"Betty Brown, Ph.G." by Boody Rogers, originally published on November 8, 1937, and titled "Pop Goes the Profits."

Bob Thaves’ “Frank and Ernest” made its debut on November 6, 1972. Here’s the first week of dailies:

Wordless Wednesday:

"Chris Welkin, Planeteer" by Russ Winterbotham (script) and Art Sansom (art) first appeared on November 5, 1951. (Sansom, of course, would go on to create the very successful "Born Loser" strip in 1965.) Here are the first four "Chris Welkin" dailies:

Topper Tuesday (“Laura,” topper to “Felix”):

Nick Park’s Academy Award-nominated Wallace and Gromit short “A Grand Day Out” —the first entry in the Wallace and Gromit series—premiered on November 4, 1989. (The premiere was at a UK animation festival; it was first broadcast on Christmas Eve 1990.)

The More You Know Monday (“This Curious World” by William Ferguson):

“The Middletons,” by Ralph Dunagin and Dana Summers, first appeared on November 3, 1986. Here are the first four dailies.

Slice-of-Life Sunday:

Based on Alex Raymond's comic strip, the "Jungle Jim" radio show premiered 90 years ago, on November 2, 1935. Jungle Jim was voiced by Matt Crowley, who voiced other comics characters on the radio, such as Buck Rogers, Dick Tracy and Mark Trail. Here's the Jungle Jim strip from November 3, 1935.

Vintage ad (Bugs Bunny for Sears):

This was a fun little piece to put together for issue #24. @derfbackderf.bsky.social is such a good sport. And a helluva cartoonist.

Sluggo Saturday (“Nancy” strips from October 16-21, 1944):

Roy Crane's "Buz Sawyer" first appeared on November 1, 1943. Here’s the first week of dailies:

Riverdale Week in Review (“Archie” strips from November 1-6, 1948):

The Friday Flop:

Pre-Code horror: “League of the Damned,” from Witches Tales #7 (January 1952), page 7. This concludes our monthlong series—I hope you enjoyed reading the stories as much as I enjoyed selecting them. And I hope you have a frightfully wonderful Halloween!

Spun off from Disney's "Lady and the Tramp," the "Scamp" daily strip first appeared 70 years ago, on October 31, 1955. Here are the first four strips:

"Betty Brown, Ph.G." by Boody Rogers, originally published on November 1, 1937, and titled "High Aspirations." Go to bettybrownbook.com and enter the code GHOSTWRITER20 at checkout to get 20% off The Complete Betty Brown in hardcover or paperback. The 20% off deal doesn’t occur often, so jump on it!

Pre-Code horror: “League of the Damned,” from Witches Tales #7 (January 1952), page 6.

Angelo Siciliano, better known to generations of scrawny, aspirational comics fans as Charles Atlas, was born on October 30, 1893. Here’s a 1933 advertisement.

Pre-Code horror: “League of the Damned,” from Witches Tales #7 (January 1952), page 5.

Pre-Code horror: “League of the Damned!” from Witches Tales #7 (January 1952), page 4.

Wordless Wednesday:

Pre-Code horror: “League of the Damned!” from Witches Tales #7 (January 1952), page 3.

The Great Gazoo (voiced by Harvey Korman) first appeared on "The Flintstones" 60 years ago, on October 29, 1965. His debut was in the seventh episode of the sixth and final season, titled (appropriately) “The Great Gazoo.”

Pre-Code horror: “League of the Damned!” from Witches Tales #7 (January 1952), page 2.

Topper Tuesday (“The Van Swaggers,” topper to “Tillie the Toiler”):

Today we begin our fifth and final story of pre-Code horror: “League of the Damned!” from Witches Tales #7 (January 1952). I’ll be posting two pages a day for a few days so we can bring this series to a conclusion on Halloween. So without further ado, here’s page 1!

Cecil Jensen's screwball strip "Elmo" first appeared on October 28, 1946. Here are the first three strips:

Vintage ad (Ted Key for Sarra Inc.):

The More You Know Monday (“This Curious World” by William Ferguson):

Pre-Code horror: “Murder Mansion,” from Witches Tales #6 (November 1951), page 8. Tomorrow I’ll begin our final tale of pre-Code horror for the month (though I’ll have to double up on some pages to finish by Halloween…so brace yourselves)!

Roy Lichtenstein, who took recontextualized comic art to fine art galleries and worldwide fame and fortune, was born on October 27, 1923. Years after his death, he remains a deeply polarizing figure (parody? homage? plagiarism?) among comics fans.

Slice-of-Life Sunday:

Pre-Code horror: “Murder Mansion,” from Witches Tales #6 (November 1951), page 7.

A neighbor’s Halloween decorating.

In “Peanuts,” Linus first mentioned the Great Pumpkin on October 26, 1959, and it went on to become a pop-culture mainstay. Here's that strip and the ensuing week of dailies:

Someone on eBay is selling issue #24 for THREE TIMES what we’re selling it for. (Plus their shipping is more than twice ours.) I sure hope no one is buying it there! If you want a copy at literally less than one-third this price, just go to: www.hoganmag.com/stores/hogan...

Sluggo Saturday (“Nancy” strips from October 9-14, 1944):

Pre-Code horror: “Murder Mansion,” from Witches Tales #6 (November 1951), page 6.

It’s OK to be a single-issue voter, as long as you get off your ass and vote! New in the Hogan’s Alley online shop: www.zazzle.com/im_pro_comic...

Batman and Robin's daily newspaper strip began (with this week of introductory strips) on October 25, 1943. This week spelled out the main components of Batman's mythology for readers unfamiliar with it (the character was only a few years old at the time).

Riverdale Week in Review (“Archie” strips from October 25-30, 1948):

The Friday Flop:

Pre-Code horror: “Murder Mansion,” from Witches Tales #6 (November 1951), page 5.

Mal Hancock’s quirky, short-lived “Nibbles” first appeared on October 24, 1960. (It ran only into 1963.) Here’s the first week’s dailies:

I’ve been waiting for Mantiemind Cotoo to get the merchandising it deserved.

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"Betty Brown, Ph.G." by Boody Rogers, originally published on October 18, 1937, and titled "War Declared." (Go to bettybrownbook.com and enter the code HAUNTEDTALES15 to receive 15% off a copy of The Complete Betty Brown, Ph.G. in hardcover or paperback!)