Master Darque (September 8, 1992) This Day In Comics
Master Darque first appeared in Shadowman #8 (September 8, 1992). Little is known about Master Darque. He was born in 1802, and soon delved the Black Arts. He became apprentice to sorcerer Anton Quigley. Quigley, with his arcane knowledge, and Darque, whose earthly frame held necromantic energy were well prepared to wreak havoc upon the […]
Danielle Moonstar (1982) This Day In Comics
Danielle Moonstar (September 7, 1982) This Day In Comics Danielle Moonstar is a mutant who was born in Boulder, Colorado. One of her first manifestations is a vision of her parents’ death, killed by a demonic bear. Shortly afterwards, her parents disappear and Dani is taken in by her grandfather, Black Eagle. The Hellfire Club […]
Ultimate Marvel (September 6, 2001) This Day In Comics
Ultimate Marvel debuted with Ultimate Spider-Man #1 (September 6, 2001) The idea for the Ultimate imprint was developed by Bill Jemas. In his perspective, the main problem of Marvel Comics was that it was “publishing stories that were all but impossible for teens to read — and unaffordable, to boot”. He worked on an idea […]
Batman: The Animated Series (1992) This Day In Comics
Batman: The Animated Series premiered on the Fox Network’s children’s block Fox Kids on September 5, 1992. Batman: The Animated Series received universal critical acclaim and has been consistently ranked as one of the greatest animated television series ever made. Batman: The Animated Series took influence from Tim Burton’s live-action Batman films, and the acclaimed […]
Rom #1 (1979) This Day In Comics
Rom (September 4, 1979) – This Day In Comics Rom #1 – Arrival! released by Marvel “Rom” was a toy co-created by Scott Dankman, Richard C. Levy, and Bryan L. McCoy. It was sold to Parker Brothers, and was the inspiration for the comic book series Rom: Spaceknight. The toy was originally named COBOL, after […]
Dire Wraiths (1979) This Day In Comics
The Dire Wraiths are a genetic offshoot equivalent to the Deviants of Earth of the Skrull race with a similar Celestial origin. They first appeared in Rom #1 – Arrival! (September 4, 1979). The Dire Wraiths are an evolutionary offshoot of the Skrulls from the Andromeda Galaxy. Like the Skrulls, the Wraiths are shape-shifters, able to take […]
Machine Head (2003) This Day In Comics
Machine Head is a crime boss with a robotic head. Capes #1 (September 3, 2003). Titan and Invincible arrived to take him down, but were defeated by six super-powered henchmen, including Battle Beast. All seemed lost until the new Guardians of the Globe arrived and assisted. Battle Beast, after defeating Black Samson and Bulletproof, deemed […]
Bishop (1991) This Day In Comics
Bishop (September 3, 1991) This Day In Comics The Uncanny X-Men #282 – Payback released by Marvel on 1991 Born about 80 years in the future, Bishop was the son of Aboriginal mutant refugees who fled to America from Australia a day before Australia was devastated in a nuclear attack. He debuted in Uncanny X-Men […]
The Avengers #2 (1963) This Day In Comics
The Avengers #2 – The Avengers Battle the Space Phantom released by Marvel In Store DateSeptember 03, 1963 The Space Phantoms are the servants of Immortus: Master of Time. For many years it was assumed that there was only one Space Phantom, but in the course of the Destiny War the Avengers discovered that there […]
The Maxx (@thisdayincomics)
The Maxx The first appearance of The Maxx was in Primer #5 (September 15, 1983). The Maxx is a comic book and animated series written and illustrated by Sam Kieth (with writing assistance from William Messner-Loebs earlier on in the series and from Alan Moore in a later issue), and published by Image Comics. The […]