The Maxx (September 15, 1983) This Day In Comics
The Maxx follows the adventures of the titular hero in the real world and in an alternate reality, referred to as the Outback. In the real world, the Maxx is a vagrant, a “homeless man living in a box”, while in the Outback, he is the powerful protector of the Jungle Queen. The Jungle Queen […]
Deborah Fields (September 14, 2005) This Day In Comics
Deborah Fields (September 14, 2005) This Day In Comics Debrii was introduced by the New Warriors’ TV producer, Ashley, and so was the only member of Night Thrasher’s revised team to have not been hand-picked by him. The TV company’s board of directors felt that there was no “friction” in the current team – they […]
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 […]
Hunter Zolomon (September 12, 2001) This Day In Comics
Hunter Zolomon (September 12, 2001) This Day In Comics. , He first appeared in The Flash: Secret Files & Origins #3 Hunter Zolomon had a troubled relationship with his parents, who rarely spoke to each other or to him. On the day Hunter was to leave for college, he came home to find the police […]
Howard the Duck (September 11, 1973) This Day In Comics
Howard the Duck first appeared in Adventure into Fear #19 (September 11, 1973) and several subsequent series have chronicled the misadventures of the ill-tempered, anthropomorphic, “funny animal” trapped on human-dominated Earth. Howard is abducted from his home planet and is dropped into the Florida Everglades by the demonic Thog the Overmaster of the realm Sominus. […]
William Randolph Wintergreen (September 11, 1980) This Day In Comics
William Randolph Wintergreen (September 11, 1980) This Day In Comics William Randolph Wintergreen grew up in Oxford, England. At university, he avoided sports and squirreled himself away in the library, which was open to him due to his father’s title. He possessed strong research skills, and knowing the conduits through which information flowed later aided […]
The Wonder Twins (September 10, 1977) This Day In Comics
The Wonder Twins (September 10, 1977) This Day In Comics The Wonder Twins, Zan and Jayna, are an extraterrestrial twin brother and sister superhero duo who made their debut in The All-New Super Friends Hour in the episode “Joy Ride” which first aired September 10, 1977. The Wonder Twins were prominently featured in the first […]
Agamotto (September 10) This Day In Comics
Agamotto (September 10, 1963) This Day In Comics Agamotto is one of three vastly powerful benevolent beings who are collectively known as the Vishanti. It first appeared in Strange Tales #115 (September 10, 1963). Agamotto, a powerful mystic being and one of Doctor Strange’s three Vishanti, is said to have used the Eye during his time […]
Terra (1982) This Day In Comics
Terra (September 9, 1982) This Day In Comics Tara Markov, half-sister of Brion Markov (Geo-Force), was the illegitimate daughter of the King of Markovia. Terra’s first appearance was in the New Teen Titans #26 (DC Comics) in 1982, followed by her joining the team four issues later. While in Markovia, she came under the care […]