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Two days after Halloween I cosplay as the Answer Man to talk about a piece of #ComicsHistory in a new #Reference post.
It's the mystery of the *other* mystery packs.
Whitman(!) Sampler
A Whitman-branded issue of Batman I had when I was a kid. I thought that I was pretty much out of ideas for Reference posts, but when someone asked me a question on Bluesky I realized that I had at…
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November 2, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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Whitman(!) Sampler

#Reference #comics #ComicsHistory #nostalgia
Whitman(!) Sampler
A Whitman-branded issue of Batman I had when I was a kid. I thought that I was pretty much out of ideas for Reference posts, but when someone asked me a question on Bluesky I realized that I had at least one more. As I've noted many times, when I was a kid, you could find comics in all kinds of different places.
www.opendoor-comics.com
November 2, 2026 at 2:07 PM
nextgreatread.bsky.social
“Wonder Woman didn't begin in 1941 when William Moulton Marston turned in his first script to Sheldon Mayer. Wonder Woman began on a winter day in 1904 when Margaret Sanger dug Olive Byrne out of a snowbank.”

#BookSky #Books #ComicsHistory #FeministTheory #PopCulture
“Wonder Woman didn't begin in 1941 when William Moulton Marston turned in his first script to Sheldon Mayer. Wonder Woman began on a winter day in 1904 when Margaret Sanger dug Olive Byrne out of a snowbank.” — from The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore
October 24, 2026 at 2:07 AM
ufbd.bsky.social
Useless Facts, Badly Drawn No. 537: The Black Bomber.
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#comics #comicshistory #facts #wtf #dccomics #racism #representation #strangebuttrue #badideas #webcomics #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn
The Black Bomber was DC Comics' attempt at their first headlining black superhero in the 1970s. He was a white, openly racist bigot who would turn into a black superhero when under stress. A comics historian named Don Markstein described the character as, quote: ian insult to practically everybody with any point of view at all."
October 19, 2026 at 2:21 PM
valdeloir.bsky.social
Народження Peanuts: початок історії Чарлі Брауна
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#Peanuts #ЧарліБраун #Снупі #ЧарльзШульц #ІсторіяКоміксів #PeanutsComic #CharlieBrown #Snoopy #CharlesSchulz #ComicsHistory
Народження Peanuts: початок історії Чарлі Брауна — Сусіди.
Post by Сусіди.
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October 2, 2026 at 4:23 AM
comicbookaddicts.bsky.social
This Day in Comics: Danielle Moonstar Debuts in Marvel Graphic Novel #4: The New Mutants #Marvel #ComicBooks #NewMutants #DanielleMoonstar #ComicsHistory
This Day in Comics: Danielle Moonstar Debuts in Marvel Graphic Novel #4: The New Mutants
Comic Book Addicts This Day in Comics: Danielle Moonstar Debuts in Marvel Graphic Novel #4: The New Mutants This Day in Comics: Danielle Moonstar Debuts in Marvel Graphic Novel #4: The New Mutants Dani Moonstar’s first appearance introduced one of Marvel’s most powerful and emotionally complex young mutants On September 7, 1982, Marvel Comics introduced Danielle Moonstar, also … This Day in Comics: Danielle Moonstar Debuts in Marvel Graphic Novel #4: The New Mutants Comic Books
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September 8, 2026 at 4:46 AM
skilletfire.bsky.social
Happy birthday Denis Kitchen!

Denis Kitchen, born August 27, 1946, cartoonist, founder of Kitchen Sink Press (1970), and founder of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.

#SkilletFire #IndieComics #ComicsHistory #KitchenSinkPress
Denis Kitchen at the board — Happy birthday to the Kitchen Sink Press founder (Aug 27, 1946). Photo: Luigi Novi / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0).
August 27, 2026 at 11:11 AM
The Spider-Man Divorce.
It happened right there in the pages of Amazing Spider-Man, and you probably never noticed.
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#SpiderMan #StanLee #SteveDitko #MarvelComics #ComicsHistory
The Spider-Man Divorce
It happened right there in the pages of Amazing Spider-Man, and you probably never noticed.
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August 24, 2026 at 1:31 AM
omorales81.bsky.social
🤯 Super interesting break down on the comics career of Bernard Krigstein and how he’s one of the OG’s of modern panel breakdowns. Glad to know this and I celebrate him! 🗯️ #MakeComics #ComicsHistory #SequentialArt #MakeMineMarvel @mattwith4ts VIDEO:
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The Page that Changed Comics Forever
Comic books changed forever in 1955 when Bernard Krigstein's most famous story appeared in Impact comics #1. But a few years later he'd quit comics for good....
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October 28, 2023 at 10:24 PM
henryisreal.bsky.social
Just finished Crisis on Infinite Earths 8 and even though this time I knew it was coming the Death of Barry Allen still hit hard. Still made me feel. That just the good writing and art of #MarvWolfman & #GeorgePerez

#dccomics #theflash #comicshistory #crisis #comicsky
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
ambergarza.bsky.social
A legend in comics has passed. Everyone knew who you were talking about when you said "Trina." She made a mark and as Heidi said, there will never be anyone like her.
#comics #comicshistory #comicsherstory #womenincomics #trinarobbins

