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Anarky is a fictional character in the DC Comics Universe. Co-created by Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle (pictured), he first appeared in Detective Comics #608 (November 1989) as an adversary of Batman. Stories revolving around Anarky often focus on political and philosophical themes. Named after the philosophy of anarchism, the primary philosophical element that has underscored the character's appearances has been anti-statism. With Grant's transition to the philosophy of Neo-Tech, Anarky was transformed from a vehicle for socialist and populist philosophy, to rationalist, atheist, and free market based thought. The creation of the character was also partially influenced by Alan Moore's character "V" from V for Vendetta. Originally intended to only be used in the debut story in which he appeared, positive reception by readers and his editor convinced Grant to continue using Anarky as a recurring character throughout the early 90s. Batman: Anarky, a trade paperback collection of stories featuring the character, soon followed. This popular acclaim culminated, however, in a financially and critically unsuccessful ongoing solo series. The 1999 Anarky series, in which even Alan Grant has expressed his distaste, was quickly canceled after eight issues.

• 1942: first appearance of Barnaby, American comic strip by Crockett Johnson which ran until 1952
• 1949: birth of John Ostrander, American comic book writer best known for Oracle
• 1960: birth of Dale Berry, American artist and designer best known his work on Tales of the Moonlight Cutter
• 1963: birth of Christopher Nielsen, Norwegian comics artist best known for To Trøtte Typer
• 1965: birth of Evan Dorkin, American comics artist and cartoonist, best known for Milk and Cheese and Dork
• 1968: death of Rudolph Dirks, pioneering German-American comic strip creator best known for the Katzenjammer Kids
• 1977: birth of Justin Ponsor, American comic book colorist, best known for his work on Marvel Comics

• ... that until the 1970s, most shōjo manga (Japanese girls' comics) were written by men?
• ... that the 1992 comic book storyline "Man and Wolf", in which Captain America is transformed into a werewolf, has been described as "one of the most bizarre moments of the core Marvel Universe"?
• ... that although its publisher Dark Horse Comics is American, a significant proportion of artists involved with the comic book series The Witcher have been Polish?
• ... that Pinky & Pepper Forever is a graphic novel that follows two anthropomorphic dog girlfriends through hell?
• ... that Fabrizio Dori wants his comic book Il dio vagabondo to bring attention to an ancient Greek view of death?
• ... that the writer of Poison Ivy: Thorns felt the titular DC Comics character was "tailor made for [her] interests as a nature-loving, gay makeup enthusiast"?
• ... that The Steranko History of Comics has been described as the first piece of cultural analysis on American comic books?
• ... that the comic book Nietzsche, se créer liberté tries to express Friedrich Nietzsche's personality visually?

Samson was a fictional superhero that appeared in comic books published by Fox Feature Syndicate. He first appeared in Fantastic Comics #1 (Dec. 1939). The writer was uncredited, but is believed to be Will Eisner; the artist was Alex Blum, using the pseudonym "Alex Boon".

• ...that the film Green Lantern starring Ryan Reynolds has been in development since the 1990s and once included a comedic incarnation with Jack Black set to star?

• ...that Leland Myrick wrote the autobiographical graphic novel Missouri Boy, even though he considers himself "a very private person"?

• ...that Chilean cartoonist and plastic artist Fernando Krahn had to leave his country in order to escape from the 1973 coup d'état?