@GailSimone (July 29, 1974) This Day In Comics

Gail Simone (July 29, 1974) This Day In Comics Gail Simone is an American writer of comic books. Best known for penning DC’s Birds of Prey, her other notable works include Secret Six, Welcome to Tranquility, The All-New Atom, Deadpool, and Wonder Woman Born July 29, 1974, Gail Simone, a former hairdresser who had studied […]

The Atom – Showcase #34 (July 27, 1961) This Day In Comics

The Atom debuted in Showcase #34 (July 27, 1961) from the DC Comics precursor, National Comics. Editor Julie Schwartz had been planning a new version of the Atom and had asked artist Gil Kane to sketch designs. Kane said he did “a series of drawings” on large illustration boards, including a depiction of the new […]

The Cheetah (July 23, 1943) This Day In Comics

The Cheetah is often considered to be the archenemy of Wonder Woman. The first woman to become the Cheetah, in Wonder Woman #6 (July 23, 1943), is Priscilla Rich, a 1940s-era blonde Washington, D.C. debutante of aristocratic upbringing who also has an overwhelming inferiority complex and suffers from a split personality. After being eclipsed by […]

Ulysses Bloodstone (July 22, 1975) This Day In Comics

Ulysses Bloodstone (July 22, 1975) This Day In Comics In the Hyborian Age, a meteorite landed on Earth in Northern Vanaheim on the European continent, circa 8250 B.C. It was controlled by an evil extra-dimensional entity called the Hellfire Helix, which wanted to conquer the world. To that end, it sent its agent, Ulluxy’l Kwan […]

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. […]

The Defenders (July 20, 1971) – This Day In Comics

The Defenders (July 20, 1971) – This Day In Comics The origin of the Defenders lies in two crossover story arcs by Roy Thomas prior to the official founding of the team. The first, occurred when the Dr. Strange series was canceled and the storyline was completed in the other series. Dr. Strange teams with […]

Rai (July 19, 1991) – This Day In Comics

Rai (July 19, 1991) – This Day In Comics – Valiant In 4001 A.D., a massive machine known as the Host covers the entire island of Japan. Fifty billion Japanese dwell inside this mighty construct, which is, in fact, a single, enormous robot. The populace dubbed it “Grandmother” because of its clearly benevolent desire to […]

The Badoon (July 16, 1968) – This Day In Comics

The Badoon (July 16, 1968) – This Day In Comics The Badoon are older than the Kree and the Skrulls. They first appeared in Silver Surfer #2 (July 16, 1968). They are notable for living under strict gender segregation, resulting in two separate societies; the Brotherhood of Badoon (ruled by a “Brother Royal”) and the […]

The Champions (July 15, 1975) – This Day In Comics

The Champions (July 15, 1975) – This Day In Comics The Champions are a team of superheroes who first appear in The Champions #1 (July 15, 1975). The short-lived team starred a variety of superheroes such as Hercules, Ghost Rider, Iceman, Angel, Dark Star and the Black Widow. Writer and publisher David Anthony Kraftis credited […]

Karl Lykos (July 15, 1969) This Day In Comics

Karl Lykos (July 15, 1969) This Day In Comics Karl Lykos was the son of an explorer’s guide. As a teenager, he accompanied his father to Tierra del Fuego as the elder Lykos guided a wealthy client named Mr. Anderssen and Anderssen’s young daughter, Tanya. While defending Tanya from mutant pterodactyls, Karl was bitten by […]