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 […]
Magma (June 28, 1983) – This Day In Comics
Magma (June 28, 1983) – This Day In Comics – New Mutants #8 Amara Juliana Olivians Aquilla hails from Nova Roma (New Rome), a colony of the Roman Republic reportedly founded shortly after the death of Julius Caesar in 44 BC. The colony is hidden in the Amazon Rainforests of modern Brazil and was ruled […]
Humbug (June 24, 1986) This Day In Comics
Humbug (June 24, 1986) This Day In Comics – Marvel Comics Buck Mitty was the senior entomology professor at Empire State University until his funding was cut off. Desperate to prove the value of the insect world, as well as to gain enough wealth to continue his research, Mitty designed the Humbug costume to achieve […]
Iron Man #258 (Marvel Comics) Classic Covers
Iron Man #258 – Lo, A Spectral Enemy Rises… released by Marvel on July 1, 1990. Iron Man’s artificial nervous system is being controlled by the Marr’s twins. He loses body control in battle with a new Living-Laser. He must use special armor that he mentally controls to enable him to walk and talk, but […]
Phoenix (June 19, 1979) – This Day In Comics
Phoenix (June 19, 1979) – This Day In Comics – Uncanny X-Men #125 In an attempt to save her fellow X-Men by piloting their damaged shuttle back to earth, Jean was exposed to fatal levels of radiation. Dying but determined to save Scott and her friends, Jean’s love pushed her to reach her full potential […]
Gambit (June 19, 1990) – This Day In Comics
Gambit (June 19, 1990) – This Day In Comics – Uncanny X-Men #266 Remy Etienne LeBeau was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was kidnapped from the hospital where he was born, then raised by the LeBeau Clan Thieves’ Guild, and given to the Antiquary as a tribute. Remy’s bio-kinetic charging abilities manifested early in […]
Transformers Compendium Vol. 1 G1 Comics Collection Official Cover & Details from Skybound
THE TRANSFORMERS COMPENDIUM VOL. 1 In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the beloved TRANSFORMERS franchise, marking “40 Years. One Legacy.”, today Skybound and Image Comics, in collaboration with leading toy and game company Hasbro, announced the upcoming spring 2025 release of THE TRANSFORMERS Compendium Vol. 1, which will collect every issue of the original […]
Titanium Man (June 18, 1965) This Day In Comics
Titanium Man (June 18, 1965) – This Day In Comics Boris Bullski was born in Makeyevka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. He was a KGB-member when he was a young man. An ambitious official of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Boris Bullski was demoted after displeasing his superiors. While working as an administrator of […]