Happy Mother's Day Lois Lane

A happy Mother's Day to all, especially to Superman's wife, Lois Lane, who, sometimes has happy kids with Superman, like in Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #23 (February, 1961, with cover by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye) or not so much, from Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #39 (February, 1963, with cover by Kurt Schaffenberger).

Celebrating Artist Ty Templeton

Celebrating the birthday of artist Ty Templeton (May 9, 1962) with a couple of his covers for Secret Origins....#30 (September, 1988) featuring Elongated Man, Plastic Man and Woozy Winks, and #37 (February, 1989) featuring Doctor Light and the Legion of Substitute Heroes!

Celebrating Artist Adam Hughes

Celebrating artist Adam Hughes on his birthday (May 5, 1967) with a couple of his Wonder Woman covers featuring Clayface (#160 and #161 from September and October, 2000)....where Wonder Woman (who was made from magical clay) faces Clayface (a man who uses magical clay to change shape).

Celebrating Artist John Ridgway

Celebrating artist John Ridgway on his birthday (May 4, 1940) with his covers to Babylon 5 featuring their law officer, Michael Garibaldi, his war against the Shadows...

...as well as a special issue focusing on Bester and the Psi-Corps.

Babylon 5 #6 and #7 (July and August, 1995)

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Babylon 5 #8 and #11 (September and December, 1995)

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Early Detective Comics

A couple of early Detective Comics (#26 and #28, April and June, 1939) both by Fred Guardineer, showcasing the types of stories in comics in those days, cops fighting crime (oh, but the issue between started something....as you can see here). 

Remembering Artist Tim Sale

Remembering artist Tim Sale on his birthday (May 1, 1956 - June 16, 2022) with a couple of his covers featuring Batman and Commissioner Gordon, as the two prepare to fight crime in Gotham, in Detective Comics #779 and #784 (April and September, 2003).

Celebrating Artist Kerry Gammill

Celebrating the birthday of artist Kerry Gammill (April 26, 1954) with his covers to the 1994 Supergirl mini-series...

...where Supergirl (the protoplasmic Matrix) finds her independence from Lex Luthor, in the height of the Superman triangle of comics.

Supergirl #1 and #2 (February, and March, 1994)

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Supergirl #3 and #4 (April, and May, 1994)

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Celebrating Artist Bryan Hitch

Celebrating the birthday of artist Bryan Hitch (April 22, 1970) with a secret....a couple of issues of Secret Files....the DCU Villains Secret Files #1 (April, 1999) featuring Neron, Malefic, the Body Doubles, Vandal Savage, Mawzir and Amazo and DCU Heroes Secret Files #1 (February, 1999) featuring Captain Marvel, Hitman, Martian Manhunter, Resurrection Man, Blue Beetle, Lobo and Doctor Fate.

Celebrating Artist Des Taylor

Celebrating artist Des Taylor's birthday (April 18, 1971) with a couple of bombshells....the DC Bombshells variants to Catwoman #43 and New Suicide Squad #11 (October, 2015) featuring Catwoman, Cheetah and Poison Ivy.

Celebrating Artist Dave Gibbons

Celebrating the birthday of artist Dave Gibbons (April 14, 1949) with a pair of his JSA covers (JSA #70 and #71 from April and May, 2005), featuring pairs of heroes, the original and new Mr. Terrific and the Atom and Atom-Smasher!

Celebrating Artist Amanda Conner

Celebrating the birthday of Amanda Conner (April 12, 1967) with a pair...of Harley Quinn #11 (December, 2014) covers, featuring that unlikely duo, Harley Quinn and Power Girl!

Remembering Artist Irv Novick

Remembering artist Irv Novick on his birthday (April 11, 1916 - October 15, 2004) with a pair of Wonder Woman covers (#84, August, 1956 and #90, May, 1957), featuring Wonder Woman with double trouble!

Celebrating Artist Scott Hampton

Celebrating the birthday of artist Scott Hampton (April 10, 1959) with his three covers for Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, where Batman fell into a coma...

...and had to fight his way through a dreamland to regain consciousness.

