own cells. Grimbor first appeared in Superboy #221 (August 24, 1976).  |
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 TURNING POINTS by Maggie Thompson Here’s the latest installment of Maggie Thompson’s ongoing look at important beginnings, middles, and ends, this time for August 26 through September 1, 2022... 205 years ago August 29, 1817 Pioneering British caricaturist John Leech is born. The Punch cartoonist is the first illustrator of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. 130 years ago August 26, 1892 Influential French funny animal writer-artist Edmond-François is born. He’s especially known for La Bête Est Mort. 130 years ago August 27, 1892 Dutch artist Jan Rot is born. 125 years ago September 1, 1897 Jimmy Hatlo is born. The award-winning creator of They’ll Do It Every Time and Little Iodine credited readers who participated in his panel cartoon, adding, “Thanx and a tip of the Hatlo Hat.” 120 years ago August 26, 1902 Writer-artist Fred Fox is born. He co-creates the Ella Cinders strip with Charlie Plumb and the Odd Bodkins strip with Chase Craig. 110 years ago August 29, 1912 Virginia Krausmann is born. The NEA artist is known for work on Annibelle and Marianne. 110 years ago September 1, 1912 Mr. Hubby by William Steinigans begins. 105 years ago August 28, 1917 “King of the Comics” Jack Kirby is born. The award-winning artist, writer, and editor works in many comics genres and co-creates Captain America, Fantastic Four, and Silver Surfer, among many, many other characters. 105 years ago August 28, 1917 Aurelio Galleppini is born. The Italian artist works as “Galep” and co-creates Occhio Cupo and Tex Willer with Gian Luigi Bonelli. 100 years ago August 27, 1922 Painter Frank Kelly Freas is born. 100 years ago August 29, 1922 Actor Arthur Anderson is born. His voice acting performances include the Lucky Charms leprechaun. 95 years ago August 28, 1927 Writer-artist Jim Sasseville is born. He’s best known for his work with Charles Schulz, for whom he drew Peanuts comic book stories and the feature It’s Only a Game. 95 years ago September 1, 1927 Letterer and logo designer Gaspar Saladino is born. 90 years ago August 29, 1932 Spanish artist Celedenio Frejo Abregón is born. He draws for the Valenciana publishing house and is known for creation of the elephant Trompy. 85 years ago August 28, 1937 Comic strip pioneer and political cartoonist Frederick Burr Opper dies at age 80. He created Happy Hooligan, Alphonse and Gaston, and And Her Name Was Maud. 85 years ago August 29, 1937 German artist Dieter Kalenbach is born. He’s known for Turi und Tolk. 80 years ago August 31, 1942 Film maker, teacher, and underground comix creator George Kuchar is born. 75 years ago August 30, 1947 Writer-editor Jack C. Harris is born. 70 years ago August 30, 1952 Award-winning letterer Ken Bruzenak is born. 70 years ago August 30, 1952 Writer Rickey Shanklin is born. 65 years ago August 27, 1957 Writer-artist Wendy Snow-Lang is born. 60 years ago August 31, 1962 Voice artist Dee Bradley Baker is born. 55 years ago August 26, 1967 Writer-editor Charles Moore is born. 55 years ago August 26, 1967 Polish artist and architect Marian Walentynowicz dies at age 71. 40 years ago August 31, 1982 G. Willow Wilson is born. The award winning writer, essayist, and journalist is especially known for her work on Ms. Marvel. 30 years ago August 26, 1992 Bob De Moor dies at age 66. The Belgian Hergé collaborator was best known for creating such series as Monsieur Tric, Cori le Moussaillon, and Barelli. 30 years ago August 30, 1992 Jeanne Hovine dies at age 104. The pioneering female Belgian comics artist co-created the comic strip Nic et Nac with her sister Laure and also worked in comedy as Anne-Marie Ferrières. 5 years ago August 28, 2017 Award winning Dutch writer-artist Bert Bus dies at age 86. 5 years ago August 30, 2017 Spanish artist Roger Subirachs i Burgaya dies at age 60. 5 years ago August 31, 2017 Swedish diplomat and artist Jan Romare dies at age 81. His best known strip was Pyton. 5 years ago September 1, 2017 Actor, writer, and Mad contributor Barry Liebmann dies at age 63. And here are the anniversaries spanning the month of August… 120 years ago September 1902 Hugo Hercules by Heinrich Detlev Körner begins. It is called the first prototypical superhero comic. 80 years ago September 1942 Flash Comics #33 introduces The Shade in “The Man Who Commanded the Night!” by Gardner Fox and Hal Sharp. 80 years ago September 1942 “Introducing Sparky the Blue Beetles Sensational Assistant,” announces the cover of Holyoke’s Blue Beetle #14. (Yeah, the punctuation gets a little weird, admittedly. Probably out of excitement. Stranger, still: An actual multi-page story with Sparky will have to wait for #15. What the heck?) 80 years ago September 1942 Quality’s Police Comics #11 introduces Will Eisner’s The Spirit to national comic books, reprinting the origin story (June 2, 1940) from the Register and Tribune Syndicate’s newspaper booklet. 75 years ago September 1947 Doggone! Fawcett cancels Hoppy the Marvel Bunny (featuring the world’s mightiest cottontail) with #15. 75 years ago September 1947 Harlequin sends a warning to Green Lantern on the cover of DC’s All-American Comics #89. The story that introduces her is by Robert Kanigher and Irwin Hasen. 70 years ago September 1952 What the heck? This is a strange year for Harvey Comics Hits. In June, it was all about “private lives and loves of Girls in White”; in August, it was icky horror plus Invisible Scarlet O’Neil; and, now, #60 features Paramount Animated Comics (“for little folks!”). Geez. Herman and Katnip, Buzzy the Crow ... This may be a first appearance at Harvey for some of the characters, but readers must be feeling disoriented. 65 years ago September 1957 Is the focus changing for Atlas (Marvel)? It cancels Wild Western (featuring Kid Colt and Ringo Kid) with #57, The Ringo Kid Western (all new Ringo Kid action) with #21, The Outlaw Kid with #19, and Rawhide Kid (he shares his saddle with danger) with #16. 65 years ago September 1957 Scared of bats? Uh-oh! So’s Batman! DC’s Detective Comics #247 introduces Professor Milo, “The Man Who Ended Batman’s Career.” The story is by Bill Finger, Sheldon Moldoff, and Charles Paris. (Don’t worry. Batman will get better – but the Prof does have more nasty chemicals in his lab.) 65 years ago September 1957 Marvel begins Black Rider (with the cover logo “Black Rider Rides Again!”), A Date with Patsy (noting, “Starring Patsy Walker”), and Marvin Mouse. But, um, those iterations each last only one issue. Sigh. 60 years ago September 1962 Marvel’s The Incredible Hulk #3 introduces The Ringmaster and his Circus of Crime in “The Ringmaster” by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Dick Ayers. Doggone it! Rick Jones can’t even grab some time off by going to the circus! 60 years ago September 1962 Journey into Mystery #84 introduces Jane Foster (though she’s called “Jane Nelson”) in “The Mighty Thor vs. The Executioner” by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby, and Dick Ayers. 60 years ago September 1962 “You’ll gasp in amazement at ‘The Return of The Ant Man!’ ” Marvel’s Tales to Astonish #35 follows the story in #27, when Henry Pym was introduced. The story is by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby, and Dick Ayers. Ant-Man (in costume) figures out how to make ants follow his instructions. 55 years ago September 1967 Bomba began as star of a series of kids’ books written by the pseudonymous “Roy Rockwood” starting in 1926. But the cover of DC’s Bomba the Jungle Boy #1 proclaims that it features “TV’s teen jungle star!” – although the “TV” aspect is apparently just a reference to broadcasts of the Monogram film series. “The Jaws of Doom” is by Otto Binder and Leo Sommers. In any case, this series brings the character to DC comics. 50 years ago September 1972 Stan Lee becomes Marvel’s publisher, and Roy Thomas becomes the company’s editor in chief. 50 years ago September 1972 Ooo! DC’s House of Secrets is #100, but that fact doesn’t merit extra-large type on the cover. 50 years ago September 1972 In Robert Crumb’s story “Superstar” in The People’s Comics from Golden Gate Publishing Company, Fritz the Cat is (Spoiler!) murdered. 50 years ago September 1972 “Now in his own mag!!” Marvel’s Werewolf by Night #1 gives Jack Russell his own title. “Eye of the Beholder!” is by Gerry Conway, Mike Ploog, and Frank Chiaramonte. 50 years ago September 1972 OK, this is weird and complicated. But … In Marvel’s Captain America #153, Jack Monroe is introduced. But is it his first appearance? Well, yes, as Monroe. But it eventually turns out (Spoiler!) that he’s Bucky from the 1950s and then later … Anyway, “Captain America – Hero or Hoax?” is by Steve Englehart, Sal Buscema, and Jim Mooney. 50 years ago September 1972 Marvel’s The Incredible Hulk #155 introduces The Shaper of Worlds. There will turn out to be a Cosmic Cube connection, etc., etc. “Destination: Nightmare!” is by Archie Goodwin, Herb Trimpe, and John Severin. 