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Remembering Trina Robbins
Looking back on my forty year friendship with Trina Robbins, an unforgettable woman who changed the world in ways large and small.
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April 15, 2024 at 7:45 PM
ohiostatepress.bsky.social
"I found myself stunned by the variety and ambition of nineteenth-century American comic strips." Alex Beringer challenges the origin story of the modern strip in LOST LITERACIES daily.jstor.org/lost-literac... #comics #comicstudies #comicshistory @jstor.bsky.social @guttergeek.bsky.social
Lost Literacies Strips Down the Dawn of Comics - JSTOR Daily
In his new book, literary historian Alex Beringer demonstrates how the birth of the genre of printed comic long preceded the Sunday Funny Pages.
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October 17, 2024 at 7:55 PM
nbmpub.bsky.social
Had to look up “bildungsroman”, but we all know what “compelling” means! Grab a copy of @danmazur.bsky.social & @stephenweiner.bsky.social WILL EISNER: A Comics Biography today! #willeisner #comicshistory #jewishhistory
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December 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
nbmpub.bsky.social
The one, the only @jeffsmithsbone.bsky.social on WILL EISNER: A Comics Biography by @stephenweiner.bsky.social & @danmazur.bsky.social #willeisner #jeffsmith #jeffsmithbone #jewishhistory #comicshistory
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December 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
nbmpub.bsky.social
We’d guess the Venn diagram of this would include just about everybody, so pick up your copy of @stephenweiner.bsky.social & @danmazur.bsky.social WILL EISNER: A Comics Biography (and let us know what you think)! #willeisner #willeisnerart #jewishhistory #comicshistory
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November 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Tip Top Comics, 1940, a letter describing the making and distributing "cheer up books" -- zines from before zines were called zines!

#zines #DIY #comics #comicshistory
A page from a 1940 issue of Tip Top Comics, with a letter describing making and distributing zines, which they call "cheer-up books".
May 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
patokon.bsky.social
Currently reading Eisner-winning I AM THE LAW about how Judge Dredd reflects and responds to the rise of the police state in the UK. Also reading the original Dredd strips that I grew up on: the Eagle miniseries and from imported progs of 2000AD. #dredd #2000ad #comicshistory
August 13, 2024 at 7:54 AM
llbmuseum.bsky.social
Comics have a story in Lac La Biche! 📰

Our NEW exhibit, "Pencilling the Past", is cozy, colourful, and full of laughs. Discover how local artists like Moe LeBlanc captured politics and humour over the 20th century! Included with admission (by donation).

#ComicsHistory #LocalHeritage #FamilyFun
December 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
historian.us
I'm researching the comics of 1989 and found this Crumb story from Hub #3 called "Point the Finger" where he calls out Donald Trump for being evil and hateful. 35 yrs ago! Really hit home to me that Trump has been an awful presence in American life for a very, very long time

#comics #comicshistory
Two panels from "Point the Finger" in Hup #3, where R. Crumb and Donald Trump face off in a battle of insults. Source: https://www.openculture.com/2016/06/r-crumb-takes-down-donald-trump-in-a-1989-cartoon.html
August 19, 2024 at 8:25 PM
benjaminlclark.com
A comics museum in Portland, Oregon?? YES PLEASE! #comics #comicshistory
Kickstart the NW Museum of Cartoon Arts' First Exhibit!
Launch NWMOCA's community-oriented and funded inaugural exhibit: "Foundations of Pacific NW Cartooning."
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April 22, 2024 at 9:14 PM
benjaminlclark.com
Shared my (VERY few) memories of Trina Robbins --

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#RIPTrinaRobbins #comics #comicshistory
RIP Trina Robbins
I did not know Trina Robbins very well, but she has impacted my thinking and my work. She was the kind of person that, after hearing her stories and reading her work, I have a deep appreciation for…
benjaminlclark.com
April 18, 2024 at 5:51 PM
benjaminlclark.com
I personally have a copy too! I'll have a look. Thanks for the reminder! #comicshistory
March 26, 2024 at 4:01 PM
benjaminlclark.com
In light of recent news, I was revisiting my YouTube subscriptions, and it's been a while since I've added a channel that covers History of Comics -- Do you have recommendations? #comics #comicshistory
March 25, 2024 at 7:48 PM
benjaminlclark.com
It's getting awful close, everyone! If you've been thinking of backing this amazing project, you should jump in! #comics #comicshistory
glennf.com Glenn Fleishman @glennf.com · Mar 22
My Kickstarter for How Comics Were Made ends this coming Thursday—75% funded so far, and inching closer! The book i the fundamental unit, but there are fabulous higher-tier rewards, too! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gle...
Cover image of the book How Comics Were Made shown on a pink background in a slight 3D angle revealing the spine. The cover shows images of a cartoonist, a panel of a Krazy Kat strip, a color proof preview, and other comics production and strip images. Drawings of Jeff Carlson (photo in upper-left corner) on a sheet labeled How Comics Were Made – Caricature Tests – Kickstarter Campaign – Mark Kaufman (Feb. 2024), showing Jeff’s face in different styles, including Family Circus, Katenzjammer Kids, etc. Four Peanuts flongs (mats) for a 1970 Sunday color comics, arranged in a two-by-two grid. Colors are (clockwise from upper left) black, red, blue, and yellow. The flongs are pink in hue. Zippy the Pinhead 1991 comic strip as a letterpress print (top) and re-creation of a printing mold (bottom). Griffy and Zippy are talking about the advent of laser scanning.
March 25, 2024 at 4:33 PM
thatkaseyjames.bsky.social
It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman! I have never seen any production so beautifully insane.... As excited as I am @jamesgunn.bsky.social, for your movie, this might now be my #Superman
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#MusicalTheatre #VintageTV #Camp #ComicsHistory #ThisIsArt
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman! (The Musical!)
YouTube video by Vinnie Rattolle
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April 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM