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 […]
Sheena (July 12, 1938) This Day In Comics
Sheena, Queen of the Jungle (July 12, 1938) This Day In Comics Sheena, Queen of the Jungle was the first female comic book character with her own title. She was created by Will Eisner and S. M. “Jerry” Iger. Eisner said an inspiration for the character’s name was H. Rider Haggard’s 1886 jungle-goddess novel She. […]
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 […]
Deathmate (June 29, 1993) This Day In Comics
Deathmate was a six-part comic book crossover between Valiant Comics and Image Comics. Designated by color rather than issue numbers plus two book-end issues, beginning with Deathmate Prologue (June 29, 1993) and Deathmate Epilogue, as well as Preview issues collected with comic products, the four main issues were written so they could be read in […]