45 years ago September 1977 It’s been on hiatus, but #19 provides “The long-awaited return of …” DC’s Mister Miracle. It’s by Steve Englehart, Marshall Rogers, and a bunch of inkers credited as “Ilya Hunch.” 45 years ago September 1977 Marvel ends 2001: A Space Odyssey with #10. (Nevertheless, the story will continue in Machine Man #1.) 45 years ago September 1977 Marvel’s The Human Fly begins, introducing (yep!) Human Fly. He’s “the wildest superhero ever – because he’s real!” “Death-Walk” is by Bill Mantlo and Lee Elias, and the character is based on stuntman Rick Rojatt. 45 years ago September 1977 Iron Fist #15 introduces the crime boss Bushmaster. “Enter, the X-Men” is by Chris Claremont, John Byrne, Dave Cockrum, and Dan Green. Oh – and then it ends for a while. 45 years ago September 1977 Ms. Marvel #9 introduces the Shi’ar Deathbird, who has “razor-sharp talons.” Eek. “Call Me Death-Bird!” (yeah, the title story has a hyphen) is by Chris Claremont, Keith Pollard, Joe Sinnott, and Sam Grainger. 45 years ago September 1977 He releases “ring after deadly ring” to crush Nighthawk. Marvel’s The Defenders #51 introduces The Ringer in “A Round with The Ringer” by David Anthony Kraft, Keith Giffen, and Klaus Janson. 45 years ago September 1977 In Marvel’s The Invaders #20, Brian Falsworth takes on the Union Jack identity. “The Battle of Berlin!” is by Roy Thomas, Frank Robbins, and Frank Springer. 45 years ago September 1977 “You ain’t got a chance against the Rocket-Racer!” That’s what Rocket-Racer says, when he meets Spidey. “The Fiend from the Fire!” is by Len Wein, Ross Andru, Frank Giacoia, and Mike Esposito in Marvel’s The Amazing Spider-Man #172. 45 years ago September 1977 “Who is the mystery girl – and why is she replacing Superboy?” DC’s Adventure Comics #453 introduces Mighty Girl – who turns out to be someone readers already know. “You Too Can Be a Super-Hero” is by Bob Rozakis, John Calnan, and Murphy Anderson. 45 years ago September 1977 DC’s Shazam! #31 reintroduces the Golden Age hero Minuteman in “The Rainbow Squad” by E. Nelson Bridwell, Kurt Schaffenberger, and Bob Wiacek. 40 years ago September 1982 Marvel’s four-issue Hercules miniseries begins. “What Fools These Immortals Be!” is by Bob Layton and Joe Rubinstein. 40 years ago September 1982 Adrian Chase first appears in DC’s The New Teen Titans #23. Eventually, he’ll become Vigilante, but that’s in the future; this story is about Starfire. “Kidnapped!” is by George Pérez, Marv Wolfman, and Romeo Tanghal. 40 years ago September 1982 It’s a limited series but it’s influential. Marvel kicks off the four-issue Wolverine miniseries. “I’m Wolverine” is by Chris Claremont, Frank Miller, and Joe Rubinstein. 35 years ago September 1987 Mark Parisi’s panel cartoon Off the Mark begins. 35 years ago September 1987 Yes, in 1965, Gold Key published one issue of Astro Boy based on the character by Osamu Tezuka. But, this time, Now Comics starts a series with Original Astro Boy #1 by Mike Dimpsey and Ken Steacy and retells the origin story. 35 years ago September 1987 An alien from Apokolips is introduced in DC’s Action Comics #592. Big Barda wants to kill Sleez, but Superman has other ideas. “…A Walk on the Darkside” is by John Byrne (with some background inks by Keith Williams). 35 years ago September 1987 Marvel’s The Uncanny X-Men #221 introduces Mister Sinister in “Death by Drowning” by Chris Claremont, Marc Silvestri, and Dan Green. 35 years ago September 1987 The cover of Marvel’s Captain America #333 asks, “Who will be the next Captain America” (yeah, no question mark) – and provides the answer inside that it’ll be Super Patriot. “The Replacement” is by Mark Gruenwald, Tom Morgan, and Dave Hunt. 35 years ago September 1987 Ms. Marvel joins The Fantastic Four in Marvel’s Fantastic Four #306. “The Marvel Rage!” is by Steve Englehart, John Buscema, and Joe Sinnott. 30 years ago September 1992 DC’s Legends of the Dark Knight changes its title to Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight with #37. 30 years ago September 1992 Marvel’s NFL Superpro ends with #12. 30 years ago September 1992 Morbius gets his own title in Marvel’s Morbius: The Living Vampire series as part of the “Rise of the Midnight Sons” event. 25 years ago September 1997 Image’s Kurt Busiek’s Astro City Vol. 2 #10 (“Show ’Em All” by Kurt Busiek, Brent Anderson, and Will Blyberg) will get the Eisner Award for Best Single Issue and the Thompsons Award for Best Single Issue. 20 years ago September 2002 “The Magician and the Snake” by Katie Mignola and Mike Mignola appears in Dark Horse Maverick: Happy Endings. It will win the Eisner Award for Best Short Story. 15 years ago September 2007 DC’s Justice League of America #11 contains “Walls” by Brad Meltzer and Gene Ha. It will win the Eisner Award for Best Short Story. 15 years ago September 2007 Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite #1 begins the Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá series with “The Day the Eiffel Tower Went Berserk.” (The first season of the TV series’ adaptation will be released on Netflix February 15, 2019.) 15 years ago September 2007 Well, it starts as Marvel’s Thor #1 (and features “Brakka-Dooooom!” by J. Michael Straczynski, Olivier Coipel, and Mark Morales). Just note that, with the April 2009 issue, the series will return to earlier numbering, thanks to that one being #600. 10 years ago September 2012 DC offers a number of miniseries featuring characters appearing in the Watchmen series in Before Watchmen. This is the one titled Before Watchmen: Ozymandias #1. It’s by Len Wein and Jae Lee. 10 years ago September 2012 Do we all know that there have been many series titled Captain Marvel? That said, Marvel’s 2012 series of Captain Marvel starts with a recap and then features a “Carol Danvers” story by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Dexter Soy. 5 years ago September 2017 Speaking of many series with the same title … Anyway, Marvel’s Astonishing X-Men #1 has a bunch of variant covers. (Collect them all!) This features “Life of X Part One” by Charles Soule, Jim Cheung, Mark Morales, and Walden Wong. 5 years ago September 2017 Valiant’s Bloodshot Salvation #1 has a bunch of variant covers. “The Book of Revenge” is by Jeff Lemire, Lewis LaRosa, and Mico Suayan. 5 years ago September 2017 Well, yeah, there are variant covers for Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe Again #1, too, come to think of it. The story is by Cullen Bunn and Dalibor Talajić. 5 years ago September 2017 Marvel’s Spider-Men II is a miniseries featuring Miles Morales and Peter Parker. “Part One” is by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli. 5 years ago September 2017 The first issue of Image’s Kingsman: The Red Diamond is by Rob Williams and Simon Fraser. |
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| August 25 The true origins of Set, the leader of The Order is shrouded in mystery. His goals and motivation for worldwide destruction stem from his unseen father. He has been secretly forming the Order for many, many years as a way to wreak destruction across the world in order to prepare it for his fathers reign of power. Set however was forbidden to use his full spectrum of powers, he has been forced to wear his helmet because his very gaze can immobilize any being for up to two hours. Set has spent decades constructing, and at times rebuilding the Order (which fell on petty jealousy and territory issues) and formulating his plans that would lead to worldwide destruction. Set finally brought the Order together and began what seemed like random attacks by villains but his plan culminates in an organized attack that leaves Paris utterly destroyed. Brit ends the devastation by unmasking Set during the height of their battle. Set renders every hero and villain frozen in place while Japandroid confronts Set which results in her temporary destruction. Set then snaps his fingers and leaves the two armies of heroes and villains asleep amongst the ruins of Paris while he wanders away in shame. Though the “rules were broken” Set accepts his punishment which leaves him with nothing but his vow to start anew. Set vows to succeed in his goal no matter how many centuries it takes. He first appeared in Guarding the Globe #1 (August 25, 2010).  Embrace can take a ghostly form or possess another human’s body and control their every action. She used Outrun’s body to infiltrate the Guardians of the Globe and to feed information back to the villainous organization, the Order. Embrace’s masquerade lasted for an extended period of time without arousing any suspicion. While she was in possession of Outrun’s body, Embrace initiated several sexual encounters with the male Guardians, and tried to experiment with one of the female ones. Eventually, the Guardian known only as Best Tiger, discerned that Outrun was not in control of her body and forced Embrace to flee. She first appeared in Guarding the Globe #1 (August 25, 2010).  |
