The Heckler #1 (July 21, 1992) This Day In Comics
The Heckler #1 (July 21, 1992) This Day In Comics Stuart “Stu” Moseley, co-owner of “EATS”, a skid row diner in the ghetto section of Delta City, fights the injustices and slightly goofy criminal element as The Heckler, armed only with his sarcastic wit and a brightly colored costume. Stu’s motivations and origins are unknown. […]
DC Announces ‘Batman and Robin: Year One’ by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee
DC ANNOUNCES BATMAN AND ROBIN: YEAR ONE Waid and Samnee’s definitive tale of Batman and Robin’s early adventures begins October 16! DC Comics today announced a new 12-issue comic book series, Batman and Robin: Year One, by storytellers Mark Waid (Batman/Superman: World’s Finest, Kingdom Come) and Chris Samnee (Daredevil). The adventures kick off on Wednesday, […]
Artemis (July 12, 1994) This Day In Comics
Artemis (July 12, 1994) This Day In Comics Artemis was born an Amazon as a member of the Egyptian tribe of Bana-Mighdall, who migrated from Greece to various European and Middle Eastern countries before finally settling in Egypt. As a child, Artemis was raised in poverty among her tribe, running naked through barren hills and […]
Enigma (July 12, 2006) This Day In Comics
Enigma (July 12, 2006) This Day In Comics Not much is known about Enigma. She first appeared in Teen Titans #38 (July 12, 2006). She briefly joined the Teen Titans after Infinite Crisis, but like most of the members during that time she left. During this period, she was known as the Riddler’s Daughter, and […]
Phantom Stranger (June 27, 1952) – This Day In Comics
Phantom Stranger (June 27, 1952) – This Day In Comics Unusual for a comic book character of such longevity, nothing in the way of personal data about the Phantom Stranger—his real name, his true nature, or his origins—has ever been revealed. He debuted in Phantom Stranger #1 (June 27, 1952). In his earliest appearances, the […]
Kendra Saunders (June 16, 1999) This Day In Comics
Kendra Saunders (June 16, 1999) JSA Secret Files #1 Kendra Saunders first appeared in JSA Secret Files and Origins #1 (June 16, 1999). She was a young woman who committed suicide. When Kendra’s soul left her body, that of her grandfather’s first cousin Shiera Hall, the Golden Age Hawkgirl entered it, making Kendra a walk-in. […]
Hugh Hazzard (June 16, 1939) This Day In Comics
Hugh Hazzard (June 16, 1939) This Day In Comics Hugh Hazzard is a man with connections to a large city police department. He is involved in the investigation of crimes committed by a mysterious robot. Hugh manages to temporarily deactivate the robot, and climbs inside its hollow chest to hitch a ride to the robot’s […]
Sandman (June 15, 1939) This Day In Comics
Wesley Dodds, the Sandman, first appeared in Adventure Comics #40 (June 15, 1939). One of the medium’s seminal “mystery men”, as referred to at the time, the Sandman straddled the pulp magazine detective tradition and the emerging superhero tradition by dint of his dual identity and his fanciful, masked attire and weapon: an exotic “gas […]
Helmet of Fate (DC Comics) Comic Covers
The Helmet of Fate #1 – TPB released by DC Comics on October 1, 2007 The Helmet of Fate is the overall title for a series of five one-shots released in early 2007, following the journey of the Helmet of Fate across the DCU. Each one-shot spotlights one of DC’s lesser-known mystical names: Detective Chimp, […]
DC’s stretchiest hero returns in ‘Plastic Man No More!’ #1
DC Announces a Hard-Boiled Plastic Man Noir From Eisner-Nominated Writer Christopher Cantwell and Artist Alex Lins! Witness Plastic Man like you’ve never seen him before in Plastic Man No More #1! What happens when Eel O’Brien’s powers start giving out? Nothing good! DC announced today a new four-issue DC Black Label comic book miniseries launching […]