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #76 and #77 (October and November, 1995)

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Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #78 (December, 1995)

Remembering Artist Gil Kane

Remembering artist Gil Kane on his birthday (April 6, 1926 - January 31, 2000) with a few covers of his before his super hero work...

...the covers he did for Sensation Mystery, the last titles of the former Sensation Comics featuring Johnny Peril!  

Sensation Mystery #110 and #112 (July-August and November-December, 1952)

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Sensation Mystery #114 and #115 (March-April and May-June, 1953)

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Remembering Artist Joe Orlando

Remembering artist Joe Orlando on his birthday (April 4, 1927 - December 23, 1998), with this one off cover of Plastic Man #3 (March-April, 1967), as DC had recently added the pliable policeman to their lineup from Quality Comics, here matching wits with Dr. Dome to save Micheline de Lute 3rd.

World's Finest Fools

What's more fun than one magical extradimensional imp?

Why, two of course!  

So, in honor of April Fool's Day, two of the earliest team-ups of Batman and Superman's two foolish foes, Bat-Mite and Mr. Mxyzptlk!

Bat-Mite Meets Mr. Mxyzptlk

The two imps first meet in World's Finest Comics #113 (November, 1960) in a story by Jerry Coleman, Dick Sprang and Sheldon Moldoff (under a cover by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye), where it was an ordinary day in Gotham, with Batman and Robin about to take down a criminal robot...or at least planning on it.  But the robot seemed too much, so Superman was going to pitch in...until Bat-Mite stopped the help because he wanted his hero to do the job.  The dynamic duo went to continue the battle, but Superman was distracted by mystical menaces....but Bat-Mite said it wasn't him stopping Superman.  

It was Superman's 5th Dimensional foe, Mr. Mxyzptlk!  Mr. Mxyzptlk was not happy that Bat-Mite was vexing Superman.  The two imps battled for a while, but, after a time, Mxy got tired of it, and went home to the 5th Dimension, and Bat-Mite tired of the activity as well, and also went home (much to the relief of the heroes). 

The Incredible Team of Bat-Mite and Mr. Mxyzptlk

For their second go around in World's Finest Comics #123 (February, 1962) under a cover by Dick Dillin and Sheldon Moldoff, and story by Jerry Coleman, Dick Sprang and Sheldon Moldoff, Batman and Robin were taking down a criminal gang that used a rocket to commit crimes (with Bat-Mite watching his hero in action).  The criminals were giving the dynamic duo a hard time, so Superman joined in (with Mr. Mxyzptlk appearing at the same time).  

Superman was taking out the rocked with a boulder (because of Kryptonite on the rocket), but Bat-Mite changed the boulder into a creature....then, Mr. Mxyzptlk changed it again....then, the creature took on a life of its own due to the combined magic, and became a big menace!  The two couldn't defeat it, even working together...as the creature would just change into an even bigger problem.  Superman's powers didn't work well against the magic creature, but Batman helped with a solution, making an opposite of magnetic creature it had become, and the two cancelled each other out.  The two imps went back home to not be insulted by the heroes. 

The two would meet again, and find more history on that with Bat-Mite's history, or a little on Mr. Mxyzptlk himself.

Celebrating Artist Glenn Fabry

Celebrating the birthday of London born artist Glenn Fabry (March, 24, 1961) with a couple of covers featuring the British magician, John Constantine, from Hellblazer #62 and #63 (February and March, 1993).

Remembering Artist Vince Argondezzi

Remembering artist Vince Argondezzi on his birthday (March 20, 1960 - December 14, 2018) with his Millennium crossover covers for Infinity, Inc. (#46 and #47, January and February, 1988), where the Infinitors matched wits with the Floronic Man, and dealt with the Harlequinn (who was an agent of the the Manhunters).

Celebrating Artist Shea Pensa

Celebrating the birthday of artist Shea Pensa (March 18, 1968) with his two covers to Brave and the Bold (#1 and #2, of December 1991 and January, 1992), a six issue mini-series featuring Green Arrow, the Question and the Butcher.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day With Dean and Jerry

To be fair, this isn't exactly a Saint Patrick's Day cover, but having Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis mess with a leprechaun seems like something good enough for the day...

...here, under this cover by Bob Oksner for the Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis #36 (April, 1957).