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| August 26 In 2069, an alien race called “the Horde” arrived in Earth’s solar system, enslaving humanity. The Horde had caused severe environmental damage to their planet due to excessive pollution which laid much of the world an uninhabitable wasteland. A race of technologically advanced, peaceful aliens pulled the Horde back from the brink of extinction and planned to leave. They were then slaughtered by the Horde. The Horde stole the aliens’ ships and advanced technology for themselves and set out into space to establish their savage and war-like empire. They viewed the Earth and other such planets as a resource to be plundered and discarded once all resources have been used up. Humankind’s best hope was discovered in 2072, when Dr. Kimmo Tuolema discovered a process which can provide humans with superhuman powers, effectively creating a group of defending superheroes. However, the process would also ensure that the empowered humans would die within a year of being empowered. The first group of test subjects, later known as “the Black Watch”, were volunteer soldiers. Of the five members, two died before seeing active service during a power activation exercise in a specialized testing area known as ‘Biowar Facility Alpha’ (nicknamed 'The Garden’). The remaining three had their first field test in Cape Town, South Africa, taking on Horde forces there; though they were successful in battle, none of them survived (one was killed in battle, another succumbed to the Morituri Effect as they were escaping, and the last was killed with a Hordian nuclear device moments afterward). Commander of the program, Beth Luis Nion, had also secretly undergone the Morituri Process, after starting an affair with a member of the Black Watch, although she kept her powers a secret. Tuolema later deduced that the older the subject, the quicker their system would reject the process – it was at this point that Dr. Tuolema realized recipients between 18 and 21 were the optimal choice regarding maximized life expectancy. The story begins in Strikeforce: Morituri #1 (August 26, 1986).  |
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| August 27 Big Daddy makes his first appearance in Kick-Ass #4 (August 27, 2008). A professional crimefighter, he is adept at firearms, and assumes the supporting role of a sniper in most of the missions that involve himself and his daughter, Hit-Girl, whom he has groomed into a lethal vigilante. After Dave Lizewski decides to become the superhero Kick-Ass, Damon and Mindy (Hit-Girl) also decide it is their turn to become heroes and fight crime, but unlike Kick-Ass, they kill their victims. Damon and his daughter have been living on the run for years under many false identities; when he meets Kick-Ass, he says he is an ex-cop who is eager to avenge his wife’s murder by the mob. Big Daddy is later revealed to be delusional and a comic book fan, and the backstory given for his origin is false. His wife is still alive and he practically kidnapped Mindy to train her to be an assassin, justifying his actions by saying he wanted to make her life interesting. Taking on an organized crime family was justified simply by the fact that they “needed a villain.” Still, in spite of these delusions, Big Daddy did care for Hit-Girl and genuinely wanted her to be an effective force against crime, believing that taking away her childhood in the name of justice was perfectly acceptable.  |
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| August 28 Roger is an unusually large homunculus, a humanoid being said to be created by means of alchemy. Roger was discovered in 1996 in a medieval alchemist’s lab beneath the ruins of Czege Castle, Romania by BPRD agents Liz Sherman, Bud Waller, and Sidney Leach. Waller explained that a homunculus is created from blood and herbs, stewed in a jar, and then incubated in horse manure. Although lifeless upon discovery, the as-yet nameless Roger was activated when Liz touched the socket on his chest, absorbing her pyrokinesis as she was subconsciously looking to rid herself of it. As Liz enters a coma, Roger springs to life in a violent rage, killing Waller before fleeing the castle into the countryside. After Liz is rushed to the hospital under the supervision of BPRD doctors, Hellboy and Kate Corrigan arrive to find the homunculus in the hope that Liz’s power could be restored to her. Meanwhile, the homunculus was racked by guilt and prayed for God to kill him. However, he soon encountered his ‘brother’, a more crude homunculus created before himself. The brother sought to take revenge on humanity using a colossal homunculus that he created from human fat. The sinister homunculus captured Kate and planned to sacrifice her for use in the giant homunculus. Roger saved her, but his brother entered the body of the gigantic colossus and began to rampage. While Hellboy struggled against the colossal homunculus, Roger intervened by asking his brother to forgive him. His brother forgave him, and Roger is allowed to join the colossus. Roger then used Liz’s power over fire to melt the giant body and slay his brother. Roger returned to base with Hellboy and Kate, and restored Liz’s pyrokinesis. He first appeared in Hellboy: Wake the Devil #3 (August 28, 1996).  Angelo Mortalli has been subjected against his will to a scientific experiment that has remade him into the ultimate killing machine, an engine of destruction codenamed Bloodshot. His memories have been erased and his blood has been infused with microscopic computers called nanites. These nanites allow him to heal wounds quickly, dominate electronic devices, and fully control every aspect of his body to maximize his physical capabilities. His creators mean to use him as a weapon, an unstoppable assassin. But he breaks free and escapes. A modern-day Frankenstein, he wages a one-man war, taking out the mob, the police and his covert government creators, in his struggle to find out who he was and what he has become. He first appeared in Rai #0 (August 28, 1992).  |
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| August 29 Jimmy is traditionally depicted as a bow tie-wearing, red-haired young man who works as a cub reporter and photographer for The Daily Planet, alongside Lois Lane and Clark Kent, whom he idolizes as career role models. He usually has a strong friendship with Superman. As Superman’s friend, Jimmy has special access to the Man of Steel, thanks to Superman’s gift to Jimmy of a “signal watch”, a wristwatch which, with the press of a button, emits a special ultrasonic frequency signal that Superman can hear anywhere on Earth. Jimmy was often seen sharing adventures with Superman, who saved him from various predicaments ranging from dangerous to merely embarrassing. His name first appeared in Superman #13 (August 29, 1941).  |
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| August 30 Universo first appeared as a powerful hypnotist. With his “Hypno Stone”, he is able to control the head of the Time Institute, and lure the Legionnaires into a series of traps. The Legion defeats him with the help of a Time Cube invented by scientist Rond Vidar, who is subsequently revealed to be Universo’s son. With his next scheme, Universo manages to take control of Earth by posing as the new president, Kandro Boltax, using his powers of hypnosis, augmented by a chemical placed in the world’s water supply. He accomplishes this while most of the Legion is away from Earth on a mission, and they return to find the Legion outlawed. The Legion find refuge in one of Lex Luthor’s abandoned hideouts and eventually, with the help of Rond Vidar, are able to thwart his plans. He first appeared in Adventure Comics #349 (August 30, 1966).  |
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| August 31 The New 52 was the 2011 revamp and relaunch by DC Comics of its entire line of ongoing monthly superhero comic books. Following the conclusion of the “Flashpoint” crossover storyline, DC cancelled all of its existing titles and debuted 52 new series in September 2011 with new first issues. Among the renumbered series were Action Comics and Detective Comics, which had retained their original numbering since the 1930s. The new continuity features new outfits and backstories for many of DC’s long-established heroes and villains. An interview with DC Comics executive editor Eddie Berganza and editor-in-chief Bob Harras revealed that the new continuity did not constitute a full reboot of the DC Universe but rather a “soft reboot”. While many characters underwent a reboot or revamp, much of the DC Universe’s history remained intact. Many major storylines such as “War of the Green Lanterns”, “Batman: A Death in the Family” and Batman: The Killing Joke remained part of the new continuity, while others have been lost in part or in whole. The relaunch included changes to the publishing format; for example, print and digital comics are now released on the same day. New titles were released to bring the number of ongoing monthly series to fifty-two. Various changes were also made to DC’s fictional universe to entice new readers, including to DC’s internal continuity to make characters more modern and accessible. In addition, characters from the Wildstorm and Vertigo imprints were absorbed into the DC Universe. Justice League was the first book of the relaunch, with the first issue released on August 31, 2011.  |
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| September 1 Heroes have been around since the late 1930s. The Clock and Nightmask were two of the earliest heroes to fight crime. Others included Amazing Man, Gravestone, Prince Zardi the Eternal Man, Iron Skull, The Eye and Miss Fury. With the debut of more powerful heroes to fight crime, The Clock and Nightmask put away their costumes and joined the military. Starting in 1979, other heroes began to appear, including Man of War, Mighty Man, The Witch, Airman, The Shark (a.k.a. Thresher), The Arrow, Ferret, Aura and Arc. These heroes would gather together in the town of Brinkstone, VA to battle various villains. The resulting conflict caused the destruction of the town, and The Conqueror, Wisecrack, Jackdaw and most of the citizens of the town were transported to a demon-dimension. While other villains may have been involved in this battle, it is not clear who they were, if they were transported away to another dimension, or what happened to them afterwards. The general public and the government became suspicious of the supranormals after these events, and under increasing pressure, all of the heroes involved eventually retired. In 1988, Brian O'Brien had been elected President of the United States of America. He still felt that supranormals would someday be needed, so he appointed Phillip Reinhart as the head of “Project: Golden Age”. Reinhart’s task was to track down and locate all of the heroes so that if the need arose, they could be contacted and called into action. Once Mr Monday and his Steel Army began terrorizing innocent people years later, the Protectors were called into action. They debuted in The Protectors #1 (September 1, 1992).  |
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TURNING POINTS by Maggie Thompson Here’s the latest installment of Maggie Thompson’s ongoing look at important beginnings, middles, and ends, this time for September 2-8, 2022... 140 years ago September 4, 1882 Writer-artist Harold H. Knerr is born. He takes over Hearst’s The Katzenjammer Kids from creator Rudolph Dirks. 120 years ago September 5, 1902 Journalist Orrin C. Evans is born. The vice president of Record Associates (which acts as the holding company for All-Negro Comics, Inc.), he edits All-Negro Comics in 1947 and helps create its features. 110 years ago September 4, 1912 New Yorker cartoonist Syd Hoff is born. He creates the Tuffy strip and produces political cartoons as “A. Redfield.” 110 years ago September 5, 1912 Animator and writer Frank Thomas is born. He’s one of Walt Disney’s “Nine Old Men.” 105 years ago September 6, 1917 Prolific New Yorker cartoonist Frank Modell is born. 95 years ago September 5, 1927 Dutch animator, artist, and teacher Ben van Voorn is born. 90 years ago September 3, 1932 Painter, teacher, illustrator, and editorial cartoonist Don Bloom is born. 90 years ago September 8, 1932 Dick Tracy’s future adoptive son Junior Tracy is introduced in Chester Gould’s strip. 85 years ago September 6, 1937 Groo creator (with support from Mark Evanier) and legendarily speedy (and funny) cartoonist Sergio Aragonés is born. 85 years ago September 8, 1937 Award-winning writer-editor-artist Archie Goodwin is born. Often referred to as “the best-loved comic book editor,” he works for DC, Warren, and Marvel. 80 years ago September 4, 1942 Chester Gould introduces Pruneface to the Dick Tracy strip. 75 years ago September 6, 1947 Stereo-Man 3D Magazine publisher and CEO Roger May is born. He handles Kitchen Sink’s 3D conversions. 70 years ago September 5, 1952 Teacher and New Yorker and editorial cartoonist Boardman Robinson dies at age 75. 70 years ago September 5, 1952 Graphitti Designs owner and publisher Bob Chapman is born. 65 years ago September 3, 1957 Writer-artist Paul Chadwick is born. He creates Concrete. 65 years ago September 7, 1957 Dutch artist Jan Lutz dies at age 68. 60 years ago September 3, 1962 Writer Sholly Fisch is born. 55 years ago September 4, 1967 Swedish artist Margit Uppenberg (who worked as “Gobi”) dies at age 60. 55 years ago September 6, 1967 Writer-artist Brian Clopper is born. 50 years ago September 2, 1972 Scott! Shaw wears a costume (of sorts) that becomes part of fan history at the World Science Fiction Convention L.A. Con I (which runs September 1-4) at the International Hotel. His chunky peanut butter garb challenges the cleaning and maintenance staff. Can you guess his costume’s title? 50 years ago September 5, 1972 Comics & Comix is founded in Berkeley, California. It is estimated that there are fewer than 25 such stores in America at this point. Within six years, the chain will include six stores. 45 years ago September 5, 1977 Japanese artist and animator Tatsuo Yoshida dies of liver cancer at age 45. He’s creator of the anime series known in the U.S. as Speed Racer and Battle of the Planets. 45 years ago September 7, 1977 French satirical artist Dominique Vallet (who worked as “Alexis”) dies of a ruptured aneurysm at age 30. 40 years ago September 7, 1982 José Cabrero Arnal dies at the age of 73. He created Pif le Chien and Placid et Muzo. 35 years ago September 5-6, 1987 The first Dragon*Con is held in Atlanta. 30 years ago September 7, 1992 Fox begins airing regular afternoon episodes of Batman Adventures. 25 years ago September 4, 1997 Indonesian writer-artist Nasjah Djamin dies at age 72. 20 years ago September 7, 2002 Artist Leonard Dworkins (who also worked as “Leon Gordon”) dies at age 80. He drew Skyroads and Buck Rogers. 10 years ago September 5, 2012 Golden Age artist Martin Filchock dies at age 100. He worked for Centaur and later created Check … and Double Check and drew the Denny and Diane strip. |
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| September 2 Zebediah Killgrave, the Purple Man, used his powers on a woman named Melanie to force her to marry him. Eventually, Killgrave realized that he actually was in love with Melanie and released her from his control. Becoming aware of what he had done, Melanie rejected Killgrave and he left. Soon after, Melanie returned to Toronto, but learned she was pregnant. She successfully gave birth to a daughter, Kara. At the onset of puberty, Kara’s whole body turned purple. When she revealed her plight to her mother, Melanie Killgrave, her mother revealed to Kara the identity of her father. Unable to cope with her change in appearance and the circumstances of her conception, Kara ran off. She made her way to a skiing exhibition, where her sporting hero Jean-Paul Beaubier was scheduled to make an appearance. While in a washroom, preparing to meet him, a young woman repeatedly banged on the cubicle door. In anger, she told the woman to, “go jump off a cliff.” The woman, unable to control herself, did exactly that and had to be saved by Beaubier. In doing so, he had no choice but to reveal his secret identity as Northstar to everyone in the vicinity. When Beaubier realised that Kara was responsible for the woman’s actions, he berated her, but she took control of him and commanded him to take her to a desert island. While swimming on the island, Northstar had to rescue Kara from a crocodile. In the process, Kara lost her control over him when he went underwater. Northstar took her to Tamarind Island, the headquarters of Alpha Flight. Believing that Alpha Flight intended to harm her, she took control of the whole team and escaped, taking Madison Jeffries with her. While on the run, they were captured by the Auctioneer. Alpha Flight rescued them, and Heather Hudson decided to recruit Kara as the first member of a new Beta Flight. She first appeared in Alpha Flight #41 (September 2, 1986).  |
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| September 3 While his true origins are unknown, the man who became known as Machine Head was given rule over the New York base for the Order and eventually hired the mob enforcer, Titan. Titan was able to trick him into helping take down Titan’s boss, Machine Head.Titan had tried to kill Machine Head a while back but was taken down by a Capes, Inc. crew (Bolt and Kid Thor). Once Titan and Invincible, with the help of the Guardians of the Globe, had taken down Machine Head’s other hired muscle, Titan was able to comeback and take Machine Head’s place as leader of the criminal organization with the help of the Isotope. Eventually Machine Head was able to escape prison and took over the L.A branch of the Order and decided to forgive Titan and Isotope for their betrayal under the guide of the Order leader, Set. Following the defeat of the Order after the destruction of Paris, the various members of the Order went their own ways again and Titan decided to take out Machine Head for good using Furnace and Tether Tyrant. Machine Head debuted in Capes #1 (September 3, 2003).  |
