Lucifer Morningstar (February 28, 1989) – This Day In Comics
Lucifer Morningstar, the Biblical fallen angel and Devil of the Abrahamic religions, first appeared in The Sandman #4 (February 28, 1989). While Lucifer had previously appeared in various stereotypical guises in earlier DC books, Gaiman’s version was premised on English poet and prose writer John Milton’s Paradise Lost. Lucifer had ruled as Lord of Hell […]
Firestorm, The Nuclear Man #1 (December 6, 1977) This Day In Comics
Firestorm, The Nuclear Man #1 (December 6, 1977) This Day In Comics High school student Ronnie Raymond and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Martin Stein were caught in a nuclear accident that allowed them to fuse into the “nuclear man” Firestorm. Firestorm debuted in Firestorm, The Nuclear Man #1 (December 6, 1977). Due to Stein’s being unconscious […]
Golden Eagle (December 5, 1974) – This Day In Comics
Charley Parker lived in the Midway City orphanage and idolized Hawkman. At one point he sent a letter to Hawkman describing his home-made “Hawkman” costume. Hawkman had been ordered back to Thanagar, thus resigning from the JLA. Golden Eagle then debuted in Justice League of America #116 (December 5, 1974). Parker himself explained that one […]
Wally West (November 28, 1985) This Day In Comics
During Crisis on Infinite Earths, Barry Allen gave his life to save the Earth when destroying an antimatter cannon that was aimed at Earth. In the aftermath of the conflict, Wally took on his fallen mentor’s costume and identity. He became the Flash in Crisis on Infinite Earths #12 (November 28, 1985). Wally West was […]
Booster Gold #1 (November 21, 1985) This Day In Comics
Booster Gold #1 (November 21, 1985) Michael Jon Carter was born poor in 25th century Gotham City. He was a gifted athlete, attending Gotham University on a football scholarship. Michael was a star quarterback until his lecherous father reentered his life and convinced him to deliberately lose games for gambling purposes. He was exposed, disgraced […]
Spellbinder (October 27, 1966) This Day In Comic
Spellbinder, Delbert Billings, first appeared in Detective Comics #358 (October 27, 1966). He was a painter who used optical illusions and hypnotic weapons to commit crimes. Delbert was a forger of pop art who decided to put his talents to use as a supervillain. He created the Spellbinder identity, designed hypnotic weapons and assembled a […]
Human Target (October 26, 1972) This Day In Comic
Christopher Chance first appeared in “The Assassin-Express Contract”, a backup story written by Len Wein and illustrated by Carmine Infantino that ran in Action Comics #419 (October 26, 1972) Christopher Chance is the Human Target, a private detective and bodyguard for hire. Master of disguise and all manners of combat training, he is nearly unmatched […]
Wonder Woman (October 25, 1941) This Day In Comics
Wonder Woman is a warrior princess of the Amazons and is known in her homeland as Princess Diana of Themyscira. When outside her homeland, she is sometimes known by the secret identity Diana Prince. She is gifted with a wide range of superhuman powers and superior combat and battle skills. She possesses an arsenal of […]
Doctor Occult (September 13, 1935) This Day In Comics
Doctor Occult first appeared in New Fun Comics #6 (September 13, 1935). He was a supernatural detective, whose detecting style was very much in the style of Sam Spade, only with supernatural abilities. He was assisted by his butler Jenkins in one adventure. His girlfriend/partner called Rose Psychic appeared in his first adventure and then […]
King Shark (September 13, 1994) This Day In Comics
King Shark (September 13, 1994) This Day In Comics King Shark showed up for the first time in Superboy #9 in 1994. His origins were left ambiguous, implying that he had ties to a legendary Shark-God figure. He became a recurring character in the pages of Superboy, where he was used as a quintessential bruiser […]