Bi-Beast (July 31, 1973) This Day In Comics
Bi-Beast (July 31, 1973) This Day In Comics The Bi-Beast is an android with two heads (one atop the other – the top head was given a knowledge of warfare while the bottom head was given a knowledge of culture) created many years ago by an avian race that were in turn a sub-species of […]
Crimson Dynamo (July 30, 2003) This Day In Comics
In Crimson Dynamo #1 (July 30, 2003), Russian collegiate Gennady Gavrilov became the eighth Crimson Dynamo after he found the helmet of a “Beta unit” designed by Anton Vanko based on but improved over the original, with its very own recharging satellite in orbit. Believing the helmet to be a sophisticated gaming system, Gavrilov caused […]
Mojo (July 30, 1985) This Day In Comics – Longshot #4
Mojo (July 30, 1985) This Day In Comics – Longshot #4 Mojo is one of the “Spineless Ones,” an alien race that is immobile without advanced technology. He is a slaver who rules the Mojoverse, a dimension where all beings are addicted to his gladiator-like television programs. Mojo first appeared in Longshot #4 (July 30, […]
Super-Patriot (July 29, 1986) This Day In Comics
John Walker was first introduced as the supervillain Super-Patriot in Captain America #323 (July 29, 1986). Mark Gruenwald created Walker to counter the general message in Captain America of patriotism being invariably good, describing him as someone “who embodied patriotism in a way that Captain America didn’t — a patriotic villain.” After a return appearance, […]
Animal Man (July 29, 1965) This Day In Comics
Animal Man (July 29, 1965) This Day In Comics – Strange Adventures #180 As a result of being in proximity to an exploding extraterrestrial spaceship, Buddy Baker acquires the ability to temporarily “borrow” the abilities of animals (such as a bird’s flight or the proportionate strength of an ant). Using these powers, Baker fights crime […]
Lemar Hoskins (July 29, 1986) This Day In Comics
Lemar Hoskins (July 29, 1986) This Day In Comics Lemar Hoskins was born in Chicago, Illinois. Along with his three Army buddies, he is given superhuman strength by Dr. Karl Malus on behalf of the Power Broker, and they become wrestlers. The four later form the Bold Urban Commandos (also known as the “BUCkies”), and […]
@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 […]