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| September 4 “Rom” was a toy co-created by Scott Dankman, Richard C. Levy, and Bryan L. McCoy. It was sold to Parker Brothers, and was the inspiration for the comic book series Rom: Spaceknight. The toy was originally named COBOL, after the programming language, but was later changed to “Rom” by Parker Brothers executives. To build interest in the toy, Parker Brothers licensed the character to Marvel Comics, which created a comic book featuring Rom. The comic expanded on the premise that Rom was a cyborg and gave him an origin, personality, set of supporting characters and villains, as well as interaction within the Marvel Universe. The comic book outlasted the toy which it was created to support. In the comic book, Rom is more than a simple cyborg, being originally from a utopian society on the planet Galador. The series details Rom’s defeat of the invading Dire Wraith alien race, and the continuation of their battle on Earth and other planets. Unlike the technologically advanced Galadorian civilization, the Dire Wraiths rely primarily on dark magic and their power to change their appearance. Galador is threatened by a fleet of ships manned by the Dire Wraiths. Galador’s ruler, the Prime Director, calls for volunteers to be transformed into Spaceknights, cyborg warriors that can defend the planet from the invaders. Rom was the first to volunteer, and was transformed into a large, silver humanoid that at first glance appeared to be totally robotic. Rom was given Galador’s greatest weapon - the Neutralizer - which on one setting could banish the Wraiths into the Limbo dimension forever. Rom debuted in Rom #1 (September 4, 1979).  |
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| September 5 Set on the planet Nu-Earth, a stalemated war between the Norts and Southers is being fought. During the conflict, many forms of chemical and biological weapons have been used, poisoning the planet’s atmosphere and oceans. As a result, what remains of the population of the planet, including the troops of both sides, live in enclosed - “domed” - military bases and habitats. They wear protective suits, helmets and respiration gear when outside their domes. In an attempt to bring an end to the stalemate, The Southern High Command, over a period of years, have produced the GI - “Genetic Infantryman”. The GI is a type of soldier genetically engineered to be immune to the poisonous atmosphere of Nu-Earth, and therefore be able to fight without the clumsy, inhibiting protective gear required by ordinary soldiers. The Southern High Command deploy the entire GI Regiment in a mass spaceborne capsule drop over an area of Nu Earth known as “The Quartz Zone”. The Norts employ Elite Infantry Regiments known as the Kashan and Kashar Legions to repulse the assault, and the entire GI Regiment - apart from Rogue - is wiped out. This event is referred to as “The Quartz Zone Massacre”. Rogue, the only surviving G.I., goes AWOL in order to track down the Traitor General. Along the way he thwarts numerous Nort schemes, discovers and inadvertently destroys the only portion of Nu-Earth not contaminated by chemical weapons, and is betrayed by every female character he encounters. His strip debuted in 2000 AD #228 (September 5, 1981).  On Eternia, a planet of magic, myth and fantasy, lives Prince Adam, the young son of Eternia’s rulers, King Randor and Queen Marlena. Whenever Prince Adam holds the Sword of Power aloft and proclaims “By the Power of Grayskull!” he is endowed with “fabulous secret powers” and transformed into He-Man, the most powerful man in the universe. Together with his close allies, Battle Cat (who undergoes a similar transformation from being Adam’s cowardly pet tiger Cringer), The Sorceress, Teela,Man-At-Arms and Orko, He-Man uses his powers to defend Eternia from the evil forces of Skeletor. Skeletor’s main goal is to conquer the mysterious fortress of Castle Grayskull, from which He-Man draws his powers. If successful, Skeletor would have enough power to rule Eternia and possibly the entire universe. It made its television debut on September 5, 1983 and ran until 1985. The show, often referred to as simply He-Man, was one of the most popular animated children’s shows of the 1980s, and has retained a heavy cult following to this day. It was often criticized by parent groups as a cartoon designed to advertise action figures.  |
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| September 6 The idea for the Ultimate imprint was developed by Bill Jemas. In his perspective, the main problem of Marvel Comics was that it was “publishing stories that were all but impossible for teens to read — and unaffordable, to boot”. He worked on an idea given by a CEO of the Wizard magazine: reboot the heroes back to their original character premise. The working title for the imprint at that point was “Ground Zero”. Unlike previous reboots, there was no in-story explanation for the existence of the imprint, and the standard comic books were still being published, unaffected by the new project. Thus, Ultimate Spider-Man would contain the stories of a new teenager Spider-Man starting his career, and the usual Spider-Man titles would still contain the stories of the adult Spider-Man with sixty years’ worth of continuity. Quesada then hired Brian Michael Bendis, an artist from indie publishers, for the first comic book of the imprint, Ultimate Spider-Man. He changed the narration style so that it resembled a TV series more than a classic superhero comic book. There were no thought bubbles or long expositions, and the first issue did not feature any superhero costume. Ultimate Marvel debuted with Ultimate Spider-Man #1 (September 6, 2001).  |
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| September 7 Rook'shir of the Shi’ar wielded the power of the Phoenix through a giant blade called the Blade of the Phoenix, and devastated much of the Shi'ar Empire until the Imperial Guard was formed to defeat him. A fraction of his power remained in the blade, which could only be lifted by a direct descendant of Rook'shir. Hoping that the blade would never be lifted again, the Shi'ar focused on wiping out Rook'shir’s descendants. The descendants were killed by the Vice-Chancellor K'tor, a loyalist of D'Ken, who kept only one survivor as a slave, Korvus. He was tortured as he worked on mechanical constructs, and when he reached adulthood, Korvus was imprisoned in the high security prison on the moon of Phygim and a device was placed on his brain that could be triggered if he tried to escape. K'tor approached Korvus in prison and offered to commute the rest of Korvus’ sentence if he acted against Marvel Girl, who was, along with Havok, Polaris, Professor X, Nightcrawler, Darwin and Warpath, coming to the Shi'ar Empire to stop Vulcan on his quest for vengeance. K'tor allowed Korvus to take the Blade of the Phoenix and gave him a ship so he could slay Rachel. Korvus eventually found the band of X-Men by tracking Marvel Girl’s Phoenix’s brand, to which he was drawn. Korvus landed on their ship and easily thwarted the combined X-Men with the Blade. However, when he tried to slay Rachel, she grasped the Blade and their minds were involuntarily linked, reliving each other’s lives in essence and forming a close bond between them. He then chose to ally with the X-Men and the device on his brain was deactivated with the help of Rachel. He first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #478 (September 7, 2006).  |
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| September 8 Little is known about Master Darque. He was born in 1802, and soon delved the Black Arts. He became apprentice to sorcerer Anton Quigley. Quigley, with his arcane knowledge, and Darque, whose earthly frame held necromantic energy were well prepared to wreak havoc upon the law-abiding universe. Quigley, upon meeting Darque’s sister, Sandria, instantly wanted her for his own dark pleasures. He made a pact with Darque to teach him all he knew, in exchange for Sandria. As Darque learned sorcery, the formulas tattooed themselves on his body from the inside out, completely covering him with evil writing. As his body became saturated with the spells, so too did that of his sister, since whatever happens to Darque happens to Sandria. When Quigley tried to take pleasure from Sandria, her kiss burned him with the dark energies which inhabited her body and those of her brother. Quigley tried to kill her, only to have Darque revive her with his own blood. Quigley was later killed by Shadowman. After Darque learned the secrets Quigley had to offer him, he quickly surpassed his old master in the Black Arts. He used this extensive knowledge in sorcery and magic to prolong his life, as well as that of his sister. In recent years, Darque’s necromantic powers have blossomed to horrific new extents, as though some new source of death-energy had arrived in the world. Master Darque first appeared in Shadowman #8 (September 8, 1992).  |
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| September 9 Over 100 years before the beginning of the story on an alternate world, giant human-shaped creatures called Titans suddenly appeared and nearly wiped out humanity, devouring them without remorse or reason. What remains of humanity now resides within three enormous curtain walls: the outermost is Wall Maria; the middle wall is Wall Rose and the innermost is Wall Sheena. Inside these walls, humanity has lived in uneasy peace for one hundred years; many people growing up without ever having seen a Titan. This all changes when one day, a giant 60-meter-tall Colossus Titan mysteriously appears after a strike of lightning and breaches the outer wall of the Shiganshina district, a town at Wall Maria, allowing the smaller Titans to invade the district. An Armored Titan smashes clean through the gate in Wall Maria, forcing humankind to abandon the land between Wall Maria and Wall Rose, evacuating the remaining population into the inner districts. The sudden influx of population causes turmoil and famine. The Titans are giant humanoid figures ranging between 3–15 meters (10–50 ft) tall and are usually masculine in body structure but lack reproductive organs. Although they do not appear to need food, they instinctively attack and eat humans on sight; it is mentioned that they derive their energy from sunlight. Finally, their skin is tough and difficult to penetrate, and they regenerate quickly from injuries, save for a weak spot at the nape of their neck. Combating the Titans is the military, which is divided into three branches. Foremost in the story is the Survey Corps, which goes out into Titan territory to try to reclaim the land. The Survey Corps are heavily derided in society because of their apparently senseless high casualty rate and little sense of progress. The second and largest branch is the Garrison Regiment, which guards the walls and the civilian populace. The third branch is the Military Police Brigade, who guards the royal family and live relatively relaxed lives, although this eventually results in fraud, corruption, and political subterfuge. The soldiers use a tethering system called Vertical Manoeuvring Equipment acting as a grappling system, allowing them to jump onto (and swing from) walls, trees, or nearby buildings to attack Titans with dual swords. The story of Attack on Titan revolves around the adventures of Eren Yeager, Mikasa Ackerman, and their childhood friend Armin Arlert. After the wall which protects their hometown of Shinganshina is breached by the Colossal Titan leading the other Titans to enter, Eren watches in horror as a smiling Titan eats his mother. Vowing to kill all the Titans, Eren enlists in the military, along with his friends. Attack on Titan begins in Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine on September 9, 2009.  |
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| September 9 Over 100 years before the beginning of the story on an alternate world, giant human-shaped creatures called Titans suddenly appeared and nearly wiped out humanity, devouring them without remorse or reason. What remains of humanity now resides within three enormous curtain walls: the outermost is Wall Maria; the middle wall is Wall Rose and the innermost is Wall Sheena. Inside these walls, humanity has lived in uneasy peace for one hundred years; many people growing up without ever having seen a Titan. This all changes when one day, a giant 60-meter-tall Colossus Titan mysteriously appears after a strike of lightning and breaches the outer wall of the Shiganshina district, a town at Wall Maria, allowing the smaller Titans to invade the district. An Armored Titan smashes clean through the gate in Wall Maria, forcing humankind to abandon the land between Wall Maria and Wall Rose, evacuating the remaining population into the inner districts. The sudden influx of population causes turmoil and famine. The Titans are giant humanoid figures ranging between 3–15 meters (10–50 ft) tall and are usually masculine in body structure but lack reproductive organs. Although they do not appear to need food, they instinctively attack and eat humans on sight; it is mentioned that they derive their energy from sunlight. Finally, their skin is tough and difficult to penetrate, and they regenerate quickly from injuries, save for a weak spot at the nape of their neck. Combating the Titans is the military, which is divided into three branches. Foremost in the story is the Survey Corps, which goes out into Titan territory to try to reclaim the land. The Survey Corps are heavily derided in society because of their apparently senseless high casualty rate and little sense of progress. The second and largest branch is the Garrison Regiment, which guards the walls and the civilian populace. The third branch is the Military Police Brigade, who guards the royal family and live relatively relaxed lives, although this eventually results in fraud, corruption, and political subterfuge. The soldiers use a tethering system called Vertical Manoeuvring Equipment acting as a grappling system, allowing them to jump onto (and swing from) walls, trees, or nearby buildings to attack Titans with dual swords. The story of Attack on Titan revolves around the adventures of Eren Yeager, Mikasa Ackerman, and their childhood friend Armin Arlert. After the wall which protects their hometown of Shinganshina is breached by the Colossal Titan leading the other Titans to enter, Eren watches in horror as a smiling Titan eats his mother. Vowing to kill all the Titans, Eren enlists in the military, along with his friends. Attack on Titan begins in Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine on September 9, 2009.  |
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TURNING POINTS by Maggie Thompson Here’s the latest installment of Maggie Thompson’s ongoing look at important beginnings, middles, and ends, this time for September 9-15, 2022... 160 years ago September 11, 1862 Writer William Sydney Porter is born. Working as “O. Henry,” he is a pioneer of the fantasy concept of alternate universes. 150 years ago September 14, 1872 Spanish artist Llorenc Brunet is born. 125 years ago September 12, 1897 Walter B. Gibson is born. The magician and writer is especially known for creating the mythos of The Shadow. 110 years ago September 14, 1912 Dutch writer-artist Phiny Dick is born. The wife of Marten Toonder names his “Tom Poes” character. 105 years ago September 9, 1917 Writer-artist Frank Robbins is born. He creates the Johnny Hazard strip and comic book. 100 years ago September 10, 1922 Reuben Award-winning and NCS Hall of Fame inductee cartoonist Roy Doty is born. He’s especially known for “Wordless Workshop” (created for Popular Mechanics) and for the Laugh-In comic strip. 100 years ago September 12, 1922 Award winning writer John Albano is born. He co-creates Jonah Hex with Tony DeZuniga. 100 years ago September 14, 1922 French writer-artist Lucien Nortier is born. 100 years ago September 15, 1922 Jackie Cooper is born. The actor, director, and producer is the first child to receive a Best Actor Oscar nomination. It’s for starring in the title role in Skippy (1931), based on Percy Crosby’s strip. He later plays Henry Aldrich in films featuring that character. 90 years ago September 12, 1932 E.C. Segar introduces Bluto and George W. Geezil in his Thimble Theatre strip. 80 years ago September 11, 1942 German writer-artist Horst Rosenthal is executed in Auschwitz at age 27. 75 years ago September 13, 1947 Writer-artist Mike Grell is born. He creates Warlord, Jon Sable, and Starslayer. 70 years ago September 10, 1952 Comic book and TV writer Gerry Conway is born. He co-creates Firestorm and Punisher and is responsible for what happens to Gwen Stacy. 70 years ago September 13, 1952 Artist and Quality Comics editor George Brenner dies at age 43. He created Alias the Clock. 70 years ago September 14, 1952 Beetle Bailey receives its first Sunday page – created, written, and drawn by Mort Walker. 70 years ago September 15, 1952 Carol Lay is born. She’s the writer-artist of the strip Way Lay and many Bongo Comics stories and writes Mythos. 65 years ago September 15, 1957 Belgian artist Jos Verdegem dies at age 60. 