Received today: a copy of the first printing of Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" from 1953 (this was released a month before the hardback edition). I was lucky to find this at a local bookseller's website, quite cheap.

Didn't know that Eduardo Barreto drew in 1980 an (unauthorized) adaptation of The Empire Strikes Back.

Helen “Duffy” Mohler, who was born Sui Fong Chu on June 11, 1917. She was a comic book letterer who worked over several decades for numerous companies, including St John Publications, Gold Key, Archie, DC Comics, & more. #InternationalWomensDay #InternationalWomensDay2026

Found these scans on eBay: a 4-page story drawn by John Romita for the 1981 New York Yankees Yearbook.

Been submitting a lot of data and corrections to the Grand Comics Database lately.

Portada Revista Mampato Marzo 1974 La dictadura chilena creyó ver en la imagen de los 4 gorilas una burla hacia los integrantes de la junta golpista La directora de la revista Isabel Allende debió dar explicaciones para evitar la clausura.

So it turns out Jack Kamen's son spent considerable time on Jeffrey Epstein's island: www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026...

A 1973 Stan Lee sketch found in an European auction site. Wouldn't be surprised if "Clod" is Lee's misspelling of "Claude".

Favourite panel I’ve drawn today.

That's not really Alex Raymond; check out this link for more info about where this image came from: illustrationart.blogspot.com/2016/06/maki...

Longtime Comics Industry Veteran Bill Schanes Returns to Comics with the acquisition of Bud’s Art Books, with plans to expand and enhance the business model for fandom’s next generation, while serving the… https://downthetubes.net/comics-retail-industry-icon-bill-schanes-buys-buds-art-books/

"Subway Therapy", new Ben Katchor strip: benkatchor.substack.com/p/subway-the...

One of the "Roy Rogers" daily strips ghosted by Alex Toth is up for auction at Heritage. No bids yet.

Shame on Charlton Publishing for forcing Enrique Nieto to clumsily disguise his fine portrait of Nixon among this montage of history's greatest monsters. From Ghost Manor #31 (1976).

Short interview with Carlos Sampayo (about the reissue of his "Evaristo", done with Francisco Solano López). www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-t6...

JUST RELEASED: Little Folks: Dailies 1930, the first-ever collection of Tack Knight's kid strip, is now available through your favorite online US bookstore or as a special order at your local US shop. www.amazon.com/dp/1949996921/ bookshop.org/p/books/litt...

Imagine marvel dropping this now.

Bryan and @eyedotter.bsky.social announce their next graphic novel, Lo! An Amazon! In the Age of Revolutions demanding greater liberties for mankind, Mary Wollstonecraft spoke out for the other “’one-half of the human race”: that of womankind. 1/4

103 years ago (December 31, 1922): "Cicero Sapp" Sunday page by Fred Locher. Happy new year!

Marcel Gotlib and Philippe Druillet collaborated on this two-page parody of the latter's "Lone Sloane": "L’allée aux cent collines" (from Pilote #584, January 14, 1971).

This looks like a page that had to be altered at the last minute due to the Comics Code. The original version of the fifth panel probably showed a passionate kiss, and dialogue throughout the page has been redacted in order to remove any hints of impropriety (an extra-marital affair, perhaps?)

New Michael Moorcock interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO1I...

100 years ago (December 20, 1925): "Gasoline Alley" Sunday page by Frank King.

I was surprised to see that Marie Severin did at least three layouts for the Tower of Shadows #9 cover.

89 years ago (December 19, 1936): "Bobby Thatcher" daily strip by George Storm.

Looks like Taschen will be reprinting the entirety of Hal Foster's Tarzan next year: www.amazon.com/Tarzan-Sunda...

An update regarding this comic: George Hagenauer identifies the artist as Dick Fletcher (creator of the "Surgeon Stone" and "Jed Cooper" newspaper strips). jamesreasoner.blogspot.com/2017/09/forg...

A scan of a 1950 proto-graphic novel published by Dell Comics, "Four Frightened Women" (adapting a novel by George Harmon Coxe) is now available at the Internet Archive. archive.org/details/four...

Post a black and white panel and tell us who drew it. This one is Oswal (Osvaldo Viola).

91 years ago (December 16, 1934): "Polly and Her Pals" Sunday page and its topper ("Belles and Wedding-Bells"), by Cliff Sterrett.

82 years ago (December 12, 1943): "Buz Sawyer" Sunday page by Roy Crane.

74 years ago (December 11, 1951): "Flash Gordon" daily strip by Dan Barry.

53 years ago (December 10, 1972): "Friday Foster" Sunday page by Jordi Longarón.

91 years ago (December 9, 1934): "Alley Oop" Sunday page by V. T. Hamlin

Comics at Scale: Checking in With Peter Maresca at Sunday Press Books www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmc2...

107 years ago (December 8, 1918): "Bobby Make-Believe" Sunday page by Frank King.

130 years ago (December 7, 1895): Judge Magazine cartoon by Eugene "Zim" Zimmerman.

94 years ago (December 6, 1931): "Dave's Delicatessen" Sunday page by Milt Gross.

77 years ago (December 5, 1948): "Terry and the Pirates" Sunday page by George Wunder.

53 years ago (December 3, 1972): "Rick O'Shay" Sunday page by Stan Lynde.

Learn how to do the 'fragmentation'.

102 years ago (December 2, 1923): "Katzenjammer Kids" by Harold Knerr.

New Ben Katchor strip: "Social Beatings" benkatchor.substack.com/p/social-bea...

62 years ago (December 1, 1963): "Dick Tracy" Sunday page by Chester Gould.

95 years ago (November 30, 1930): "Barney Google" Sunday page by Billy DeBeck.

55 years ago: Original art for "Apartment 3-G" by Alex Kotzky (November 29, 1970).

Original "Muppets 30th anniversary" artwork (c. 1986). Not signed, but apparently by John Romita. www.juliensauctions.com/en/items/207...