60 years ago September 9, 1962 Longtime Green Lantern artist Darryl Banks is born. He also works on such titles as Superman and JLA. 60 years ago September 9, 1962 Actor, writer, and director Kevin Grevioux co-creates the Underworld film series, voices Black Beetle for Young Justice, and forms the Astounding Studios and Darkstorm Comic Studios comic book imprints. 55 years ago September 9, 1967 The short-lived but classic animated TV series George of the Jungle begins on ABC. Its segments are “George of the Jungle,” “Tom Slick,” and “Super Chicken.” 55 years ago September 11, 1967 Cartoonist Michael Wright is born. He writes and draws the “Jake” series of kids’ books. 55 years ago September 11, 1967 Redeye by Gordon Bess begins. 50 years ago September 11, 1972 Animator, inventor, film director, producer, and Fleischer Studios co-founder Max Fleischer dies of heart failure at age 89. 50 years ago September 12, 1972 Pioneering Norwegian artist Ivar Mauritz-Hansen dies at age 75. 50 years ago September 12, 1972 William Boyd dies of complications from Parkinson’s disease and heart failure at age 77. The actor’s cowboy roles led to licensing his name and image (as well as his appearance as Hopalong Cassidy) in Fawcett comics (and the Hopalong series continued at DC in 1954, continuing the numbering). 45 years ago September 13, 1977 Shoe by Jeff MacNelly begins. 45 years ago September 15, 1977 Chris Crosby is born. He co-founds Keenspot, writes and draws Superosity, and writes Sore Thumbs. 40 years ago September 12, 1982 Italian comics writer Gian Giacomo Dalmasso dies at age 75. He co-created Pantera Bionda with Enzo Magni. 40 years ago September 13, 1982 Golden Age artist Reed Crandall dies of a heart attack at age 65. He was especially noted for his work for Quality Comics (through the Eisner-Iger shop), the E.C. line, Warren comics, and Tower Comics. 30 years ago September 11, 1992 Batman: The Animated Series introduces Harley Quinn (Dr. Harleen Frances Quinzel), created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm. Voiced by Arleen Sorkin, Harley first appears in “Joker’s Favor,” the series’ seventh episode. 25 years ago September 15, 1997 Dutch artist Lode Pemmelaar dies at age 54. 20 years ago September 13, 2002 Writer-artist Fred Guardineer dies at age 88. His career began in the Golden Age, and he contributed to DC’s Action Comics #1. He was especially noted for The Durango Kid. 15 years ago September 9, 2007 The Farley comic strip ends three days before creator Phil Frank dies at age 64. 15 years ago September 12, 2007 Phil Frank dies at age 64 of a brain tumor. He created the Farley comic strip and drew The Elderberries. 5 years ago September 10, 2017 Award-winning writer-editor Len Wein dies at age 69. He co-created characters including Swamp Thing, Nightcrawler, Storm, Colossus, and Wolverine. 5 years ago September 12, 2017 NEA artist Bob Moyer dies at age 93. |
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| September 10 Agamotto, a powerful mystic being and one of Doctor Strange’s three Vishanti, is said to have used the Eye during his time as Sorcerer Supreme of the Earth dimension. The Eye’s origins are currently unknown, but there are theories of how it came into existence. Some believe that it was discovered by Agamotto among the seas and stars, where it had drifted for ages. Others claim that it was created by Agamotto himself, which makes sense when the Eye’s powers are compared to those of “the All-Seeing.” It is said that the Eye of Agamotto draws on Agamotto’s own mystical ability to span distances and dispel disguises and illusions. Agamotto is also presumably aware of every time the Eye is used and may even record those events for later viewing. The Eye is a weapon of wisdom that can radiate a powerful mystical light that allows Doctor Strange to see through all disguises and illusions, see past events, and track both ethereal and corporeal beings by their psychic or magical emissions. The light given off by the Eye also weakens a variety of evil mystical beings, such as demons, devils, undead beings, dark extradimensional entities, and even sufficiently corrupt human practitioners of the Dark Arts. Strange can use it to probe the minds of others, project a powerful mystical shield, and create portals to other dimensions. It has also been used to place beings into suspended animation, and it serves as the clasp for his Cloak of Levitation. It first appeared in Strange Tales #115 (September 10, 1963).  |
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| September 11 As a young boy Erik was repeatedly beaten by his father. Erik tried to protect his sister Katarina from his father, but failed. One day Erik found degrading and perverted pictures of his mother and his sister hidden under his father’s bed. His father found out that Erik knew his secrets, so he took out Erik’s eyes with a sharpened spoon. His father believed humanity was inherently evil, and thought that by blinding his son he was saving him from temptation. These childhood experiences made Erik psychotic and a dangerous fanatic. He still had a deep love for his father, so he blocked out the reason his father maimed him, making up a fiction in his mind that his father did it because he caught Erik sneaking a peek at an adult magazine. Erik moved to Boston and under the name Mister E he achieved some fame as both a historian and a vigilante who sought out and destroyed what he perceived to be evil. His forte was the supernatural, and he battled many magical beings over the years. He hired a young woman recently emigrated from Dublin named Kelly O'Toole to be his assistant after she helped him defeat her former employer, Judge Kobold, who was both a werewolf and a vampire who had sentenced numerous alleged witches to hang. He fought with false zombies, creatures built from corpses by mad scientists, and a leprechaun who had allowed Kelly’s mother the financial opportunity to visit her in Boston. Mister E joined Doctor Occult, John Constantine and the Phantom Stranger to teach young Tim Hunter about magic. Tim was destined to become a powerful sorcerer, but Mister E believed that he would one day pose a threat to humanity. Mister E journeyed into the future with Tim, showing him a timeline in which Tim led the forces of evil against the world. Mister E then tried to kill Tim at the end of the universe, but was interrupted by Destiny and Death. Death sent Tim back to his own time, but did not help Mister E, so he had to go back in time one step at a time. Mister E debuted in Secrets of Haunted House #31 (September 11, 1980).  |
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| September 12 Red Lotus, Paul Hark, was born in Sydney, Australia, to an American parent, and is the heir apparent to the Sydney Chinese Triad, which was run by his grandfather, who was known as Father Gow. When Gow was murdered, Red Lotus was led to believe that the culprit was Gambit by the Examiner, who wanted to gain control of the Triad for himself. Red Lotus assisted the X-Treme X-Men team against Sebastian Shaw and Lady Mastermind after the truth was revealed, and later helped them while they were trying to repel an interdimensional invasion in Madripoor. After the invasion on Madripoor, Paul became an ally to Viper and joined her undercover at the Hellfire Club hoping to shut down their mutant slave ring. He was almost murdered by Selene, but Marvel Girl was able to save him. He was last seen still as an ally to Courtney Ross, Viper, Sunspot and their new Hellfire Club, however, what happened to him after M-Day still remains a mystery. He debuted in X-Treme X-Men #5 (September 12, 2001).  |
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| September 13 Since the dawn of mankind, humanity was at peace until the arrival of Kal Yuga. Since then, greed and hatred has taken over humanity and has been deteriorating it for past 6000 years. To end this, a mystical sect of saints known as “Suryanshis” chose a man to rise up against all odds and defeat the evil prevailing within society. He was taught the way to energize the 7 chakras of body through Kundalini Yoga that helped him get mystical and supernatural powers. During his training, he also conducted the ritual of death in order to get total control over his powers by entering the holy fire and immersing his physical body in it. When the five natural elements of life, fire, earth, water, wind and sky invigorated his body, he gains superpowers and becomes a Superhuman. At last, he takes a pledge to finish corruption and injustice in society and fight the evil prevailing in the world. Due to his heroic initial works, he is named Shaktimaan by a reporter, Geeta Vishwas. Later, it is revealed that Shaktimaan was the rebirth of Shri Satya who had formed the Suryanshi Sect after the war of the Mahabharat 5,000 years ago. He debuted in Shaktimaan when it premiered on September 13, 1997.  |
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| September 14 Debrii was introduced by the New Warriors’ TV producer, Ashley, and so was the only member of Night Thrasher’s revised team to have not been hand-picked by him. The TV company’s board of directors felt that there was no “friction” in the current team - they all liked each other too much - and that the show would get better ratings if an unknown quantity was added to the team. Debrii’s abrasive, antagonistic personality was perfect in this regard; she didn’t get on well with any of the team members, frequently making snide comments about Microbe’s relatively useless powers, and constantly arguing with Namorita. Debrii is described as a “low level telekinetic magnet”. She is able to move masses of huge objects in her immediate vicinity at will, and is capable of manipulating many such objects at one time. She can use any “debris” around her to defend herself from attacks, or to attack her enemies. She debuted in New Warriors #4 (September 14, 2005).  |
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| September 15 The Maxx follows the adventures of the titular hero in the real world and in an alternate reality, referred to as the Outback. In the real world, the Maxx is a vagrant, a “homeless man living in a box”, while in the Outback, he is the powerful protector of the Jungle Queen. The Jungle Queen exists in the real world as Julie Winters, a freelance social worker who often bails the Maxx out of jail. While the Maxx is aware of the Outback, Julie is not, though it is integral to both of their stories. The first appearance of The Maxx was in Primer #5 (September 15, 1983). Mr. Gone, a serial rapist with a telepathic link to Julie, has extensive knowledge of and access to other people’s Outbacks. He starts phoning Julie, but she thinks he is merely an obscene phone caller and ignores him. Eventually, the Maxx gets in Gone’s way by “protecting” Julie. Gone tries to kill him with assistance from the Outback’s main predators, the Isz. The Maxx fights him in both the Outback and the real world.  |
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TURNING POINTS by Maggie Thompson Here’s the latest installment of Maggie Thompson’s ongoing look at important beginnings, middles, and ends, this time for September 16-22, 2022... 155 years ago September 19, 1867 Illustrator Arthur Rackham is born. He’s especially noted for his influential fantasy paintings. 150 years ago September 19, 1872 Cartoonist A.D. Condo is born. He’s known for The Outbursts of Everett True. 140 years ago September 19, 1882 Danish comics artist, animator, and comedian Robert Storm Petersen (who works as “Storm P”) is born. He’s known for his characters The Three Small Men and The Numberman. 135 years ago September 16, 1887 King Features Syndicate artist J. Paul Arnot is born. His “Helpful Henry” character is an influence on Oliver Hardy’s “Ollie” character. 130 years ago September 18, 1892 The Inter Ocean Chicago newspaper introduces newspaper color printing. 110 years ago September 21, 1912 Award winning animator, artist, writer, producer, and director Chuck Jones is born. He’s especially known for his Warner Brothers cartoons featuring the Road Runner and Bugs Bunny. 110 years ago September 21, 1912 Ziff-Davis pulp artist Rod Ruth is born. He’s the first artist of The Toodles, scripted by Stanley and Betsy Baer. 110 years ago September 22, 1912 Japanese writer-artist and political cartoonist Kon Shimizu is born. He creates Tokyo Senichi ya Monogatari and Kappa no Kawatoro. 105 years ago September 18, 1917 Award winning voice artist June Foray is born. With a career beginning on radio in her teens, she is heard in animated cartoons, Stan Freberg comedies, and more. Especially known as the voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel, she actively promotes the field of animation and, at age 94, she is the oldest entertainer at that time to win an Emmy Award. 100 years ago September 22, 1922 The British comics magazine The Wizard begins. 90 years ago September 18, 1932 Floyd Gottfredson introduces Morty and Ferdie Fieldmouse in the Mickey Mouse strip. 90 years ago September 22, 1932 British artist Ian Kennedy is born. 85 years ago September 17, 1937 Anant Pai is born. The Indian writer-artist sometimes called the father of Indian comics, he creates Indrajal and founds Rang Rekha Features. 75 years ago September 17, 1947 Three-time Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist and Shoe creator Jeff MacNelly is born. 75 years ago September 20, 1947 Emmy winning comics writer and Howard the Duck creator Steve Gerber is born. 75 years ago September 21, 1947 Writer Stephen King is born. His bestselling books are often pop culture connected, and several of his projects have comics associations. 70 years ago September 19, 1952 Linus van Pelt (mentioned earlier in the year) is first seen in Charles Schulz’ Peanuts strip. 70 years ago September 22, 1952 Harold Tucker Webster dies one day after his 67th birthday. He created The Timid Soul, Life’s Darkest Moments, and other panel cartoons (eventually totaling more than 16,000). 65 years ago September 16, 1957 Artist Keith Williams is born. He’s best known for work on Moonstone Comics and The Phantom. 65 years ago September 18, 1957 Dan Davis is born. The Eisner nominated artist produces material for DC and Bongo. 65 years ago September 20, 1957 Writer Steve Ringgenberg is born. 60 years ago September 16, 1962 Gregory Gallant is born. Under the pen name “Seth,” the cartoonist produces Palookaville and It’s a Good Life, If You Don’t Weaken. 60 years ago September 17, 1962 Artist Harry L. Parkhurst dies at age 86. He drew Golden Arrow for Whiz Comics and Hopalong Cassidy for Master Comics and later drew Dell’s Western comics as “Harry Parks.” 60 years ago September 20, 1962 Writer-artist Gary Dunaier is born. 60 years ago September 21, 1962 French artist and musician Hubert Mounier is born. He works as “Cleet Boris.” 60 years ago September 22, 1962 Artist, letterer, and colorist Steve Lavigne is born. He’s especially known for his work on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. 50 years ago September 20, 1972 Writer William Ritt dies at age 70. He co-created Brick Bradford with Clarence Gray. 45 years ago September 16, 1977 Animator, director, and artist Robert McKimson dies of a heart attack at age 66. He was especially known for his Warner Brothers cartoons. 40 years ago September 16, 1982 Political and newspaper feature cartoonist Courtney Dunkel dies at age 79. 40 years ago September 17, 1982 Chiggers creator and publisher of Tulip Tree Press writer-artist Hope Larson is born. 30 years ago September 18, 1992 Bob begins. The “Mad Dog Returns” episode kicks off the first season, in which Bob Newhart plays Bob McKay, the fictional comic book creator of Mad-Dog. 20 years ago September 20, 2002 Disney’s English dub of Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away is released in the United States. |
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| September 16 Camelot 3000 is an American twelve-issue comic book limited series written by Mike W. Barr and penciled by Brian Bolland. It was published by DC Comics from 1982 to 1985 as its first maxi-series. It was also the first comic book series to be printed on Baxter paper instead of newsprint. The series follows the adventures of King Arthur, Merlin and the reincarnated Knights of the Round Table as they reemerge in an overpopulated future world of 3000 A.D. to fight off an alien invasion masterminded by Arthur’s old nemesis, Morgan Le Fay. Fulfilling an ancient prophecy that he would return when England needs him most, Arthur is awakened accidentally from his resting place beneath Glastonbury Tor by a young archeology student, Tom Prentice, whom Arthur makes his squire and later a knight. The two of them travel to Stonehenge, where Merlin lies sorcerously trapped by the fae creature Nyneve, and awaken him to help them retrieve Arthur’s legendary sword, Excalibur. In the year 3000, the Earth is facing a threat from an alien invasion of unknown origins. Reconstituting the round table at Lancelot’s orbital habitat, Arthur and his knights battle both the invading aliens as well as intrigues from Mordred and Morgan. Their task is complicated by internal tensions including the renewed love triangle between Arthur, Lancelot and Guinevere, Tristan’s grappling with his gender identity, Tom Prentice’s infatuation with Tristan, and Gawain’s desire to see his family again. Eventually, the Knights track the origin of the alien invasion to a previously undiscovered tenth planet of the solar system. Flashbacks reveal that after her defeat in the Middle Ages, the spirit of Morgan traveled out into the solar system, eventually reconstituting herself on the planet where she enslaved the native population and led them in their invasion of Earth. The story begins in Camelot 3000 #1 (September 16, 1982).  |
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